I read with interest one article from New in Chess that the zero start rule from FIDE was created when an incident involving Anand vs Karpov match where the FIDE president Kirsan Illumzhinov was made to wait about half an hour for Karpov to arrive to officiate the event. No doubt the FIDE president was not happy to be embarassed at such a public event waiting for a player to arrive.
The latest players punished by the zero start rule are the Chinese Wang Yue and Li Chao. Read article here.
To me it seems pretty silly when the players are so near the playing area yet are penalised because they were not sitting at the table. Even Hou Yifan found out the hard way with a penalised game when she was actually in the tournament hall looking at some boards but was not sitting on her chair when the game started. Perhaps a loud speaker system announcing a count down before the game starts to avoid silly losses like these ? I can just imagine players dashing to their seats as if they are playing musical chairs.
I won’t debate about the merits of the zero start rule or otherwise but I’m interested to see what Malaysian chess enthusiast think. Take the poll on the right hand side of this blog.
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Norullah Omar wins the Skudai Giant Chess Open held last weekend.
Full results here.
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It’s certainly a unique tournament mixing rapid time control features with incremental time. 20 minutes + 30 second increments allowed for the possibility of squeezing in 10 rounds of chess in two days!
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Here are the pictures of the prize winners of the Hari Raya Haji 2009.
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Pairing of round 6 of HAJI102030
Table White - Black Results
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1 WONG JIANWEN ( 4½) - MUHD NABIL AZMAN ( 4½) 7- 3 .
