WYCC 2009 - The FINAL Results

So, WYCC 2009 is over. Below is the top 3 finishers for each section as well as the final standings of the Malaysian chess contingent.

THE FINAL RESULTS - The Top Three Standings

U8 Open (129 players)

GHOLAMI Aryan (IRI) - 9/11

VASUDEVA Tanuj (USA) - 8.5/11

TABATABAEI Mohammad Amin (IRI) 8.5/11

Amier Hamzah - 13th, 7.5/11

Teh De Juan - 65th, 5.5/11

U8 Girls (85 players)

CHU Ruotong (CHN) - 9.5/11

PALAKOLLU Samritha (USA) - 8.5/11

LI Yunshan (CHN) - 8.5/11

Teh De Zen - 24th, 6.5/11

U10 Open (146 players)

BAI Jinshi (CHN) - 9/11

KARTHIKEYAN Murali (IND) - 9/11

ZHANG Han Yu (CHN) - 9/11

U10 Girls (83 players)

Mammadzada Gunay Vugar Qizi (AZE) - 10.5/11

WCM Ivana Maria Furtado (IND) - 8.5/11

WCM Hojjatova Aydan Hikmet Qizi (AZE) - 8.5/11

Nur Najiha - 33rd, 6/11

U12 Open (141 players)

Cheng Bobby (AUS) - 9/11

FM Duda Jan-Krzysztof (POL) - 8.5/11

Wang Richard (CAN) - 8.5/11

Mohd Irfan - 98th, 5/11

U12 Girls (105 players)

WFM Khademalsharieh Sarasadat (IRI) - 10/11

WFM Styazhkina Anna (RUS) - 9.5/11

WFM Goryachkina Aleksandra (RUS) - 9.5/11

WCM Nur Nabila - 22nd, 6.5/11

Camilia - 62nd, 5/11

U14 Open (137 players)

IM Cori Jorge (PER) - 9/11

Dragun Kamil (POL) - 8.5/11

FM Sai Krishna G V (IND) - 8.5/11

Elgin - 74th, 5.5/11

Jianwen - 87th, 5/11

U14 Girls (100 players)

WFM Efroimski Marsel (ISR) - 9/11

WFM Lach Aleksandra (POL) - 9/11

Saranya J (IND) - 8.5/11

Tjin Li - 86th, 4/11

U16 Open (119 players)

IM Sethuraman S P (IND) - 9/11

IM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi (IND) - 9/11

FM Lagarde Maxime (FRA) - 8/11

Sumant - 64th, 5.5/11

U16 Girls (100 players)

WIM Cori T Deysi (PER) - 10/11

WIM Arabidze Meri (GEO) - 8.5/11

WIM Paikidze Nazi (GEO) - 8/11

U18 Open (101 players)

IM Matlakov Maxim (RUS) - 9/11

GM Salgado Lopez Ivan (ESP) - 8.5/11

IM Piorun Kacper (POL) - 8/11

U18 Girls(61 players)

WGM Girya Olga (RUS) - 8.5/11

Tsatsalashvili Keti (GEO) - 8.5/11

Ozturk Kubra (TUR) - 8/11

WYCC 2009 - The FINAL Round

In about 10 minutes time, the last round of WYCC 2009 will begin.

It is very critical game because for some it will decide the champions of each section. Surely, many players want to earn the best position or placing, therefore in the final round the players will give their best and all out.

The same for Malaysian contingent. In overall, the team has given all their best and shown their capability.

Below are the pairings for the Malaysian young chess players.

U8 (Tbl #3) - VASUDEVA Tanuj (USA) vs Amier

U8 (Tbl #37) - De Juan vs KOCACOGLU Ahyan (TUR)

U8G (Tbl #14) - Teh De Zen vs MANANNIKOVA Mariya (RUS)

U10G (Tbl # 20) - STRGACICH Aylen (ARG-1723) vs Najiha

U12 (Tbl #48) - ZMUSHKO Filipp (BLR-1728) vs Irfan

U12G (Tbl #8) - Nabila vs PATEL Yesim (TUR-1741)

U12G (Tbl #43) - Camilia vs WERTZ Clara (BEL)

U14 (Tbl #35) - ISMAILOV Mukhit (KAZ-2067) vs Jianwen

U14 (Tbl #47) - Elgin vs MURCHADHA Oissine (IRL)

U14G (Tbl #45) - Tjin Li vs ORLINA Laura (LAT)

U16 (Tbl #40) - Sumant vs KERIGAN Demre (TUR-2097)

The game of Amier versus his American opponent will be shown live at http://web1.tsf.org.tr/. So, the whole world can watch his game with other top three boards of every age group. Amier must win this crucial game in order to be on the podium. Come on Amier, YOU CAN DO IT!

Nabila and De Zen also can earn much much better placing and result by winning the final game. It is a very good result and performance for De Zen on her maiden participation in the WYCC. Surely, in future WYCC she will be among the favourites. So, GO GO GO Nabila and De Zen!

For De Juan, Najiha, Irfan, Camilia and Tjin Li, they also must win the final game to improve their ratings and placings. Except for De Juan whose section does not have many rated players, the rest is pursuing FIDE ratings.

