Photo Report

3rdPGMA : last picture report

Last day and everyone seems to be in a jovial mood.

Li Chao is late and the whole bus is waiting for him. Indonesian IM Sebastian jokes that for waiting we should keep 10% of Li Chao’s winnings.

Round 2 photos

Second round and GilaChess team faces the highest rated team from Bangladesh at ELO average of 2300.

Encik Hamid Majid, Gregory Lau and Encik Najib Wahab looking intently at the pairings.

Team Gila

Dr Foudzi is here. Whose game is he watching?

WIM Siti Zulaikha is also playing.

The stage backdrop

GACC is selling [...]

Strongest Malaysian Team

In my opinion I think this is the strongest Malaysian team

FM Lim Yee Weng
FM Nicholas Chan
NM Marcus Chan
Mak Weng Yee

Wynn Wins

AIIIYaaaa CHECKMATE AH ????

Round 1 of the Astro Merdeka Team event currently under way.
Picture shows Wynn Zaw Htun (ELO 2428) winning a member of PLUS 1 team on board one.Wynn is in GilaChess team by the way. Team GilaChess is seeded 15th.

Zhang Zhong is here!

GM Zhang Zhong and his wife WGM Li Roufan is already here. There will be playing in a very strong chess team tomorrow.
 There will be about 9 GMs taking part in this year’s DATMO.

List of unconfirmed names.

First post from the playing hall

Yes! There is WiFi right now!!
Good news is that I’m getting free WiFi from the WCG event in the playing hall. Bad news is that the WCG event will end by the time DATMO starts. At least there’ll be 2 days of free WiFi.
Sebastian Simanjuntak is seen here with Gregory Lau. Sebastian is registering his [...]

RSC blitz photos

Lunch is included.

All spicy dishes. Curry chicken, vege and chili eggs.

Woo Beng Keong with Dr Wahid

The playing hall

Encik KZ doing the parings

Fariz who tied for first position with 9 points with Udani.

Abdullah Che Hassan with Udani looking in the background.

 

NM Kamal Ariffin Wahiduddin
 

Jax Tham

Kamaluddin Yusof

Ismail Ahmad

Dr Ajeet
 

Kaushal Khandhar
 

Kaushal vs Hairulov

Woo Beng Keong

 

 

 

Port Klang tourney - Pictorial report

I always do this to myself. Wake up late and rush to the tournament.
This time I compounded it by taking the wrong train to Seremban instead of Port Klang !!
While rushing down the Sentral station I saw a train pull out and its doors were closing. Not checking I just jumped right in only [...]

Seremban 88 - Pictorial report on CM Colin Mahadhavan’s Simul

Here’s a short pictorial report on the event that has been publicised in 2 major newspapers and was even mentioned in Susan Polgar’s blog.
 
Not only is the event free of registration fees. They even provide free breakfast. Hmmmm Nasi Lemak!!
 
  
… and other goodies
 
A bus load of kids who will represent Seremban state in [...]

Selangor Open: Pictures from Day 3


Selangor Open 2008 Round 1 - Picture report

Arrived late at the tournament hall but in time to pay Tse Pin the entrance fees.
RM 90 plus CAS membership. I can’t remember if I paid already because I vaguely remember paying once.. but was it this year or last year? Damn.. my memory is getting shot! Anyway, let me document it here on this [...]