With the long weekend break due to Hari Raya Haji, it was almost expected that the number of players turning up for the blitz event would be minimal and true enough, only 14 players showed up for the event.
It was also a pleasant surprise to see FM Johan Foudzi appearing to take part in the event after a rather long silence from the local chess scene.
After the smoke cleared, Zaidan Zulkipli won the event with an almost perfect score of 12.5 followed by local Abdul Shukor A Rajah with 10.5 points. Wong Jianwen shared the 3rd/4th placing with surprisingly yours truly (Najib Wahab) with 10 points each. Next in line was Mohd Fadli Zakaria with 8.5 points, Firdaus Mohd Rodzi at 6th placing with 8 points, Cheong Chin Leong 7.5 points and Johan Foudzi rounding up the winners list with 7 points to earn the 8th spot.
Full table for the event as follows:
The number of players confirmed for the event has increased to 76 with a few more local entries received. Fresh from their U16 outing recently, bronze medalist, Roshan Ajeet Singh and board one player Wong Jianwen have confirmed their participation for the event. Other late entries included veteran Jax Tham Tick Hong, Taulani Tukiran and Chan Mun Fye
The list of entries so far are as follows:
The organizer continue to receive inquiries for the event and with the deadline extended to 14th November, the number of participants playing for the event is expected to increase even more.
Albeit having reached its target number of players for the ASIAN AMATEUR OPEN and WOMEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2011, MCF and the Organizing Committee have agreed to extend the deadline to register for the event to 14th November 2011.
As there has been an influx of inquiries from the international community to take part in the event, most of the foreign players have requested for extension of the deadline to facilitate travelling and scheduling arrangement.
The final listing of all the players is expected to be published by 15th November 2011
The number of players for the ASIAN AMATEUR increases to 58 confirmed entries including 12 from UAE and 1 from India which was received late last night. This does not include the few from Singapore, Nepal and Australia who are currently being processed by their respective Federations. It is expected that 10 players from our southern neighbor will play in this event, with another 5 players from Nepal and 2 players from Australia
The list of players to date are as follows:
It will eventually happen - the top seed team will play the team who is currently leading. Strength to strength, they could be about even.... Its Too Less Ordinary led by Ian Udani against Najib's Rojak Team led by IM Mok Tze Meng ... provided he can play... Else, it will be the youngster Suman Subramaniam sitting on board 1 against the "so far perfect" Ian Udani. It will be an interesting line up as Najib's Rojak Team will have Yeoh Li Tian back in the line up and the steely Cheah Cheok Fung holding well on the lower boards. Yeoh Senior is also available to play and another veteran, Song Wai Cheng should be able to hold the lower boards.
On table 2, Kelantan Team is keeping up pace with the leader and their next challenge would be against PETRONAS Seahorse, incidentally, IM Mas of Kelantan former team. On top board would be IM Mas against former teammate and an excellent player Mohd Irman Ibrahim.
On table 3, Nusa Mahkota up against 17 Chess Club with PJMIM playing against Saprin and family on table 4. DATCC Seniors Team is looking out to revenge their 2 consecutive losses and have PETRONAS Swordfish as their next rival on table 5 and on table 6, the Renegade Chess Team will go against the BERNAMA Chess Team.
Round 4 will clock off at 7:00pm on Tuesday, 8th November 2011
BE THERE FOR THE SHOWDOWN!
The following players have confirmed their registration for the ASIAN AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. With the new listing, our very own Abdul Haq Mohamed has overtaken Brunei Aliuddin Azahari of Brunei as the number one seed for the event with a FIDE Rating of 2096.
The following list does not include players from Nepal, Singapore, Philippines, Australia, India and Sri Lanka who have indicated their interest to play and are awaiting approval from their respective Federation. The list of players as of 1st November 2011 are as follows:
The organizers are bombarded with questions and inquiries as the closing date draw closer and more players have indicated their interest to participate. With the current trend and more confirmation coming, the list of players are more than likely to exceed 70 players within the next few days.
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