MASUM 2011 - Pic of round 4

UPSI vs UMP Ladies Team, juz as predicted, UPSI paired their strongest against us.. But we are ready and paired ours too! I gave our 1st board - Farhana the line of KID to delay the Nf6 movement.. i do hope she got it.. While Ayu 2nd board wasnt surprise when UPSI's Kwan Tze Yeung played the 1. d4 c5, coz she got the lesson from IM Mas during the Serie C.. juz hoping the strategy works!

UPSI vs UMP Men's Team. We fielded our strongest line up with NM Zarul leading the pack followed by Husaini, Qhaider and Yusof.

UKM vs UNISZA

UNISZA vs UTEM

UUM vs UiTM

UM vs UPM with Muhd Syazwan leading the pack vs Alfred Ting

UTM vs UIA

USM vs UKM

UIA vs UM with UM's NWM Nur Syazwani (twin of NM Zarul) leading the team to bounce back on the top board.

UMP Ladies vs UPSI (in the pic is Siti Ros Aisyah - who was so lucky in her yesterday's game)

As usual before the rounds start we started ourselves with the Doa recite by Yusof. Juz as a reminder to ourselves that we can only try our best, the rest is up to Allah SWT. And before they walked to the hall, i would hug all the ladies players juz so to say that i care a lot about them... And if they win with UPSI, and i dont care with how many margin, lunch is on me!

MASUM 2011

For more info on the pairings, results and team composition,

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MASUM 2011 - pic 27/6/2011 (2)

Only 4 players for UPSI, so we knew the default line up. We juz had to make our line-up who to play against who.
The list of the UPSI ladies. This is bit tricky coz we dont know who is their line up. My only guess would be for them to rest their 1st board, and put the Chinese player (heard she is from China studying in UPSI) to challenge us.. juz have to wait for tomorrow to find out!
The pairing for the Men's Team.

MASUM 2011 - pic 27/6/2011 (1)

The pairing for round 4
I guess the rest of the UMP's ladies were so surprised that our board 1 - Norazlianie did pretty well against UMP's Khairunnisa Izzati. Although I knew my UMP will lose the game coz of inexperience, but for her to show the fighting spirit to hold the game, gave the over-powering inspiration for the rest to turn the result and beat UMP in the end!
UMP's men against UNISZA. What can I say? to get upset and angry like last year would only cause me suffering (luckily i dont have any heart condition or high blood pressure)... this year i want them to feel the defeat themselves. What i can do it teach n teach n teach...
Our ladies from the bottom table point of view against UUM
We won against UUM 3-1, it shoud have been 4-0 if it werent for our 3rd board blunder!

MASUM 2011

From L-R : Duratul Ain (UKM's Manager), myself (UMP's coach), and Haslindah (arbiter for Ladies Team section)
In the first round UMP was paired against top seed- UIA. Hoping for upset result, but unfortunately once our first board - NM Zarul lost, the rest resign soon after.. huhuhu
Our ladies also was paired against UM - top seed in the first round. I was hoping for some upsets too! and yeay! we manage to draw 2-2 with UM..

I am currently at MASUM 2011, under the UMP flag as the chess coach for UMP team. I wont be around at the centre from 25th June - 4th July. After MASUM ended on the 29th June, I'll be heading straight ahead to KL for Arbiter course from 30th June - 4th July.

Up until 3rd round, the ladies team seems to be doing great with 2-2 draw with UM, second round win against UUM 3-1 and third round won against UPM 3-1. Impressive!

In round 4, they will meet second seed UPSI. It is tough, but hey, just play the best! if they want the medal so much this year, keep the winning momentum till the end!

On the other hand.... our men's team is not doing like what i assumed they would have. In round 1 they got white-wash with UIA 4-0, and becoz of the zero result they were bye in the 2nd round. And as i was hoping for a 4-0 thrash against UNISZA, they lost to 1.5 - 2.5! (what da h***)

Tomorrow they too will facing UPSI. Nothing can make me happier tomorrow, than the victory of both ladies and the men!

SCC Serie D - 23/7/2011 (Saturday)

Places are limited to only 40 paid registered participants only! So, what are you guys waiting for? Register now! and grab the chance to compete with the best!

3 Gangsa Dari Nur Sabrina Aliya Asman

Kami menerima khabar gembira dari En Asman, bapa kepada satu-satunya wakil dari Kuantan, Pahang ke Kejohanan ASEAN Age-Group 2011 yang berlangsung di Tarakan dari 12-21 Jun 2011, Nur Sabrina Aliya Asman telah membawa berita gembira buat warga kuantan apabila berjaya membawa pulang 3 pingat gangsa untuk kategori, berpasukan klasikal, berpasukan rapid, dan berpasukan blitz. Tahniah kami ucapkan kepada beliau!

