Malaysian Chess Websites and Blogs http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com All the Malaysian chess news in one place Wed, 14 May 2008 11:05:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en 2nd Philippines Chess Open: Round 11 pairings http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/14/2nd-philippines-chess-open-round-11-pairings/ http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/14/2nd-philippines-chess-open-round-11-pairings/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 10:05:44 +0000 admin Round 11 on 2008/05/14

Bo.
 
Name
IRtg
FED
Pts
Res.
Pts
 
Name
IRtg
FED

1
GM
Le, Quang Liem
2568
VIE
8
-
7
IM
Sadorra, Julio Catalino
2455
PHI

2
GM
Ghaemmagami, Ehsan
2604
IRI
7
-
7½
GM
Li, Chao
2581
CHN

3
GM
Mahjoob, Morteza
2488
IRI
7
-
7½
 
Zhou, Weiqi
2560
CHN

4
IM
Irwanto, Sadikin
2456
INA
6½
-
7
GM
Villamayor, Buenaventura
2425
PHI

5
IM
Liu, Dede
2398
INA
6½
-
6½
GM
So, Wesley
2540
PHI

6
GM
Antonio, Rogelio
2529
PHI
6½
-
6½
IM
Purnama, Tirta Chandra
2398
INA

7
IM
Wynn, Zaw Htun
2542
MYA
6
-
6
IM
Gomez, John Paul
2464
PHI

8
GM
Nguyen, Anh Dung
2512
VIE
6
-
6
 
Tolentino, Rustum
2304
PHI

9
IM
Bitoon, Richard
2420
PHI
6
-
6
GM
Dao, Thien Hai
2502
VIE

10
WIM
Zhang, Xiaowen
2361
CHN
6
-
6
 
Nolte, Rolando
2420
PHI

11
 
Wang, Li
2406
CHN
6
-
5½
IM
Juswanto, Denny
2468
INA

12
GM
Zaw, Win Lay
2574
MYA
5½
-
5½
 
Andador, Rolando
2201
PHI

13
GM
Megaranto, Susanto
2561
INA
5½
-
5½
IM
Nadera, Barlo
2397
PHI

14
IM
Sitanggang, Salor
2406
INA
5½
-
5½
 
Wan, Yunguo
2494
CHN

15
WGM
Zhang, Jilin
2361
CHN
5½
-
5½
IM
Tirto
2422
INA

16
 
Yang, Kaiqi
2307
CHN
5½
-
5½
 
Salubre, Jayson
2329
PHI

17
FM
Nava, Roderick
2345
PHI
5
-
5
IM
Nay, Oo Kyaw Tun
2485
MYA

18
 
Elorta, David
2409
PHI
5
-
5
 
Garcia, Jan Emmanuel
2213
PHI

19
 
Pialan, Fernandito
2282
PHI
5
-
5
IM
Mas, Hafizulhelmi
2396
MAS

20
 
Ochoa, Karl
2182
PHI
5
-
5
 
Nouri, Hamed
2392
PHI

21
 
Zhang, Ziyang
2384
CHN
5
-
5
 
Yu, […]

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]]> http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/14/2nd-philippines-chess-open-round-11-pairings/feed/ PICTURE OF THE WEEK - MONDAY 12MEI 2008 http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/14/picture-of-the-week-monday-12mei-2008/ http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/14/picture-of-the-week-monday-12mei-2008/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 11:05:03 +0000 admin Seorang yang serba boleh dalam aktiviti sukan catur.Seorang pemain catur yang baik dan boleh juga menjadi arbiter sukan catur. Dilantik juga sebagai webmaster stonemaster.biz. Banyak memberi pendapat dan cadangan yang baik untuk menaikkan nama laman web stonemaster.biz.


Nurul Farah Omar (20 tahun) dari Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI). 2 bulan latihan catur peribadi bersama En. Mohd Fadli bin Zakaria ke Kejohanan Catur Universiti Dunia (GACC) yang diadakan pada bulan Disember 2007 di Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.

