SMKCE SPORTS CARNIVAL

'1 Student, 1 Sports' and 'Sports Throughout the Year' slogans has led into the holding of SMKCE Sports and Games Carnival 2012. Form 1, 2 and 4 students are obliged to participate in 1 of the sports which are futsal, volleyball, netball, takraw, hockey, handball, congkak, batu seremban and, of course, chess. I was in charged of chess which will be competed by all the four sports houses - Tun Mahathir (blue), Tun Hussein (green), Tun Razak (red) and Tun Abdul Rahman (yellow).

Today, Category A comprising of form 4 students (male and female) had been held and Tun Mahathir won the male category while Tun Abdul Rahman won the female category. Here is the result for the male category:

Placing		Tun Mahathir	Tun Hussein	Tun Razak	Tun Abdul Rahman	Total
1	Tun Mahathir		2	2	3	7
2	Tun Hussein	1		1	1	3
3	Tun Razak	1	0		1	2
4	Tun Abdul Rahman	0	0	1		1

 And below is the result for the female category:

Placing		Tun Abdul Rahman	Tun Mahathir	Tun Razak	Tun Hussein	Total
1	Tun Abdul Rahman		2	3	3	8
2	Tun Mahathir	1		2	3	6
3	Tun Razak	0	1		1	2
4	Tun Hussein	0	0	1		1

 



 Some pictures of the day:

MAKSAK 2012

The time has come again. MAKSAK chess will be held in Penang for the second time since I first represented Kelantan in 2008. Well, I only played for Kelantan twice - in Penang in 2008 and in Kelantan (2009). In 2010, MAKSAK chess was held in Kuala Lumpur, and I was on the verge of going until my father suddenly fell sick and eventually died 2 days later while in 2011 (Perak), MAKSAK Kelantan simply did not send a chess team because it was the carom team's turn. This year, ironically, I am in a dilemma again. My wife is expecting soon and I am presented with a difficult decision between going or not going. Kelantan team is quite strong even without me but I have been absent from MAKSAK chess scene for too long I don't even know MAKSAK chess players anymore. My wife, however, asks me to go and play and assures me that my second baby will wait for his dad to come home victoriously. That is enough for me to keep training and hopefully, I will repay her faith by returning home with a victory. 

So, Penang, here I come!

Salam Aidilfitri 1433H

 

KaSUGI

Kelantan has sent 2 state teams to the recently concluded KaSUGI Chess Team Championship. Kelantan A fared better than Kelantan B when they managed to become the third best Malaysian team after securing the tenth place in the final standing. Only Penang A and Penang B were above Kelantan in the state standing.

Interestingly, Ismail Ahmad, my former coach, played for Kelantan A. He was stationed in Kelantan for three months, and that makes him eligible to play for Kelantan. Both Ismail and Farouqi were the points winner for the team when they finished with 6 points. Other team members were Ezmi and Bukhari. 

Whereas team B comprised of Khairul Nizam, Alfirdaus, Izuddin Ahayat and the evergreen Harun Bustaman a.k.a. Abe Mei. 

Below are the personal performances of Kelantan players.

Kelantan A

10. KELANTAN A (RtgAvg:1876, Captain: Farouqi / TB1: 19.5 / TB2: 11) Bo. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts.  Games RtgAvg 1 Nik Ahmad Farouqi  2087 MAS 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 8 1773 2 Ismail Ahmad   2007 MAS 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 8 1805 3 Mohd Ezmi  Mahmood 1805 MAS 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 ½ 3.5 8 1785 4 Mohd Bukhari Yahya  1606 MAS 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 1 1 4 8 1691

Kelantan B

46. KELANTAN B (RtgAvg:1635, Captain: Bustaman Harun / TB1: 14 / TB2: 6) Bo. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts.  Games RtgAvg 1 Md Khairul Nizam Johariy  1667 MAS 0 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 5.5 8 1602 2 Muhd Alfirdaus Md Nazir  1587 MAS 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 8 1542 3 Ahayat Izuddin  1742 MAS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 1577 4 Harun Bustaman  1545 MAS 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 0 2.5 8 1544

However, there was another team from Kelantan which is C'STA UiTM Kelantan. It consisted of players playing for UiTM Machang, Kelantan under their coach, BadBishop.


