The Results of GiLoCatur's Children

Fikri receiving his prizes

How the performance and what are the results of GiLoCatur's children in the recent UPSI Chess Open?

Fikri, the eldest son, managed to win the fifth place after 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss (5+1=1-). Below is his full rounds results.

Round 1 : Won againts Mohd Shakrul Faiz (Unrated) playing black on 6th board

Round 2 : Won againts Mohd Ashraf Haziq (Unrated) playing white on 6th board

Round 3 : Won againts Muhd Hamzi Abd Hamid (Unrated) playing black on 6th board

Round 4 : Lose to Mohd Syakir Shazmeer Azhar MS (Nat Rating : 1835) playing white on 1st board

Round 5 : Won againts Mohd Azam Bin Ali (Nat Rating : 1624) playing black on 5th board

Round 6 : Won againts Chong Shao Hong (Nat Rating : 1413) playing white on 5th board

Round 7 : Drew with P'ng Ren Chi (Nat Rating : 1624) playing black on 2nd board

Anis Fariha, the only daughter, was place the 33th position after 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses (3+1=3-). Below is her full rounds results.

Round 1 : Won againts Muhammad Noor Hazman MN Hakim (Unrated) playing white on 9th board

Round 2 : Won againts Anas Imran Bin Ezaddin (Unrated) playing black on 9th board

Round 3 : Drew with Puteri Rifqah Fahada (Nat Rating : 1584) playing white on 2nd board

Round 4 : Lose to Tang Wei Kit (Nat Rating : 1415) playing black on 6th board

Round 5 : Won againts Khaw Ker Shean (Nat Rating : 956) playing white on 11th board

Round 6 : Lose to Kelly Lim Pei Ying (Nat Rating : 1314) playing black on 8th board

Round 7 : Lose to Chuah Yi Ning (Nat Rating : 1516) playing white on 11th board

This year edition is a very strong and competitive tournament for Primary School category. Several MSS players were participating. Even three U12 MSS players played in the Open category.

MSS Selangor

1) Muhd Irfan Haqqim - U12 Boys Individual

2) Noor Azam - U12 Boys Team

3) Puteri Rifqah Fahada - U12 Girls Team

4) Puteri Munajjah Az Zahra - U12 Girls Team

5) Anis Fariha Saleh - U12 Girls Team

6) WCM Nur Nabila Azman - U12 Girls Individual (Open)

7) WFM Nur Nabila Azman - U12 Girls Individual (Open)

MSS Pulau Pinang

1) Ooi Zhi Yang - U12 Boys Individual

2) Khaw Choo Kean - U12 Boys Individual

3) Teh De Zen - U12 Girls Individual

4) Tan Jia Yun - U12 Girls Team

5) Kelly Lim Pei Ying - U12 Girls Team

6) Chuah Yi Ning - U12 Girls Team

7) Tang Wei Kit - U12 Boys Team

8) Lim Winsen - U12 Boys Team

MSS WP KL

1) Amier Hamzah Mohd Zuhri - U12 Boys Individual

2) Camelia Johari - U12 Girls Team (Open)

Fahim Al-Faqeh, the youngest child, was placed the 44th position after 3 wins and 4 losses (3+0=4-). Below is his full rounds results.

Round 1 : Won againts Syafiqul Hafidz Abd Kadir (Unrated) playing black on 16th board

Round 2 : Lose to Andre Cheong Kai Bin (Nat rating : 1266) playing white on 16th board

Round 3 : Won againts Nurul Syifa M Roslan (Unrated) playing black on 12th board

Round 4 : Lose to Muhamad Khairul Syarifuddin (Unrated) playing white on 12th board

Round 5 : Lose to (Unrated) playing black on 15th board

Round 6 : Won againts Ahmad Afif Zhafran (Unrated) playing white on 21st board

Round 7 : Lose to Nurul Najihah (Unrated) playing black on 17th board

Fahim still has lots to learn in chess and needs more experience and tournament exposure. He is just 7 years old and just participated in less than 10 chess tournaments. Furthermore, he plays too fast. Most of his rounds completed in less than 15 minutes. Hopefully, he will pick up the skills and experience by participating in more and more chess tournaments. He is a bit lucky because starts early in chess compared to his elder brother who started when he was 11 years old and his elder sister who started when she was 10 years old.