( Zaidan Zulkipli - CHAMPION, 8th ASIAN DRAGONS 2014 with 8 points from 9 rounds )
( Open Results)
* Pict. Courtesy of Chess Taiwan fb *
KLCA players performed honorably at the 8th Asian Dragons which concluded today at the Banqaio Stadium, New Taipei City. In a rare occurrence for local chess, a Malaysian player managed to win an International FIDE-rated event. Zaidan Zulkipli had to win his final game to ensure victory as a draw would enable Koji Noguchi (should he win) from Japan to pip him on tie-break. Zaidan did win against upcoming Dai Wenzhi from China (Dai had defeated Koji and drew with top seed FM Lee from Korea) and ensured the title by half a point from Koji who did win.
( U16 Open Results)
* Pict. Courtesy of Chess Taiwan fb *
Shreyes Subramaniam playing in the U-16 category finished Runners-Up with 7.5points, just half a point behind Ieong Seak Hin from Macau. Despite finishing second (which is OK in my books) he was not happy with his performance especially in the loss to Ieong and drawn game against Wang Ting-Hao.
Based on my conversation with the organisers after the closing ceremony, they are keen to invite Zaidan and Shreyes again for next year's event.
As for the baby of the team and the Youngest Player in the tournament i.e. Amir Faiz, in my books he exceeded my expectations by getting more than 1 point in the U-16 category. Based on this performance and the number of FIDE-rated players he'd played against, he's just 1 FIDE-rated player away from getting his maiden classical rating which would then translate to some costs savings. 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses should be enough for him to claim some form of rewards from his grandparents when they come back from umrah next month.
Finally, a special thank you to the hosts i.e.Chinese Taipei Chess Federation for extending the invitation to KLCA. Special mention goes to Dina Chen, Henry Liu and Elsa Yueh for being good hosts during our stay in Taiwan.
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