Monday, March 17, 2014

Women Qualifiers for 2014 Malaysian Masters



The top 3 above, according to MCF qualification criteria qualifies to play in the Malaysian Masters 2014. They are Mohd Saufi Najiha, Nithyalaksmi Sivanesan and Women National Champion Renitha Narayanan.

They will join the following pre-qualifiers for the Malaysian Masters:
NO WOMEN FIDE Mac 2014 Qualified
1 Camilia Johari  7th 1st MM 2013
2 Nur Nabila Azman Hisham  3rd 2nd MM 2013
3 Puteri Rifqah Fahada Azhar 6th 3rd MM 2013
4 Fong Mi Yen  4th 4th MM 2013
5 Nur Najiha Azman Hisham 5th 5th MM 2013
6 Tan Li Ting 2nd 6th MM 2013
7 Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan 14th 7th MM 2013
       
8 Alia Anin Azwa Bakri 1st Higest Fide Rating

Saturday, March 15, 2014

NC 2014 National Champions


Men - 2nd place


Tabulation of results




Registration for Blitz

NC Final Round Live

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Board 4


Board 3


Board 2


Tension on board 1

Chief Arbiter


Pictures of Round 8














Penultimate Round: Top leaders clash

New tournament leaders Ismail Ahmad and Fong Yit San clash in Round 8 on board 1.

The previous round leader, Sumant, lost his game against Ismail Ahmad in Round 7.

Here are the pairings for the Men's Round 8:-
Bo. Name Pts. Pts. Name
1 Fong Yit San  6 6 Ismail Ahmad 
2 Subramaniam Sumant  Ong Way Justin 
3 Chuah Jin Hai Jonathan  5 Liew Chee-Meng Jimmy 
4 Nayan Ahmad Fadzil  5 5 Siew Kit-Tze Mark 
5 Nik Nik Ahmad Farouqi  5 Erowan Masrin 
6 Asan Jeppy Tewelu  Wising Abdul Sahim 
7 Shaik Ali Nor Ilhamuddin  Wong Yinn Long 
8 Fong Yit Ho  4 Saleh Fikri 
9 Ding Tze How Dilwen  4 4 Tham Tick Hong Jax 
10 Sivanesan Subramanian  4 4 Tan Jun Feng 
11 Tan Wei Hao  4 4 Tan Yong Zhao 
12 Lye Lik Zang  4 Tan Francis 
13 Tan Jun Ying  Kamin Al-Kamil 
14 Ng Jen Sheng  Muhalip Sotimin 
15 Vellan Paavanan  3 Goridau Guadis 
16 Yusoff Fairul  3 3 Amirullah Muhd Ali Asghar 
17 Subramaniam Shreyes  3 3 Ariff Syawal Aqmar Shahrir 
18 Mahmood Mohd Ezmi  3 3 Yap Egin Darrel 
19 Muhalip Muhadi  3 3 Lim Ming Xian 
20 Wan Mohd Yusoff Wan Mohamad Amirul  3 Chan Yi Meng Ryan 
21 Low Jun Jian  Koh Sian Kuan Bausch 
22 Asyrafi Mohd Ruqaim  Hamzah Razali 
23 Razali Faeznor  2 Lee Zhi Wei 
24 Mohd Radzuan Muhd Harith Farh  2 2 Lim Kian Hwa 
25 Hanif Harleiff  2 2 Mohd Zin Mohd Syakir 
26 Tan Soon Wei Dawson  Chan Kim Yew 
27 Mohd Radzuan Muhd Harith Fahm  ½ bye
28 Sabri Mohd Saprin  4 not paired
29 Mohd Saprin Amir Ghaazi  2 not paired
30 Mat Isa Shamsuddin  2 not paired

Source: http://chess-results.com/tnr127293.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=8&wi=821


