Thursday, September 3, 2009
Final Full Results For AmBank Challenge & Merdeka Rapid Team 2009
http://maribelajar.com/ext/am2009.html
For additional full Merdeka Rapid Team 2009 results, pls go to the following link:-
http://hairulovchessevents.blogspot.com/
Source : GilaChess and Hairolovchess.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Final Standings For Merdeka Rapid Team Chess 2009, 29-31 August 2009
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The above is the final standings of the 66 participating chess teams for the Merdeka Rapid Team Chess Open 2009 held at the Ballroom, CitiTel MidValley Hotel, Kuala Lumpur from 29-31 August 2009.
The top ten winning chess teams for 2009 were as follows:
1. INA - RTCC - 28.5 pts, 15 MP;
2. Bhayangkar Police R.I. - 27.5 pts, 15 MP;
3. SMS Gold KLMN (M) - 24 pts, 14 MP;
4. Tagatay City - 24 pts, 13 MP;
5. Jakarta Chess Club (JCC) - 23.5 pts, 13 MP;
6. Team Astro - 23.5 pts, 12 MP;
7. IRI-MAS - 22.5 pts, 13 MP;
8. Calamba City - 22 pts, 12 MP;
9. Calamba City B - 22 pts, 12 MP;
10. SMS Gold - MO (M) - 22 pts, 11 MP;
Overall the event was eventually won by Indonesian team INA-RTCC (above pic) headed by IM Tirto on Board 1 setting aside the Filipino teams who in the past had been dominating the top tables.
Congratulations to all winning teams! Hope to see you all next year for another Malaysian Chess Festival. Adios! Terima kasih! Thank you all!
source: http://blog.gilachess.com/ or http://gilachess.blogspot.com/.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Merdeka Rapids Round 8 pairing
No. | SNo. | Team | Pts | Pts | Team | SNo. |
1 | 13 | Tagatay City | 19½ | 23 | INA - RTCC | 2 |
2 | 4 | Caviaga Lubricant | 19 | 20 | Bhayangkara Police R.I | 6 |
3 | 7 | Jakarta Chess Club (JCC) | 18½ | 19½ | SMS Gold - MO (M) | 9 |
4 | 8 | IRI-MAS | 18 | 18 | Ipoh Limau Bali (M) | 18 |
5 | 25 | Perak Junior (M/N/6) | 17½ | 17½ | Team Astro | 5 |
6 | 10 | SMS Gold KLMN (M) | 17½ | 17½ | Penang (M/N) | 14 |
7 | 26 | Sabah (M/N) | 17 | 17 | Marfori Phillipines | 1 |
8 | 33 | Rorschach (M) | 17 | 17 | Friends of Jenjosh (M) | 12 |
9 | 20 | Johor (M/N) | 17 | 17 | Sarawak (M/N) | 23 |
10 | 11 | Calamba City B | 16½ | 16½ | ChessIsChess (M) | 16 |
11 | 3 | Calamba CIty | 16 | 16½ | Indonesian Dream Girls (L/6) | 29 |
12 | 22 | Nusa Mahkota Chess Club (M) | 15½ | 15½ | Selangor (N) | 15 |
13 | 27 | Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru (G) | 15½ | 15½ | MISC Bhd (M) | 17 |
14 | 35 | University of Malaya 1 (M/I) | 15 | 15 | The Four Seasons (M/6) | 32 |
15 | 34 | UTM Alpha (M/I) | 15 | 14½ | USM (M/I) | 31 |
16 | 24 | Royal Selangor Club (V) | 14½ | 14½ | Klang Valley Kiwis | 21 |
17 | 51 | 17 Chess Club (M) | 13½ | 14 | Astro (M/L) | 19 |
18 | 45 | Dynamic (M) | 13½ | 14 | Persatuan Catur Bumiputra Sarawak (M/N) | 48 |
19 | 56 | Chung Ling A (M/S/6) | 13½ | 13½ | Kids for Chess Independence (M/6) | 58 |
20 | 64 | Penang Free School Chess Club (M/S/6) | 13 | 13½ | Selangor Generasi 10 (M/L/N/2) | 49 |
21 | 54 | Jaffolea Juniors (M/2) | 13 | 13 | Selangor Generasi 9 (M/N/6) | 30 |
22 | 65 | Chung Ling B (M/S/6) | 13 | 13 | PCA Junior (M/N/2)) | 63 |
23 | 60 | Wonder Kids (M/2) | 12½ | 13 | UTM Beta (M/I) | 50 |
