37th Selangor Open - In the Local Chess Blogs

Chess enthusiasts and fans especially the local Malaysians may get the updates and news about the 37th Selangor Open that just ended yesterday. Check out the following chess blogs:

1. http://selangorchess.blogspot.com/ - The official blog of the Chess Association of Selangor or simply known as CAS. It has the the picture of the winners.
2. http://www.gilachess.com/ and http://blog.gilachess.com/ by the "otai" Malaysian chess blogger, Andrew Ooi, who at the end could not participate in the tournament where he had pre-registered. As far as GiLoCatur acknowledges, Andrew of Gilachess has been chess blogging for many years.
3. http://hairulovchessmaniacs.blogspot.com/ by the other "otai" Malaysian chess blogger, Mr Hairul, that provides some game analyses
4. http://caturterengganu.blogspot.com/ by Muhammad Arshad and http://badbishops.blogspot.com/ by Badbishop that covers about Terengganu and Kelantan chess players respectively.
5. http://stonemaster.info/ by Fadli aka Stonemaster who just got the Candidate Master recently.
6. http://fireyrook.blogspot.com/ by a very passionate chess enthusiast, Shamsuddin Sabri aka fireyrook.
7. http://mamakchess.blogspot.com/ by a Malaysian chess lover who just like to be known as a mamak, LOL.
8. http://yatzchess.blogspot.com/ by a very passionate and enthusiastic young Malaysian chess player.
9. http://datcchess.blogspot.com/ - the official blog for the DAT Chess Center, the venue of the tournament.
10. http://2010chessodyssey.blogspot.com/ - interesting insights and perspective by Ilham, one of the tournament participants who is loyal to his home state, Terengganu it is. GiLoCatur's son, Fikri who played against him in the sixth round, is still long way to go to match his chess skills, tactics and strategy.

note : sorry if GiLoCatur misses out any other blog.

In terms of covering a chess event in Malaysia, many local chess blogs have taken the responsibility and challenge to promote and spark more interest among the society. Eventhough most of them have to juggle between work, study and family commitments to blog about chess in this country. Surely, still need much further improvement especially in the consistency of updating and report writing, they gives their best in doing so.

GiLoCatur suggests that all the bloggers been given journalism seminar or workshop to improve their writing, reporting and blogging skills. GiLoCatur urges the local newspapers to do their social obligation to teach and train these bloggers so that sports coverage and writing can be done more professionally and better. Chess associations should take this matter seriously to help them in promoting chess in the country and improve chess development. Maybe they can collaborate with any local newspaper to make such seminar or workshop "a dream comes true".

TO ALL DEAR FELLOW CHESS BLOGGERS, KEEP BLOGGING ABOUT CHESS THAT REALLY YOU LOVE!!

TO ALL BLOG VISITORS AND READERS, PLEASE HELP US THE BLOGGERS WITH CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACKS, COMMENTS, SUPPORT AND MOTIVATION!! WE BLOGGERS WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FROM OUR DEEPEST HEARTS FOR VISITING OUR BLOGS AND SUPPORTING US!!

GiLoCatur also found that the 37th Selangor Open being covered by overseas media :

http://www.kabar-terbaru.com/info-berita/Chess+in+Malaysia+Selangor+Open+2010+Round+5.html

http://commentportal.com/search/selangor-open-3rd-round-pairings-dat-chess-centre

37th Selangor Open - The Final Standings

Below is the final standings of the four-day Selangor Open, the 37th edition that just ended today. The top seed, FM Nocholas Chan, won the championship and bagged 2,200 Malaysian Ringgits after collecting 7.5/9 points.

