SM Event Pro / Amateur 6th Jan 2008

The SM Event for 2008 was held at Kompleks Wilayah Kuala Lumpur on sunday 6th January 2008. A huge number of participants taking part in the event! Kudos to the Fadli Zakaria!
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I took part in the event playing in the Pro section. So, since I am playing therefore I am concentrating for the Pro.. And these people are playing not because of the prize money (since it is not much) but because of the "crazy for the game" in them!

Because the event started late so, I had to rush back to Kuantan right after my last game.. so no pictures of the closing ceremony from this site. If you want to view it, check out the above site and http://whitenaval.googlepages.com/chess (the paparazzi of chess!!)


The final round of the Amateur section. Notice on the second board is Yeoh Li Tian (the junior U-8 sensation).


Amateur right, but they fought like Pro section. Each game is a deadly game to players.. anything can happened. Even the seeded player failed to shine the event...


The Pro section - kamaludin Yusof on the right won the event. In his last game he drew with NM Kamal Ariffin Wahidduddin


"I drew so I took home 3rd place..." Kamal would probably saying that


Is Abd Haq wearing his lucky T-shirt? he wore that at Johor Bharu game and he got placing there, and he got even better placing in this event - 2nd place!! Not bad man!


Fairin against an OKU player Ho Hea King using a braille chess set...


OKU Players taking part in the Pro section...

Trying Out At Blindfold Game...

This is the picture of me, trying out the eye pad covering my eyes and trying to feel and fit the blind people shoes. And believe me it is not easy doing it! The sets feels bigger and the board too. With all darkness surrounding me, I feel the fobia and stress of being alone in the darkness. It is a strange and scary feeling indeed... while I was playing, I am trying as hard as I can picturing the game inside my head how the board looks like and the movement of the pieces. So I am thinking.. how lucky I am to have the ability to actually see the staunton set and therefore I can imagine the pieces clearly in my head, and that is why my game is different compared to the braille players... They play with their heart, imagining the pieces what it looks like and working their brain extra harder.. but still, they fight like tigers and makes us the normal people surprise at the outcome!

I had the wonderful interesting experience and I will treasure it for life! I thank you Asmah, En. Latiff and the braille players for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime!!

Best Of Luck To The Malaysian Chess Para Games Team at Korat 2008

The Para Games Chess Team will be leaving for Korat, Thailand on this 15th January 2008. The ladies team comprise of players - Chan Mui Lan, Moira, Fieqah and Norain will carry Malaysian chess hopes in the event. They are expected to deliver at least silver in the Team Event there. The best of luck to them! Our prayers are for the team!



Moira during the interview by the Bernama crew.. "we are aiming for Gold!"


The team from standing left: Norain, Chan Mui Lan, Shamsudin (coach), Mohd Kelana, Hasidin, Shaharudin, Mah Hassan, Ho Hea King, Latiff Muhamad (Team Captain), Fieqah, and Moira. Sitting from left: Fadli (coach), Hashim Jusoh (coach), Mahadir, Chef de Mission for chess team Dato' Aminah, and Asmah (coach).


"Korat here we come!!"

Result of The 1st Kl Braille Open 2008

Latiff Muhamad "we thank you for participating in the event"


"please do not focus on my shoes..." (Latiff Muhamad was involved in an accident a day earlier, he suffered few fracture bones in his left leg and arm, but still up for event.. what a man!)


"We are ok with your shoes en. Latiff... :-))"


And the winner goes to FM Mok Tze Meng... Congratulations!! (nice game man!)


"gee.. who would have thought the winner will be me.. hehehe"


2nd place - Mah Hassan (still the best in his field)


3rd Place winner - Idris (a really good blindfold player besides Mah Hassan)


and he was the former Malaysian player for the last Para Games in Manila


4th place - Fadli Zakaria


5th place - Hashim Jusoh


6th place - Ho Hea King


7th place - Hisyamuddin


8th place - Rahimah


9th place - Tarmizi


10th place - Hasidin


and here we have the winners and participants of the event..

