Nur Feiqha Aims High in Asean Para Games 2009

STUDENT Nur Feiqha Maulad Mohd Halil is gunning for three gold medals in the chess competition in the Asean Para Games on Aug 15-19.

The chess competition will be held at the Commonwealth Hall in Bukit Jalil and the 15-year-old Nur Feiqha will be taking part in three events — individual, team and mixed team.

Confident: Nur Feiqha (left) looking forward to winning three gold medals.

Based on her past performance, Nur Feiqha, who is currently undergoing centralised training at the National Sports Council (NSC) in Bukit Jalil, believes she has a good chance of winning gold medals.

She won Malaysia’s two gold medals in chess at the last Games in Korat, Thailand. Her golds came in the individual and women’s team events.

“I am keen to win the two gold medals as well as in the new mixed team event,’’ said Nur Feiqha, a Form Three student of Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar in Johor Baru.

Nur Feiqha, who will be taking part in the visually impaired category, the Asean Para Games will be her first competition for the year. Being based in Johor Baru, she was unable to take part in competitions held in Kuala Lumpur.

But she has been training regularly on her computer. In fact, Nur Feiqha’s involvement with chess began on her computer. Despite being born partially blind, her parents had encouraged her to be active in chess.

“It was quite interesting and I was able to learn the basics involved in chess. Now I am also proud to represent Malaysia in international competitions,’’ said Nur Feiqha.

All eyes: Coach Abdul Latiff Mohamad (right) watching Mah Hassan Omar in training.

Malaysia has named a contingent of 18 players and seven officials for the Asean Para Games. At the last Games in Korat, Malaysia won two gold and two silver medals. In Korat there were eight gold medals at stake but for the coming Games 16 (eight individual and eight team) gold medals are being offered.

Malaysia team manager cum chief coach Abdul Latiff Mohamad said they had set a target of six gold medals.

“We have a group of talented players and we are confident of meeting the target. But there is also hope for more if luck is on our players’ side,’’ said Abdul Latiff.

The Malaysian representatives, added Abdul Latiff, were picked based on their progress in training as well as two competitions - the Braille chess championships and the Blind chess championships - in Kuala Lumpur.

“We did not have the chance to take part in any international competitions. However, we don’t consider that as a setback to our ambitions in the Asean Para Games,’’ he said.

The Malaysian team

Players: Mah Hassan Omar, Idris Mat Saman, Amir Shamsudin, Muira Mukri, Teo Suat Mei, Liyanah Abdul Hamid, Choo Min Wang, Saharuddin Mappa, Mahadir Abd Ghani, Nur Feiqha Maulad Mohd Halil, Norain Mohd Yusof, Atirah Azman, Chuah Heng Meng, Ho Hea King, Mohamad Kelana Yusof, Aqilah Syahera Ahmad, Tham Siew Fong, Intan Juliana Jamal Abidin.

Officials: Abdul Latiff Mohamad, Azmah Ahmad Hambadley, Khaiulnisa Wahidduddin, Abdul Haq Mohamed, Roslina Marmono, Rizal Ahmad Kamal, Hashim Jusuh.

Good Luck to the Malaysian team!

PS: I feel MSSM should open door or new category for disabled person to take part and show their talent such as Nur Feiqha.

Source: The star

Syuen Grand Prix 2009 ( National Rated Event )

Venue : 2nd Floor, Syuen Hotel

88 Jalan Sultan Abdul Jalil, Greentown, 30300 Ipoh, Perak

Date : Sunday, 16th August 2009

Time : 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM

PROGRAM  -  Sun, 16 Aug ‘09
Activity	Time (tentative)
Registration	8:00 - 9:20 AM
Round 1	9:30 – 10:20 AM
Round 2	10:30 – 11:20 AM
Round 3	11:30 - 12:20 PM
Round 4	12:30 - 1:20 PM
LUNCH
Round 5	2:15 - 3:05 PM
Round 6	3:15 - 4:05 PM
Round 7	4:15 - 5:05 PM
Prize-giving	5:30 PM

