L12 Category - Round 2

Excellent results in the first round for me and my L12 team mates. All of us won our respective games. Not only PPD Petaling Perdana won all in the first round, but three other PPDs also did the same. Who are they? Check out below Round 2 pairings. In the second round held in the afternoon, Faqih had to play against his own teammate, Raja Bazil at the top board.  My other teammate, Zulfikri had to face a PPD Klang player named Emir Rusyaidi. As for me, my opponent was Diness Kumar of Hulu Langat. So, how's the results? Both Faqih and Raja Bazil shared the one point. Meanwhile, Zulfikri blundered his chance to win against higher-seeded Emir Rusyaidi. Alhamdulillah, I won against my opponent. 

Round 2 - L12

The third round will be played very early on the second day at 8 o'clock.

My 2013 MSSS Chess Championship Just Begun

Hello everyone ...

Do you know where I will be this week? Starting today, I will compete in the MSSS chess championship. I represent PPD Petaling Perdana in the Under 12 Boys (L12) category with my two other schoolmates - Raja Bazil and Faqih. 

In the first day of the championship today I will play two rounds. Like in the pairing of Round 1 below, I was matched up against a player from PPD Kuala Langat, Muhd Syafiq Sutrisno. I was playing white at the third board or table. My team mate, Faqih, is the top seed in L12 category and was also playing white at the top board. His opponent was Nik Amirul Haziq from my sister's team which is PPD Kuala Selangor.

Wish me luck, okay! My next round will be in half hour.

L12 ... Round 1 

Cruising The Putrajaya Lake

Below photos were taken on 13th November 2012. Let me tell the story about the photos. Were we celebrating something? Actually, it was my elder brother's 16th birthday. Me and my family went to Putrajaya not only to celebrate the birthday but also the wedding anniversary of my parents. We took a cruise in the Putrajaya lake. Before stepping into the cruise boat at 6 o'clock, I was enjoying a tri-cycle ride.

It was fun cruising the Putrajaya Lake. I saw lots of buildings from the lake. Have you ever had the boat cruise in the Putrajaya Lake? If not yet, have one.

i like the tri-cycle ride y'all

standing in front of the cruise boat 

me and my sis

me and my elder bro

me and my family after the cruise boat ride

Taking Part In Chess Tournament In The Fasting Month

It has been two months that I have not updated my blog. During the period I took part in three chess tournaments. Let me update the first one. 

I participated in the Piala MB Selangor chess tournament during the fasting month about a month ago. My dad and my elder brother also took part. My elder sister did not take part by the way. I was playing in the Under 12 category. Both my dad and brother were playing in the Open and Under 17 section respectively.

Playing chess in the month of Ramadhan is not new to me. Last year, I took part in the Swensea's Age Group during the Malaysian chess festival which was held in the month of Ramadhan. Only me and my sister took part while Fikri, my elder brother, did not take part due to his PMR examination.

More than fifty participants participated in the chess tournament which is also known as Battle Chess Selangorku including several my school mates. We were playing seven rounds. 

Don't be surprise that all the players wore yellow t-shirts including me. In the first photo above, I was wearing red t-shirt, right? Actually, the tournament organizer was giving free yellow t-shirts to all participants. It was part of  "Hari Belia" celebration day in Selangor.

How was my results? Not that good, not that bad either. I was defeated in the first round. Then I made three round winning streak before I drew in the fifth round with Loh Zu Hao. I was defeated again in the sixth round by one of my chess buddies named Amir Ghaazi who was the fourth seed. In the final round, I managed to win against Farhana Halim who also took part in the Asean Age Group in Vietnam last June like me.

So, with four wins and one draw I scored 4.5/7 points. Luckily, the prizes were given to the top 15. I was placed 14th. :)-

My opponents by round

I Play for SKBJ in The KaSUGI Team Chess Championship

Saturday, 14th July 2012

Today, I was taking part in the KaSUGI Team chess championship held at Cititel Express Hotel located on Tengku Abdul Rahman Street in downtown KL. I play for my school team, SKBJ.  My team mates are as the following. Four rounds of total eight rounds had been played. My team won two and lost two. My team has accumulated nine game points.

The wins are in the first and third round respectively while the defeats are in the second and fourth round. Both my elder bro and sis are also playing. All of us participate in the Junior category. My team faced my brother's team known as Undefined FC in the second round. Fortunately, I did not play againts my elder bro.

Round 2, against my bro's team

Round 3, my team won 4 - 0 over Seri Serdang A

Round 4 versus Penang Juniors B

Tomorrow, my team has to play four more rounds. Hopefully, my team will win as many as possible so that my team can be on the podium. Wish me my team luck, OK!

Have You Watched "The Avengers"?

Have you watched The Avengers? I did. My dad brought me to watch the movie at a cinema near my house. The cinema is at the Bukit Jelutong Space U8 eco mall. When was that? It was on 5th May. My dad told me it is Cinco de Mayo in Spanish. Actually, the date is the birthday of my sister. But she did not come home during the weekend.

Having lunch first before the movie

I watched the 3D version

Thanks dad for the movie treat.

Missed A Winning Chance

25th April 2012, Kuala Selangor.

Today is the first day of MSS Selangor chess championship held at Kuala Selangor Indoor Stadium. I represented PPD Petaling Perdana in Boys Under 12 (L12) category.

In Round 3, I missed a winning chance when playing against my opponent who represented PPD Klang.

black to move after 40. Qf7

I was so confident that I could win the game. Unfortunately, I was checkmated after .. Rc1+ 41.Kh2 Qh1+ 42.Kg3 Rg1+ 43.Kf4 Qxh3??

I did not see the checkmate and giving my opponent the tempo. Can you see the checkmate? OMG, I blew a winning opportunity! I cried after the game.