Rk	SNo.	Name	Rtg	Pts	BH.	Position
1	1	Chan, Nicholas	2398	7½	53	CHAMPION
2	2	Liew, Chee-Meng-Jimmy (V)	2315	7	51½	2ND
3	5	Wahiduddin, Kamalarifin	2122	7	49½	3RD
4	21	Yeoh, Li Tian (12)	1971	6½	49	4TH
5	4	Loo, Swee Leong	2162	6½	47	5TH
6	25	Zulkifli, Muhd Syazwan	1916	6½	46	6TH
7	23	Tan, Ken Wei	1957	6½	46	7TH
8	3	Udani, Ian	2286	6	53	8TH
9	10	Wahiduddin, Mohd Khair	2088	6	52	9TH
10	15	Ismail, Ahmad	2033	6	50½	10TH
11	17	Ahmad Fadzil Nayan	1995	6	48½
12	18	Cheah, Cheok Fung	1988	6	46
13	28	Fong, Yit San	1856	6	45½
14	16	Fong, Choong Ee	2013	5½	48
15	26	Low, Jun Jian	1907	5½	47½
16	12	Mohamed, Abdul Haq	2057	5½	47
17	7	Yusof, Kamaluddin	2104	5½	47
18	27	Azhar, Muhd Syakir Shazmeer	1859	5½	44½
19	6	Nik, Nik Ahmad Farouqi	2108	5	51
20	13	Lim, Zhuo Ren	2055	5	50½
21	20	Azman Hisham, Mohd Nabil	1981	5	50
22	9	Soh, Han Loong Gerald	2094	5	48
23	30	Nur, Nabila Azman Hisham (F)	1829	5	44½	CAS FEMALE-1ST
24	37	Azhar, Muhd Irfan Haqqim	1658	5	44½	BEST UNRATED
25	14	Shaikh Ali, Nor Ilhamuddin	2040	5	43
26	48	Quake, Zhun Zian Shaun	1493	5	42½
27	38	Syed Mohd, Syed Abdul Rahman	1652	5	41
28	11	Tham, Tick Hong Jax (V)	2076	5	41	CAS VETERAN-1ST
29	36	Ramli , Abdul Rahim	1678	5	39
30	8	Che Hassan, Abdullah	2101	5	35½
31	19	Siew, Kit-Tze Mark	1987	4½	45
32	31	Ismail, Norazman	1816	4½	41½
33	34	Yeop, Mat Zaki (V)	1666	4½	40½	CAS VETERAN-2ND
34	24	Marmono, Roslina (F)	1945	4½	40½	CAS FEMALE-2ND
35	29	Low, Jun Keat	1841	4½	39
36	67	Adam, Iskandar Danial	1179	4½	38
37	35	Nur, Najiha Hisham (12F)	1699	4½	38	CAS U12-1ST
38	41	Azhar, Puteri Rifqah Fahada (12F)	1600	4½	36	CAS U12-2ND
39	54	Mohd Hisham, Muhd Fareed	1372	4½	35½
40	51	Tang, Wei Kit (12)	1424	4½	28½	CAS U12-3RD
41	40	William, Lee Kah Howe (12)	1609	4	43½
42	42	Saleh, Fikri	1572	4	40½
43	50	Lim, Chong (V)	1437	4	39	CAS VETERAN-3RD
44	22	Sarifdin, Sahir	1965	4	37½
45	33	Haslindah, Ruslan (F)	1698	4	37	CAS FEMALE-3RD
46	43	Heng, Fook Liang	1547	4	37
47	32	Amier, Hamzah B. Mohd Zuhri (12)	1723	4	33½
48	49	Poon, Guo Liong Derek	1454	4	31
49	56	Sim, Chung Seng	1366	4	29½
50	46	Poon, Jit Wai	1530	3½	39½
51	45	Tang, Kar Khei (F)	1544	3½	39½
52	39	Mappa, Saharuddin (OKU)	1644	3½	39½	OKU-1ST
53	53	Ee, Sun-Xin (12F)	1407	3½	37
54	68	Ramzani, Abdul Hadi	1066	3½	37
55	47	Wong, Yinn Long (12)	1503	3½	36
56	64	Kalivanan, Suniil	1233	3½	35½
57	63	Mohd Hisham, Muhd Hafiz	1243	3½	35
58	52	Azhar, Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa (12F)	1417	3½	33
59	58	Sathish, Hemant (12)	1361	3½	31
60	65	Ramzani, Amir Abdul Hakim	1233	3	36
61	62	Choong, Ee Jin Eric	1262	3	32½
62	69	Besari, Saiful Azrin	0	3	29½
63	61	Goh, Xin Yen (F)	1305	2½	33½
64	66	Viajantheran, Viknesh (12)	1205	2½	31½
65	55	Saleh, Anis Fariha (12F)	1369	2½	31½
66	57	Sundra Rajoo, Natasha Kavina (F)	1362	2½	31
67	59	Ahmad Nazari, Emir Rusyaidi (12)	1359	2	33
68	70	Hj Buang, Mohd Hisham (OKU)	0	2	32
69	44	Zaini, Mohd Razief Hakiem	1545	1	40
70	71	Jaliluddin, Ahmad Helmi	0	1	35½
71	60	Hassan, Mohd Azham	1357	1	33½

