Result of Zone 3.3 Chess Championship 2009 - Men

GM Laylo Darwin from Phillipines is the champion of zone 3.3 Chess Championship 2009 at Vietnam.Scored 8 point with 7 games win and other 2 games draw. Follow by GM Wesley So - 6.5 point and GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son -6 points. IM Mas Hafizulhelmi also with 6 point and finish at 6th place. Good game by IM Mas, never lose his game and beat 1 GM (GM Bui Vinh ) and draw with 2 GM (GM Torre and GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son). I think Mas don'T get GM norm due to his rating performance only 2493 and not passing 2600. Congratulation to Mas.



IM Mas Hafizulhelmi performance :

Syuen Grand Prix 2009 - National rated event

Upcoming event in PICA chess calendar is Syuen Grand Prix 2009. This event is join venture with Unit Sukan, JPN Perak. The main sponsors of this event is Tenby Educare Schools and Syuen Hotel Ipoh.

For more info can visit PICA website.
Registration form and tournament details :

New blogger: Anthony Liong and NM Evan Timothy Capel

Welcome to the blogger world, Anthony Liong and new National Master Eval Timothy Capel, both of them are very active Penang chess player. They share their blog and giving name as http://www.swindlechess.blogspot.com/ . This blog start around this month and has very good coverage of Felda Resah Open and also UTP Open. Very nice pictures and coverage.

UTP Open Result.

Sumant Subramaniam is 2009 UTP Chess Open Champion. Follow by Ian Udani (2nd) and Tan Khai Boon(3rd). Below are the full result of the tournament.

End game study

Tonight I have some free time and make some reseach in other chess website. I found new chess site -mychessblog.com. This website is so intractive and good to study chess. Back to above position, how can white make a move and win?...This endgame base on zugzwang application. ‘Zug’ means move and ‘zwang’ means ‘compulsion’, this combination mean ‘compulsion to move’. In this situation, a move will make a position worse and the best aswer is not to move. But..in chess game..we must continuesly make a move untill the game ended. So what in ur mind?....

• f8=Q Rxf8 2. Re1 Re8+ draw after White Rook’s capture Black’s King Pawn with support from the King.
• 1. Rxf1 exf1=Q Black will win!
• If White Rook leave 1st rank, Black King Pawn will promote.
• 1. Rb1 e1=Q+ 2. Rxe1 Rxe1+ also winning game for black

The best solution is :

1. Re1 Rf2 ......black rook can not capture Rook at e1 if 1. … Rxe1 2. f8=Q+ Kc7 3. Qc5+ Kd8 4. Qa5+ (3. … Kb7 4. Qb4+), Black loses Rook.
2. a3 ... blocking move and make black under zugzwang ..Rf1
3. Rxe2 Rf3
4. Rd2+ Kc8
5. Rd5 Kc7
6. Rf5 Re3+
7. Kf6.... any move
8. f8=Q

Result Rapid Kedah/Perlis

Open:
1.AMRIE IBNI HAJAR,6.5
2.YEW CHOR HIAN,6
3.FRANKIE LEE CHI MING,5.5
4.ROSLY YAACOB,5.5
5.BASTIAR MD NOH,5
6.MOHD MAULANA MAULANI,5
7.SYED AZMIN SYED ABDULLAH,5
8.CHUAH WEI JIAN,5
9.NAZLEE BIN ABD RAHIM,5
10.MUHAMAD ALI B CHOR,5
11.SYED ISKANDAR SHAH,4.5
12.HUSNIZAM BIN HUSSEIN,4.5
13.SYAZWAN FAUZI,4
14.MUHAMMAD ILYAS BIN ILIAS,3.5
15.AHMAD FAIZAL AHMAD FAHMI,3.5

