Ibrahim Nash And His Boys

GiLoCatur believes many are wondering who are the "Mat Salleh" fella and two teenage boys in the above picture. They do not look like typical Malaysians but the boys are in Malaysian school uniform.

Actually, the "Mat Salleh" is known as Ibrahim Nash. He is an American who is married to a Malaysian wife. He loves chess and very occasionally play in local chess tournament. GiLoCatur has been seeing him in MSSD Petaling Perdana chess tournament for the last few years. He stays in Section 9 Shah Alam where his kids are studying in the primary and secondary schools there.

This year GiLoCatur bumped into him in the MSSD Petaling Perdana both primary and secondary schools. One of his boys was playing in Under 18 category while another was playing in Under 15. Meanwhile, his daughter was playing in the primary school championship held at her school. Not a bad result actually for his boys when they seldom play in local chess tournaments, just once a year in the scholastic championship.

What really impresses GiLoCatur about Nash is that he is very supportive of his children playing chess. He will guide, monitor and motivate them passionately. Such dedication and effort shall be a role model to other parents.

And GiLoCatur is confident that Nash will be around in next year's MSSD Petaling Perdana tournament where Insya Allah we will meet each other again to support our kids.

What A Hectic Week for GiLoCatur

This week is a very hectic one for GiLoCatur. All three of GiLoCatur's children participate in the district scholastic chess tournament called MSSD. Luckily, all of them are in one district which is PETALING PERDANA. For information, Selangor has 10 districts based on PPD which is the District Education Office.

Especially yesterday which was also GiLoCatur's birthday, GiLoCatur had to juggle between work and family matters. Furthermore, few relatives from Sumatera including an aunty are coming to visit us in Malaysia. Therefore, the birthday celebration within the family is put on hold.

The eldest son had participated in the secondary school. Alhamdulillah, he managed to win the silver medal or second place in the Under 15 Boys category. He will represent the district in the state level championship next week in Sungai Besar in Sabak Bernam district the home town of both GiLoCatur and wife.

Today is the important day for the other GiLoCatur's two kids - Anis and Fahim. The former has accumulated 5 points in the Under 12 Girls category while his younger brother has 2.5 points. Surely, as a parent, GiLoCatur is very nervous and concern about them participating in the tournament.

To those who want to get the latest updates on MSSD Petaling Perdana, please go to http://mssm2010.blogspot.com/, a dedicated blog for MSSM Chess Championship.

The Results of PP District in the Recent MSSS Chess Tournament

How was the results of PP (Petaling Perdana) District in the MSSS Chess Tournament held from 24th until 26th February 2009 in Sepang? Not too bad, in fact PP is just short 5 points to be the overall champion. It won second place with 99 points behind Gombak District with 104 points. PP scores the highest i.e. 40 points in the team event but Gombak (69 points) edged PP (59 points)  in the individual event by 10 points. 

Below are the summary of the results:

Overal : 2nd place

Team Event :

• Lelaki 18 - 7th place
• Perempuan 18 - 2nd place
• Lelaki 15 - 1st place
• Perempuan 15 - 2nd place
• Lelaki 12 - 4th place
• Perempuan 12 - 5th place

Just the Lelaki 18 team did not get the medal, while the rest managed to be on the podium.

Individual Event :

• Lelaki 18 - Joshua Panir Selvam : Champion
• Lelaki 15 - Low Jun Jian : Champion
• Perempuan 15 - Winnie Hong Wee Ni : 2nd place, Vickie Hong Wee Ki : 3rd place
• Perempuan 12 - Anis Fariha Binti Saleh : 6th place

All the above individual winners will be part of the Selangor chess contigent in the MSSM Chess Championship to be held from 16th to 20th March 2009 at the Goldcourse Hotel, Klang. BEST OF LUCK to all of them and hope they will be successful and make their parents, schools, PP district and SELANGOR proud.  

