Archive for November 15th, 2008
How to get to IIUM?
Searching thru the net I found this:
From KL SentralTake RapidKL Kelana Jaya LineDirection to Terminal Putra Train Charge (one way): MYR2.40 Time by train: 28 minutes
RapidKL Kelana Jaya LRT Route Map
From Terminal PutraTake RapidKL Bus T231Direction to IIUMBus Ticket Charge (one day): MYR1.00 Time by bus: 15-20 minutesStop at Bus Stop No. 6 [...]
Dresden Round 3: Malaysia on table 2!!
Team-Pairings
Round 3 on 2008/11/15 at 15:00
No.
SNo
Team
Team
Pts.
MP
Res.
:
Res.
MP
Pts.
Team
Team
SNo
1
1
RUS
Russia
5
4
:
4
5½
Cuba
CUB
16
2
11
GER1
Germany 1
6½
4
:
4
6
Malaysia
MAS
73
3
17
GEO
Georgia
5
4
:
4
5
Ukraine
UKR
2
4
3
CHN
China
5½
4
:
4
6
Norway
NOR
19
5
20
NED
Netherlands
6½
4
:
4
7
Azerbaijan
AZE
4
6
9
ARM
Armenia
7
4
:
4
5½
Faroe Islands
FAI
72
7
74
TJK
Tajikistan
7½
4
:
4
6
Spain
ESP
12
8
13
IND
India
5½
4
:
4
6
El Salvador
ESA
91
9
107
JPN
Japan
5
4
:
4
6
Romania
ROU
14
10
15
ENG
England
5½
4
:
4
6
Malta
MLT
110
Malaysia is clearly the underdog vs the 11th seeded host country team. Heck even saying we are the underdogs is an understatement
On the other hand, the good thing is there is zero pressure on our boys. Hairulov mentions that if we can “steal” half [...]
Dresden Olympiad 2008: Download Round 2 PGN games
It seems that the official site still hasn’t fixed the broken links to download the games in PGN form. Just like Round 1 PGN, I had to “steal” Round 2 PGN too using the script I wrote yesterday. Click the above to download Round 2 PGN of the Dresden 2008 Olympiad - Men’s section.
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Gombak anybody?
Tomorrow will be the IIUM Open at the Cultural Activity ( CAC ) Hall, International Islamic University Malaysia ( IIUM ), Gombak, As usual I’ve forgotten all about the event and it seems like the closing date for registration has passed
CLOSING DATE: 12 NOVEMBER 2008. ENTRIES AFTER THIS WILL BE SURCHARGED DOUBLE.
Wonder if [...]
Dresden Olympiad: Round 2 - Malaysia wins 2.5-1.5
It was a nail biting finish watching the game live between Malaysia vs Jersey (I have not heard of this country before!). On paper, Malaysia should win pretty easily but that was clearly not the case. On board 3 FM Jonathan Hawes over 100 points lower than IM Jimmy Liew held the draw. Unrated Tandy [...]
Watching the game live
With the fantastic amount of pictures and live games coming out from Dresden, I’m glad I’m NOT there to “witness” the event. I’d rather be on my notebook with a live internet connection. Wish there were more active bloggers in Dresden that would use video and podcasts to liven the event a little more. Other [...]
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Of course I already know about the new Stonemaster.info and the new sections that are going to be built.Anyway, thanks for passing the info along. I'm sure there are