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Saturday, November 29, 2008

Malaysia team: Result and pairing at Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008

good luck for Malaysia team, Malaysia boleh

Tournament winner, result , pairing and list of players as below:

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

38th Chess Olympiad Dresden 2008

Top rankings
Rk. SNo Team Team Gms + = - TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4
1 9 Armenia ARM 11 9 1 1 19 400.5 152.0 31.0
2 8 Israel ISR 11 8 2 1 18 377.5 149.0 28.0
3 10 USA USA 11 8 1 2 17 362.0 146.0 29.0
4 2 Ukraine UKR 11 7 3 1 17 348.5 163.0 25.5
5 1 Russia RUS 11 7 2 2 16 375.0 156.0 27.0
6 4 Azerbaijan AZE 11 7 2 2 16 359.5 147.0 29.0
7 3 China CHN 11 7 2 2 16 357.5 150.0 27.0
8 5 Hungary HUN 11 7 2 2 16 341.5 140.0 27.5
9 37 Vietnam VIE 11 7 2 2 16 340.0 137.0 29.0
10 12 Spain ESP 11 7 2 2 16 337.5 142.0 27.5
11 17 Georgia GEO 11 8 0 3 16 321.0 138.0 28.0
12 20 Netherlands NED 11 7 1 3 15 343.0 146.0 27.5
13 11 Germany 1 GER1 11 6 3 2 15 339.0 151.0 26.5
14 6 Bulgaria BUL 11 7 1 3 15 327.5 132.0 29.5
15 15 England ENG 11 6 3 2 15 320.0 147.0 26.0
16 13 India IND 11 7 1 3 15 310.0 142.0 26.0
17 28 Slovenia SLO 11 7 1 3 15 288.0 134.0 26.0
18 23 Belarus BLR 11 5 4 2 14 307.0 137.0 26.5
19 14 Romania ROU 11 7 0 4 14 306.5 138.0 25.5
20 22 Serbia SRB 11 7 0 4 14 302.0 144.0 25.0
21 19 Norway NOR 11 5 4 2 14 300.0 139.0 24.0
22 7 France FRA 11 6 2 3 14 295.0 147.0 25.0
23 16 Cuba CUB 11 6 2 3 14 294.5 142.0 25.5
24 27 Greece GRE 11 5 4 2 14 292.5 137.0 25.5
25 30 Sweden SWE 11 6 2 3 14 286.0 133.0 25.5
26 42 Montenegro MNE 11 6 2 3 14 279.0 129.0 25.5
27 24 Croatia CRO 11 6 2 3 14 275.5 130.0 24.5
28 48 Canada CAN 11 6 2 3 14 272.5 109.0 30.0
29 21 Poland POL 11 6 1 4 13 301.0 134.0 27.0
30 29 Bosnia Herzeg. BIH 11 6 1 4 13 294.0 126.0 25.5
31 25 Slovakia SVK 11 6 1 4 13 290.0 134.0 27.0
32 52 Finland FIN 11 5 3 3 13 287.5 126.0 27.5
33 51 Estonia EST 11 5 3 3 13 282.0 115.0 28.0
34 35 Lithuania LTU 11 5 3 3 13 278.0 134.0 24.5
35 47 Germany 3 GER3 11 5 3 3 13 276.5 122.0 27.0
36 50 Turkey TUR 11 5 3 3 13 276.5 121.0 27.5
37 34 Kazakhstan KAZ 11 6 1 4 13 272.5 132.0 25.5
38 18 Czech Republic CZE 11 6 1 4 13 270.5 130.0 26.0
39 32 Denmark DEN 11 6 1 4 13 268.5 131.0 25.0
40 40 Iran IRI 11 6 1 4 13 265.0 123.0 26.5
41 44 Italy ITA 11 6 1 4 13 261.0 134.0 25.5
42 41 Germany 2 GER2 11 5 3 3 13 259.0 130.0 23.0
43 26 Moldova MDA 11 4 5 2 13 258.5 133.0 23.5
44 43 Latvia LAT 11 5 3 3 13 257.5 126.0 25.5
45 54 Austria AUT 11 5 3 3 13 252.5 128.0 24.5
46 38 Philippines PHI 11 6 1 4 13 250.0 128.0 23.5
