ANALISA PENCAPAIAN TERENGGANU DI MSSM

Kalau diikutkan memang saya tak ada kena mengena dengan pengelibatan MSST dikejohanan catur MSSM di Selangor minggu lepas, tetapi saya rasa perlu jugak menyuarakan rasa terkilan saya dengan pencapaian pasukan Terengganu dikejohanan peringkat Kebangsaan.

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Saya terfikir program pencarian jaguh catur Terengganu (PJCT) tahun lepas tidak berkesan untuk menaikkan mutu permainan pelajar sekolah sekolah Terengganu.Ratusan ribu ringgit telah dibelanjakan untuk menjalankan program tersebut dan telah tidak menampakan hasilnya Terengganu terus gagal untuk membawa pulang walaupun sebutir emas.Kelantan ,Perak dan Melaka walau pun tidak mempunyai program tersebut tersenyum bangga kerana dapat membawa pulang pingat emas , kenapa tidak Terengganu ?

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Ramalan saya tentang pencapaian Terengganu dikejohanan ini 95 peratus tepat , saya terlepas pandang tentang pemain bawah 15 tahun Noor Fatin Wan Mohd Zani sahaja.Pasukan bawah 18 tahun lelaki yang saya ramalkan mendapat temapt ke tiga hanya berjaya mendapat tempat keempat.Siti Nor Raihan Mohd Shaifuddin menepati ramalan saya dengan menduduki tempat ke 5.Walau pun beliau berpeluang mengondol emas sekiranya memenangi perlawanan di pusingan ke tujoh.

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Pemain bawah 15 tahun Mohd Aiman Zakwan berjaya merebut tempat ke 10 dan Ahmad Syawal tempat ke 9 bagi kategori bawah 12 tahun.Ahmad Faez Azmi dan Mohd Amirul Zahanuddin masing memenangi hadiah papan terbaik bagi papan satu dan empat bagi kategori 15 dan 18 tahun berpasukan.Siti Aisyah Sabirin juga berjaya menduduki temapt ke enam bagi kategori bawah 12 tahun.Jika dinilai hampir semua pemenang dikejohanan MSSM ini aktif dalam program PJCT .Perlu diingatkan bahawa hampir kesemua negeri yang mengambil bahagian lebih memberikan tumpuan kepada acara berpasukan dan membariskan pemain yang " lemah " untuk bertanding dalam acara perseorangan.

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Sebenarnya apa yang berlaku semasa program PJCT hendak dilancarkan hampir kesemua guru guru yang terlibat dengan program tersebut menentang cadangan saya untuk menyekat pemain MSST daripada bermain dalam kategori umor masing masing.Ideanya senang sahaja ,kita nak memberikan pendedahan yang maksimun kepada pemain pemain ini, tetapi guru guru yang terlibat lebih suka meraikan " kejayaan " pelajar dalam PJCT ini disekolah masing supaya nampak mereka hebat.Daripada 12 pemain daerah Dungun yang berjaya mewakili MSST hanya 2 orang pemain mereka sahaja yang membawa pulang hadiah.Sebab itu saya awal awal lagi nyatakan Dungun pasukan yang menang sorak sahaja.Tetapi alasan yang biasa saya dengar ialah tu lah yang terbaik yang kita ada dan Jabatan melarang bukan cikgu terlibat.

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Memang jelas majoriti pemain yang dipilih untuk bertanding diperingkat daerah kebanyakan main tangkap muat dan dipilih sekadar untuk melengkapkan jadual Jabatan dan sijil penyertaan .Sekiranya guru diperingkat sekolah memainkan lebih berkesan dengan memberikan gambaran yang lebih jelas kepada ibu bapa tentang scenario catur Malaysia sudah tentu adanya lebih banyak perubahan yang boleh dicapai.Saya memahami sikap ibu bapa pelajar sekolah di Terengganu ini ,sekiranya mereka faham situasi sebenarnya sudah tentu mereka boleh bersama sama membantu menaikkan mutu catur di Terengganu.Guru guru pula kalau sibuk dengan program lain dan tak dapat menumpukan perhatian kepada acara catur lebih baik menyerahkan tugas tersebut kepada guru yang dapat menumpukan perhatian.Pelajar pula kalau tak berminat tak payah dipaksa untuk bermain catur.

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Saya berpendapat dari skuad MSST sekarang ini pasukan bawah 18 tahun lelaki mempunyai harapan yang cerah di tahun hadapan, manakala pasukan 15 tahun lelaki juga mempunyai peluang juga.Saya fikir sukar pemain generasi sekarang ini untuk menandingi pencapaian Abdul Kadir Jailani Ramli ,Mohd Syazwan Zulkifli dan Siti Nor Raihan Mohd Shaifuddin.Mungkin 5 hingga ke 10 tahun akan datang mungkin kita akan mempunyai pemain sehebat mereka.Untuk keputusan lengkap kejohanan catur MSSM sila klik disini.

MSSM CLOSING CEREMONY VIDEO

MSSM CATUR STATES CONTIGENTS PICTURES

PASUKAN SELANGOR JOHAN KESELURUHAN

NAIB JUARA KUALA LUMPUR

KETIGA PULAU PINANG

KEEMPAT PERAK

KELIMA JOHOR

KEENAM KELANTAN

KETUJOH KEDAH

KELAPAN NEGERI SEMBILAN

KESEMBILAN PAHANG

KESEPULOH TERENGGANU

KESEBELAS SARAWAK

KEDUABELAS SABAH

KETIGABELAS MELAKA

KEEMPARBELAS PERLIS

KELIMABELAS LABUAN

KEENAMBELAS PUTRAJAYA

ALL PICTURE COURTESY OF MSSM

CATUR MSSM 2009 FULL RESULT

I have upload all the results of MSSM Chess to Swiss Manager home page please click below :-


1. Result for Under 12 girl team event :
2. Result for Under 12 boy team event:
3. Result for Under 15 girl team event:
4. Result for Under 15 boy team event:
5. Result for Under 15 girl team event:
6. Result for Under 18 boy team event:

7.Result for Under 12 girl individual :
8.Result for Under 12 boy individual:
9.Result for Under 15 girl individual:
10.Result for Under15 boy individual:
11.Result for Under 18 girl individual:
12.Result for Under 18 boy individual:

TERENGGANU GIRL STAND A CHANCE TO WIN GOLD

Siti Nor Raihan Mohd Shaifuddin

Terengganu under 18 girl Siti Nor Raihan Mohd Shaifuddin have a realistic chances to win gold in under 18 individual.She is currently second place with 5 points and will be playing tomorrow with Perak girl Nur Munirah Mat also 5 points.The winner of the game tomorrow will finish first place.If she drew her game tomorrow then she will get second place.In under 15 girl Terengganu Wan Noor Fatin Wan Mohd Zani also have a realistic chances to finish in the top 3 placing.The boy under 18 team have a slim chances to finish 3 place if they able to beat Kelantan and hoping the other team drew with their opponents.