Below is GiLoCatur's understanding and observation regarding their ELO (FIDE) ratings.

Nur Najiha

In WYCC 2008 in Vietnam, she played against 4 rated players and won none.

In WYCC 2009, she has played against 7 rated players and won 3. In the last round, she will play against another rated player so that in total she will play 8 rated players.

This shows her improvement! keep it up, girl!

Irfan

In this WYCC 2009, he has played against 7 rated players and won 3. In the last round he has another chance to win a game against a rated player to make 4 wins out of 8 rated games.

Camilia

In the FIDE ratings database, she has played against 3 rated players in DATCC Chess League. She won none.

In this tournament, she has played against 9 rated players with 3 wins. This should be enough for her to earn a FIDE ratings eventhough in the last round her opponent is also unrated.

Tjin Li

She does not have rated games recorded in the FIDE ratings database. Even she does not have a FIDE id yet. But after WYCC 2009, she will have one. In this tournament, she managed to score 1 point from 7 rated games. In the last round, her opponent is unrated too. She just need 3 rated games with 1 point in a single FIDE-rated tournament to earn a FIDE-rating.

For Jianwen, Elgin and Sumant, they all are already with FIDE ratings. Their age groups are really really tough with many masters and experts players. BUT they have shown their guts and fighting spirits against their respective opponents. Very very good indeed! So guys, win the final game for yourselves. We know that you can do it!

Both Jianwen and Elgin has played 9 and 8 rated games respectively. The former won 4 and the latter won 3. Jianwen is in fact playing against another rated player now. Including the opponent that he is facing right now, Sumant plays 9 rated players. Winning the last game, Sumant will score 3.5 points.

Below is the ranking of the Malaysian contingent after Round 10

U8 : Amier - 7.5/10, 8th

U8 : De Juan - 5/10, 67th

U8G : De Zen - 6/10, 24th

U10G : Najiha - 5/10, 44th

U12 : Irfan - 4.5/10, 98th

U12G : Nabila - 6.5/10, 13th

U12G : Camilia - 4/10, 73rd

U14 : Jianwen - 5/10, 76th

U14 : Elgin - 4.5/10, 86th

U14G : Tjin Li - 3.5/10, 88th

U16 : Sumant - 4.5/10, 81st

[ This entry is written between 3.50pm to 4.30pm on Sun, 22/11/2009 from DATCC Kuala Lumpur. ]

WCM Nur Nabila's Round 10 Game Shown Live

Now Nabila is playing against Sarah Chiang from USA at Table #3. The game is going to one hour mark. The live game can be viewed at http://web4.tsf.org.tr/. Winning this game is very important for Nabila, one step closer to be a medal winner.

BEST OF LUCK from GiLoCatur to Nabila and the other ten Malaysian players who are fighting with their opponents on chess boards.

*** GiLoCatur is signing off now from DATCC at around 10.00pm because both GiLoCatur's kids had finished their seventh round. ***

The results :

U8 Open - Amier won, De Juan lost

U8 Girls - De Zen won

U10 Girls - Najiha won

U12 Open - Irfan won

U12 Girls - Nabila lost, Camilia lost

U14 Open - Jianwen lost , Elgin lost

U14 Girls - Tjin Li drew

U16 - Sumant drew

GiLoCatur hopes Nabila and other Malaysian players who were lost today, will put more efforts and be more motivated to win the last game tomorrow which will start at 10.00 am Turkish time or 4.00pm Malaysian time. For those who win and draw, keep on winning tomorrow. The contingent has made the country proud thus far. They have made impact in the tournament. They have shown to others what Malaysian players are capable of. BRAVO to the Malaysian chess contingent at WYCC 2009 and KUDOS to all parents and accompanying persons.

*** Updated on Sun, 22/11/2009, 3.00am ***

WYCC 2009 - Round 9 Results & R10 Pairings

After Round 9,

Under 8 Open

Two Iranian players dominated this section. GHOLAMI Aryan who is the second seed with 1950-ratings lead the pack after collection 8/9 points. His countryman, TABATABAEI Mohammad Amin, is trailing with 7.5/9 points. Four players with 7/9 points including the American VASUDEVA Tanuj whom GiLoCatur picks as one of the favourites while nine others including AMIER Hamzah Mohd Zuhri, one of the two Malaysian players participated in this section score 6.5/9 points. Amier is placed 11th after the tie breaks.

In Round 9, Amier defeated SHIRINOV Farid of Azerbaijan at Table #9 while Teh De Juan defeated KESGIN Halit Kaan, the host player at Table #37.

Hence, Amier who has collected 6.5/9 points will meet with ZALMAKHANOV Ramazan from Kazakhtan at Table #6. Amir will play white. While De Juan who is ranked 53rd after Round 9 and with 5/9 points will play KUCUK Dogukan, another Turkish opponent, at Table #25. Like Amier, he will also play white.

