Malaysians to Press On in Singapore Age-group & Festival

Malaysia junior tigers continue to show their prowess & fighting spirit in Singapore

Under 8 Open

Wong Yinn Long continue his remarkable play of 2 wins in Round 4 & Round 5 & will face Singaporean Cyrus Low for round 6. It will be deciding factor of who will take the lead for the Under 8 Open.

Under 8 Girls

WFM Le Tran Phuong Uyen proved to be too hot to handle for Zainoor Ikmal when she lost her game in Round 4 but she bounced back with determination win over Singaporean Tin Ruiqi. She now scored 3.5 points and will play Steffi Lim. Tan Jia Xuan also recorded 1 win & 1 draw with a total points of 2.5 and will play Singaporean R Shahana while her sister, Tan Jia Jin suffered 2 losses & will play Sagar Siya.

Under 11 Open

Malaysia junior players are putting the pressure on the Singaporean 1st seed FM Tin Jingyao. In Round 4, Tang Wei Kit recorded a fantastic win against Shawn Foo with 4 points while Teh De Juan upset compatriot Ooi Zhi Yang whom is 3rd seed and there were cheers from Mohd Noor Azam, CM Amier Hamzah & Mohd Junaidi whom won their respective games. Teoh Ern Sheng couldn’t continue his form & suffered his 1st lost to Singaporean Rudolph Lau.

In Round 5, there were mixed fortunes as Tang Wei Kit couldn’t stop FM Tin Jingyao while Mohd Noor Azam also suffered his lost to Rudolph Lau. Teh De Juan only could draw with Hong Kong Wong Yee Chit while CM Amier Hamzah won his game against compatriot Muhd Hafidzuddin.  Teoh Ern Sheng & Ooi Zhi Yang also couldn’t convert a win here.

In Round 6, Teh De Juan, CM Amier Hamzah & Tang Wei Kit are leading the Malaysian with 4 points for this category. Teh De Juan will play against CM Amier Hamzah while on the top board will see two Singaporeans facing each other; Rudolph Lau & FM Tin Jingyao. Tang Wei Kit will play with Indian Kashyap while Mohd Noor azam will play with Singaporean Nicholas Ang.

Under 11 Girls

There are up and downs for Malaysian contingent for Round 4 & Round 5. In round 4, there were wins for WFM Nur Najiha, Siti Khadijah, Puteri Munajjah and The De Zen while Puteri Rifqah lost to Kazahstan WFM Abdumalik.

In Round 5 WFM Nur Najiha suffered another shock defeat to Indian Sagar Tejaswini while there were wins for Puteri Munajjah & Teh De Zen against Singaporean Rachel Soh & compatriot Puteri Rifqah.

For the round 6 Puteri Munajjah & Teh De Zen are carrying the Malaysia flag with 4 points and both of them are facing tougher opponent respectively against Thai Atthaworadej and Indonesia Chandra Vania. WFM Nur Najiha & Puteri Rifqah will face Singaporeans Foo Kai En & Seiw Kai Xin.

Under 14 Open

Muhd Irfan produced one of his best performance when he gained 2 points for Round 4 & Round 5. Aron Teh suffered his first lost to Filipino Evangelista while Yap wan Lin could only draw against Indian Goenka in round 4. In round 5 Yap Wan Lin produced upset against compatriot Tan Jun Feng while Aron Teh & Liew Ken Yew couldn’t bounced back from their previous defeat.

We are going to Round 6 with Muhd Irfan leading the Malaysian camp with 4 points followed closely by Yap Wan Lin(3.5 points) and Aron Teh & Tan Jun Feng with 2.5 points. Muhd Irfan will meet Singaporean Calvin Ong while Yap Wan Lin will meet Thai Sachaplalert. It’s unfortunate for Malaysia that Tan Jun Feng & Aron Teh will play each other. 

Under 14 Girls

It’s good news for Malaysia when WCM Nur Nabila regained the lead when she scored 2 points in round 4 & round 5. Tang Kar Khei couldn’t continue her momentum when she suffered lost in round 5. It seems that Camilia Johari also come from behind to chase the pack.

for the round 6 WCM Nur Nabila will play with Vietnamese WFM Dao Thi Lan while following closely by her friends Camilia Johari & Tang Kar Khei with 3 points each against Singaporean Yuan Wei Ting & Indian Misal Tansika.