2 LOW JUN JIAN(16) ( 4 ) - NUR NABILA AZMAN ( 3½) 8- 5 .
3 MUHD IRFAN HAQQIM(12( 3½) - MUHD SYAKIR SHAZMEER( 3½) 6- 1 .
4 MARK SIEW(16) ( 3½) - PUTERI MUNAJJAH AZ-Z( 3½) 4- 17 .
5 LOW JUN KEAT(14) ( 3½) - NUR NAJIHA AZMAN ( 3 ) 14- 11 .
6 JAX THAM ( 3 ) - ANDREW OOI ( 3 ) 2- 15 .
7 PUTERI RIFQAH FAHADA( 3 ) - CHEONG YI YAO(10) ( 3 ) 10- 23 .
8 MUHD ALI CHOR ( 2½) - HAZWAN LEE(16) ( 2½) 9- 29 .
9 AZMAN HISHAM CHE DOI( 2½) - JOSHUA FOONG ( 2½) 12- 13 .
10 KUNG KAH HENG(12) ( 2½) - ASHMAN RAZIUDDIN(16)( 2½) 24- 26 .
11 TEH WEE ZHUN(16) ( 2 ) - ISKANDAR RASHID ( 2 ) 18- 27 .
12 YAT GUO JIE(16) ( 2 ) - MUHD ANUWAR ABD FATA( 2 ) 20- 30 .
13 MUHD NAJWAN AZMAN(10( 2 ) - MOHD FADHRULLAH MOHD( 2 ) 28- 21 .
14 KUNG SOON HENG(14) ( 2 ) - SEHRAN NAGARAJAN(16)( 2 ) 22- 34 .
15 AZHAR MOHD SAID ( 1½) - MUHD HAFIDZUDDIN JUN( 1 ) 16- 32 .
16 LIEW ASHTON(14) ( 1 ) - SOOI CHING WEI(10) ( 1 ) 25- 19 .
17 MUHD ARIFFUDDIN JUNA( 0 ) - NABILATUL NADIA JUNA( 0½) 31- 33
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Hari Pairing of round 2 of HAJI102030
Table White - Black
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1 MUHD ALI CHOR ( 1 ) - MUHD SYAKIR SHAZMEER( 1 )
2 JAX THAM ( 1 ) - NUR NAJIHA AZMAN ( 1 )
3 AZMAN HISHAM CHE DOI( 1 ) - MUHD NABIL AZMAN ( 1 )
4 MARK SIEW(16) ( 1 ) - JOSHUA FOONG ( 1 )
5 LOW JUN KEAT(14) ( 1 ) - NUR NABILA AZMAN ( 1 )
6 MUHD IRFAN HAQQIM(12( 1 ) - ANDREW OOI ( 1 )
7 PUTERI MUNAJJAH AZ-Z( 1 ) - WONG JIANWEN ( 1 )
8 LOW JUN JIAN(16) ( 1 ) - ISKANDAR RASHID ( 1 )
9 AZHAR MOHD SAID ( 0½) - PUTERI RIFQAH FAHADA( 0 )
10 TEH WEE ZHUN(16) ( 0 ) - NABIATUL NADIA JUNAI( 0½)
11 ASHMAN RAZIUDDIN(16)( 0 ) - SOOI CHING WEI(10) ( 0 )
12 YAT GUO JIE(16) ( 0 ) - MUHD NAJWAN AZMAN(10( 0 )
13 MUHD ANUWAR ABD FATA( 0 ) - MOHD FADHRULLAH MOHD( 0 )
14 KUNG SOON HENG(14) ( 0 ) - HAZWAN LEE(16) ( 0 )
15 MUHD HAFIDZUDDIN JUN( 0 ) - CHEONG YI YAO(10) ( 0 )
16 KUNG KAH HENG(12) ( 0 ) - MUHD ARIFFUDDIN JUNA( 0 )
17 SEHRAN NAGARAJAN(16)( 0 ) - LIEW ASHTON(14) ( 0 )
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Ranking after round 1 of HAJI102030
No. PNo.Name Score rat. TPR W-We
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1. 1 MUHD SYAKIR SHAZMEER(16) 1.0 1835 2117 +0.08
2 JAX THAM 1.0 1767 2071 +0.10
3 MUHD NABIL AZMAN 1.0 1745 2045 +0.09
4 MARK SIEW(16) 1.0 1712 1974 +0.07
5 NUR NABILA AZMAN 1.0 1697 1964 +0.08
6 MUHD IRFAN HAQQIM(12) 1.0 1694 1953 +0.07
7 WONG JIANWEN 1.0 1651 1937 +0.09
8 LOW JUN JIAN(16) 1.0 1639 1892 +0.07
9 MUHD ALI CHOR 1.0 1585 - +0.00
11 NUR NAJIHA AZMAN 1.0 1571 - +0.00
12 AZMAN HISHAM CHE DOI 1.0 1546 - +0.00
13 JOSHUA FOONG 1.0 1543 - +0.00
14 LOW JUN KEAT(14) 1.0 1531 - +0.00
15 ANDREW OOI 1.0 1507 - +0.00
17 PUTERI MUNAJJAH AZ-ZAHRAA( 1.0 1459 - +0.00
27 ISKANDAR RASHID 1.0 0000 2261 0
17. 16 AZHAR MOHD SAID 0.5 1493 - +0.00
33 NABIATUL NADIA JUNAIDI(14G 0.5 0000 1493 0
19. 10 PUTERI RIFQAH FAHADA(10G) 0.0 1584 - +0.00
18 TEH WEE ZHUN(16) 0.0 1440 1158 -0.08
19 SOOI CHING WEI(10) 0.0 1394 1090 -0.10
20 YAT GUO JIE(16) 0.0 1368 1068 -0.09
21 MOHD FADHRULLAH MOHD SANI 0.0 1297 1035 -0.07
22 KUNG SOON HENG(14) 0.0 1287 1020 -0.08
23 CHEONG YI YAO(10) 0.0 1276 1017 -0.07
24 KUNG KAH HENG(12) 0.0 1260 974 -0.09
25 LIEW ASHTON(14) 0.0 1215 962 -0.07
26 ASHMAN RAZIUDDIN(16) 0.0 0000 908 0
28 MUHD NAJWAN AZMAN(10) 0.0 0000 894 0
29 HAZWAN LEE(16) 0.0 0000 869 0
30 MUHD ANUWAR ABD FATAH(19) 0.0 0000 866 0
31 MUHD ARIFFUDDIN JUNAIDI(16 0.0 0000 854 0
32 MUHD HAFIDZUDDIN JUNAIDI(1 0.0 0000 830 0
34 SEHRAN NAGARAJAN(16) 0.0 0000 782 0
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I think Yee Weng will have a hard time today to make up for yesterday’s loss. Although he surprised Nicholas by playing something out of the ordinary by steering the game into a Queen’s Gambit Accepted. The computer engines evaluated Nicholas slightly worse as White but that quickly changed to equal in the middlegame. After some time Nicholas broke through with his Queen and Rook moving in dangerously into Black’s camp and the game was quickly decided. Check out DATCC blog for the Round 2 game.