47 55 Bangladesh BAN 11 6 1 4 13 249.0 121.0 25.5
48 64 Paraguay PAR 11 6 1 4 13 220.5 116.0 24.0
49 59 Colombia COL 11 5 2 4 12 257.0 130.0 24.5
50 33 Uzbekistan UZB 11 5 2 4 12 256.5 123.0 25.5
51 36 Switzerland SUI 11 6 0 5 12 251.0 126.0 24.0
52 69 Indonesia INA 11 5 2 4 12 249.5 114.0 25.5
53 46 Scotland SCO 11 5 2 4 12 249.0 136.0 23.0
54 58 Brazil BRA 11 5 2 4 12 240.0 114.0 25.0
55 61 Portugal POR 11 6 0 5 12 237.5 118.0 25.5
56 49 Egypt EGY 11 6 0 5 12 232.0 129.0 24.0
57 53 Australia AUS 11 6 0 5 12 222.5 121.0 24.0
58 84 South Africa RSA 11 5 2 4 12 220.5 114.0 24.5
59 39 Yug Rep Macedonia MKD 11 6 0 5 12 220.0 127.0 22.5
60 57 Ireland IRL 11 6 0 5 12 218.5 114.0 24.5
61 72 Faroe Islands FAI 11 6 0 5 12 213.5 121.0 22.0
62 78 Singapore SIN 11 5 2 4 12 210.5 109.0 25.0
63 81 United Arab Emirates UAE 11 6 0 5 12 191.0 111.0 23.0
64 45 Iceland ISL 11 4 3 4 11 246.0 126.0 24.0
65 130 Pakistan PAK 11 4 3 4 11 234.5 111.0 24.0
66 67 Qatar QAT 11 5 1 5 11 225.5 113.0 24.0
67 60 Venezuela VEN 11 5 1 5 11 224.5 125.0 23.0
68 66 Costa Rica CRC 11 5 1 5 11 223.5 123.0 21.5
69 31 Argentina ARG 11 4 3 4 11 221.5 120.0 21.5
70 68 Belgium BEL 11 5 1 5 11 215.5 110.0 24.0
71 74 Tajikistan TJK 11 5 1 5 11 207.0 111.0 24.0
72 65 Ecuador ECU 11 5 1 5 11 206.0 111.0 23.5
73 70 Mongolia MGL 11 5 1 5 11 188.5 119.0 20.5
74 63 Mexico MEX 11 5 1 5 11 188.0 107.0 23.5
75 95 Luxembourg LUX 11 5 1 5 11 177.5 111.0 21.0
76 93 Jordan JOR 11 5 1 5 11 175.5 104.0 22.0
77 106 Japan JPN 11 5 1 5 11 174.5 116.0 20.0
78 91 El Salvador ESA 11 5 1 5 11 173.5 115.0 19.5
79 90 ICSC ICSC 11 5 1 5 11 166.5 104.0 20.5
80 104 Jamaica JAM 11 5 1 5 11 165.0 96.0 23.0
81 98 Wales WLS 11 5 1 5 11 158.0 98.0 21.5
82 80 Kyrgyzstan KGZ 11 4 2 5 10 222.5 113.0 24.5
83 77 Turkmenistan TKM 10 5 0 5 10 200.5 102.0 22.0
84 86 Syria SYR 11 5 0 6 10 192.5 103.0 24.5
85 92 Iraq IRQ 11 4 2 5 10 188.5 116.0 21.5
86 85 Bolivia BOL 11 4 2 5 10 183.5 110.0 21.5
87 105 Guatemala GUA 11 4 2 5 10 182.5 102.0 22.5
88 76 IPCA IPCA 11 5 0 6 10 178.5 112.0 22.0
89 79 Algeria ALG 11 3 4 4 10 174.0 107.0 22.0
90 75 Dominican Republic DOM 11 5 0 6 10 167.5 109.0 20.5
91 83 IBCA IBCA 11 4 2 5 10 166.0 104.0 20.0
92 122 Albania ALB 11 3 4 4 10 162.5 105.0 21.0
93 107 Panama PAN 11 4 2 5 10 161.0 98.0 21.5
94 112 Sri Lanka SRI 11 4 2 5 10 160.0 96.0 22.0
95 103 Puerto Rico PUR 11 4 2 5 10 159.0 105.0 20.5
96 73 Malaysia MAS 11 4 2 5 10 157.5 114.0 19.0
97 71 New Zealand NZL 11 5 0 6 10 152.0 125.0 18.0
98 102 Angola ANG 11 4 2 5 10 151.5 89.0 23.0
99 87 Lebanon LIB 11 5 0 6 10 150.5 116.0 17.5
100 97 Thailand THA 11 4 2 5 10 140.5 112.0 17.0