Current standing of all categorie

1. Under 18 boy click here
2.Under 18 girl click here
3.Under 15 boy click here
4.Under 15 girl click here
5.Under 12 boy click here
6.Under 12 girl click here

1. Under 18 boy team click here
2. Under 18 girl team click here
3. Under 15 boy team click here
4. Under 15 girl team click here
5. Under 12 boy team click here
6.Under 12 girl team click here

MSSM UPDATE

Today is the third day of Kejohanan Catur MSSM 2009.The Terengganu under 18 boys team beat Selangor 2.5 to 1.5 in the first round.After four round of play Terengganu under 18 boys are currently with 10 game points and 6 match points.As expected Kuala Lumpur easily on top of the table with 12 game points.The Terengganu under 18 boys have realistic chances to finish with silver medal in this categorie.For full table for under 18 click here


In under 18 boys individual Justin Ong of Kuala Lumpur looking strong to win this categories he will be playing Lim Zhuo Rong his teammate.Terengganu representatives in this categorie is standing at the bottom of the table.For standing click here

KEJOHANAN CATUR MSSM STARTS

The first round of kejohanan catur MSSM started today at Hotel Gold course in Klang.More then 500 players from 16 states are currently playing in the six categories.

1.Pairing list for under 12 boy click here
2.Pairing list for under 12 girl click here
3.Pairing list for under 15 boy click here
4.Pairing list for under 15 girl click here
5.Pairing list for under 18 boy click here
6.Pairing list for under 18 girl click here

ABDULLAH CHE HASSAN WINS UITM OPEN

Abdullah Che Hasan wins the UITM which ended today at Shah Alam campus.He scored five straight and drew with Tun Seri Lanang in the last round to finish with 6.5 points.Tun Seri Lanang created an upset when he beat Ian Udani in the 6th round to finished 3rd place with 6 points.MSS Selangor player Mohd Nabil Azman Hisham finished second place also with 6 points.Ian Udani champion of many speed event have to settle with 5 points.Below are the top ten winner of the event.


1.Abdullah Che Hassan
2.Mohd Nabil Azman Hisham
3.Tun Seri Lanang Othman
4.Kamaludin Yusuf
5.Fariz Shafrudin
6.Mohd Zamri Syarif
7.Ian Udani
8.Nur Mohd Azlam
9.Azman Hisham Che Doi
10.Nohd Hussein Jamil

SELANGOR READY FOR MSSM

Majlis Sukan Sekolah Sekolah Selangor will hosting the Kejohanan Catur Majlis Sukan Sekolah Selangor.Almost 500 students from all over the country will taking part in this yearly event and probaly the biggest chess gathering for juniors players.This event will officially started on 16th to 20th March at Hotel Goldcourse in Klang Selangor.This event will be divided into 6 categories under 12 individual and team, under 15 individual and team and under 18 individual and team.Kuala Lumpur is the defending champion when this event played in Melaka.

Terengganu players Abdul Kadir Jailani Ramli and Mohd Syazwan Zulkifli finished second and third in the pretigious under 18 categories which is consider a remarkable achievment for the Terengganu in the last 25 years.

First round will starts on 16th March at 2.30 pm and will finished at 5.30 pm.Second round start at 8.30 am the following day.Final round will start on8.30 am on 20th March.Here are sneak peak of the playing venue.

TERENGGANU PLAYERS IN CATUR MSSM 2009

Setelah kejohanan catur peringkat MSST berakhir Sabtu lalu, sudah tentulah semua pemain yang terpilih untuk mewakili Terengganu dikejohanan peringkat MSSM tidak sabar sabar lagi untuk mengikuti rombongan ke Klang nanti.Persiapan yang rapi perlu dibuat bagi memastikan kejayaan pasukan di kejohanan tersebut.Namun agak sukar untuk meramalkan adakah pemain remaja Terengganu mampu membawa pulang sebarang pingat di kejohanan ini ?

Sebagaimana sedia maklum pada tahun lepas Mohd Syazwan Zulkifli dan Abdul Kadir Jailani Ramli mendapat tempat kedua dan ketiga bagi kategori bawah 18 tahun iaitu satu pencapaian terbaik oleh mana mana pemain Terengganu hampir 25 tahun lepas.Malah lebih baik daripada Hashim Jusoh, Nur Ilhamuddin Shaikh Ali,Lutfi Amir Abd Rahman ,Heng Aik Kiat.Namun bagitu sekelompok kecil pemain elit remaja Terengganu mampu memberi cabaran yang bermakna dikejohanan itu nanti dan berikut ialah ramalan pencapaian mereka.

Bawah 12 tahun perempuan :

1. Siti Aisyah Sabirin ( Sepuloh tempat terbaik ) Uncle bagi 1 unit DGT chess clock kalau top 5

Bawah 12 tahun lelaki

1.Mohd Huzaimi Abd Jalal ( Sepuloh tempat terbaik )

Bawah 15 tahun lelaki

1. Ahmad Faez Azmi (15 tempat pertama )

Bawah 18 tahun lelaki

1.Siddiq Husainy Hasbullah ( 15 tempat pertama )

2.Muhammad Khairul Nazrin ( 15 tempat pertama )

3.Muhammad Aminurrashid ( 15 tempat pertama)

Bawah 18 tahun perempuan.

1.Siti Nor Raihan Mohd Saifudin (10 tempat pertama)

Bagi acara berpasukan bawah 18 tahun lelaki pasukan Terengganu mempunyai peluang yang samarata dengan pasukan Kuala Lumpur ,Selangor , Pulau Pinang ,Johor .Ini hanya ramalan secara kasar sahaja berdasarkan keputusan tahun lepas prestasi semasa pemain Terengganu dikejohanan tempatan sepanjang tahun.

DUNGUN TERUS UNGGUL

Daerah Dungun mengekalkan kejuaraan keseluruhan dikejohanan catur Majlis Sukan Sekolah Sekolah Terengganu yang telah berakhir pada 14hb Februari 2009.Kejohanan tersebut disertai oleh seramai 288 peserta yang mewakili semua daerah dalam negeri Terengganu.Setiap daerah menghantar 36 orang pemain yang bertanding dalam 6 kategori penyertaan itu bawah 12 tahun lelaki perempuan , bawah 15 tahun lelaki dan perempuan dan bawah 18 tahun lelaki dan perempuan.

