The Final Results for This Weekend Chess Tournaments

Deepavali Rapid Chess 

Muhd Nabil Azman has dashed 2008 MSSM U18 Individual champion, Lim Zhou Ren, hope to win the Deepavali Rapid Chess. Nabil, the U15 Selangor state player, scored 8 and 1/2 points out of 10 rounds. He was ahead of the the first runner up by half point. In the third place is Muhd Syakir Shazmeer, Nabil's U15 teammate, with 7 and 1/2 points. Stonemaster and Jax Tham, both tied with 7 points, are fourth and fifth placings respectively. Congratulation! to all the winners.

More stories and pictures of Deepavali Rapid Chess can be viewed at  http://fireyrook.blogspot.com/.

UiTM Dungun Open 

In the Masters category, Mohd Khair won 5 games and drew the other 2 to win the UiTM Dungun Open. He is ahead by one point to the first and second runner up, Ruzenan Abu Bakar and Suhaidi Mustafa, respectively. Below is the final cross table.

Below is the final crosstable for the Open category. It is encouraging to see that three Under 12 players are among the top 5. Muhd D'zafrul Haziq, a high schooler won his first six rounds and drew the last one to be on the top of the table.Terengganu state U12 player, Siti Khadijah Sabirin, showed her prowess by being second. Her only defeat was to the leader in the sixth round. Below is the top 20 final crosstable. Tahniah! to all the winners.

Chess Tournaments This Weekend

There are two chess tournaments held this weekend. One is Deepavali Rapid Chess Tournament organized by Jax Tham and another is UiTM Dungun Open. GiLoCatur and children are not participating in either of the tournaments.

1) Deepavali Rapid Chess

Format : G/20 (20 minute time control)

System : 10 Rounds Swiss

Venue : OUG Excel Chess Academy

About 48 chess players are participating in the two-day Deepavali Rapid Chess. After Day 1 and 6 rounds completed, Lim Zhou Ren led the pack with the perfect 6 wins. He is followed by Perakian youngster, Mark Siew, who had 5 wins. Can Lim Zhou Ren win all his rounds to be the champion??

2) UiTM Dungun Chess Open
Format : G/45 (45 minute time control)
System : 7 Rounds Swiss
Category : Masters, Open
Venue : Block 8, UiTM Dungun Terengganu

78 chess players of all different ages are participating in the UiTM Dungun Open - 18 of them in Masters category and the other 60 players in Open category. After Round 4 in Day 1 of the tournament, Mohd Khair Wahiddudin (who onced beat GiLoCatur in UPSI Open), led the tournament with 3 wins and a draw. He shared the lead with Ab Khalid Musa. In the fourth round, Khair defeated Ruzenan Abu Bakar who was the only player scored the perfect 3 wins. Whereas Ab Khalid won againts Muhammad Arshad. Can Khair continue his fine performance to win the Masters category of the UiTM Dungun Open. Check out for the latest update.