Best Board 1 - Kejohanan Catur Berpasukan Jemputan SMK St Thomas Kali Pertama

Best Board 1 - Muhd Yusuf Ismail from SMK Paya Besar A with 7/7

Best Board 2 - Kejohanan Catur Berpasukan Jemputan SMK St Thomas Kali Pertama

Best Board 2 - Anis Bin Nadzar from SMK Sungai Isap with 7/7

Best Board 3 - Kejohanan Catur Berpasukan Jemputan SMKST Kali Pertama

Best Board 3 - Phuah Jun Sean from SMK St Thomas with 6/7. Muhd Syahmi from SMK Sultan Abu Bakar also with the same points but unfortunately the Best Board medal was awarded to Phuah due to his team performance.

Best Board 4 - Kejohanan Catur Berpasukan Jemputan SMKST Kali Pertama

Best Board 4 - Muhd Alif Imran B Yuraselan from SMK St Thomas A with the score of 7/7

Best Board 5 - Kejohanan Catur Berpasukan Jemputan SMKST Kali Pertama

Best Board 5 - Muhd Harith Farhan from SMK Abd Rahman Talib scoring 4/5

Best Board 6 - Kejohanan Catur Berpasukan Jemputan SMKST kali Pertama

Best Board 6 - Nur Aisyah Nabila Zaidi from SMK Paya Besar B with 3/5

Kejohanan Catur Berpasukan Jemputan SMK St Thomas Kali Pertama

Rank after round 3


Rank Team Gam. + = - MP Pts.

1 SMK ST THOMAS A 3 3 0 0 6 10½

2 SMK PAYA BESAR A 3 2 0 1 4 8

3 SMK TG PANGLIMA PERANG 3 1 1 1 3 6

4 SMK SUNGAI ISAP 3 1 1 1 3 6

5 SMK ABD RAHMAN TALIB 3 1 1 1 3 5½

6 SMK ST THOMAS B 3 1 1 1 3 5

7 SMK SULTAN ABU BAKAR 3 1 0 2 2 5

8 SMK PAYA BESAR B 3 0 0 3 0 2

As a host, SMK St Thomas A is doing rather well leading the pack with total of 10.5 points, leaving the fav SMK Paya Besar (with top Pahang U18 Champ - Muhd Yusuf Ismail in the team) at second place with 8 points.

Kejohanan Catur Berpasukan Jemputan SMK St Thomas Kali Pertama

Result Round 2


No. SNo. Team Res. Team SNo.

1 8 SMK SUNGAI ISAP 3 - 1 SMK PAYA BESAR B 5

2 6 SMK TG PANGLIMA PERANG 1 - 3 SMK PAYA BESAR A 4

3 7 SMK SULTAN ABU BAKAR 1 - 3 SMK ST THOMAS B 3

4 1 SMK ST THOMAS A 3½ - ½ SMK ABD RAHMAN TALIB 2


Rank after round 2


Rank Team Gam. + = - MP Pts.

1 SMK PAYA BESAR A 2 2 0 0 4 7

2 SMK ST THOMAS A 2 2 0 0 4 6½

3 SMK ST THOMAS B 2 1 1 0 3 5

4 SMK SUNGAI ISAP 2 1 0 1 2 4

5 SMK ABD RAHMAN TALIB 2 1 0 1 2 3½

6 SMK TG PANGLIMA PERANG 2 0 1 1 1 3

7 SMK SULTAN ABU BAKAR 2 0 0 2 0 2

8 SMK PAYA BESAR B 2 0 0 2 0 1

Kejohanan Catur Berpasukan Jemputan SMK St Thomas Kali Pertama 23/6/2012

The first invitational team event held in Kuantan, organised by SMK St Thomas.

Participated by 8 teams :
1. SMK Abd Rahman Talib
2. SMK St Thomas A
3. SMK St Thomas B
4. SMK Paya Besar A
5. SMK Paya Besar B
6. SMK Sungai Isap
7. SMK Tengku Panglima Perang
8. SMK Sultan Abu Bakar

Results can be found at http://www.chess-results.com/ checked under tag MAS for Malaysian tournaments.

KEJOHANAN CATUR RAPID BERPASUKAN JEMPUTAN SMK ST THOMAS KALI PERTAMA


Result Round 1

No. SNo. Team Res. Team SNo.