Click here to check the cross table results.

Click here to check the complete round results.

Nicholas Chan Won the 37th Selangor Open

The 37th Selangor Open chess tournament just ended. GiLoCatur and family left the tournament venue early since feeling not very well. We just arrived home after having an early dinner cum birthday celebration for Anis who will turn 12th next Wednesday. Furthermore, tonight will be a big game for all the Chelsea fans including GiLoCatur.

Didier Drogba, one of the reasons why GiLoCatur is a Chelsea fan

(picture from www.footballpictures.net)

Since GiLoCatur had a program this morning, GiLoCatur arrived at DATCC at around 3.00pm, after about half-hour the last round i.e. ninth began. In the morning, GiLoCatur just dropped both Fikri and Anis at DATCC at around 9.00am, an hour before the eighth round starts. Thus, GiLoCatur could not take the photos of the tournament's final day. GiLoCatur also missed to snap the eighth round pairings.

By the way, who is the champion? The answer is Nicholas Chan who drew the last round against Muhd Syazwan. If GiLoCatur is not mistaken, Nicholas won six and drew three games which accumulates to 7.5/9 points. GiLoCatur is waiting for the final standing. Once received, it will be posted in this blog. So, come again to check it out!

37th Selangor Open - Day 4 (Round 8 Pairings)

Below is the pairings of Round 8 that will be played tomorrow morning.

Round 8 on 2010/05/02 at 10:00

Bo. SNo. Name Pts Res. Pts Name SNo.

