Majlis Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah Pahang (Catur) 2011

Here is the result sms to me by en Asman :

U-18G
1. Sarika - Cameron Highlands 6.5/7
2. Effah Fazira - Kuantan 6/7
3. Grace - Temerloh 6/7
4. Khirranya - Kuantan 5.5/7
5. Nor Amalina - Rompin 5/7
6. Norsyahirah - Maran 5/7

U-18B
1. M. Yusuf - Kuantan 6/7
2. Soon Yan Wen - Lipis 5.5/7
3. Chua Teong Zhe - Lipis 5.5/7
4. Tay Shan Wei - Lipis 5.5/7
5. Nurhakim - Rompin 5/7
6. M.Hafiz - Temerloh 5/7

U-15G
1. Nur Aina Syamimi - Kuantan 6/7
2. Ho Yin Ro - Lipis 6/7
3. Umairah Natasya - Kuantan 5.5/7
4. Nur Ain - Rompin 5/7
5. Faikha Aqila - Jerantut 5/7
6. Hanum Hamizah - Temerloh 5/7

U-15B
1. Shreyes - Cameron Highlands 7/7
2. M.Nasrullah - Bentong 5.5/7
3. Amin Syarmi - Kuantan 5/7
4. Noor Hisyam - Pekan 5/7
5. Muhd Azzwan - Lipis 5/7
6. Alif Hidayatullah - Kuantan 5/7

U-12G
1. Nur Sabrina - Kuantan 7/7
2. Ummu Hani - Rompin 6/7
3. Siti Nur Athirah - Bera 5/7
4. Nur Aina Nadia - Lipis 5/7
5. Zawanil Aqilah - Pekan 5/7
6. Amey Zulaika - Lipis 5/7

U-12B
1. M.Nur Asyraf - Lipis 6/7
2. M. Al-amin - Temerloh 5.5/7
3. Al-Mursyid - Maran 5.5/7
4. M.Asyraf - Pekan 5/7
5. Zaid - Lipis 5/7
6. M.Muzakir - Kuantan 5/7

Congrats to winners!

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

For your info, due to MASUM (the chess event for Inter-Varsity) is schedule from 26th June - 30th June 2011 and I am involved as the coach for Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), with sincere apology, it is to inform that the tournament has been reschedule to 18/6/2011 - Saturday with same time and same place.

To the players that have already register kindly take note of the changes in the date.

Currently 14 players have registered! The place is limited to 40 paid registration only.

Normal Operation of SCC

SCC back in normal operation starting yesterday 4/5/2011. I was away last weekend, but the SCC was running by demand under the management of Khair. I have heard, it was rented to our Local Otai's Mini Tournament where winner takes all on 1/5/2011. The game started at 3pm and was ended at 1 o'clock in the morning. Thanks guys for supporting SCC. And classes was held as usual too. Well I am back now, anyone wishes to use the centre by appointment can give me a call at 019-9699879 or Khair at 012-6497225.

We are open from Tuesday - Friday (8pm - 10pm, operating hours beginning 6pm only by request). While on the weekend (Saturday & Sunday) we are open from 10am - 3pm (operating hours after 3pm only by request).

We are also opening the registration for SCC Serie C which will be held on 25/6/2011 (Saturday) at SCC. As usual Limited to 40 paid registration. And as at this moment we have 10 players registered!

SCC 30/4/2011 - 3/5/2011

Untuk makluman semua peminat catur di Kuantan. SCC akan beroperasi atas permintaan sahaja sepanjang 30/4/2011 - 3/5/2011.

SCC akan ditutup sepenuhnya pada 1/5/2011 kerana pihak pengurusan SCC terlibat dengan kejohanan Karnival Sukan Inter Asrama FELDA bertempat di Asrama Sri Semai Bakti berhampiran Padang Lalang.

Jika ada permintaan menggunakan SCC pada tarikh tersebut diatas, sila berhubung dengan En. Khair di talian 012-6497225.

Sekian. Harap maklum.

Daripada,
Khairunnisa' Wahidduddin
Managing Director
Setia Chess Centre
019-9699879

SCC Grand Prix Serie B - The Results!

From 46 players it was reduced to 42 players! yeay! i was worried if the total numbers exceed 40, because of the condition of the centre. As a player too myself i wanted the players to be comfortable playing. And when few players that paid and didnt showed up during the event, it was a relieved! phew!

It was an interesting event with players fighting hard to get in the top 5 finisher and get themselves into the grand finale. And Abd Khalid Musa after the downfall in Serie A, bounce back to be the champion in Serie B! Congrats! (that is what you get for keep on trying).