Under 8 Girls

An American player by the name of PALAKOLLU Samritha is leading the pack by halfpoint. Scoring 8/9 points, she is in front of CHU Ruotong, one of De Zen's opponents. CHU who hails from China accumulated 7.5/9 points. A Kazakhtan player and another American player, WANG Annie, are placed third and fourth respectively. Both of them are the only players with 7/9 points.

With 5/9 points, De Zen is ranked 32nd out of 85 players after Round 9 behind five other 5-point players. Not bad for her since if not mistaken WYCC 2009 is her first international tournament. In the next round, she will be at Table #20 playing black against Turkish player, ONUR Cigdem who has 4.5/9 points.

Under 10 Open

Malaysia has no representative in this age group. Leading the pack is the unrated Chinese player named BAI Jinshi. He collected 8/9 points. Trailing half point are Indian and Russian player who has 7.5/9 points. Three other players score 7/9 points whom two of them are unrated Chinese players. Asian players are dominating the top 10 after Round 9.

Under 10 Girls

An Azerbaijan player, MAMMADZADA Gunay Vugar Qizi, is leading the pack with 9/9 points. The 9th seed with 1732-ratings is 2 points in front of the second rank player, DROGOVOZ Irina of Russia, after Round 9 who is among four players with 7/9 points. Another two players score 6.5/9 points. Needing only half point, MAMMADZADA will be the champion of this section.

The Malaysian player in this section, Nur Najiha, is ranked 53rd with 4 points. She needs to win the next two rounds especially if against rated players to achieve more than 50% win and get FIDE ratings.

Najiha lost to Georgian player at Table #21 in the 9th round. In Round 10, she will play white against Croatian player, BLAZEKA Mihaela at Table #28.

***** GiLoCatur needs to get ready for DATCC Individual tournament, not as a player but as a driver to bring the children who are participating. GiLoCatur will try to continue this update from the center. Sat, 21/11/09, 12.45pm *****

Under 12 Open

Based on the ranking after Round 9, two players are leading the pack with 7.5/9 points. They are both from Russia and USA. While the top seed from India, VAIBHAV Suri, is leading the five 7/9 pointers. FM TRAN Tuan Minh from Vietnam is one of them. Another familiar player to GiLoCatur is Bobby Cheng from Australia is also among the group.

Malaysian sole representative in this age group, Mohd Irfan, won his R9 game against a rated Swedish player named AGREST Anton at Table #61. It shows that he is capable of beating 1800-rated and 1900-rated players. As of Round 9, Irfan has accumulated 3.5/9 points. GiLoCatur believes Irfan can do better, maybe lady luck is not on his side. In round 10, he will play white against Japanese player with ratings of 1830, ABE Mahiro. A win is also crucial here for FIDE ratings.

So, IRFAN CUBA MENANG GAME NI. IRFAN SURE BOLEH KALAHKAN LAWAN. PAKCIK DOAKAN IRFAN MENANG. INGAT ABAH DAN MAMA KAT MALAYSIA SERTA ADIK-BERADIK MENDOAKAN KEJAYAAN IRFAN!

Under 12 Girls

The top 6 boards for U12 Girls section

In Round 9, Nabila who was playing white against a Russian WFM at Table #5, had to settle for a draw. Therefore, she is currently with 6.5/9 points together with seven other players. Two players with 7/9 and 8/9 points. The top 2 seeds - WFM Sarasadat of Iran and WFM Anna of Russia are the leaders and will play their respective 7-point opponents. If the top two seeds win their respective games and Nabila win hers, Nabila can climb further to be ranked third (to what GiLoCatur believes) since she is the top of the 6.5/9 group.

As of Round 9, Nabila is ranked fifth behind the 8-point and 7-point players. Nabila needs to win the remaining two rounds. And it would be an uphill battle and a tough challenge since she may meet one of the top two leaders - the 2000+-rated players.

In the next round, Nabila will play black against WCM CHIANG Sarah from USA, a familiar name to GiLoCatur AT Table #3. Another live game for Nabila which can be viewed at http://web4.tsf.org.tr/ tonight that starts at 9.00pm Malaysian time. GiLoCatur urges all the Malaysians not only in Malaysia but all over the world to support and pray for her success. Based on ratings, Nabila has the edge and better chance. GiLoCatur is hoping that Nabila can win the crucial game. GiLoCatur also hopes that her experience playing in previous WYCC and ASEAN age group tournaments will give her more confidence and motivation.

GO NABILA GO! GRAB THE GOLDEN CHANCE! YOU'RE ROCK, GIRL!

***** Updating from DATCC Kuala Lumpur during the 5th round of the DATCC Individual Weekender tournament on Sat, 21/11/09, 3.45pm *****

WYCC 2009 - The 7th Round Results & 8th Round Pairings

The Malaysian contingent at WYCC 2009

( picture from the http://maswycc09.blogspot.com/ blog )

Below are the full result in Round 7 for the Malaysian contingent based on the wycc 2009 official website

U8 Open - Amier lost, De Juan won

U8 Girls - De Zen won

U10 Girls - Najiha won

U12 Open - Irfan lost

U12 Girls - Nabila lost, Camilia drew

U14 Open - Jianwen drew , Elgin lost

U14 Girls - Tjin Li drew

U16 - Sumant drew

It is a bit sad since both Malaysian best bets - Nabila and Amier, for title holders could not win their respective games. They need to put away such results, comeback and focus for the next round. Their hope is still there because there are four more rounds.

In the next critical round, Nabila will play black against a player from Greece, SEREFIDOU Despina, who is nearly 200 ELO lower at Table #7 while Amier will play white on Table #13 against Russian player, PRIPOLZIN Anton. Come on! YOU CAN DO IT! YOU CAN WIN!

It is a winning note for the Teh cousins - De Juan and De Zen in Under 8 sections and WFM Najiha. All of them are 4/7 after Round 7. Still a very commendable results.

In Round 8, De Juan will play black at Table #25. His opponent is from Iran - JANNESAR Rad. His cousin, De Zen will play white at Table #18 against ISMAYILZADA Zeynab from Azerbaijan. While in U10 Girls, WFM Nabila has a very good opportunity to win against her opponent, a Polish girl named DMOCHOWSKA Agnieszka who is rated 1568. DE JUAN, DE ZEN & NABILA, SHOW US MALAYSIANS YOUR CAPABILITY! WE KNOW YOU ALL CAN!

In U12 age groups, Irfan will play white at Table #60. He will face a Turkish player, CAN Melih Kaan. At Table #17, Camilia will compete against 1822-rated Indian player, SRIJA Seshadri. If she can draw with a 2000+ rated player, it is not impossible to win the game. GO IRFAN GO! GO CAMILIA GO!

In U14 section, Both Jianwen and Elgin with 3 points will face lower-rated opponents from UAE and South Africa respectively at Table #47 and #50. Jianwen will play white against AL ZAROONI Eisa while Elgin will play black against DU TOIT Stefan.

Tjin Li will play black against BOJC Dasa from Slovenia at Table #43. Her opponent's ratings is 1626. Take the opportunity to win against a rated player!

COME ON JIANWEN, ELGIN AND TJIN LI! MAKE YOUR COUNTRY AND PARENTS PROUD. AND ALSO MALAYSIAN CHESS FRATERNITY.

In U16 section, Sumant with 3 points will play black against THANAROTRUNG Ratchaphon from Thailand at Table #45. His opponent's ratings is about 300 ELO lower than Sumant's. Surely, you can win SUMANT. We at Malaysia will pray for all of you to win as many games as possible to get the best position. MALAYSIA BOLEH! AND SELAMAT BERJUANG!

WCM Nur Nabila's Round 7 Game Shown Live

Round 7 of WYCC 2009 in Antalya, Turkey just passed one hour mark. It just started at 9.00pm local time. Nabila is on playing the third board in U12 Girls age group. Both Nabila and her opponent as well as both players on the second board have 5/7 points. Only the top board players - WFM Anna and WFM Sarasadat, have 5.5/7 points each.

Nabila needs to win this game to ensure her top position and continue her sterling performance to be among the leaders.

ALL THE BEST to NABILA as well as her other compatriots to win Round 7.

Amier Hamzah - Bd 7, black, vs SANDOVAL Mercado Carlos (Mexico)

Teh De Juan - Bd 36, white, vs GECER Bora (Turkey)

Teh De Zen - Bd 19, white, vs BUFFA Anastasia (Italy)

Nur Najiha - Bd 24, black, vs DOGAN Sevval (Turkey)

Irfan - Bd 48, black, vs KELEPTRISHVILI Irakli (Georgia)

Camilia - Bd 22, white, vs SAGADIJEVA Anna (Estonia)

Ho Tjin Li - Bd 44, black, vs MARX Inga (Germany)

Jianwen - Bd 48, black, vs Jung Young Hoon (Korea)

Elgin Lee - Bd 36, white, vs MARJANOVIC Dejan (BIH)

Sumant - Bd 39, white, vs POSTOLACHI Viorel (Moldova)

WYCC 2009 - Day 7 (Free Day)

Nur Nabila (left) with sister, Nur Najiha (U10 Girls) and father, Azman Hisham

Amier Hamzah (right) with his father, Mohd Zuhri

( credit : the above pictures are from the official MALAYSIAN chess contingent in WYCC 2009 blog at http://maswycc09.blogspot.com )

Today, Tuesday November 17, is the rest day for WYCC 2009. Yesterday the participants were busy playing two standard (90 minute + 30 seconds time control) chess games - Round 5 and Round 6.

For the Malaysian contingent, Nabila and Amier are leading the pack for the medal prospects. The Malaysian youngsters have played and fought hard all their rounds. The overall performance is superb and awesome. They need to keep up the efforts and focus on next games. Let's all of us the Malaysians pray and support the team for the proud of our country.

WCM Nur Nabila is currently in the third position after Round 6 trailing just half point behind the top two seeds - WFM Anna of Russia and WFM Sarasadat of Iran both with 2000+ ratings, in her U12G age group. Seeded 14th with 1847 ratings, she won her first four rounds before drawing both the fifth and sixth round games. Both games were shown live in WYCC 2009 official website.