Pencapaian dan peningkatan sukan catur yang sungguh membanggakan apabila menjadi pemain terbaik wanita UPSI di Kejohanan GACC itu dengan menduduki tempat ke-4 di kalangan pemain Malaysia dan tempat ke-15 keseluruhannya dan juga menduduki 2 tempat teratas pemain terbaik Malaysia bawah 20 tahun di kejohanan itu. Dengan kejayaan itu beliau telah dipilih mewakili negara kategori bawah 20 tahun menentang Singapura di minggu berikutnya.


Gambar kenangan Nurul Farah Omar bersama para pemenang kejohanan catur terbuka blindfold yang diadakan pada bulan Disember 2007 di Stadium Tenis, Jalan Duta Kuala Lumpur. Beliau telah menjadi arbiter bagi kejohanan ini.

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]]> http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/14/picture-of-the-week-monday-12mei-2008/feed/ Mas vs Wynn Zaw Htunn http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/14/mas-vs-wynn-zaw-htunn/ http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/14/mas-vs-wynn-zaw-htunn/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 10:05:03 +0000 admin This is the only game in my database that I can find of Mas vs Wynn Zaw Htun. This game is 8 years old and Mas was 2413 at that time.
[Event “Wah Seong IM”][Site “Penang MAS”][Date “2000.03.02″][Round “6″][White “Mas, H.”][Black “Wynn Zaw Htun”][Result “1/2-1/2″][ECO “B21″][WhiteElo “2413″][BlackElo “2524″][PlyCount “47″][EventDate “2000.02.26″]
1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. […]

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]]> http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/14/mas-vs-wynn-zaw-htunn/feed/ Possible GM Norm for Dede Liu http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/14/possible-gm-norm-for-dede-liu/ http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/14/possible-gm-norm-for-dede-liu/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 08:05:33 +0000 admin Indonesian Dede Liu is already 6.5 out of 9 and if he wins his 10th round game against tournament joint leader GM Le Quang Liem he has a good chance of getting a GM norm.
This according to Kristaneus Liem’s blog.
 
Picture courtesy of portretcatur.blogspot.com

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Unlike most competing nations, the Australian teams receive no government support and must pay their own way, a burden compounded by the distance involved from Australia to Germany and the corresponding high air fares. The costs increase with every Olympiad. They can’t do it alone, but depend on the support of the Australian chess community. […]

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]]> http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/13/australian-olmypiad-team-donation/feed/ 2nd Philippines Chess Open: Round 10 pairings http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/13/2nd-philippines-chess-open-round-10-pairings/ http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/13/2nd-philippines-chess-open-round-10-pairings/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 09:05:06 +0000 admin Mas beats his 9th round opponent Garcia, Jan Emmanuel (2213) and is now 5/9. He plays on board 12 vs IM Wynn Zaw Htun (2574) in Round 10.

Round 10 on 2008/05/13

Bo.
 
Name
IRtg
FED
Pts
Res.
Pts
 
Name
IRtg
FED

1
GM
Li, Chao
2581
CHN
7
-
6½
GM
Mahjoob, Morteza
2488
IRI

2
IM
Liu, Dede
2398
INA
6½
-
7
GM
Le, Quang Liem
2568
VIE

3
 
Zhou, Weiqi
2560
CHN
6½
-
6½
GM
Antonio, Rogelio
2529
PHI

4
GM
Dao, Thien Hai
2502
VIE
6
-
6
GM
Ghaemmagami, Ehsan
2604
IRI

5
GM
So, Wesley
2540
PHI
6
-
6
IM
Irwanto, Sadikin
2456
INA

6
IM
Sadorra, Julio Catalino
2455
PHI
6
-
6
GM
Nguyen, Anh Dung
2512
VIE

7
GM
Villamayor, Buenaventura
2425
PHI
6
-
5½
GM
Megaranto, Susanto
2561
INA

8
IM
Purnama, Tirta Chandra
2398
INA
5½
-
5½
IM
Juswanto, Denny
2468
INA

9
IM
Gomez, John Paul
2464
PHI
5½
-
5½
WIM
Zhang, Xiaowen
2361
CHN

10
 
Nolte, […]

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]]> http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/13/2nd-philippines-chess-open-round-10-pairings/feed/ Wesley So loses his second game http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/13/wesley-so-loses-his-second-game/ http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/13/wesley-so-loses-his-second-game/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 08:05:25 +0000 admin I think fatique has finally hit Wesley So as he practically played non stop since his big win in Dubai.
He lost yet another game as White and this time to China’s Li Chao.
In this position White to move.