Top 100 players by perfornamce

Monday, November 24, 2008

Malaysia game at Olympiad Dresden

1st Round: Malaysia 3 1/2 - Libya 1/2








2nd Round:Malaysia 2.5 -Jersey 1.5







Thursday, November 20, 2008

IIUM Chess Invitational Result

Ian Udani journey in our local chess seen can not be stop and again win the IIUM Chess Invitation. This time, he has 2 closed rivals, Ismail Ahmad and NM Zarul Shazwan. Share same point with him- 7.0 point each.

No. Name Score WP SB PS


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1. Ian Udani 7.0 42.5 36.25 33.5

Ismail Ahmad 7.0 41.5 35.75 33.5

NM Zarul Shazwan I 7.0 41.5 35.50 30.0


4. Mohd Saprin Sabri 6.5 36.5 28.25 29.5

Rizal Ahmad Kamal 6.5 34.5 27.25 28.0


Nor Ilhamuddin Shaikh Ali 6.5 34.0 26.00 27.5


7. NM Mohd Kamal Abdullah 6.0 44.0 32.50 29.0


Nik Ahmad Farouqi 6.0 41.0 27.50 29.0


Mohd Khair Wahiduddin 6.0 40.5 30.00 27.5


Muhd Syakir Shazmeer Azhar 6.0 39.5 27.25 27.5


Kamaluddin Yusof 6.0 38.0 26.50 29.0


Zarul Shafiq I 6.0 36.0 25.00 27.0


Mohd Hafez Hilmi Harun 6.0 34.5 25.00 23.0


Ruzenan Haji Abu Bakar 6.0 32.0 21.00 27.0


15. Sumant Subramaniam 5.5 42.0 25.75 31.5


NM Kamalarifin Wahidudin 5.5 41.0 26.75 27.0


Abdullah Che Hassan 5.5 41.0 24.00 30.0


Nur Nabila Azman Hisham 5.5 40.5 26.50 27.5


Norazman Ismail 5.5 40.5 24.75 31.5


Mohd Fadli Zakaria 5.5 38.5 22.75 27.5


Mohan Raj 5.5 37.5 23.50 23.5


Low Jun Jian 5.5 37.5 22.25 25.5


Mohd Nazmul Hassan I 5.5 33.0 19.50 20.5


Mark Siew 5.5 29.0 18.75 20.5


Amsyar Jauhar 5.5 25.5 16.75 18.5


26. Mohd Irman Ibrahim 5.0 44.5 27.00 27.0


T. Mandar 5.0 43.0 24.50 27.0


Jax Tham 5.0 40.0 21.00 26.0


Nor Izzudin 18 5.0 39.0 23.50 22.0


Yeoh Li Tian 5.0 39.0 21.00 25.0


Mohd Fairin Zakaria 5.0 38.5 22.25 27.0


NM Yeoh Chin Seng 5.0 37.0 21.50 24.0


Tan Jun Feng 5.0 36.0 19.25 23.5


Ahmat Rubel Abbas 5.0 33.5 19.50 20.5


Tan Li Ting 5.0 33.5 17.25 22.5


Bakri Abdul Karim 5.0 33.0 16.50 23.0


Ali Akbar Kuning 5.0 32.5 18.25 22.0


Abdul Khalid B Musa 5.0 32.5 18.00 23.0


Kamal Azmi Wahiddudin 5.0 32.0 19.50 21.0


Kesavan Shanmuganathan 5.0 31.0 18.00 18.0


Muhd Irfan Haqqim 5.0 29.5 15.50 23.0


Muhd Nabil AH 5.0 29.5 14.50 20.0


Syazrin Abd Rahman 5.0 29.5 14.50 20.0


44. Faizal Andin 4.5 45.0 23.50 28.0


Mohd Azizul Mat Daud 4.5 39.5 19.25 23.0


Hamidi 4.5 38.5 20.25 21.5


Azman Hisham 4.5 38.5 19.25 25.5


Sulaiman 4.5 38.0 18.50 24.0


Wan Mohd Fazli Wan NawawiI 4.5 36.5 17.25 22.5


Tan Wei Hao 4.5 36.5 17.00 23.0


Mohd Rohamafami Hassan 4.5 36.0 17.25 20.5


Dhiyauddin Yusoff 4.5 36.0 17.00 18.0


Mohamed Ismail 4.5 33.5 17.00 21.0


Razali Hamzah 4.5 33.5 14.25 20.5


Effendi Zakaria 4.5 30.5 13.25 17.0


Subramaniam Demudsu 4.5 28.0 13.25 17.5


57. Wan Ali B. Wan Manan 4.0 39.5 16.00 22.0


Akmal Salleh 4.0 37.0 16.00 21.0


Baharuddin Hamzah 4.0 35.5 15.50 19.0


Mohd Azizul Hakim 4.0 35.5 15.00 20.0


Sarika Subramaniam G18 4.0 35.0 14.00 21.0


Latifah Kaiyisah 4.0 35.0 13.50 21.0


Suhaimi Mustafa Albakri 4.0 34.5 13.00 23.0


S. Balendran 4.0 33.5 13.00 17.0


Nur Farihah Aminuddin G18 4.0 33.0 13.50 16.0


Mohd Faisal 4.0 33.0 10.50 20.0


Nazrul Hisham Hamzah 4.0 32.5 15.00 20.0


Khairul Hafiz Abd Rahman 4.0 32.0 13.50 19.0


Rutiaran A/l Jahanathan I 4.0 31.5 15.00 18.0