1 1 SMK ST THOMAS A 3 - 1 SMK SUNGAI ISAP 8

2 2 SMK ABD RAHMAN TALIB 3 - 1 SMK SULTAN ABU BAKAR 7

3 3 SMK ST THOMAS B 2 - 2 SMK TG PANGLIMA PERANG 6

4 4 SMK PAYA BESAR A 4 - 0 SMK PAYA BESAR B 5

Photos from Pahang Closed 2012

Amirrul Nazrain vs Muhd Harith Farhan, next to them are Muhd Harith Fahmi vs Ummu Hani

Both from Kuala Lipis - SMK Clifford players

The battle between Muhd Qhaider vs Asman Aminullah next to them are Effendy Zakaria vs Sharif Zaki

Table 1 - Abd Khalid vs NM Kamal Arifin, next to them are Kamal Azmi vs Nor Azmi Mohd Nor

Meor Adib vs Cikgu Safri, next to them are Asyraf Noorman vs Muhd Abu Laith

Mohd Khair vs Nur Farhana, next to them are Nordin Md Yamin vs Hazid Ekquan

NWM Nurul Huda vs Mohd Yusuff Ismail

The scenery of playing area.

Amirrul Nazrain vs Muhd Harith Fahmi

Father and daughter - Cikgu Safri vs Ummu Hani

Sharif Zaki vs Muhd Faiz

All seems serious in action!

Our potential young juniors - Hazid vs Airil

Mohd Khair seen in pic vs Yusuff Ismail

NM Kamal Arifin vs Muhd Khairilhelmi in round 5

The closing speech by our honorary secretary en Nordin Md Yamin

Our new elected President - En Kamal Azmi

Best Ladies winner goes to Nur Sabrina Aliya Asman

Best U-16 goes to Muhd Ashraf Noorman

Best U-12 Meor Airil Rahimi Ayib Rosdi

Tenth placing - NWM Nurul Huda

Ninth placing - Asman Aminullah

7th placing - Muhd Hazid Ekquan Haruddin

6th placing - Muhd Khairilhelmi Rosseli

5th placing - Nordin Md Yamin

4th placing - Abd Khalid Musa

3rd placing - Mohd Khair

2nd placing - Nor Azmi Mohd Nor

The Pahang Closed Champion - NM Kamal Arifin

Pahang Closed 2012 - The Results

Maka berakhirlah sudah Catur Tertutup Pahang pada petang tadi. Setelah lama kami berangan-angan untuk merealisasikan kejohanan ini, dan tahun ini impian kami terlaksana! Alhamdullillah.. dipanjatkan syukur ke hadrat Ilahi...

Keputusan kejohanan telahpun diupload di chess-results.com

Komentar kejohanan akan menyusul kemudian :)

Tahniah kepada pemenang!

Pahang Closed 2012 - Name List

Here are the name list of Players. My target to have 30 players at the hall so that the tournament is run comfortably is achieved! I will accept no more entries tomorrow unless if its a bye.

KAMAL ARIFIN WAHIDDUDDIN		1942
MOHD KHAIR WAHIDDUDDIN		1911
NOR AZMI BIN MOHD NOR		1794
ABD KHALID MUSA		1781
KHAIRUNNISA WAHIDDUDDIN	F	1650
NORDIN B MD YAMIN		1643
KAMAL AZMI WAHIDDUDDIN		1583
NURUL HUDA WAHIDUDDIN	F	1561
MUHD KHAIRILHELMI ROSSELI		1525
EFFENDY ZAKARIA		1519
NUR SABRINA ALIYA ASMAN	F	1486
SHARIF BIN MOHD ZAKI		1471
NUR FARHANA ATIQAH AMIR HAFIDZ		1470
MUHD QHAIDER ZULKAFLI		1468
MUHD HAZID EKQUAN		1451
MEOR AIRIL RAHIMI		1411
ASMAN AMINULLAH		1368
MUHD NUR ASHRAAF NOORMAN		1302
UMMU HANI BT SAFRI	F	1292
MUHD YUSUFF ISMAIL		1277
MEOR ADIB RUSYAIDI		1243
ZULKARNAIN B SAFRI		1207
MUHD HARITH FARHAN		1185
MUHD HARITH FAHMI		1163
MUHD HAKIM ABDOL MAJID		1051
ANIS B NADZAR		0
MUHD ABU LAITH HAZMAN FANSURI		0
MUHD AMIRRUL NAZRIN		0
MUHD ARIF MOHD ASRI		0
MUHD NUR AMMAR FIKRI		0

Attention Please! (Pahang Closed Interested Participants)

Saya ada mendapat SMS atau Panggilan telefon untuk register Pahang Closed Sabtu dan Ahad ini, namun saya TIDAK menerima sebarang registration secara SMS atau Verbal KECUALI pembayaran dibuat terlebih dahulu. Pembayaran adalah bukti anda komited menyertai Kejohanan yang kami anjurkan.

