Seventh Round Sarawak Chess Open

Round 7 Pairing

Six players share 5 points. On board 1, Ian Udani and Abdullah CH drew. FM Mok Tze-Meng, NM Kamal Abdullah, Masrin Erowan and Lim Zhou Ren won againts their respective opponents. The Sarawak CA president, Mr Lim Kian Hwa, won againts FM Soon Wei Yee. He scores 4 and 1/2 points. Three other players with the same point are Aaron Chua, NM Edward Lee and Japeri Reduan.

Tbl 27: Fikri vs Nadzri Izzbullah (1/2-1/2)

Tbl 17: Irfan vs Michelle Ho (1/2-1/2)

Tbl 29: Me vs Chee Han Mervyn Nyam (1-0)

Both the boys drew their games tonite. My expectation was that they both could win the games. But that's chess. You may win againts stronger opponent but you also may lose to weaker opponent.

As for me, I enjoyed my game tonite. The game can be viewed by clicking this link.

... 11:33 pm, Borneo Hotel ...

Sixth Round Sarawak Chess Open

Round 6 Pairing

The results become more interesting!! The top board of Round 5 drew. Thus Ian Udani and Abdulllah CH, both 4 and 1/2 points, will play each other on the top board. The defending champion will be playing on board 2 againts Morsin Ahmad who defeated Kamaludin Yusof  earlier. WPM Ismail Ahmad was defeated by Lim Zhuo Ren.

That's the latest update from 3rd floor, Ultimate Professional Center, Kuching Sarawak.

... 1:50 pm ... 

Tbl 22: Fikri vs Shahrin Abdullah (0-1)

Tbl 11: Irfan vs Kamaludin Yusof (0-1)

Tbl 26 : Me vs Awang Mustapha Awang Mahbi (0-1)

As per now, both me and Fikri lose our games. Irfan is still playing. Next round tonite we need to get back on our feets to win all our games especially for the boys who are on the mission to play againts FIDE-rated players and get FIDE rating points. Three more rounds to go!!

... 3:45 pm ...

The result of Irfan's game is he succumbs to a defeat! He lost a pawn where his opponent got the momentum. NEVER MIND! WE WILL COME BACK WITH VENGANCE (betui ka? hehehe) TONITE!

Sarawak Open Starting List

As promised yesterday, the starting list for the Sarawak Chess Open is displayed above.

Fifth Round Sarawak Open

Round 5 Pairing

Some updates on the top boards. Abdullah CH won the game yesterday night to make him the only one who has not lost yet. Top seed and last year's defending champion, FM Mok Tze-Meng drew with an Indonesian player, David Hukom. NM Edward Lee was defeated by the Singaporean youngster, FM Daniel Howard. Ian Udani won to meet the Singaporean FM on second board. The games for Boards 6, 7 & 8 are drawn. FM Soon Wei Yee, Kamaludin  Yusof, and NM Kamal Abdullah won their respective games.

Tbl 13: Fikri was against the President of Sarawak CA, Mr Lim Kian Hwa

In this round, Fikri got the chance to play againts a 1900-rated player. In some point he had winning position but could not translate it to a win. It would be a huge victory for him had he win the game. Last night sweet victory could not continue this morning. (:-

Tbl 11: Irfan was up againts the third seed, Sulaiman Amir Fakhry

Irfan drew this game. It is a very important 1/2 point for him. So far, he had played two games againts FIDE-rated players.

Tbl 24: Me againts AzharHaji Abu Bakar

In this fifth round, I played black againts him. With slight headache, I could not focus on the game 100%. A bit slack in the opening but I defended quite OK I think.  So far I just managed to win 2 games and lost another 3.

My Fourth Round Game

As promised earlier, please go to this link to view my Round 4 game.

Artikel Menarik Di Utusan Sarawak bertarikh 31 Okt 2008

Petang semalam aku membeli akhbar Utusan Sarawak di 7 Eleven. Aku amat tertarik dengan satu artikel yang bertajuk - Cuti panjang, apa hendak dibuat?

Artikel berikut menyarankan :

• Lakukan aktiviti bercorak keluarga seperti berjalan-jalan, joging, berkebun, mengajar memasak dan bertukang kayu (sebahagian aktiviti, ibubapa pun tidak berkemahiran ... :)- )

• Bawa keluarga melancong dalam negeri. Lawatlah tempat-tempat yang menarik di seluruh negara bersama anak-anak. kalau anda kurang mampu, bawalah anak-anak berkelah ditepi pantai atau taman rekreasi

• Bersukan atau bermain bersama anak-anak. Ajar anak-anak permainan tradisional.  (congkak, batu seremban, konda kondi, galah panjang atau CATUR? ... :)- )

• Menonton bersama anak-anak. Apabila menonton tv bersama, bincang dengan anak-anak rancangan yang ditonton serta iklan-iklan yang disiarkan.

