Regarding chess tournament in Kuantan

From the shoutbox and sms that I received, I know the chess fans in Kuantan is craving for at least one tourney at this year end. I wish the same thing too. But things are out of my hands. I can do the paperworks, the submission to find sponsors but to finally get someone to finance a chess events is totally frustrating. However, few local chess friends did have a small league here in Kuantan (I wasnt the organiser nor the player), I was there witnessing the event and renting our chess sets for the mini tourney.

I thought that the tourney juz ended there, but who knows those few friends that organise and sponsor the mini tournament decided to have another event! Currently they are working to get the major sponsors. To me, it doesnt matter whether the tourney is organise by Kelab Catur Kuantan or Persatuan Catur Kuantan or any interested individual as long as there is tourney in Kuantan and it follows FIDE rules and regulations!

As I mentioned so many times, I am quite busy in my working schedule, not juz me infact most of our AJK at Persatuan Catur Kuantan as well as AJK at Kelab Catur Kuantan are often occupied with works. Therefore we need volunteers from anyone out there to join the Kelab or Persatuan and become the AJK. Your ideas and effort can help expand the Kelab's and Persatuan's activities!

When everyone is counting on me alone, I feel sad and frustrated when I cant deliver. To not having any chess tourney this year also makes me feel terrible. And I wish I could have done more.... My sincere apology regarding this matter...

National Junior (U-20) Chess Championship 2009

Dont have the time to post this earlier, but those potential players of Kelab Catur Kuantan members were well informed about this tournament. Kuantan will be represented with 4 kids ranging from the age of 10 to 14 years old (so far that I know of). Hopefully in the future, if anyone from Kuantan interested to participate in this MCF event, they can juz let me do the submission.

For todays news, here are the list of players for National Junior Chess Championship beginning on the 16th - 20th Dec 2009 at Jalan Cochrane, Kuala Lumpur. I wish all the Kuantan players the best! (with the best play!)

