TV3 interview with The cHEss pIRATE @Summit

Had a bad flashback when "AMIR FAIZ bin AMIRUL" name was announced over the PA System...A FEW TIMES... at the Summit Shopping Complex in Subang. The incident occurred between Rounds 4 and 5 of the chess competition.

Was thinking - " What did he do this time??? " as He'd went "AWOL" at 1 Utama & 2 Hotels in previous years. After a frenzied search on the Ground Floor, I spotted him...with a TV Crew in attendance. Whew...what a relief!!!

The organiser and TV3 crew informed me that they are interviewing the CP by virtue of him being the YOUNGEST PARTICIPANT in the 1st SUMMIT JUNIORS Open competition.

(Stage Where the CHEss pIRATE was Interviewed by the TV3 Crew. Picture: FireyRook Blog)

Among the questions asked(in Malay) whilst the CP was standing on the Stage were:-
(1) What is Your Name?
(2) How Old Are You?
(3) Why Did You Play Chess - Interest, Somebody Taught You etc?
(4) Who Taught You to Play Chess?
(5) Have You Won Anything?

....all in the interview lasted 10-15minutes as I was also interviewed by the crew (sitting down on the stage) as well since CP was in a bad mood having lost a few games prior to the interview.

1st Summit Juniors Open 2012 competition report, HERE.

1st SUMMIT Juniors Open 2012

UPDATE:
R1: B28(B) v. Walkover Win.
R2: B06(W) v. Raja Bazilah Bot(1289). LOST
R3: B16(B) v. Valerie Wong(1073). WON, Checkmate after both Blundered Queen.
R4: B10(W) v. Allaida Siow(1227). lost, after Opponent's Pawn Promotion
R5: B17(B) v. Prashanth Ramasamy(1189). Lost, Checkmate via Queen & Rook
R6: B19(B) v. Lim Zheng Yu(NR). WON

Overall, as per last week's 18th Kepong Juniors Open - the cHEss pIRATE played true to form I.e. He won against lower rated players and lost to higher rated players. Thus, No Surprises! CP's official classification is 35th out of 71 players in the U-10 category with 3 Wins & 3 Losses...a 50% winning record.(Note: The highest placed 3-pointer, finished 27th).

Remarks: Between R4 & R5, a TV3 crew interviewed the CP by virtue of him being the Youngest Participant in the event.

Organiser's Perspective, HERE

Another Blog Post re this event, HERE

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This Sunday is the first time that both siblings are going to a chess tournament albeit a different one. cHEss pIRATE is taking part in the 1st Summit Juniors Open held at the Summit Shopping Complex in Subang Jaya whilst hAnA is going for 2 rounds of classical chess in the ongoing Nf6 Junior Chess Championship in TTDI-KL. The eldest i.e. Amira Fathina is adjudicating in the WODC2012 debate event in UiTM-Shah Alam,

It is also the first time cHEss pIRATE is participating in an event held in a shopping complex.

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Note: Not to enter CP for Tournaments in Shopping Complexes as it's difficult to control the CP.