Azhar Mohd Said 4.0 31.5 13.00 18.0


Latifah Syamimi 4.0 31.0 11.50 18.0


Sharin Bin Cha 4.0 30.5 11.00 15.0


Mohd Sulkifly Ibrahim 4.0 30.0 12.50 18.0


Muhamad Faiz Nor 4.0 29.5 13.00 17.0


Yap Seng Fei 4.0 29.0 10.50 18.0


Izzauddin Syah Mahrome 18 4.0 27.5 10.50 13.0


Abdul Halim Bin Hussan 4.0 27.5 9.50 16.0


Ahmad Nizamuddin I 4.0 24.5 8.50 13.0


79. Haris Padillah I 3.5 36.0 13.75 18.5


Andrew Ooi 3.5 34.5 12.25 19.0


Omar Abdul Hamid 3.5 32.0 10.75 16.0


Ashwin A/l Subbiah 3.5 31.5 11.25 16.0


Amira Syahmina Zullkafli 3.5 31.0 10.50 19.0


Kaoma Kateule 3.5 30.5 11.25 15.0


Ahmad Hamzah 3.5 30.5 10.25 16.5


Lohanathan 3.5 29.0 11.75 17.0


Wan Mohd Azri Wan Fauzi 3.5 26.5 9.25 16.5


Ahmad Zaimi Abdul Latiff I 3.5 26.5 8.25 14.5


89. Leong Kin Foong 3.0 37.5 13.75 18.0


Nor Khairy Kamarudin 3.0 34.5 9.50 19.0


Dr Faizal Mat Arifin 3.0 34.5 9.00 17.0


Muhammad Faris Aminuddin 3.0 33.5 9.50 17.0


Sethupathy Ponniah 3.0 30.5 10.00 14.0


Satariabudi Mahidon 3.0 29.5 10.00 15.0


Ahmad Ilyas I 3.0 29.0 7.50 13.0


Looi Mun Choon I 3.0 29.0 7.00 13.0


Mohd Imran Razali 3.0 29.0 6.50 13.0


Abdi Fatah 3.0 27.5 8.50 13.0


Mohd Afiq Mustaffa I 3.0 27.5 7.50 12.0


Muhammah Ezaidie I 3.0 27.5 7.50 11.0


Mohd Khalil Khusairi 3.0 26.5 6.00 11.0


Mohd Khairil Ikhwan Husin 3.0 26.0 7.50 11.0


Khaw Yew Meng 3.0 26.0 6.00 12.0


Mohd Hafiz Mohd Shukor 3.0 26.0 5.75 8.0


Praveendera Rao 3.0 24.5 5.75 9.0


Nor Zatul Baihyah IG 3.0 23.5 7.50 11.0


Awang Khairul Mohd Salleh 3.0 23.5 5.50 9.0


108. Muhammad Hafiz I 2.5 33.5 9.50 15.5


Muhammad Alfirdaus 2.5 33.0 10.75 13.5


Mohd Zullghafari Saparmin 2.5 29.5 8.25 13.0


111. Ardoni Saharil 2.0 31.5 4.50 12.0


Saleh Abd Latif 2.0 30.5 5.00 13.0


Mohd Raimi Jaafar 2.0 28.0 6.00 11.0


Nusairah Ramli I 2.0 25.0 4.50 9.0


Mohd Hafiz Mohd Hambali 2.0 25.0 2.25 5.0


Rafiuddin Mohd Yusof I 2.0 24.5 2.75 7.0


Wan Nur Aishah Abd Halim I 2.0 22.5 3.25 8.0


118. Naren Odaiyappan 1.5 31.5 5.75 9.5


Roonie James 1.5 30.5 4.75 10.5


120. Mohd Tarmizi B. Hadirin 0.5 31.0 15.50 3.0


Eric Mosanto James 0.5 29.0 9.00 3.0


Hasidin Mohd Rashid 0.5 28.0 12.00 3.0


Mohd Faizul Yatim 0.5 28.0 9.00 3.0


Md Ridzihwan Afham 0.5 27.0 9.25 3.0


Mohd Faizal Zakaria 0.5 27.0 9.00 3.0


Azmi Othman 0.5 26.5 9.50 3.0


Ahmad Eizran Ezra 0.5 26.5 9.00 3.0


Jonathan Augustine 0.5 26.5 9.00 3.0


Muin Yahya 0.5 25.5 9.00 3.0


Ahmad Termizi Abdulah 0.5 23.0 9.00 3.0


Haslindah Ruslan 0.5 23.0 9.00 3.0


132. Muhamad Faiz Nur 0.0 32.0 16.00 0.0


Mohd Azmanizam Azmi 0.0 32.0 16.00 0.0


Saifuddin Aminuddin 0.0 32.0 16.00 0.0


Azfar Hasifi Ahmad Fikri 0.0 31.5 12.25 0.0


Khalid 0.0 30.0 12.25 0.0


Mohd Muhaimin 0.0 28.5 12.25 0.0


Ahmad Karsidy malla 0.0 27.5 9.00 0.0


Joshua 0.0 26.5 9.00 0.0


Khairul Hafez 0.0 26.5 9.00 0.0


Rusdi 0.0 26.5 9.00 0.0


Jessica 0.0 26.0 9.00 0.0


Ahmad Hafiza Yusoff 0.0 25.5 9.00 0.0


Syed Abd Rahman 0.0 24.5 9.00 0.0


Rosimah Mohamad 0.0 24.5 9.00 0.0


Fadhil Aiman Zakaria 0.0 24.0 9.00 0.0


Sarfaraz Ahmed 0.0 24.0 9.00 0.0


Carim Panumpang Jr. 0.0 21.0 6.25 0.0


Sunday, November 16, 2008

Keputusan Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Gabungan Kedah/Perlis

Standings
Place Name Feder Rtg Loc Score Buch. Berg. Progr.