Under 17 Open

Muhd Nabil lost the 5th round to FM Nguyen Van Hai and so far achieved 3.5 points and will meet Indian Purval Jadhav. Muhammad Syakir also facing his tough time in this competition with only 2 points and will meet Indonesia Yuliana Sentosa. Syakir & Nabil I believe you have more skills & talent & it’s time for you to unleash it! Keep on FIGHTING!

Asean Open Men

It seems NM Edward Lee needs to warm up & has slow start of engine in the first few rounds. In the round 4 & 5, NM Edward Lee achieved incredible results with draw against Indonesia Pitra Andika & won Singaporean FM Daniel Chan. Both of his opponents were 2300+. He will meet Indonesian FM Novita Anjas for round 6.  Congratulations NM Edward Lee & Keep it UP!

Asean Women

WFM Alia Anin Bakri lost her 4th round but drew with Filipino WIM Beverly Mendoza and so far scored 2 points. For the round 6 she will play Singaporean WFM Melissa Lo. Keep up the good work Alia and believe in yourself!!

Singapore Open

It seems round 4 is the bitter pill for the Malaysian with NJM Lim Zhuo Ren, Richard Kimbin, Tan Li Ting, and Ahmad Afiq Rosli suffered their losses while Mark Siew, Lim Kian Hwa & Olivia Madhavan won their games. 

For the round 5, Malaysia start to come back with NJM Lim Zhuo Ren drew with Indian WFM Patil Mitali & Mark Siew won against Indonesian Albakh Ghasssan. NWM ‘cili padi’ Tan Li Ting scored her biggest upset against Singaporean Scott Neubronner.

Mark Siew is leading the Malaysian pack with 3.5 points who will meet IM Alexei Romanov of Russia while NJM Lim Zhuo Ren will face NWM ‘cili padi’ Tan Li Ting for round 6. It will be a test for NJM Lim Zhuo Ren. Both of them have 3 points each.

Malaysia Continued To Press On In The Singapore Chess Festival 2010

There were mixed fortunes in the age-group categories but in the Open category NJM Lim Zhuo Ren showed why he deserved his title by holding Indian GM Laxman to a draw. WFM Alia also played well by holding WCM Evi of Indonesia. Keep up FIGHTING over there!

Under 8 Open

Wong Yinn Loong suffered a minor setback when he drew against Singaporean Nar Ken Jin. He will play Singaporean Isa Ahmad Zakwan in round 4. Yinn Loong, You hailed from Penang & plant the ‘POKOK PINANG’ there! Let them know that this tree is in Singapore!

Under 8 Girls

Zainoor Ikmal Mohd Noor continued her determination & fighting spirit by winning Korean Kang Solbee. There were also win from Tan Jia Jin & Tan Jia Xuan whom were the daughters of Penang Chess Association Assistant Secretary, Mr Tan Eng Seong. It was fantastic result in the Under 8 girls category!

However Zainoor Ikmal Mohd Noor will face uphill task against Vietnamese 1st seed WFM Le Tran Phuong Uyen. Make your accompanying parents proud of you & I’d seen your games during the training and the support of your parents towards you and your brother! She had been defeated in the 3rd round & NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!! Believe in yourself you can do it Zainoor Ikmal! Tan Jia Jin & Tan Jia Xuan, both of you can achieved what is impossible for you!

Under 11 Open

Malaysian young tigers continue to challenge in the Under 11 Open category with Penangnite Tang Wei Kit and Teoh Ern Sheng won their respective games against Singaporean Nicholas Ang and Jerome Chan. They will face Singaporean Shawn Foo and Rudolph Lau respectively. Both of the Singaporean played in the Penang Open if I’m not mistaken. Strike fear on them & you got nothing to lose here!

However another Penangnite Teh De Juan was hold to a draw by Singaporean Ryan Cheng. There were also cheer from Penangnite Ooi Zhi Yang, CM Amier Hamzah, Mohd Noor Azam & Muhd Junaidi with their respective wins for the Malaysian camp. Young Muhd Najwan couldn’t overcome Gregory Loh. Teh De Juan will play against his Penang teammate Ooi Zhi Yang while Mohd Noor Azam will play against Ryan Cheng (De Juan last round opponent), CM Amier Hamzah will play against another Singaporean Ryan Lee and Muhd Junaidi will face against Benedict Woon of Singapore. CM Amier, De Juan, Zhi Yang, Azam & Muhd Junaidi; You guys still got chance to catch up. Continue your fighting spirit & become the RINGMASTER!! Your destiny is in your HANDS!!

