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

BANGKOK CHESS OPEN TRAVELLING PACKAGE PROMOTION

NM Mohd Kamal Abdullah

This offer is very attractive and I think this is a good deal.Anybody interested please call NM Master Mohd Kamal Abdullah.

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.

NORAZMI MOHD NOR IS THE CHAMP AGAIN

Two times champion Nor Azmi Mohd Nor

Ahmad Faiz under 18 champion

Mohd Huzaimi Under 12 champion

Nor Azmi Mohd Nor emerged champion in the 4th series Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu ( Searching for Terengganu chess Champion ).He beat my former " padawan " in the last round to finish with 6 points only losing 1 game to Fairul " Gambit " Yusuf in the 3rd round.Hashim however have to safisfied with second place .Third place won by Fairul Yusuf with 5 points.Fairul however a little bit unlucky for not been able to secure the title for the first time although he beat the eventual winner.

The last and final series will be held on 7th t0 8th November 2008 at Sekolah Rendah Sultan Sulaiman 2 Kuala Terengganu.Top 30 players from 3 categories will play in the Grand Final on 18th to 22nd Disember 2008.The grand final will be FIde rated and non Terengganu players with fide rating only will play.The total prize money for the grand final is RM18.000 promised by the Terengganu State Goverment.This Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu is organised by Pusat Minda Terengganu (Mindcet) establised by former state cheif Minister Dato Seri Idris Jusoh.

• OPEN SECTION PRIZE WINNER

1. Norazmi Mohd Nor RM600
2. Hashim Jusoh RM500
3. Fairul Yusuf RM400
4. Abd Rahim Ramli RM300
5. Suhaidi Mustaffa RM200
6. Muhammad Arshad RM150 ( I play slightly better this time )
7. Alias Md Amin RM100
8. Salleh Omar RM100
9. Abd Kadir Jailani RM100
10. Hisamullah Harun RM100

BEST LADY PLAYER : NORAZMA ADILLA ALIAS

• UNDER 18 PRIZE WINNERS

1. Ahmad Faez Azmi
2. Mohd Khairul Nazrin Ahmad Nashir
3. Ahmad Syukri Aidil
4. Syed Ahmad Irsyad
5. Ahmad Bazli
6. Aminah Syukriah
7. Mohd Yusuf
8. Mohd Lukman
9. Shahrir Jumari
10. Muhd Ashraf

• UNDER 12 PRIZE WINNERS

1. Mohd Huzaimi Abd Jalal
2. Mohd Aiman Azani
3. Mohd Nur Adli
4. Mohd Rizauddin
5. Wan Shafiq Adli
6. Che Mohd Irwan
7. Arif Farae
8. Mohd Aiman Zakuan
9. Tuan Badiuzaman
10. Ahmad Solehuddin

PENCARIAN JAGUH CATUR TERENGGANU SIRI 4

Fairul Yusuf with ambition to win this event

Hashim Jusoh slow and decisive

After 4 round of play Fairul " Gambit " Yusuf and Hashim Jusoh are leading the tournament with an equal score of 3.5 points.Hashim scored an easy win over your truly in sicilian defence.Meanwhile Fairul beat experienced Nor Azmi Mohd Nor.In the fifth round tomorrow Fairul will play Abdul Kadir Jailani on top board and Hashim is expected to beat the Maksak Terengganu player.Your truly and Abdul Rahim each with 3 points will play each.Tomorrow promises another exciting day for chess scene in Terengganu.

KEJOHANAN CATUR TERBUKA PETRA 2

Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Yahya Petra 2 Kuala Kerai kelantan akan menganjurkan kejohanan catur terbuka pada 25hb Okt 2008 sebagaimana butiran dan maklumat berikut.Sila daftar sebelum 23hb Okt 2008.Kejohanan ini akan diadakan di Dewan SMK Sultan Yahya 2 Petra 2 , Kuala Kerai Kelantan.

Yuran penyertaan Terbuka : RM10.00

Pelajar Sekolah Men dan Ren :RM5.00

Pendaftaran lewat dikenakan caj RM5.00

Hadiah bagi kategori terbuka ( 10 hadiah wang tunai )

1. RM300

2. RM200

3. RM150

4.RM100

5.Tempat ke 5 hingga 10 RM50

Kategori Bawah 18 tahun ,Bawah 15 tahun dan bawah 12 tahun

1.RM120.00

2.RM100.00

3.RM80.00

4.Tempat ke 4 hingga 10 saguhati

Johan dan naib johan dan pemenang ke 3 akan diberikan medal

Disamping sijil penyertaan akan diberikan kepada semua peserta

JADUAL PERTANDINGAN

8.00 hingga 8.30 Pengesahan penyertaan

8.30 pagi hingga 9.00 Pagi Taklimat

9.00 hingga 10.00 Pagi Pusingan 1

10.15 hingga 11.15 pagi Pusingan 2

11.30 hingga 12.30 tgh Pusingan 3

1.50 hingga 2.50 Pusingan 4

3.00 hingga 4.00 Pusingan 5

4.20 hingga 5.20 Pusingan 6

5.30 Petang Penutup

Untuk pendaftaran dan penutup sila hubungi Encik Nik Mohd Azrihan 019 9866428 atau Encik Saiful Akramin no tel 017 8311180.

WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

The much awaiting match between title holder Anand (38) and Kramnik (32)will start at 15.00 in Bonn Germany.They will play 12 games and will share prize money US 2.35 million which is much more then Kasparov and Karpov era.They will play in classical time control ,120 minutes for the first 40 move and 60 minute for the next 20 move ,and 15 minute for the rest of the game plus additional 30 second from move 61.Both players are very familiar with host country, Anand play for Baden Baden in Bundesliga.

In press conference held yesterday Anand says he have been training on and off since April this year for the championship and very eager to defend the title.For this championship Anand will have 4 seconds to assist him S.S Ganguly , Nielsen (Denmark) , Kasimzhanoz and young Polish grandmaster Radoslaw. When asked about the Polish Grandmaster Anand says he met Radoslaw in Bundesliga ,according to Anand they play few time and Radoslaw made positive impression on him technically.

Meanwhile Kramnik will have 3 seconds Peter Leko , Rublevskyi and Fressinet (France).For the record Leko was Anand second in match with Karpov and surely this help Kramnik for this championship.Kramnik has never won classical time control game with blacks pieces against Anand.

TWO CHESS TOURNAMENT COMING IN EAST COAST

There are two tournament coming after Raya one in Kuala Terengganu the Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu 4th series will be on 17 to 18th of October at Pusat Dangangan Terengganu (TTC).Currently Terengganu top player is leading other players with 233 compare to nearest rival Nor Azmi Mohd Nor with 202 points.

There are a few serious challenger for the title in this series such as Abdul Kadir Jailani , Abdul Rahim Ramli and Fairul Yusuf.They are capable to spring a surprises in the last two event before grand final on 18th Disember which offer RM18,000 in the open section.

The second tournament that coming is in Kuala Krai Kelantan.Sekolah Menengah Yahya Putra 2 will organise one day event on 25th of October 2008.More details later after the organiser give full details for the event.

Chess enthusiast in east coast will look forward for both of the event.

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT AIDIL FITRI

Saya mengambil kesempatan ini untuk mengucapkan selamat menyambut Hari Raya Aidil Fitri kepada semua kawan kawan , rakan seperjuangan kawan sekerja dan semua pengujung blog ini.Saya juga memohon maaf di atas sebarang kesilapan saya yang tidak saya sedari atau sebarang kata yang mungkin menyakitkan hati anda semua , atau gurauan atau usikan yang telah melukakan perasaan anda.Anda juga adalah dijemput untuk hadir kerumah terbuka saya pada hari Jumaat ini mulai 10 pagi hingga 6 petang.Saya juga mengucapkan tahniah kepada Hisamullah Harun yang telah melansungkan perkahwinan baru baru ini.Majlis recepsi pada 4hb Okt yang bertempat di Marang.Selamat Pengantin Baru semuga tabah menghadapi segala dugaan dan berkekalan sehingga ke anak cucu.

ANSWER TO MY QUIZ

kenapa tak percaya ?

(picture taken 2003 during BPM allegro your truly vs GM Sermek)

Well as I expected nobody can provided the correct answers to all of my question.I guess you have to be part of it to know the answer or asking to ex commitee members of Terengganu Chess Association.I posted two question :

1.Please give name of 3 grandmaster who visited Terengganu in the last 28 years ?

The answer is Raymond Keene came to Kuala Terengganu in 1980 to give simul.I think up to 20 Terengganu players took part in that event which been played at Kompleks Belia dan Sukan Jalan Pasir Panjang.GM Raymond won 19 game and drew 1 game.Then in 1991 after Commonwealth Chess Championship Peter Long came with Julian Hodgson and the later give simul to 11 Terengganu players and won 10 game and drew 1 game with Hashim Jusoh.Lastly Drazen Sermek came in 2003 to take part in BPM chess allegro and easily won the Terengganu leg.Your truly managed to get a draw with him.I think that answer all of my questions that I posted earlier.