TAHNIAH PASUKAN CATUR SK BUKIT JELUTONG

GiLoCatur baru saja update blog catur SKBJ Chess Club. Agak lambat sikit kerana GiLoCatur agak sibuk last few days ni. In fact, sewaktu menulis entry ini GiLoCatur masih berada di Labuan kerana urusan pejabat. Pagi nanti akan pulang ke Shah Alam menaiki flight pada pukul 8:10 pagi transit di Miri. 

Pasukan catur SKBJ sangat cemerlang di pertandingan peringkat daerah pada 16 & 17 Februari yang lalu. Pasukan lelakinya telah memenangi ke empat-empat tempat teratas dan akan mewakili daerah Petaling Perdana ke pertandingan peringkat negeri Selangor. Kedua-dua pasukan lelaki SKBJ telah mendominasi tempat Pertama dan Kedua.

Bagi pasukan perempuan pula, pasukan A telah berjaya mengungguli sebagai Johan. Sementara pasukan B pula hanya kurang 1 mata untuk mendapat tempat empat terbaik. Dua orang pemain pasukan A, telah berjaya mendapat tempat Pertama dan Keempat. Ini bermakna, enam pemain catur SKBJ akan mewakili Daerah Petaling Perdana ke peringkat negeri. Sila ke laman Kelab Catur SKBJ untuk mengetahui keputusan lebih lanjut.

Minggu hadapan, tumpuan GiLoCatur akan ke pertandingan peringkat negeri Selangor di Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi pula. Kedua-dua anak GiLoCatur telah berjaya di peringkat daerah. Alhamdulillah! Semoga mereka akan terus cemerlang dalam sukan catur sehingga ke peringkat paling tertinggi.

Di bawah adalah link mengenai Pertandingan Catur MSSD yang GiLoCatur temui.

http://www.sinarharian.com.my/archive/180209/mns/story2459255.asp

Pertandingan Catur MSSD petaling Perdana peringkat Sekolah Rendah

Pertandingan catur Daerah Petaling Perdana sedang berlansung sekarang di Sek Keb Seksyen 9, Shah Alam. Untuk info terkini sila ke laman blog http://skbjchessclub.blogspot.com/.

MSSD Petaling Perdana (Primary Schools) Chess Tournament

MSSD Petaling Perdana Chess Tournament for secondary schools had been done last week. Next week the event for primary schools will be carried out at SK Seksyen 9, Shah Alam. GiLoCatur's daughter, Anis Fariha, will represent her school i.e. SK Bukit Jelutong. Last year she was in Girls Team B, while this year she will be leading the Team A. 

His elder brother, Fikri, got second place in Boys 15 category. He will be representing Petaling Perdana District in the MSSS event. Hopefully this year Anis will follow him too by winning the slot to represent the district in Girls 12.

To know who are her teammates to the tournament, check out this URL - http://skbjchessclub.blogspot.com/2009/02/skbj-mssd-2009-chess-team.html.

SMK SEKSYEN 18 Results in MSSD Petaling Perdana Chess Championship

SMK Seksyen 18 Chess Team

Below are the chess team players for SMK Seksyen 18.

Boys 18 Team

1. M Hanif (5 Umar)
   
2. M Anwar Zambri (5 Umar)
   
3. Wan M Syakirin (5 Umar)
   
4. W M Razif (5 Umar)
   

Girls 18 Team 

1. Iylia Athira (5 Hamzah)
   
2. Durrah Ain (5 Anas)
   
3. Nurhusnina (4 Uthman)
   
4. Sakinah (4 Umar)
   

Boys 15 Team

1. Fikri Bin Saleh (1 Anas)
   
2. Wan Mohd Syafiq (3 Abu Bakar)
   
3. M Fikri Mansor (3 Abu Bakar)
   
4. Asyraf Hafizudin (2 Anas)
   

Girls 15 Team

1. Nurhaziqah Izan
   
2. Nurul Alia Sham
   
3. Nurul Aqilah
   
4. Ana Syakirah
   

SMK Seksyen 18 Boys Team

SMK Seksyen 18 Girls Team

Two of SMK Seksyen 18 chess players won the top 10 medalist in the recent MSSD Petaling Perdana Chess Championship held at SMK SSAAS, Section 2, Shah Alam. Fikri Saleh of 1 Anas won 2nd place in Boys 15 category after winning 7 rounds out of 8 total. He lost only to Low Jun Jian of SMK USJ 12, the eventual champion. By such winning, Fikri will represent PPD Petaling Perdana in the state-level chess championship in next two weeks.