1st KL Braille Open 2008

In conjunction with the World Braille Day, there was a 1st KL Braille Blinfold Event 2008 which took place at the Kompleks Sukan Tenis MSN at Jalan Duta Kuala Lumpur dated 5th January 2008. There were 14 players taking part in the event. Most of them are blind players around KL, while others were normal players interested to test their skills at chess in fitting the blind players shoes...

It was an interesting event! and this is the first time I am watching them played being blindfolded and touching all the chess pieces at the same time... (no touch move rule apply for this event.. :-)))

FM Mok Tze Meng, Fadli Zakaria, and Hashim Jusoh are top players that makes this event more interesting to watch.. They are not the favourites (initially), but they are certainly playing with the pieces in their head... (amazing huh!) . Competing together with the top OKU players such as Mah Hassan and Idris (to name a few). It is a challenging tournament indeed.

There was this funny incident happened during the first round. We normal players when we play blindfold we tend to follow the chess notation so that we can picture the pattern in our head. During the competition all players mentioned his notation to the opponent. But since they were sitting closely, players sitting beside them can hear the notation.. and that is truly a chaotic moment when all players got mixed up with what moves and who made the moves... (hahaha)

I am amazed with what is going on in their head when playing, becoz they can't see the board and the pieces... But these players play like a pro! I don't think I can play any better than them.. My salute to all the players taking the challenge! Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!


The legendary Mah Hassan giving the opening speech ( I always admire this guy)


Latiff Muhammad talking about the rules


"no touch move please!"


Mah Hassan being interviewed by Bernama Press regarding the event


Mok Tze Meng, " I never play blindfold like this.. aiyoo!!! "


But the tourney is on anyway...


Wake me up for dinner - what is written on Hashim Jusoh's eye pad


Mok Tze Meng, "I know what you up to.. I can see you... hahaha"


Mah Hassan vs Mok Tze Meng... a must watch game... but Mok won the game and with a good time control too...


They are thinking hard and serious too..


"hmm.. "


"What is this? is this a Bishop or a Pawn?.. aiyoo"


The only female player playing..


Idris - a former Para Games Manila 2005 player


Fadli Zakaria "I can do this.. hehehe"

Friendly Match WSFFM Team VS Para Games 2008 Women's Team

On 5th January 2008 there was a friendly match held between WSFFM Team and the Para Games Ladies Team. The purpose of the tourney was to give a real tourney exposure to the players, and at the least prepare them for the coming games at Korat on this 15th January 2008. We are merely give them all the support that we can possibly give. The WSFFM players comprise of Haslindah, Khairunnisa and Roslina, but since we are lack of one ladies players, Roslina's husband agree for the match representing us the ladies...

All of us were adapting to the use of the braille pieces.. at first it confuse us, but in the end we finally get used to it... My thanks to Haslindah, Abd Haq and Roslina for the cooperation in coming for the match. It does help in further preparing the team for the coming event. Thanks to Para Games ladies coach - Asmah Ahmad Hambadley and Team Captain - Latiff Muhammad for the friendly match date.

Hope after this all coach will do the best in making things right for the team.. (Shamsudin, Rizal, Hashim Jusoh, and Fadli).. All chess fans all over Malaysia are all behind you guys for all the support that you need! Jia you Jia you!!


"Beware the stars are coming to town"


Haslindah vs Moira, and Khairunnisa vs Fieqah


Haq vs Chan Mui Lan and Roslina vs Norain Fatihah


"In deep thoughts..."


Concentrating till the end....

Catur Rakan Muda Result

Total of 82 players for the open section and 48 players for U12.