Dari 6 kategori yang pertandingkan Dungun hanya menjuarai kategori bawah 12 tahun dan 15 tahun perempuan sahaja.Dungun agak bernasib baik kerana majoriti pemain dari daerah lain terdiri daripada pemain bidan terjun sahaja.Namun begitu pujian diberikan kepada Pengerusi Teknik Catur Hamedi Zaidi dan Sabirin Sulaiman kerana sentiasa mengadakan aktiviti catur di sekolah masing sepanjang tahun.Walau pun Dungun menjadi juara keseluruhan kejohanan , persoalannya ada kah standard kesemua pemain mereka mampu mencabar pemain lain di kejohanan peringkat MSSM ?

Sabirin Sulaiman telah banyak menghabiskan wang ringgit dengan membawa kedua dua anak perempuannya keseluruh negara bagi menyertai pertandingan catur, dan hasilnya kedua dua puterinya menguasai tempat pertama dan kedua bagi kategori bawah 12 tahun perempuan.Kedua dua adek beradik ini dijangka meneruskan kecemerlangan dikejohanan MSSM di Selangor 14hb hingga 20hb Mac nanti.

Bagi setengah daerah lain agak sedih melihat kualiti yang ada pada pemain mereka.Majoriti pemain lemah dalam semua segi permainan boleh dikatakan pemain tangkap muat sahaja.Ada pemain yang mneyertai kejohanan ini hanya untuk mendapatkan sijil penyertaan sahaja bukan datang bertanding untuk kecemerlangan sukan catur.Walau bagaimana pun tahniah kepada pasukan Dungun dan kepada pasukan lain cubalah berubah dengan menyediakan pasukan masing masing bukan menganggap catur sebagai sekadar memenuhi jadual yang ditetapkan oleh Jabatan Pendidikan.

• KEPUTUSAN BAGI ACARA BERPASUKAN

1. Dungun 24.5
2. Kuala Terengganu Selatan 24.5
3. Setiu 23.5
4. Kuala Terengganu Utara 21.5
5. Besut 20.5
6. Marang 20
7. Hulu Terengganu 18.5
8. Kemaman 15

• ACARA BAWAH 18 TAHUN PEREMPUAN (BERPASUKAN)

1. Dungun 26 mata
2. Setiu 26 mata
3. Kuala Terengganu Selatan 25.5
4. Kuala Terengganu Utara 23
5. Besut 19.5
6. Marang 17
7. Hulu Terengganu 16.5
8. Kemaman 14.5

• ACARA BAWAH 15 TAHUN LELAKI (BERPASUKAN)

1. Dungun 24.5
2. Kemaman 24
3. Kuala Terengganu Selatan 23.5
4. Besut 23
5. Setiu 22.5
6. Kuala Terengganu Utara 20.5
7. Marang 17.5
8. Hulu Terengganu 12.5

• BAWAH 15 TAHUN PEREMPUAN

1. Dungun 27.5
2. Kemaman 26
3. Marang 23.5
4. Kuala Terengganu Utara 19.5
5. Kuala Terengganu Selatan 19
6. Besut 18
7. Setiu 17.5
8. Hulu Terengganu 17

• BAWAH 12 TAHUN LELAKI

1. Dungun 25
2. Kuala Terengganu Selatan 24.5
3. Marang 23.5
4. Besut 23.5
5. Kemaman 20.5
6. Setiu 20
7. Hulu Terengganu 16
8. Kuala Terengganu Utara 15

• BAWAH 12 TAHUN PEREMPUAN

1. Dungun 31
2. Besut 26.5
3. Setiu 23.5
4. Marang 21
5. Kuala Terengganu Selatan 20
6. Kemaman 18
7. Hulu Terengganu 16.5
8. Kuala Terengganu Utara 11.5

• KEPUTUSAN BAGI ACARA INDIVIDU

1. Muhammad Khairul Nazrin 6 mata K. Terengganu Selatan (Bawah 18)
2. Md Aminurrasyid Hassan 5.5 mata Hulu Terengganu
3. Siddiq Husainy Hasbullah 5.5 mata Kuala Terengganu Utara
4. Md Kairul Azman Ibrahim 5.5 mata Dungun
5. Md Amirul Zahanuddin 5.5 mata Dungun
6. Ahmad Adli Abdul Halim 5 mata Marang

1. Siti Nor Raihan Md Shaifuddin 6.5 mata K.Terengganu Selatan
2. Nurul Sufiah Alias 5.5 mata Setiu
3. Wan Najmi Munirah 5.5 K.Terengganu Utara
4. Najwa Abdul Jalal 5.5 K.Terengganu selatan
5. Nurul Mardiah Muryadi 5.5 Dungun
6. Wan Nor Syahirah K.Terengganu Selatan

1. Ahmad Faez Azmi 6.5 Besut (Bawah 15 tahun )
2. Mohd Muqri Muryadi 5.5 Kemaman
3. Muhsin Nor Azmi 5.5 Dungun
4. Muhd Aiman Zakwan 5.5 K.Terengganu Selatan
5. Muhd Aiman Azani 5 K.Terengganu Utara
6. Muhammad Nur Adli 5 Setiu

1. Nur Liyana Zulkifli 7 Dungun
2. Wan Noor Fatin 5.5 Kemaman
3. Musfirah Nor Azmi 5.5 Dungun
4. Amira Nasuhah Alias 5 Setiu
5. Farhana Jamil 5 Dungun
6. Farah Nabila 5 Marang

1. Md Huzaimi Abd Jalal 6 K.Terengganu Selatan ( Bawah 12 )
2. Muhammad Syarhan 5.5 Besut
3. Mubin Nor Azmi 5.5 Dungun
4. Ariffarae Salim 5.5 Marang
5. Aziz Abidin 5.5 Dungun
6. Ahmad Syahwal 5 K.Terengganu Selatan

1. Siti Aisyah Sabirin 6.5 Dungun ( Bawah 12 )
2. Siti Khadijah Sabirin 6 Dungun
3. Nur Syahirah Zulkifli 5.5 Dungun
4. Siti Fatimah Othman 5.5 Besut
5. Wan Norain Ghazali 5.5 Setiu
6. Noratikah Ruzelam 5 Kemaman

KEJOHANAN CATUR MSST 2009

Siti Nor Raihan dijangka menjuarai kategori Bawah 18 tahun

Mohd Huzaimi Abdul Jalal dijangka menjuarai kategori bawah 12

Siti Aisyah Sabirin dijangka menjuarai kategori bawah 12 perempuan

Kejohanan catur MSST Kuala Terengganu Selatan yang telah berakhir pada minggu lepas telah disertai seramai 250 peserta yang bertanding dalam tiga kategori penyertaan iaitu bawah 12 , bawah 15 dan bawah 18 tahun.Kejohanan tersebut berlansung di Sekolah Menengah Padang Negara yang akan menjadi venue bagi kejohanan diperingkat negeri nanti yang akan berlansung pada hujung minggu ini ( 12hb hingga 14hb ).Cikgu Ariffin Anas dan krewnya berjaya mengendalikan kejohanan tersebut dengan lancarnya.

