2nd National Junior Chess Championship 2009

Final Result :

2ND NATIONAL JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009

Pairing Round 4

2nd National Junior Chess Championship 2009

Pairing Round 1

THE 2ND NATIONAL JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009

BOYS CATEGORY
1. EVAN TIMOTHY CAPEL (15)
2. KEOK KAI EN (15)
3. MUHAMMAD HAZIM B. MOHAMAD (16)
4. SHAUN QUAKE ZHUN ZIAN (19)
5. MOHAMED SHABYYL B. MOHAMED AJMAL (16)
6. JOSHUA LIM WEN KWANG (15)
7. KABIR SINGH (9)
8. ROSHAN SINGH (12)
9. LUM ZHUN HOONG (19)
10. MUHAMAD ALFIRDAUS BIN MD NAZIR (20)
11. KUHAN A/L B.GANESAN (11)
12. AMIRUL RAHIMI B. SHAMSUDDIN (17)
13. NIKK B. JOHARI LOW (13)
14. NEO XUE WEN (9)
15. NEO XUE ERN (7)
16. NEO XUE WEI (13)
17. LUCAS MATTHEW DUTTON (12)
18. MARK SIEW KIT – TZE (16)
19. AMIER HAMZAH B. MOHD ZUHRI (8)
20. MUHAMMAD IRFAN RENDRAWAN B. MUHAMMAD NAJIB (12)
21. MUHAMMAD IHSAN SYAHIRAN B. MUHAMMAD NAJIB (10)
22. SEE KAI JUN (15)
23. SEE KAI LOONG (17)
24. ARIF B. MOHD. JAMIL (11)
25. AFIQ B. MOHD. JAMIL (9)
26. YAP QIAN ZHENG , JONATHAN (20)
27. SUNIL A/L KALIVANAN (14)
28. LEE KUANG WEI , DOMINIC (12)
29. MOHD FAIZAL B. ROSLAN (11)
30. FIKRI B. SALEH (13)
31. NG HAN LOONG (16)
32. ARON TEH EU WEN (11)
33. MUHAMMAD FARIS B. AMINUDDIN (15)
34. AHMAD AFIQ AFYFY B. ROSLI (17)
35. DANISH HAMZAH AL – HADI (8)
36. AZARUL AZMIE B. AHMAD ZAINNIE (19)
37. SUMANT A/L SUBRAMANIAM (16)
38. SHREYES A/L SUBRAMANIAM (11)
39. ETHAN WONG HSIEN AUN (10)
40. VINTON WONG HSIEN LOONG (13)
41. MUHD SYAKIR SHAZMEER B. AZHAR (15)
42. MUHD IRFAN HAQQIM B. AZHAR (12)
43. MUHD ARIFFUDDIN B. JUNAIDI (16)
44. MUHD HAFIDZUDDIN B. JUNAIDI (10)
45. JUSTIN ONG – WAY (17)
46. LOW HONG JIN (13)
47. MAX WONG ZI QUAN (8)
48. MUHD NABIL B. AZMAN HISHAM (15)
49. LOW JUN JIAN (15)
50. LOW JUN KEAT
51. WONG JIANWEN (14)
52. NOOR HISHAM B. AHAYAT (12)
53. NIK MUHD. HAZIQ NAJMUDDIN (9)
54. AHMAD HAFIZA B. YUSOFF (15)
55. MOHD SYAZWAN B. MOHD ZIN (16)
56. FADHIL AIMAN B. ZAKARIA (14)
57. MUHAMMAD FAISAL B. ROSLAN (16)
58. MUHD KHAIRUL B.NASRIN (16)
59. MOHD MUHAIMIN B. MOHD TARIZI (14)
60. CHONG YAN MENG (13)
61. TAN SOON KEAT (13)
62. TAN SOON WEI (10)
63. AHMAD FIRDAUS B. MOHAMAD RODZI (19)
64. NOOR MUHAMMAD AZLAN SHAH B. ATAN (20)
65. YEAP ENG CHIAM (14)
66. YAT GUO JIE (15)
67. NG JEN SHENG (8)
68. MUHAMMAD ZIKRI B. MAT ZAKI (14)
69. TAN JUN FENG (13)
70. AIMAN KAMAL FAKRULLAH B. LATIB (10)
71. LOON MUN CHUN ` (17)
72. MUHAMMAD IZZ SAIFUDDIN (16)
73. MUHAMMAD SIRAJUDDIN MUNAWWIR (10)
74. MUHAMMAD NURISLAM B.YAHYA (14)
75. MUHAMMAD NURIHSAN B. YAHYA (10)
76. MUHAMMAD NURIMAN B.YAHYA (12)
77. NUR NABILA BT. AZMAN HISHAM * (12)
78. MUHAMMAD NAJWAN B. AZMAN HISHAM (8)
79. MUHAMAD FIRDAUS AFIQ B. ASMAN