C'STA UiTM Kelantan

51. C'STA UiTM KLTN (RtgAvg:1358, Captain: Norazlin / TB1: 13 / TB2: 5)
Bo.	Name	Rtg	FED	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pts.	Games	RtgAvg
1	Ahmad Arif Abdul Rahim	1469	MAS	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	6	8	1543
2	Ahmad Da'i Md HJa'afar	1400	MAS	0	0	0	0	½	0	1	0	1.5	8	1587
3	Muhd Afiq Aiman	1041	MAS	0	½	0	1	½	0	1	0	3	8	1572
4	Juarih Norazlin	1521	MAS	0	0	0	½	0	½	1	½	2.5	8	1622

Congratulations to all teams for making Kelantan proud!

Kelantan A

Kelantan B

Discussing...

SICILIAN vs RUY LOPEZ

So, it will be the Sicilian against the Ruy Lopez. Personally, I play the Sicilian Defense. However, for this tournament, I root for Spain. The Super Mario has done it again, while the Italians, I admit, is nothing like the Italians I knew before this. Their midfield maestro, Pirlo, is very good at spotting the flanking runs made by the wingers. It is just like the Sicilian Defense, attacking from the flank c-file. And their play also grows from strength to strength throughout the tournament, just like the Sicilian Defense which strength increases to the maximum when reaching the endgame. Hopefully, Casillas and co will find a solution to beat Pirlo and the gang, or else, I will have to play the Sicilian Defense again. Ciao!

THE RED KNIGHTS AT MSSM 2012 - RESULTS

Congratulations to all involved in the Red Knights team for MSSM 2012 in Terengganu. As predicted, the Female Under 15 team prevails again, albeit only settling for second. We also have individual winners in various categories. Here is the full results involving The Red Knights (TRK):

Team Event: 

Girls Under 15 Team (right)

Girls Under 15 - Second (Silver Medal)

1.Siti Nur Afiqah Mohd Haslam

2.Najihah Mohd Saufi

3.Fatih Nor Sahariah Abdul Jalil (Best 3rd Board prize)

4.Nik Nur Najihah Nik Mohd Azrihan

Individual Event:

Individual winners (with Fatih far left)

Boys Under 12 -  10th

10.Nik Muhammad Haziq Najmuddin

Boys Under 15 - 5th and 7th

5.Muhammad Ikmal Hakimie Roeslan

7.Wan Mohamad Amirul Wan Mohamad

Boys Under 18 - 9th

9.Fadhil Aiman Zakaria

MSSM 2012 UPDATE

A warm gratitude to Muhammad bin Arshad for updating the results of the ongoing MSSM Chess Championship which is currently being held at the Terengganu State Stadium. For those who are looking for the results, please click the links given below (I updated the links for the third time!):

Team Event:

Boys Under 12

Boys Under 15

Boys Under 18

Girls Under 12

Girls Under 15

Girls Under 18

Individual Event:

Boys Under 12

Boys Under 15

Boys Under 18

Girls Under 12 

Girls Under 15

Girls Under 18

Somebody also mentioned about this being the main website. Click here to see for yourself.

Finally, a bunch of photos for your viewing pleasure (credits to Muhammad bin Arshad and Nik Azhan):

Kelantan Team picture:

MSSM SCHEDULE

The schedule for the most awaited MSSM event has been finalised. The games will be held from 4th - 8th June 2012. However, registration starts from 2nd June. Here is the full schedule:

2nd June - Contingent registration
3rd June - Managers meeting
4th June - Players meeting and Game 1
5th June - Game 2 and 3
6th June - Game 4
7th June - Game 5 and 6
8th June - Game 7 and Closing ceremony

All the best for Kelantan Red Knights. We will always pray for you all.

 
The detailed schedule can be read at Terengganu Chess website.

MSSM 2012 TERENGGANU

I got news from Muhammad bin Arshad's website about the coming MSSM. It will be held at the state's stadium in Batu Burok from 4th to 8th June. After three years of holding MSSM chess in hotels, now Terengganu has taken an initiative to hold the championship in a stadium. I was told by Kelantan's official that they are afraid to lobby for the championship to be held in Kelantan only because of having to find hotels. Now that the venue has changed, I sincerely think that Kelantan is ready to become the host in the near future.

For more information, please visit his blog here.

Some images of the stadium::

Not this stadium

But this stadium (I think)