17, cHEss pIRATE WINNING Streak in Rapid Event ends Today at 17 Games.

Details of the Streak:-
29 JUNE, 2 Games: Rounds 5 - 6 @ 3rd MBPJ Open, U-12

30 JUNE, 6 Games: Rounds 1 - 6 @ 2nd THE SUMMIT JUNIORS Open, U-7

20 JULY, 6 Games: Rounds 1 - 6 @ 1st SStwo MALL, U-12

13 AUG., 3 Games: Rounds 1 - 3 @ 4th SWENSEN's RAPID AGE GROUP, U-8

( Emm....what is he doing now!? Picture courtesy of Chess Malaysia fb)

The cHEss pIRATE's winning streak in rapid events came to a grinding halt today during Round 4 of the 4th SWENSEN's AGE GROUP held at Cititel, Midvalley KL...streak ended at 17 winning games!

...and I think I'm partly to blame when I asked him to start noting his games. Both games which I'd asked him to note...he struggled and lost. I should have either ask him to start notations from Round 1 or ask him to forget about taking notes completely, NOT introduce something different halfway into the event! Well, LESSON Learnt!

In footballing terms there's Brazil and there's Germany.
Brazil is known for its flair and passion whilst Germany is better known for boring but methodical approach which grinds out results after 90minutes.
From my observation today, CP plays Rapid like the Blitz... without any inhibition and will move instinctively....more like Brazil.
Ask him to write his moves and he'll not be able to play like Germany with its system and calculation. He'll most likely struggle like the Malaysian team.

( 17 Game Win Streak, Began Here at MBPJ Open )

4th SWENSEN's OPEN RAPID AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIP 2013, Registered

Event INFO

Blog REPORT & REPORT2

UPDATE 3@14/8
OFFICIAL RESULTS:-
hAnA, Bronze Medal - Girls U-12. Overall 23rd out of 71 players. FINAL STANDINGS
The cHEss pIRATE, 17th out of 83 players. FINAL STANDINGS


UPDATE 2@13/8
hAnA got the Bronze Medal for the Girls U-12 category. In terms of points she ended the event joint 2nd with the Silver Medalist but lose out on 1st BH Tie-Break.
( Read HERE )

The cHEss pIRATE finished 17th...a 1point enhancement and 6 places improvement from 2012 3rd SWENSEN (Read HERE ). In terms of points, he finished on 4points - Joint 9th-26th with 17 other players and was placed in order of the 1st Tie-Break I.e.BH. Perhaps, in the coming years, the organisers could add a 7th round to further 'refine' the players' positions.
( Read HERE )

UPDATE 1@12/8
The initial players' list have been pasted on the Notice Boards outside the Ballroom.
There are more than 60 participants for both the U-8 and U-12 events where the cHEss pIRATE and hAnA are seeded 4th and 8th respectively.

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A few days back, I'd registered hAnA & the cHEss pIRATE for the 4th SWENSEN's OPEN 2013.
Compared to last year where only Faiz participated as hAnA wanted to make her rounds collecting 'Duit Raya' (Read HERE & HERE2 ), both hAnA and the cHEss pIRATE will be taking part. The event would also serve as part of a series of "warm-up" events leading to the 9th Asian Schools Chess Championship which the kids would participate in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 30th August till 6th September.

Am hopeful that that CP will improve from last year's 3 points (from 6 games) & 23rd finish from 46 players ( 3rd Swensen's 2012 RESULTS ).

Accounts:
60 - Entrance Fees @2 Pax
50 - Food @ Crazy Potato & Wendy's
24 - Petrol@10 / Toll@8 / Parking@6
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Returns:-
1 Bronze Medal @ U-12 Girls Event
40 Swensen's Voucher Redeemable by 31/12/2013 (for 2 pax)

PREP. for 9th ASIAN SCHOOLS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 @ Colombo-SRI LANKA

Event INFO
Initial Stories, HERE & HERE2

MCF had issued the official Offer Letters dated 5 Aug.2013 for hAnA and the CP to represent Malaysia in the 9th Asian Schools.
hAnA's Co-Curricular teacher have been informed (via sms and e-mail) and plane tickets booked via Triways Travel-TTDI before the Raya hols.

In the short time-frame given managed to churn out the following prep.programme for the kids:-

Competitions
(1) AUG.10-16 - Classical, 8th AM BANK CHESS CHALLENGE (FIDE-rated)
(2) AUG.13 - Rapid, 4th SWENSEN's OPEN RAPID AGE GROUP
(3) AUG.24 - Rapid, BATTLE CHESS SELANGORKU II

Overall Prep. (incl.Coaching & Classes)
(1) Coaching,
(2) Classes,
(3) BREAK - Festivities
(4) 10/8: COMPETITION - Classical @ 8th AM BANK CHESS CHALLENGE
(5) 11/8: COMPETITION - Classical @ 8th AM BANK CHESS CHALLENGE
(6) 12/8: COMPETITION - Classical @ 8th AM BANK CHESS CHALLENGE
(7) 13/8: COMPETITION - Rapid @ 4th SWENSEN's AGE GROUP
(8) 14/8: COMPETITION - Classical @ 8th AM BANK CHESS CHALLENGE
(9) 15/8: COMPETITION - Classical @ 8th AM BANK CHESS CHALLENGE
(10)16/8: COMPETITION - Classical @ 8th AM BANK CHESS CHALLENGE
(11)17/8
(12)18/8
(13)19/8 COACHING
(14)20/8 COACHING
(15)21/8 COACHING
(16)22/8 COACHING
(17)23/8 COACHING
(18)24/8: COMPETITION - Rapid @ BATTLE CHESS SELANGORKU II
(19)25/8: CLASSES
(20)26/8: COACHING
(21)27/8: COACHING
(22)28/8: TBC
(23)29/8: TBC
(24)30/8: Flight to Colombo








Hopefully, the rough prep.programme outlined above can at least give the kids if not a fighting chance to do well....at the very least, to not embarass the nation!