Fikri Bin Saleh (1 Anas)

Nurhusnina of 4 Uthman won the 10th place in Girls 18 category. She only lost 2 games and scores 6 points. Since she is still in Form 4, she has the chance in next year's event.

Nurhusnina (4 Uthman)

In the team event, below is the results for SMK Seksyen 18 Chess team.

Boys 18 - 22nd place out of 45 with 16 points.

Girls 18 - 8th place out of 25 with 18 points.

Boys 15 - 7th place out of 32 with 19.5 points.

Girls 15 - 8th place out of 22 with 17 points.

Fikri and  Bukahri, both 2nd place in Boys 15 and Boys 18 respectively.

MSSD PETALING PERDANA (SECONDARY SCHOOLS) CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

MSSD Petaling Perdana chess tournament had just completed yesterday. It was a two-day event held at SMK SSAAS (Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah) in Section 2, Shah Alam. The 8-round tournament was held in Dewan Tun Sri Lanang of the hosting school. Three rounds had been played on the first day which was on 10th February whereas the other five had been carried out on the second day, Wednesday 11th February.

The tournament is divided into four categories - Boys 18, Girls 18, Boys 15 and Girls 15. Boys 18 category attracted the most participants. 169 players from more than 4o schools took part for the category. Boys 15 category follows with 121 participants from 32 schools. The girls category had lower participants where Girls 18 had 84 players from 25 schools while Girls 15 just had 75 players from 22 different schools. 

The lower participation from girls shall be studied since most schools are co-ed. Is it girls do not (and can not) play (or have interest) chess as the boys? Or is it the girls are more focus on their studying than the boys? GiLoCatur hopes the relevant authority and parties like Jabatan Pendidikan, PPD and schools will look into this matter seriously in order to bring back the glory in Malaysian schools co-curriculum, sports in the country and provide opportunities for our young generation to develop their capability, skills and talent. GiLocatur also challenge all the girls in Malaysia to excel in all aspects of co-curriculum similar to the boys. 

And below are the winners for each category. The top four winners from each category will represent Petaling Perdana District in the next Selangor (state-level) Chess Championship to be held in Sepang from 23rd to 26th February.