1 Amrie Ibni Hajar, Open 1200 6.5 35.0 32.50 26.5 (1st)
2 Shaharudin Mohd Shah, Open 1200 6 32.5 27.00 26.0 (2nd)
3 Zaharin Che Man, Open 1200 5.5 31.5 22.00 22.5 (3rd)
4-9 Cikgu Fauzi, Open 1200 5 29.0 18.00 20.0 (4rd)
Mohd Johan Mohd Jamil, Open 1711 5 29.0 17.50 22.0 (5rd)
Teoh Chow Xeng, Open 1200 5 28.5 17.00 20.0 (6rd)
Muadz Fauzi, U18 1335 5 28.5 16.00 22.0 (1st u18)
Marzuki Mat, Open 1676 5 27.5 17.50 19.0 (7rd)
Salim, Open 1200 5 27.5 17.00 17.0 (best veteran)
10 Syed Iskandar, Open 1558 4.5 22.0 13.25 15.5 (8rd)
11-20 Syazwan Fauzi, IPT 1294 4 30.0 16.00 18.0 (9rd)
Muhammad Nuriman Yahaya, U12 1200 4 30.0 15.50 18.0 (best u12)
Nasaruppin Abizar, Open 1200 4 28.0 14.00 19.0 (10rd)
Mahadzir Zainal Abidin, Open 1478 4 28.0 13.00 20.0
Nor Shafawati, Open 1200 4 27.5 13.50 17.0 (best lady)
Aikap, Open 1200 4 25.5 11.00 14.0
Zul Haizat, Open 1200 4 25.0 7.00 16.0
Syazana Fauzi, IPT 1200 4 24.0 12.00 19.0 (best ipt)
Amran Ahmad, Open 1200 4 23.0 11.00 14.0
Ameer Azizi, U18 1200 4 21.0 9.50 15.0 (2nd u18)
21-22 Rosli Yaacob, Open 1200 3.5 29.0 12.50 18.5
Qasdina Fauzi, U12 1270 3.5 18.5 7.50 8.5 (2nd u12)
23-31 Yahaya Ahmad, Open 1200 3 27.0 9.00 14.0
Jusoh Abdullah, Open 1200 3 25.0 7.50 14.0
M.Aizat, U12 1200 3 23.5 7.50 11.0 (3rd u12)
M.Asri, Open 1200 3 23.5 7.50 10.0
Muhamad Nurislam Yahaya, U18 1200 3 23.5 6.50 13.0 (3rd u18)
Md Fauzi, Open 1200 3 22.5 6.50 12.0
Afif Faiz, U18 1200 3 22.0 6.00 12.0
Nurul Najwa Mustapa, U18 1200 3 20.0 5.50 13.0
Muhd Helmi Zaharin, U12 1200 3 16.0 2.50 8.0
32-33 M.Aiman, U12 1200 2.5 20.0 5.25 10.0
Teoh Yu Nong, U12 1200 2.5 19.0 2.25 10.0
34-37 Nur Islam Murni, U12 1200 2 21.0 2.00 7.0
Mohamad Nabil Bin Zakaria, U18 1200 2 20.5 2.00 9.0
Ahmas, U12 1200 2 19.5 5.00 7.0
Asma Idayu, U12 1200 2 19.0 1.00 4.0
38 Md Zin, Open 1200 1.5 20.0 4.25 8.5
39-41 Mohd Zulkhairani, Open 1200 1 18.5 2.00 6.0
Azamudin, U12 1200 1 18.0 0.00 4.0
Aminudin, U12 1200 1 17.0 0.00 2.0


Cross TableNo Name Feder Rtg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. Mohd Johan Mohd Jamil, Open 21:W 18:W 29:W 14:L 33:W 37:L 30:W
2. Marzuki Mat, Open 22:W 30:W 35:L 29:L 26:W 33:W 27:W
3. Syed Iskandar, Open 23:D 39:L 9:W 13:W 37:L 8:W 33:W
4. Mahadzir Zainal Abidin, Open 24:W 32:W 36:L 30:W 29:W 35:L 34:L
5. Muadz Fauzi, U18 25:W 27:W 39:W 35:L 36:W 14:L 29:W
6. Syazwan Fauzi, IPT 26:W 36:L 13:W 34:W 40:L 41:W 17:L
7. Qasdina Fauzi, U12 27:L 33:L 21:L 12:W 13:D 15:W 38:W
8. Afif Faiz, U18 28:W 40:L 33:L 25:W 22:L 3:L 24:W
9. Ahmas, U12 29:L 25:L 3:L 15:W 28:W 21:L 39:L
10. Aikap, Open 30:L 22:W 32:W 40:L 34:L 24:W 26:W
11. Ameer Azizi, U18 31:W 29:L 27:L 23:W 39:W 30:L 22:W
12. Aminudin, U12 32:L 24:L 19:L 7:L 38:L :W 16:L
13. Amran Ahmad, Open 33:D 23:W 6:L 3:L 7:D 39:W 32:W
14. Amrie Ibni Hajar, Open 34:W 41:W 40:W 1:W 35:D 5:W 37:W
15. Asma Idayu, U12 35:L 31:L 23:L 9:L :W 7:L 25:W
16. Azamudin, U12 36:L 26:L 22:L :W 23:L 28:L 12:L
17. Cikgu Fauzi, Open 37:W 35:L 31:W 39:W 27:W 40:L 6:W
18. Jusoh Abdullah, Open 38:W 1:L 30:L 24:W 32:W 34:L 36:L
19. M.Aiman, U12 39:L 37:L 12:W 28:W 30:L 38:D 20:L
20. M.Aizat, U12 40:L 28:W 34:L 31:W 41:L 26:L 19:W
21. M.Asri, Open 1:L 34:L 7:W 32:L 31:W 9:W 41:L
22. Md Fauzi, Open 2:L 10:L 16:W 38:W 8:W 29:L 11:L
23. Md Zin, Open 3:D 13:L 15:W 11:L 16:L 32:L 28:L
24. Mohamad Nabil Bin Zakaria, U18 4:L 12:W 37:L 18:L 25:W 10:L 8:L
25. Mohd Zulkhairani, Open 5:L 9:W 41:L 8:L 24:L 31:L 15:L
26. Muhamad Nurislam Yahaya, U18 6:L 16:W 38:W 37:L 2:L 20:W 10:L
27. Muhammad Nuriman Yahaya, U12 7:W 5:L 11:W 41:W 17:L 36:W 2:L
28. Muhd Helmi Zaharin, U12 8:L 20:L :W 19:L 9:L 16:W 23:W
29. Nasaruppin Abizar, Open 9:W 11:W 1:L 2:W 4:L 22:W 5:L
30. Nor Shafawati, Open 10:W 2:L 18:W 4:L 19:W 11:W 1:L
31. Nur Islam Murni, U12 11:L 15:W 17:L 20:L 21:L 25:L :W
32. Nurul Najwa Mustapa, U18 12:W 4:L 10:L 21:W 18:L 23:W 13:L
33. Rosli Yaacob, Open 13:D 7:W 8:W 36:W 1:L 2:L 3:L
34. Salim, Open 14:L 21:W 20:W 6:L 10:W 18:W 4:W
35. Shaharudin Mohd Shah, Open 15:W 17:W 2:W 5:W 14:D 4:W 40:D
36. Syazana Fauzi, IPT 16:W 6:W 4:W 33:L 5:L 27:L 18:W
37. Teoh Chow Xeng, Open 17:L 19:W 24:W 26:W 3:W 1:W 14:L
38. Teoh Yu Nong, U12 18:L :W 26:L 22:L 12:W 19:D 7:L
39. Yahaya Ahmad, Open 19:W 3:W 5:L 17:L 11:L 13:L 9:W
40. Zaharin Che Man, Open 20:W 8:W 14:L 10:W 6:W 17:W 35:D
41. Zul Haizat, Open :W 14:L 25:W 27:L 20:W 6:L 21:W

