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

View Setia Chess Centre in a larger map

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.

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

As the place is limited to 40 paid registration, we only have 20 space left! So, what are you waiting for? Register now!

Date : 18/6/2011
Day : Saturday
Venue : Setia Chess Centre, B90 Level 1, Jalan Lim Hoe Lek, Kuantan (opposite of Stadium Darul Makmur, near to LA Hotel, and next to Akojaya and Alex Car Aksesori)
Round : 6
Time control : 20 min + 10 sec increment

Top 5 will received prizes as well as a place to join others top 5 in the Grand Finale schedule to be held in December 2011!

In the grand finale, we are going to select 5 best juniors and ladies (with good performance in at least 3 grand prix) to compete with the seniors! (what a good exposure and experience kids!),

So, join now!

**Top 5 from any series are not allow to compete in the remaining series. However, they are invited exclusively to participate in the Grand Finale. The names are : Kamal Arifin, Kamaludin Yusof, Umar Mukhtar, Asman Amin, Sharif Zaki, Khalid Musa, Mohd Khair, Hamidi Taib, Suhaidi Mustafa and Rahim Ramli**

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