Under 11 Girls

There’s mixed fortunes in the Under 11 Girls as Puteri Munajjah & Teh De Zen lost their respective games to Vindy Chandra of Indonesia & Nguyen Thi Minh Oanh of Vietnam. Puteri Rifqah brought cheer by beating Indian Breasha Gupta. She’s now leading with perfect 3 points. WFM Nur Najiha, Siti Khadijah, Tan Jia Yun & Kelly Lim won their respective games.    

Puteri Rifqah will face her uphill battle against 1st seed WFM Abdumalik Zhansaya while WFM Nur Najiha will play against Kelly Lim. Tan Jia Yun, Teh De Zen, & Puteri Munajjah will play against Singapore players respectively while Sabirin Siti will play against Indian Breasha Gupta. 

Under 14 Open

Liew Ken Yew lost his game against Phillipines Jerad Docena. Aron Teh won his game against Karthik Kalagnanam & accumulated 2.5 points while the battle between Tan Jun Feng and Muhd Irfan with Muhd Irfan prevail in his game.   

Aron Teh will play against 3 pointer Philipines Evangelista while Muhd Irfan will play against Singapore Isaak Ethan Soh, Liew Ken Yew will play Singaporean Ryan Lau and Yap Wan Lin will faced Indian Goenka Saumya. 

Under 14 Girls

WCM Nur Nabila continued her ways by beating Singaporean Rachel Liu. Tang Kar Khei & Camilia Johari lost their respective games. WCM Nur Nabila will face 2 pointer Singaporean Pearle Chng. Tang Khar Khei will played against Indian Shalvi Deshmukh.

Under 17 Open

Mohd Nabil continued his winning ways with 2.5 points against Singaporean Peter Chin while Muhammad Syakir suffered his second lost to Indonesian Erliy Candra Kurniawan. Toh Qin Kane & Muhd Junaidi record their 1st win in respective games.

Mohd Nabil will play against Thai Kulpruthanon Thanadon while Muhd Syakir will play against Hong Kong Enoch Wong.

Asean Open

NM Edward Lee is having his tough time & lost his game against FM Timothy Chan & will face Pitra Andika of Indonesia.

Asean Women

WFM Alia also having tough time in the event & drew with WCM Evi Lindiawati of Indonesia & will face Lestari Baiq Vina of Indonesia.

Singapore Open

NJM Lim Zhuo Ren showed why he deserved the title of NJM this year by producing remarkable results by drawing against Indian GM Laxman. Richard Kimbin, Rosli Ahmad and NWM Tan Li Ting won their respective while Mark Siew managed draw against Singaporean Timothy Chan. Season veteran Lim Kian Hwa, Ng Say Long & Olivia Madhavan lost their respective games.

NJM Lim Zhuo Ren will play another Singapore junior Andre Jerome Eng with both of them 2.5 points. Rosli Ahmad, NWM Tan Li Ting & Richard Kimbin will face tough time 

Singapore Chess Festivals 2010 Pictures

FM Nguyen Duc Hoa of Vietnam is in top form. He drew with 1st seed GM Zurab of Singapore in the 2nd round.

GM Dao Thien Hai of Vietnam

IM Steven Yap of Phillipines won NM Edward Lee.

Nelson Mariano III of Philipines upset IM Kevin Goh in 1st round.

WFM Liu Yang of Singapore

Source: Courtesy of S'pore Chess News

Malaysia Start With A BANG At Singapore Chess Festivals 2010

Malaysia sent a total of 49 strong delegations in the Singapore Chess Festivals 2010 and took part in all of the events being contended which is U8 Open, U8 Girls, U11 Open, U11 Girls, U14 Open, U14 Girls, U17 Open, Asean Chess Men, Asean Chess Women and Singapore Open. The Singapore Chess Festivals which starts from 26th to 30th December 2010 at Stansfield Residence, Singapore. Malaysia kicks off with the bang at the age-group categories and mixed fortunes in the Asean Mens, Asean Women and Singapore Open on its first day.

Under 8 Open

Wong Yinn Loong will solely spearhead Malaysia challenge in the U8 Open Category and whom is also the first seed. So far he won his respective games against Morgan Lee & Bryan Ng whom both of them are from Singapore and score perfect 2.

Under 8 Girls

Zainoor Ikmal Mohd Noor will carry the Malaysia challenge in the Under 8 Girls category together with her 2 compatriot Tan Jia Xuan & Tan Jia Jin. Malaysia will have to fight against players from Vietnam which sent 1 titled player whom is WFM Le Tran Phuong and some Singaporeans. So far Zainoor had scored 1.5 points with a draw from Singaporean Valerie Soh and she will play against Korean Kang Solbee.

