PENCARIAN JAGUH CATUR TERENGGANU

Minggu depan iaitu pada 13hb hingga 14hb Jun bertempat di Pusat Dangangan Terengganu bermulalah siri pertama daripada lima siri pertandingan untuk memilih pemain kepertandingan akhir yang akan diadakan pada pertengahan Disember 2008.Seramai 210 peserta dari seluruh daerah dijangka akan beratnding dalanm tiga kategori penyertaan iaitu terbuka ,bawah 18 tahun dan bawah 12 tahun.Setiap kategori akan diwakili 10 pemenang yang terpilih melalui kejohanan peringkat daerah yang telah diadakan pada bulan mac dahulu.Dikejohanan peringkat negeri ini saingan pastinya sengit dimana jaguh jaguh catur daerah akan bertanding untuk merebut hadiah wang tunai yang berjumlah RM5,000.Peserta favourite bagi kategori terbuka ialah Mohd Syazwan Zulkifli , Abdul Kadir Jailani disamping itu pemain berpengalaman Hashim Jusoh ,Norazmi Mohd Nor dan beberapa pemain lain.Semua peserta diminta untuk melapurkan diri jam 8.00 pagi pada hari kejohanan.

• Tarikh kejohanan 13hb hingga 14hb Jun 2008
• Tempat Pusat Dangangan Terengganu (Planeterium)
• Kategori ( Open , Bawah 18 tahun dan bawah 12 tahun)
• Kawalan masa ( 30 minit seorang hingga tamat)
• Yuran masuk (RM10 untuk kategori terbuka sahaja)
• Jadual kejohanan ( Pusingan pertama 9.00 pagi)
• Lapur diri (8.00 hingga 8.30 pagi)
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UPDATE OF MALAYSIAN CLOSED

Going into the 8th round of Malaysian Closed Under 15 MSSM champion ,Edward Lee is currently leading the tournament with 6 points from 8 games.He is playing on the 1st board with Universiti Malaysia Terengganu graduate Guadis Goridau who is having 5.5 point.Guadis is expecting to have uphill battle in this roundPlaying on board two Johoroeans Mohd Kamal Abdullah and Leong Mun Wan is playing with each other.Terengganu sole representative Norazma Adilla Alias currently with 1.5 from 5 games.

MALAYSIAN CLOSED CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2008

After four rounds of play 3 players are currently leading the tournament with 3 points each.Ismail Ahmad currently playing with Leong Mun Wan on the first board,youngster Tan Ken Wei is facing experienced Abdullah Che Hassan on board two.72 players are currently playing in this annual event ,the winner of this event is expected to represent Malaysia in the chess olympiad due to held in Germany.In the women section NMM Nurul Huda Wahidduddin is playing with Alia Azwa Anin Bakri on the 1st board, both players have 3 points each.While Terengganu Norazma Alias with 1.5 points.This event is expected to finish on 4th June.

ANAS IS THE CHAMP

Anas Nazreen Bakri was declare the winner MSSM under 18 boys category base on superior tie break.Meanwhile 2 Terengganu junior players who were leading the tournament right from the start could only managed to secure second and third place respectively.Both Mohd Syazwan and Abdul Kadir Jailani equally scored 5.5 with the eventual winner but their tie break let them down.This is the best achievement sor far yet from any Terengganu junior players in MSSM so for.In under 12 boy category Mohd Huzaimi could only managed 6th place and in under 18 girl Siti Nur Raihan only finished 8th place.Terengganu also won gold best board medal in under 12 girl team event.For the most of the players in the Terengganu team ,the conclusion is that they are just passenger in the boat and that goes to the "coaches" also.Full result will be publish later.Congratulation to Kadir and Syazwan, Huzaimi ,Raihan and Siti Asiah.

KADIR AND SYAZWAN LEADING THE PACK

Two Terengganu under 18 boys currently is leading in the under 18 category.Each players scored 4 points from four round.Yesterday Syazwan beat last year champion Anas Nazreen with black pieces with his favourite Dutch Opening.While Kadir winning his losing game with Kuashal.This morning both players beat their respective opponents to lead the 32 players field.Tomorrow morning they will meet with each other in the fifth round.With two more round to go anything could happened possibility of gold medal is quite clear.

