Archive for December, 2007
Singapore vs Malaysia - Are we in trouble?
If you take a look at the detail results of the previous 2007 we lost by a big margin but seem to do pretty well in the junior. My feeling is that initially, Malaysians beat the Singaporeans in terms of numbers for the really young age groups like the under 8. However I think that […]
ASEAN+ Youth Team Chess Championships News
Thanks to Remis Aman sharp eyes for spotting these chess news in the media as well as other blogs and websites:-
The week-long ASEAN+ Youth Team Chess Championships 2007 is supported and sponsored by Masterskill Collegeof Nursing & Health together with the Education Ministry.
An allocation of RM100,000 has been set aside for the sponsorship programme to […]
More chess news in the papers
MSSMKL recognises sports achievershttp://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2007/11/21/central/19466671&sec=central
3 Awards for MMSMKL Chess:-
PROMISING ATHLETE for Boys’ Under-14: Muhammad Izz Saifuddin, SK Taman Bukit MaluriBEST TEAM for their Boys’ Under-12 & Boys’ Under-15
We can read now the daily reports by FIDE National Instructor, Shamsuddin Mat Isa athttp://mssmkl.blogspot.com/while the players were in MSSM Sarawak from June 4-9,2007.
Justin Ong - Singapore Challengers 2007 Champion
Credits to hairulov chessmaniacs for spotting this piece of juicy news. This is certainly good news after our disappointing loss to Singapore last week.
Malaysian Justin Ong won the Singapore Challengers ahead of 62 Singaporeans and one point clear of his nearest rival.
Justin was only seeded 64 in the tournament and he started it with […]
Singapore Masters - Final Round Pairings
Round 9
Bo.
No.
Name
Pts.
Result
Pts.
Name
No.
1
2
GM
Azmaiparashvili Zurab
6½
6½
GM
Zhang Zhong
1
2
6
GM
Dao Thien Hai
5½
6
GM
Sandipan Chanda
3
3
15
IM
Sadorra Julio Catalino
5½
5½
GM
Wu Shaobin
10
4
16
IM
Sitanggang Salor
5
5
GM
Megaranto Susanto
4
5
20
Lin Chen
5
5
GM
Nguyen Anh Dung
5
6
13
IM
Paciencia Enrique
5
5
IM
Girinath P D S
11
7
17
IM
Laxman R R
5
5
Wan Yunguo
18
8
25
Wang Li
4½
4½
GM
Paragua Mark
7
9
19
IM
Mas Hafizulhelmi
4½
4½
IM
Dimakiling Oliver
8
10
31
WGM
Corke Anya
4
4
IM
Jayson Gonzales
9
11
26
WGM
Gu Xiaobing
4
4
WGM
Li Ruofan
14
12
27
WIM
Sukandar Irine Kharisma
4
4
WGM
Nguyen […]
No need for chess in the SEA games
Chess is not really supported as a sport even at national level as from our very own National Sports Council(NSC) director general, Datuk Zolkples Embong recently commented about the Sea Games Federation (SGF):-
“The SGF need to sit down and look at promoting sports which can improve the chances of the countries in the region […]
Singapore Master - Round 8 results
IM Mas won his game against China’s Shen Siyuan and is now 4.5/8 at 18th place.
FM Lim Yee Weng drew his game vs Kirril Kuznetsov and is now 2.5/8 at 30th place.
Round 8
Bo. No. Name Pts. Result Pts. Name No.
1 1 GM Zhang Zhong 5½ 1 - 0 6 GM Sandipan Chanda 3
2 2 GM Azmaiparashvili Zurab 5½ 1 - 0 5 IM Laxman R R 17
3 10 GM Wu Shaobin 5 […]
Singapore Challengers- Round 8 results
Justin Ong joins the leaders with his win over Kaisar Jenius Hakiki in Round 8.
Round 8
Bo. No. Name Pts. Result Pts. Name No.
1 8 Tan Weiliang 6 0 - 1 6 Setiawan Iwan 3
2 64 Ong Way Justin 6 1 - 0 6 Kaisar Jenius Hakiki 43
3 5 WFM Liu Yang 5 0 - 1 5½ Neubronner Shannon Scott13
4 84 Wang Qingwen 5 ½ - ½ 5 WFM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung 6
5 16 Pereira […]
Singapore Masters - Round 7 results
GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili lead from Round 1-7 but has finally suffered his first defeat by GM Chanda Sandipan in Round 7. Sandipan takes the lead with 6/7.
FM Lim Wee Weng drew with Timothy Chan Wei Xuan while IM Mas Hafizulhelmi drew with IM Jason Gonzales.Yee Weng is now 2.5/7 while Mas is 3.5/7/.
Round 7
Bo.
No.
Name
Pts.
Result
Pts.
Name
No.
1
3
GM
Sandipan […]
Singapore Challengers Round 6 results
Izz suffered a second defeat to China’s Wang Qingwen while Justin Ong beat Singaporean Andrew Khor.
Bo.
No.
Name
Pts.
Result
Pts.
Name
No.
1
43
Kaisar Jenius Hakiki
5
1 - 0
4½
Neubronner Shannon Scott
13
2
19
FM
Wong Shern Yang Jonathan
4
0 - 1
4
Setiawan Iwan
3
3
8
Tan Weiliang
4
1 - 0
4
Lo Yin Ling Melissa
21
4
10
Khor Yu Keat Andrew
4
0 - 1
4
Ong Way Justin
64
5
18
WFM
Chan Wei Yi Victoria
4
0 - 1
4
Eng […]
at stesen pelabuhan klang right ? I'm going to pre- register the tournament now
thanks in advance
:oops: