Kejohanan Catur MSSM 2009

Petang tadi GiLoCatur menghantar anak, Anis Fariha, ke Hotel Goldcourse di Kelang. Anis akan menyertai Kejohanan Catur MSSM 2009 mewakili pasukan P12 untuk Negeri Selangor yang akan bermula pada hari Isnin depan. Sebanyak 7 pusingan akan diadakan selama 5 hari pertandingan bagi dua kategori - Individu dan Berpasukan.

Ramailah guru-guru pengiring dan pengurus pasukan negeri dan ibubapa pemain catur yang GiLoCatur ketemu di hotel tersebut terutamanya bagi kontigen negeri Selangor - Encik Azhar MS, Encik Azman Hisham, Mr Yeoh Chin Seng, Mr Low, Mr Ajeet Singh, Encik Akbar, Cikgu Suhairi, dan Cikgu Rizal.

Untuk makluman, venue pertandingan adalah di Tingkat 8, Emerald Room, Hotel Goldcourse Kelang.

Berikut adalah jadual pertandingan:

ISNIN (16 Mac) - 2.30 - 5.30 ptg : Pusingan 1

SELASA (17 Mac) - 8.30 - 11.30 pg : Pusingan 2

                                - 2.30 - 5.30 ptg : Pusingan 3

RABU (18 Mac) - 8.30 - 11.30 pg : Pusingan 4

KHAMIS (19 Mac) - 8.30 - 11.30 pg : Pusingan 5

                                  - 2.30 - 5.30 ptg : Pusingan 6

JUMAAT (20 Mac) - 8.30 - 11.30 pg : Pusingan 7

                                    4.00 ptg : Perasmian Penutupan & Penyampaian Hadiah

Insya Allah, GiLoCatur akan cuba membuat liputan (coverage) kejohanan catur MSSM tersebut. Semoga liputan itu nanti boleh menyemarakkan sukan catur di negara ini. 

MSS Selangor Chess Championship - First Day

PP has a very strong player for L18 category. Its champion, Joshua Panir Selvam, won all his games so far. PP has very good chance to win this category. Bukhari could not continue his winning streak in the first two games in Round 3 and 4. So, he has four points so far. Azwan Ansori also just managed to win two games. He lost to Geeneish a/l Sivalingam, the other favorite player,  from Kelang in Round 2. Going to Round 4, the last team member of L18 for PP, Eng Pi Zern, won a game and lost the other two.  

There is no one player familiar to GiLoCatur in P18 category. If not mistaken, Rabiatul Adawiyah Wahid was a dominant player in last year's tournament. Petaling Perdana seems not so strong in this category.  By the way, hopefully they manage to get good results tomorrow. The players for PP team are Musfirah Ghafarullahhuddin, Atiya Najiyah Ahmad Kamal, Choong Sy Ying and Hazirah Mohd Zailani.

Both Mohd Nabil and Mohd Syakir are dominating the L15 category. Two Kelang players are the other two players who have perfect 3 scores going to Round 4. PP's champion Low Jun Jian is following not far. He drew with his younger brother, Low Jun Keat in Round 3. GiLoCatur's son, Fikri, succumbed to a defeat to a Sabak Bernam player in the first round. He managed to win all the next three rounds. So he has 3 points thus far. Muhd Iskandar, the other PP's player, could not manage to win his fourth round. He lost to a Petaling Utama's player. He has two pints so far.

Winnie Hong is smooth crusing to victories. She will face her tough challenger Amira Syahmina tomorrow morning. Her sister, Vickie Hong, was upset by Gombak player, Nur Madhiatul Husna in the first round. Their other teammates, Nur Fariha Jamri and Nurul Adlina scores 2 and 1 1/2 points each going to Round 4. GiLocatur does not have the results for the fourth round.

Yeoh Li Tian from Petaling Utama is dominating L12 category. His two other teammates, his elder brother Li Yuan and Roshan, are the other players who won all games until Round 3. Roshan won againts Mohd Irfan Haqqim from Kuala Langat, who is another perfect scorer going to Round 3.

While for Petaling Perdana players the results are not so bad. Irfan Rendrawan and Affan Amrish managed to win three games each. Irfan lost to Li Tian whereas Affan lost to Irfan Haqqim in Round 2. Both Aminur Nirza and Ihsan Syahiran lost their Round 4. They both have two points going to Round 5 tomorrow morning.

Going to Round 4, both Azman daughters, Nabila and Najiha, are among the four P12 players who score perfect games. The other two are Fatin Afiqah from Sepang and Ee Sun Xin from Petaling Utama. Puteri Rifqah drew with her younger sister in Round 3. 

As for Petaling Perdana, Anis is still leading her team with 3 points. She succumbed to a defeat to PU player in the first round. Nur Faqihah lost to Puteri Munajjah in Round 4 on board 4. She has two points. Nurul Hana won her Round 4 game to score 2 and 1/2 points. While Reshara managed to win Round 4 game. In Round 2, she had to face her team mate Nurul Hana.

HOPEFULLY, PETALING PERDANA SQUAD WILL WIN MORE GAMES TOMORROW IN THE SECOND DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT. IN THE THIRD DAY, TEAM EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE. PETALING PERDANA HAS BRIGHT CHANCE TO WIN THE TOP THREE IN MOST OF THE CATEGORIES.

MSSD PETALING PERDANA (SECONDARY SCHOOLS) CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

MSSD Petaling Perdana chess tournament had just completed yesterday. It was a two-day event held at SMK SSAAS (Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah) in Section 2, Shah Alam. The 8-round tournament was held in Dewan Tun Sri Lanang of the hosting school. Three rounds had been played on the first day which was on 10th February whereas the other five had been carried out on the second day, Wednesday 11th February.