Here are the results of Top 5 :
Champ - Abd Khalid Musa
Second - Mohd Khair
Third - Hamidi Taib
Fourth - Suhaidi Mustafa
Fifth - Abd Rahim Ramli

And now we have 10 players who are not allowed to compete in the remaining series. 5 from serie A (Kamal Arifin, Kamaludin Yusof, Sharif Zaki, Umar Mukhtar, and Asman Aminullah), and now 5 from serie B.

Best U-12 : Nur Sabrina Aliya Asman
Best U-16 : Muhd Firdaus Afiq Asman
Best Ladies : Khirranya Ganesan

For Nur Sabrina Aliya, all she need is another best performance in the another Grand Prix Serie to be selected in the Grand Finale (besides top 5 in each series, we are also going to select the best of 1 or 1 to 5 from all the juniors under the age of 16 and the ladies of any age category).

While for Muhd Firdaus, Khirranya Ganesan and Asyraf Razman (Best U12 in Serie A), and Deniale Joenethen (Best U-16 in Serie A), will still need compete and do the best in next remaining series before being confirmed selected to Grand Finale.

For full result, click here

SCC Grand Prix Serie B - Players in Action!

Kuantan's Otai - Jono is making a cameo visit to the center
He was formerly a resident in Kuantan, was a lecturer at ITM Kuantan and now he is back in Kuantan to play chess. Nice to have you here competing in Serie B En Rahim Ramli.
U15 MSSD Kuantan Champ - Kuhan Ganesan vs UMP Masum player Husaini Hasnul
Ali vs Rahim Ramli.
Nordin (secretary of PCDK) on the left, and Hamidi (on the right), are in deep thought.

Best U-16 Firdaus Afiq vs Muhd Fikrie
Best U-12 Serie A - Asyraf Razman
2nd place of U-18 MSSD Kuantan - Muhd Yusof Ismail
A new refresh young talents showing skills at our SCC events.
And they keep on fighting, playing and enjoying the games. And I bet they will compete again in Serie C, D and E. Thanks kids of SK Batu Tiga Kuantan and their teacher Cikgu Norizan for the support.
in the pic - Mohd Solehuddin Ismail vs Lim Li Chern (in pink shirt). I havent heard of him even though he has the ratings of 1648, but he seems an ok player.
En Asman (standing) kibitz the game. Sorry En Asman you are not allowed to play in the series hehehe... See you in the finale!
Mohd Khair in round one, and next to him is Amirul Aiman - a fresh new talent with passion in chess.
And he is facing the champ - Abd Khalid Musa
Champ of Kuantan U-20 junior open last year is playing in this Serie B.

The battle of U-15 and U-18!
In full concentration!

SCC GP Serie B - Updates!

Nama pemain Ruzenan akan digantikan oleh Salleh Omar NR 1530. Harap maklum.

SCC Grand Prix Serie B - Tomorrow!

Untuk makluman, kepada peserta yang telah membayar yuran melalui bank, sila bawa bersama slip bank dan serahkan kepada saya, Khairunnisa Wahidduddin pada hari kejohanan. Kepada yang telah membuat bayaran dan tetapi tidak dapat turut serta, atau menukar nama peserta, sila telefon saya, Khairunnisa Wahidduddin 019-9699879 dengan kadar segera!

Pusingan pertama akan bermula tepat jam 9 pagi. Sila berada di SCC sebelum jam 9 pagi bagi mengelak anda kalah masa. Pusingan seterusnya akan bermula sebaik pusingan pertama tamat. Waktu rehat tengahari diberikan diberikan antara jam 1.15 petang hingga jam 2.15 petang. Tempat untuk kemudahan solat disediakan di SCC.

Jumpa anda di SCC esok! Semoga berjaya!

SEA Games Selection 2011

Seperti yang kita sedia maklum, sukan SEA yang bakal berlangsung November ini di Surakarta, Palembang Indonesia menawarkan Catur sebagai salah satu sukan yang dipertandingkan! Oleh yang demikian pihak MSN memberi tempat atlet kategori B (if i am not mistaken) kepada MCF memilih pencatur membawa cabaran negara di sana.

Pada 22-24hb April dan 7-8hb Mei 2011 akan berlangsung kejohanan round robin pemilihan mewakili negara ke sukan SEA. Seramai 10 peserta lelaki dan 10 peserta wanita akan bertanding merebut tempat ke sukan SEA.