1 3 Udani, Ian 5½ 6½ Chan, Nicholas 1

2 2 Liew, Chee-Meng-Jimmy (V) 5½ 5½ Wahiduddin, Kamalarifin 5

3 27 Azhar, Muhd Syakir Shazmeer 5 5 Loo, Swee Leong 4

4 25 Zulkifli, Muhd Syazwan 5 5 Azman Hisham, Mohd Nabil 20

5 21 Yeoh, Li Tian (12) 5 5 Low, Jun Jian 26

6 14 Shaikh Ali, Nor Ilhamuddin 4½ 5 Fong, Yit San 28

7 15 Ismail, Ahmad 4½ 4½ Soh, Han Loong Gerald 9

8 10 Wahiduddin, Mohd Khair 4½ 4½ Lim, Zhuo Ren 13

9 12 Mohamed, Abdul Haq 4½ 4½ Ahmad Fadzil Nayan 17

10 23 Tan, Ken Wei 4½ 4 Tham, Tick Hong Jax (V) 11

11 6 Nik, Nik Ahmad Farouqi 4 4 Ramli , Abdul Rahim 36

12 31 Ismail, Norazman 4 4 Fong, Choong Ee 16

13 48 Quake, Zhun Zian Shaun 4 4 Cheah, Cheok Fung 18

14 19 Siew, Kit-Tze Mark 4 4 Nur, Nabila Azman Hisham (F) 30

15 37 Azhar, Muhd Irfan Haqqim 4 3½ Marmono, Roslina (F) 24

16 39 Mappa, Saharuddin (OKU) 3½ 3½ Yusof, Kamaluddin 7

17 8 Che Hassan, Abdullah 3½ 3½ Adam, Iskandar Danial 67

18 42 Saleh, Fikri 3½ 3½ Amier, Hamzah B. Mohd Zuhri (12) 32

19 54 Mohd Hisham, Muhd Fareed 3½ 3½ Yeop, Mat Zaki (V) 34

20 35 Nur, Najiha Hisham (12F) 3½ 3½ Syed Mohd, Syed Abdul Rahman 38

21 47 Wong, Yinn Long (12) 3 3 Sarifdin, Sahir 22

22 50 Lim, Chong (V) 3 3 Low, Jun Keat 29

23 33 Haslindah, Ruslan (F) 3 3 Tang, Wei Kit (12) 51

24 40 William, Lee Kah Howe (12) 3 3 Mohd Hisham, Muhd Hafiz 63

25 53 Ee, Sun-Xin (12F) 3 3 Azhar, Puteri Rifqah Fahada (12F) 41

26 43 Heng, Fook Liang 3 3 Ramzani, Amir Abdul Hakim 65

27 64 Kalivanan, Suniil 3 3 Tang, Kar Khei (F) 45

28 46 Poon, Jit Wai 2½ 2½ Choong, Ee Jin Eric 62

29 52 Azhar, Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa (12F) 2½ 2½ Poon, Guo Liong Derek 49

30 70 Hj Buang, Mohd Hisham (OKU) 2 2 Sim, Chung Seng 56

31 68 Ramzani, Abdul Hadi 2 2 Besari, Saiful Azrin 69

32 55 Saleh, Anis Fariha (12F) 1½ 2 Sathish, Hemant (12) 58

33 61 Goh, Xin Yen (F) 2 1 Sundra Rajoo, Natasha Kavina (F) 57

34 66 Viajantheran, Viknesh (12) 2 1 Ahmad Nazari, Emir Rusyaidi(12) 59

The defending champion, Nicholas Chan, is leading by one point. Three others with 5.5/7 - Ian Udani, Jimmy Liew and Kamalarifin, follow closely. Nicholas will play black against Ian on the top board. If the latter won, it will be open. The result of the second board is also important when this happen. Seven other players score 5/7 points.

Tomorrow is the critical day. Two more rounds will be played. Energy endurance is very important now for the players to go through to the final stage of the tournament.

BEST OF LUCK!

37th Selangor Open - Day 3 (The Pairings of R5 R6 R7)

Round 7 pairings - 7.15pm

Round 6 pairings - 2.30pm

Round 5 pairings - 9.00am

37th Selangor Open - 5 (Day 2 - The Pictures)

Mohd Hisham (stripe shirt) from Johor made his maiden participation in the championship. He is accompanying his children who participate in this tournament.

The top boards - (1st) Nicholas Chan (2nd) Jimmy Liew and (3rd) Ian Udani

37th Selangor Open - Day 3 (Round 5 Pairings)

Below is the Round 5 pairings to be one of the three rounds played tomorrow. What a tough day for all the participants of the 37th Selangor Open. To all local chess enthusiasts out there, come to DAT Chess Center to celebrate the Labour Day holiday tomorrow.

