UPDATE:
cHEss pIRATE FAIZ ended with a 50% record gathered from 3 wins.
He Placed 23rd(StartingRank29) out of 49players with a BH of 18.
3pts were placed between 19th(BH 20.5) to 28th(BH 15.5 @ Asia Moo)
His 3rd 50% record after POLGAR May Day Challenge and INSOFAR Age Group, Shah Alam in July.
He also won a Special Prize of a Chess Set from Cerdik Catur Enterprise for being the YOUNGEST male participant at 5years, 5months, 3weeks and 2days. Coincidentally, Faiz had also received a hamper from Cerdik Catur in another event held in June - HERE
R6: WON. (W, Bd.13) Loh Xiong Yi(1219), Checkmate.
R5: LOST. (B, Bd.10) Nur Faiqah Aminuddin(1234), Checkmate.
R4: LOST. (W, Bd.6) Wong Zi Yue(1266), Checkmate.
Note: Also Wasted Time due to Timer NOT Pressed & Restroom Break
R3: WON. (B, Bd.9) Irfan Hakimi Irman(1180), Checkmate
R2: WON. (W, Bd.20) Tan Hougen(1128), 3 Illegal Moves(Green Cards)
R1: LOST. (B, Board 9) Ivan Sean Yeap(1246), Queen Blunder
Note:
His Cousins Arif placed 11th in U-8/ Aqil, 10 of 78 in U-10 / Ayesha, 52 of 62 in U-12.
My Assessment:
The whole idea for taking part in the U-8 event is to see how Faiz measures up against his peers.
(1) He can hold himself against "newer" players but will struggle against stronger.
Ivan Yap(1246), Wong (1266) & Nur Faiqah (1234) are all higher rated players.
(2) Needs to "slow down" moving the pieces.
Note: Get him to start writing games in Non-Rated event to slow down his movement.
(3) End Game NEEDS to be addressed.
(4) Not to bring Gadgets that will distract him.
Assessment on Competition:
(1) Venue was good. Also easy access to Prayer room.
(2) Food readily available even at venue.
(3) Most important, Junior players from other countries participating
e.g. Iran, India, Singapore as well as Australia & Philippines.
(4) It always irks me that time is not adhered to as advertised.
(5) Slight disappointment that advertised Lunch Break Lecture did not materialise.
(6) For RM30, note should have been made available.
(7) So called "Certificate" was just a piece of paper...leaves much to be desired!
Especially so when there were many overseas participants.
Competition: 3rd SWENSEN OPEN RAPID AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, 2012
Date: SUNDAY, 26 AUGUST 2012
Time: 8.30AM - 5.30PM, (Lunch Break & Chess Lecture: 12NOON - 1.30PM). 6 Rounds
Venue: CITITEL, MID-VALLEY KL
Organiser: ATCC / Arbiter: Abdul Hamid
Another NEW Tournament & Another NEW Venue for the cHEss pIRATE.
This must be AT LEAST the 6th NEW VENUE for 2012 after OCM-KL, PCA-Hartamas, PKS Cochrane-KL, Old Town-PJ & Shah Alam. Cititel is also our FIRST Hotel Venue. An interesting aspect of this tournament is the advertised "Lunch Break Chess Lecture". Should be interesting.
Let's see how the cHEss pIRATE measures up against his peers!!!
Journey of AMfa family in CHESS, DEBATES, BADMINTON, FENCING & Other Family Pursuits................. *** TRIALs &. TRIBULATIONs *** ( ...since last Quarter of 2010)
Saturday, 25 August 2012
Friday, 24 August 2012
off to Thailand for ASEAN Debate for a different MIND GAME!
28/8 UPDATE:
Hail the ALL-Girls Debating Team and Amira Fathina!!!
The team from Tunku Kurshiah College(TKC),Negeri Sembilan emerged Champions of the 1st ASEAN Educational Challenge Debate 2012 held in Chiangmai, Thailand.In the finals held at the University, the TKCians defeated the team from Thailand.
Proud of you Amira Fathina and the rest of the team.
26/8 UPDATE:
Amira Fathina took part in 2 debates today and her team qualified for the semi-finals.
Tomorrow will be the finals.
>>>>>>>
Amira Fathina is off to Chiangmai, Thailand for the ASEAN Debate.
Family left the house at around 2.30AM for a purported 3AM rendezvous at the LCCT with the rest of the TKCians.
...in the wee hours met Johan & wife from A-Level days and Selva fm NCUK days.
Hail the ALL-Girls Debating Team and Amira Fathina!!!
The team from Tunku Kurshiah College(TKC),Negeri Sembilan emerged Champions of the 1st ASEAN Educational Challenge Debate 2012 held in Chiangmai, Thailand.In the finals held at the University, the TKCians defeated the team from Thailand.
Proud of you Amira Fathina and the rest of the team.