Under 11 Open

Malaysia sent a total of 9 players in this category. CM Amier Hamzah will spearhead the Malaysia challenge together with Penang juniors Ooi Zhi Yang, Teh De Juan, Tang Wei Kit & Teoh Ern Sheng, Mohd Noor Azam & with the remaining of the 2 players; Muhd Najwan & Tan Yin Kuang. The Penang juniors also fresh from the Penang Challengers tournament except for Teh De Juan who played in the Asian Schools. CM Amier Hamzah also just took part in the Sarawak Open while Mohd Noor Azam in the National Juniors. They will have to fight against Singaporean wonderkid FM Tin Jingyao and Ryan Ow and mostly like Malaysia vs Singapore affairs.

Three Penang juniors now carrying the weight with the perfect points of 2 in the Under 11 Open whom were Tang Wei Kit, Teoh Ern Sheng & Teh De Juan.  3rd seed Ooi Zhi Yang was hold to a draw in the second round by his compatriot Mohd Noor Azam with both of them 1.5 points. CM Amier Hamzah had slow start today and had to settle draw with 2 Singaporeans; Gregory Loh & Lee Jia Wei. GUYS U STILL CAN DO IT!

Under 11 Girls

Malaysia again sent 8 players which comprise of the notable ‘tiger’ girl players such as WFM Nur Najiha, En Azhar daughters (Puteri Munajjah & Puteri Rifqah), Asian School Champion U-9 Girls Teh De Zen for the challenge of the U-11 Girls Category together with Kelly Lim, Tan Jia Yun, Siti Khadijah, & Tan Wei Ting against Kazakhstan WFM Abdumalik Zhansaya, Vietnamese Hoang Minh Thu, 2 rated Indians; Sagar Tejaswini and Breasha Gupta & Singaporeans.

Malaysia suffered mixed fortunes today when WFM Nur Najiha suffered her shock defeat to Natanya Ng from Singapore in the first round. She will faced Kristine Quek of Singapore. However Puteri Munajjah, Puteri Rifqah & Teh De Zen regained the glory for Malaysia with their respective 2 wins. Puteri Rifqah, Puteri Munajjah & Teh De Zen will faced their ‘lion’ tomorrow against Indian Breasha Gupta, Indonesia Chandra Vania Vindy & Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Minh Oanh respectively. We are the Tiger of Malaysia and will fight for our territory. The rest of the Malaysian players scored 1 point each. Tamed the Lions.

Under 14 Open

Malaysia sent 8 players to the Under 14 Open category. It always seems to lucky number for Malaysia. Tan Jun Feng will lead the challenge together with his rated compatriot Muhd Irfan, Liew Ken Yew, Yap Wan Lin and Aron Teh. Kughan, Lim Chuin Khai & Teoh Ern Tek were the remaining players. 

So far Liew Ken Yew is spearheading the Malaysia challenge with 2 points and will face his tough challenge against Phillipines Jerad Docena. There’s mixed fortune for Malaysia when Muhd Irfan suffered his first shock defeat against Indonesian Roid Attakaatsur and unfortunate to meet fellow compatriot Tan Jun Feng with 1.5 points in the next round. Aron Teh also dropped half point against Singaporean Arjun Vairavan. He will face Karthik Rao of USA next round. The remaining of the players scored 1 point while Kughan got half point.

Under 14 Girls 

In this category, there are 5 players representing Malaysia whom the notables name were WCM Nur Nabila and Camilia Johari and the remaining were Penang Tang Kar Khei, Sabirin Siti Aisyah, and Nabilatul Nadia

There were minor setback when our 2 seeded player, WCM Nur Nabila & Camilia Johari were hold to draw by Singaporean WFM Raja Jawahar Monisha & Rachel Liu respectively in round 2. Tang Kar Khei brought cheer to Malaysia camp with 2 points and will have tough time with Vietnamese WFM Dao Thi Lan Anh. WCM Nur Nabila & Camilia Johari will exchange their round 2 opponents for the round 3. Sabirin Siti Aisyah got 1 point while Nabilatul hasn’t scored any points. 

Under 17 Open

Malaysia is represented by 5 players whom were Muhd Nabil, Muhammad Syakir (National Junior Playoff finalist) and Toh Qin Kane. The rest of the players were Muhd Junaidi & Ajey Premanath. Muhd Syakir suffered the lost in round 2 but showed fighting spirit against Vietnamese 1st seed FM Nguyen Van Hai and will play Indon Kurniawan Erliy Candra. Muhd Nabil was hold by Singaporean WFM Danielle Ho in round 2 and will play against Peter Chin.