Bo. SNo. Name Pts Res. Pts Name SNo.
1 1 Chan, Nicholas 3½ 3½ Liew, Chee-Meng-Jimmy (V) 2
2 3 Udani, Ian 3 3½ Lim, Zhuo Ren 13
3 5 Wahiduddin, Kamalarifin 3 3 Siew, Kit-Tze Mark 19
4 18 Cheah, Cheok Fung 3 3 Nik, Nik Ahmad Farouqi 6
5 7 Yusof, Kamaluddin 3 3 Yeoh, Li Tian (12) 21
6 20 Azman Hisham, Mohd Nabil 3 3 Soh, Han Loong Gerald 9
7 28 Fong, Yit San 3 3 Wahiduddin, Mohd Khair 10
8 29 Low, Jun Keat 3 3 Mohamed, Abdul Haq 12
9 26 Low, Jun Jian 3 3 Ismail, Ahmad 15
10 30 Nur, Nabila Azman Hisham (F) 3 3 Ahmad Fadzil Nayan 17
11 34 Yeop, Mat Zaki (V) 2½ 2½ Loo, Swee Leong 4
12 25 Zulkifli, Muhd Syazwan 2½ 2½ Shaikh Ali, Nor Ilhamuddin 14
13 16 Fong, Choong Ee 2½ 2½ Tan, Ken Wei 23
14 22 Sarifdin, Sahir 2 2½ Azhar, Muhd Syakir Shazmeer 27
15 45 Tang, Kar Khei (F) 2 2 Che Hassan, Abdullah 8
16 11 Tham, Tick Hong Jax (V) 2 2 Azhar, Puteri Rifqah Fahada (12F) 41
17 24 Marmono, Roslina (F) 2 2 Heng, Fook Liang 43
18 31 Ismail, Norazman 2 2 Quake, Zhun Zian Shaun 48
19 35 Nur, Najiha Hisham (12F) 2 2 Lim, Chong (V) 50
20 36 Ramli , Abdul Rahim 2 2 Ee, Sun-Xin (12F) 53
21 37 Azhar, Muhd Irfan Haqqim 2 2 Kalivanan, Suniil 64
22 67 Adam, Iskandar Danial 2 2 Syed Mohd, Syed Abdul Rahman 38
23 39 Mappa, Saharuddin (OKU) 2 2 Hj Buang, Mohd Hisham (OKU) 70
24 46 Poon, Jit Wai 2 1½ William, Lee Kah Howe (12) 40
25 33 Haslindah, Ruslan (F) 1½ 1½ Saleh, Fikri 42
26 47 Wong, Yinn Long (12) 1½ 1 Mohd Hisham, Muhd Fareed 54
27 32 Amier, Hamzah B. Mohd Zuhri (12) 1 1 Mohd Hisham, Muhd Hafiz 63
28 49 Poon, Guo Liong Derek 1 1 Ramzani, Amir Abdul Hakim 65
29 51 Tang, Wei Kit (12) 1 1 Ramzani, Abdul Hadi 68
30 66 Viajantheran, Viknesh (12) 1 1 Azhar, Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa (12F) 52
31 61 Goh, Xin Yen (F) 1 1 Sathish, Hemant (12) 58
32 60 Hassan, Mohd Azham 1 1 Besari, Saiful Azrin 69
33 71 Jaliluddin, Ahmad Helmi 1 ½ Choong, Ee Jin Eric 62
34 55 Saleh, Anis Fariha (12F) ½ 0 Sim, Chung Seng 56
35 59 Ahmad Nazari, Emir Rusyaidi (12) 0 0 Sundra Rajoo, Natasha Kavina (F) 57

The top board tomorrow is the battle between our veteran and young top player. Between an IM and a FM. Between the defending champion and his very experienced opponent or challenger. In GiLoCatur opinion, the match may be the turning point or decider of the tournament.

GiLoCatur will also be busy tomorrow at the tournament, LOL. Busy waiting both Fikri and Anis playing. So, can not sleep late tonight too. Need to wake up early since the first of the three rounds tomorrow will be at 9.00 am. Even though no zero waiting rule in effect, for a very tough tournament like Selangor Open all players must be on time to avoid time pressure problem.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL PARTICIPANTS!

37th Selangor Open - 4 (Day 2 - The Round 3 Pairings)

The Round 4 pairings

played at 2.30pm after Friday prayer

updated on 30/4/2010, 11:50pm

The Round 3 pairing, better view right?

Most Round 3 games shall complete by now at 12.40pm. GiLoCatur is not at the tournament venue. So, GiLoCatur does not know what's going on there.

Just got a phone call from Fikri. Both he and Anis have finished their games. Both drew with their opponents.