GIRLS CATEGORY
1. NUR FAQIHAH BT. AMINUDDIN (9)
2. SARIKA A/P SUBRAMANIAM (14)
3. PUTERI RIFQAH FAHADA BT. AZHAR (9)
4. PUTERI MUNAJJAH AZ-ZAHRAA BT. AZHAR (8)
5. NABILATUL NADIA BT.JUNAIDI (13)
6. NURUL FARHANUM BT.MD RAIS (12)
7. GOH XIN YEN (13)
8. NUR FARIHAH BT. AMINUDDIN (14)
9. NAZARIENE YUVON A/P SIMON (12)
10. ANIS FARIHA BT. SALEH (11)
11. WINNIE HONG WEE NI (15)
12. VICKIE HONG WEE KI (14)
13. CHONG SUE SIN (17)
14. KHIRRANYA A/P B.GANESAN (14)
15. CAMILIA BT. JOHARI (11)
16. SITI AISYAH BT. SABIRIN (11)
17. SITI KHADIJAH BT. SABIRIN (9)
18. SITI NORASIKIN BT. MAHMUD (15)
19. NURUL BT. ABDULLAH (15)
20. NIK NUR NAJMINA (12)
21. FATIH NOR SAHARIAH (11)
22. SITI NUR AFIQAH (12)
23. JOYCE TAN SUE LEE (12)
24. PAVITRANAYAGI A/P JAYAMURTHEY (13)
25. NUR NAJIHAH BT. AZMAN HISHAM (10)
26. LATIFAH KAIYISAH BT LATIB (15)
27. LATIFAH SYAMIMI BT. LATIB (17)
28. AINUR NADIRAH BT. ZULKIFLI (11)
29. FATHIN SAKINAH BT. MOHD RADZI (13)
30. NUR MUNIRAH BT. MAT RAHIM (17)
31. FATIN NUR NADHIRAH BT. MAT RAHIM (15)
32. JANET CHAN CHOOI PO (17)
33. PUTRI NURFARIZA BT. AHMAD DARJI (17)
34. AMIRA SHAHMINA BT. ZULLKAFLI (14)
35. FAIRUZ HAMIZAH BT. AHMAD FUAD (12)
36. NURISLAMURNI BT. YAHYA (8)
37. NUR SABRINA ALIYA BT. ASMAN

2nd NATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2009

Date : 16th - 20th December 2009

Venue : Pusat Kecemerlangan Sukan Cochrane, Kuala Lumpur

Time Control : 90 Minutes + 30 Seconds from move 1

Categories : Boys Under-20 and Girls Under-20

Closing Date : 10th December 2009

The Champion will be awarded the title "National Junior Master" (Boy & Girl)

* For further enquiries, contact :

1) Mr. Gregory Lau, (012-9020123) greglau64@gmail.com

2) Mr. Abdul Hamid Majid, aham@pc.jaring.my

MEDIA ALERT AND INVITATION

MALAYSIAN CONTINGENT READY FOR THE WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 IN TURKEY

KUALA LUMPUR - A flag presentation ceremony for the Malaysian chess contingent off to the World Youth Chess Championship 2009 in Antalya, Turkey from the 9th - 23rd November 2009 will be held this weekend.

