Kids at Merdeka Team!

Above are the pictures of the kids that to me - they have the guts to compete in the big Tourney like Merdeka Team Event!

Merdeka Team - Round 4 Result

Interesting to see the results of those top players ended up in a tie. Uzbek Connection level the score with Astro Arena, same goes with SMS Gold vs Crusher Team.

Merdeka Team - Round 4 Pic

Pic left : The only government team - Prison Team
Pic right : Table 17 - Knightstalker vs MH Pintar NS Junior Trainers

Pic left : Table 16 - CLOBA-80 vs Sarawak
Pic right : Table 20 - WInx Club vs Roschach

Pic left : Table 19 - Jakarta B (U12) vs Mini Pawn
Pic right : Table 13 - Chung Ling High School vs ASTRO Ladies

Merdeka Team - Round 5 Pairing

Merdeka Team - Round 3 pic

Merdeka Team - Round 4 Comments

With the draw in the 3rd round, top seed SMS Gold was dropped to table 3, and going to play against Crusher Team.While the team composition of GM and Malaysians of ASTRO Arena team will play against Uzbek Connection on board 2.

Merdeka Team - Round 4 Pairing

Merdeka Team - Round 3 Result

Merdeka Team - Round 3 Comments

Round 3 seems to be interesting! Most top players will be playing against each other. It seems to be too early, since we have juz reach round 3.

The year Merdeka is using the Match Point format. Means that if a team wins (either by 4, 3 or 2.5 points) consider it is a win with the score marked as 2 points for the team. And if the team drew (by 2-2) the score will be 1 point for the team. The losing team will receive 0 score (either lost by 0 or 0.5 or 1 or 1.5 points)

And what makes it more interesting, even though SMS Gold won by 3-1 in the first round, and since it is a win, they still remain on the first table!

Merdeka Team - Round 3 Pairing

Merdeka Team - Round 1 updates!

Forgot to mention - Khor Bean Hwa from PFS Chess Club caused an upset against Astro Arena - IM Jimmy Liew!

Merdeka Team - Result Round 1

Merdeka Rapid Team (29-31/8/2010) Round 2 Pairing

Merdeka Rapid Team (29-31/8/2010)

Merdeka Rapid Team (29-31/8/2010)

in total there are 70 teams playing. With the pack of GMs playing, it is a surprise that Malaysian Team SMS Gold is the first seeded. Will update you more.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the winners of Merdeka Rapid Open Individual 2010:

1st - GM Saidali Iuldachev (UZB) - 6.5 points
2nd - GM Gerhard Schebler (GER) - 6 points
3rd - FM Nicholas Chan (MAS) - 6 points (he won the last round against GM Marat)
4th - Jahongir Vakhidov (UZB) - 6 points
5th - IM Mok Tze Meng (MAS) - 5.5 points
6th - GM Ziaur Rahman (BAN) - 5.5 points
7th - Sutarno (INA) - 5.5 points
8th - GM Marat Dzhumaev (UZB) - 5 points
9th - IM Dzhurabek Khamrakulov (UZB) - 5 points
10th - FM Leonardo Carlos (PHI) - 5 points

Best U-16 - Evan Timothy Capel (MAS) - 5 points
Best U-12 - Yeoh Li Tian (MAS) - 4 points
Best Lady - WFM Nur Najiha Azman Hisham (MAS) - 4 points

Round 7 Merdeka Rapid Individual - Final Result!

Round 7 Merdeka Rapid Individual - Pairing

On table 4 - Jahongir Vakhidov (Uzbek U-16 champ) won against IM Kevin Goh. He is now with 6 points in total!

Round 7 Merdeka Rapid Individual - Pic

Pic left : Msian FM Nicholas Chan is fighting for a top ten placing. He is playing against GM Marat on table 2
Pic right : Table 1 - Dzhurabek vs Saidali (Saidali is the only one standing with 5.5 points, while 8 others are trailing behind with 5 points)


Pic left : Kamal Ariffin with 4 points vs Steve O'Reily also with the same score, playing on table 12.
Pic right : A former chess prodigy - Malaysia No 1 IM Mas vs current chess prodigy Yeoh Li Tian on Table 16 (both with 3.5 points)

Round 6 Merdeka Rapid Individual - Updates

Table 2 - FM Nicholas drew with IM Dzhurabek, and that makes them both with 5 points from 6 rounds.

Table 4 - Domagoj lost to IM Kevin Goh (Kevin with 5 points now)

Table 1 - Saidali won against Gerhard and that makes him 5.5 points from 6 rounds.

Table 3 - Marat won against Castellano (now Marat with 5 points too)

Table 5 - IM Mok drew with James Morris (both of them now 4.5 points)

Round 6 Merdeka Rapid Individual - Pairing

Round 6 Merdeka Rapid Individual - Pic

Pic left & right : the scenario of the tourney hall


Pic left : Table 2 - FM Nicholas Chan vs IM Dzhurabek Khamrakulov
Pic right : Table 1 - GM Saidali is challenging GM Gerhard. Gerhard is the only perfect scorer with 5 points after 5 rounds. While Saidali, Nicholas and Dzhurabek is training behind with 4.5 points.

Round 5 Merdeka Rapid Individual - Updates!

Table 1 - GM Gerhard Schebler won against GM Marat!

Table 5 - IM Kevin won against Kamal Arifin

Table 4 - IM Dzurabek won against Ian Udani.

On Table 3 - IM Mas lost to GM Saidali Iludachev.

In table 2 - FM Nicholas opt for a draw against FM Leonardo Carlos (PHI). In Table 6 - Msian Chess prodigy - Yeoh Li Tian lost to IM Mok Tze Meng.

Round 5 Merdeka Rapid Individual - Pairing

Round 5 Merdeka Rapid Individual - Pic

Pic left : the face (Ian Udani) made the upset against GM Ziaur
Pic right : Table 1 - both GM facing each other. GM Gerhard Schebler vs GM Marat Dzhumaev.

Round 4 Merdeka Rapid Individual - Pic

Pic left : the young Jahongir Vakhidov
Pic right : GM Marat vs James Morris


Kamal Arifin vs FM Nicholas Chan (unfortunately my bro lost to Nicholas)

All the fav go thru round 5 as predicted. The only upset is the lost of GM Ziaur Rahman to to Ian Udani.

Round 4 Merdeka Rapid Individual - Pairing

Only 6 players with perfect score 3 points and they are playing among themselves, while others are trailing behind with 2.5 points.

Round 3 Merdeka Rapid Individual - Pairing

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