Dari pemerhatian sebahagian besar pemain dan sekolah nampaknya tidak bersedia untuk menyertai kejohanannya.Ada pelajar sekolah dipilih terus oleh pihak sekolah untuk mewakili sekolah masing masing.Ada juga pemain yang pernah mewakili negeri bermain sambil lewa sahaja.Prestasi semua pemain diseluruh daerah Terengganu nampaknya tidak menyakinkan untuk memberi cabaran kepada pemain dari negeri lain.Lihatlah keputusan kejohanan MSSM yang diadakan di Melaka tahun lepas.Dengan ketiadaan Abdul Kadir Jailani , Mohd Syazwan Zulkifli boleh dijangkakan tiada seorang pun pemain Terengganu akan mendapat 5 tempat teratas dalam semua kategori. Namun begitu Siddiq Husany (L18) , Siti Nor Raihan (P18),Ahmad Faiz (L15) , Muhammad Huzaimi (L12) , Siti Asiah Sabirin (P12) dijangka tidak menghadapi banyak masalah untuk menempatkan diri diantara 10 pemain terbaik kejohanan peringkat umur masing masing di Selangor nanti.Lain lain pemain hanya sekadar memenuhi kuarta pasukan.Bagi acara bawah 18 tahun lelaki pula Mohd Khairul Nazrin dari Kuala Terengganu Selatan dan Siddiq Husainy dari Kuala Terengganu Utara dijangka akan bertarung untuk menentukan kejuaraan.

Bagi saya agar sukar untuk menjangka pasukan mana yang akan muncul juara keseluruhan.Namun begitu daerah Dungun akan muncul juara berpasukan kategori bawah 12 tahun perempuan, Kuala Terengganu Selatan diramal juara bawah 18 tahun perempuan,Mana mana pasukan yang menjadi juara keseluruhan pada tahun ini akan menang sorak sahaja kerana sebahagian pemain mereka tidak mencapai tahap yang boleh dibanggakan.Lihatlah apa yang berlaku dikejohanan peringkat MSSM tahun lepas.Kata kata semangat sahaja tidak akan mengubah realiti sebenar kualiti pemain pemain remaja Terengganu kerana pencapaian mereka setakat itu sahaja kerana sikap mereka yang hanya mementingkan sijil penyertaan sahaja.Dalam perkara ini kurangnya kesedaran dan kesungguhan ibu bapa untuk memberi sokongan kepada anak anak mereka dalam catur.Kepada pemain yang namanya tersebut di atas anda boleh lakukan lebih baik tahun ini.

JADUAL KEJOHANAN CATUR MSST 2009

Berikut adalah jadual kejohanan catur Majlis Sukan Sekolah Sekolah Terengganu diperingkat daerah.Daerah Marang telah selesai menjalankan kejohanan di peringkat daerah yang telah berakhir pada 21hb Januari yang diadakan di Sekolah Menengah Pengkalan Berangan.Hampir 250 peserta telah mengambil bahagian.Dari keputusan yang diperolehi tiada banyak kejutan berlaku dalam semua kategori yang dipertandingankan.Berikut ialah jadual kejohanan di semua daerah lain di Terengganu.Kejohanan peringkat negeri akan diadakan pada 12hb hingga 14hb Februari bertempat di sekolah Menengah Padang Negara , Kuala Terengganu.

• Dungun - 06 & 07 Feb 2009.
  Setiu - 31 Jan 2009.
  Kemaman - 31 Jan 2009.
  Hulu Terengganu – 28 & 29 Jan 2009.
  Marang - 19, 20 & 21 Jan 2009.
  Besut - 05, 06 & 07 Feb 2009.
  KTS - 03 &04 Feb 2009.
  KTU - 02 & 03 Feb 2009

MCF CALENDAR FOR 2009

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FRANK GOON CUP 2009

IM Julio Catalina Sandorra successfully defended the Frank Goon Cup for 2009.He scored 5.5 points to take home RM1000.Mok Tze Meng Finished second to win RM600 followed by Philippine Michael Angelo with 4.5 points.Local chess hero Leong Mun Wan finished 4th place with 4.5 points.Ian Udani suffered one loses to Mok Tze Meng.Full result for open section below.

TERENGGANU TO ORGANISE MORE RATED EVENTS

Terengganu is planning to organise at least one more rated before May or after the Selangor Open with an option another one in Disember 2009.The planned event is to compliment the PJCT Grand final.This move is to made at least 3o rated Terengganu players in FIDE rating list.The first event is open to everybody and will offer smaller prize money.So chess players in Terengganu keep your finger cross.More details will be published later after I have more information about this.

LIST OF TERENGGANU PLAYERS WITH FIDE ID

Create history among Terengganu Chess Players

The first FIDE rated player for Terengganu is non other then Nur Ilhamuddin Sheikh Ali who is working at EON Bank Kuala Lumpur.He was listed in the Fide rated player last year with a starting rating of 2058, but in the January 2008 listing his rating dropped to 2025 after he played in AMbank chess challenge in Ogos last year.Working in Kuala Lumpur making him easyier for him to take part in rated event such as the Selangor Open.

When the PJCT 08 started early last year I quite hesitate about organising the rated event because I never involved directly organising such an event, but it turn out very succesfull event with the support from rated players.They are making my ambition comes true.I somehow would like to thank every body who are involved especially the rated players who played in the grand final of PJCT 08.Below is the list of Terengganu players who have FIDE ID and I think my former padawan Mohd Hafez Hilmi Harun will be included in April rating list.Some of the Terengganu players may need to play 3 to 4 rated games in order to get FIDE rating.Here are the list of Terengganu players with FIDE ID.