Here is the result

1. FM Anas Nazreen Bakri
2. Abdullah Che Hassan
3. NM Zarul Shazwan Zulkifli
4. Kamaluddin Yusof
5. Mohd Fadli Zakaria
6. Nik Ahmad Farouqi
7. Ina Udani –Filipino
8. Abdul Haq Mohamed
9. Roslan Sulaiman
10. NWM Nur Shazwani
11. NM Kamalarifin Wahidudin
12. Muhd Shakir Shazmeer
13. Justin Ong
14. Zarul Shafiq Zulkifli
15. Norrizuddin Afendi
16. Ismail Ahmad

KEPUTUSAN KEJOHANAN CATUR TERBUKA RAKAN MUDA DAERAH KUALA SELANGOR 2007 (25 DEC 2007)

Ranking after round 7 of KEJ. CATUR RAKAN MUDA K.SELANGOR 2007 ( U-12 )
No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We
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1. 3 Muhd Irfan Haqqim Azhar 6.0 30.0 25.00 25.0 1435 1630 +0.74 JOHAN
2. 5 Puteri Rifqah Fahada Azhar 6.0 27.5 22.50 23.0 1328 1773 +0.84 NAIB JOHAN
3. 1 Amira Syahmina Zulkaffli 5.5 31.0 24.00 22.5 1562 1511 -0.11 KETIGA
4. 27 Mohd Aziz Farhan 5.0 34.0 22.50 23.0 0000 1467 +1.50 KEEMPAT
5. 15 Muhd Zulfikri MS 5.0 28.5 17.50 22.0 1043 1545 +2.44 KELIMA

6. 11 Tan Shie Mei 5.0 24.0 15.00 16.0 1206 1400 +1.00
7. 25 Danish Hamzah Al-Hadi 4.5 29.5 16.50 18.5 0000 1412 +0.50
8 10 Nurulhana Syuhada MS 4.5 28.5 15.25 19.0 1243 1300 +0.40
9. 24 Daniel Iskandar Arif 4.0 33.0 16.00 19.0 0000 1398 +0.50
10. 2 Nur Najiha Azman H 4.0 31.0 15.00 19.0 1445 1303 -0.92
11. 14 Seri Aisyah Che Hasan 4.0 28.0 13.00 18.0 1101 1264 +1.32
12. 12 Tan Kah Kheng 4.0 24.5 11.00 14.0 1173 1198 +0.15
13. 7 Nur Farihah Aminudin 4.0 24.0 10.50 16.0 1287 1079 -1.08
14. 17 Fikri Salleh 4.0 23.5 11.00 13.0 1036 686 -0.39
15. 8 Nurul Aqiella Hairudin 4.0 23.0 11.50 15.0 1273 1217 -0.22
16. 4 Nazrul Aiqwan Hairudin 3.5 26.5 10.75 16.0 1346 1268 -0.45
17. 29 Muhd Sufyan* 3.5 19.0 7.75 11.5 0000 1001 1001
18. 19 Ahmad Yusof Che Hasan 3.0 28.5 8.50 14.0 0997 1162 +1.04
19. 32 Siti Nur Hidayah* 3.0 27.5 8.50 17.0 0000 1207 1207
20. 9 Nurul Adlina MS 3.0 25.5 10.00 12.0 1254 1087 -1.15
21. 6 Fatin Afiqah Hasidin 3.0 22.5 6.50 14.0 1288 987 -1.19
22. 26 Maisarah 3.0 22.5 6.00 10.0 0000 912 912
23. 18 Nur Faqihah Aminudin 3.0 21.5 6.50 13.0 1029 575 -0.88
24. 31 Sia Zi Jing* 3.0 18.5 5.00 9.0 0000 833 833
25. 30 Nurul Husna* 3.0 17.5 3.50 8.0 0000 961 961
26. 13 Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa 2.5 22.0 5.75 10.5 1143 522 -1.26
27. 28 Mohd Nor Azam 2.0 21.0 4.00 8.0 0000 887 887
28. 20 Muhd Najwan Azman H 2.0 21.0 3.00 7.0 0993 588 -0.51
29. 21 Ahmad Fallah 2.0 20.0 1.50 6.0 0000 549 0
30. 16 Tan Shie Teng 1.5 17.0 0.75 5.0 1037 - +0.00
31. 22 Anis Fariha Salleh* 1.5 16.5 0.75 4.0 0000 926 0
32. 23 Aznan Hakim* 0.0 17.0 0.00 0.0 0000 410 410