26/8 UPDATE:
Amira Fathina took part in 2 debates today and her team qualified for the semi-finals.
Tomorrow will be the finals.
>>>>>>>
Amira Fathina is off to Chiangmai, Thailand for the ASEAN Debate.
Family left the house at around 2.30AM for a purported 3AM rendezvous at the LCCT with the rest of the TKCians.
...in the wee hours met Johan & wife from A-Level days and Selva fm NCUK days.
Monday, 20 August 2012
Hari Raya Blitz ...and Ended with 2 Rapids
Recently, we i.e. hAnA, cHEss pIRATE & I started playing Blitz chess. Normally, we'll set the timer for 5minutes each.
Hence, in the morning after performing Raya prayers at Surau Mutiara Damansara in PJ and whilst waiting for their mum to prepare raya food for 2 families(Mine and my eldest sister Akmar)...we played a few rounds of blitz chess. This time the timer was set at either 4minutes or 3:30seconds. Had fun playing blitz and without realising it, my beloved wife had called out - " Dah Siap, Jemput Makan!"
It has always been a tradition since my late Mum was still alive that we'll have Sayur Lodeh(a concoction of mixed vegetables cooked whilst being simmered) and Ketupat with Kuah kacang....yes, Ketupat and not the cheap "knock-ons" called Nasi Himpit. Normally, the dishes will be ready by 2-3am in the morning...and without fail every year when everyone is asleep I would have the first taste of the dishes so to speak. Corny or weird as it may sound, I'd always considered the first taste of the dishes at 2-3am in the morning as a time where I reminisce about previous years while listening to the Takbir Raya. This year my wife might have wised up to my early morning food fetish especially when a few ketupats were unaccounted for and/or the lodeh levels had gone down....so she decided to prepare the stuffs the night before and only start cooking at 6AM.....aaaarggghhh! There goes my traditional early morning "tribute" to yesteryears.
...we finishEd having our meal and berhari raya with my family and my sister's family(who came from Penang) and by noon we were off to Kg.Mantun - KL to celebrate with my in-laws.
Before we knew it it was already 10PM and was Just finishing "dinner" at an Uncle's House in Bangsar...we decided then to go to an A-Level friends' (Azlina & Nizam aka Lin & Dag)house in TTDI where we met another A-levels friend i.e. Fazlur & family. We had known the couple & Fazlur since 1988...slightly below quarter of a century when doing our A-level programme in DU. What a relief as finally the cHEss pIRATE had a chess-sparring partner and he was still willing to play rapid even at 11PM. cHEss pIRATE managed to play 2 rapid games before we called it a day....just before 12midnight.
Hence, in the morning after performing Raya prayers at Surau Mutiara Damansara in PJ and whilst waiting for their mum to prepare raya food for 2 families(Mine and my eldest sister Akmar)...we played a few rounds of blitz chess. This time the timer was set at either 4minutes or 3:30seconds. Had fun playing blitz and without realising it, my beloved wife had called out - " Dah Siap, Jemput Makan!"
It has always been a tradition since my late Mum was still alive that we'll have Sayur Lodeh(a concoction of mixed vegetables cooked whilst being simmered) and Ketupat with Kuah kacang....yes, Ketupat and not the cheap "knock-ons" called Nasi Himpit. Normally, the dishes will be ready by 2-3am in the morning...and without fail every year when everyone is asleep I would have the first taste of the dishes so to speak. Corny or weird as it may sound, I'd always considered the first taste of the dishes at 2-3am in the morning as a time where I reminisce about previous years while listening to the Takbir Raya. This year my wife might have wised up to my early morning food fetish especially when a few ketupats were unaccounted for and/or the lodeh levels had gone down....so she decided to prepare the stuffs the night before and only start cooking at 6AM.....aaaarggghhh! There goes my traditional early morning "tribute" to yesteryears.
...we finishEd having our meal and berhari raya with my family and my sister's family(who came from Penang) and by noon we were off to Kg.Mantun - KL to celebrate with my in-laws.
Before we knew it it was already 10PM and was Just finishing "dinner" at an Uncle's House in Bangsar...we decided then to go to an A-Level friends' (Azlina & Nizam aka Lin & Dag)house in TTDI where we met another A-levels friend i.e. Fazlur & family. We had known the couple & Fazlur since 1988...slightly below quarter of a century when doing our A-level programme in DU. What a relief as finally the cHEss pIRATE had a chess-sparring partner and he was still willing to play rapid even at 11PM. cHEss pIRATE managed to play 2 rapid games before we called it a day....just before 12midnight.
Friday, 17 August 2012
3rd SWENSEN OPEN RAPID AGE GROUP, registered!
I'd asked hAnA & the cHESs pIRATE the same question but at different times.