Sila sahkan penyertaan dengan email kepada saya bank-in slip yuran ahli PCDK (RM40 dewasa / RM25 remaja bawah 18 tahun) beserta yuran kejohanan RM25, di alamat email nwmchess@yahoo.com

atau anda boleh MMS kepada saya di talian 019-9699879

Sebarang pembayaran hendaklah di buat secara tunai di Setia Chess Centre, atau bank-in ke MBB 106016376093

All the best!
Khairunnisa'
Pengarah Kejohanan

Pahang Closed 2012 19/5-20/5/12

Makluman kepada semua yang bermastautin di Pahang untuk tempoh sekurang-kurangnya 6 bulan sebelum tarikh kejohanan, atau pemegang kad pengenalan 06 (lahir di Pahang), atau mempunyai ibubapa yang mempunyai kerakyatan Pahang - Anda semua dipelawa menyertai Kejohanan Catur Tertutup Pahang yang bakal diadakan pada 19hb Mei - 20hb Mei 2012.

Kejohanan yang julung kali diadakan dengan kawalan masa 1 jam seorang hingga tamat ini akan dibuka kepada ahli Persatuan Catur Daerah Kuantan atau ahli Kelab Catur Kuantan sahaja! Jika anda berminat menyertai anda mestilah mendaftar menjadi ahli terlebih dahulu.

Berikut adalah maklumat kejohanan :

Tarikh - 19hb Mei (sabtu) - 20hb Mei 2012 (ahad)
Tempat - SCC
Pusingan - 7 pusingan (Taklimat kejohanan 8.30am - 8.45am, Pusingan 1 jam 9am)
Kawalan masa - 1 jam seorang hingga tamat
Yuran penyertaan - RM25.00

Senarai hadiah-hadiah :
Johan - Wang tunai RM500.00
Kedua - Wang tunai RM300.00
Ketiga - Wang tunai RM200.00
Keempat - Wang tunai RM100.00
Kelima - Wang tunai RM75.00
Keenam - Kesepuluh - Wang tunai RM50.00

Untuk pendaftaran atau maklumat lanjut sila hubungi - Khairunnisa 019-9699879

SCC GP Serie B - The Results!

My apology for posting the result a day later, it has been a very tiring weekend for me, I am not just the tournament director for the event, but i am also playing in SCC Serie B too. For those that didnt make to the top 5 lists, dont worry there will be Serie C on either 30th June or 7th July (still deciding on the date).

Congratulations to the winners :

Best Lady - Khairunnisa' W
Best U12 - Muhd Hazid Ekquan Haruddin
Best U16 - Muhd Firdaus Afiq Asman

Our Finale Finalist :
Champion - Muhd Khairilhelmi Rosseli
Second - Nordin Md Yamin
Third - Nurul Huda Wahiduddin
Fourth - Nur Sabrina Aliya Asman
Fifth - Abd Khalid Musa

For full result go to chess-results.com

SCC GP SERIE B (12/5/12 - SATURDAY)

I have 47 list of players participating in tomorrow's SCC Serie B, I do hope a last minute players will turn up coz the numbers are odd as at todays date. I dont like odd number, i want it even so that some players participating will play all 6 rounds instead of having to play 5 rounds coz of bye!

Name list of the participants :