Tan Sri Dato' Seri DiRaja Ramli bin Ngah Talib, President of the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF), will present the Jalur Gemilang to the Team Chef de Mission at a ceremony to be attended by participants, parents, guests, supporters and sponsors.

Members of the Media are cordially invited to attend the ceremony, a news conference and thereafter to refreshments as follows :

DATE : 1st November 2009 (Sunday)
TIME : 1:00 pm
VENUE : Engine Hall, International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak Campus, Jalan Gombak, Kuala Lumpur.

National Rating October 2009

You can download latest National Rating October 2009 release here.

MCF Chess Calender 2010

MCF Chess Calender 2010

Notice

This blog has been initiated and manned by Council Member En Shafruddin for the past one year. To provide even more effective dissemination of MCF chess news the baton is now passed on to Hon Secretary Gregory Lau. It is the intention of MCF to create a more comprehensive website for the benefit of the Members and public in due course

10th Asean+ Age Group Championships 2009 held in Hui, Vietnam 6th June to 15th June 2009 - Results of our Malaysian participants

Nur Najiha Azman Hisham emerged Champion with 7 points in the 9-Round standard time control Girls U-10 category. Although it was a slim 1/2 point difference she had earlier beaten the second-placed Nguyen Thanh Thuy Tien in Round 6 to stamp her superiority in the age-group. Well done WFM Nur Najiha!

Meanwhile her elder sister Nur Nabila who lost to the eventual winner Indonesian WCM Medina Warda Aulia in Round 6 held on strongly thereafter to claim the Runner-up spot. She had earlier beaten third placed Mirano Mira in Round 7 to secure her position and the WCM title. Well Done!

Five other Malaysian players also participated in the Championships. Edward Lee played in the Open U-16 scored 5 1/2 points to secure 4th place in a field of 12 players. It was a commendable effort on his part - a win against Singaporean Christer Jon Aplin (2038), and to hold draws against the higher rated Vietnamese Nguyen Van Hai (2225) and Dan Duy Linh (2112). Amier Hamzah Mohd Zuhri who played in the Open U-8 however had a sort of chequered performance with 5 points and in 12th position out of 28. With more competitive experience he should be a force to be reckoned with in future. Others were Camilia Johari (Girls U-12) with 4 1/2 points and placed 11 out of 19 participants, Muhd Tariq Amru (Open U-20) with 3 points and placed 22/23 and Jerome Yong Lik Boh (Open U-12) with 3 points and placed19/21

For the record 6 Asean countries namely host Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia, Phillipines, Singapore and Malaysia, 4 other countries outside Asean ie Australia, Russia, India and Iran participated in the Championships.Other details can be obtained here

IGB - 6th Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open Chess Championship 2009 - Entry Form

The annual Malaysian Chess Festival 2009 will again be celebrated this August 2009. Entry Form for the above Malaysia Open is now available 

Date : 21st - 28th Aug 2009

Venue : Bintang Ballroom, CitiTel Mid Valley

Closing Date : 10th Aug '09

Contact : IA Hamid Majid (tel +60340219576 or +60193158098) or Greg (+60129020123)

Details can be obtained in the attached Entry Form.

In addition MCF will at the same time organize the Malaysian Blitz Open and the Merdeka Team Rapid Chess Championship 2009, thus extending the period of the Festival to the 31st Aug 2009.

Malaysian Chess Championship 2009 - Final results

National Championship 2009

Round 9 saw an exciting and an unprecedented finish. It was a nightmare for Zhuo Ren when he could not muster enough fire power to penetrate Edward Lee's defence and let slip the title. It was also not to be on the other table where Abel Yap who was only 1/2 point behind the leader fell through against Abdullah. That was costly for him as he would have clinched the title outright. Evan Capel on the other hand expectedly won against his opponent. Zhuo Ren then had not just NM Edward Lee for company but also Evan Capel and Abdullah who also shared 7 points each.