37th Selangor Open - 3 (Day 2 - The Pairings)

37th Selangor Open Chess Tournament

Round 3 on 2010/04/30 at 09:00

Bo. SNo. Name Pts Res. Pts Name SNo.
1 1 Chan, Nicholas 2 2 Ismail, Ahmad 15
2 18 Cheah, Cheok Fung 2 2 Liew, Chee-Meng-Jimmy (V) 2
3 20 Azman Hisham, Mohd Nabil 2 2 Loo, Swee Leong 4
4 9 Soh, Han Loong Gerald 2 2 Ahmad Fadzil Nayan 17
5 13 Lim, Zhuo Ren 2 2 Siew, Kit-Tze Mark 19
6 30 Nur, Nabila Azman Hisham (F) 2 1½ Nik, Nik Ahmad Farouqi 6
7 3 Udani, Ian 1½ 1½ Azhar, Muhd Syakir Shazmeer 27
8 5 Wahiduddin, Kamalarifin 1½ 1½ Tan, Ken Wei 23
9 7 Yusof, Kamaluddin 1½ 1½ William, Lee Kah Howe (12) 40
10 25 Zulkifli, Muhd Syazwan 1½ 1½ Wahiduddin, Mohd Khair 10
11 26 Low, Jun Jian 1½ 1½ Mohamed, Abdul Haq 12
12 28 Fong, Yit San 1½ 1 Che Hassan, Abdullah 8
13 11 Tham, Tick Hong Jax (V) 1 1 Syed Mohd, Syed Abdul Rahman 38
14 39 Mappa, Saharuddin (OKU) 1 1 Shaikh Ali, Nor Ilhamuddin 14
15 16 Fong, Choong Ee 1 1 Saleh, Fikri 42
16 41 Azhar, Puteri Rifqah Fahada (12F) 1 1 Yeoh, Li Tian (12) 21
17 22 Sarifdin, Sahir 1 1 Poon, Jit Wai 46
18 24 Marmono, Roslina (F) 1 1 Quake, Zhun Zian Shaun 48
19 43 Heng, Fook Liang 1 1 Low, Jun Keat 29
20 45 Tang, Kar Khei (F) 1 1 Ismail, Norazman 31
21 32 Amier, Hamzah B. Mohd Zuhri (12) 1 1 Lim, Chong (V) 50
22 47 Wong, Yinn Long (12) 1 1 Haslindah, Ruslan (F) 33
23 34 Yeop, Mat Zaki (V) 1 1 Kalivanan, Suniil 64
24 66 Viajantheran, Viknesh (12) 1 1 Nur, Najiha Hisham (12F) 35
25 36 Ramli , Abdul Rahim 1 1 Hj Buang, Mohd Hisham (OKU) 70
26 37 Azhar, Muhd Irfan Haqqim 1 1 Jaliluddin, Ahmad Helmi 71
27 67 Adam, Iskandar Danial ½ ½ Ramzani, Abdul Hadi 68
28 49 Poon, Guo Liong Derek 0 0 Sathish, Hemant (12) 58
29 51 Tang, Wei Kit (12) 0 0 Ahmad Nazari, Emir Rusyaidi (12) 59
30 61 Goh, Xin Yen (F) 0 0 Azhar, Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa (12F) 52
31 53 Ee, Sun-Xin (12F) 0 0 Hassan, Mohd Azham 60
32 63 Mohd Hisham, Muhd Hafiz 0 0 Mohd Hisham, Muhd Fareed 54
33 55 Saleh, Anis Fariha (12F) 0 0 Choong, Ee Jin Eric 62
34 65 Ramzani, Amir Abdul Hakim 0 0 Sim, Chung Seng 56
69 Besari, Saiful Azrin 0 Bye

source : Encik Hamid

37th Selangor Open - 2 (Day 1 - The Pairings)

Round 1 pairings

Please take note the following for the first round pairing.

"For Rd 1, Mohd Hisham Hj Buang in table 35 did not receive a bye. He was paired against Ahmad Helmi Jaliluddin but lost. The Rd 1 pairing in the photo was not updated.

Rd 2, he got a bye."

- friday, April 30

Round 2 pairings

Few interesting results eh? Check it out yourself! :)-

Too small eh, can't really see? Double click at the picture for larger view.

updated from DATCC

37th Selangor Open - 1 (Day 1 - The Beginning)

The 37th Selangor Open organized by the Chess Association of Selangor also known as CAS started today with the first round played at around 3.00 o'clock. The tournament is held at DAT Chess Center. About seventy, mostly local, chess players are participating in the four-day event. Two rounds will be played in the first day. Check out below pictures to have the glimpse of who are the participants.

updated from DATCC