1. Hashim Jusoh 5706238
2. Ruzenan Abu Bakar 5706130
3. Abdul Rahim Ramli 5706327
4. Gani Kadir 5706254
5. Hisamullah Harun 5706173
6. Abdul Latif abdul Halim 5706084
7. Ahmad Rizal Othman 5706300
8. Md Syazwan Zulkifli 5706408
9. Suhaidi Mustaffa 5706289
10. Fairul Yusuff 5706378
11. Abdul Kadir Jailani 5706319
12. Alias Md Amin 5706262
13. Muhd Asyraf Zakaria 5706394
14. Siddiq Husainy Hasbullah 5706181
15. Najwah Aziz 5705410
16. Salleh Omar 5706297
17. Zulkefeli Jusoh 5706246
18. Peteer Jabir 5706220
19. Md Huzaimi Abd Jalal 5706092
20. Rozam Zam Ibrahim 5706203
21. Wan Aizuddin Wan Razali 5705371
22. Nor azma Adilla Alias 5705320
23. Mohd Pouzi Hamzah 5706165
24. Mohd Khairul Nazrin A, Nashir 5706068
25. Che Mohd Rizal Ibrahim 5706190
26. Md Amirul Zahanuddin 5706386
27. Md Aiman Azani 5706157
28. Siti Nor Raihan Md Shaifuddin 5706270
29. Siti Aisyah Sabirin 5706343
30. Siti Khadijah Sabirin 5706351
31. Ahmad Syukri Ismail 5706211
32. Ahmad Akif Abd Rahim 5706106
33. Ahmad Ariff Abd Rahim 5706114
34. Zaimah Abdullah 5706122
35. Ramli Setapa 5706360
36. Md Ariff Ramli 5706335
37. Zailan Abas 5706076

MAS HAFIZUL HELMI GOT MARRIED RECENTLY

IM Mas Hafizul whom I know for the past 22 years, recently got married with a girl from his hometown.His spouse accompanying him during the Grand finale of Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu (PJCT) and the couple sportingly agreed with my request to take photo.Its not too late for all of us to say selamat pengantin baru.

FACT AND FIGURE OF PENCARIAN JAGUH CATUR TERENGGANU

1. 1700 participants took part in qualifiying round in all district
2. 900 chess set used in the process ( well almost )
3. 150 available analog chess clock used in qualifiying round
4. RM28,000 spend for qualifiying round for all districts
5. 100 arbiters and assistance involved.
6. RM50,000 spend in the 5 series tournament.
7. RM40,000 spend in the grand finale
8. 66 took part in the grandfinale
9. Budget for advertisement in newspaper ,banner and etc
10. Now available 200 unit dgt easy plus clock and set
11. Countless hours of workmanship and preparation.

In the end what the local players gained ?

ANALISA PENCARIAN JAGUH CATUR TERENGGANU 2008

It was a great year for chess in Terengganu especially when Pusat Minda Terengganu (Mindcet) established by Dato Seri Idris Jusoh.Every chess players in Terengganu are very eager and very excited when they heard that MindCet announced to hold tournament in all districts and the state level.The programme started well with all district organised qualifying round to select 30 players to represent every district in state of Terengganu.

Then MindCet organised five series of tournament at state level to select players in order to play in the grandfinal which is a FIDE rated event.That a dream come true for local chess players with generous prize money for very categories.Conducive playing venue and more then enough chess equipment.Surely what MindCet has spend surely cannot match by others State Government in Malaysia.

Commenting on qualities of play of Terengganu players performance , I think we need to raise our knowledge in chess theory basically as well as to raise the qualities of our local competitors standard.For instance in seven round of swiss event seeded players may only play 3 or 4 strong players while the rest of the round they maybe played with a weaker opponents.The effect of this clearly shown in the Grand Finale when several top ranked Terengganu players were unable to handle experience of the rated players.

To improve this situation I would say that top Terengganu players will only play among themselves in different categories in local tournament.Let say 8 players in first division , only five players will win prize money and last two players will be downgrade to second division.The first 2 winners of second division will be upgrade to the first division.The second division consisting lower ranked players and all juniors state players.We must make a bold decision in order improve our game.In the past ours players may have won many national level tournament but with Internet era we unable not catch up with the latest development in chess.

TOURNAMENT CROSS TABLE

STANDING AFTER SIX ROUNDS

ROUND FIVE RESULT

ROUND FOUR RESULT AND PAIRING

GRAND FINALE PENCARIAN JAGUH CATUR TERENGGANU

After two rounds of play FM Mok Tze Meng is leading the event and followed closely by Ian Udani also with 2 points.Udani beat Terengganu MSSM under 18 third place winner Abdul Kadir Jailani.3 local players are sharing 3rd to 5th placing ,Fairul Yusuf make the biggest upset today in the first round by beating well known player Kamaluddin Yusuf.

PENCARIAN JAGUH CATUR TERENGGANU GRAND FINAL

Kamaluddin Yusuf lost to Fairul Yusuf .

FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

1. IM Mas Hafezul Hilmi Agus Abdul Rahman 2439
2. FM Mok Tze Meng 2308
3. Kamludin Yusuf 2184
4. Ian Udani 2181 (PHI )
5. Mohd Kamal Abdullah 2146
6. Abdullah Che Hassan 2125
7. Md Fadli Zakaria 2121
8. Mustafa KAmal Zamhuri 2121
9. Ismail Ahmad 2106
10. Zarul Shazwan Zullkafli 2085
11. Osric Mooi 2050 (SIN)
12. Zarul Shafiq Zullkafli 2047
13. Faizal Andin 1997
14. Lim Kian Hwa 1964
15. Ahmad Afiq Afyfy 1929
16. John Harry Pereira 1926 (SIN)
17. Mohan Raj 1916
18. Zulkafli Mat Daud 1883
19. Francois Wolfaardt 1858 (South Africa)
20. Norazman Ismail 1821
21. Abang Zain Draup 1778
22. David Gates 1738 (ENG)
23. Hj Abang Azman Draup 1714
24. Dr Abang Draup Zamanhari 1656
25. Syazrin Abdul Rahman 1507
26. Syed Iskandar Shah