Berikut adalah game Nur Sabrina (courtesy from En Asman) :

Menurut En Asman, semasa SCC Serie C, beliau telah berpeluang bertemu IM Mas dan bertanyakan pendapat beliau tentang cara terbaik untuk pembangunan catur peringkat remaja (rasanya soalan ini sesuai untuk En Asman mendidik Nur Sabrina untuk memberikan yang terbaik di masa-masa akan datang). Berikut ialah jawapan IM Mas kepada En Asman :

"Banyakkan pattern recognition di peringkat opening, middle game. Cepat mentafsir penyelesaian masalah. Pemain hendaklah membuat banyak latihan catur dan korbankan masa demi catur. Peruntukkan masa tak dapat tiap-tiap hari, tetapi mesti ada dalam seminggu tu untuk catur"

Rasanya hasil daripada pertemuan En Asman dan IM Mas ini tentunya membuahkan idea untuk latihan lebih terancang dan tersusun untuk kejayaan yang bakal mendatang buat adik Nur Sabrina Aliya. Tahniah sekali lagi kami ucapkan!

Click here untuk lagi gambar-gambar Nur Sabrina.

SCC GRAND FINALE - 24/12/2011 (SATURDAY)

We are proud to announce the date of our Grand Finale event to be held on Saturday (24th Dec 2011). With earlier announcement, we are hoping that our tournament shall not clash with other events (we would appreciate it very much - I mean really really appreciate it, if other chess organisers could plan their events on a different date, thank you!)

En Najib Wahab has agree to be the Chief Arbiter for the event, and we shall make a formal request soon to the MCF to have our Grand Finale event to be National Rated.

The prizes at Grand Finale :

Champion - Cash RM 1000.00
Second - Cash RM 700.00
Third - Cash RM 500.00
Fourth - Cash RM 300.00
Fifth - Cash RM 100.00

There will be additional prizes that shall be announce later :-))

Invitation goes to all top 5 winners in all SCC GP Series + another 5 players ranging from juniors and ladies to be invited to join the elite.

And NO registration fee shall be charged during the event, not just that, all participants will get the experience in their lifetime, to compete in the Grand tournament with all the top best players selected during the GP Series!

We are still looking for another 10 Top 5 winners from the remaining GP and another 5 players to be selected after all GP series concluded.

But here are the list of players invited from Serie A - C:
1. IM Mas Hafizulhilmi - 2271
2. Kamaluddin Yusof - 1932
3. NM Kamal Arifin - 1929
4. Mohd Khair - 1863
5. NM Zarul Shazwan - 1833
6. Abdul Khalid Musa - 1781
7. Hamidi Taib - 1705
8. Abd Rahim Ramli - 1665
9. Kamal Azmi - 1614
10. Suhaidi Mustafa - 1591
11. NWM Nurul Huda - 1511
12. Sharif Mohd Zaki - 1408
13. Asman Aminullah - 1407
14. Muhd Asyraf Razman - 1338
15. Umar Mokhtar Umar Shukri - 1288

**kindly let the organiser know your current HP no, email address and your availability for the Grand Finale**

SCC GP Serie D - 23/7/2011 (Saturday)

Serie D was planned to be held in August, but since August is the fasting month, we have to make it earlier, therefore we are announcing our next GP Series :

SCC GP Serie D

Date : 23rd July 2011

Day : Saturday

So, what are you waiting for? register now! be among the 40 paid registered participants and grab the chance to be the top 5 winners and get the exclusive invitation to the SCC GRAND FINALE to be held in Dec 2011!

Gambar Pemenang SCC GP Serie C!

From L-R : Ameersyah Adhwa (Best U-16), Kamal Azmi (4th), Asyraf Razman (5th), Meor Airil (Best U-12), NWM Khairunnisa' (Best Ladies), IM Mas (Champ), NWM Nurul Huda (3rd), and NM Zarul Shazwan (2nd)

Lagi Gambar-gambar SCC Serie C!

