C: ALL IN THE FAMILY - 3rd Piala YDP MPSJ 2015

( U12 Final Ranking )

( Not Happy despite finishing 3rd in U12 ) 

 ( Prize-Winners. On Stage but Under Protest )

( U18 Final Rankings )

( hAnA, inactive & rusty since June's MSSM but still managed 9th in the U18 Open ) 

( Prize Winners. hAnA is happy though )

After some 'instigating', managed to get both hAnA and CP to play in the event.

KPIs given were - CP@Top 3 and hAnA@50%. Both managed to achieve their respective KPI.
My first competition for 2015, 3points resulting in being placed 47th out of 78 players.

9th Title for CM Amir Faiz Amirul - CHAMPION, U8 Open, 1st SK Presint 16(2) Putrajaya 2015 & Special Award for Best Male Player

( Champion & Special Award for Best Male Player in Competition )

4 and a-half months into his 'negotiated leave' from chess after Singapore's AAG+ in June, CM Amir Faiz Amirul is ending 2015 with a second title to his name and probably his last U8 title when he emerged Champion of the 1st SK Putrajaya Presint 16(2) 2015 - U8 Open Individual final.
After KL (MSSWPKL) and Selangor (NAG), Putrajaya is the third state he'd managed to win in.

( fellow AAG+ Macau 2014 contingent team mate Haziman on his right )

This is his 9th title overall, his second for 2015 and also his second title as a CM. 

He secured his 9th title by winning all 7 rounds in the 'lightweight' competition and in the process was given the Special Award for Best Male Player in the competition..

( U8 Open, Final Rankimgs )

A note of thanks goes to Gilocatur for highlighting the event and also to Cikgu Fahizal for the assistance rendered.

Planned Visit to IKN, with a Pitstop at Putrajaya's Precint 16(2) School 1st Chess Competition.

( Putrajaya Precint 16-2 School Chess Competition )

( U8 Final Results )

According to the Terms of Understanding (ToU) agreed upon between CP and I before this year's AAG Singapore he's supposed to be 'on leave' from chess till 31st December 2015.

However, a situation arose which enabled him to be persuaded to come out of 'retirement' i.e. a good Pak Sheikh who had been instrumental in CP going to WYCC 2013 being hospitalised in IKN Putrajaya. A planned visit to IKN this week was made to coincide with the 1st SK Putrajaya Presint 16(2) Chess Competition. It was hoped that CP would be able to present a medal of sorts when visiting the good samaritan. 

In a combination of factors, CP was able to do so. Faiz won the 'lightweight' U8 event.

Special Award for Chess, fm KYS

( Posted on KYS Notice Board )

Finally, hAnA receives some recognition from the College, a Special Award for Chess to be given out during KYS' Speech Day on Saturday, 14th November. 

Both recipients for the Special Award in chess represented Melaka in the U15 event in June's MSSM in SJKC Shang Wu, Pulau Pinang. Coincidentally, both finished 10th during the NAG competition in their respective group and used to be former KL teammates in the MSSM held in Kuala Terengganu.

Hopefully, the KYS Special Award will spur Amira Farhana to better and greater things and not just in chess

C: 8th-U12@1st SRI DAMANSARA Open after 4 months of NOT Touching the Chess Set!

 (8th Place, U12 - RM40+Medal+Achievement Certificte)

(Prize Given by Sri Damansara 3 School HM)

U12 Open, 1st Sri Damansara 2015 Results HERE

After 4 months of not touching the chess set since Singapore, CP finally played in a competition.
A bit rusty but managed to win his first 5 rounds before losing to regulars Ilhan and Esther(MSSM 2015 U12G Best Board player) in the final 2 rounds. 8th place and RM40 should be enough to make him 'hungry & tremble' a bit!

8th place finish for me is not bad considering the long lay-off. Back to the fencing season then as there's a few events to prepare for. Singapore and Jakarta will have to depend on both the Coach and school's go ahead.
Probably, restart competing in January 2016 unless there's training gaps in between.

C: 1st Catur Terbuka Sri Damansara & Cempaka Inter-School, Registered

After more than 4 months of NOT touching the chess set since mid-June's ASEAN+ in Singapore let alone taking part in any chess competition, CP is registered for an event within a short distance of the neighbourhood.

Concurrently, registered him for his first inter-school team fencing event.

Details;-
1st Catur Terbuka Sri Damansara, INFO
Cempaka Inter-School, INFO

F: 42nd in Ordered Ranking - MFF GP3 2015, U12 Foil @Gymnasium 3, MSN

( GP3 Venue - Gymnasium 3 MSN )

( GA Fencers & Coaches. As per normal CP  focusing on something else )

( Starting Players' List for FOIL - KL, PP and at least 3 to 5 other clubs )

( CP in Pool 8 which began around 10.30AM)

( Ordered Ranking after Round Robin Pools. CP ranked 42nd ) 

 ( Last 64/32 Elimination Rounds )

At 8, CP and his GA team mate are the Youngest foilers in the competition. CP's accumulated 8points out of a possible 20 over 5 rounds of 2 minutes each is not too shabby, only 1 trouncing losing 0-4. Despite the opposition's strength and experience, lo and behold both managed to avoid finishing last mainly due to 'flashes off techniques used'. There were a few 9-year olds, many in standard 4 while most of the competitors are either 12 or 11-year olds. CP needs to improve especially on his strength and stamina. As expected, he'd lost out during physical contacts. 

Hope the experience gained can be put to good use for future national events. Comparing this and CP's debut in his first national event in chess (apart from NAG) i.e. during the NJCC in 2012 or 2013 at Wilayah Complex-KL, ranking wise he did relatively better...his name was even on the first ordered ranking sheet rather than the next!