36th Selangor Open Chess Tournament 2009

MCF affiliate, The Chess Association of Selangor will be holding her 36th Selangor Open next week (30th April to 3rd May 2009). The 36th Selangor Open is certified as the longest running tournament in Malaysia and is one of the handful in the country with standard time-control endorsed by Fide. It is also well recognised by MCF for purposes of selection to major tournaments overseas. 

Last year's champion FM Lim Yee Weng has registered to defend the title for the third time. It was a fruitful year for this lawyer who went on with highly commendable performances in the Malaysia Open and later, in the Dresden Olympiad. The first time he won the tournament was in 1998, at the age of 16. The juniors both the boys and girls, are urged to follow his footstep and take this opportunity to play in classical chess here, besides taking the expensive cross-border rituals.

International Age Group Selection 2009 - Results

Results of the Selection held on 18th and 19th April 2009 as follows:

International Age Group Selection 2009 - The Rules

The newspaper article today aptly described the scene beyond the chess board of the recent NAG 2009. But unlike the previous years is a new dimension where matters have turned libelous with blogger parents and respondents churning out half truths ( in short, lies) to the public. To add one even claimed to have made an 'appeal' over the buzzing handphone. Taking potshots on organisers insinuating them with unethical manipulation of chess rules/program, prejudiced eye or lacking in discipline, or making unsubstantiated decision-making process are really uncalled for. Unfortunately there would always be an errant organiser/arbiter somewhere who will dance with the mob. This would only breed disillusionment to those who think of change from within

By the way these are the parents who earlier wanted exclusive and selective passage for sponsorship through MCF. That would explain their vehement refusals to join the mainstream associations. Fortunately they are in the minority, for now

On a more important matter, the Selection will commence tomorrow at Dato Arthur Tan Chess Centre scheduled to start 0900hr .

International Age Group Selection 2009 - 18th to 19th April 2009

Based on the results of the National Age Group Chess Championship 2009 the following players are successful and invited to play in the above Selection:

BOYS U-08
1.WONG YINN LONG
2.AMIER HAMZAH MOHD ZUHRI
3.TEH DE JUAN
4.DANISH HAMZAH AL-HADI NOOR AKBAR

GIRLS U-08
1.PUTERI MUNAJJAH AZ-ZAHRAA AZHAR
2.TEH DE WEN
3.TEH MING MIN
4.MOK SHU ZING

BOYS U-10
1.YEOH LI TIAN
2.MUHD SIRAJUDDIN MUNAWWIR
3.MUHD AZIZ FARHAN NOOR AKBAR
4.TEOH ERN SHENG

GIRLS U-10
1.NUR NAJIHA AZMAN HISHAM
2.PUTERI RIFQAH FAHADA AZHAR
3.NITHYALAKSHMI SIVANESAN
4.MAISARRAH NOOR AKBAR

BOYS U-12
1.TAN WEI HAO
2.LIM WINSEN
3.DEREK POON GUO LIONG
4.JEROME YONG LIK BOH

GIRLS U-12
1.NJM NUR NABILA AZMAN HISHAM
2.TAN LI TING
3.CAMILIA JOHARI
4.FAIRUZ HAMIZAH AHMAD FUAD

BOYS U-14
1.YEAP ENG CHIAM
2.WONG JIANWEN
3.TAN JUN FENG
4.NICHOLAS CHONG ING HOOI

GIRLS U-14
1.AMIRA SYAHMINA ZULLKAFLI
2.HOH TJIN LI
3.LAILA HUSNA SAHADI
4.PAVITRANAYAGI JAYAMURTHEY

BOYS U-16
1.EVAN TIMOTHY CAPEL
2.SUMANT SUBRAMANIAM
3.MUHD IZZ SAIFUDDIN
4.NM EDWARD LEE KIM HAN

GIRLS U -16
1.NWM ALIA ANIN AZWA BAKRI
2.LATIFAH KAIYISAH LATIB SAID
3.TEH KAI WEN
4.WINNIE HONG WEE NI

Further to the preliminary briefings last Sunday a standard time-control Round Robin format shall be held for 2 days on 18th to 19th April 2009 at The Dato' Arthur Tan Chess Centre


Schedule of play as follows:-

Saturday 18th April 2009
Round 1 : 0900hr - 1300hr
Round 2 : 1430hr - 1830hr

Sunday 19th April 2009
Round 3 : 0900hr - 1300hr
Tiebreaker : 1400hr - 1500hr


The Champion from this Selection will be eligible to represent Malaysia as the Official player for World, Asian, Asean and other international age group events

Players are required to register their interest and availability to join the Selection by contacting Tournament Director/Hon. Secretary Gregory Lau (h/p 012902123 or email greglau64@gmail.com) not later than 12th April 2009.

