Archive for April 13th, 2008
Picture of the week
After the final 7th round. Ronnie Lim (standing) with Ian Udani(sitting) in post mortem after the CAS 2nd Quarter Allegro. Chow Mon Ben (in red) looks on..
Selangor Open - Serious tournament
I’m thinking twice about entering the Selangor Open 2008. I have 3 reasons stopping me from registering. The high RM70 fee, self-preparation and the venue. I don’t know how to get there but that’s a lame excuse I guess.
But RM 70 it’s a bit high. I’m sure the organisers have a reason but [...]
Leonid Gaponenko - blind and brave
It’s not uncommon to hear of a tournament consisting of blind participants but it’s rare to see a sole blind participant taking part in a tournament. It’s even rarer when the tournament has as many as 29 GM taking part in it.
He is blind, but that has not stopped him from playing his favourite sport: [...]