The tournament is divided into four categories - Boys 18, Girls 18, Boys 15 and Girls 15. Boys 18 category attracted the most participants. 169 players from more than 4o schools took part for the category. Boys 15 category follows with 121 participants from 32 schools. The girls category had lower participants where Girls 18 had 84 players from 25 schools while Girls 15 just had 75 players from 22 different schools. 

The lower participation from girls shall be studied since most schools are co-ed. Is it girls do not (and can not) play (or have interest) chess as the boys? Or is it the girls are more focus on their studying than the boys? GiLoCatur hopes the relevant authority and parties like Jabatan Pendidikan, PPD and schools will look into this matter seriously in order to bring back the glory in Malaysian schools co-curriculum, sports in the country and provide opportunities for our young generation to develop their capability, skills and talent. GiLocatur also challenge all the girls in Malaysia to excel in all aspects of co-curriculum similar to the boys. 

And below are the winners for each category. The top four winners from each category will represent Petaling Perdana District in the next Selangor (state-level) Chess Championship to be held in Sepang from 23rd to 26th February.

Boys 18

1. Joshua (SMK Subang Utama)
   
2. M Bukhari (SMK Seri Indah)
   
3. Azwan Ansori (SMK Alam Megah 2)
   
4. Ang Jian Yao (SMK USJ 12)
   
5. Eng Pi Xern (SMK Seafield)
   
6. Shahrul Amin (SMK Seksyen 24)
   
7. M Razuqni M Razali (SMK Seksyen 7)
   
8. Yong Bang Xian (SMK Taman Sri Muda)
   
9. Teh Wee Zhun (SMK USJ 12)
   
10. M Syafiq Aminudin (SAM TTAJ)
    

Girls 18

1. Musfirah (SAM TTAJ)
   
2. Choong Sy Yiing (SMK SubangUtama)
   
3. Hazirah (SMK Seksyen 9)
   
4. Atiya Najiyah (SMK Seksyen 19)
   
5. Siti Hajar (SAM TTAJ)
   
6. Nur Syuhada (SAM Bestari)
   
7. Nur Asyiqin (SAM Bestari)
   
8. Lim Wei Mund (SMK Seafield)
   
9. Chim Ei Lynn (SMK USJ 8)
   
10. Nurhusnina (SMK Seksyen 18)
    

Boys 15

1. Low Jun Jian (SMK USJ 12)
   
2. Fikri Bin Saleh (SMK Seksyen 18)
   
3. M Iskandar (SMK Seksyen 19)
   
4. Low Jun Keat (SMK USJ 12)
   
5. Samuel Tan WK (SMK Subang Jaya)
   
6. Ashman Raziuddin (SMK Bukit Jelutong)
   
7. Tiam Wen Yong (SMK Subang Utama)
   
8. Chen Chuin Hao (SMK Subang Utama)
   
9. A Hafiz Amri (SMK TTDI Jaya)
   
10. Samuel (SMK Subang Utama)
    

Girls 15

1. Winnie Hong (SMK Bukit Jelutong)
   
2. Vickie Hong (SMK Bukit Jelutong)
   
3. Nur Fariha M Jamri (SAM Bestari)
   
4. Nurul Adlina (SMK Seri Indah)
   
5. Nur Amalina (SAM TTAJ)
   
6. Nur Khairunnisa (SMK SSAAS)
   
7. Nur Raidah (SMK Seri Indah)
   
8. Nur Irsalina (SMK Bukit Jelutong)
   
9. Amirah Fazira (SMK Bukit Jelutong)
   
10. Nurul Atiqa (SAM Bestari)

School Team Winners

Boys 18

1. SMK USJ 12
   
2. SMK Subang Utama
   
3. SMK Seafield (A)
   
4. SAM TTAJ
   

Girls 18

1. SAM TTAJ
   
2. SAM Bestari
   
3. SMK SSAAS
   
4. SMK USJ 8
   

Boys 15

1. SMK Subang Utama (B)
   
2. SMK USJ 12 (A)
   
3. SAM Bestari
   
4. SMK Bukit Jelutong
   

Girls 15

1. SMK Bukit Jelutong
   
2. SAM Bestari
   
3. SMK Seri Indah
   
4. SMK SSAAS
   

Below are some of GiLoCatur's observation on the results of the MSSD Petaling Perdana (secondary schools) tournament.

• There are few sibblings among the winners especially to represent the PP District - Low Jun Jian and Low Jun Keat (Boys 15), Winnie and Vicky Hong (Girls 15), and M Bukhari (Boys 18) and Nurul Adlina (Girls 15)

• SMK Bukit Jelutong has strong Under 15 teams while SAM TTAJ has strong Under 18 teams

• SMK Bukit Jelutong Girls 15 team is so dominant where all its team members are among the top 10 winners

• SMK SSAAS has strong Girls teams whereas SMK USJ 12 has strong Boys teams

• SAM Bestari has strong teams in all categories except Boys 18

TAHNIAH! to all the winners. GOOD LUCK! to all players who will represent the PP District in the state-level chess championship. For those who are not among the winners list, DO NOT GIVE UP. LEARN and PRACTICE MORE. BE SERIOUS IN CHESS. DO NOT JUST PARTICIPATE TO GET THE CERTS. BECAUSE CHESS HAS LOTS OF BENEFITS AND WILL HELP THEM IN THEIR STUDYING.

GiLoCatur also hopes that the school chess club teachers will be more serious in their school chess teams by providing chess facilities and programs, chess coaching and practices and chess tournaments experiences.