Abdullah Wins The April Rapid 2010

Here are the final rankings of the April Rapid 2010 held at the Excel Chess Academy from 24-25th April 2010 at OUG, Kuala Lumpur.

Abdullah Che Hassan is the outright winner with 8.5 points and superior tie-break points.

Second was Nor Azman Ismail and third Nik Ahmad Farouqi. Both players had 8.5 points with different tie-break points separating the two.

In fourth place was Jax Tham with 7.5 points and in fifth Hew Zhen Jing with 5.5 points.

Ranking after round 10 of AR123
  
No.  PNo.  Name                       Score WP    SB     PS    rat.  TPR  W-We

  
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  1.    1  ABDULLAH CHE HASSAN         8.5  50.5  40.75  45.0  0000  -   0    
        4  NOR AZMAN ISMAIL            8.5  49.0  36.75  46.5  0000  -   0    
        2  NIK AHMAD FAROUQI           8.5  46.5  34.25  44.0  0000  -   0    
  4.    3  JAX THAM                    7.5  50.0  30.25  39.0  0000  -   0    
  5.    8  HEW ZHENJING                5.5  53.0  19.25  28.5  0000  -   0    
  6.   11  BALACHANDRAN                5.0  46.5  14.00  28.0  0000  -   0    
  7.    6  LIM JING HONG               4.5  51.0  10.25  26.0  0000  -   0    
        7  NOR AMIRUDDIN               4.5  51.0  10.25  27.0  0000  -   0    
  9.   12  ABDULRAQEEB                 2.5  50.0  10.75  12.0  0000  -   0    
        9  NOMIN TUVSANAA              2.5  49.0   4.25  17.5  0000  -   0    
 11.   10  YEOH SOOK YEE               1.5  53.0   2.25   8.5  0000  -   0    
 12.    5  LAXMI                       1.0  50.5   2.50   8.0  0000  -   0    

Ranking and Games after round 10 of AR123
   

(source: Jax Tham, ECA)

April Rapid 2010

In the recent April Rapid at the Excel Chess Academy held over two days of 24-25th April 2010 where 12 players participated.

Pix 1. Abdullah Che Hassan.

After 9 rounds of play, Abdullah Che Hassan, Nik Ahmad Farouqi and Nor Azman Ismail all came out with 7.5 points each. Jax Tham is in fourth position with 6.5 points and Hew ZhenJing with 4.5 points.

The ranking after round 9 is as shown below and the round 10 pairings below it as follow:-

 Ranking after round 9 of AR123

No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We

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1. 1 ABDULLAH CHE HASSAN 7.5 44.0 35.25 36.5 0000 - 0


2 NIK AHMAD FAROUQI 7.5 41.5 30.75 35.5 0000 - 0

4 NOR AZMAN ISMAIL 7.5 41.5 30.75 38.0 0000 - 0

4. 3 JAX THAM 6.5 40.5 23.25 31.5 0000 - 0

5. 8 HEW ZHENJING 4.5 45.5 15.25 23.0 0000 - 0

7 NOR AMIRUDDIN 4.5 41.0 9.75 22.5 0000 - 0

6 LIM JING HONG 4.5 38.5 9.75 21.5 0000 - 0

8. 11 BALACHANDRAN 4.0 38.0 9.50 23.0 0000 - 0

9. 9 NOMIN TUVSANAA 2.5 39.5 4.25 15.0 0000 - 0

12 ABDULRAQEEB 2.5 37.5 9.25 9.5 0000 - 0

11. 10 YEOH SOOK YEE 1.5 40.5 2.25 7.0 0000 - 0

12. 5 LAXMI 1.0 38.0 2.50 7.0 0000 - 0

Pairing of round 10 of AR123

Table White - Black Results

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1 NOR AZMAN ISMAIL ( 7.5) - ABDULRAQEEB ( 2.5) 4- 12 .


2 ABDULLAH CHE HASSAN ( 7.5) - YEOH SOOK YEE ( 1.5) 1- 10 .

3 NIK AHMAD FAROUQI ( 7.5) - LAXMI ( 1 ) 2- 5 .

4 JAX THAM ( 6.5) - LIM JING HONG ( 4.5) 3- 6 .

5 BALACHANDRAN ( 4 ) - NOR AMIRUDDIN ( 4.5) 11- 7 .

6 NOMIN TUVSANAA ( 2.5) - HEW ZHENJING ( 4.5) 9- 8 .

(source: Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy)

April Rapid Chess (10.20.30) 2010

APRIL RAPID CHESS (10.20.30) 2010

Here is the new April Rapid Chess from Excel Chess Academy. It will be held from 24-25 April 2010 at Overseas Union Garden, Kuala Lumpur. It uses the rapid time control of only 20 minutes. However you have the 30 second increment after each move to help you further.

VENUE: EXCEL CHESS ACADEMY, 26A. JALAN HUJAN EMAS 4, OUG. JALAN KELANG LAMA, POSKOD 58200 KUALA LUMPUR.

DATES:

ROUND 1 : SATURDAY APRIL 24 ( 9.30 am to 11.00 am )

ROUND 2 : SATURDAY APRIL 24 ( 11.15am to 12.45 pm )

ROUND 3 : SATURDAY APRIL 24 ( 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm )

ROUND 4 : SATURDAY APRIL 24 ( 3.15 pm to 4.45 pm )

ROUND 5 : SATURDAY APRIL 24 ( 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm )

ROUND 6 : SUNDAY APRIL 25 ( 9.30 am to 11.00 am )

ROUND 7 : SUNDAY APRIL 25 ( 11.15am to 12.45 pm )

ROUND 8 : SUNDAY APRIL 25 ( 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm )

ROUND 9 : SUNDAY APRIL 25 ( 3.15 pm to 4.45 pm )

ROUND 10: SUNDAY APRIL 25 ( 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm )

FORMAT : 10 ROUNDS OF 20 MINUTES PLUS 30 SECOND INCREMENT EACH MOVE

ENTRY FEE : RM 30.00 ( DISCOUNT GIVEN FOR MORE THAN ONE PLAYER. )

MAIN PRIZES :

1^st PRIZE : RM 150.00 + MYSTERY PRIZE

2^nd PRIZE : RM 120.00 + MYSTERY PRIZE

3^rd PRIZE : RM 80.00 + MYSTERY PRIZE

4^th PRIZE : RM 60.00 + MYSTERY PRIZE

5^th PRIZE : RM 40.00 + MYSTERY PRIZE

SPECIAL PRIZES : ( MINIMUM 3 PLAYERS IN NATIONAL RATING GROUP )

BEST NATIONAL RATING UNDER- 1600 ( BOY AND GIRL ) MYSTERY PRIZE

BEST NATIONAL RATING UNDER- 1500 ( BOY AND GIRL ) MYSTERY PRIZE

BEST NATIONAL RATING UNDER- 1400 ( BOY AND GIRL ) MYSTERY PRIZE

BEST NATIONAL RATING UNDER- 1300 ( BOY AND GIRL ) MYSTERY PRIZE

BEST NATIONAL RATING UNDER- 1200 ( BOY AND GIRL ) MYSTERY PRIZE

BEST NATIONAL RATING UNDER-1100 ( BOY AND GIRL ) MYSTERY PRIZE

REGISTRATION HP SMS 013-3232280 ( JAX ) OR EMAIL jaxtham@hotmail.com

CLOSING DATE: 23 APRIL 2010 (FRIDAY)

ENTRY FORM :

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SCHOOL : ____________________________

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