TERENGGANU PLAYERS IN MSSM

Terengganu contingent for Pesta Catur MSSM will leave for Melaka tomorrow morning.Thirty three players will took part in 6 category event.The team consisting new and experiend players will post a very strong challenge in under 12 category boys and girl and also in under 15 event.MSST also line up Abd Kadir Jailani and Syazwan Zulkifli to play in the team event.Last years only a handful Terengganu players were able to finish among top ten winner.

MASUM GAMES IN UNIMAS

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UDM) chess players are now in Sabah to take part Masum games.The team arrived this morning from after departing from LCCT.The tournament will start on 23rd to 25th May.The players who qualified to represent UDM are Azrul, Razif and two women players Najwah and Masitah.The team is accompany by Hashim Jusoh who is acting as team manager.

PENCARIAN JAGUH CATUR TERENGGANU

After a slight delay Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu will start the first of the five series on 13 th to 14th June at Pusat Dagangan Terengganu (TTC).A total of two hundred forty participant from eight district is expected to take part in this event.This event will be divided into three category open , under 18 and under 12 and total prize money RM5000.00.With four more event to go and plus grand final on Disember which will offer total prize money RM30,000.This event is supported by Pusat Minda and Terengganu State Government.

MSSM TERENGGANU RESULT

MSSM Terengganu ended today at SMK Kompleks Seberang Takir at Kuala Terengganu.Overall title clinched by Dungun again merely by one silver medal different.Kuala Terengganu Selatan lack experiend players in under 15 categorie.

However the final result of the tournament as per expectation whereby almost last year winner retained the title except Nurliyana Zulkifli finished finished second in under 12 girl.Most of the winner from this tournament is expected to finish among the strong contender in MSSM in Melaka end of this month.Terengganu is expected to put strong challenge in Under 12 girl and boy , under 15 boys , under 18 boys and girls.Possiblity of gold medal is there if the players keep their composure.

• UNDER 12 BOY RESULT

1. Md Huzaimi 6
2. Md Rizauddin 6
3. Md Nur Adli 6
4. Md Amir 5
5. Mubin 5
6. Md Muhaimin 5

• UNDER 12 GIRL

1. Siti Aisyah 6.5
2. Nuliyana 6
3. Siti Khadijah 5.5
4. Wan Nur Ain 5
5. Nur Hazirah 5
6. Siti Aminah 5

• UNDER 15 BOY

1. Siddiq Husainy 6
2. Ahmad Faez 6
3. Md Dzafrul 5.5
4. Md Amirul 5.5
5. Md Zulkaram 5
6. Md Irfan 5

• UNDER 15 GIRL

1. Nur Atiqah Md 6
2. Wan Noor Fatin 5.5
3. Nurul Haifa 5
4. Wan Nor Syahirah 5
5. Aminah Syukriah 5
6. Noor Sarina Satar 4.5

