Event INFO
Official RESULTS
Having missed last year's event due to late registration, I registered and paid early this year i.e. on 14 September (almost 2 months early)...and despite that I still missed the early bird gift for the 1st 100 early birds...well that speaks for the response garnered.
CP had played in this event before in 2012 (read 4 November 2012 blogPOST) but I could not accompany him and hAnA due to a public speaking engagement in Yayasan Restu. Hence, it is my first time attending this event and now I know why this event is always "sold out" weeks or even months in advance.
List of plus points:-
(1) Value for Money - for RM25 entrance fee which other event can one think of which also provides lunch(after R3) and tea(after R5)? In addition, participants were given a clip file with the words "Malaysian Book of Records"
(2) Better Prizes - Top 3 winners get a sizeable trophy, cash, a decent hamper and achievement certificate.
(3) Honouring Past Winners - Previous Winners were honoured with a flyer listing the names of all category winners from the 1st year of the event to last year's. Again, I can't recall any event in Malaysia (even for FIDE-rated events) which remembers past winners like Kepong Juniors.
The only glitches were the 19minutes delay in start time compared to event info and the lack of a prayer room(which was rectified by the organisers after a request was made by Muslim parents attending the event).
Overall, I would recommend this event to the chess fraternity to participate in next year. I look forward to coming again next year and seeing CP's name in the Past Winners flyer. Congratulations and well done to the organisers.
Official RESULTS
( U8 Category - 1st: Amir Faiz, 2nd: Megat Imran, 3rd:Iskandar Haikal )
* Pictures courtesy of Megat Khushairi *
Having missed last year's event due to late registration, I registered and paid early this year i.e. on 14 September (almost 2 months early)...and despite that I still missed the early bird gift for the 1st 100 early birds...well that speaks for the response garnered.
CP had played in this event before in 2012 (read 4 November 2012 blogPOST) but I could not accompany him and hAnA due to a public speaking engagement in Yayasan Restu. Hence, it is my first time attending this event and now I know why this event is always "sold out" weeks or even months in advance.
List of plus points:-
(1) Value for Money - for RM25 entrance fee which other event can one think of which also provides lunch(after R3) and tea(after R5)? In addition, participants were given a clip file with the words "Malaysian Book of Records"
(2) Better Prizes - Top 3 winners get a sizeable trophy, cash, a decent hamper and achievement certificate.
(3) Honouring Past Winners - Previous Winners were honoured with a flyer listing the names of all category winners from the 1st year of the event to last year's. Again, I can't recall any event in Malaysia (even for FIDE-rated events) which remembers past winners like Kepong Juniors.
The only glitches were the 19minutes delay in start time compared to event info and the lack of a prayer room(which was rectified by the organisers after a request was made by Muslim parents attending the event).
Overall, I would recommend this event to the chess fraternity to participate in next year. I look forward to coming again next year and seeing CP's name in the Past Winners flyer. Congratulations and well done to the organisers.
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