Permainan GiLoCatur di Syuen Grand Prix

GiLoCatur menyertai pertandingan catur Syuen Grand Prix pada hari Ahad lepas di samping ketiga-tiga anak GiLoCatur. Fikri sertai Bawah 15 tahun sementara Anis dan Fahim sertai Bawah 12 tahun. GiLoCatur bertanding dalam kategori terbuka.

Walaupun prestasti permainan GiLoCatur tidak berapa bagus dalam beberapa pertandingan yang disertai sejak kebelakangan ini seperti Laguna Park, Dun Sri Andalas, dan Terbuka Temerloh, tetapi pada dasarnya masih berpuas hati kerana jarang berlaku "silly / big blunder". Kebanyakan game GiLoCatur, middle game dan endgame yang masih kurang menyengat. Kekadang dek asyik nak attack, akhirnya terperangkap dan tewas.

Pada awalnya GiLoCatur tidak mahu sertai pertandingan kerana pelbagai alasan tetapi keinginan untuk bermain catur mengatasi segalanya. Selalunya GiLoCatur lewat berada di meja kerana perlu memantau permainan dan persiapan anak-anak.

Berikut adalah beberapa situasi permainan GiLoCatur di Kejohanan Syuen Grand Prix.

.. Qg5 dari c1

Game di atas adalah di pusingan ke 5 ketika GiLoCatur menentang Ahmad Kamal Rustam Affendi yang memiliki Nat. rating 1642. GiLoCatur tewas masa dan posisi buah juga tidaklah memberansangkan. Tetapi tidak juga teruk sangat pada pandangan GiLoCatur. GiLoCatur kurang 2 bidak. Struktur bidak GiLoCatur juga isolated dan tidak berapa bagus. Walaupun GiLoCatur ada kelebihan satu rook, tetapi lawan memiliki tempo dan posisi yang lebih baik. GiLoCatur tidak dapat bertahan dengan baik menyebabkan pihak lawan ada advantage. GiLoCatur tidak memanafaatkan advantage memiliki extra 1 rook yang menyebabkan tewas dengan sedikit time pressure. But GiLoCatur believes it was a very decent game againts a much higher rated player. GiLoCatur was also quick during the opening.

.. Qg6 ?? Ne7+

Game di atas adalah di pusingan ketujuh ketika menentang Zairulnizam Abd Rahman (Nat. rating 1477) . GiLoCatur juga ada extra 1 rook tetapi sayang telah tersilap move (blunder) dengan membenarkan pihak lawan membuat fork menggunakan kuda (Ne7+). Di atas kesilapan tersebut, GiLoCatur terus resign. Sepatutnya GiLoCatur gerak Rf7 untuk defend bidak f7 atau Na5 untuk ancam Queen putih. Mr Fritz pula mencadangkan Qf7 atau Qd7.

The Syuen Grand Prix - Photo Journalisme

Some players wear mask like the Azman's family and some did not during the tournament.

In Open category, there were few young players participated like the above teenager (left) and WCM Nur Nabila.

Anis (left) played white againts WFM Nur Najiha Azman Hisham (right)

Some Open section players in action.

Mr Subramaniam, the father of Sumant, Sarika and Shreyes, was also taking part. They are one of the active chess families in Malaysia.

Battle of the top seeds in Under 15 section between Sarika Subramaniam and Fikri Saleh. Before the game, GiLoCatur believed whoever win will be the champion. Truely enough, Sarika won the game and eventually was the champion.

The committed and dedicated organizing team Mr Raymond Siew (far right) and Encik Kamaruddin. Sorry, GiLocatur does not recognize the lady sitting in the middle between the gentlemen.

Under 12 section players.

Under 15 section players.

Kamaluddin Yusof (right) on the second board played black.

SYUEN Grand Prix 2009 - The Winners

Whose classic and antic car as per the above photo belongs to? It belongs to the owner of the Syuen Hotel, one of the two main sponsors.

The sponsors and the organizers.

Below are the results of the Syuen Grand Prix chess tournament held yesterday in Ipoh. There were three categories which attracted about 110 players. Eventhough, H1N1 is spreading and its victims increase day by day, committed chess players and lovers still come to participate. They were supplied the masks by the organizer.

As the common chess tournaments in the country, there are seven rounds. Basically, it was rapid with 20 and 25 minute time-control. The tournament started at around 10.00am. Four rounds were played before lunch while the other three after lunch break.

Open category

Again, Ian Udani was stopped by the local player to win the RM1,000 reward. This time by Tan Khai Boon. Ian had to settle as the first runner up. Eventhough, Khai Boon lose to Ian in the fourth round but Ian drew with Kamaluddin and lose to Anthony in the last round. Khai Boon won by half point when he only lose to Ian but won the rest. Ian and three other players had same 5 1/2 points but he had better tie breaks.

Two teenage players - Sumant and Nabil managed to win the sixth and tenth place respectively. While both Faizal Andin and Fadzil Nayan along with an expatriot, Steven Retallick, had filled up the other three top 10 spots.

Under 15 category

1. Sarika Subramaniam (7.0)
2. Fikri Saleh (5.5)
3. Muhd Azim Hassan (5.5)
4. Ooi Zhi Yang (5.0)
5. Ang Zhen Yuan (4.5)

Under 12 category

1. Teh De Juan (6.5)
2. Wong Yinn Long (5.5)
3. Nur Najiha Azman Hisham (5.0)
4. Tang Wei Kit (5.0)
5. Chuah Yi Ning (5.0)

Only Top 5 in U12 section won the prizes ranging from RM 80 (the champion) to RM 20 (the fifth place). Other top young players make up the sixth to tenth place - sixth (Shreyes), 7th (Teh De Zen, the top seed), 8th (Anis Fariha), 9th (Chuah Hao Feng) and 10th (Wong Yi Chee). Two other Selangor U12 girl players - Nabila and Chew Eewen, played in the Open and U15 sections respectively.

Congratulation! to the organizers and the sponsors and all parties who made the tournament successful. Your great efforts must be appreciated and very important in boosting up the chess scene in the country.

GiLoCatur and all chess players surely need the strong and continuos support and commitment from the organizers, sponsors and arbiters. Hopefully, more and more chess tournaments like Syuen Grand Prix will be held in the future with more sponsors and rewards especially for the Under 15 and Under 12 sections. These young chess players are our future hope that need to be developed so that the dream of Malaysia having its own GrandMasters will be achieved.

SYUEN Grand Prix 2009

The Syuen Hotel, Ipoh

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