Boys 18

1. Joshua (SMK Subang Utama)
   
2. M Bukhari (SMK Seri Indah)
   
3. Azwan Ansori (SMK Alam Megah 2)
   
4. Ang Jian Yao (SMK USJ 12)
   
5. Eng Pi Xern (SMK Seafield)
   
6. Shahrul Amin (SMK Seksyen 24)
   
7. M Razuqni M Razali (SMK Seksyen 7)
   
8. Yong Bang Xian (SMK Taman Sri Muda)
   
9. Teh Wee Zhun (SMK USJ 12)
   
10. M Syafiq Aminudin (SAM TTAJ)
    

Girls 18

1. Musfirah (SAM TTAJ)
   
2. Choong Sy Yiing (SMK SubangUtama)
   
3. Hazirah (SMK Seksyen 9)
   
4. Atiya Najiyah (SMK Seksyen 19)
   
5. Siti Hajar (SAM TTAJ)
   
6. Nur Syuhada (SAM Bestari)
   
7. Nur Asyiqin (SAM Bestari)
   
8. Lim Wei Mund (SMK Seafield)
   
9. Chim Ei Lynn (SMK USJ 8)
   
10. Nurhusnina (SMK Seksyen 18)
    

Boys 15

1. Low Jun Jian (SMK USJ 12)
   
2. Fikri Bin Saleh (SMK Seksyen 18)
   
3. M Iskandar (SMK Seksyen 19)
   
4. Low Jun Keat (SMK USJ 12)
   
5. Samuel Tan WK (SMK Subang Jaya)
   
6. Ashman Raziuddin (SMK Bukit Jelutong)
   
7. Tiam Wen Yong (SMK Subang Utama)
   
8. Chen Chuin Hao (SMK Subang Utama)
   
9. A Hafiz Amri (SMK TTDI Jaya)
   
10. Samuel (SMK Subang Utama)
    

Girls 15

1. Winnie Hong (SMK Bukit Jelutong)
   
2. Vickie Hong (SMK Bukit Jelutong)
   
3. Nur Fariha M Jamri (SAM Bestari)
   
4. Nurul Adlina (SMK Seri Indah)
   
5. Nur Amalina (SAM TTAJ)
   
6. Nur Khairunnisa (SMK SSAAS)
   
7. Nur Raidah (SMK Seri Indah)
   
8. Nur Irsalina (SMK Bukit Jelutong)
   
9. Amirah Fazira (SMK Bukit Jelutong)
   
10. Nurul Atiqa (SAM Bestari)

School Team Winners

Boys 18

1. SMK USJ 12
   
2. SMK Subang Utama
   
3. SMK Seafield (A)
   
4. SAM TTAJ
   

Girls 18

1. SAM TTAJ
   
2. SAM Bestari
   
3. SMK SSAAS
   
4. SMK USJ 8
   

Boys 15

1. SMK Subang Utama (B)
   
2. SMK USJ 12 (A)
   
3. SAM Bestari
   
4. SMK Bukit Jelutong
   

Girls 15

1. SMK Bukit Jelutong
   
2. SAM Bestari
   
3. SMK Seri Indah
   
4. SMK SSAAS
   

Below are some of GiLoCatur's observation on the results of the MSSD Petaling Perdana (secondary schools) tournament.

• There are few sibblings among the winners especially to represent the PP District - Low Jun Jian and Low Jun Keat (Boys 15), Winnie and Vicky Hong (Girls 15), and M Bukhari (Boys 18) and Nurul Adlina (Girls 15)

• SMK Bukit Jelutong has strong Under 15 teams while SAM TTAJ has strong Under 18 teams

• SMK Bukit Jelutong Girls 15 team is so dominant where all its team members are among the top 10 winners

• SMK SSAAS has strong Girls teams whereas SMK USJ 12 has strong Boys teams

• SAM Bestari has strong teams in all categories except Boys 18

TAHNIAH! to all the winners. GOOD LUCK! to all players who will represent the PP District in the state-level chess championship. For those who are not among the winners list, DO NOT GIVE UP. LEARN and PRACTICE MORE. BE SERIOUS IN CHESS. DO NOT JUST PARTICIPATE TO GET THE CERTS. BECAUSE CHESS HAS LOTS OF BENEFITS AND WILL HELP THEM IN THEIR STUDYING.

GiLoCatur also hopes that the school chess club teachers will be more serious in their school chess teams by providing chess facilities and programs, chess coaching and practices and chess tournaments experiences.

MSSD Petaling Perdana Secondary Schools Chess Tournament

FIKRI

Tomorrow, 10th February 2009, will be held the Petaling Perdana District (MSSD) Chess Tournament for secondary school at SMK Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz (SAAS) Section 2, Shah Alam. All secondary schools, more than 40, under PPD Petaling Perdana will be sending their chess players to participate in the tournament's four categories - Boys 18, Boys 15, Girls 18 and Girls 15.

Top four individual winners from each category will be representing the Petaling Perdana District to the Selangor State Chess Championship scheduled from 23rd to 25th February 2009 in Sepang. Fikri, GiLoCatur's eldest son will be representing his school, SMK Seksyen 18 for Boys 15 category. He told me that he is set for the first board.

Low Jun Keat, last year's MSSD Petaling Perdana Boys 12 team member along with Fikri, will be playing for SMK USJ 12.