• Makan bersama semua ahli keluarga. Ahli-ahli keluarga berpeluang menjalinkan kemesraan pada waktu makan.
  

• Kalau ada perpustakaan awam yang berhampiran anda, bawalah anak-anak ke sana dan tanamkan tabiat membaca. (alhamdulillah aku ada buat aktiviti ini.)  
  

• Kalau anda ada kemudahan internet di rumah, jelajahlah dunia maklumat bersama anak-anak.  (anak-anak minat game aje! Ibubapa pun sama hehehe)
  

• Menggalakkan anak-anak mengasah bakat mereka dengan menghadiri kelas tarian, kelas vokal, kelas muzik dan kelas drama. (KELAS CATUR!!)
  

• Menggalakkan anak-anak menghadiri aktiviti sihat seperti kelas bela diri, sukan dan permainan, kembara dan lawatan. (PERTANDINGAN CATUR!!)
  

Ada sesiapa ingin memberi komen??

Fourth Round Sarawak Open

Round 4 Pairing

Obviously from the above pairing, only four players have perfect score. They are FM Mok Tze-Meng, Lim Zhuo Ren who defeated the 5th seed Kamaludin Yusof, Abdullah Che Hassan and David Hukom, an unrated Indonesian player who defeated NM Kamal Abdullah earlier. Ian Udani drew with NM Edward Lee and the young Singaporean FM, Daniel Howard drew with Abang Mohd Reduan. 

Tbl 18: Fikri vs Singaporean Xavier Chua

Fikri was playing white againts Xavier whose FIDE rating is 1731. The mission to get FIDE rating points is achieved tonight when Fikri won. Hopefully he will play againts another FIDE-rated player tomorrow. Up to round 4, Fikri has accumulated 2 and 1/2 points.

Tbl 20: Irfan vs Nadzri Izzabullah Japeri 

By using e4 opening Irfan defeated his opponent in less than 40 moves. With the win, he scores 2 and 1/2 points.

Tbl 33: Ming Jing Lee vs me

This is my fastest and easiest game so far againts an inexperienced local young teenager. I checkmated her after 26 moves. I took the opportunity to enjoy the game. I will publish this game latter.

... 10:37 pm ...

Third Round Sarawak Open

Round 3 pairing

Table 30 : Prabhaharan Rajendra vs Fikri (1-0)

Table 11: Tan Ken Wei vs Irfan (0-1)

Table 28: Me vs Brynnon Bedindang (0-1)

Again my endgame has caused my defeat. Or maybe I need to strengthen my midgame so that I can have over the edge on the endgame. Never mind, I will analyze the game and try to improve my next games.

Need to pray for solat now, Asar & Zuhur. Maghrib will be coming soon. It is at 6:30 pm here in Kuching.  I will update later. 

... 5:30 pm at Borneo Hotel ...

Second Round Sarawak Open

Round 2 Pairing

Fikri vs Halim Haji Led on Table 19.

Fikri could not manage to secure a win in the second round againts an adult player whose national rating is about the same as his. Playing white he resigned after 50th moves.

Irfan vs Michelle Lim Wan Chen on Table 18.

Irfan crushed his opponent in quite a short time. He won after 14 moves and the game is among the earliest to finish.

My 2nd round opponent, a Sarawak state player with 1927 FIDE rating.

I was againts a FIDE-rated player, Faeznor Razali in the second round. My time was more than 1 hour while his was less than 10 minutes. Even I could draw this game but I was for ultimate challange, either I win or I lose. Unfortunately, my ending skill is not enough to secure a win from a top young Malaysian player. Even I blundered very badly in the endgame stage. What a pity!! What a miss!!

In the top ten boards, the results are as expected. Except on Table 2, Lim Zhou Ren upset the third seed and on Table 8, David Hukom won againts the 9th seed. And on Table 9, WPM Ismail Ahmad drew with Charles Lucas.  

First Round Sarawak Open

YB Dr Abang Haji Abdul Rauf made a chess move to officiate the tournament. 

The first round game started at around 9:00 pm. After the opening ceremony officiated by YB Dr Abang Haji Abdul Rauf, the sponsor of the tournament, the briefing and the first round pairing had been carried out. 

Below are the first round games for me, my kid, Fikri, and Irfan.

Fikri vs Yahaya Ahmad from Kedah on Table 36.

Playing black, Fikri drew the game after 44 moves.

Irfan vs Mr Robin Chong on Table 30.

Playing black, Irfan also drew in the first round.

My opponent for the first round on Table 38, Arnold Ong.

A good start for me as I checkmated my opponent after 34 moves. I wonder who is gonna be my next opponent in the second round.  Other results, most of the higher rated players won their respective games. One big upset is when a Singaporean FM was defeated by a top Sabahan player, Abdul Sahim Wising.

Not a bad start for the three of us. After the game finished, we had our dinner at McD. While walking home to the hotel we snapped few pictures in front of the "Kucing' monument. Really need a rest since there will be three rounds tomorrow.