Asean Open

IM Mas Hafizulhelmi supposed to take part in this event but due to unforeseen reason he has to withdraw. However NM Edward Lee will carry the Malaysia flag for this event. Although Edward scored only half point, he still can hold his head high as for his opponents were titled & rating 2300+ with 200+ points difference of him. He lost to IM Steven Yap & hold FM Haridas Pascua. Both of his players were from Phillipines. The next round NM Edward Lee will play against Singaporean FM Timothy Chan.

Asean Women 

WFM Alia Anin will carry the weight of the Malaysian women in the Asean Women Championship. WFM Alia recently won the Women National Junior and was awarded NJM title (National Junior Master). She also earned her recent WFM in the last Olympiad. She caused the biggest upset in the Asean Women category when she beaten Vietnamese WIM Hoang Thi Nhu in the first round. Another upset was caused by Indonesia Chess Princess WFM Dewi Aa Citra with a draw against WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung in the first round. However another Vietnamese WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An proved to be too tough for her to handle and she lost. Alia will face WCM Evi Lindiawati of Indonesia

Singapore Open

Malaysia sent 8 players for the Singapore Open. Recently crowned NJM Lim Zhuo Ren will lead the Malaysia challenge together with his rated compatriot season veteran Lim Kian Hwa, National Junior finalist Mark Siew, Richard Kimbin, Rosli Ahmad Afiq Afyfy, NWM Tan Li Ting, Olivia Madhavan, and unrated Ng Say Long.

NJM Lim Zhuo Ren is currently leading the Malaysian delegation with the perfect point of 2 will face his greatest battle against Indian GM Laxman. Rosli Ahmad Afiq Afyfy suffered his shock defeat to unrated Indonesian Sitorus Sangga. Lim Kian Hwa is leading the pool of players with 1 point followed by Mark Siew, Richard Kimbin, WNM Tan Li Ting, Rosli Ahmad, and Ng Say Long. Olivia still finding her first point.

GOOD LUCK TO THE MALAYSIANS IN THE SINGAPORE FESTIVALS!

National Junior Chess Championship 2010 Winners

National Junior Chess Championship 2010
Prize Winner List Boys
Champion	Lim Zhuo Ren
2nd	Mark Siew Kit-Tze
3rd	Muhammad Syakir Shazmeer
4th	Wong Jianwen
5th	Sumant Subramaniam
6th	Mohd Nabil Azman Hisham
7th	Yeoh Li Tian
8th	Thong Yung Chen
9th	Tan Jun Feng
10th	Mohd Faizal Roslan
Boys U-14 1st	Subramaniam Sivanesan
Boys U-14 2nd	Tan Wei Hao
Boys U-14 3rd	Chong Yan Meng
Boys U-12 1st	Dilwen Ding Tze How
Boys U-12 2nd	Mohd Noor Azam Mohd Noor
Boys U-12 3rd	Shreyas Subramaniam
Boys U-10 1st	Tan Yong Zhao
Boys U-10 2nd	Emir Rusyaidi Ahmad Nazari
Boys U-10 3rd	Ng Jen Sheng
Prize Winner List Girls
Champion	WFM Alia Anin Azwa
2nd	WCM Nur Nabila Hisham
3rd	WFM Nur Najiha Hisham
4th	NWM Tan Li Ting
5th	Sarika Subramaniam
6th	Goh Xin Yen
7th	Latifah Kaiyisah Bt Mohd Latib
8th	Puteri Munajjah
9th	Puteri Rifqah Fahada
10th	Pavitranayagi Jayamurthey
Girls U-14 1st	Camilia bt Johari
Girls U-14 2nd	Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan
Girls U-14 3rd	Anis Fariha Seleh
Girls U-12 1st	Nur Sabrina Aliya
Girls U-12 2nd	Nor Sahariah
Girls U-12 3rd	Cheong Keat Zhen
Girls U-10 1st	Tan Wei Ting
Girls U-10 2nd	Nur Faqihah Aminuddin
Girls U-10 3rd	Zainoor Ikmal Mohd Noor

NJM Lim Zhuo Ren Won National Junior Chess Championship Boys 2010

5 Players in Double Round Robin

Mark Siew, Syakir, Sumant Subramaniam, Wong Jianwen & Lim Zhuo Ren got 7 points & have to play play-off. They played in the Double round robin of white and black with the time control of 15 minutes incremental 10 seconds which started around 2:45pm & finish around 10pm. It was determined by match point. In order to win the players need to score 1.5 game points while if the game point tied, Armageddon(sudden death) will be played with time control of 5 min for white & 4 minutes for black to decide the match point. White has to win while Black only needs a draw to win the match point for the Armageddon match. Chess pieces colour were used to draw up the color for the Armageddon match. Whoever has the most match points will become the champion of the National Junior Chess Championship Boys 2010 & given the title of NJM (National Junior Master).