There is no live broadcast but there should be periodic updates from DATCC blog.
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I’m now at the Hari Raya Haji Tourney at Excel Chess, OUG.
I know today is also the 3rd and 4th round of the Malaysian Masters 2009 between IM Lim Yee Weng and FM Nicholas Chan but I wish I can be at two places at the same time. I have to give the Malaysian Masters a miss this time and I’m sure someone else will cover the event.
About 34 players are taking part in this tournament including Mohd Syakir, Jax Tham, Mohd Nabil, Mark Siew, Nur Nabila, Mohd Irman, Wong Jianwen, Low Jun Jian, Mohd Ali Chor, Puteri Rifqah, Nur Najiha, Joshua Foong, and Low Jun Keat.
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FM Nicholas Chan – IM Lim Yee Weng
FM Nicholas Chan – IM Lim Yee Weng [D29]
Malaysian Masters 2009 Semi Final
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.0-0 c5 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3 Bb7 9.Rd1 Nbd7 10.a4 b4 11.a5 Qc7 12.Nbd2 Be7 13.Bc4 0-0 14.Bd3 Rfd8 15.h3 Nd5 16.Ne4 cxd4 17.exd4 N7f6 18.Ne5 Nxe4 19.Bxe4 Nf6 20.Bd3 g6 21.Be3 Rdc8 22.Rdc1 Qd8 23.Nc4 Nd5 24.Be4 Rab8 25.Bd3 Bc6 26.Ne5 Bb5 27.Bxb5 Rxb5 28.Qf3 Bf6 29.Rxc8 Qxc8 30.Rc1 Qe8 31.Ng4 Bg7 32.Nh6+ Bxh6 33.Bxh6 Rxa5 34.Qg3 Rb5 35.Qe5 f6 36.Qd6 Rb6 37.Qc5 Rb8 38.Qa7 Ne7 39.Rc7 Nf5 40.Rg7+ Kh8 41.Rxh7+ Kg8 42.Bf4 Ra8 43.Qb7 g5 44.g4 Qg6 45.gxf5 exf5 46.Qxa8+ Kxh7 47.Qb7+ Kh6 48.Bd6 a5 49.Qc8 Qf7 50.Qxf5 1-0
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Malaysia has got to be the country that has the most number chess blogs. Here’s another Malaysian Chess blog.
The blog author is only 15 years old.
http://yatzchess.blogspot.com
Check it out
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The first game between IM Lim Yee Weng vs FM Nicholas Chan ended in a draw by repetition. Yee Weng played against Nicholas Sicilian Dragon, an opening which Yee Weng gave a short training seminar during the DATCC weekender tournament.
IM Lim Yee Weng – NM Nicholas Chan (Game 1)
Second game will commence at 3.00 pm.
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IM Lim Yee Weng vs NM Nicholas Chan duel today. Not a thing written about it until now!
Nevertheless this is the biggest duel so far in the Malaysian Masters 2009. I missed the Mok-Mas match because I had to go back to Perak but I’ll definitely be there for Yee Weng vs Nicholas.
Bringing along my Celcom prepaid broadbrand and webcam to broadcast live. If everything goes well we could be watching this interesting duel live in 2 hours!
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