The question is as follows:-
" XXXX, Nak masuk chess competition tak...1 week after Raya? "
Answers:-
cHEss pIRATE - " NAK!!! "
hAnA - Shook her head and said , "...Tired la Ayah!".
Hence, for once the cHEss pIRATE is taking part in a chess competition without his sister taking part as well. He'll be taking part in the 3rd Swensen Rapid Age Group in the U-8 category scheduled to be held 1 week after Hari Raya Aidil Fitri I.e. Sunday,26th of August at the Cititel, Mid-Valley KL.
I guess, OP Peter was right when he made his comments on the kids prior to the 4th Merdeka Challenge.
Hopefully, it'll be a good competition to gauge how bad or, good the cHEss pIRATE really is as the U-8 Age Group competition is rarely organised. The last one that I can recall is the National Age Group competition organised by the MCF in March of this year.
The question is as follows:-
" XXXX, Nak masuk chess competition tak...1 week after Raya? "
Answers:-
cHEss pIRATE - " NAK!!! "
hAnA - Shook her head and said , "...Tired la Ayah!".
Hence, for once the cHEss pIRATE is taking part in a chess competition without his sister taking part as well. He'll be taking part in the 3rd Swensen Rapid Age Group in the U-8 category scheduled to be held 1 week after Hari Raya Aidil Fitri I.e. Sunday,26th of August at the Cititel, Mid-Valley KL.
I guess, OP Peter was right when he made his comments on the kids prior to the 4th Merdeka Challenge.
Hopefully, it'll be a good competition to gauge how bad or, good the cHEss pIRATE really is as the U-8 Age Group competition is rarely organised. The last one that I can recall is the National Age Group competition organised by the MCF in March of this year.
Sunday, 29 July 2012
4th MERDEKA CHESS CHALLENGE, 2012
OFFICIAL RESULTS:
hAnA, AMIRA FARHANA
Open Category: 7th fm 52 (4pts, BH: 13.5)
U-9: 4th
Note: Her 1st Round opponent No-Show resulted in hAnA having a low BH score and affected her Overall position. Even her brother who secured only 2 points had a higher BH score than hAnA I.e. 14.
cHEss pIRATE, AMIR FAIZ
Open Category: 32nd out of 52 (2pts@1win & 2draws. BH: 14)
U-9: 12th?(TBC)
Note: Special Prize for YOUNGEST PARTICIPANT
UPDATE:
hAnA
R1,B06(B): Ng Yan Han, 1 - 0, Forfeit(NO Show)
R2,B06(W): Alexander Henderson,1 - 0, Checkmate
R3,B06(B): Ivan Yap 0 - 1, Checkmate.
Note: Did NOT See, similar situation as per game against S'pore player during 23rd Selangor Juniors Open.
R4,B05(W): Jaydon Leong, 1 - 0, Checkmate
R5,B05(W): Sofea Syahril, 1 - 0, Checkmate
cHEss pIRATE
R1,B10(B): Rathakrishnan Ruvesh, 0.5 - 0.5, Stale Mate (Blunder)
R2,B13(W): Zulkifly Azim, 1 - 0, 3 Illegal Moves
R3,B. (. : Mira Kaur Ajeet, 0.5 - 0.5, (Blunder, with only opponent's King remaining)
R4,B07(w): Sofea Syahril, 0 - 1, Checkmate. Note: (Blunder, whilst a Queen Up)
R5,B11(B): Joel Pang, 0 - 1, Lost due to 3 Illegal Moves
Competition: PCA MERDEKA CHESS CHALLENGE
Date: SUNDAY, 29 JULY 2012
Time: 1.00PM - 4.00PM, (Break: 1-2PM). 5 Rounds
Venue: PCA, Sri Hartamas
Organiser: POLGAR CHESS ACADEMY / Arbiter: ???
...Comments received prior to registration:-
- Your Daughter is CAPABLE but not sure whether she's interested.
- SON is INTERESTED but NOT SURE yet whether he's CAPABLE.
(Would have to agree with his spot on assessment).
2nd Ramadhan tournament for hAnA & the cHEss pIRATE after Insofar's Shah Alam Age Group competition last week. The main difference is the start/end time and also the categories a player competes in.
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
1,000 pageVIEWS 4 AMfaCHESS blog
Just realised that there have been more than 1,000 pageVIEWS for this blog which were started in April of this year. As at time of writing, there were 1,007 views...GO Figure!
I'm a bit piqued as to why there would be visitors from out of Malaysia or, any visitors for that matter to this blog as it was started more as a Journal for my family's chess escapades and NO picture is uploaded. Readership appeal, would most probably be limited to between 5 and 10 family members.