After a number of rounds, Mark, Syakir & Sumant only obtained 1 match point. However Zhuo Ren (2 Armageddon match point from Mark Siew & Sumant) & Jian Wen (2 and 1.5 game points from Sumant & Syakir respectively)both scored 2 match point and 1 game point each will face each other for the decider match point of 3. Zhuo Ren played white & Jian Wen played black. Finally Jian Wen lost on time but at a certain time Jian Wen was leading 14 seconds to 8 seconds and was concentrating in the tough position of bishop vs knight endgame. Finally Zhuo Ren won the deciding match point to a total 3 match point & became the 3rd NJM (National Junior Master) in the National Junior Chess Championship 2010. Congratulations to NJM Lim Zhuo Ren & the play-off players! You were all the champion & be proud of yourself!

Closing Ceremony in 6th Asian Schools Chess Championship 2010

India wins Five Gold Medals, Sri Lanka and Iran Wins two of each Gold Medals and Malaysia wins one Gold Medals

Yesterday was the closing ceremony of the 6th Asian Schools Chess Championship at Global Towers Hotel, Colombo 06. It was special occasion as the event was closed by FIDE General Secretary Ignatius Leong whom later handed out the prizes to the respective winners. Malaysia could have won more medals if we send more players & also in the team events.

Under 7 Boys 1st - Ram Aravind L N, India

Under 7 Girls 1st - Salonika Saina, India

Under 9Boys 1st - Aryan Chopra, India

Under 9 Girls 1st - Malaysia Teh De Zen

Under 11 Boys 1st - Karthik V Ap, India

Under 11 Girls 1st - ALINASABALAMDARI MOBINA, Iran

Under 13 Boys 1st - Khorsandi Arian, Iran

Under 13 Girls 1st - Smaraki Mohanty, India

Under 15 Boys 1st - Jayasundara P K U M, Sri Lanka

Under 15 Girls 1st - Sanali W A Nathasha, Sri Lanka

Teh De Zen Rules U-9 Girls; Teh De Juan 6th in 6th Asian Schools Sri Lanka 2010

Under 9 Open

Teh De Juan at last won his final game against Visura Ima from Sri Lanka with the final score of 6 points with the position of 6th placing. Great job De Juan!!!

Under 9 Girls

Teh De Zen finally complete her final round in style by winning Thuduwage Yasasirini Pabasara of Sri Lanka by scoring perfect 9 points. Way to go De Zen!

Congratulations to both of the Malaysian Teh De Zen & Teh De Juan! Thank You for making Malaysia known in the eye of the world again !

6th Asian Schools Photo

Foreign Domination With India Leading in Asian Schools 2010

The performances of the foreign players were too much for 150 strong Sri Lankan Delegations in the Asian Schools. However Sri Lanka players should be commended for giving the foreigners tough fight and their run of money. The tournament shifts to Global Towers Hotel, Colombo 06 where the last round will be commence at 9.00 am (11am Malaysian time today). The Closing Ceremony will be held in the evening at the same venue.

Under 7 Open

LN Aravind Ram from India, who is the only rated player in the event leads with 8 wins from 8 games will surely be runaway winner. He is followed by the Australian entry Kevin Willathgamuwa (7 points), while Sri Lankan Harshana Thilakaratne third with 6 points. However Kevin & Harshana will have tougher fight.

Under 7 Girls 

Saina Salonika, the only rated player in the section, hailing from India also has 8 wins from 8 games and leads several Sri Lankan. Asani Weerasinghe is placed second with 6.5 points while Rishnie Sewwandi has 5 points after the conclusion of Round 8.

Under 9 Open

Indian Aryan Chopra enjoys a half point lead over the field in the Under 9 Open section with 7.5 points after beating Malaysian Teh De Juan . He is followed by Nima Fendereski from Iran with 6.5 points and China Zhou Xianghend with 6 points. 3 others on 5.5 points are also catching for silver & bronze medal if Nima falter. Sri Lanka’s Anurasa is also in the group. Malaysia Teh De Juan still have chance of top 5 provided he play his best. The fight isn’t over yet.. ! Show your trueself!