QUIZ FOR MY VISITOR

Dear chess friend I will give 1 set of chess set for the right answer for the question below

1. Please give name of 3 grandmasters who visited Terengganu in last 28 years ?

2. Please give me names of 2 grandmasters who give simultaneous exhibition in Terengganu ?

I be happy to give 1 set of chess set for every correct answer.Do you think you know ?

BLAST FROM THE PAST

1988 Terengganu Open winner late Cikgu Mustaffa Mohd

Wan Zunida Wan Mohd Nor received prize from

Mohd Azemi Awang Chik of MSN.Recently she called

me and still eager to play.Now married with 3 kids.

Do you recognise the small boy here ?

Can you name the 3 players who is still around today?

1993 Terengganu Open Champion Ghalam Sani Dato Abd Rashid

of Terengganu (many times winner of open as well as the state

champion now retire from chess scene.)

I have been involved in chess activity in Terengganu since late 1980 either as a player or organiser,maybe some of you not even born yet.During that time we have up to four tournament per year and that including the Terengganu open which we normally organise in month of August.The first Terengganu open was held in 1988 at Pantai Batu Burok coinside with Pesta Pantai and they are three categories contested.The open section was won by Mustaffa Mohd and Lim Sin Leong won the novice section ,regretfuly I dont remember whose is the winner for under 12 section.In fact I lost all the records of most of our tournament held in Terengganu.But I managed to salvage some of the evidance of chess activities in form of pictures.Those picture are all taken during 1993 Terengganu Open which was held in front of ex Terengganu State Library at Jalan Sultan Ismail.

GRAND PRIX POINTS FOR PENCARIAN JAGUH CATUR TERENGGANU PLAYERS

After 3 series of Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu Hashim Jusoh is leading other players with 233 grand prix points, already winning 1 series and finished with comfortable position in 2 series he almost sure for a place in the grand final.Hashim is closely followed by Norazmi Mohd Nor who have 202 points and Abdul Rahim Ramli with 185 points.

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In under 18 category Khairul Nazrin Ahmad Nashir is leading other with 241 point, second place is Mohd Amirul Zahanuddin with 219 points.Third place is Ahmad Jalalullah Mohd.Lastly in under 12 category Mohd Huzaimi Abd Jalal on the top spot with 274 point , second place Mohd Aiman Azani 245 and third place is Siti Asiah Sabirin with 232 points.

The Grand final of Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu will be play at Pusat Dagangan Terengganu on 18th to 22nd Disember 2008 , the event will be rated and total prize money offer is RM18,000.Only top 30 players from the 3 categories will be selected to play in the grand final.

• GRAND PRIX POINTS
• Grand prix points shown for top 20 pointer in open section only

1. Hashim Jusoh 233
2. Nor Azmi Mohd Nor 202
3. Abd Rahim Ramli 185
4. Fairul Yusuf 161
5. Heng Aik Kiat 151
6. Gani Kadir 148
7. Abd Kadir Jailani 145
8. Ahmad Rizal Othman 124
9. Abd Latif Abd Halim 111
10. Suhaidi Mustaffa 107
11. Hisamullah Harun 76
12. Alias Mohd Amin 68
13. Nor Azma Adila Alias 59
14. Mohd Razif Abd Rahman 58
15. Zaharuddin Sulaiman 57
16. Muhammad Arshad 56 ( I played 2 series only ma )
17. Mohd Asyraf Zakaria 56
18. Izzuddin Abd Salam 52
19. Ruzenan Abu Bakar 51
20. Hamedi Zaidi Mamat Sidek 44

PENCARIAN JAGUH CATUR TERENGGANU GRAND FINAL (REGISTER HERE)

If you intrested to play in the Grand final of Pencarian Jaguh Catur please register here : For non Terengganu players with Fide rating only.Your name and email and contact number (only your name will appear ).

1. Ismail Ahmad
2. Lim Kian Hwa
3. Syed Iskandar
4. Marzuki Mat
5. Afiq Afyfy
6. Tun Seri Lanang
7. Kamaluddin Yusuf
8. Mohd Fairin Zakaria
9. Kamalariffin Wahiduddin
10. Nik Ahmad Faruqi
11. Mohd Hussin Jamil
12. Mohd Shakir Syazmir Azhar
13. Mohd Kamal Abdullah
14. Md Fadli Zakaria
15. NM Edward Lee
16. Ian Udani
17. Pereira Johnharry (Fide 1927)
18. David Gates (Fide 1738)
19. Abdullah Che Hassan
20. Faizal Andin
21. Mat Zaki Yeop
22. Syazrin Abdul Rahman
23. Azizul Mat Daud