SNo.	Name		NRtg	FED	Type
1	ABDUL KHALID MUSA		1781	MAS
2	KHAIRUNNISA WAHIDDUDDIN	F	1650	MAS
3	NORDIN MD YAMIN		1643	MAS
4	NURUL HUDA WAHIDDUDDIN	F	1561	MAS
5	MUHD HUSAINI HASNUL		1551	MAS
6	MUHD KHAIRILHELMI B ROSSELI		1525	MAS
7	EFFENDY ZAKARIA		1519	MAS
8	NUR SABRINA ALIYA ASMAN	F	1486	MAS	U16
9	SHARIF MOHD ZAKI		1471	MAS
10	MUSTHASOR B MUKHTAR		1461	MAS
11	MUHD HAZID EKQUAN B HARUDDIN		1451	MAS	U12
12	MUHD FIRDAUS AFIQ ASMAN		1423	MAS	U16
13	MEOR AIRIL RAHIMI B AYIB ROSDI		1411	MAS	U12
14	ASMAN AMINULLAH		1368	MAS
15	NUR 'AINA SYAMIMI BT NAZRI	F	1339	MAS	U16
16	IZZAT ABD MUHAYMIN B JAFRI		1327	MAS
17	MUHD ASHRAAF NOORMAN		1302	MAS	U16
18	UMMU HANI BT SAFRI		1292	MAS	U16
19	UMAR MUKHTAR B UMAR SHUKRI		1291	MAS
20	MUHAMMAD SAIFUL IMRAN B ABD GHANI		1251	MAS
21	MEOR ADIB RUSYAIDI B AYIB ROSDI		1243	MAS	U16
22	ZULKARNAIN B SAFRI		1207	MAS	U12
23	IKMAL UBAIDULLAH B KAMARUDDIN		1202	MAS
24	ABD MUIZ QIDAM BIN AHMAD		0	MAS	U12
25	AHMAD AIMAN SAFWAN		0	MAS
26	AHMAD KHAIRUL AMIN B ZAMRI		0	MAS
27	AMIRUL FAHMI B SHAHARUL FAIZAL		0	MAS	U12
28	AMIRUL FIKRY B ZULKIFLY		0	MAS
29	AMIRUL FIRDAUS		0	MAS	U12
30	ANIS B NADZAR		0	MAS
31	ARIFF IMRAN		0	MAS	U12
32	FARIS FIRDAUS B SABRI ARIFF		0	MAS	U12
33	MARDHIATUL ATIQAH BT MOHD AL-HATTA	F	0	MAS	U12
34	MOHD FAHRUL B ZAMRI		0	MAS	U12
35	MUHAMMAD NURHAFIZ B MOHD FAUZI		0	MAS
36	MUHD ABU LAITH HAZMAN FANSURI		0	MAS	U16
37	MUHD ARIF MOHD ASRI		0	MAS	U16
38	MUHD FIKRIE KHAIRUL MUHSEIN		0	MAS	U16
39	MUHD HAKIM B ABDOL MAJID		0	MAS	U16
40	MUHD IQBAL B HAMIDI		0	MAS	U12
41	MUHD NUR AMMAR FIKRI NOR SUHAIMI		0	MAS	U16
42	NUR AMEERA HIDAYAH BT ROSLI	F	0	MAS	U12
43	NUR FIQQREE B AB RAHMAN		0	MAS	U16
44	NURAZZAHRA BT HAMIDI	F	0	MAS	U12
45	NURUL AIN BT KHAIRULNIZAM	F	0	MAS	U12
46	RIZWAN ARYZONA ABRARI		0	MAS	U16
47	UMMU MUSFIRAH BT RODUAN	F	0	MAS	U12

SCC GP Serie B (12/5/2012 - Saturday)

SCC GP series are now back with SCC GP Serie B to be held on 12th May 2012 - Saturday.

Registration are now open to all interested participants! Kindly register early as to ensure your seat are secure!

For more info kindly contact - Khairunnisa' 019-9699879

Be a member now and join our Pahang Closed event on the following week! (18th-20th May 2012)

Melaka International Challenge Section 2012

Congratulation to Asyraf Razman for his seventh placing in the Challenge Section!

Muhd Asyraf Razman vs Suci Rohaya (Indonesia)

It was an interesting endgame between Asyraf and Suci on Table 4 which ended in a draw. It was tricky to solve the game, so a draw is a satisfying decision made by both players. Good job Asyraf!

Historical Melaka Open & Challenger 2012

I am at Melaka on duty as the Deputy Arbiter here. I have been busy here (i brought along with me my office work), that is why i cant report anything from Melaka for viewers at home. But no worries there are other blog site that updates from every single round!

I am happy with our effort in making sure that the tournament is run smoothly, it is juz so awesome to have all the games in Open Section uploaded before the following round in the next day started, and top ten table from the Challenger section uploaded too.


For All Games Open Section - Click here
For All Games Challenger Section - Click here
For Round by Round Report by En Najib - Click here
For Other Report by Pn Haslindah - Click here
For more pictures of the event - Click here

Campones Rapid - go LIVE!

http://www.catur123.com/20120421-fcmircc/

Melaka Chief Minister - Dato Ali Rustam Officiated the Opening Ceremony of 750 Years Melaka International Chess Festival.

750 Years Melaka International Chess Open 2012

Saya berada di Melaka Bandaraya Bersejarah sekarang ini, kerana terlibat sebagai pengadil untuk pelbagai pertandingan. Pada masa entri ini ditulis kejohanan Rapid Campomanes dan Melaka Age-Group sedang berlangsung.

Saya akan berada sepanjang Festival berlangsung dari 20hb April - 1hb Mei nanti.