Standings after Round 7
Rk.SNo
NameFEDRtgClub/CityPts. TB1  TB2  TB3 
13
Fong Yit SanMAS2167Perak6.029.524.5023.0
212
Ismail AhmadMAS2009Kedah6.029.024.0024.0
36
Subramaniam SumantMAS2068Selangor5.532.524.0026.0
42IMLiew Chee-Meng JimmyMAS2225MCF5.529.022.7522.0
515
Ong Way JustinMAS1973Selangor5.528.022.5020.0
65
Nayan Ahmad FadzilMAS2094Perak5.032.521.5023.0
71NMChuah Jin Hai JonathanMAS2273P. Pinang5.029.518.7518.5
813
Siew Kit-Tze MarkMAS1992Perak5.028.017.2523.5
914
Erowan MasrinMAS1991Sabah5.024.515.5018.5
1011
Shaik Ali Nor IlhamuddinMAS2023Terengganu4.531.519.2521.0
1110
Wising Abdul SahimMAS2033Sabah4.529.516.7519.0
1251
Asan Jeppy TeweluMAS1605Sabah4.526.514.5018.5
137
Nik Nik Ahmad FarouqiMAS2068Kelantan4.526.015.0018.0
1425
Wong Yinn LongMAS1850P. Pinang4.524.512.0017.0
1543
Saleh FikriMAS1657Selangor4.523.513.2514.0
1644
Lye Lik ZangMAS1655Kuala Lumpur4.030.014.5018.0
174
Sabri Mohd SaprinMAS2104Putrajaya4.029.513.7521.0
1839
Tan Yong ZhaoMAS1696Kuala Lumpur4.028.013.7518.0
1926
Ding Tze How DilwenMAS1825Kuala Lumpur4.027.013.5017.5
2029
Sivanesan SubramanianMAS1783Neg. Sembilan4.025.510.5015.0
2117
Fong Yit HoMAS1953Perak4.025.013.5016.5
2220
Tan Jun FengMAS1916Kuala Lumpur4.024.59.5016.0
238
Tham Tick Hong JaxMAS2054Selangor4.023.510.7516.0
2424
Tan Wei HaoMAS1854Kuala Lumpur4.022.011.0013.0
259
Tan FrancisMAS2043Selangor3.530.513.2519.0
2638
Ng Jen ShengMAS1700Kuala Lumpur3.526.010.2513.0
2735
Tan Jun YingMAS1718P. Pinang3.526.09.0015.0
2831
Muhalip SotiminMAS1748MCF3.525.59.7512.5
2956
Vellan PaavananMAS0Neg. Sembilan3.523.59.7511.0
3016
Kamin Al-KamilMAS1961Sabah3.522.58.5012.0
3145
Ariff Syawal Aqmar ShahrirMAS1637Melaka3.027.08.5013.0
3227
Subramaniam ShreyesMAS1815Kuala Lumpur3.026.09.5015.5
3333
Lim Ming XianMAS1730Kuala Lumpur3.025.58.5014.0
3418
Goridau GuadisMAS1949Sabah3.024.57.0014.0
3530
Yap Egin DarrelMAS1777Kuala Lumpur3.023.57.0011.0
3621
Yusoff FairulMAS1915Terengganu3.023.08.5011.5
3732
Mahmood Mohd EzmiMAS1747Kelantan3.022.57.0011.0
3842
Amirullah Muhd Ali AsgharMAS1677Kelantan3.022.07.759.0
3949
Wan Mohd Yusoff Wan Mohamad AmirulMAS1647Kelantan3.018.56.758.5
4052
Muhalip MuhadiMAS1509Sabah3.017.54.758.0
4128
Koh Sian Kuan BauschMAS1801Kuala Lumpur2.527.07.7512.5
4254
Asyrafi Mohd RuqaimMAS1456Terengganu2.522.56.2510.5
4337
Chan Yi Meng RyanMAS1710P. Pinang2.521.06.509.0
4419
Low Jun JianMAS1932Selangor2.520.56.509.5
4547
Lee Zhi WeiMAS1558Kuala Lumpur2.520.55.259.5
4641
Hamzah RazaliMAS1683Putrajaya2.519.04.756.5
4740
Mohd Saprin Amir GhaaziMAS1691Putrajaya2.024.55.2510.0
4848
Mat Isa ShamsuddinMAS1698Kedah2.023.57.0010.0
4923
Razali FaeznorMAS1863Sarawak2.021.05.258.0
5036
Hanif HarleiffMAS1717Putrajaya2.021.03.0010.0
5122
Lim Kian HwaMAS1906Sarawak2.020.02.008.0
5253
Mohd Zin Mohd SyakirMAS1473Kelantan2.018.02.506.0
5346
Mohd Radzuan Muhd Harith FarhMAS1622Pahang2.016.52.754.0
5434
Tan Soon Wei DawsonMAS1719Kuala Lumpur1.523.03.257.5
5550
Chan Kim YewMAS1614Selangor1.517.01.756.0
5655
Mohd Radzuan Muhd Harith FahmMAS1307Pahang0.515.51.001.0

Round 8 Live

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

Sumant leads after Round 5


Sumant is clear leader with 5/5 after beating Ahmad Fadzil Nayan in Round 5.


Following closely behind is Mark Siew with 4.5/5.