Pihak PCDK dan SCC mengucapkan selamat bertanding kepada ahli kami iaitu NWM Nurul Huda dan NM Kamal Arifin yang akan bertanding nanti. Semoga berjaya!

It is going to be an interesting event for NM Kamal as he will be facing his toughest opponents in a toughest local event of the year! In Round 1 he will meet Malaysia's No. 1 - IM Mas Hafizul, and on the next day in round 2 - he will play against IM Lim Yee Weng. In the evening, his next opponent will be IM Mok Tze Meng. In Round 4 - he will meet Malaysia's 1st IM - IM Jimmy Liew. Whoa! no break from beginning straight to him! All the best there, ok!!!

For NWM Nurul who was last played in Siberia (Chess Olympiad Nov 2010), and the only veteran in the event, with years of age gap difference certainly it is not something easy for her! Facing against the juniors who clearly have the experiences in so many FIDE rated events, will make it tough for her too. Playing her best is the ultimate goal at the event! Good Luck to you!!!

SCC GP Serie B (23/4/2011 - Saturday)

Ada yang mendaftar tetapi mengambil keputusan tidak bermain, telah menyebabkan pihak SCC membuka pendaftaran kepada pemain-pemain lain, dan akibatnya, dalam kekalutan, kami telah menerima penyertaan melebihi had. Dalam Serie A - telah terlebih had kepada 44 peserta menyertai. Manakala dalam Serie B ini, seramai 46 peserta berdaftar! Agak ramai daripada had selesa iaitu 40 peserta. Dan mengikut rating kali ini, Serie B lebih "tough" dengan kehadiran "otai- otai" kuantan dan terengganu dan barisan pemain remaja yang membanjiri persaingan kali ini! Berikut adalah senarai peserta kejohanan SCC GP Serie B mengikut seeding:

1 MOHD KHAIR WAHIDDUDDIN 1863
2 RUZENAN ABU BAKAR 1800
3 ABDUL KHALID MUSA 1781
4 HAMIDI TAIB 1705
5 ABD RAHIM RAMLI 1665
6 MOHD SOLEHHUDDIN ISMAIL 1648
7 KAMAL AZMI WAHIDUDDIN 1614
8 SULAIMAN JOHARI 1600
9 NORDIN MD YAMIN 1596
10 SUHAIDI MUSTAFA 1591
11 ALI AKHBAR KUNING 1585
12 MUHD HUSAINI BIN HASNUL 1551
13 MUHD QHAIDER ZULKAFLI 1468
14 NUR SABRINA ALIYA ASMAN (12/L) 1405
15 MOHD ASYRAF RAZMAN (U12) 1338
16 MUHD FIRDAUS AFIQ ASMAN (16) 1288
17 KUHAN GANESAN (16) 1282
18 MUHD HAZID EKQUAN B MUHD HARUDDIN(U12) 1247
19 UMMU HANI BT SAFRI (12/L) 1245
20 KHIRRANYA GANESAN (16/L) 1181
21 KAMAL IQBAL HAKIMI (16) 1177
22 ZULKARNAIN B SAFRI (12) 1071
23 LIM LI CHERN (L) 0
24 MUHD FIKRIE KHAIRUL MUHSEIN (U16) 0
25 MUKUND SURESH (16) 0
26 FAKARUDDIN - GANTI FENDY 0
27 ADAM JULIAN SAIFUDDIN (U12) 0
28 NUR FATIN FARZANA BT MOHD IDRUS (U12) 0
29 MARDHIATUL ATIQAH BT MOHD AL HATTA (U12) 0
30 NUR AMEERA HIDAYAH BT ROSLI (U12) 0
31 MOHD AMIRUL HAFIZI B BADRULHISHAM (U12) 0
32 MOHD FARIS FIRDAUS B SABRI (U12) 0
33 MUHD FAHRUL B ZAMRI (U12) 0
34 MUHD IQBAL B HAMIDI (U12) 0
35 ABD MUIZ QIDAM B AHMAD (U12) 0
36 MOHD AMMAR HIDAYAT B ROSLI (12) 0
37 AMIRUL FAHMI B SHAHARUL FAIZAL (12) 0
38 RIZWAN ARYZONA B ABRARI (16) 0
39 MOHD ISLAHUDDIN B ABDUL AZIZ (16) 0
40 AMIRUL AIMAN B ABD KARIM (16) 0
41 MUHD TAUFIQ AJMAL B JAMALUDIN 0
42 MOHD SHAFIQ B SHAHIMI 0
43 MUHD NUR ADAM B YURASELAN 0
44 MUHD YUSUFF ISMAIL (16) 0
45 MOHD HELMI FIRDAUS 0
46 AMIRUL ASYRAF 0

SCC Grand Prix Serie B 23/4/2011 - Saturday

PENGUMUMAN :

Pendaftaran SCC GP Serie B telah ditutup hari ini dengan pendaftaran sudahpun melebihi had yang ditetapkan iaitu 45 orang (tempat terhad kepada 40 pemain sahaja). Kami masih menunggu pengesahan 3 orang pemain sebelum membenarkan 1 lagi pendaftaran untuk menggenapkan jumlah pemain bagi mengelak bye.