PRIZES

Open

1st   RM 1,000

2nd           500

3rd            300

4th            200

5th            100

6th              50

7th              50

8th              50

9th              50

10th            50

PRIZES
Under 15 Male/Female	Under 12 Male/Female
1st       RM 100                  RM 80 2nd              50                        40 3rd               30                        20 4th               20                        20 5th               20                        20 6-10th Certificate

Additional prizes:

Best Lady - RM 50.00

Best Veteran - RM 50.00

 

Category      Non-Members                  PICA Members

1. Open              20                                   15

2. Under-15         15    

3. Under-12         10

REGISTRATION  DETAILS

§          Tournament participants are required to fill up the form and follow the instructions.

§          Payment can be made either by cash or bank-in.  Limited to 128 participants only for each category.

§          Please contact us first before payment via bank-in to ensure participation is still open.

§          Payment via bank-in must be made to:

Account name:              EMASTERS

Account number:          558172103339

Bank:                            Maybank

§          After bank-in, notify us of your payment via SMS or email us your registration form (Subject: “Chess Registration”).  Include your full name, category and payment date & amount.

Contact RAYMOND SIEW at:  Email  raymond@emasters.info  |  Mobile  016-5117308

§          Registration & payment must be submitted BEFORE 13th August, 2009.

§          REMINDER:  Please bring your form & payment slip on the registration day (16th Aug, 8 AM).

REGISTRATION  FORM

Name:          

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Address:       

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IC No:          

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Contact No:  

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Rating:         

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Category:       [   ]  Open                  *Tick [X] in your chosen category

                    [   ]  Under 15

                    [   ]  Under 12             *Enclosed is my registration fee (cash/bank-in slip)

 

Signature:                                       Date:

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FOR OFFICIAL USE:

 

RECEIVED BY:                                             DATE:         

 

PAYMENT AMOUNT:                                      RECEIPT NO:

Temerloh Chess Open

Universiti Teknologi Petronas Open Chess Tournament

Organiser : MPP UTP
Date : 25th July 2009 (Saturday)
Venue : Chancellor Hall, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak
Time Control : 20 minutes per player (round 1-4), 25 minutes per player (round 5-7)
Pairing : Swiss System, 7 rounds
Tie-Break: Buchholz, SB, Cumulative
Category : Open (limited to 128 players), Under-15 (limited to 64 players), Under-12 (limited to 64 players)
Entry Fee : Open = RM 20, Under-15 = RM 10, Under-12 = RM 8 (Entry fees are not refundable)
Closing Date : (Registration + payment) 23rd July 2009 (Thursday)
Bank-in : CIMB Bank (Saving account : Tetuan Sekretariat Convofair : 0832-0000006-05-1)
Fax Number : 05-3688419 (Please fax the bank slip + your full name + your category)
Contact Person : Ummu Hani Ilias (013-9909501 / ummuilias@yahoo.com) Bukhari (019-5230131)

Prizes :
Open cat. (1-10) RM500, RM250, RM150, RM80, RM60, RM50, RM50, RM50, RM50, RM50
Best ladies : RM30, Best Veteran (45) : RM30
Under-15 (1-5) RM100, RM50, RM30, RM30, RM30
Under-12 (1-5) RM100, RM50, RM30, RM30, RM30