In the next round of 7, Nabila will play white on Table #3 against a Moldovan player named BULMAGA Elena. On paper Nabila has the advantage since her ratings and seedings is higher than her opponent. But in chess, anything is possible. So, hopefully Nabila can win the important game to achieve her golden dream.

Her 7th round game will be shown live at http://web4.tsf.org.tr/ on Wednesday, November 18 at 9.00 pm Malaysian time.

Amier Hamzah who is playing in U8 Open section is another superb performer. He has yet lost a game. He won 3 games and drew the other 3. After Round 6, he is ranked number 15 with 4.5 points trailing just one point behind the leaders - the 2nd seed GHOLAMI Aryan of Iran and the 3rd seed SMIRNOV Anton of Australia.

In Round 7, Amier is paired against SANDOVAL Mercado Carlos of Mexico on Table #7. He will play white while his opponent will play black. Amier must win this game and the other four rounds in order to be at the top. Yeoh Li Tian managed to be placed fourth in the same age group two years ago also in Turkey. Hopefully, Amier can follow the suit.

As for the rest of the team, below are their final standings and points after Round 6:

• Teh De Juan - 3/6 66th of 129 players in U8 Open
• Teh De Zen - 3/6 36th of 85 players in U8 Girls
• Nur Najiha - 3 /6 40th of 83 players in U10 Girls

• Irfan - 2.5/6 103rd of 149 players in U12 Open
• Camilia - 3.5/6 40th of 108 players in U12 Girls
• Ho Tjin Li - 1.5/6 90th of 101 players in U14 Girls
• Jianwen - 2.5/6 89th of 138 players in U14 Open
• Elgin Lee - 3/6 79th of 138 players in U14 Open
• Sumant - 2.5/6 78th of 119 players in U16 Open

HAVE A GOOD REST DAY AND RELAXATION TO ALL MALAYSIAN PLAYERS. COME OUT FRESH AND MORE ENERGETIC IN THE FOLLOWING NEXT 5 ROUNDS.

MALAYSIA BOLEH!

WCM Nur Nabila's Round 6 Game Shown Live

Round 6 is on-going after began at 5.00pm Turkish time or equivalent to 11.00pm Malaysian time. Once again Malaysian best bet and hope to have an age-group champion will be on WCM Nabila. She is playing black against LASYA Goli on the third board.

WFM Sarasadat from Iran has regained her top spot back after the first board drew in Round 5. She is playing white at Table #1.

WCM Nur Nabila's Round 5 Game Shown Live

GiLoCatur just find a place for a hangout and open the laptop to follow Nur Nabila's R5 game againts the section's 9th seed of NICOLAS Zapata Irene from Spain on second board that is shown live at http://web4.tsf.org.tr/ Nabila is playing white ...

ALL THE BEST! WCM Nabila, MAKE THE COUNTRY PROUD AND CHESS TO BE NOTICED ...

The moves ...

1. d4 Nf6

2. c4 g6

3. Nc3 d5

4. cxd5 Nxd5

5. e4 Nxc3

6. bxc3 Bg7

7. Nf3 0-0

8. Be2 c5

9. 0-0 Qc7

10. Qb3 Nc6

11. Be3 Na5

12. Qa3 Bg4

13. Qc1 Rac8

14. h3 cxd4

15.cxd4 Baxf3

16.Bxf3 Nc4

17. Be2 Nxe3

18. Qxe3 Qc3

19. Qxc3 Rxc3

20. Rfd1 Rfc8

21. Rab1 b6

22. Bg4 R8c4

23. e5 Ra4

24. Rb2 h5

25. Be2 Rca3 *it is time critical now

26. Rc2 Rxa2

27. Rc8+ Kh7

28. Bf3 Ra1

29. Rxa1 Rxa1+

30. Kh2 Ra4

31. Rc7 Rxd4

32. Rxe7 a5

33. Rxf7 Kg8

34. Re7 Kf8

35. Re6 Kf7

36. Rxb6 Bxe5+

37. g3 Rb4

38. Rxb4 axb4

39. Bd5+ Ke7

40. f4 Bc3

1/2 - 1/2 *phew ....

At Table #3, Iranian talented WFM, Sarasadat who is one of the four players with 3.5/4 points, had won against her Russian opponent, CHETINA Elizaveta. While at Table #1, Indian player LASYA Goli has better chance to upset the second seed, WFM STYAZHKINA Anna from Russia. Both has full 4 points as well as Nabila and her current opponent.