 

This triggered a tiebreak, and a four-cornered double round robin was set into play to determine the one winner. Evan Capel played steadily but at the expense of NM Edward Lee, although the latter maintained composure thereafter ending up with just 1/2 point behind. Zhuo Ren's attacking flair lacked strong follow-through endings while Abdullah's grappling with time were costly for both of them. So the Piala Tun Hussein Onn goes to the Penang lad this year

Congratulations to NM Evan Timothy Capel ! 

National Women Championship 2009

Li Ting and the other leading women players however played to their strength. Although Renitha did catch up with the leader to share the same 7 1/2 points in the final round her loss to the eventual winner in Round 5 (Personal Encounter) sealed her second place position. 

In the picture is the winner receiving the Piala Tan Sri Sabbaruddin Chik from the MCF President Tan Sri Ramli.

Congratulations NWM Tan Li Ting !

Malaysian Chess Championship 2009 - Day 4

National Championship 2009

Barring any upsets Zhuo Ren is set to be crowned this year's NM. But Abel Yap second in line with only a 1/2 point behind is ready to take the slack. Likewise there are four other 6-pointers Evan Capel, Abdullah and Saprin (pic) or maybe NM Edward Lee, ready to stake claim on tie-break. Another consideration is the battle for second place which will qualify for participation in  the upcoming Malaysian Masters

Pairing Round 9

National Women Championship 2009

Li Ting is set to capture the NWM title to create a major upset in this category simply because she is not listed as a pre-tournament favourite. Her third round draw over Nabila probably gave her the impetus to go the distance. The final hurdle would be against another experienced player Haslindah (pic) with Renitha lurking over the shoulder should the leader lapse

Pairing Round 9

Notice: 

Tomorrow 3rd June 2009 will be the final Round 9 play (09:00hr to 13:00hr) and Closing /prize giving Ceremony is scheduled at 14:00 hr

Malaysian Chess Championship 2009 - Day 3

National Championship 2009

Zhuo Ren continues his fine run with two wins over Mohd Khair and Abdullah respectively. Another top Penang junior Evan (pic. right) will be  challenging him tomorrow. For the record the latter has not lost any game in this Championship so far, but instead drew twice with Abdullah and again with Saprin this morning. This will be an interesting first Board encounter  

Pairing Round 7

National Women Championship 2009

Li Ting leads with 5 1/2 points setting aside Renitha  and later this evening another strong player Winnie Hong. This is a fine run and timely for this relative unknown to step out of the shadows of the Klang Valley girls. Her next opponent NWM Alia is trailling by a point attributed to 4 drawn games, a situation the latter seemed to have repeatedly gotten into of late

Pairing Round 7

Malaysian Chess Championship 2009 - Day 2

National Championship 2009 

Two players maintained full score after 4 rounds. Zhuo Ren the current MSSM U-18 Champion would want to replicate  last year's winner NM Edward Lee, but his Round 5 opponent Mohd Khair who had earlier disposed off  Kamaluddin and Fadli would not be a pushover either.  

Open - Round 5 Pairing 

National Women Championship 2009 

The three leading players all secured draws in their respective games in Round 3. While the Klang Valley girls were pre-tournament favourites watch out for Renitha in Round 5 tomorrow

Women - Round 5 Pairing

Malaysian Chess Championship 2009 - Day 1

National Championship 2009

55 players registered for the National Closed today. Leading the challenge is Mohd Saprin Sabri while last year's Champion NM Edward Lee Kim Han (below left) is also be present to defend his title. A surprise entry is veteran and former MCF official who have been seeking his fortune overseas but gunning for the NM title namely Chan Kwai Keong aka KK Chan (right). All three are on track with maximum 2 points 

Cross table up to Round 2

Pairing for Round 3

National Women Championship 2009

NWM Alia Anin Azwa Bakri who won the title last year would attempt to repeat the feat this year.  She was however held to a draw in Round 1 to Negeri Sembilan player Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan. With a small field of 22 players and 9 Rounds to contend with the final outcome is still open

Cross table and pairing for Round 3 at 09:00 hr tomorrow