Wesley played Re2 ? which was a mistake.

Li Chao replied with Bb5 and the Black bishop […]

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]]> http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/13/wesley-so-loses-his-second-game/feed/ 2nd Philippines Chess Open: Round 9 pairings http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/13/2nd-philippines-chess-open-round-9-pairings/ http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/13/2nd-philippines-chess-open-round-9-pairings/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:41 +0000 admin Mas drew his 8th round game and is now 4/8.

Round 9 on 2008/05/12

Bo.
 
Name
IRtg
FED
Pts
Res.
Pts
 
Name
IRtg
FED

1
GM
Le, Quang Liem
2568
VIE
6½
-
6½
GM
Li, Chao
2581
CHN

2
GM
Nguyen, Anh Dung
2512
VIE
5½
-
6
 
Zhou, Weiqi
2560
CHN

3
IM
Irwanto, Sadikin
2456
INA
5½
-
6
IM
Liu, Dede
2398
INA

4
GM
Ghaemmagami, Ehsan
2604
IRI
5½
-
5½
GM
Villamayor, Buenaventura
2425
PHI

5
GM
Megaranto, Susanto
2561
INA
5½
-
5½
GM
Mahjoob, Morteza
2488
IRI

6
GM
Antonio, Rogelio
2529
PHI
5½
-
5½
 
Nolte, Rolando
2420
PHI

7
IM
Wynn, Zaw Htun
2542
MYA
5
-
5
IM
Sadorra, Julio Catalino
2455
PHI

8
IM
Bitoon, Richard
2420
PHI
5
-
5
GM
So, Wesley
2540
PHI

9
 
Elorta, David
2409
PHI
5
-
5
GM
Dao, Thien Hai
2502
VIE

10
 
Wang, Li
2406
CHN
5
-
5
IM
Gomez, John Paul
2464
PHI

11
WIM
Zhang, Xiaowen
2361
CHN
5
-
4½
 
Wan, Yunguo
2494
CHN

12
IM
Juswanto, Denny
2468
INA
4½
-
4½
 
Andador, Rolando
2201
PHI

13
IM
Sitanggang, […]

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]]> http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/13/2nd-philippines-chess-open-round-9-pairings/feed/ Featured Game of the week: Fairin Zakaria vs Sebastian Simanjuntak http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/12/featured-game-of-the-week-fairin-zakaria-vs-sebastian-simanjuntak/ http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/12/featured-game-of-the-week-fairin-zakaria-vs-sebastian-simanjuntak/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 09:05:13 +0000 admin This was one of Mas opponent in the 2nd Philippines Open which he drew with. Sebastian Simanjuntak was at an ELO high of 2377 many years back. Here’s a game where Fairin beat Sebastian in the very first DATMO in 2004.
 
[Event “Malaysian Open 2004 August”][Site “Mid Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur”][Date “2004.08.26″][Round “11.20″][White “Zakaria, Fairin”][Black “Simanjuntak, […]

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]]> http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/12/featured-game-of-the-week-fairin-zakaria-vs-sebastian-simanjuntak/feed/ 2nd Philippines Open: Round 8 pairings http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/12/2nd-philippines-open-round-8-pairings/ http://chess-malaysia.maribelajar.com/2008/05/12/2nd-philippines-open-round-8-pairings/#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 08:05:13 +0000 admin Round 7 results
Zhou Weiqi drew against Li Chao and but still maintains his half point lead in the tournament as some of the other top boards drew too. Board 2 Ghaemmagami, Ehsan drew with Le, Quang Liem. Board 3: Megaranto beat Rolando Nolte. Antonio drew with Wesley on board 4. Richard Bitoon beat Wynn Zaw […]

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