Saya sedikit terkilan kerana tiada wakil seorang pun pemain daripada Kuantan menyertai walaupun untuk kategori FIDE Rated - Challenge section. Dengan yuran yang pada saya berbaloi dan kesungguhan Kontijen Pekan untuk menyertai dengan pakej yang juga berbaloi (termasuk yuran, penginapan, makan 3 kali sehari, dan melancong pada hari rest day kejohanan). Jika alasan yang dikemukakan ialah ibubapa tidak dapat cuti, nah! sudah tentu pakej ini yang paling sesuai! Pada pendapat saya walaupun bermain di kategori Challenge, namun peluang berada bersama-sama pemain bertaraf GM dalam satu dewan yang sama, dan melihat sendiri bagaimana para GM membuat gerakan adalah peluang untuk membuka minda pencatur remaja Kuantan yang bakal bertarung di MSSM nanti!

(sigh)..

SCC GP U-10 25/3/2012 - The Results!

Yes, the SCC U-10 has finally over! (phew!) it was a very tiring week for me indeed, as i have been running here and there to complete my accounting task and at the same time organising some trainings for SCC students for MSSD Kuantan competition that will kick off next Monday at SMK Paya Besar.

On saturday (yesterday), there was a chess competition at RISDA Kuantan among the staffs there, and SCC was invited as the arbiter for the event, and today is the SCC U-10 event.

I was hoping for less participants, and it seems so (imagine if i open the centre for those at age 12 years and below, my centre will be crowded with players as well as spectators too, so having less number of players and a comfortable atmosphere for parents and guardians for our 1st U-10 event is the best choice that i had in mind. And besides our main target is to promote chess and and discover new talents.. (I wish i had done this tournament much earlier.. then i could promote to this parents to play in NAG last school holidays in U-8 category).

Ok, enough now. For full result go to chess-results.com

I will see all of u again in May for SCC GP Serie B that will be held on 12th May 2012, and Pahang Closed 2012 with time control of 1 hour and exclusively for members of PCDK / KCK (those who have yet to register or renew its membership kindly do so before the event) is to be held on 18th May (Friday) - to 20th May 2012 (Sunday).

To register as member kindly contact Khairunnisa' at 019-9699879

SCC U-10 25/3/2012

Champion 1st SCC U-10 25/3/2012 - adik Nurfatin Farzana Bt Mohd Idrus (age 10)

SCC U-10 25/3/2012

2nd place - adik Zulkarnain Safri (age 10)

SCC U-10 25/3/2012

3rd place - adik Nur Fashya Qistina bt Kamarul Zaman (age 10)

SCC U-10 25/3/2012

4th place - Mohd Iqbal Hamidi (age 10)

SCC U-10 25/3/2012

5th place adik Nur Alyaa Zaheeda bt Kamarul Zaman (age 8)

Catur Tertutup RISDA Kuantan 24/3/2012

Pasukan lelaki FINAL antara rumah Kuning dan rumah Biru.

Catur Tertutup RISDA kuantan sabtu 24/3/2012

SCC Under 10 (25/3/2012 - Sunday)

I know its kind of like last minute, but the plans has been made this year to have one event at the centre once a month. Since I dont have any dates to fit in for April, we decided to have our U-10 event this Sunday, since next Sunday i will be busy with UIA Open.

As usual SCC can only accommodate limited participants for the event, but this time i will only accept only 40 paid registration! (or maybe less than that) because i want to give more rooms for parents, and/or guardians to be there at the centre.

The only reason why i want U-10 event because i am looking for new talents around Kuantan. And to give them training would require support from all around, SCC - as trainer, students, teacher and parents.

For those interested kindly call 019-9699879 (Khairunnisa').

SCC GP Serie A 4th March 2012 (Sunday)

It was a hectic day of my life as i had to go back and forth from hospital to centre to home, it was very tiring day for me. As promises has been made, and players from all around came to participate, I couldnt simply cancel the event. The event had to go on has plan. Many thanks to my brother Khair for helping out with the event, acting as the arbiter and player at the same time. Many thanks to all the players, spectators whom understood my situation. I thank you for being patience thru out the event.

My sincere apology to all for any hiccups that occur as this is the first time the centre was really crowded with a total of 52 participants (1 pulled out last min, she was down with fever according to her father).

For this Serie A GP, the champion was also the last year champ Serie A - our National Master Kamal Arifin Wahidduddin.

Second place is the new finalist for FINALE 2012 - Muhammad Arshad from Terengganu who caused an upset by beating second place last year Serie A - Kamaluddin Yusof.

Third is - Mohd Khair Wahidduddin who drew twice with NM Kamal and Muhammad Arshad.

We welcome new finalist FINALE 2012 who came Fourth - Syazrin Abdul Rahman

Fifth place is - Kamal Azmi Wahiduddin

Congrats to all finalist, you are all banned from taking part in any remaining GP Series. I shall see you all FINALE 2012.

