Heard of GilaChess.com?
It’s funny that I’m now known as GilaChess.com the website instead of Andrew Ooi the patzer 
Both chess events I’ve been introduced and linked to GilaChess.com website. In the Port Klang tourney I asked at random one of my opponents from outstation if he had heard of GilaChess.com. He said he did and I told him “Itul sayalah.. gilachess.com” I’m now a walking brand name for the website.
However among the younger kids in Colins Simul it was different. I asked both players playing beside me and they told me they don’t know what is GilaChess.com
It’s refreshing to find new players who have not heard of the website. I got to talk to these kids and they were very curious to know what is a CM, FIDE ratings, local tournaments etc. Since the average time for Colin to come back was 15-20 minutes, it was a long chat, although I’m sure this wasn’t allowed in a simul
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