• UNDER 18 BOY

1. Md Syazwan 6
2. Md Dziqril 6
3. Md Yasin 5.5
4. Md Syukri 5.5
5. Ahmad Jalalullah
6. Md Hazim Marzuki

• UNDER 18 GIRL

1. Siti Nur Raihan 6
2. Wan Najmi 5.5
3. Najwa Abd Jalal 5
4. Safwanah 5
5. Noor Ain 5
6. Nur Faliana 5

• INTERTEAM RESULT
• UNDER 12 BOY

1. Setiu 20.5
2. Dungun 17.5
3. KTS 17
4. Marang 15
5. KTU 12
6. Hulu 12
7. Besut 10
8. Kemaman 8

• UNDER 12 GIRL

1. Dungun 20
2. Marang 16
3. KTS 15.5
4. Setiu 15.5
5. Besut 14.5
6. Kemaman 14
7. Hulu Trg 12.5
8. KTU 4.5

• UNDER 15 BOY

1. Dungun 17.5
2. Setiu 15.5
3. KTU 15
4. Besut 15
5. Kemaman 15
6. Marang 14
7. KTS 13
8. Hulu 7

• UNDER 15 GIRL

1. Kemaman 18
2. KTU 17.5
3. Marang 15
4. Setiu 14.5
5. Dungun 13.5
6. Besut 12
7. Hulu 11
8. KTS 10.5

• UNDER 18 BOY

1. Dungun 19
2. KTS 17.5
3. Setiu 16
4. KTU 14.5
5. Marang 14
6. Hulu 13
7. Besut 11
8. Kemaman 7

• UNDER 18 GIRL

1. KTS 19
2. Besut 16
3. Dungun 15.5
4. Setiu 15.5
5. KTU 14
6. Kemaman 12.5
7. Marang 12.5
8. Hulu 7

PESTA CATUR MSSM TERENGGANU

Kejohanan catur Majlis Sukan Sekolah Sekolah Terengganu akan bermula pada 8hb hingga 10hb Mei 2008 bertempat di SMK Kompleks Seberang Takir.Seramai 200 peserta dari semua daerah Terengganu akan bertanding dalam 6 kategori penyertaan iaitu bawah 12 tahun lelaki dan perempuan ,bawah 15 tahun dan bawah 18 tahun.Selain daripada acara individu ,acara berpasukan juga akan dipertandingkan.6 pemenang setiap kategori akan terpilih untuk mewakili Terengganu dikejohanan peringkat Kebangsaan yang akan diadakan Ayer Keroh D Village Melaka penghujung bulan ini.

Pada kejohanan yang sama tahun lepas daerah Dungun telah muncul juara keseluruhan,walau bagaimana pun pada tahun ini Dungun menghadapi kesukaran untuk mempertahankan kejuaraan tersebut memandangkan ramai pemain telah melebihi usia persekolahan.Kuala Terengganu Selatan dijangka memenangi sekurang kurang tiga acara individu dan satu acara berpasukan.Acara bawah 18 tahun lelaki dan perempuan hampir pasti dimenangi oleh Siti Nur Raihan dan Md Syazwan Zulkifli dan acara bawah tahun lelaki juga dijangka dimenangi oleh Md Huzaimi Abd Jalal.ketiga tiga pemain tersebut telah berjaya mencapai kedudukan sepuloh terbaik dalam kejohanan peringkat Kebangsaan.

Bagi acara bawah 15 tahun lelaki , pemain dari Dungun dan Besut akan menentukan kejuaraan jika Sidek Husainy memilih untuk tidak bermain dalam kejohanan ini.Bagi acara bawah 12 tahun perempuan Nurliyana Zulkifli dari Dungun dijangka tidak menghadapi masalah untuk mempertahankan kejuaraannya berdasarkan prestasi semasa beliau.

Dari 200 orang peserta yang mengambil bahagian dalam kejohanan ini hanya SEBAHAGIAN KECIL sahaja yang mempunyai mempunyai teori permainan yang agak baik dan berupaya bertanding dengan pemain dari Kuala Lumpur, Selangor atau Pulau Pinang.Manakala lain lain pemain hanya sekadar untuk mendapat catatan dalam sijil berhenti sekolah mereka.,dalam hal ini sokongan keluarga adalah penting untuk membantu untuk memajukan acara yang diceburi anak anak masing masing.Guru guru telah dibebani dengan pelbagai tugas lain.

CHESS MSSM TERENGGANU

Tomorow at SMK Kompleks Seberang Takir Kuala Terengganu will starts Pesta Catur MSST.Nearly 200 students from all districts in Terengganu are expected to take part in this year event.Last year overall champion Dungun is fielding it strongest players to defence the title.This years they are expected to win under 12 girl individual and team event respectively.They are also expected to give Kuala Terengganu Selatan a good fight in under 12 boy category.In under 18 boy and under 18 girl Kuala Terengganu Selatan is expected to secure the individual title.Under 15 boy the tussle are between Dungun and Besut.This event is expected to end this Saturday.

KTS AND KTU CHESS RESULT

At SMK Sheikh Abd Malek all top juniors players qualify to represent KTS in the coming Terengganu Inter District tournament on 8th to 10th May 2008.Muhammad Syazwan ,Siti Nur Raihan and Muhammad Huzaimi among the top junior players in the country easily dominated the their respective categories.While at SMK Bukit Guntong (KTU) Sidek Husainy retained under 15 title he won last years by winning all 6 game.Majority of the players from this two districts reflect needs a proper training and exposure in order to improve every aspect.

