I haven't played FIDE rated tournament for donkey's years, and when I finally played one last month, I made an effort to find out a...

I knew competitive chess in 1996 when I was in IIUM Matriculation in Lembah Pantai. The first tournament I entered was IIUM Open held at I...

Do you believe in fairy tales? Even the most skeptical will surely gasp in awe for the achievement of this petite girl from Pasir Pute...

This is the second year I'm involved with the Kelantan MSSM squad. It is a team consisting of old and new talented young chess players ...

... but you should be aware that it is not like the traditional chess. However, you can still develop your pieces as usual-the knights to...

Today, one of my chess playing friend died. He was warded for about a month in the ICU, Kubang Kerian Hospital. I only visited him once, an...

Take my advice - don't start watching them or you'll be stucked. I have just finished watching ' Ace of Diamond ', an...

FIDE World Cup had my attention this year. It is held in Tbilisi, Georgia and it featured one of the best current Malaysian...

Tonight I was asked whether I would stop blogging for good. I did not give him a definite answer, but gave him a good hint instead. I cited...

Starting this month, each district in Kelantan would be organising their own selections hoping to find their best players for the MSSK even...

.. and I wonder if I can ever blog again. This is only the second post for 2017 and we are already in April. It was 5 posts for 2016 and 8 ...

I might be whining, but this MAKSAK was my worst to date. Three losses in winning positions spelled my doom which ensured my journey home f...

 Nowadays I become an arbiter more than being a player. I have arbitrated the Kelantan Closed back in January, the Kelantan Age Groups 1.0...

The dust has finally settled at SMK Pahi, Kuala Krai and 36 players from 368 hopeful competitors have been selected to be the represe...