Thursday, November 13, 2008

The Penang Chess League 2008

source: www.pca.bayanbaru.com & http://chess.euhong.net

1. The Penang Chess League 2008 is a team-event chess tournament organized by the Penang Chess Association (PCA). The tournament format is a 7-round Swiss System played under the Laws of Chess of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) 2006 and the following supplementary rules.

2. Team Composition

The tournament is open to teams from these four broad categories: Public Sector (government and quasi-government departments), Factories, Institutions of Learning (schools, colleges & universities) and Others (companies, firms, registered societies/ clubs). Each team shall represent an organization in any of the above categories and only their bona fide employees, members or students can be registered in the team. However, each team is allowed to include one guest player.

Each team shall comprise a minimum of three and a maximum of four players, with any three players to play in every round. Each team shall appoint a team captain.

Restriction: The average players rating during play should be less than 1900

Organising Committee, Penang Chess League 2008.

PENANG CHESS ASSOCIATION Website: pca.bayanbaru.com

Download details.

3. Time Control & Move Recording

Each player shall be given 1 hour to complete his/her game. Recording of move is compulsory for all players until the last 5 minutes. Penalties for not recording: 1. Deduct 5 minutes and updating the moves, 2. Deduct 10 minutes and updating the moves, 3. Lost the game.

4. Schedule of play

Captains’ meeting 13.30 p.m.

Round 1 13.12.08 14.00 p.m. Round 4 14.12.08 8.40 a.m.

Round 2 13.12.08 16.10 p.m. Round 5 14.12.08 10.50 a.m.

Round 3 13.12.08 19.30 p.m. Round 6 14.12.08 13.40 p.m.

Round 7 14.12.08 15.50 p.m.

Closing ceremony 6.00 p.m. – 7 p.m.

A Team Captains’ meeting will be held prior to Round 1 at 13.30 p.m. A 5-man appeals committee will be formed. Team captains shall submit the final list of their players to the Tournament Director by 13.30p.m., failing which the the online registration board order will be the final board order. The board order of the players in every round shall follow this list. Claims of ignorance due to the team captains; absence will not be entertained for anything decided and approved during the team captains; meeting.

All games shall be played in Dewan Sri Pinang, Pulau Pinang.

The Closing Ceremony will be held after the last round at 6.00p.m at the same venue.

5. Prizes

1st prize RM1,500
2nd prize RM1,000
3rd prize RM800
4th prize RM500
5th prize RM300
6th prize RM300
7th prize RM200
8th prize RM200

Cash prizes will be awarded to the top teams, based on total game points scored:-



There shall be no sharing of prizes. The following tie-breaks, where applicable and in the order given, shall be used to resolve any ties:
(a) Solkoff (b) progressive score and (c) match points

Special team prizes will also be awarded for the following categories:-

Best Government Team
Best U18 B School Team & Top 30% Teams
Best Private Firm Team
Best Factory Team
Best College/University Team
Best Ladies Team (ALL LADIES!)
Best Family Team
Best U18 G School Team & Top 30% Teams
Best U-12 B Team & Top 30% Teams
Best U-12 G Team & Top 30% Teams
Best U-9 B Team & Top 30% Teams
Best U-9 G Team & Top 30% Teams

Individual medals will be awarded (based on percentage score) for the following categories:-

Best Board Prizes For Boards 1 – 4
Best Veteran (45 years)
Best Lady
Best U-18 Boy
Best U-18 Girl
Best U-15 Boy
Best U-15 Girl
Best U-12 Boy
Best U-12 Girl
Best U-9 Boy
Best U-9 Girl

7. Submission of Entries & Entry Fees

The completed entry form together with the entry fee may be submitted to:

Penang Chess Association Club House at Bayan Baru.

