( More than 200 boards lined up)
( 13th, 7 wins & 2 losses)
(RM80 cash prize and Goodie Bag)
The 1st CIDB-RTM Open created a record of sorts. It was the first time I'd seen in Malaysia, an event with more than 400 players in a SINGLE category i.e. U12.
Due to the overwhelming number of players, the organisers decided to change the format to 9 rounds instead of 7 rounds as per initial advertisement but with 30 minutes game time in each round. Though the venue itself was OK, the event started later than advertised and there were many complaints on results and the final rankings for the various categories.
It is also the first time there CP lost twice due to time drop, an occurrence which rarely happens except in blitz. Despite both losses, am not too bothered as he was about to promote in 1 game and was a Queen up in the other game.
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