Asian Youth Chess Championship, Round 8

14 July 2010, Beijing – The young team of Malaysian chess players are participating in this year’s Asian Youth Chess Championship 2010 being held in Beijing, China, 9th-14th July 2010.

The table that follows summarises the results with points scored and rank up to round 8 of the tournament for the Malaysian players:-

Category	Name of Malaysian Player	Rd 8 (pts)	Rank
U-18	1. Muhd Izz b Saifuddin	3.0	24/28
	2. Tan Ken Wei	3.5	19/28
U-16	1. Mohd Nabil b Azman Hisham	4.0	12/26
U-14	1. Tan Jun Feng	3.5	24/34
	2. Mohd Irfan Haqqim b. Azhar	3.0	29/34
Challengers U-14	1. Mohd Noor Azam b Mohd Noor	4.0	20/41
U-12	1. Ooi Zhi Yang	4.0	18/30
U-10	1. Amier Hamzah b. Mohd Zuhri	4.0	21/43
	2. Teh De Juan	3.0	37/43
G-8	Zainoor Akmail Maisarah bt. Mohd Nor	4.0	10/24
G10	1. Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa bt. Azhar	3.0	25/32
G12	1. WFM Nur Najihah bt. Azman Hisham	4.0	14/33
	2. Camilia bt. Johari	4.5	11/33
G14	1. WCM Nur Nabila bt. Azman Hisham	4.5	11/27
G16	1. Latifah Kaiyisah bt. Mohd Latif	3.5	18/24
G18	1. Nur Munirah bt. Mat Rahim	2.5	26/27
	2. Puteri Nur Faiza bt. Ahmad Darji	2.5	25/27

The best performances are from WCM Nur Nabila bt. Azman Hisham with 4.5 points and ranked 11th in the G14 category, Camilia bt Johari with 4.5 pts and ranked 11th in the G12 category, Mohd Nabil b Azman Hisham with 4.0 pts and ranked 12th in the U14 category.

Nur Nabila In 7th Position, Asian Youth Chess Championship 2010

13 July 2010, Beijing – The Malaysian Chess Federation has sent a team of young talented chess players to enter this year’s Asian Youth Chess Championship 2010 being held in Beijing, China from the 9-14th July 2010.

The results with points scored and rank up to round 6 of the tournament for the Malaysian players are as follows:

Category	Name of Malaysian Player	Rd 6 (pts)	Rank
U-18	1. Muhd Izz b Saifuddin	2.5	19/28
	2. Tan Ken Wei	2.0	22/28
U-16	1. Mohd Nabil b Azman Hisham	3.0	11/26
U-14	1. Tan Jun Feng	3.0	19/34
	2. Mohd Irfan Haqqim b. Azhar	2.0	27/34
Challengers U-14	1. Mohd Noor Azam b Mohd Noor	2.5	23/41
U-12	1. Ooi Zhi Yang	2.5	24/30
U-10	1. Amier Hamzah b. Mohd Zuhri	3.0	19/43
	2. Teh De Juan	2.5	32/43
G-8	Zainoor Akmail Maisarah bt. Mohd Nor	3.0	9/24
G10	1. Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa bt. Azhar	3.0	16/32
G12	1. WFM Nur Najihah bt. Azman Hisham	3.5	11/33
	2. Camilia bt. Johari	3.5	12/33
G14	1. WCM Nur Nabila bt. Azman Hisham	4.0	7/27
G16	1. Latifah Kaiyisah bt. Mohd Latif	2.5	16/24
G18	1. Nur Munirah bt. Mat Rahim	2.5	21/27
	2. Puteri Nur Faiza bt. Ahmad Darji	1.5	26/27

Our best results WCM Nur Nabila bt. Azman Hisham in the Girls’ Under 14 category where she has 4.0 points from 6 rounds and currently in seventh position.

Let’s hope our young team of chess warriors will do better in the last few rounds of the Asian Youth Chess Championship 2010.

Mohd Nabil b Azman Hisham, currently 19th ranked  (pix above, U-16 category)

WCM Nur Nabila bt. Azman Hisham, currently 7th ranked (pix above, G14 category)

You may visit chess-results.com for the latest results of our young Malaysian chess warrriors or click here.

Some Overseas Chess Tournaments 2010

Here are some chess tournaments meant for both adult and age-group players in our neighbouring Asian countries for the next 3-4 months for you to consider to participate.

1. Commonwealth Chess Championship 2010 in New Delhi, India, 9th-19th May 2010. Click here for details;

2. Asian Youth Invitational Chess Championship, Beijing, China, 8th-15th July 2010. Click here for details;

3. 11th ASEAN Age-Group Chess Championship 2010, Subic, Philippines, 4th-13th June 2010. Click here for details;

Happy hunting in overseas chess tournaments!