Mr. Tan Eng Seong (Tel No: 012-4299517 after 7pm) or any PCA Committee Members.

Or register online: http://chess.euhong.net/

The entry fee is RM120 for Open category, RM90 for Under-18, RM60 for Under-12 and shall be in the form of cheque made payable to Penang Chess Association. The PCA shall not be responsible for any loss arising from cash money sent through post. The closing date for entries is 11th Dec 2008. Acceptance of entries is at the sole discretion of the Organising Committee. Entries received after the closing date may still be accepted but a late fee of RM50.00 shall be imposed.

8. Disputes

The decision of the Appeals Committee shall be final. An appeal should be submitted within 15 minutes of the end of a game together with a RM50 deposit. This deposit will be forfeited if the appeal is found to be baseless.

9. Liability

The PCA shall not be liable for any mishap or loss of personal property of participants during the course of the tournament. Participants and supporters must observe rules & restrictions and respect all property within Han Chiang College premises. The organizing committee deserves the right to change any of the regulation above without prior notice.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Check your biorhythms before joining tournament.

Sample: My biorhythms



What does biorhythms mean?
At the beginning of the last century, Dr. Wilhelm Fliess noticed identical rhythms in the case histories of his patients. He observed active and passive phases in the physical, emotional and mental aspects of humans. From these observations he derived the principle of the biorhythms: The physical curve with its cycle of 23 days, the emotional curve with 28 days and the mental curve with 33 days.

Interpretation:
When the curve of any cycle is above the midline, we experience a "high" in the corresponding field (physical, emotional or mental). If it is the physical curve, you will feel bodily well and, for example, if you were to have an operation the body would be more resilent. If it is the emotional curve, you will be in a good mood and your contact with other people will be positive. If it is the mental curve, your thought processes will be sharper, concentration will be easier and you may have a lot of ideas and insights.

When the curve of any cycle is below the midline, we experience a "low" in the corresponding field. If it is a physical low, you may feel weak and listless; if it is an emotional low, you may feel miserable and out of sorts; if it is a mental low, thinking can be foggy and concentration hard.

When any of the curves crosses the midline, this is a critical time in the corresponding field and if two curves cross the midline at the same point, this is a very critical time. Critical in the physical field means you may feel exhausted and it is better to avoid physical effort and operations. Critical in the emotional field means you may feel irritable and sad, and emotional outbreaks are likely so it is better to avoid conflicts and arguments. Critical in the mental field finally means sluggish thinking and it is better to postpone activities that demand a lot of concentration.

Average (the yellow bar) is the average of the three levels "physical", "emotional" and "intellectual". It's level can be used to interpret your general well-being or state of health .

Biorhythms can't predict or explain events, they can only suggest how we may deal with them. For example, some doctors plan operations around them or sports coaches use them in their individual training programs. But it is up to you whether you believe in them or not.



Emotional Cycle: governs the nervous system, which is also called the "sensitivity rhythm". What are the symptoms of the Positive and Negative Emotional Stages? For the Positive Emotional Stage, you will feel great creativity, lovingness, and warmth. Also, you will probably be more open in your relationships. For the Negative Emotional Stage, you're inclined to feel withdrawn and less cooperative. You may also feel very irritated and negative about those things that occur in your daily life.

Physical Cycle: affects the physical aspect of the body, including your energy level, resistance, and overall physical strength and endurance. What are the symptoms of the Positive and Negative Physical Stages? For the Positive Physical Stage, you will feel at your best. You will feel physically fit to work on projects requiring physical strength and endurance. For the Negative Physical Stage, you are likely to have less energy and less vitality. Be sure to follow this cycle if you require physical endurance for either sports or work.

Intellectual Cycle: believed to originate in the brain. What are the symptoms of the Positive and Negative Intellectual Stages? For the Positive Intellectual Stage, you will be more intellectually responsive; you're open to accepting and understanding new ideas, theories and approaches. For the Negative Intellectual Stage, you're much more likely to have difficulty grasping new ideas and concepts

Monday, November 10, 2008

10th Octagon Quarter Allegro 2008

Date : 7th December 2008 (Sunday) Venue : The Chess Network, 4th Floor, Wilayah Complex, Jalan Munshi Abdullah
Time Control : 25 minutes per player
Tie break : (1) P/E; (2) Solkoff; (3) S/B; (4) Cumulative; (5) Won Game.
Registration 08.30 am - 09.00 am Round 4 01.30 pm - 02.20 pm
Round 1 09.30 am - 10.20 am Round 5 02.30 pm - 03.20 pm
Round 2 10.40 am - 11.30 am Round 6 03.30 pm - 04.20 pm
Round 3 11.40 pm - 12.30 pm Round 7 04.30 pm - 05.20 pm
Lunch break 12.30 pm - 01.30 pm Closing ceremony 05.30 pm




For pre-registration BEFORE closing date on 4/12/2008 (THURSDAY), please send an email (stating your name and telephone no., indicating your interest to join) toselangorchess@gmail.com. Any new registration on tournament day shall be charged an extra RM5 as late administrative fee.