The final round to determine who qualify....
we all know Magnus likes to have orange juice with him thru out the tournament while, Wong Yue would put tiger balm besides him and Hou Yifan would always bring her drink filled with chinese dates to the table.. But I wonder, if that hair creme would save the day, Ng?
in every SCC Series (so far), we always have the battle of the day in the final rounds. And normally the first board would end up in a draw. But this time, IM Mas wants to make sure the title is his for sure playing against former National Champ - NM Zarul

Senarai Pemenang SCC Serie C

Johan SCC serie C IM Mas Hafizulhelmi Agus Abdul Rahman

Naib Johan NM Zarul Syazwan Zulkifli

Ketiga NWM Nurul Huda Wahidduddin

Keempat Kamal Azmi Wahidduddin

Kelima Asyraf Razman

Terbaik Wanita NWM Khairunnisa' Wahidduddin

Terbaik Bawah 16 Tahun Mohd Ameersyah Adhwa

Terbaik Bawah 12 Tahun Meor Airil Rahimi

Gambar-gambar Sekitar SCC Serie C

NWM Nurul Huda vs Wan Ali Wan Manan
IM Mas on the right vs Ayu Annur, kibitz me agains NM Zarul.
what a terrible opening blunder made by me, against what a reply from NM Zarul.. hahaha.. well he deserved the win and punished me...
The scenery of the SCC Serie C
The talented Asyraf Razman vs Kamal Azmi
NM Zarul vs Muhd Qhaider
in the pic, Husaini vs Adib

Nordin Othman (local otai of Tanah Putih league) vs Asyraf's dad -Razman
while everyone else seems to be at ease in the first round，i find myself stumble to win against Anis Nadzar。
Another scenery of SCC Serie C
And this was taken in the early rounds
It was awesome moment for Muhd Hazid to have met IM Mas in the first round. Really appreciate the IM Mas showing him a thing or two.

while Zulkarnain had the opportunity to play against NM Zarul
and whatever tournament he participate, it is a good thing to see for yourself how serious he is in every rounds and whoever his opponent is. And kids, if you are watching IM Mas playing, he make notations too ok! and that shows how important it is!

SCC Serie C - the result!

Results of SCC Grand Prix Serie C is uploaded to the chess-results.com.

For full result, click here

SCC Grand Prix Serie C - 18/6/2011 (Saturday)

Maka berakhir sudah SCC Serie C sebentar tadi. Diam tak diam, dah pun masuk serie C, selepas ini perancangan untuk Serie D dan E akan bermula.

Pihak SCC mengucapkan ribuan terima kasih atas kesudian pemain nombor satu negara IM Mas Hafizul mengambil bahagian tanda sokongan kejohanan SCC Grand Prix kami (sampai juga ye ke Kuantan ni!) Ternyata kehadiran IM Mas Hafizul telah menyuntik semangat pemain-pemain remaja tatkala berpeluang bertemu pemain tersohor negara ini.

Kami juga amat menghargai sokongan pemain-pemain catur (terima kasih juga buat NM Zarul Shazwan) yang lain yang memeriahkan kejohanan. Sambutan amat menggalakkan kali ini. Walaupun beberapa pemain yang telah mendaftar gagal menghadirkan diri antaranya termasuklah Fadzil Nayan, Syazwan Zulkifli, Sulaiman Johari, Effendy Zakaria dan Ali Akbar namun kami masih dapat memenuhi kuota yang maksimum dan minimum sasaran kami iaitu antara 40 - 44 peserta setiap kali Serie-Serie berlangsung. Ini kerana ada beberapa pemain yang telah disenarai dalam "waiting list" bersedia untuk beraksi sebaik ramai yang menarik diri.

Berikut ialah sekitar keputusan ringkas kejohanan :

Johan - IM Mas Hafizulhilmi (6/6)
Kedua - NM Zarul Shazwan (5/6)
Ketiga - NWM Nurul Huda （5/6）
Keempat -Kamal Azmi（5/6）
Kelima- Muhd Asyraf Razman （4.5/6）

Terbaik Bawah 12- Meor Airil Rahimi（3/6）
Terbaik Bawah 16- Muhd Ameersyah Adhwa （4/6）
Terbaik Wanita -NWM Khairunnisa‘（4/6）

Tahniah kepada pemenang-pemenang! Terutama kepada Adik Asyraf yang telah berjaya menempatkan diri dalam kelompok yang menerima jemputan eksklusif untuk bertarung di Grand Finale nanti.

(And as for me, well.. it seems that i have to play in another serie.. huhuhu..)