WYCC 2009 - The Fourth Round

Bd 51, VAN RENSBURG Pierre from Rep South Africa vs Sumant (0 - 1)

Bd 50, Wong Jianwen vs AKUNOV Maskat (1 - 0)

Bd 33,JAWICH Amro from Libya vs Elgin Lee (1/2 - 1/2)

Bd 39, Ho Tjin Li vs KUEHNEL Lena from Germany (1/2 - 1/2)

Bd 66, ALHARARI Mohamed (LBA) vs Irfan (0 - 1)

Bd 4, HINCU OLGA from Moldova vs Nur Nabila (0 - 1)

Bd 16, BAGHIROVA Khatin Mohammad Qizi from Azerbaijan vs Camilia (1 - 0)

It is very unfortunate that Camilia can not cruise through with another win. But surely she had fought very hard since she was the last Malaysian player to come out from the tournament hall. Bravo for having such fighting spirit. Forget about it. Focus and concentrate on your next game, girl! Today is very challenging for having two games in one day. TAHNIAH and SYABAS for the Malaysian team for a wonderful Round 4 results. *(Monday morning, 16/11/2009, 8.45am)

Bd 20, Nur Najiha vs WFM LIAO Simone from USA (1 - 0)

Bd 16, GUTIERREZ Itandehui from Mexico vs Teh De Zen (0 - 1)

Bd 22, Teh De Juan vs ENKHTUNGALAG Tuvshintogs from Monggolia (0 - 1)

Bd 6, Amier vs SHENTOV Petar-Delian from Bulgaria (1/2 - 1/2)

So, going to the fifth round :

Amie Hamzah - 3 /4

Teh De Juan - 2/4

Teh De Zen - 3/4

Nur Najiha - 2.5 /4

Irfan - 1.5/4

Nur Nabila - 4/4 (perfect score!)

Camilia - 2/4

Ho Tjin Li - 1.5/4

Jianwen - 2/4

Elgin Lee - 2/4

Sumant - 2/4

Still a very superb performance from the Malaysian team. Beside Camilia's game result, the team only suffers 1 defeat. Well done, MALAYSIA!

Tomorrow is a grueling day. Because they will play two rounds - 10.00am and 5.00pm Turkey's time. 10.00 am = 4.00pm Malaysian time, 5.00pm = 11.00pm Malaysian time.

(note : the time difference is 6 hours)

GiLoCatur believes that Nabila's fifth round game will be on among live coverage at the official website because she will be playing on either one of the top three boards.

WYCC 2009 - Players To Watch

the GM siblings - Deysi (left) and Jorge of PERU

• Jorge is seeded 2nd with 2462 IRtg in U14 Open category
• Completed GM norms when he was 14 years and 2 months old
• Deysi is the top seed with 2374 Irtg in U16 Girls category ahead of Rout Padmini of India
• Deysi is a GM at the age of 16

FM Tanuj VASUDEVA of USA

(picture from his blog at http://tanujchess.blogspot.com/)

• seeded 119th and unrated in U8 Open category
• Gold medalist (champion) in the 2009 Pan-American Youth Championship with perfect 9/9 score
• Awarded Fide Master (FM) for the Gold medal feat
• The youngest ever FM

WFM Sara Sadat Khadem Al-Sharieh of Iran

• the top seed in U12 Girls category
• has FIDE ratings of 2018
• Gold medalist (champion) U12 Asian Championship
• Second placed in Iranian Women's Championship 2009 (9.5/13)
• Second placed in U14 Girls of Asian Youth Championship 2009
• coached by Iranian's IMs

source : chessbase.com

WYCC 2009 - The Third Round

Both Amir and De Juan performed well in the third round. They defeated their respective opponents. Amier beat his Monggolian opponent with black pieces while De Juan who played white beat his Iranian opponent.

De Zen, however, could not maintain her perfect record when her opponent from China had won on the fifth board. In U10 Girls, Nur Najiha drew with Indian player, SAVANT Riya.

In U12 section, Irfan drew his 3rd round game. While both Nur Nabila and Camilia performed well when they defeated their respective opponents. Nabila has sterling performance thus far when she won all her first 3 rounds. In fact, she is in fourth position after the completion of three rounds.

In U14 age groups, Ho Tjin Li managed to secure her first point by winning the third round game. However, Jianwen could not manage to win and upset his higher-ranked opponent. While Elgin Lee won his game to score one and half point thus far.

The sole U16 age group Malaysian representative, Sumant also could not win and upset his high-rated opponent, a French FM. By the way, GiLoCatur hopes Sumant as well as his other Malaysian team mates take the opportunity and experience of playing againts higher-rated opponents and participating in a world-class chess tournament to propel their chess career and development.

So, going to the fourth round :

Amie Hamzah - 2.5 /3

Teh De Juan - 2/3

Teh De Zen - 2/3

Nur Najiha - 1.5 /3

Irfan - 0.5/3

Nur Nabila - 3/3

Camilia - 2/3

Ho Tjin Li - 1/3

Jianwen - 1/3

Elgin Lee - 1.5/3

Sumant - 1/3

In U10 Girls, the top seed, WCM DORDZHIEVA Dinara (IRtg-1973) from Russia was upset by an Ukranian player, ALEKSANDROVA Tetyana. All the 2nd, 3rd and 4th boards drew. All the higher seeded players on the 5th, 6th and 7th boards cruise through their perfect 3 points when they won their respective games. Another upset is on Board 8, when England player WANG Xiangliang Anna won againts the 4th seed, WFM VASENINA Anna from Russia.

In U8 Open section, only two upsets among the top 10 boards - the 5th and 6th boards. The boards won by unrated players againts rated and higher-ranked players. Not much can be said from U8 Girls section since only two players out of th etotal 83 participants have IRtg (FIDE ratings).