Kuala Terengganu Selatan Result.

• UNDER 18

1. Ahmad Shukri Iddil Ismail SMKSS
2. Md Syazwan Zulkifli SESTER
3. Md Nasri Ismail SMKPM
4. Lee Yie Sheun CHWS
5. Ahmad Syukri Daud SMKPM
6. Md Helmey SHAMS
7. Md Faiz Wan Ahmad SESTER
8. Phun Ming Yuan CHWS
9. Ahmad Khairuddin SHAMS
10. Ahmad Syahmi Harun SMKPM

• UNDER 18 GIRL

1. Siti Nur Raihan SMSS
2. Siti Shabirah Md Aziz SESTER
3. Najwa Abd Jalal SMTB
4. Sarah Mohd Nor SMSS
5. Ummu Raihan Suhaimi SMSS
6. Adila Humaira Md Nor SESTER
7. Nurul Syafiza Salim SMKPN
8. Eg Husna Munirah SHAMS
9. Nur Ain Wajihah Abd SHAMS
10. Toh Yi Jayne CHWS

• UNDER 15 BOYS

1. Md Zulkifli Abd SHAMS
2. Md Arifudin Wan SHAMS
3. Abd Hadi Md SMKSB
4. Md Farid SMKSN
5. Ahmad Amiru SHAMS
6. Eng Md Ihsan SHAMS
7. Ahmad Hafiz SMKSB
8. Md Ariff SHAMS
9. Md Farid Yunus SMKB
10. Md Syukri Md SMKSN

• UNDER 15 GIRLS

1. Wan Nur Syahirah SHAMS
2. Nadia Adibah SMSS
3. Anis Adila SHAMS
4. Mazarian Azwar SHAMS
5. Siti Nur Farhain SHAMS
6. Nur Azreen SHAMS
7. Suhaili Salehudin SMPN
8. Nurhidayah SMSS
9. Ainul Fatihah SHAMS
10. Zuriani Illias SHAMS

• UNDER 12 BOYS

1. Md Huzaimi SKTAM
2. Nik Ahmad SKPH
3. Tuan Badiuzzaman SKC
4. Ahmad Shawal SKSS 2
5. Md Khairul Aiman SKPH
6. Ahmad Sollehuddin SKSS2
7. Md Aizat Che Omar SKPM
8. Ahmad Farhan SKC
9. Khairul Azroy SKKF
10. Md Aiman Zakwan SKC

• UNDER 12 GIRLS

1. Nurul Waheeda Borhan SKPH
2. Siti Nur Sarah Zulkofli SKKF
3. Siti Aminah Md Fauzi SKPH
4. Radhiyah Hamat SKPM
5. Nur Syuhada SKPH
6. Wan Nur Fadilah SRSS
7. Nur Ain Sabirah SKPM
8. Nur Najwa Zainal SKL
9. Sarifah Moqminnah SKGTN
10. Nurul Syamina Husna SKL

TERENGGANU SCHOOL SPORTS COUNCIL EVENT

Today two districts started the the elimination proses to select players to represent Kuala Terengganu Utara(KTU) and Kuala Terengganu Selatan(KTS) for the state level event to be held early next month.In KTU nearly 200 players took part in the event who participate in 3 categories that is under 12 boy and girl , under 15 boy and girl and under 18 boy and girls.In KTS about 200 players taking part in the event.Last year winners are expected to dominate the event.Tomorow is the final day for KTS while KTU will ended on Wednesday.

SYAZWAN IN KL TOURNAMENT

Top Terengganu junior player Md Syazwan Zulkifli took part in chess event organise by Fadli Zakaria which ended today.He finished with 4.5 point out of 6 round and end up in 5th place.He lose one game to eventual winner Irfan Hakim.Last month Syazwan was the winner of Kuala Terengganu leg of Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu.This week the MSST event will start at all districts, he and Abdul Kadir Jailani is expected to battle for first place in under 18 category.