 

Under 9 Girls

Malaysia’s Teh De Zen is leading the Under 9 Girls with 8 points and is chased by the top two seeds from India K. Priyanka (7 points) and A. Harshini (6 points). There are several Sri Lankan girls who still have chance to catch up with Harshini provided they have to do well against the higher rated players to get a chance at the Bronze medal in the Individual competition.

Under 11 Open 

V. Karhtik from India leading the event with 7.5 points. He is followed by Vijay Pranav (India–6.5 Pts), Supun Kuruppu and Naotunna Dineth Nimantha (both of them Sri Lanka 5.5 pts). However Vijay will play against Naotunna for gold medal if Karthik lose. Supun Kuruppu will have more realistic chance of getting silver or bronze medal if he wins.

Under 11 Girls 

Iraninan Mobina Alinasabalamdari who has 7 points followed closely by Indian C. H. Meghna with 6.5 points and Chinese player Zheng Ziqui also has a realistic medal prospect ending with 6 points.

Under 13 Open

Second seed Arian Khorsandi from Iran is comfortably ahead of the field in the Under 13 Open section and is ahead of his rivals by 1 point. There are 3 players that are tied with 6 points and the highest tiebreak are Kaushik Bhave (India),  Zhang Jiabao (China), Yogit S (India) for silver or bronze medal.  Sri Lanka’s Kashapa Kulasekara  with 5 points still has a chance for silver or bronze provided he can beat 1st seed Zhang Jiabao from China.

Under 13 Girls

Smaraki Mohatty from India is leading with 7 points followed closely by Sri Lanka’s Tiumi Yashora and C. K. Varsha (India) in the Under 13 girls by a solitary half a point. Another Sri Lanka Chandrasiri S A K with 6 points still have chance for medal if one of the top 3 lose the game.

Under 15 Open

Udith Jayasundara student of Nalanda College is comfortably leading the event with 7.5 points out of 8, and have beaten all his nearest rivals. He also won the Gold medal for Sri Lanka. Chiransana Lamaheva also from Sri Lanka follow him with 6 points and should join him on the podium. UAE’s Anwar Walid is placed third with 6 points.

Under 15 Girls

Natasha Sandali won the gold medal with 5.5 points out of 7 and another Sri Lankan Women’s National Champion, WFM Dinushki Premanath who has 4.5 points took silver. While the Iranian competitor Karimi Yeganeh obtained bronze medal. The Under 15 Girls only have 7 rounds because there are only 12 players in the pool.

Source: Sri Lanka Chess Federation.

Possible Gold for Malaysia in U-9 Girls Asian School !

Under 9 Girls Category

Teh De Zen just won her game against Kothalawala of Sri Lanka with the perfect score of 8/8 and still leading the pack by 1 point. She might meet Herath or Thuduwage Yasasirini Pabasara from Sri Lanka for the last round. Most probably will be Herath if my calculations are correct.

Under 9 Category

Teh De Juan is still fighting against the Indian 1st seed Aryan Chopra with material even. Let me give some insight of Aryan Chopra. Aryan is just only 8 years old and hailed from Delhi. He’s one of the chess prodigy in India just like our Malaysian Yeoh Li Tian whom is playing at the Penang Heritage Open 2010 currently. He recently become Commonwealth under-10 champion, Asian Under-8 Gold Medalist and others. Click here to read more on Aryan. As I recalled in the Penang Heritage Open 2010, there were 2 chess prodigies playing. The other prodigy was Paulo Bersamina from Phillipines. He was the recent 3rd placing winner in the Asian Youth in Beijing & also the next Wesley So according to the NCFP of Phillipines, Pichay.

De Zen Remain Unstoppable, De Juan Drew in Round 7 Asian Schools 2010

Under 9 Category

Teh De Juan drew against Australian Rowan and he will be playing top seed from India Aryan Chopra. So far for this round Aryan remained unbeaten together with his countrymen Rajayran. Aryan is leading the field by 1/2 point with the nearest is Fendereski (6 points). De Juan scored 5 points out of 7 games so far. He needs to win this game for top 3. Do your best in this game & enjoy the game.

Under 9 Girls Category

Teh De Zen  continues her gallant win against Sri Lankan Raveendran Kamshajini with 7/7 perfect score. She will face either Herath, Fernando WCV or Kothalawala whom all from Sri Lanka. Great job & keep it up!