• TERENGGANU PLAYERS

1. Hashim Jusoh
2. Abdul Rahim Ramli
3. Heng Aik Kiat
4. Hisamullah Harun
5. Md Hafez Hilmi Harun
6. Mohd Pouzi Hamzah
7. Muhd Asyraf Zakaria
8. Muhd Syazwan Zulkifli
9. Mohd Aiman Azani
10. Mohd Amirul Zahanuddin
11. Mohd Huzaimi Abd Jalal
12. Mohd Khairul Nazrin A Nashir
13. Munir Azmi Muhd
14. Mat Jusoh Omar
15. Mohd Sallehuddin Mohd Salleh
16. Najwah Aziz
17. Nor Azma Adilla Alias
18. Ahmad Syukri Ismail
19. Ahmad Faez Azmi
20. Alias Mohd Amin
21. Abd Latif Abd Halim
22. Abdul Kadir Jailani Ramli
23. Ahmad Akif Abd Rahim
24. Ahmad Ariff Abd Rahim
25. Ahmad Rizal Othman
26. Ahmad Ariff Ramli
27. Siti Noraihan Md Shaifuddin
28. Siti Aisyah Sabirin
29. Salleh Omar
30. Suhaidi Mustaffa
31. Siddiq Husainy Hasbullah
32. Peteer Jabir
33. Rozamzam Ibrahim
34. Ruzenan Abu Bakar
35. Ramli Setapa
36. Wan Aizuddin Wan Razali
37. Zaimah Abdullah
38. Zulkefeli Jusoh
39. Zaharuddin Sulaiman
40. Che Mohd Rizal Ibrahim
41. Fairul Yusuf
42. Gani Kadir
43. Amira Syamina Zullkafli

• SCHDULE

17th Disember 2008 players meeting at 5.00 pm

18th Disember 2008 9.00 am Round 1

18th Disember 2008 3.00 pm Round 2

19th Disember 2008 9.00 am Round 3

19th Disember 2008 3.00 pm Round 4

20th Disember 2008 9.00 am Round 5

20th Disember 2008 3.00 pm Round 6

21th Disember 2008 9.00 am Round 7

21th Disember 2008 3.00 pm Round 8

22th Disember 2008 9.00 am Round 9

• ACCOMODATION FOR OUTSTATION PLAYERS

All outstation players who require accomodation please contact Muhammad Arshad tel no 012 9210841 for assistance.Participant will be charge RM10 perday/ person.The Universiti Malaysia Terengganu hostel is 30 minute from playing venue.Travelling time from hostel to playing venue is about 30 minute and arrangeable.

KEJOHANAN CATUR BERPASUKAN PIALA KETUA POLIS NEGARA

At Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT),Mengabang Telipot today has just started National Police Inteam Chess Champioship.Fourteen teams represent police force vieying for the title.Among notable players who are playing in this event is Mohd Azan Saranon.Ismail Ahmad choose to be an arbiter for this event.More update later.

NM KAMAL ABDULLAH CONTINUE HIS WINNING STREAK

NM Kamal Abdullah continue his winning form to capture the Gerakhas Open yesterday.Kamal score 6.5 points from seven games.Finished second is experienced player Kamaludin Yusuf who also have similiar points but lower tie break.FM Anas Nazreen Bakri who played his first tournament after completed his examination finished 3rd with 5.5 points.Ismail Ahmad scored 5 points followed by Wan Ali Wan Manan and 3 Terengganu players Ruzenan Abu Bakar , Hashim Jusoh and Fairul Yusuf.

1. NM Mohd Kamal Abdullah 6.5 points RM500
2. Kamaludin Yusuf 6.5 points RM300
3. FM Anas Nazreen Bakri 6.5 points
4. Ismail Ahmad 5 points
5. Wan Ali Wan Manan 5 points
6. Ruzenan Abu Bakar 5 points
7. Hashim Jusoh 5 points
8. Fairul Yusuf 5 points'
9. Ahmad Faisal 4.5 points
10. Khairul Azam 4 points

UNIVERSITI DARUL IMAN MALAYSIA TO SEND TEAM TO GACC

Udm is sending one team to take part in the 13th Grand asian Chess championship at University Malaysia starting from 29th November to 6th Disember 2008. This is the first time UDM taking part in the event.The team consisting 3 men and 3 girls is expected to give a strong challenges in this annual event.The team is headed by Mohd Azrul Aminur Rashid an experience player.List of Udm players are Najwa Aziz , Mashitah Zainol Abidin , Mohd Razif Abdul Rahman and Mohd Firuddin Mat Zin

LIST OF FIDE RATED PLAYERS WHO WILL PLAY

Below are the list of rated players who has confirm their participant in the Grandfinal of Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu between 18 to 22nd December 2008.For those who interested to play please register now.The first 30 players who register will receive free t shirt .

1. Ismail Ahmad (confirm and paid )
2. Lim Kian Hwa (confirm)
3. Ian Udani (confirm)
4. Abdullah Che Hassan (confirm)
5. Kamaluddin Yusuf (confirm and paid)
6. Mohd Kamal Abdullah (confirm and paid)
7. Ahmad Afiq AfyFy (Confirm )
8. Zamanhari Abang Darup (Confirm )
9. Hj Abang Azman Draup (Confirm )
10. Abang Zain Draup (Confirm )
11. Md Fadli Zakaria (Confirm )
12. Mohan Raj
13. Francois Wolfaardt (Confirm)
14. David Gate (Confirm)
15. John Harry Pereira (Confirm)
16. Kamalariffin Wahiduddin
17. Faizal Andin
18. Syazrin Abdul Rahman ( Confirm and paid )
19. Zarul Syazwan Zullkafli
20. Zarul Shafiq Zullkafli
21. FM Mok Tze Meng (Confirm)
22. Mustafa Kamal Zamhuri ( Confirm)
23. Osric Mooi (confirm )
24. Norazman Ismail ( Confirm )

GRAND FINAL PENCARIAN JAGUH CATUR TERENGGANU

Rules and regulation of Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu 2008

• The Terengganu State Government with coordination of Pusat Minda Terengganu are the organiser of this event.Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu Grandfinal ( Searching for the Terengganu Chess Champion.The playing venue will be at Terengganu Trade Center.

• Playing schedule :

Wednesday 17th December 2008 .Registration and players meeting at 5.00 pm

Thursday 18th December 2008. Round 1 : 0900 hours

Thursday 18th December 2008. Round 2 : 1500 hours

Friday 19th December 2008 Round 3 : 0900 hours

Friday 19th December 2008 Round 4 : 1500 hours

Saturday 20th December 2008 Round 5 : 0900 hours

Saturday 20th December 2008 Round 6 : 1500 hours

Sunday 21th December 2008 Round 6 : 0900 hours

Sunday 21th December 2008 Round 7 : 1500 hours

Monday 22th Desember 2008 Round 8 : 0900 hours

Monday 22th Desember 2008 Round 9 :0900 hours

Prize giving at 2.00 Pm.

