MAGNIFICIENT 7th for CM Amir Faiz Amirul - CHAMPION U8, 20th Kepong Juniors 2014

( CP having his hands full with the prizes - Challenge Trophy, Trophy, Hamper, Cash & Achievement Certificate )

* Pictures courtesy of Megat Khushairi *

Event INFO
Official RESULTS

Celebrating his CM title being officially registered by FIDE and being Malaysia's Youngest CM , Amir Faiz marked the occasion by winning the 7th title in his career.

CONGRATULATIONS to CM Amir Faiz bin Amirul aka The self-proclaimed cHEss pIRATE (Read HERE) for adding a SEVENTH title to his name i.e. 20th KEPONG JUNIORS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 - CHAMPION, U-8 Age Group Category.

In a field of 81 players, Faiz played 7 Games and finished the event with a 100% record of 7 Wins.

CONGRATULATIONS Amir Faiz @ The cHEss pIRATE...May You continue to win more titles in the future, InsyALLAH.

Titles to-date:-
(1) 2012 (Sept: 2) PCA MALAYSIA DAY CHESS CHALLENGE, U-7 CHAMPION.
(2) 2013 (June 30) 2nd THE SUMMIT JUNIORS OPEN, U-7 CHAMPION (100%).
(3) 2013 (July 20) 1st SStwo MALL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, U-12 CHAMPION (100%).
(4) 2014 (Feb.9) SHAH ALAM AGE GROUP - BELOW 1300NR, U-12 CHAMPION (100%).

(5) 2014 (Feb.26-28): MAJLIS SUKAN SEKOLAH MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR, U-9 CHAMPION(100%).
(6) 2014 (Apr.25-27): NATIONAL AGE GROUP C.C, U-8 CHAMPION (100%).

LATEST (7) 2014 (November): 20th KEPONG JUNIORS, U-8 CHAMPION (100%).

20th KEPONG JUNIORS 2014

Event INFO
Official RESULTS

 ( U8 Category - 1st: Amir Faiz, 2nd: Megat Imran, 3rd:Iskandar Haikal )

* Pictures courtesy of Megat Khushairi *

Having missed last year's event due to late registration, I registered and paid early this year i.e. on 14 September (almost 2 months early)...and despite that I still missed the early bird gift for the 1st 100 early birds...well that speaks for the response garnered.

CP had played in this event before in 2012 (read 4 November 2012 blogPOST) but I could not accompany him and hAnA due to a public speaking engagement in Yayasan Restu. Hence, it is my first time attending this event and now I know why this event is always "sold out" weeks or even months in advance.

List of plus points:-
(1) Value for Money - for RM25 entrance fee which other event can one think of which also provides lunch(after R3) and tea(after R5)? In addition, participants were given a clip file with the words "Malaysian Book of Records"
(2) Better Prizes - Top 3 winners get a sizeable trophy, cash, a decent hamper and achievement certificate.
(3) Honouring Past Winners - Previous Winners were honoured with a flyer listing the names of all category winners from the 1st year of the event to last year's. Again, I can't recall any event in Malaysia (even for FIDE-rated events) which remembers past winners like Kepong Juniors.

The only glitches were the 19minutes delay in start time compared to event info and the lack of a prayer room(which was rectified by the organisers after a request was made by Muslim parents attending the event).

Overall, I would recommend this event to the chess fraternity to participate in next year. I look forward to coming again next year and seeing CP's name in the Past Winners flyer. Congratulations and well done to the organisers.