Senarai nama pemain akan disiarkan di blog ini pada hari Jumaat nanti.

Kepada pemain-pemain yang telah mendaftarkan diri, sila hadir ke SCC sebelum jam 9pagi. Pusingan pertama akan bermula tepat jam 9 pagi. Kepada yang membuat pembayaran secara bank-in, sila serahkan bank in slip kepada pihak SCC sebelum jam 9 pagi.

Selamat bertanding!

Sekian. Terima kasih.

Daripada pihak pengurusan SCC

20/4/2011

SCC Grand Prix Serie B 23/4/2011 - Saturday

Tarikh : 23 April 2011

Tempat : SCC, B90 Tingkat Satu, Jalan Lim Hoe Lek (Berhadapan dengan stadium Darul Makmur, berhampiran LA Hotel, di tingkat atas kedai aksesori kereta ALEX - papan tanda warna oren)

Pusingan : 6 pusingan swiss (Pusingan pertama dijadualkan bermula tepat jam 9.00 pagi.)

Yuran : Ahli PCDK atau KCK (dengan syarat perbaharui keahlian) RM15. Bukan ahli RM20

Tempat adalah terhad kepada 40 peserta sahaja. KINI HANYA ADA 4 TEMPAT KOSONG SAHAJA LAGI berdasarkan kepada first paid first register!

Pihak SCC mengalu-alukan wakil daerah Kuantan yang akan bertanding ke peringkat MSSP di Jerantut pada bulan mei ini menyertai kejohanan Serie B ini. Ambillah kesempatan kejohanan ini sebagai latihan untuk memperbaiki permainan masing-masing.

SCC Grand Prix Serie B 23/4/2011

Just a reminder, for those who has register for SCC Grand Prix, Kindly make payment :

1. By cash to Setia Chess Centre - we are open on Tuesday - Friday (8pm-10pm), on Saturday - Sunday (10am - 3pm)
2. By Cheque made payable to Khairunnisa Wahidduddin
3. Or you can banked in to my MBB account 106016376093.

**The first 40 paid registration will be accepted**

**Only 15 places left!**

RIP Larry Parr...

Lately, I have encountered so many passing of the the people that I knew. The first to start, juz found out that my once childhood friend had died of car accident. Then, in 2009 my "adik angkat" passed away of a heart failure at a young age of 33 years old. It has been heartbreaking for me to deal with. And now, my best friend's nephew who currently reside in Vancouver is diagnosed with cancer stage 4 (i juz found about it during the NCC, and he is juz 14 years old! Well I am sad at this point (Muz if u read this, hang in there ok!)...

Last year we heard of the passing of chess enthusiasts whom i had the chance to meet, Florencio Campomanes, then chess columnist, Lim Chong. And today, I juz found out the passing of Larry Parr.

I dont really know Larry Parr as well as En Hamid or En Najib, but i have met him and spoke with him, and he does make jokes when u r around him. And if any of the readers ever visited my chess centre and came accross the book "Never Say I Assume" of Dato Tan Chin Nam. It was co-author by him. RIP Larry Parr.. I am sure he will be missed by all of his friends here in Malaysia.

SCC Grand Prix Serie B (23/4/2011)