20TH TEBRAU OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT

Organiser  : Johore Chess Academy. JB Chess Association & RT Tmn. Sri Tebrau
Venue       : Plaza Pelangi, JB
Date & Time : Sunday, 9th August 2009
Time Control : Swiss System of 7 Rounds with 25 minutes per player to complete
                      the game.
Entry Fee : RM30.00 for Open
                 RM12.00 for Under 16
                 RM 10.00 for Under 12
Closing Date : Shall not be later than 7th August 2009
Prizes :
Open Category (1st to 10th placing)
RM400, RM200, RM100, RM80, RM70, RM60, RM50, RM50, RM50, RM50
Under 16
RM200, RM100, RM80, RM60, RM50, RM40, RM30, RM30, RM30, RM30
Under 12
RM100, RM80, RM60, RM50, RM40, RM30, RM30, RM20, RM20,RM20
Late entries and entries without payment will not be accepted. Entry fees are not refundable.
Those interested in participating in this event, kindly email your names to me
For further information, kindly contact :
Narayanan Krishnan
Tournament Director
Johore Chess Academy
H/P N0 : 0137717525

Sumant in Continental Asian Junior Boys and Girls Chess Championships 2009, Sri Lanka

Padmini Rout and Ashwin Jayaram Win Gold in Continental Asian Junior Boys and Girls Chess Championships 2009 - Colombo, Sri Lanka. SUMANT SCORES 5 POINTS & 16th PLACING IN CONTINENTAL ASIAN JUNIOR BOYS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009, SRI LANKA.

Asian Junior Chess Tournament started from 1st July to 7th July was held at the Ceylon Continental Hotel in Colombo.

The tournament which is organized by the Sri Lanka Chess Federation on behalf of FIDE and the Asian Chess Federation.

Chess players representing India, Pakistan, Iran, Kirgizstan, Kazakhstan, Chinese-Taipei, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Bangladesh and Nepal took part in the tournament. 30 players represented Sri Lanka in the tournament.

This is the 33rd Asian Junior Chess Tournament held and Sri Lanka hosted the tournament twice in 2000 and 2001.

The Indian Players International Master Ashwin Jayaram and Women International Master Padmini Rute managed to clinch the Continental Asian Junior Boys and Girls titles respectively at these prestigious Chess Championships. Ashwin scored a total of 8 points and Padmini 8.5 points out of the possible 9 games. In the final round Ashwin drew with another IM from India, Shyam Sundar, while Padimini outplayed young Navindi Abeywardena of Sri Lanka.

Sumant in pink shirt.

Player info

Name	Subramaniam Sumant
Starting rank	18
Rating	2043
Rating national	0
Rating international	2043
Ratingperformance	2130
FIDE rtg +/-	0,0
Points	5
Rank	16
Federation	MAS
Ident-Number	0

 

Rd.	SNo		Name	Rtg	FED	Pts.	Res.
1	37		Subasinghe K R K C	0	SRI	4,5	w ½
2	7	FM	Minhazuddin Ahmed	2391	BAN	5,0	s 1
3	11		Darini Pouria	2331	IRI	5,0	w 0
4	19		Hapuarachchi H L M	2001	SRI	4,0	s ½
5	25		Jayasundara P K U M	1900	SRI	4,0	w 1
6	31		Duwal Nikesh	1750	NEP	3,5	s 1
7	17		Faghirnavaz Ali	2191	IRI	5,0	w ½
8	1	IM	Toufighi Homayoon	2488	IRI	6,0	s ½
9	12	FM	Vishnu Prasanna V	2330	IND	6,0	w 0

 

Asian Junior Boys Winners

Asian Junior Girls WIM Padmini Rout & Asian Junior Boys IM Ashwin Jayaram (India).