In U12 Open, among the top 10 boards only two results where the lower-ranked players won againts their respective higher-rated opponnets - Board 7 and Board 9. But basically their ratings gap is not that much. Basically, they have equal strength.

In U16 Open section, there are two major upsets in GiLoCatur eyes. On top board, the 21st seed from India, UDESHI Aditya with IRtg of 2330 defeated the top seed, IM GRANDELIUS Nils from Sweden who has 2540 ratings. And on the third board, a French player named SOCHACKI Christophe managed to upset the 4th seed, IM VAN KAMPEN Robin.

In U18 Open, there is one upset among the top 10 boards that GiLoCatur notices. On Board 4, a Lithuanian Fide Master beat the higher-ranked Polish International Master. GiLocatur's favourite player in this section, SALEM A.R. Saleh from UAE won his third round game. So far, he had collected 2.5 points after 2 wins and 1 draw.

*** Updating from DATCC on 15/11/2009, 12.30 pm ***

Bd 30, Sumant vs FM FONG Julien from FRANCE (0 - 1)

Bd 28, TESIK Csaba from Hungary vs Wong Jianwen (1 - 0)

Bd 55, Elgin Lee vs GJIKA Gent from Albania (1 - 0)

Bd 50, Ho Tjin Li vs TUZI Bruna from Albania (1 - 0)

Bd 67, Irfan vs ATAYEV Huseyn Natiq Oglu from Azerbaijan (1/2 - 1/2)

Bd 6, Nur Nabila vs KHOMERIKI Nino from Georgia (1 - 0)

Bd 22, Camilia vs LAGUNOW Elina from Germany (1 - 0)

*updated on 14/11/09, 11.15am

Bd 20, SAVANT Riya from India vs Nur Najiha (1/2 - 1/2)

Bd 5, Teh De Zen vs CHU Ruotong from China (0 - 1)

Bd 42, Teh De Juan vs GONJALI Hossein from Iran (1 - 0)

Bd 14, OTGONBAYAR Chinguun fom Monggolia vs Amier (0 - 1)

Round 3 will start at 3.00pm on Day 3 (Nov 14) or 9.00pm Malaysian time. So, GOOD LUCK to all Malaysian players!!

WYCC 2009 - The Second Round

Bd 54, BRIAN Mahehu from Kenya vs Sumant (0 - 1)

Bd 49, TAIRI Krenar from Macedonia vs Wong Jianwen (0 - 1)

Bd 51, ALFELU Alsaid from LBA vs Elgin Lee (1/2 - 1/2)

Bd 42, LEPESKAITE Migle from Lithuania vs Ho Tjin Li (0 - 1)

Bd 56, LEKIC Lazar from Montenegro vs Irfan (1 - 0) [*14/11/09, 11.05am]

Bd 8, PARAMZINA Anastasya from Russia vs Nur Nabila (0 - 1)

Bd 50, PRETORIOUS Jana from Australia vs Camilia (0 - 1)

( GiLoCatur : Only Ho Tjin Li who lost to her opponent and Elgin Lee drew his game. While the result for Irfan is still not known. The rest won all their games.

Hence, Sumant, Jianwen and Camilia got their 1st point, Elgin has halfpoint, Tjin Li still has no point, while Nabila scores the perfect 2 points. Updated : 3.15am )

Bd 8, Nur Najiha vs GAZIKOVA Veronika from Slovakia (0 - 1)

Bd 13, GAJCIN Marina from Serbia vs Teh De Zen (0 - 1)

Bd 57, HALLMAN Valo from Finland vs Teh De Juan (0 - 1)

Bd 31, Amier vs KUCHERYAVY Vadym from Ukraine (1 - 0)

( GiLoCatur : It is an anxious moment waiting for the results. As of 2.20am, when the results are available for both U8 and U10 categories, quickly GiLoCatur download them. Bravo to all U8 players when the three of them - Amier, De Juan and De Zen won their respective games. It is very unfortunate, Nur Nabila could not join them winning. She lost to her opponent.

Hence, Amir has 1 1/2 points, De Juan 1 point and De Zen scores perfect 2 points. While Najiha also has 1 point. Updated : 2.25am )

Round 2 will start at 3.00pm on Day 2 (Nov 13) or 9.00pm Malaysian time. So, GOOD LUCK to all Malaysian players!!

GiLoCatur's Analysis of the WYCC 2009

Below are some analysis and observations of GiLoCatur :

U18 Open

• There are 5 GMs among the total of 104 participants - SALGADO Lopez Ivan (ESP), TER-SAHAKYAN Samvel (ARM), CHIRILA Ioan-Cristian (ROU), BOGNER Sebastian (GER) and and lastly GiLoCatur's favourite, Salem A.R. Saleh of UAE
• In Round 1, two major upsets - Indian PRADEEP Kumar Raghu (IRtg of 2202) defeated GM TER-SAHAKYAN on Board 4 and Mexican player, AGUIRRE Manzo Leopoldo (Irtg of 2148) won againts Russian FM, BUKAVSHIN Ivan with IRt of 2426.