Apart from MALAYSIAN visitors, visitors to this blog country of origin (where there are more than 1 visitor) are:-
(1) USA - 89
(2) UK - 78
(3) Russia - 65
(4) Germany - 9
(5) South Korea - 3
(6) Singapore - 2
PageVIEWS by BROWSERS:-
1. Safari - 579 (57%)
2. Firefox - 132 (13%)
3. Internet Explorer - 116 (11%)
4. Chrome - 103 (10%)
5. Mobile Safari - 60 (5%)
Top 5 PageVIEWS according to OPERATING SYSTEMS:-
1. iPad - 564 (58%)
2. Windows - 207 (21%)
3. Linux - 90 (9%)
4. Android - 56 (5%)
5. iPhone - 14 (1%)
COMMENTS / Inputs as to the future direction for this blog will be much appreciated.
Sunday, 22 July 2012
INSOFAR SHAH ALAM Age Group, 2012
RESULTS UPDATE:
It seemed that the tournament is for 4 Rounds ONLY ( Having had a cursory look at the flyer handed out, I had assumed that it'll be for at least 5 or, 6 rounds).Thus, by 1.30pm the competition was over.
cHEss pIRATE @ AMIR FAIZ - 4th(out of 8), U-7 Mixed Category
Note: His 2nd 50% record after Polgar's May Day Challenge. However, he's yet to achieve it in a rated event,
hAnA @ AMIRA FARHANA - 9th(out of 16), U-12 Mixed Category
1PM UPDATE:
cHEss pIRATE. 2-2(50%)
R1(W): v. (NR). WON
R2(B): v. Puteri Rabiatul(NR). WON
R3(W): v. Wong Zi Yue (1266). Lost
R4(B): v. Asia Moo (1028). Lost
hAnA 2-2
R1(. ): v. Syazwan (NR). WON
R2(. ): v. Puteri Munajjah(1613). Lost
R3(. ): v. Bryan Yap (1203). Lost
R4(W): v. Nik A.Muhaimin (NR). WON
Competition: INSOFAR SHAH ALAM AGE GROUP
Date: SUNDAY, 22 JULY 2012
Time: 9.00AM - 4.00PM, (Break: 1-2PM). 4 Rounds
Venue: AMPAC, Jalan Tengku Ampuan Zabedah, Shah Alam
Organiser: INSOFAR CHESS ACADEMY / Arbiter: Nik A.Faroqi
hAnA and the cHEss pIRATE is at another NEW Venue and NEW Tournament. More importantly, this would be the FIRST TIME ever that both will be taking part in a competition in the blessed month of Ramadhan. cHEss pIRATE will be playing in the seldom held U-7 category whilst hAnA is in the U-12 category.
A "unique" point for me is that the competition only allows 16 players per age group. Also the organiser asked the player's age as at 1st January for grouping purposes. Hence,theoretically Faiz falls under the U-5 category while hAnA is in the U-10 group.
...Late Kick-Off(10.30AM) to an early start(8.40AM).
It seemed that the tournament is for 4 Rounds ONLY ( Having had a cursory look at the flyer handed out, I had assumed that it'll be for at least 5 or, 6 rounds).Thus, by 1.30pm the competition was over.
cHEss pIRATE @ AMIR FAIZ - 4th(out of 8), U-7 Mixed Category
Note: His 2nd 50% record after Polgar's May Day Challenge. However, he's yet to achieve it in a rated event,
hAnA @ AMIRA FARHANA - 9th(out of 16), U-12 Mixed Category
1PM UPDATE:
cHEss pIRATE. 2-2(50%)
R1(W): v. (NR). WON
R2(B): v. Puteri Rabiatul(NR). WON
R3(W): v. Wong Zi Yue (1266). Lost
R4(B): v. Asia Moo (1028). Lost
hAnA 2-2
R1(. ): v. Syazwan (NR). WON
R2(. ): v. Puteri Munajjah(1613). Lost
R3(. ): v. Bryan Yap (1203). Lost
R4(W): v. Nik A.Muhaimin (NR). WON
Competition: INSOFAR SHAH ALAM AGE GROUP
Date: SUNDAY, 22 JULY 2012
Time: 9.00AM - 4.00PM, (Break: 1-2PM). 4 Rounds
Venue: AMPAC, Jalan Tengku Ampuan Zabedah, Shah Alam
Organiser: INSOFAR CHESS ACADEMY / Arbiter: Nik A.Faroqi
hAnA and the cHEss pIRATE is at another NEW Venue and NEW Tournament. More importantly, this would be the FIRST TIME ever that both will be taking part in a competition in the blessed month of Ramadhan. cHEss pIRATE will be playing in the seldom held U-7 category whilst hAnA is in the U-12 category.
A "unique" point for me is that the competition only allows 16 players per age group. Also the organiser asked the player's age as at 1st January for grouping purposes. Hence,theoretically Faiz falls under the U-5 category while hAnA is in the U-10 group.
...Late Kick-Off(10.30AM) to an early start(8.40AM).
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