Best U12 - Muhd Asyraf Razman
Best U16 - Nur Sabrina Aliya
Best Ladies - NWM Nurul Huda

For juniors U-16 and Ladies in order to qualify all of you need to play at least 3 GP Series, and you must score in all those series too. We are going to pick only 5 players from this category.

For full result you can check at chess-results.com

SCC GP Serie A 4th March 2012 (Sunday)

The name list of players can be access from the chess-results.com

All results will be posted and uploaded at the site.

My sincere apology for the late posting on the names.

1st round will start as usual at 9am!

All the best! and I will see you all there!

SCC GP Serie A 2012 (Sunday - 4/3/2012)

Just a reminder to all that interested to take part in this Sunday SCC GP Serie A,

I regret to inform that the places is already full!

A sincere request to all, please do not bank in the money for registration, as any new registration will not be accepted, period!

The list of players will be publish by tomorrow (Saturday).

Regards,
NWM Khairunnisa' W
Tournament Director of SCC GP Serie A

SCC GP Serie A 2012 (Sunday - 4/3/2012)

Announcement :

We are closing the registration for SCC GP Serie A. With regret to inform, we have reached the limit no. of players participating, it is going to be very crowded at SCC as the number exceed the limit of 40 players.

For futher info please check out this blog. Names of players will be posted on Saturday (3/3/12).

SCC GP Serie A 2012 (Sunday - 4/3/2012)

Many has booked to play in the event, and if i look at the list, its full! we have reached the limit! BUT bear in mind that, your registration will not be valid without the entry fee!

To be fair, i will still accept any new registration as long as it is fully paid.

Therefore I am urging those that have register please make the necessary payment by cash to Setia Chess Center, I am available at the centre for payment (please give me a call first 019-9699879), or you can bank in to MBB 106016376093 under name Khairunnisa'.

The first round will start at 9am on Sunday 4th March 2012.

See you there!

SCC GP Serie A 2012 (Sunday - 4/3/2012)

SCC GP Serie A 2012 (Sunday - 4/3/2012)

I am totally busy juggling here and there, and with too many things going on, We cant commit on February for our SCC GP, but instead, we bring it forward to March, 4th Sunday for the tournament.

Here are the details :
Date - 4/3/2012
Day - Sunday (9am-6pm)
Venue - Setia Chess Centre
Closing Date - 2/3/2012
Limited to - 40 registered paid participants
Fee - RM15 for members of KCK/PCDK and RM25 for others
Time Control - 20 min + 10 sec increment
Round - 6 rounds of play (swiss system)

Top 5 will automatically go to Finale schedule on 22-23rd December 2012 with time control of 25 min + 20 sec increment (still not fix of the time control), and top 5 will not be allowed to compete in any GP remaining series! It is going to be a very interesting Finale this year, as I am expecting more experience players to turn up and heat up the event and have our best juniors to come forward and accept the challenge!

Registration can be done with me (019-9699879) and Khair (012-6497225), as usual only paid registration will be considered as confirm registered.

2012 Chess Activities

SCC together with Persatuan Catur Daerah Kuantan (PCDK), are currently busy with proposals and meetings to come up with our 2012 calendar. As at todays date, I can say it looks promising that we shall have more activities compared to last year.

We are planning to have the Team event, Pahang Closed, Kuantan Junior, the SCC Grand Prix Series and our 2nd Grand Finale.

I am guessing after Chinese New Year we'll be announcing the good news! (pray hard it is a good news!)

On Doing Chess Full Time...

Honestly I want both! I want the dream Accountant Position and also the luxury with Chess. But in reality I can only choose one... Sad huh?! While i was browsing the internet i came accross En Najib's blog

He mentioned "on my way of going back to work, I applaud Mas for his courage and also to Khairunnisa (of Setia Chess Centre) for going into chess full time basis when I, on the opposite side of the track, going out of chess and back into working life,"

I am going into chess because I love the game, and the more reason why i want to go for it, is because I want to have flexible time at home. I want to have time to have breakfast with my parents, I want to be home for lunch with my mom and remind her to take her medication, and i am available at anytime if there is any emergency at home! But if I'm working, i will spend more time at the office, rather to be home with family. And with the pay I still couldnt afford to hire maid for my mom!

Starting 2010, i started to feel stress, knowing that whatever that i did for the company wasnt enough, they say i am still not qualify to hold a higher position. I have been patience for that whole year until i cant take it anymore on 30th November 2010, when my boss told me, "Oh! I forgot to inform you that the new accountant will be coming in tomorrow". I was speechless at the time. I dont know what to say, and i dont know how to react to the statement. I felt devastated, heartbroken and the worst thing is, I am depressed! Since then i have been applying to find job elsewhere and have been to several interviews, and i got more and more depressed because when i apply for post Accounts Executive they said I am over qualify, but when i apply for the post Accountant they said I am not qualify, so tell me where do i stand? What am i? Am i not worth it? My level of depression was so low that i started to think of the unthinkable things.. then one night i watched my parents sleeping, then i looked at my mom, then i asked myself, i need to change!

