Vietnam should be banned from taking part in the ASEAN+ Age Group...but that's just wishful thinking. During closing ceremony, Ignatius announced that they had received 2 bids to host next year's 16th ASEAN+ Age Group C.C. 2015 i.e.one from Thailand (Phuket) and another one from Vietnam. Am hoping that it'll be in Phuket.
( U-12 Girls, Rapid Event - Bronze for Team Malaysia )
L-R: Garry Kasparov, Amira Farhana, Nur Faiqah & Raja Bazilah.
( U-8 Open, Blitz Event - Bronze for Team Malaysia )
L-R: Iskandar Haikal, Ooi Zhi Ping & Amir Faiz.
The kids are going back with 2 Bronze Medals for Malaysia. hAnA a Bronze medal in the Team Rapid event while Faiz gets a Bronze medal in the Team Blitz category. Overall, the Malaysian team finished 6th after Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia and China with 3 Golds, 5 Silvers and 15 Bronze Medals. Forget about the Filipinos, the Vietnamese are clearly superior in this competition.
If not for the Vietnamese, the kids could have done even better.
A breakdown of their results against Vietnamese players in all categories:-
Classical
hAnA - 1 loss to a Vietnamese player (from 4 losses)
CP - 2 losses (from 4)
Rapid
hAnA - 2 losses (from 3)
CP - 2 losses (from 4)
Blitz
hAnA - 2 losses (from 5)
CP - 1 Draw & 4 Losses (ALL)
Hence, out of a possible 14 points against Vietnamese opponents they managed ONLY half a point (3.57%). Perhaps, it is time to consider ala-Military chess Training as adopted by the Vietnamese. I'll be OK with this but CP!!!??????
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