Lost in Translation

I was wondering last week how come there was no coverage on the two Sarawakians; Abang Draup Zamhari & Abang Azman Draup Hj who were playing at the Major Section Doeberl Cup 2009 which recently concluded. There were coverage on the Thailand Open but in Doeberl Cup nothing. Both of them were not like IM Mas who has his own trainer, GM Ian Rogers but to appreciate one person dedication of traveling to overseas to play chess especially in the back to back chess tournament like Thailand Open 2009 & Doeberl Cup 2009. From there in mv opinion, chess is their passion & in the perception as enjoyment to play & having fun. In fact how many of Malaysian players are willing to travel to overseas to participate in the competition besides Asean Age Group, World Youth, Singapore & Thailand Open? Are we willing to wait in Malaysia forever for 'goldmine' to come or are we willing to pursue our dreams like Abang Draup Zamhari & Abang Azman Draup Hj? Here I would like to summarize their performance.

Abang Azman Draup Hj

 

Rd.	SNo		Name	Rtg	FED	Pts.	Res.
1	61		Rozenblat Vanja	1435	AUS	2,5	w 0
2	47		Tan Kevin	1575	AUS	3,5	s 0
3	68		Watson Jean	1330	AUS	2,0	w 0
4	38		Draup Zamhari	1656	MAS	1,5	s ½
5	62		Mugford Stephen	1429	AUS	2,5	w ½
6	53		Egan Bill	1513	AUS	2,5	s ½
7	51		Staak Eric	1519	AUS	2,5	w 0

Abang Draup Zamhari

Rd.	SNo	Name	Rtg	FED	Pts.	Res.
1	6	Yu Michael	1948	AUS	4,5	w 0
2	55	Mitchell Simon	1506	AUS	2,5	s 0
3	53	Egan Bill	1513	AUS	2,5	w 0
4	27	Draup Hj Abang Azman	1725	MAS	1,5	w ½
5	51	Staak Eric	1519	AUS	2,5	s 0
6	-	bye	-	-	-	-1
7	67	Ivanov Nikola	1401	AUS	2,5	s 0