Then one day i apply for a job in KL, then days after that i got the interview. Before i left for the interview in KL, i have this feeling that i will get the job, and during that interview i was offered the job. Awesome huh?! For the first time, the feeling of demoralised, was gone! Finally i am positive about myself. But the decision to go or not to go to KL wasnt easy. There are many things under consideration and consent from my family is not that simple to obtain. But at the end, I am gone to KL. Though I promise my family that the life in KL would only be temporarily soonest would be one or two years, but my heart wasnt with me in KL.

A friend of mine said this to me, "Why do i want to be an accountant?" I said, "Because I have dreamt of becoming one", then he asked again, "but why you have that dream?", I said, "coz it comes with authority and huge pay", then he smiled. He said, "In whatever we do, everything goes back to money... what we worked for, and what we earned is all about money". and he continue, "It doesnt matter if you are an accountant, or alam flora workers, all you did is for the money, but isnt it stupid to chase that? why not do what you like to do the most? isnt that money you earned would be much more meaningful than earning money from the salary of working hours daily and your heart still not content?"

Somehow.. that statement moved me.. After a month in KL, I tender my resignation. And yes, the company did persuade me and offered me a better post, but i have made the decision to go back home. During the notice period (in a happy mood in KL), I got a telephone call asking me to come for an interview in Kuantan. Since i have no intention to go back to work, i have been making excuses for not being available on any dates except on the date that i am actually home. Days later, the Finance Manager called and gave me a telephone interview. Towards the end of the conversation he asked me when can i start. How should i react to that? But until today i am still thinking. And while i was thinking, I got another job offer to be the Personal Assistant to the CEO of the my former company also in Kuantan.

And at the same time, I have been doing marketing around Kuantan for chess, but i havent been engaged for any classes yet, not just chess, I am also doing freelance accounts for any company who wish to hire me part time. Lucky for me, it look positive that one co will hire me coz they are setting up new company, and wants me to be consultant there. Though, everything seems to be on positive side, but as long nothing is confirm, there is no time for leisure.

Does it worries me not to have any income yet? Oh yes! definitely! (who doesnt? i can feel the worries in my siblings of my situation, and the best part of all, they gave me support and gave the green light to go for it). Many things happened to me since Jan, my car broke down last thursday, and my bro had to take leave to help me out. Then again, my car was broke in two days ago, and my precious GPS was stolen. Mom is not doing well, she kept mumbling about the past and sometimes she thinks she still in the past! At the time that i am so down, I met a friend who is doing well being self employed. He said at time like this, I need to be motivated and meet friends that can motivate me. He told me that when he first started he didnt have big cash, he even bought a motorcycle costs RM50! He said to me, once I have decided to do this, have faith to Allah SWT that He will help me. And he strongly said, "Stop thinking about going back to work, ever!"

But, still, I have until Feb to think about the 2 job offers if chess doesnt worked out...

Celebrating 2012 With DATCC Blitz on 2/1/2012

How to kick start your new year? since my 2012 resolution is to play chess again...I start fresh with 2nd jan 2012 blitz :-))

Tirai 2011 Dilabuhkan.....

1st SCC Grand FINALE 2011 yang berlangsung pada 24hb Disember 2011 adalah merupakan Kejohanan terakhir SCC dan Persatuan Catur Daerah Kuantan (PCDK) sebelum tirai 2011 dilabuhkan. Tarikh yang telah dipilih dan dirancang semenjak SCC Serie A dijalankan pada Februari 2011, adalah cukup bersesuaian sekali kerana kejohanan ulung FINALE ini berjaya menghimpun pemain terbaik dari setiap Grand Prix yang terdiri dari bukan calang-calang pemain!

Selaku pengarah pertandingan FINALE 2011, saya agak terharu dan tersentuh kerana ini merupakan kejohanan terbesar pertama yang pernah saya anjurkan dan dihadiri oleh hampir kesemua FINALIST, dan niat asal untuk memberi pendedahan dan pengalaman kepada pemain-pemain remaja dalam dan luar Kuantan tercapai jua di FINALE kali ini. Saya panjatkan syukur ke hadrat Ilahi!

Walaupun ada juga kelemahan FINALE kali pertama ini, namun saya telah mencuba memberi yang terbaik untuk memuaskan hati semua pemain, para pemerhati, arbiter, serta bloggers yang terlibat. Oleh kerana, jadual yang agak padat - sarapan pagi, makan tengahari dan makan petang disediakan, kemudahan solat juga disediakan seperti biasa, kupon parking diberikan percuma kepada yang parking di tempat letak kereta berbayar.