National Age Group Chess Championship 2009 - Final Results

Penang Junior Evan Timothy Capel clinched the coveted Boy Under -16 title this year, sharing 6 points with Sumant Subramaniam and Muhd Izz Saifuddin but with a superior tie break. It was a sweet victory for Penang who came with two busloads of some 71 players accompanied by parents and supporters. Dato' Sieh Kok Chi from OCM was present to grace the occasion.














NWM Alia Anin Azwa Bakri claimed her Girl Under-16 title with ease leaving her next opponent Latifah Kaiyisah with 2 points ahead. Three other prize winners Teh Kai Wen, Winnie Hong and Choong Sy Yiing scored 4 1/2 points to take up the remaining slots





















Top rated Yeap Eng Chiam set aside his 'Boy Under-14' rivals to win the title with full points. The 2nd to 5th placed Winners had a tight finish with 5 1/2 points and were decided by the second tie-break.


In the picture above is Eng Chiam second from the left, together with the other Champions and officials from OCM, MCF and Pearl Point










The placings in the Girl Under-14 category were keenly fought with Selangor player Amira Syahmina Zullkafli winning the title with 1/2 points ahead of her next rival Tan Li Ting and Camilia Johari.

























The Boy Under-12 category attracted a large pool of players. Tan Wei Hao however played well and clinched the title for the second time running despite conceding a draw in the last round to 5th placed Subramaniam. Top rated Muhd Irfan Haqqim surprisingly dropped to 6th place while another strong contender Mohd Faizal ( ranked third) was placed 8th




Another Selangor player NJM Nur Nabila successfully defended her Girl Under-12 title, despite dropping a point in Round 6 to Fairuz Hamizah of Kedah.


























Defending Champion Selangor player Yeoh Li Tian had no trouble to stamp his mark with a clean 7 points, brushing aside his two other opponents Muhd Sirajuddin and Muhd Aziz Farhan into 2nd and 3rd placings.








Defending Champion Nur Najiha cruised through the six rounds before yielding to fellow Selangor player Puteri Rifqah Fahada, but with a comfortable 6 points lead












Boy Under-8 title went to Wong Yinn Long who rebounded after a 3rd round setback to 4th Place Danish Hamzah Al-Hadi, the pretournament favourite. He shared 6 points with the 2nd and 3rd winners












Girl Under-8 winner - Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa of Selangor had a scare in Round 3. She played well thereafter to share 6 points with second-placed Teh De Zen and won on tie break













And finally.....

The Chief Arbiter for the Championship IA Lim Tse Pin later briefed the top four winners of each category on the scheduled round-robin play to determine the eligibility to represent the country in selected overseas tournament. For the record this matter was laid out and made known to participants before the start of the competition.



Congratulations to all the Winners!

National Age Group Chess Championship 2009 - Day 1 Results

Four rounds were completed in Day 1 of the Championship. The leading national players in the respective categories claimed their top spots in these early rounds. The final rounds in Day 2 will see the real battle to determine this year's Champions

Round5 pairings

National Age Group Chess Championship 2009 - Start List and Round 1 Pairings

The National Age Group Chess Championship 2009 ('NAG2009') will start tomorrow at at Level 2, Pearl Point Shopping Mall . As a reminder 4 rounds will be played tomorrow with Round 1 scheduled to start at 08:30 am. The final 3 rounds and Closing Ceremony will be held the following day Sunday 5th April 2009

Starting List
Pairing List Rd1

National Age Group Chess Championship 2009 - Players' List

The list of participants in the above Championship to date are shown below. Kindly check the names and relevant details are in order and revert to the organiser for any discrepancies. Those who have not registered but wish to be considered may also contact us to confirm availability.

Pearl Point National Age Group U-8 Boys
Pearl Point National Age Group U-8 Girls
Pearl Point National Age Group U-10 Boys
Pearl Point National Age Group U-10 Girls
Pearl Point National Age Group U-12 Boys
Pearl Point National Age Group U-12 Girls
Pearl Point National Age Group U-14 Boys
Pearl Point National Age Group U-14 Girls
Pearl Point National Age Group U-16 Boys
Pearl Point National Age Group U-16 Girls

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