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Struggling to program again (Swiss46 enhanced results)
I’m quite happy with my Olympiad PGN reader program as it was written in less than an hour. I rarely write computer programs anymore ever since I quit my job as a programmer more than 1 year ago. Feeling more confident, the past few days I’ve been trying to write a database program to store [...]
IIUM random pictures
Youngster Yeoh Li Tian in an exciting Q+2P+K vs Q+2P+K ending,
Looking at the board, Li Tian’s opponent already has a dangerous passed pawn on the 7th rank supported by King already on the 8th rank. I thought it was a lost game for the youngster.
Later after the game when Li Tian was playfully [...]
IIUM Open -early rounds
Playing in a large hall.
Marcus Yeoh busy doing the pairing.
There are over 140 participants in the open seciton alone.
Even though there are last minute registrations, everything is running smoothly.
Top 3 boards get to on on the stage.
Ian Udani vs a young girl in the early rounds. I predict his place will [...]
Round 3: Jimmy loses, Yee Weng draws
On board 2 Yee Weng draws vs GM Gustaffson while Jimmy had to concede a loss on board 4.
Already a better result compared to the last Olympiad where we got trashed 4-0. Mas and Mok is still fighting it out.
Update: Mas just lost.
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Dresden: Round 3 Live
Current positions for the Malaysian vs German 1 team
I love the feature of being able to watch all 4 boards live. Link
According to the chess engines, Mas seems to be at a disadvantage vs Naiditsch, Yee Weng has an equal position vs Gustafsson, Fridman is slightly better vs Mok and Jimmy just lost vs [...]
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 [...]
Dresden Olympiad: Round 2 pairings for Malaysia
Bo.
143
Jersey (JCI)
Rtg
-
74
Malaysia (MAS)
Rtg
0 : 0
18.1
Belzo Krzysztof
1993
-
FM
Lim Yee-Weng
2396
18.2
Tandy Chris
0
-
FM
Mok Tze-Meng
2308
18.3
FM
Hawes Jonathan
2174
-
IM
Liew Chee-Meng-Jimmy
2306
18.4
Jouault Louis
0
-
Edward Lee Kim Han
0
Board pairings are out. Mas is rested and NM Edward Lee gets to play for the first time.
Based on ratings Malaysia should win without much problem. However, it must be noted the Jersey took out Andador (with GM on [...]
Dresden Olympiad 2008: Round 1 ALL the games in PGN
Thanks to Yusof again, I managed to figure out the directory and file naming structure from the official site to get the individual PGN files.
Wrote a simple script in PHP to copy the games into one file.
For those programmers out there. Here is the script if you are interested
<?php// get Dresden PGN [...]
Dresden Chess Olympiad: Round 1 games
Found it difficult to get the games in PGN form from the official site (dresden2008.com).The games were playable on the Java board but not downloadable. Bummer.
However, thanks to Yusof who sent the PGN games to the chess-malaysia newsgroup we can now see the games of our Malaysian team from Round 1. I am [...]
Dresden Olympiad : Round 1
Malaysia did well against Libya winning 3½ - ½.
Board Pairings
Round 1 on 2008/11/13 at 15:00
Bo.
74
Malaysia (MAS)
Rtg
-
115
Libya (LBA)
Rtg
3½: ½
38.1
IM
Mas Hafizulhelmi
2439
-
Homrana Mustafa
2001
1 - 0
38.2
FM
Lim Yee-Weng
2396
-
Elbaruni Mohamed
2072
½ - ½
38.3
FM
Mok Tze-Meng
2308
-
FM
Chahrani Ibrahim
2314
1 - 0
38.4
IM
Liew Chee-Meng-Jimmy
2306
-
FM
Asabri Hussien
2191
1 - 0
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