Senarai pemain yang menerima jemputan untuk beraksi di Grand Finale dan tidak dibenarkan mengambil bahagian dalam mana-mana serie GP selepas ini :
1. NM Kamal Arifin
2. Kamaludin Yusof
3. Umar Mukhtar
4. Asman Aminullah
5. Sharif Mohd Zaki
6. Khalid Musa
7. Mohd Khair
8. Hamidi Taib
9. Abd Rahim Ramli
10. Suhaidi Mustafa
11. IM Mas Hafizul
12. NM Zarul Shazwan
13. NWM Nurul Huda
14. Kamal Azmi
15. Muhd Asyraf Razman

Kami masih lagi mencari 10 orang dari top 5 serie D dan E selepas ini, dan 5 pemain remaja + wanita untuk beraksi di FINALE. Jika sekiranya yang tersenarai diatas bertukar alamat dan nombor telefon sila maklumkan kepada pengurusan SCC di talian 019-9699879

SCC Serie C - 18/6/2011 List of Players

Here are the list of registered players in the coming SCC Serie C - 18/6/2011 (Saturday) :

1. IM Mas Hafizulhilmi - 2271
2. Ahmad Fadzil Nayan - 1941
3. NM Zarul Shazwan Zullkafli - 1833
4. Muhd Syazwan Zulkifli - 1817
5. Mohd Solehuddin Ismail - 1648
6. Sulaiman Johari - 1600
7. NWM Khairunnisa' Wahidduddin (L) - 1597
8.Ayu Annur Fetrah (L) - 1597
9. Ali Akhbar Kuning - 1585
10. Wan Ali Wan Manan - 1565
11. Muhd Husaini Hasnul - 1551
12. Effendy Zakaria - 1519
13. NWM Nurul Huda Wahiduddin (L) - 1511
14. Razman Mohd Maulot - 1494
15. Ummu Syafiqah (L) - 1469
16. Muhd Qhaider Zulkafli - 1468
17. Mohd Yusof Abdullah - 1451
18. Nur Farhana Atiqah (L)- 1406
19. Mohd Asyraf Razman (12)- 1338
20. Meor Airil Rahimi (12)- 1325
21. Muhd Firdaus Afiq (16)- 1288
22. Kuhan Ganesan (16) - 1282
23. Mohd Ameersyah Adhwa (16) - 1273
24. Ng Zheng Ann - 1260
25. Muhd Hazid Ekquan (12) - 1247
26. Ummu Hani Safri (12/L) - 1245
27. Meor Adib Rusyaidi (12) - 1226
28. Zulkarnain Safri (12) - 1071
29. Mohd Yusuff Ismail (16)
30. Adam Julian (12)
31. Amirul Fahmi (12)
32. Mardhiatul Atiqah (12/L)
33. Nur Fatin Farzana (12/L)
34. Nur Ameera Hidayah (12/L)
35. Aleeya Natasha (12/L)
36. Farah Ezati (12/L)
37. Mohd Ammar Hidayat (12/L)
38. Mohd Amirul Hafizi (12/L)
39. Mohd Faris Firdaus (12/L)
40. Mohd Iqbal Hamidi (12/L)
41. Nordin Othman
42. Kuganeshwaran Krishnan (12)
43. Yuganeshwaran Krishnan (16)
44. Anis B Nadzar (16)
45. Muhd Harith Farhan (12)

**However, our Malaysia's No 1 has not yet confirmed his participation in the event, if he is not playing then the players shall be in even number. And if he does play, then there is one player who is in the waiting list to play in case of odd number.**

SCC Grand Prix Serie C - 18/6/2011 (Saturday)

Pihak SCC ingin memaklumkan bahawa pendaftaran SCC Serie C telah pun di TUTUP. Setakat hari ini penyertaan telah mencapai 45 peserta (melebihi had 40 peserta). Pendaftaran selepas ini akan kami bawa ke SCC Serie D pula, dimana sebelum Serie D bermula, kami akan mengumumkan tarikh Grand Finale dan hadiah-hadiah Grand Finale nanti.

Kepada peserta SCC Serie C, sila berada di SCC sebelum pusingan pertama bermula jam 9 pagi. Kami akan memulakan pusingan 1 mengikut jadual. Sebagai peringatan dan makluman, hanya 6 pusingan swiss akan dimainkan dengan kawalan masa 20 minit + 10 saat sahaja.

Senarai nama-nama peserta akan disiarkan di blog ini pada khamis nanti.

All the best!

SCC LOCATION

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SCC is near to LA Hotel (the hotel with the green colour building), and above Alex Car Aksesori (the big orange signboard). And SCC is at the opposite of Stadium Darulmakmur.