Gula Perlis Open Chess Challenge 2012
The details are as below:

Date	:	12 May 2012 (Saturday)
Time	:	8.00 a.m. – 5.30 p.m. (Time control 25 minutes)
Venue	:	Dewan Belia, Kangar, Perlis.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY = RM5,520.00

MEDAL TO ALL WINNERS

CERTIFICATES WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO PAY BEFORE 1 MAY 2012

LUCKY DRAW = 4 DIGITAL CHESS CLOCKS

PARTICIPANTS NO. 1 - 100	PARTICIPANTS NO. 101 - 200	PARTICIPANTS NO. 201 & ABOVE
10 LUCKY DRAW NUMBERS	5 LUCKY DRAW NUMBERS	1 LUCKY DRAW NUMBER

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MSSM GAME ANALYSIS : TAY YI WEN vs SITI NUR AFIQAH

White: Tay Yi Wen (Sarawak)
Black: Siti Nur Afiqah (Kelantan)
Event: MSSM Perlis 2010

1. d4 d6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 g6 4. g3 Bg7


Siti Nur Afiqah played the Pirc and won in the previous round against Pahang, so it is understandable she tried it again in this round. Likewise, her opponent did not choose the best defense by playing the g3 setup.

5. Bg2 b6


Afiqah wanted to put her Bishop at the long diagonal, but this is not the correct way to do it. It is not recommended to succumb oneself to open attacks, especially when the opponent's Bishop is pointing straight at our Rook! Luckily, her opponent did not find the best move, or else Afiqah would be in a big trouble. Here, Afiqah should continue with castling and only after that play c6, Qc7, b6 and Bb7.

6. Ng5

Better is 6.Ne5 when the best black can do is push 6... d5 or lose a pawn. 6... dxe5 is messy when 7.dxe5 leaves Black an exchange and a pawn down. 7... Qxd1+, 8.Nxd1 Ng4, 9.Bxa8 c6, 10.f4

6... c6 7. d5 Bb7 8. dxc6 Bxc6 9. Nge4 O-O 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. Bxc6 Nxc6

White should have not made wholesale simplifications which made life easier for Black. There is no weakness in Black's fortress; her Bishop is still guarding the fort whereas White's Bishop had been exchanged with its counterpart.

12. O-O Bg7 13. e4 Rc8 14. a3 f5

A good move, opening up an attacking line towards White's King.

15. Re1 Qd7 16. Rb1 Rf7 17. Be3 Ne5 18. Bd4 fxe4


By hook or by crook, White has to part ways with her Bishop with absolutely no chance to exchange Black's g7 Bishop with its demise.

19. Rxe4 Nf3+ 20. Kg2 Nxd4 21.h4?


A mistake. White should take the Knight and accept the material deficit. 21.Rxd4 Bxd4, 22.Qxd4

21...Ne6 22. Qg4 Nc5

Now all Black has to do is exchanging off all the pieces.

23. Qxd7 Nxd7 24. Nd5 e5 25. f4

Another mistake, but it is understandable when White is on the verge of resigning.

25...Rxc2+ 26. Kh3 Nf6 27. Nxf6+ Bxf6 28. fxe5 Bxe5 29. b4 Rc3 30. Rg4 Rxa3 31. h5 Kg7 32. Rg1 Rf5 33. hxg6 hxg634. Kg2 Ra2+ 35. Kh1??


The final mistake. Black mates in three.

35...Rh5+ 36. Rh4 Rxh4+ 37. gxh4 Rh2# 0-1

Final position

MSSM FINAL RESULT

Luckily, we have bloggers (GiloCatur) and (Muhammad Arshad) updating results. I will compile the results for Kelantan players only, but I will provide the links to full results, taken from MSSM blog and TerengganuChess blog.

Congratulations to all winners. As for Kelantan, a job well done, especially the U15 girls. Even though they did not retain the gold, but certainly the task of bringing home something to cheer about had been done perfectly.

Pictures taken from TerengganuChess.

U12 Boys

Individual
Team (Crosstable)

Kelantan players:

Ismat Warfi Haziq (12th)
Muhd Alham Zuhri (21st)

Team (8th)
1.Alif Omar
2.Ihab Fitri
3.Mohd Firdaus
4.Ahmad Syafiq


U15 Boys

Individual
Team (Crosstable)

Kelantan players:

Wan Muhd Imran (10th)
Muhd Ikmal Hakimi (22nd)

Team (7th)
1.Fadhil Aiman
2.Mohd Fadhil
3.Muhd Afham Haikal
4.Zurayus Azrul


U18 Boys

Individual
Team (Crosstable)

Kelantan players:

Mohd Syazwan (8th)
Ahmad Zulhilmi (9th)