24 | 47 | Kids for Chess Freedom (M/6) | 12½ | 12½ | SMK St Paul (M/S/6) | 66 |
25 | 46 | MMU (I) | 12 | 12 | PCA Members (M/N) | 55 |
26 | 28 | Sarawak B (M/N) | 11½ | 12 | Adults for Chess Muhibbah (M) | 40 |
27 | 38 | UKM (M/I) | 11 | 11 | Universiti Malaysia Pahang (M/I) | 41 |
28 | 57 | Penang Free School (M/N/S) | 11 | 10 | UTM Omega (M/I/L) | 53 |
29 | 62 | Kids for Chess SG Girls (M/L/S/6) | 10 | 10 | SJK(C) Kepong 2 (M/S/2) | 52 |
30 | 39 | University of Malaya 2 (M/I) | 9½ | 7 | Kids for Chess Future (M/2) | 44 |
31 | 43 | Karisma Knights (M/6) | 8½ | 9 | Kids for Chess SG Juniors (M/S/2) | 59 |
32 | 61 | Chess Power (M/2) | 8 | 2½ | Sarawak U10 Team (M/S/2) | 37 |
33 | 42 | Kids for Chess Davidson (M/S/2) | 7½ | 7 | SK Satria Jaya, Kuching (M/S/2) | 36 |
Schedule for Merdeka Rapid Team Chess Open
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Merdeka Rapid Team Chess Open 29-31 Aug 2009
The Merdeka Rapid Team Chess Open 2009 will run from 29th to 31st August 2009 and the event was officiated by the Sports Minister, YB Dato' Shabery Cheek on the morning of 29th August 2009 at the Ballroom, CitiTel MidValley Hotel. There will be 66 registered teams that will be competing for the Open Championship over 9 Swiss rounds with a 25 minute per player time control.
Each team will comprise of 4 or 5 players. Each match will consist of 4 board games to decide the score of the match. The fifth player will be in the team as a reserve, where available.
Best of luck to all participating teams and happy hunting for all teams!Saturday, August 29, 2009
IM Mok Tze Meng
Not officially an International Master yet..
Mok Tze Meng achieves his third and final norm with a commendable result.
Mok’s fine performance in the previous tournaments he entered like the Terengganu Open, Penang Open, DATCC League and Malaysia Open is expected to push him over the 2400 rating needed for the IM title.
Final Ranking of 6th Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysian Open 2009
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The winners in the top fifteen are as follows:
1. GM Negi Parimarjan (IND) (2590) - 7 points (BH=49.5)
2. IM Dableo Ronald (PHI) (2417) - 7 points (BH=48)
3. GM Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan (IRI) (2589) - 6.5 points
4. Senador Emmanuel (PHI) (2372) - 6.5 points
5. GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (VIE) (2592) - 6.5 points
6. GM Laylo Darwin (PHI) (2494) - 6.5 points
7. GM Schebler, Gerhard (GER) (2486) - 6.5 points
8. Yu Yangyi (CHN) (2510) - 6.5 points
9. GM Iuldachev Saidali (UZB) (2518) - 6.5 points
10. Xiu Deshun (CHN) (2515) - 6.5 points
11. GM Li Chao b (CHN) (2634) - 6.5 points
12 GM Megaranto Susanto (INA) (2534) - 6 points
13. GM Nguyen Anh Dung (VIE) (2474) - 6 points
14. FM Mok Tze-Meng (MAS) (2343) - 6 points
15. Yu Lie (CHN) (2340) - 6 points
The prize giving ceremony was held at 6 pm, on Friday (28th August 2009) and the prizes given out by Dato' Tan Chin Nam, the Organizing Chairman of the event. The picture above showing the proud young GM from India, GM Negi Parimarjan receiving the coveted trophy, medal and his winning check from the equally proud Organising Chairman.