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Ranking after round 7 of KEJ. CATUR RAKAN MUDA K.SELANGOR 2007 ( OPEN )
No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We
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1. 1 FM Anas Nazreen Bakri 6.0 34.0 28.25 26.5 2007 2088 +0.50 JOHAN
2. 5 Abdullah Che Hassan 6.0 31.0 25.25 26.5 1902 2028 +0.70 NAIB JOHAN
3. 4 NM Zarul Shazwan Zul IPT18 6.0 29.0 24.00 24.0 1903 2327 +0.95 KETIGA
4. 2 Kamaludin Yusof 5.5 32.0 23.00 24.5 1948 1936 -0.05 KEEMPAT
5. 7 Mohd Fadli Zakaria 5.5 29.0 20.50 23.5 1790 1882 +0.60 KELIMA
6. 8 Nik Ahmad Farouqi 5.5 26.0 19.25 19.0 1771 1909 +0.55 KEENAM
7. 46 Ian Udani* 5.0 36.5 26.25 24.0 0000 1961 +1.50 KETUJUH
8. 11 Abdul Haq Mohamed 5.0 31.5 19.50 22.0 1736 1843 +0.82 KELAPAN

14 Roslan Sulaiman IPT 5.0 30.5 19.00 21.0 1680 1720 +0.30 BEST IPT

10 NWM Nur Shazwani ZulGIPT18 5.0 30.0 20.25 21.5 1748 1816 +0.35 BEST LADY

3 NM Kamalarifin Wahidudin 5.0 30.0 19.00 23.0 1912 1838 -0.56
9 Roslina Marmono G 5.0 29.5 19.50 22.0 1766 1730 -0.22

17 Muhd Syakir Shazmeer 14 5.0 29.0 18.00 21.0 1632 1818 +0.96 BEST U-18

18 Justin Ong 16 5.0 28.0 18.00 19.0 1630 1648 +0.05 BEST U-16

12 Zarul Shafiq Zulkaffli 5.0 27.5 16.50 21.0 1686 1753 +0.52

25 Norrizuddin Afendi Nora14 5.0 27.5 16.50 18.0 1521 1640 +0.40 BEST U-14

17. 6 Ismail Ahmad 4.5 33.0 19.50 20.5 1856 1719 -0.85
19 Muhd Nabil Azman H 14 4.5 27.0 15.75 19.0 1623 1527 -0.54
27 Zahorin Basiran 4.5 25.5 14.50 16.5 1511 1612 +0.56
13 Norazman Ismail 4.5 25.5 12.00 21.0 1681 1643 -0.25
21. 16 Zulkaffli M Daud 4.0 27.0 13.00 17.0 1643 1426 -0.89
21 Sahir Sarifdin 4.0 26.5 11.00 18.0 1555 1094 -0.66
60 Mohd Shaarafh* 4.0 25.5 12.50 15.0 0000 1482 1482
20 Nur Nabila Azman H G14 4.0 25.5 12.00 18.0 1561 1122 -0.40
44 Azzam Mohd Yani* 14 4.0 25.5 12.00 14.0 0000 1033 0
30 Mohd Faizol Yatim 4.0 25.5 10.50 17.0 1471 1017 -0.66
22 Syed Abd Rahman 4.0 25.0 12.00 14.0 1533 1088 -0.42
75 Yasmin Rashid* 4.0 25.0 11.50 16.0 0000 1530 1530
23 Mohd Fazli Sarin IPT 4.0 24.0 12.25 15.5 1527 1441 -0.24
39 Abd Razak* 4.0 24.0 10.50 11.0 0000 1330 0
31 Muhd Bukhari MS 14 4.0 22.0 10.50 16.0 1464 1091 -0.28
38 Abd Rashid* 4.0 21.0 9.00 14.0 0000 985 0
33. 54 Mohd Hamizam* 3.5 29.5 13.25 18.5 0000 1582 1582
24 Razali Hamzah 3.5 29.5 12.25 17.0 1523 1572 +0.30
48 Micah Udani* G 3.5 27.5 11.75 14.5 0000 1549 1549