Ucapan terima kasih yang tidak terhingga kepada Chief Arbiter, En Najib Wahab yang sudi datang dari KL semata-mata untuk FINALE dan atas tahap pengadilan yang memuaskan hati semua pemain. Terima kasih yang tidak terhingga juga kepada bloggers FINALE 2011 iaitu Pn Haslindah Ruslan dan Pn Roslina Marmono yang juga datang daripada KL dan meng"update" blog tersebut sepanjang-panjang FINALE 2011. Ketekunan mereka dalam memberi yang terbaik untuk blog khas FINALE tersebut, amat saya kagumi!

Ucapan terima kasih juga untuk pemerhati yang datang dari dalam dan luar Kuantan, membuatkan kejohanan kali ni cukup meriah - Kehadiran Saprin dan anak-anak, Doni, Anis Nadzar dan rakan, Muhd Qhaider, para ibubapa dan penjaga, dan mereka yang tidak dapat saya sebutkan namanya disini.

Dan ternyata, jika tiada FINALISTs yang bertarung dan memberi yang terbaik serta bersaing dengan yang terbaik, maka tiadalah FINALE kali ini, terima kasih semua!

Sebelum FINALE berlangsung saya memberikan cabaran kepada pemain No. 1 Malaysia - IM Mas Hafizulhilmi, bolehkah dia mendapat markah sempurna - perfect 7/7 dalam FINALE (persetujuan dicapai antara saya dan IM Mas), kerana semasa FINALE saya akan membuat pengumuman, menawarkan insentif RM50 kepada sesiapa yang berjaya menang dengan IM Mas. Tujuan insentif ini ditawarkan ialah untuk memujudkan persaingan dan kesungguhan pemain memberikan cabaran kepada beliau. Kerana IM Mas juga memerlukan pesaingan dalam latihannya untuk menjadi Grandmaster pertama Malaysia. (hmm... rasanya jika FINALE 2012 berlangsung nanti, saya kena menaikkan insentif kepada RM100 pula, kerana tiada seorang pun yang berjaya menumbangkan IM Mas pada FINALE kali ini).

Saya juga agak terkilan kerana pada pusingan akhir harapan untuk melihat pemain-pemain dari Kuantan untuk menduduki top 5 hanya tinggal harapan semata kerana Mohd Khair tumpas kepada Kamaludin Yusuf dalam saingan yang cukup sengit dengan masa masing-masing hanya tinggal beberapa saat sahaja, Ali Akbar (yang sebelumnya bertindak cemerlang menumpaskan NM Kamal Arifin, serta seri dengan Kamaludin Yusuf) yang hanya memerlukan seri untuk kedudukan top 5 gagal ditangan IM Mas, dan Hamidi Taib yang hampir-hampir membuat kejutan dengan Juara Amatur Asia Ahmad Fadzil Nayan juga gagal memanipulasi kedudukan yang memihak kepada beliau pada asalnya. Pada pusingan sebelumnya, pemain Kuantan - Sharif Zaki yang memiliki kelebihan 1 Bishop juga gagal untuk menang keatas NM Zarul Shazwan. Saya juga mengalami nasib yang sama apabila dipusingan akhir di"pair"kan menentang NM Kamal Arifin.

Berdiri dari kiri - NWM Khairunnisa (Hadiah Wanita Terbaik), NM Kamal Arifin (Tempat ke-5), NM Zarul Shazwan (Tempat ke-3), IM Mas Hafizul (Juara 1st SCC Grand FINALE 2011), Kamaludin Yusuf (Tempat ke-2) dan Juara Amatur Asia 2011 - Ahmad Fadzil Nayan (Tempat ke-4)Duduk dari kiri - Asman Aminullah (Naib Presiden PCDK), Nordin Md Yamin (Setiausaha PCDK), Kamal Azmi (Presiden PCDK), Najib Wahab (Chief Arbiter FINALE 2011) dan Razman Maulot (AJK PCDK).

Secara peribadi sebagai penganjur, ucapan terima kasih kepada seluruh ahli keluarga saya yang berterusan menyokong perjuangan SCC dari awal hingga kini, sebagai pengarah pertandingan, terima kasih kepada PCDK kerana nama inilah yang memantapkan perjuangan SCC di Kuantan, sebagai pemain, terima kasih kepada semua pemain lain termasuk semua lawan saya :-))

Sehingga kita bertemu lagi! insyaAllah!

Wassalam,

NWM Khairunnisa' W