Team (12th)
1.Ahza Daisam
2.Wan Muhd Adli
3.Ahmad Syakirin
4.Mohd Faisal


U12 Girls

Individual
Team (Crosstable)

Kelantan players:

Nor Atikah (13th)
Siti Khalilah (21st)

Team (8th)
1.Fatih Nur Sahariah - Best board
2.Nur Hanis Natasha
3.Farah Ishami Faqihah
4.Wan Ainul Basyira


U15 Girls

Individual
Team (Crosstable)

Kelantan players:

Taibah Lailie (19th)
Alia Farhana (24th)

Team (2nd)
1.Laila Husna - Best board
2.Siti Nur Afiqah - Best board
3.Najihah
4.Nur Ain Syahirah


U18 Girls

Individual
Team (Crosstable)

Kelantan players:

Nabilah (6th)
Wan Nurhazirah (23rd)

Team (6th)
1.Wan Aemellia Elisha
2.Wan Zarif Sofea
3.Ayu Anabihah
4.Khairun Anisa

KELANTAN MSSM CHESS TEAM

The tournament is held at Putra Palace Hotel, Kangar, Perlis. Pictures at Gilocatur's blog and MSSM blog.

Same as last year, the format of the tournament consists of individual and team categories. The composition of the Kelantan contingent is as follows:

Boys U12

Individual
1. Ismat Wafri Haziq
2. Muhd Alham Zuhri

Team
1.Alif Omar
2.Ihab Fitri
3.Mohd Firdaus
4.Ahmad Syafiq


Girls U12

Individual
1.Siti Khalilah
2.Nor Atikah

Team
1.Fatih Nur Sahariah (picture right)
2.Nur Hanis Natasha
3.Farah Ishami Faqihah
4.Wan Ainul Basyira


Boys U15

Individual
1.Wan Muhd Imran
2.Muhd Ikmal Hakimi

Team
1.Fadhil Aiman
2.Mohd Fadhil
3.Muhd Afham Haikal
4.Zurayus Azrul


Girls U15

Individual
1.Taibah Lailie
2.Alia Farhana

Team
1.Laila Husna
2.Siti Nur Afiqah
3.Najihah
4.Nur Ain Syahirah


Boys U18

Individual
1.Ahmad Zulhilmi
2.Mohd Syazwan

Team
1.Ahza Daisam (picture right)
2.Wan Muhd Adli
3.Ahmad Syakirin
4.Mohd Faisal


Girls U18

Individual
1.Wan Nurhazirah
2.Nabilah

Team
1.Wan Aemellia Elisha
2.Wan Zarif Sofea
3.Ayu Anabihah
4.Khairun Anisa

KELANTAN SET TO BRING SOME FIREWORKS TO PERLIS

Kelantan MSSM chess contingent heads to Perlis this morning. The players are refreshed after their 2 days rest after completing 2 weeks of rigorous training regime in Pasir Puteh. I don't know what their target is, but I'm sure they are going to defend their gold in Girls under-15 category. Hopefully they will also better their achievement in the overall standings (last year they were 6th).

Noticeable absentee - Mohd Lokman Mat Daud (picture). Widely considered the best talent from Gua Musang chosed to study in Arabic school and missed out this year's selection. Last year he was the best player for board 3.

Wan Aemellia Elisha has upgraded to Girls under-18. We will wait for her performance eagerly. But Laila Husna is still there to help the girls defend their golds.

As for me, I anticipate my padawans Mohd Alham and Nurhazirah from Tumpat to excel in their respective categories. I was told by her that she was chosen to play in individual category. Hopefully she will bring something home.

With the recitation of the Basmallah, guys, start your game!

Here was my report for last year's tournament.

THE SWEETEST TOURNAMENT IS BACK!

About every Malaysian chess blogs has advertised this tournament. But just to help the organizer who directly emailed me the details, I must put this in my blog too. The prizes are worthy of a long journey, and you can even get a free chess set if you are among 200 first participants, not to mention 2 digital clocks up for grabs in the lucky draw.

All the details here.

GULA PERLIS OPEN

Kindly be informed that Kilang Gula Felda Perlis will be organising Gula Perlis Open Chess Challenge 2009 on 16th May 2009 at Dewan Sek Men Teknik Kangar, Perlis. This is a national rated event and it's open to all chess players nationwide. Time control for each player is 30 minutes. The tournament is offering total cash prizes of RM4,240 for up to 57 winners including 10 lucky draws. Closing date for registration is 11th May 2009.

It is hoped that the tournament will draw as many entry as possible as this is the first time Kilang Gula Felda Perlis is sponsoring such a big chess tournament. With huge entries, the management will be happy to establish this tournament as a yearly event.

Feel free to contact Syaiful at 013-3939838 should you have any queries.

Registration Form

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