57 Mohd Nazif* 3.5 26.5 11.25 13.5 0000 1443 1443
26 Mohd Toha Hj Nasir 3.5 26.0 9.75 14.5 1514 1142 -0.28
61 Mohd Shukri* 3.5 25.5 12.00 13.5 0000 1421 1421
28 Mohamed Ismail 3.5 25.5 10.75 13.5 1493 1113 -0.15
34 Muhd Zuhairi MS 14 3.5 25.5 10.25 15.5 1349 1003 -0.36
15 Alia Anin Azwa Bakri G14 3.5 25.0 8.75 16.5 1673 1549 -0.50
35 Hasidin Abd Rashid IPT 3.5 24.0 10.25 15.0 1342 1319 -0.07
62 Mohd Tarmizi* 3.5 22.0 9.25 12.5 0000 1306 1306
55 Mohd Hanif M Nizam 18 3.5 21.0 7.25 9.5 0000 1381 1381
29 Roshdan Mohammed 3.5 20.5 7.75 10.5 1480 1420 -0.16
46. 67 Muriza Hasrul* 3.0 27.5 9.00 14.0 0000 1536 1536
73 Tan Hock Aik* 16 3.0 25.0 8.50 15.0 0000 1446 1446
49 Mohd Arif Kasim* 3.0 25.0 8.00 12.0 0000 911 911
56 Mohd Mustaffa 3.0 25.0 7.00 8.0 0000 1331 1331
64 Mohd Zunaidi* 3.0 23.0 8.00 13.0 0000 768 0
33 Nurul Farah Omar GIPT 3.0 22.0 6.50 12.0 1365 1009 -0.13
47 Khairul Azam* 3.0 21.5 5.50 11.0 0000 987 0
65 Muhd Faris* 14 3.0 21.0 4.00 11.0 0000 1329 0
71 Soo Kian Sheng* 16 3.0 20.0 6.50 11.0 0000 713 0
52 Mohd Fadhrullah* 3.0 20.0 6.00 9.0 0000 892 0
66 Muhd Jafni 18 3.0 18.5 5.50 10.0 0000 810 0
37 Solihan Omar 3.0 18.5 4.00 6.0 1202 850 -0.13
74 Tan Si Jin* 16 3.0 16.0 5.00 10.0 0000 652 0
59. 70 Sia Zi Jie* 2.5 11.5 2.50 4.5 0000 741 0
60. 32 Sheikh Rashid 2.0 25.0 4.50 12.0 1418 1038 -0.30
63 Mohd Yusri Baharudin* 2.0 24.0 4.75 10.5 0000 1239 1239
36 Mohd Asri Khamsan 2.0 24.0 4.50 11.0 1329 967 -0.42
45 Chong Sue Sin*G16 2.0 23.0 5.00 9.0 0000 1055 0
69 Salleh Abd Latif* 2.0 22.5 5.50 9.0 0000 1380 0
51 Mohd Dzulkifli* 2.0 21.5 4.50 8.0 0000 902 0
43 Azmi Bundan* 2.0 21.5 3.50 7.0 0000 1225 0
72 Sumali* 2.0 17.5 2.00 7.0 0000 672 0
68 Nurul Azilah* G16 2.0 17.0 3.00 6.0 0000 660 0
69. 76 Zamri Sajari* 1.5 22.5 4.00 7.5 0000 665 0
59 Mohd Rizuan Mokhtar* IPT 1.5 20.0 1.75 6.5 0000 858 0
50 Mohd Azeman Buron* 1.5 19.5 3.50 5.5 0000 1009 0
53 Mohd Faisal Mohd Tahir IPT 1.5 19.5 3.25 4.5 0000 824 0
41 Amy Taldiri* 1.5 19.0 1.75 2.5 0000 1235 0
58 Mohd Razi* 1.5 18.5 1.75 5.5 0000 757 757
75. 40 Aidil Hayat* 1.0 16.5 1.50 2.0 0000 1037 0
76. 42 Asrul Yusof* 0.5 19.5 0.50 0.5 0000 876 0

(my thanks to Faizul Yatim - the organiser for the info)

Happy New Year 2008

We are now in the new year.. year 2008!!

Wishing all the readers, the chess fans out there, happy new year..

May this new year, give us new hopes, new successes and achievements to celebrate....!!!