Tournament : SCC Grand Prix Serie B

Date : 23/4/2011

Day : Saturday

Venue : Setia Chess Centre, Jalan Lim Hoe Lek

Fee : Member - RM15, Non member - RM20

**Limited to 40 paid registration**

Lim Chong Memorial

The event was held last sunday. I do wish I could participate, but due to MSSD Kuantan that will be held next week, I am fully occupied with obligation at Setia Chess Centre. If there is any reason at all for me to play, it is all about honouring the dearly departed Mr Lim Chong himself. Since I did not participate last sunday, let me write something here.. When thinking about him, I can still remember his article in the Malay Mail, juz like Idham , we too did the same thing where we have to wait until saturday to buy our copy of Malay Mail. And it is not easy, coz there is only one newstand that sells the copy. We had to go in the morning to buy it, or if we miss the time, then we are left behind with the chess news! I never had any conversation with Mr Lim Chong, coz he seems to be a quiet person. But, I do like his writing on his view in chess (esp on the part where our names was mentioned), including Chess Overboard (esp when he walked down the memory lane on the names like Foong Chee Leng - who accompany me to World Juniors in Guarapuava, Brazil and Pahang once chess prodigy - Rosazman Rosley). To us all, he was never out of ideas when talking about chess. And juz like Idham, because we like chess so much, learning new words from his article doesnt seems to trouble me at all (though I am popular at home of being lazy to browse a dictionary). Not many people knew this, when i was a kid, i had this ambition of becoming a journalist, (but accounts seems to be the right choice at the time, and it pleased my sis). The first time after all these years I had the opportunity to meet him again at the DATCC Chess League last year (where he played for Tan & Tan team). And I did snap his pic during the DATMO 2009 dinner and during Karpov's visit too. For someone who has this passion about chess, and contribute his thoughts on chess, he will be missed by all of us... (wonder what happened to Ismail Ahmad - he co wrote Petak 64 (Utusan Malaysia) together with Mustafa Said, did see him at the NCC 2011, and what happened to Sabar Hashim - who wrote Jaguh (Berita Harian))

Congratulations to 2011 NM & NWM

NCC has ended last sunday, and we have our new NM & NWM in da house! Congrats to NM Lim Zhuo Ren & NWM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham!

It was a good show of NCC 2011 from beginning till the end both from the Open and the Women section. At first, it was almost for certain IM Jimmy could catch up, and he did (though he stumble against NM Edward Lee), but fate has install for Zhuo Ren to grab be the NM. Kudos to IM Jimmy who gave a good play, and for playing like you have nothing to lose. In the women my first thought, would this NCC be the time that Najiha will outshine her sis, Nabila, coz she was the leader, before she lost to Fong Mi Yen.

No playoff in this year edition (same like last year), actually I was hoping for no Blitz after the NCC (hehehe, juz wish to go back home early), but I said yes to En Najib that I do it, thinking that I miss the blitz during the DATMO, so, better not this time. And I bet no one wants to play Blitz, coz the registration is not even 30 players.. So, when I told Gilachess and Kaber for no Blitz will be good news, these 2 guys did the marketing of the Blitz. And you know what, this Blitz is a strong Blitz!

There were 3 IMs playing! (right after IM Mas registered!), and few NMs too (including my bro - NM Kamal Arifin). And with 32 players participating, it was worth it to drive back to Kuantan in the night and in the rain! (hahaha)

And surprise surprise! IM Jimmy won it!

NCC 2011 - Final Round

In the open section i bet there's going to be a tough fight 2 top tables. Coz, there is a chance of a playoff. Table one - Lim Zhuo Ren (7.5 pts) vs Jimmy Liew (6.5) and Table 2 - Sumant (6.5) vs Edward Lee (6).

But in the women section, though there's a chances for a playoff, i dont think there will be any (as usual).

And i am right, when Nabila drew with Camilia and thus make her the newly crowned NWM! Congrats!

NCC - Round 7

In this very exciting round 7, we get our first result of the day. In just 30 minutes of play, on table 6 Nor Ilhamuddin vs Ong Thian Loon resulted in black forcing white a draw. Interesting..!

Congratulations To Nur Sabrina Aliya Asman!

Pihak Persatuan Catur Daerah Kuantan (PCDK), dan Setia Chess Centre, mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi tahniah kepada Nur Sabrina Aliya Binti Asman ahli remaja PCDK, atas kejayaan beliau menduduki tempat ke-4 kategori bawah 12 tahun perempuan dalam kejohanan Catur Remaja Kebangsaan (National Age Group) bagi tahun 2011.

Atas kejayaan ini, beliau telah ditawarkan tempat mewakili negara dalam kejohanan Remaja Asean kategori bawah umur 12 tahun, yang akan berlangsung di Tarakan, Indonesia pada 10 - 22 jun 2011.

Tahniah sekali lagi diucapkan kepada beliau!

(Kejayaan Sabrina membuktikan tiada yang mustahil buat kita semua dari bandar sekecil Kuantan ini! Asalkan berusaha ke arah itu.

Jika sekiranya ada pihak yang berminat menghulurkan bantuan kewangan / duit poket buat adik Sabrina ini untuk ke Tarakan di minta menghubungi bapa beliau En. Asman di talian - 013 9517615

Kami menghargai sumbangan anda!)