PLAYING CHESS AT MYDIN MALL

Where do chess players gather to play chess in Kuala Terengganu ? I have been asked this question by lot of people from schoolboys to parent.Basically we don't have any specific place to play,many years ago Primula Hotel offer a place but it did not work out until recently when Mydin Mall was open then the ideas of playing chess in public place came to my mind.I think Mydin is the best place so far for players to meet and spend some time to play.The place is cool and crowded , yes the idea is to attract unknown chess players by chance.It is like to promote chess in public.Some of my chess friends think this is not a good idea.So what do you think ?

STILL NO NEWS FOR PENCARIAN JAGUH CATUR

Until today there is no development in Pencarian Jaguh Catur program as the Pusat Minda Terengganu (Mindcet) still waiting from top administration to continue the Program.Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu was launched early Mac to find top local chess players.The program was very successful and numerous talented emerged from the it.More then 1000 players took part in the program.Your truly received a lot of enquiry from players schools and parents about the tournament.Let us all hope the program will continue in middle of May.This is for the sake and future of chess in Terengganu.

UDM SENDING PLAYERS IN MASUM GAMES

Universiti DarulIman Malaysia will sending 2 men and two women players to take part in MASUM games in Sabah on 3third week of May.This is the second time UDM will take part in chess event, last year the team finished last.The team will be accompany by Hashim Jusoh who also one of the paralimpic chess coach.Players who was selected to represented UDM are Mohd Azrul Aminul Rashid Abd Majid and Mohd Razif Mohd Abd Rahman ,Najwah Aziz and Mashitah Zainol Abidin.This year the team is expected to performed better then the previous year.

VIDEO PENCARIAN JAGUH CATUR

In Terengganu it is rare to see a woman chess player competing in open chess tournament section.But for this charming Universiti Putra Malaysia student shows she has got the high spirit as well as nerve to take part in Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu recently.Her determination proof to much as she able to beat several men in the tournament.Firstly she took part at Kuala Terengganu leg ended up beating several men.Well I thought she just past time player or just wants to spend holiday in her hometown.Then she show up at Ulu Terengganu leg and finished with some cash prize and beating several men.She quite good in opening theory but her middle game didnt up to it.Maybe lack of training and understanding of position causing her losing some of the winning game.She and a few others women players are invited to play in the Pencarian Jaguh Catur Terengganu Peringkat Negeri. I will suggest to Pusat Minda Terengganu to include women section in next year.

MSSM TERENGGANU DISTRICTS TOURNAMENT

The MSSM Terengganu inter districts will be held on 8-10th May 2008 at SMK Kompleks Mengabang Telipot Kuala Terengganu ,players totalling 192 from 8 districts will be taking part to select 36 players to represent Terengganu in MSSM Malaysia in Melaka end of May.In the same event last year only a handful of players were able to finish among top ten in under 18 girl , under 18 boy , under 15 boy , under 12 boys and girls.The prospect of winning one title for this year maybe slim but the chances are there.Dates and places for district level event to be held.

• Dungun at SMK Ketengah Jaya on 24th to 25th April 2008
• Kemaman at SMK Teknik on 29th to 30th April 2008
• Marang at SMK Pengkalan Berangan on 27th to 29th April 2008
• Besut at SMK Renek on 24th to 26th April 2008
• Setiu at PPD Setiu on 24th to 26 th April 2008
• Kuala Terengganu Selatan on 21st to 22nd April at SMK Sheikh Abdul Malek
• Kuala Terengganu Utara on SMK Bukit Guntung on 21 st to 23rd April 2008

TERENGGANU PLAYERS AT CAS SECOND QUATER ALLEGRO

Last Sunday (6th April ) two Terengganu players took part in Chess Association Of Selangor second quarter allegro at Wilayah Kompleks Kuala Lumpur.KL base player Nur Ilhamuddin Shaik Ali secured 9th place in the main category in the event which was won by season player Kamaluddin Yusuf.Ilhamuddin who is active in the Klang valley tournament he recently finished 1st in a tournament at Parit Buntar Perak his wife hometown.The other Terengganu player who played in the was Mohd Haniff who finished 9th place.He is the former IMTIAZ Kuala Terengganu top student who achieved 16 As in his SPM result announced recently.Congratulation to both of them for their achievement.