THE 2ND NATIONAL JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009

BOYS CATEGORY

NAMES AGE

1. EVAN TIMOTHY CAPEL (15)

2. KEOK KAI EN (15)

3. MUHAMMAD HAZIM B. MOHAMAD (16)

4. SHAUN QUAKE ZHUN ZIAN (19)

5. MOHAMED SHABYYL B. MOHAMED AJMAL (16)

6. JOSHUA LIM WEN KWANG (15)

7. KABIR SINGH (9)

8. ROSHAN SINGH (12)

9. LUM ZHUN HOONG (19)

10. MUHAMAD ALFIRDAUS BIN MD NAZIR (20)

11. KUHAN A/L B.GANESAN (11)

12. AMIRUL RAHIMI B. SHAMSUDDIN (17)

13. NIKK B. JOHARI LOW (13)

14. NEO XUE WEN (9)

15. NEO XUE ERN (7)

16. NEO XUE WEI (13)

17. LUCAS MATTHEW DUTTON (12)

18. MARK SIEW KIT – TZE (16)

19. AMIER HAMZAH B. MOHD ZUHRI (8)

20. MUHAMMAD IRFAN RENDRAWAN B. MUHAMMAD NAJIB (12)

21. MUHAMMAD IHSAN SYAHIRAN B. MUHAMMAD NAJIB (10)

22. SEE KAI JUN (15)

23. SEE KAI LOONG (17)

24. ARIF B. MOHD. JAMIL (11)

25. AFIQ B. MOHD. JAMIL (9)

26. YAP QIAN ZHENG , JONATHAN (20)

27. SUNIL A/L KALIVANAN (14)

28. LEE KUANG WEI , DOMINIC (12)

29. MOHD FAIZAL B. ROSLAN (11)

30. FIKRI B. SALEH (13)

31. NG HAN LOONG (16)

32. ARON TEH EU WEN (11)

33. MUHAMMAD FARIS B. AMINUDDIN (15)

34. AHMAD AFIQ AFYFY B. ROSLI (17)

35. DANISH HAMZAH AL – HADI (8)

36. AZARUL AZMIE B. AHMAD ZAINNIE (19)

37. SUMANT A/L SUBRAMANIAM (16)

38. SHREYES A/L SUBRAMANIAM (11)

BOYS CATEGORY

NAMES AGE

39. ETHAN WONG HSIEN AUN (10)

40. VINTON WONG HSIEN LOONG (13)

41. MUHD SYAKIR SHAZMEER B. AZHAR (15)

42. MUHD IRFAN HAQQIM B. AZHAR (12)

43. MUHD ARIFFUDDIN B. JUNAIDI (16)

44. MUHD HAFIDZUDDIN B. JUNAIDI (10)

45. JUSTIN ONG – WAY (17)

46. LOW HONG JIN (13)

47. MAX WONG ZI QUAN (8)

48. MUHD NABIL B. AZMAN HISHAM (15)

49. LOW JUN JIAN (15)

50. LOW JUN KEAT

51. WONG JIANWEN (14)

52. NOOR HISHAM B. AHAYAT (12)

53. NIK MUHD. HAZIQ NAJMUDDIN (9)

54. AHMAD HAFIZA B. YUSOFF (15)

55. MOHD SYAZWAN B. MOHD ZIN (16)

56. FADHIL AIMAN B. ZAKARIA (14)

57. MUHAMMAD FAISAL B. ROSLAN (16)

58. MUHD KHAIRUL B.NASRIN (16)

59. MOHD MUHAIMIN B. MOHD TARIZI (14)

60. CHONG YAN MENG (13)

61. TAN SOON KEAT (13)

62. TAN SOON WEI (10)

63. AHMAD FIRDAUS B. MOHAMAD RODZI (19)

64. NOOR MUHAMMAD AZLAN SHAH B. ATAN (20)

65. YEAP ENG CHIAM (14)

66. YAT GUO JIE (15)

67. NG JEN SHENG (8)

68. MUHAMMAD ZIKRI B. MAT ZAKI (14)

69. TAN JUN FENG (13)

70. AIMAN KAMAL FAKRULLAH B. LATIB (10)

71. LOON MUN CHUN ` (17)

72. MUHAMMAD IZZ SAIFUDDIN (16)

73. MUHAMMAD SIRAJUDDIN MUNAWWIR (10)

74. MUHAMMAD NURISLAM B.YAHYA (14)

75. MUHAMMAD NURIHSAN B. YAHYA (10)

76. MUHAMMAD NURIMAN B.YAHYA (12)

77. NUR NABILA BT. AZMAN HISHAM * (12)

78. MUHAMMAD NAJWAN B. AZMAN HISHAM (8)

79. MUHAMAD FIRDAUS AFIQ B. ASMAN

THE 2ND NATIONAL JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009

GIRLS CATEGORY

NAMES AGE

1. NUR FAQIHAH BT. AMINUDDIN (9)

2. SARIKA A/P SUBRAMANIAM (14)

3. PUTERI RIFQAH FAHADA BT. AZHAR (9)

4. PUTERI MUNAJJAH AZ-ZAHRAA BT. AZHAR (8)

5. NABILATUL NADIA BT.JUNAIDI (13)

6. NURUL FARHANUM BT.MD RAIS (12)

7. GOH XIN YEN (13)

8. NUR FARIHAH BT. AMINUDDIN (14)

9. NAZARIENE YUVON A/P SIMON (12)

10. ANIS FARIHA BT. SALEH (11)

11. WINNIE HONG WEE NI (15)

12. VICKIE HONG WEE KI (14)

13. CHONG SUE SIN (17)

14. KHIRRANYA A/P B.GANESAN (14)

15. CAMILIA BT. JOHARI (11)

16. SITI AISYAH BT. SABIRIN (11)

17. SITI KHADIJAH BT. SABIRIN (9)

18. SITI NORASIKIN BT. MAHMUD (15)

19. NURUL BT. ABDULLAH (15)

20. NIK NUR NAJMINA (12)

21. FATIH NOR SAHARIAH (11)

22. SITI NUR AFIQAH (12)

23. JOYCE TAN SUE LEE (12)

24. PAVITRANAYAGI A/P JAYAMURTHEY (13)

25. NUR NAJIHAH BT. AZMAN HISHAM (10)

26. LATIFAH KAIYISAH BT LATIB (15)

27. LATIFAH SYAMIMI BT. LATIB (17)

28. AINUR NADIRAH BT. ZULKIFLI (11)

29. FATHIN SAKINAH BT. MOHD RADZI (13)

30. NUR MUNIRAH BT. MAT RAHIM (17)

31. FATIN NUR NADHIRAH BT. MAT RAHIM (15)

32. JANET CHAN CHOOI PO (17)

33. PUTRI NURFARIZA BT. AHMAD DARJI (17)

34. AMIRA SHAHMINA BT. ZULLKAFLI (14)

35. FAIRUZ HAMIZAH BT. AHMAD FUAD (12)

36. NURISLAMURNI BT. YAHYA (8)

37. NUR SABRINA ALIYA BT. ASMAN