Archive for October 21st, 2008

World Youth updates

Posted by GilaChess
October 21, 2008

Since my main function here is to update news via websites, here are some of the latest updates ..

Javascript viewable games is now up - World Youth Chess Championship 2008 viewable games.
Pictures of Opening added to the ChessASIA picture gallery.

A page from chess-results.com on Malaysia’s progress:-
Player overview for MAS

SNo
 
Name
Rtg
FED
1
Pts.
Rk.
K
rtg+/-
Group

7
 
Yeoh Li Tian
1955
MAS
0
0,0
70
0
0,00
Open 10

30
 
Aron Teh Eu Wen
0
MAS
1
1,0
22
0
0,00
Open [...]

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Impressions of Vietnam

Posted by GilaChess
October 21, 2008

This is only the 3rd country outside of Malaysia I’ve ever visited other than Indonesia and Philippines. When I first reached Ho Chin Minh airport, I was surprised to see the World Youth Chess Championship logo displayed prominently in the airport itself.
The first people I met were quite friendly too. They were volunteers from universities [...]

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World Youth Tournament Schedule

Posted by GilaChess
October 21, 2008

Today is the second day of the World Youth Chess Championship held in Vung Tau, Vietnam.
Round 2 starts at 3pm today.

Sunday 19 October
12:00: Arrival of Delegations, 19:00: Opening Ceremony

Monday 20 October

09:00: Technical Meeting, 15:00: 1st round
 

Tuesday 21 October

15:00: 2nd round
 

Wednesday 22 October

10:00: 3rd round,
17:30: 4th round
 

Thursday 23 October

15:00: 5th round
 

Friday 24 October

15:00: [...]

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Malaysia’s first round in the World Youth

Posted by GilaChess
October 21, 2008

SNo
 
Name
Rtg
FED
1
Pts.
Rk.
K
rtg+/-
Group

7
 
Yeoh Li Tian
1955
MAS
0
0,0
48
0
0,00
Open 10

30
 
Aron Teh Eu Wen
0
MAS
1
1,0
22
0
0,00
Open 10

44
 
Lee Kah Meng Elgin
1811
MAS
½
0,5
45
0
0,00
Open 12

58
 
Azhar Muhammad Syakir Shazmeer
1844
MAS
0
0,0
66
0
0,00
Open 14

46
 
Ong Way Justin
2044
MAS
0
0,0
54
0
0,00
Open 16

3
 
Azhar Puteri Rifqah Fahada
0
MAS
1
1,0
2
0
0,00
Girls 08

27
 
Camilia Bt Johari
0
MAS
1
1,0
20
0
0,00
Girls 10

52
 
Nur Najiha Hisham
0
MAS
1
1,0
24
0
0,00
Girls 10

59
 
Nur Nabila Azman Hisham
0
MAS
1
1,0
30
0
0,00
Girls 12

29
 
Bakri Alia Anin Azwa
1907
MAS
½
0,5
39
0
0,00
Girls 14

 
The girls seems to do better than the boys with no losses. The boys on the hand suffered 3 [...]

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