Sumant and Ahmad Fadzil Nayan leads after 4 rounds




Rk. SNo Name FED Rtg Club/City Pts. 
1 6 Subramaniam Sumant  MAS 2068 Selangor 4
2 5 Nayan Ahmad Fadzil  MAS 2094 Perak 4
3 11 Shaik Ali Nor Ilhamuddin  MAS 2023 Terengganu 3.5
4 4 Sabri Mohd Saprin  MAS 2104 Putrajaya 3.5
5 13 Siew Kit-Tze Mark  MAS 1992 Perak 3.5
6 12 Ismail Ahmad  MAS 2009 Kedah 3
7 10 Wising Abdul Sahim  MAS 2033 Sabah 3
8 9 Tan Francis  MAS 2043 Selangor 3
9 2 IM Liew Chee-Meng Jimmy  MAS 2225 MCF 3
3 Fong Yit San  MAS 2167 Perak 3
11 44 Lye Lik Zang  MAS 1655 Kuala Lumpur 3
12 14 Erowan Masrin  MAS 1991 Sabah 3
13 26 Ding Tze How Dilwen  MAS 1825 Kuala Lumpur 2.5
14 39 Tan Yong Zhao  MAS 1696 Kuala Lumpur 2.5
15 7 Nik Nik Ahmad Farouqi  MAS 2068 Kelantan 2.5
16 1 NM Chuah Jin Hai Jonathan  MAS 2273 P. Pinang 2.5
17 15 Ong Way Justin  MAS 1973 Selangor 2.5
18 35 Tan Jun Ying  MAS 1718 P. Pinang 2.5
19 51 Asan Jeppy Tewelu  MAS 1605 Sabah 2.5
20 27 Subramaniam Shreyes  MAS 1815 Kuala Lumpur 2.5
21 17 Fong Yit Ho  MAS 1953 Perak 2.5
22 8 Tham Tick Hong Jax  MAS 2054 Selangor 2
23 20 Tan Jun Feng  MAS 1916 Kuala Lumpur 2
24 33 Lim Ming Xian  MAS 1730 Kuala Lumpur 2
25 28 Koh Sian Kuan Bausch  MAS 1801 Kuala Lumpur 2
26 25 Wong Yinn Long  MAS 1850 P. Pinang 2
27 45 Ariff Syawal Aqmar Shahrir  MAS 1637 Melaka 2
28 40 Mohd Saprin Amir Ghaazi  MAS 1691 Putrajaya 2
29 29 Sivanesan Subramanian  MAS 1783 Neg. Sembilan 2
30 48 Mat Isa Shamsuddin  MAS 1698 Kedah 2
31 30 Yap Egin Darrel  MAS 1777 Kuala Lumpur 2
32 18 Goridau Guadis  MAS 1949 Sabah 2
33 21 Yusoff Fairul  MAS 1915 Terengganu 2
34 54 Asyrafi Mohd Ruqaim  MAS 1456 Terengganu 2
35 43 Saleh Fikri  MAS 1657 Selangor 2
36 36 Hanif Harleiff  MAS 1717 Putrajaya 2
37 31 Muhalip Sotimin  MAS 1748 MCF 1.5
38 38 Ng Jen Sheng  MAS 1700 Kuala Lumpur 1.5
39 56 Vellan Paavanan  MAS 0 Neg. Sembilan 1.5
40 16 Kamin Al-Kamil  MAS 1961 Sabah 1.5
41 19 Low Jun Jian  MAS 1932 Selangor 1.5
42 23 Razali Faeznor  MAS 1863 Sarawak 1.5
43 24 Tan Wei Hao  MAS 1854 Kuala Lumpur 1
44 32 Mahmood Mohd Ezmi  MAS 1747 Kelantan 1
45 47 Lee Zhi Wei  MAS 1558 Kuala Lumpur 1
46 22 Lim Kian Hwa  MAS 1906 Sarawak 1
47 34 Tan Soon Wei Dawson  MAS 1719 Kuala Lumpur 1
48 42 Amirullah Muhd Ali Asghar  MAS 1677 Kelantan 1
49 37 Chan Yi Meng Ryan  MAS 1710 P. Pinang 1
50 50 Chan Kim Yew  MAS 1614 Selangor 1
51 52 Muhalip Muhadi  MAS 1509 Sabah 1
52 41 Hamzah Razali  MAS 1683 Putrajaya 0.5
53 49 Wan Mohd Yusoff Wan Mohamad Amirul  MAS 1647 Kelantan 0.5
54 46 Mohd Radzuan Muhd Harith Farh  MAS 1622 Pahang 0.5
55 53 Mohd Zin Mohd Syakir  MAS 1473 Kelantan 0.5
56 55 Mohd Radzuan Muhd Harith Fahm  MAS 1307 Pahang 0