• This event will be FIDE rated.
• Tie break : Solkoff , SB, progressive score and personal encounter.
• Closing for registration 10th December 2008
• Entry fee RM50
• The first 30 fide rated players who register will receive T shirt
• Prize money for open section
• To register email to muhammad_arshad@yahoo.com
• Accomodation : RM10 / day at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
• Tel / mobile 012 9210841

1. RM5000
2. RM3,500
3. RM2,500
4. RM 2,000
5. RM1,500
6. RM1,000
7. RM 800
8. RM700
9. RM500
10. RM500

• BEST TERENGGANU PLAYERS

1. RM1000
2. RM700
3. RM500
4. RM400
5. RM300
6. RM200
7. RM150
8. RM150
9. RM100
10. RM100

• BEST LADY

1. RM500
2. RM300
3. RM200

• BEST JUNIOR

1. RM350
2. RM300
3. RM200

GRANDPRIX STANDING AFTER FIVE SERIES

After five completed series of Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu (Searching for the Terengganu Chess Champion) Hashim Jusoh emerged as top player in the grandprix standing with 420 points, leading by 100 points gap with the second place Norazmi Mohd Nor, thus confirmed his status as top Terengganu state chess player. Hashim started his career since 1987 represented Terengganu in many national tournaments. Due to work commitment he was unable to participate actively in rated chess tournament such as as Selangor Open or Malaysia Open.

The Grand final event is a good platform for Terengganu players to gain Fide rating ( minimun 9 game against rated players to get rating ).The initiative was introduced by Dato Seri Idris Jusoh with the purpose of mind base learning activity /development .Pusat Minda (Mindcet) was mandated to organise the whole chess events in Terengganu. The programme was well accepted and participated by chess players in Terengganu as well in Malaysia.Below grandprix points standing after five series.Top 23 players from open section automatically qualify for the grand final follow by five players in under 18 section and 3 players in under 12 section.

• OPEN SECTION

1. Hashim Jusoh 420 points
2. NorAzmi Mohd Nor 302 points
3. Abdul Rahim Ramli 287 points
4. Fairul Yusuf 287 points
5. Abd Kadir Jailani 276 points
6. Heng Aik Kiat 252 points
7. Suhaidi Mustaffa 252 points
8. Muhammad Arshad 231 (I played 4 series only guy )
9. Gani Kadir 194 points
10. Abd Latif Halim 190 points
11. Alias Mohd Amin 171 points
12. Ahmad Rizal Othman 146 points
13. Hisamullah Harun 146 points
14. Izuddin Abd Salam 136 points
15. Salleh Omar 76 points
16. Norazma Adilla Alias 75 points
17. Mohd Razif Abd Rahman 73 points
18. Zaharuddin Sulaiman 70 points
19. Muhd Asyraf Zakaria 66 points
20. Mohd Azrul Aminul Rashid 62 points
21. Ramli Setapa 52 points
22. Ruzenan Abu Bakar 52 points
23. Wan Tarmizi Wan Sulaiman 51 points

• PLAYERS IN THE WAITING LIST

1. Peteer Jabir 42 points
2. Hamedi Zaidi Mamat Sidek 48 points
3. Najwah Aziz 46 points
4. Mohd Rosli Md Rashid 26 points
5. Md Syazwan Zulkifli 33 points
6. Rozamzam Ibrahim 30 points
7. Abd Rahim Jusoh 27 points
8. Mat Jusoh Omar 25 points
9. Che Md Rizal Ibrahim 24 points
10. Zulkefeli Jusoh 20 points
11. Md Lazim Salleh 20 points
12. Munir Azmi Muhd 16 points
13. Noor Shaari Harun points
14. Md Pouzi Hamazah 14 points
15. Ahmad Arif Abd Rahim 12 points
16. Zahanuddin Zainal Abidin 9 points
17. Musthasor Muhktar 8 points
18. Benjamin Ariaputra 7 points
19. Rahizan Rasli 6 points
20. Othman Daud 5 points
21. Md Hanif Md Nizam 4 points
22. Md Salem Abd Rahman 4 points
23. Wan Aizuddin Wan Razali 3 points
24. Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Abd Rahman 3 points
25. HAsnul Sazwan Hassan 2 points
26. Azhar Ismail 2 points
27. Wan Md Abzal wan Melo 0 points
28. Irwan Ahmad 0 points
29. Wan Ammar Fikri Wan Ali 0 points
30. Aikap Dunding 0 points
31. Mat Idris Saman 0 points
32. Zafri Abd Kadir 0 points
33. Md Mirza Saidin 0 points
34. Nur Ain Adawiyah Zahri 0 points

• UNDER 18 PLAYERS WHO QUALIFIED

1. Md Khairul Nazrin A Nashir
2. Md Amirul Zahanuddin
3. Ahmad Jallaullah Md
4. Ahmad FAez Azmi
5. Siti Noraihan Md Shaifuddin
6. Ahmad Syukri Ismail

• UNDER 12 PLAYERS WHO QUALIFIED

1. Md Huzaimi Abd Jalal
2. Mohd Aiman Azani
3. Siti Aisyah Sabirin

RESULT OF PENCARIAN JAGUH CATUR TERENGGANU SIRI 5

Hashim Jusoh received prize from Prof Abd Rahim Ramli

Heng Aik Kiat 3rd place

After two days of mind battle top Terengganu player Hashim Jusoh emerged champion base on better tie break although losing a game to second place winner Muhammad Arshad.Here are list of winners of the event.

1. Hashim Jusoh 6 points RM600
2. Muhammad Arshad 6 points RM500
3. Heng Aik Kiat 5.5 points RM400
4. Suhaidi Mustaffa 5 points RM300
5. Zailan Abas 5 points RM200
6. Abdul Kadir Jailani 5 points RM100
7. Wan Izzuddin Wan Razali 5 points RM100
8. Fairul Yusuf 4 points RM100
9. Abdul Rahim Ramli 4 points RM100
10. Mohd Syazawan Zulkifli 4 points. RM100

This weekend ( 7 th to 8th November ) is the 5th series of Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu before the grandfinal on 18th to 22nd Disember 2008 which is a Fide rated event and the the richest chess event in Malaysia after the Malaysia Open.The Grand final will offer RM18,000 in total prize money and that not included best Terengganu players.The grand final is open to Fide rated players only.In the grandprix point standing Terengganu top player Hashim Jusoh is leading the rest of others players with 320 points ,just 18 points ahead of Norazmi Mohd Nor who have 302.In the third position is Abdul Rahim Ramli who collected 251.This weekend will decide the top 30 players who will qualify to play in the grandfinal.Below is the current standing after 4 series.