source: http://setiachess.blogspot.com/
Friday, August 28, 2009
Winners of AmBank Challenge 2009
Champion - Samson Lim Jr (PHI) - 7 points
Second - Rodolfo Panopio Jr (PHI) - 7 Points
Third - Roel Abelgas (PHI) - 7 points
Fourth - Jax Tham (MAS) - 6.5 points
Fifth - Tan Kok Liang (MAS) - 6.5 points
Sixth - Nor Ilhamuddin (MAS) - 6 points
Seventh - Izz Saifuddin (MAS) - 6 points
Eighth - Cheah Cheok Fung (MAS) - 6 points
Ninth - Fadli Zakaria (MAS) - 6 points
Tenth - Ooi Li Tao (MAS) - 6 points
Best Lady - Renitha Narayanan - 5 points
Best U-16 - Tan Jun Feng - 5 points
Best U-12 - Tan Li Ting - 5 points
Information courtesy of http://setiachess.blogspot.com/
Big fight on board 1
The battle for the championship.
Negi must beat tournament leader Senador to have a shot at first place.
Emmanuel Senador playing one of his best DATMO ever.
Three Players Lead Into Final Round Of AmBank Challenge 2009
If all of the threesome from Philippines falter with draws and Jax Tham wins his final round, then definitely Jax Tham will win the AmBank Challengers Championship for 2009.
Best of luck to all players. May the best player win the AmBank Challenge this year.
For official results, please visit the following blog: http://datmo.net.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
DATMO standings after 8 rounds
Rank | SNo. | | Name | Rtg | FED | Pts | BH. |
1 | 27 | | Senador, Emmanuel | 2372 | PHI | 6½ | 46½ |
2 | 3 | GM | Negi, Parimarjan | 2590 | IND | 6 | 47½ |
3 | 4 | GM | Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan | 2589 | IRI | 6 | 47½ |
4 | 2 | GM | Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son | 2592 | VIE | 6 | 46 |
5 | 12 | GM | Laylo, Darwin | 2494 | PHI | 6 | 45 |
6 | 10 | | Yu, Yangyi | 2510 | CHN | 6 | 45 |
7 | 1 | GM | Li, Chao b | 2634 | CHN | 6 | 44½ |
8 | 8 | GM | Iuldachev, Saidali | 2518 | UZB | 6 | 44 |
9 | 21 | IM | Dableo, Ronald | 2417 | PHI | 6 | 43½ |
10 | 7 | GM | Megaranto, Susanto | 2534 | INA | 6 | 40½ |
11 | 14 | GM | Schebler, Gerhard | 2486 | GER | 5½ | 44½ |
12 | 9 | | Xiu, Deshun | 2515 | CHN | 5½ | 44½ |
13 | 15 | GM | Nguyen, Anh Dung | 2474 | VIE | 5½ | 42½ |
14 | 43 | WIM | Muminova, Nafisa | 2287 | UZB | 5½ | 42½ |
15 | 25 | WIM | Zhang, Xiaowen | 2391 | CHN | 5½ | 40½ |