Teenager:
1.LEE CHAN TUNG,5
2.AHMAD ZAHIR AHMAD ZALIZAN,5
3.AFIF FAIZ,5
4.MOHD ZAKUAN AHMAD ZALIZAN,4
5.MUHD ZAHIER SABDIN,4
6.MOHD HAFIZ AHMAD PUAD,4
7.MOHD UZAIR BIN AHMAD PUAD,4
8.NURISLAM,4
9.LUQMAN HAKIM,4
10.AMEER AZIZI BIN JUSOF,4
11.TANG HAN YUAN,3.5
12.MOHD DARWIS MOHD SABRI,3.5
13.MUIZ BAKHIR,3.5
14.MUHAMMAD SYAFFIQ BIN SAZR,3.5
15.AINULLDIN SAHIMAT,3

Under 12:
1.MUHAMMAD SIRAJUDDIN MUNAW,4.5
2.NURIMAN,4
3.FAIRUZ HAMIZAH,4
4.MOHD DINIE AJWAD BIN MOHD,3
5.NURIN ARDINI,3
6.SOFIATUN NAJARIAH,3
7.MOHAMMAD SYAZWAN SAIFUDDI,2
8.KEVIN LIM KAI WEN,2
9.AMIN SYAKIR,2
10.MUHD DANISH ABD KARIM,2

TERBAIK GURU:FAUZI AHMAD,4
TERBAIK IPT:NORAZWAN KAMARUZAMAN,4
TERBAIK VATERAN:AHMAD PUAD,4
TERBAIK WANITA:RUSHILA BINTI ABDUL RAZAK,3

Full Result>>Click here
Crosstable >> Click here

For more detail can visit syedchess blog

CLHS Open 2009 Results

I'm finish at 30th place with 5/8 point. In round 5, i'm with other members ( Syedchess, A'amaluddin , Norazwan, and Nazlee ) came late to tournament hall after finish our lunch. I only have 5 minute to play againt under 9 boy-Chuah Hao Min. I lost when my flag goes down but I have some advandtage of 1 rook. Other members also lose their game except Nazlee. Below are the top 10 winner of Open player. Full result can visit euhong.net.

Open Result:
1st -NM Ronnie Lim Chuin Hoong
2nd -Wong Hao
3rd -Chuah Heng Meng
4th -NM Marcus Chan
5th -Lim Kong Hui
6th -Looi Xin Hao
7th -Tan Khai Boon
8th -Gavin Fong Wei Chern
9th -Wong Chee Siang
10th -Loo Swee Leong

See Lee Chan (SLC) Open Chess Championship 2009

Venue: SLC Auto Academy, No.472, Sungai Rambai, 14000 Bkt. Mertajam.
Date: 23 August 2009
Entry Fee: RM10 for PCA Member / RM20 for Non-member
Prizes:
Champion: RM200, 2nd RM150, 3rd RM100, 4th-6th RM50, 7th-10th RM25, Best Veteran RM25 , Best Lady RM25

Format:
Open category
7 rounds will be played based on the Swiss System with time control of 25-minute each.
Tie Break: Solkoff, Cummulative
Entries are on First come first serve basis. Maximum number of entries is 100.

Online Registration >>here:

List of player register >>here:

Schedule: 9.45:10.00 Arrivals
10.00:10.50 Round 1
11.00:11.50 Round 2
12.00:12.50 Round 3
12.50:14:00 Lunch
14.00:14.50 Round 4
15.00:15.50 Round 5
16.00:16.50 Round 6
17.00:17.50 Round 7
17.50 Processing Results & Cert.
18.20:18.40 Prize Giving

Registration:
Registration on the tournament day itself WILL NOT be entertained.
Call Mr. Tan Eng Seong 012-4299517 after 8pm, Email to estan64@streamyx.com , estan64@gmail.com, or Call Mr. Tan Eu Hong 012-4882133 after 7pm, Email to euhong@euhong.

Closing date: 22 Aug or the entries hit the maximum allowable.
Provide: Name, Category and National rating (if any)

The organizer reserve the right to change the rules and format.