Malaysians STILL ON FIRE in ASIAN SCHOOLS

Under 9 Category

Teh De Juan just won his game against Sri Lankan Weerasinghe W A C D. He now has 4.5 points out of 6 games. He needs to try to win the remaining 3 rounds to get top 3. In the round 7, he will meet Australian Willathgamuwa Rowan. If De Juan wins, according to my calculation he will face 1st seed Aryan Chopra no matter what’s the result for round 8. Malaysia Boleh!!

Under 9 Girls Category

Teh De Zen is on fire after winning Fernando Roshana from Sri Lanka this round. So far is still perfect score 6/6. In the round 7, she will meet another Sri Lankan Raveendran Kamshajini . She should be able to win this game. If she wins, she will face either Herath, Fernando WCV or Kothalawala. All of them are from Sri Lanka. 1st seed Indian Harshini suffered double knock out when lost to compatriot second seed Priyanka. Keep up the good work & enjoy your game!

Malaysians Continues Giant Killing Spree in Asian Schools!

Under 9 Category

Teh De Juan just won his last game against Askey Raveen of Sri Lanka with the score of 3.5 points out of 5 games.

Under 9 Girls Category

Teh De Zen continued her giant killing spree after beating Indian favorite top seed Harshini. She now leads the group with the perfect score and will have to wait who’s the next opponent.

David vs Goliath, Clash of the Titan in U-9 Asian Schools 2010

Under 9 Category

Teh De Juan lost the last round against rated Iranian Ganjali Hossein. So far his results were better as his opponents were half of his field. The next round he will face Askey Raveen Nimesh of Sri Lanka. Keep up the good job! Don’t be disappoint over 1 lost. The fight is not over yet.  

Under 9 Girls Category

Teh De Zen won her last game against Natasha the sister of Raveen whom will play with De Juan in the next round. Now she will play against Indian titan Harshini whom is also the top seed of the tournament with the rating of 1519. If she wins, it will be a remarkable achievement for her. If she draws, Harshini will has tough time to compete as she hasn’t played with the upper half. 

Both of the games will start 6:00pm Malaysian time.

Malaysians Making Waves in Asian Schools, Sri Lanka

Out of no where for international scenes, Teh De Juan & Teh De Zen whom both of them hailed from beautiful island of Penang state, Malaysia are making waves at the 6th Asian Schools Chess Championship 2010. The only international scenes they took part was the World Youth Chess Championship 2009 held in Antalya, Turkey except for De Juan with addition of Asian Youth 2010 in Beijing, China. 

Under 9 Category

In this category, Teh De Juan is seeded 36th out of 43 placing. There were 8 FIDE rated players in the category mostly from India. This category has most of the participating countries such as China, Singapore, Australia, UAE, India, Iran, Sri Lanka (27 pax) and Malaysia.  Already 3 rounds played and so far he scored 2.5 out of 3 points. The real test will be against Iranian Ganjali Hossein rated 1755. Ganjali had represent Iran quite a number of times including World Youth & Asian level and also the prestigious 1st Ayandehsazan Chess Cup held in Iran this year. The round 4 starts 2 hours ago.

Rd.	SNo	Name	Rtg	FED	Pts.	Res.
1	15	DOKHTMIRZAHASSANVAHID SINA	0	IRI	0,0	s 1
2	11	Anusara IH Movindu	0	SRI	1,5	w ½
3	9	AlMaazmi Suood Hussain Musalam Hussain	0	UAE	1,0	s 1
4	3	Ganjali Hossein	1755	IRI	2,5	w

Under 9 Girls Category

Teh De Zen is seeded 27th out of 30 placing. Only 4 participating nations taking part in this category with mostly from Sri Lanka. Yesterday she caused the major upset when she beat K. Priyanka of India and now she will play against Askey Roshell Nathasha. Furthermore she’s leading in the Under 9 Girls Category with a perfect score. 1st seed Indian Harishini will played black against Sri Lanka 10th seed Herath. The round 4 starts 2 hours ago. KEEP UP THE FIGHTING!

Rd.	SNo	Name	Rtg	FED	Pts.	Res.
1	12	Jayasekera Himasha dulanji	0	SRI	1,0	w 1
2	14	Kalantari Sedigheh	0	IRI	2,0	s 1
3	2	Priyanka K	1473	IND	2,0	w 1
4	4	Askey Roshell Nathasha	0	SRI	2,5	s