ENTRY FORM FOR 10TH CAS - OCTAGON FOURTH QUARTER ALLEGRO (7TH DEC 2008)

Kejohanan Catur di Gurun , Kedah

Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Gabungan Kedah/Perlis
(Anjuran bersama Pusat Akedemi Catur Kawasan Utara & PCPP)

Date :15hb November 2008
Tempat Pertandingan :Sek Keb Gurun Pusat (Kedah)
Kelayakan :Terbuka kepada semua Perminat-Perminat Catur Di Seluruh Malaysia
Berbentuk :7 Pusingan/25 minit
dan Susunan permain mengikut FIDE & NAT.Rating

Pendaftaran 9.00 pg - 9.45 pg
10.00 - 10.50pg Pusingan 1
11.00 - 11.50pg Pusingan 2
12.00 - 12.50tgh Pusingan 3
12.50 - 2.00ptg REHAT
2.00 - 2.50ptg Pusingan 4
3.00 - 3.50Ptg Pusingan 5
4.00 - 4.50Ptg Pusingan 6
5.00 - 5.50Ptg Pusingan 7
6.15 ptg Penyampian

Hadiah- Hadiah
Terbuka
Johan :Wang Tunai + Hamper
N/Johan :Wang Tunai + Hamper
Ke-3 :Wang Tunai + Hamper
Ke-4 :Wang Tunai + Misteri
Ke-5 :Wang Tunai + Misteri
Ke-6 :Wang Tunai + Misteri
Ke-7 :Wang Tunai + Misteri
Ke-8 :Misteri
Ke-9 :Misteri
Ke-10:Misteri

Bawah 18
Johan :Wang Tunai + Misteri
Naib :Misteri
Ke-3 :Misteri

Bawah 12
Johan :Wang Tunai + Misteri
N/Johan :Misteri
Ke-3 :Misteri

Terbaik Wanita :Misteri
Terbaik IPT :Misteri
Terbaik Veteran:Misteri

Yuran Penyertaan / Pendaftaran
TERBUKA :$15.00
BAWAH 18 :$10.00
BAWAH 12 :$5.00

Perhatian : Untuk Hadiah Wang Tunai Tertakluk pada Penyertaan

Perserta hendaklah berdaftar dengan En Nazli Johardi 019-4120130,
Syed Iskandar 017-4731678,atau En Amri Hajar 013-4231793,Untuk Penyertaan yang
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Monday, November 3, 2008

Cap d'Agde final game

Hikaru Nakamura beat Vassily Ivanchuk in final. score 1.5 - 0.5 and win Cap d'Agde.



Saturday, November 1, 2008

8 Cap d'Agde Rapid Chess Tournament

Cap d'Agde Chess festival takes place from 26 October - 1 November , in rapid chess event (25 mins + 10 sec), the particapant devide by 2 groups. The top 4 from each group then advance to play in head-to-head quarter-finals, with the winner of group A playing the fourth placed in group B ,the final on 1 November.


Group A
Fabiano Caruana (2640) : 5.5
Vassily Ivanchuk (2786) : 5.0
Maxime Vachier Lagrave (2716) : 4.5
Bu Xiangzhi (2704) : 4.5
Ivan Cheparinov (2696) : 4.0
Alexandra Kosteniuk (2525) : 2.0
Katerina Lahno (2488) : 2.0
Marie Sebag (2533) : 0.5

Group B
Magnus Carlsen (2786) : 5.5
Hikaru Nakamura (2704) : 5.5
Teimour Radjabov (2751) : 5.0
Anatoly Karpov (2651) : 3.5
Hou Yifan (2578) : 3.5
Humpy Koneru (2618) : 2.0
Sebastien Feller (2526) : 2.0
Almira Skripchenko (2455) : 1.0

Anatoly Karpov defeated Hou Yifan 3-1 in a playoff and advance to Quater-finals.

Quarter-Finals
Carlsen 1.5-0.5 Xiangzhi
Nakamura 1.0-1.0 Vachier Lagrave (2-0 on blitz playoff)
Ivanchuk 1.0-1.0 Radjabov (2-0 on blitz playoff)
Caruana 1.0-1.0 Karpov (0.0-1.5 blitz playoff)

Semi-Finals

Carlsen 1.0-1.0 Ivanchuk (0.5-1.5 blitz playoff)
Nakamura 1.0-1.0 Karpov (2-0 blitz playoff)

Final:

Vassily Ivanchuk-- ½-½ --Hikaru Nakamura
Hikaru Nakamura-- 1-0 --Vassily Ivanchuk

Winner: Hikaru Nakamura


Ivanchuk, Vassily (2786) vs. Carlsen, Magnus (2786)
Trophee CCAS FRA 1/2 / Cap Agde FRA
31 Oct 2008
ECO: A30 1-0



Nakamura, Hikaru (2704) vs. Vachier Lagrave, Maxime (2716)
Trophee CCAS FRA 1/4 / Cap Agde FRA
30 Oct 2008
ECO: A57 1-0

source: chess.com & chessbase