16 | 11 | IM | Bitoon, Richard | 2495 | PHI | 5½ | 38 |
17 | 5 | GM | Rahman, Ziaur | 2538 | BAN | 5 | 44½ |
18 | 16 | IM | Sriram, Jha | 2459 | IND | 5 | 44 |
19 | 13 | | Gao, Rui | 2491 | CHN | 5 | 44 |
20 | 31 | FM | Mok, Tze-Meng | 2343 | MAS | 5 | 42½ |
21 | 22 | IM | Tirto | 2407 | INA | 5 | 41½ |
22 | 32 | | Yu, Lie | 2340 | CHN | 5 | 41½ |
23 | 29 | | Pak, Yevgeniy | 2359 | KAZ | 5 | 40½ |
24 | 33 | FM | Carlos, Leonardo | 2337 | PHI | 5 | 39½ |
25 | 48 | | Udani, Ian | 2241 | PHI | 5 | 38 |
26 | 34 | FM | Nguyen, Duc Hoa | 2331 | VIE | 5 | 37 |
27 | 36 | | Legaspi, Rhobel | 2331 | PHI | 5 | 35½ |
28 | 47 | | Dragicevic, Domagoj | 2251 | AUS | 5 | 34 |
29 | 39 | | Li, Hanbin | 2313 | CHN | 5 | 34 |
30 | 6 | GM | Dzhumaev, Marat | 2535 | UZB | 4½ | 46 |
31 | 38 | | Ma, Qun | 2319 | CHN | 4½ | 42 |
32 | 44 | | Lim, Chuing Hoong Ronnie | 2281 | MAS | 4½ | 42 |
33 | 17 | IM | Nadanian, Ashot | 2441 | ARM | 4½ | 41½ |
34 | 40 | WGM | Sukandar, Irine Kharisma | 2311 | INA | 4½ | 40½ |
35 | 42 | IM | Liew, Chee-Meng-Jimmy | 2299 | MAS | 4½ | 40½ |
36 | 20 | IM | Yang, Kaiqi | 2427 | CHN | 4½ | 40 |
37 | 30 | | Jia, Haoxiang | 2347 | CHN | 4½ | 39½ |
38 | 41 | WGM | Pourkashiyan, Atousa | 2304 | IRI | 4½ | 38 |
39 | 23 | FM | Goldenberg, Igor | 2404 | AUS | 4½ | 37½ |
40 | 37 | FM | Kojima, Shinya | 2323 | JPN | 4½ | 36 |
41 | 26 | FM | Lim, Yee-Weng | 2375 | MAS | 4½ | 35½ |
42 | 18 | IM | Dimakiling, Oliver | 2434 | PHI | 4 | 43½ |
43 | 100 | | Zulkhairi | 0 | INA | 4 | 43½ |
44 | 28 | | Tolentino, Rustum | 2362 | PHI | 4 | 43 |
45 | 24 | FM | Wahono, Awam | 2399 | INA | 4 | 40 |
46 | 49 | | Panggabean, Hasian | 2226 | INA | 4 | 39½ |
47 | 19 | IM | Irwanto, Sadikin | 2429 | INA | 4 | 38½ |
48 | 54 | | Mohammadi, Amir | 2192 | SWE | 4 | 37½ |
49 | 82 | | Siew, Kit-Tze Mark | 1937 | MAS | 4 | 37 |
50 | 64 | | Tan, Khai Boon | 2095 | MAS | 4 | 35½ |
51 | 35 | | Causo, Deniel | 2331 | PHI | 4 | 35½ |
52 | 46 | FM | Simanjuntak, Sebastian | 2254 | INA | 4 | 34½ |
53 | 56 | WIM | Ghader Pour, Shayesteh | 2171 | IRI | 4 | 34½ |
54 | 50 | | Jordan, Dirk, Dr. | 2217 | GER | 4 | 34 |
55 | 61 | | Li, Panru | 2132 | CHN | 4 | 34 |
56 | 45 | IM | Tan, Lian-Ann | 2273 | SIN | 4 | 33½ |
57 | 60 | | Sano, Tomu | 2140 | JPN | 4 | 30½ |