• OPEN SECTION STANDING ( TOP 23 WILL QUALIFY )

1. Hashim Jusoh 320 points
2. Norazmi Mohd Nor 302 points
3. Abdul RAhim Ramli 251 points
4. Fairul Yusuff 236 points
5. Abdul Kadir Jailani Ramli 181 points
6. Heng Aik Kiat 177 points
7. Gani Kadir 168 points
8. Suhaidi Mustaffa 165 points
9. Ahmad Rizal Othman 146 points
10. Abdul Latif Abd Halim 141 points
11. Alias Mohd Amin 113 points
12. Hisamullah Harun 108 points
13. Muhammad Arshad 107 points ( I played 3 series only )
14. Izzuddin Abd Salam 76 points
15. Salleh Omar 75 points
16. Norazma Adilla Alias 73 points
17. Mohd Razif Abd Rahman 70 points
18. Zaharuddin Sulaiman 57 points
19. Muhd Asyraf Zakaria 56 points
20. Md Azrul Aminul Rashid 55 points
21. Ramli Setapa 52 points
22. Ruzenan Abu Bakar 51 points
23. Hamedi Zaidi Mamat Sidek 44 points
24. Wan Tarmizi Wan Sulaiman 42 points
25. Peteer Jaber 37 points
26. Md Rosli Abd Rahid 31 points
27. Muhd Syazwan Zulkifli 30 points
28. Rozamzam Ibrahim 27 points
29. Najwah Aziz 26 points
30. Abd Rahim Jusoh 25 points

MSSM 2009 IN SELANGOR

According to Puan Sufiah Chairperson of MSSM Selangor ( Chess ) when I met her during 2nd UPSI Open last week , she said the Pesta Catur MSSM will be held in Selangor during Mac 2009 school break.Normally the event organised midterm school break.However we all have to wait confirmation from the Education Department.

KUALA KRAI OPEN

The first Kuala Krai Open (Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Petra 2 ) just ended on Saturday at SMK Yahya Petra 2 in Kuala Krai Kelantan.More then 100 players took part in this tournament which is won by Kelantan Maksak player Baharuddin Hamzah.Second place won Gahazali Che Kob Bank Pertanian Malaysia retire.Third place secured by Syed Azizi syed Abd Rahman.All 3 winners shared indentical score of 5.5 but Baharuddin was declare the winner and first prize of RM300.

• PRIZE WINNERS OPEN SECTION

1. Baharuddin Hamzah ( 5 points )
2. Ghazali Che Kob ( 5 points )
3. Syed Azizi Syed Abd Rahman ( 5 points )
4. Wan Ali WAn Manan ( 5 points )
5. Nik Ahmad FAruqi (5 points )
6. Wan Ismail Wan Yusuff ( 4.5 points )
7. Zulhasmie ( 4 points )
8. Wan Abd Fatah ( 4 points )
9. Mohd Amin ( 4 points )
10. Sahadi Ismail ( 4 points )

• UNDER 18 PRIZES WINNER

1. Chiew S Hau ( 5 points )
2. Md Azmanizam ( 5 points )
3. Md Ilham ( 4.5 points )
4. Ahmad Hafiza ( 4.5 points )
5. Pang S Chin ( 4.5 points )
6. Vnesh (4 points )
7. Tang S Soon ( 4 points )
8. Jamidah Dzurie ( 4 points )
9. Nuraihan ( 4 points )
10. M.K. Hafizi ( 4 points )

• UNDER 15 PRIZE WINNERS

1. A Zulhilmi ( 6 points )
2. Md Syazwan ( 5 points )
3. Wan Md Azmi ( 5 points )
4. Fadhil Aiman ( 5 points )
5. Kamalanathan ( 5 points )
6. Wan Md Imran ( 4.5 points )
7. Wan Md Ridzuan ( 4.5 points )
8. S Norashikin ( 4.5 points )
9. Md Anas ( 4.5 points )
10. Nik Zulhafiz ( 4 points )

• UNDER 12 PRIZE WINNERS

1. Alif Omar Saufi ( 5.5 points )
2. Laila Husna ( 5.5 points )
3. Noor Hisham ( 5 points )
4. Fatih N Sahariah ( 5 points )
5. Siti Nur Afiqah ( 5 points )
6. Hafiz Nuzlan ( 4.5 )
7. Najihah ( 4 points )
8. Nur Salsabila ( 4 points )
9. M Nursyahir ( 4 points )
10. Muhammad Afham Haikal ( 4 points )

UPSI OPEN

UPSI open champion Ian Udani

Kamaludin Yusuf finished second

3rd place winner NM Mohd Kamal

The second UPSI open just ended yesterday.More then 100 participant took part in this event including Universiti Darul Iman Malaysia who send 9 students including Fairul Yusuf and your truly.The event runs very smoothly by husband and wife team Mr Zullkafly and Puan Sufiah of Selangor.As usual the open winner category won by Ian Udani who really dominated local fast time control.Second is seasoned player Kamaludin Yusuf followed by NM Mohd Kamal Abdullah who crushed Mohd Fadli Zakaria with tarrach variation.Najwah Aziz of UDM won first prize for lady category.

• OPEN SECTION WINNER

1. Ian Udani ( 6 points ) RM1000
2. Kamaludin Yusuf ( 5.5 point ) RM700
3. NM Mohd Kamal Abdullah (5.5) RM500
4. Mohd Nabil Azman Hisham (5.5) RM300
5. Sumant Subramaniam ( 5.5 ) RM RM200
6. Muhammad Arshad (5.5 ) RM150
7. Md Fairin Zakaria ( 5.5 ) RM100
8. Fairul Yusuf (5.5) RM70
9. Md Fazli Zakaria ( 5.5) RM50
10. Khalid Musa (5 points) RM50

• BEST LADY

1. Najwah Aziz (UDM)

• UNDER 18 WINNERS

1. Mohd Irfan Haqqim 6 points
2. Amira Syamina Zullkafli 5.5 points
3. Fikri Saleh 5.5 points
4. Md Faiz Aminuddin 5.5 points
5. Md Faiz Fitri 5 points
6. Ahmad Adib 5 points
7. Md Noor Afif 5 points
8. Nur Aqiela Hairuddin 4.5 points
9. Nazrul Aiqwan Aminuddin 4.5 points
10. Nur Farihah Aminuddin 4.5 points.