U18 Girls

• There are three WGMs seeded 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively among the total of 62 players in this section - GIRYA Olga of Russia, GURAMISHVILI Sopiko of Georgia and VOJINOVIC Jovana of Montenegro. Two of them were upset by their respective lower-rated opponents on the third and fourth board. 2000+ rated players from Azerbaijan (BAKHTIYARLY Aysel Anvar Qizi) and Slovakia (MOTYCAKOVA Monika) are the giant killers.

Another Malaysians in WYCC 2009??

Nurul Izzah or Kak Long

Nurul Farhana (right) or Kak Ngah

By browsing the pairings of the U10 Girls category, GiLoCatur's eyes caught a Malay name, Nurul Izzah Halim Shuhaimi, representing New Zealand. Asking Mr Google, it is confirmed that the father, Halim Shuhaimi, is a Malaysian who just happened to visit their relatives in Bangi just before flying to Turkey for the 2009 WYCC. It is not sure whether their mother is also a Malaysian or not. Besides Nurul Izzah which is the Kak Long, her younger sister, Nurul Farhana, is also participating in the WYCC 2009. She is in the U8 Girls category.

Further check, the father was the 2nd runner up of the Segamat Open back in 2006. And Nurul Izzah, who was then 6 years old, was also playing in the U12 section.

GiLoCatur would like to wish both Nuruls GOOD LUCK in the WYCC 2009.

Source : http://blogs.iium.edu.my/jaiz/2009/11/10/anak-anak-buah-aku-akan-beraksi-di-world-youth-chess-championship-2009-kemer-antalya-turkey/

WYCC 2009 - The First Round

( GiLoCatur : The big boys and girl were unfortunate for could not upset their respective opponents.

Full Results:

Bd 20, Sumant vs UDESHI Aditya from India (0 - 1)

Bd 10, Wong Jianwen vs Doros Radu-Marian from Romania (0 - 1)

Bd 16, Elgin Lee vs SAHOO Utkal Ranjan from India (0 - 1)

Bd 36, Ho Tjin Li vs SASMAZEL Burcu from Turkey (0 - 1)

Bd 56, Irfan vs HUBER Martin Christan from Austria (0 - 1)

Bd 14, Nur Nabila vs BIRYUKOVA Anna from Rusia (1 - 0)

Bd 17, Camilia vs MAHALAKSHMI Muganda Kumar from India (0 - 1)

Updated at 11.45 am )

U16 category

Leading the Malaysian chess players in the 2009 WYCC, Sumant Subramaniam with 2068 rating and 80th rank has an uphill task to win againts Indian UDESHI Aditya who has rating of 2330. GiLoCatur is hoping that with the spirit of MALAYSIA BOLEH, Sumant will play all his heart out to show his capability and talent.

In this category, a Swedish International Master with 2500+ rating is the top seed ahead of a Polish GM.

U14 category

U14 Open category is really really strong. With rating of 1905 and 1861 respectively, Wong Jianwen of KL and Elgin Lee Kah Meng, are ranked 79th and 85th. Both play white againts 2200+ opponents. Jianwen's opponent is DOROS Radu-Marian and Elgin's opponent is SAHOO Utkal Ranjan from India.

Hoh Tjin Li started her round with white on Board 36. It means that her opponent is ranked 36th and has 1891 rating. GiLoCatur believes she can match her opponent, SASMAZEL Burcu of Turkey and can win surely. GO girl!

U12 category

Having played in the 3rd APSSO in Jakarta before flying to Antalya, Mohd Irfan Haqqim Azhar began his first round playing white againts HUBER Martin Christian. His opponent has 1935 rating and ranked 56th out of the total 141 participants in his category.

Seeded 14th, WCM Nur Nabila Azman face a Russian girl in the name of BIRYUKOVA Anna. She plays white. While her category mate, Camilia Johari, will play againts 1828-rated Indian girl, MAHALAKSHMI Muganda Kumar on Board 17.

U10 category

Unrated and ranked 57th out of the total 83 total players in her category, WFM Nur Najiha Azman is paired againts a 1612-rated Ulusoy Nisan of Turkey. She starts her WYCC 2009 games with black.GiLoCatur is confident she has the material and experience to win the game.

( GiLoCatur : Well done Najiha for winning the first round game. Updated at 3.05 am )

GiLoCatur notices that WCM IVANA Maria Furtado from India is also participating in her category. She came to play in last year's KLCA Open in Bukit Jalil. GiLoCatur was approached by his father asking for some info.

U8 category

Amier Hamzah Mohd Zuhri began his first WYCC game playing black againts Georgian player named OBOLADZE Luka on Board 20.

( GiLoCatur : Amier drew with his opponent. Updated at 2.05 am )

Meanwhile, his U8 Open country man, Teh De Juan started his first round on Board 48 playing white againts an unrated Israeli player, ERENBERG Ariel.

( GiLoCatur : Teh De Juan lose to the Israeli player. Updated at 2.08 am )

In U8 Girls section, the sole Malaysian representative, Teh De Zen, is playing white againts Latvian player, GOLUBEVA Marija on 31st Board. She is among 85 participants in her category.

( GiLoCatur : Tahniah to De Zen for her first round winning! Updated at 2.00 am )