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2
1	IM	Ashwin Jayaram	IND	2425	8	52	41
2	IM	Amanov Zhanibek	KAZ	2385	7	48	37
3	IM	Lalith Babu M R	IND	2472	6.5	49	38
4	IM	Toufighi Homayoon	IRI	2488	6	50	39
5	IM	Narayanan Srinath	IND	2383	6	49	38
6	IM	Shyam Sundar M	IND	2415	6	49	37
7	FM	Vishnu Prasanna  V	IND	2330	6	44	35
8	IM	Karthikeyan P	IND	2478	5.5	48	38
9	FM	Chua Zheng Yuan Terry	SIN	2226	5.5	48	37
10		Saravana Krishnan P	IND	2311	5.5	47	37
11	IM	Adhiban B	IND	2481	5.5	47	35
12		Golizadeh Asghar	IRI	2360	5.5	45	36
13		Faghirnavaz Ali	IRI	2191	5	49	39
14		Darini Pouria	IRI	2331	5	46	36
15		Anwesh Upadhyaya	IND	2316	5	45	36
16		Subramaniam Sumant	MAS	2043	5	43	34
17	FM	Minhazuddin Ahmed	BAN	2391	5	39	30
18		Shreyansh Daklia	IND	2279	5	38	28
19	FM	Tologontegin Semetey	KGZ	0	4.5	47	38
20		Subasinghe K R K C	SRI	0	4.5	40	31

Kuala Lumpur Young Talent Chess Championship 2009

Kuala Lumpur Young Talent

Chess Championship 2009

(Incorporating the KL Young Talent Development Program 2009/10)

Organized by the Kuala Lumpur Chess Association (KLCA) and played according to the FIDE Laws of Chess from 25-26 July 2009 at the 2^nd Floor, Pearl Point Shopping Mall, Kuala Lumpur.

1) Format of Play & Time Control: There will be 3 categories, U13, U-11, and U-9, each over 7 Rounds using the Swiss System and paired with the Swiss Manager program. Each player will be given 45 minutes per round to complete their games.

2) The Schedule of Play is as follows:

25 Jul 2009 (Sat): 1100-1200 Final Registration

1300-1430 Round 1

1500-1630 Round 2

1700-1830 Round 3

26 Jul 2009 (Sun) 0900-1030 Round 4

1100-1230 Round 5

1300-1430 Round 6

1500-1630 Round 7

3) Eligibility:

Under 9 (Boys & Girls)	On or after 2000
Under 11 (Boys & Girls)	On or after 1998
Under 13 (Boys & Girls)	On or after 1996

4) Entry Fees:

KLCA Members*: RM 5

Others: RM 10

*KLCA Junior Membership is available at registration.

5) The Prizes (in each of the three categories) are:

Champion:	RM 150 & Trophy	6th placing:	Trophy
Runner up:	RM 100 & Trophy	7th placing:	Trophy
3rd  Placing:	RM 80 & Trophy	8th placing:	Trophy
4th placing:	RM 70 & Trophy	9th placing:	Trophy
5th placing:	RM 50 & Trophy	10th placing:	Trophy

6) If required, the following tie-breaks will apply (in order of priority):

a. Buchholz b. Sonneborn-Berger c. Cumulative

7) The closing date is 23 July 2009 after which a penalty of RM 10 may apply.

8) Payment

All payments (net of all bank charges) shall be made payable by 23 July 2009 to:

Effective Commerce Sdn. Bhd.

Maybank Berhad, Jalan Yong Shook Lin, Petaling Jaya Branch

Account Number: 514187 214430

Swift Code: MBBEMYKL

(Please retain banking slip for verification at final registration)

9) For further enquiries, please contact:

a) Mr. Gregory Lau : 012-9020123 or email greglau64@gmail.com

b) Pn Zuraihah Wazir : 017-6930519

c) Ms. Louisa Yip : 03-2300 1680 Fax: 03-2300 1689

10) The organizer reserves the right to make any changes to the program or rules as deemed fit.

KL Young Talent Development Program

· The first 3 winners together with the top 3 girls in each category will be invited to join the KL Young Talent Development Program 2009/10. Other participants many also apply to be members and this will be decided by the KLCA Council.

· The KL Young Talent Development Program will run from August 2009 till July 2010 as follows:

a) 12 weekend training sessions throughout the year.

b) Free entry to KL Open and representation of KLCA in team competitions where possible.

c) Special 4 day boot camp during long school terms break.

d) Financial support in consultation with MCF if selected to represent Malaysia in designated ASEAN/Asian/World Youth competitions.