58 | 63 | | Yeap, Eng Chiam | 2108 | MAS | 3½ | 36½ |
59 | 85 | | O`Reilly, Steven | 1925 | AUS | 3½ | 36 |
60 | 55 | | F. Sayani, M. Hendrik | 2190 | INA | 3½ | 36 |
61 | 97 | | Jafar, Sofyan | 0 | INA | 3½ | 35½ |
62 | 99 | | Pitra, Andika | 0 | INA | 3½ | 35½ |
63 | 66 | | Ismail, Ahmad | 2089 | MAS | 3½ | 34½ |
64 | 53 | | Bueder, Thomas | 2201 | GER | 3½ | 34½ |
65 | 92 | | Wong, Jianwen | 1763 | MAS | 3½ | 34 |
66 | 59 | | Che Hassan, Abdullah | 2142 | MAS | 3½ | 34 |
67 | 52 | | Nardi, Chairil | 2207 | INA | 3½ | 34 |
68 | 73 | | Wongwichit, Phachara | 2032 | AUS | 3½ | 33½ |
69 | 57 | | Haessler, Carl | 2155 | USA | 3½ | 33 |
70 | 69 | FM | Jones, Brian | 2067 | AUS | 3½ | 32½ |
71 | 71 | | Subramaniam, Sumant | 2043 | MAS | 3½ | 32 |
72 | 62 | | Qu, Yanqiao | 2124 | CHN | 3½ | 32 |
73 | 51 | | Portugalera, Ric | 2214 | PHI | 3½ | 31 |
74 | 83 | | Yeoh, Li Tian | 1937 | MAS | 3½ | 30½ |
75 | 88 | | Kimbin, Richard | 1907 | ITA | 3½ | 29 |
76 | 74 | | Inoue, Sho | 2024 | JPN | 3 | 37 |
77 | 58 | | Xu, Huahua | 2145 | CHN | 3 | 33 |
78 | 67 | | Soh, Han Loong Gerald | 2088 | MAS | 3 | 33 |
79 | 68 | | Dotsenko, Viacheslav | 2079 | RUS | 3 | 31 |
80 | 84 | | Grigg, Sam | 1933 | AUS | 3 | 30½ |
81 | 90 | | Lee, Kah Meng Elgin | 1811 | MAS | 3 | 28½ |
82 | 80 | WFM | Milligan, Helen | 1976 | NZL | 3 | 27½ |
83 | 96 | | Png, Ren Chi | 1356 | MAS | 3 | 26 |
84 | 76 | | Spiller, Paul | 2005 | NZL | 3 | 24½ |
85 | 75 | | Noguchi, Koji | 2012 | JPN | 2½ | 32½ |
86 | 87 | | Guo, Emma | 1914 | AUS | 2½ | 31½ |
87 | 72 | | Chua, Aaron | 2040 | MAS | 2½ | 30½ |
88 | 81 | | Lim, Kian Hwa | 1972 | MAS | 2½ | 30½ |
89 | 77 | | Wong, Hao | 2004 | MAS | 2½ | 28½ |
90 | 79 | | Tan, Justin | 1979 | AUS | 2½ | 27½ |
91 | 91 | | Lee, Kai Jie Edward | 1763 | SIN | 2½ | 26 |
92 | 70 | | Bennett, Hilton | 2050 | NZL | 2½ | 24 |
93 | 78 | | Khandhar, Kaushal | 1997 | MAS | 2 | 27 |
94 | 89 | WCM | Kadek, Iin Dwijayanti | 1894 | INA | 2 | 26½ |
95 | 94 | | Draup, Hj. Abang Azman | 1650 | MAS | 1½ | 26½ |
96 | 95 | | Zamahari, Abang Draup | 1601 | MAS | 1½ | 25 |
97 | 98 | | Najwa, Jiahui Rujok | 0 | SIN | 1½ | 24 |
98 | 65 | | Eng, Andre-Jerome | 2089 | SIN | 1½ | 23 |
99 | 93 | | Gates, David | 1709 | ENG | 1½ | 22 |
100 | 86 | | S., Balendran | 1916 | MAS | 1 | 23½ |