Jax Tham Wins The March Rapids, 27th March 2010

On Saturday, the Excel Chess Academy ran the March Rapids Chess Tournament at OUG, Kuala Lumpur with 16 registered players. As most of the games completed very fast per round, parents of the children desired for a one-day tournament instead.

Jax Tham, ever willing to hear and comply with the wishes of parents, relented and agreed to turn it into a one-day tournament. And so the supposedly two-day tournament turn out to be a one-day affair.

Jax Tham (picture) won the 10 round rapids with 9.0 points. Lim Zhou Ren ended with second position with the same 9.0 points but weaker tie-break points. In third place was Tham Chee Leong, Jax’s son, with 8.0 points. Fourth place is Chang Chye Tan with 7.0 and fifth was Tan Jia Hong, also with 7.0 points.

So here are the final rankings of the March Rapids and round-by-round results of all participating players.
Ranking after round 10 of MR123

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

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  1.    2  JAX THAM                    9.0  57.5  48.50  49.0  0000  -   0   

  2.    1  LIM ZHUO REN                9.0  56.0  49.00  45.0  0000  -   0   

  3.    3  THAM CHEE LEONG             8.0  54.0  36.00  44.0  0000  -   0   

  4.    8  CHANG CHYE YAN              7.0  58.5  34.50  33.0  0000  -   0   

  5.    7  TAN JIA HONG                7.0  57.0  31.00  38.0  0000  -   0   

  6.    4  CHIN SHUN YI                5.0  49.0  13.50  27.0  0000  -   0   

  7.    6  SERENA GOON WOOI-U          5.0  39.0  13.00  25.0  0000  -   0   

  8.   12  JON LUIS KOE                4.5  59.5  17.00  30.0  0000  -   0   

  9.   16  CHOONG ZHEN HAO             4.5  56.5  14.25  29.0  0000  -   0   

 10.    5  KEE JIAN LONG               4.5  44.0  12.25  23.0  0000  -   0   

 11.    9  MAH LIAM                    4.0  51.5  10.00  22.0  0000  -   0   

 12.   13  YAP KON XIN                 4.0  50.0   9.50  23.0  0000  -   0   

 13.   15  WONG KAH WENG               3.5  42.0  11.00  21.0  0000  -   0   

 14.   11  YAP KONN YUE                3.0  41.5   5.50  17.0  0000  -   0   

 15.   14  TAN PEI TING                1.5  41.0   3.75  10.0  0000  -   0   

 16.   10  YAP KHONN LIANG             0.5  43.0   0.75   4.0  0000  -   0   

Ranking and Games after round 10 of MR123

No.  PNo.  Name                          R1    R2    R3    R4    R5    R6    R7    R8    R9    R10      Score

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  1.    2  JAX THAM                      9b1   7w1  12b1   3b1   1w0   8b1  16w1   5w1   6b1  13w1    0   9.0

  2.    1  LIM ZHUO REN                  8w0  11b1  13w1  16b1   2b1   7w1   3b1  12w1   4b1   9w1    0   9.0

  3.    3  THAM CHEE LEONG              10w1   8b1  16b1   2w0   4w1  12b1   1w0   7b1   9b1  15w1    0   8.0

  4.    8  CHANG CHYE YAN                1b1   3w0   7b0   9w1  13b1   2w0   4w1  16b1  15w1  12b1    0   7.0

  5.    7  TAN JIA HONG                 14w1   2b0   8w1   4b1  12w1   1b0  13b1   3w0   5b1  16w1    0   7.0

  6.    4  CHIN SHUN YI                 11b1  12w0   9b1   7w0   3b0   5w1   8b0  10b1   1w0  14b1   -2   5.0

  7.    6  SERENA GOON WOOI-U           13b1  16w0  15b«   5w0   9b0  10w1  12w«  14b1   2w0  11b1    0   5.0

  8.   12  JON LUIS KOE                  5b1   4b1   2w0  15w1   7b0   3w0   6b«   1b0  14w1   8w0    0   4.5

  9.   16  CHOONG ZHEN HAO              15b1   6b1   3w0   1w0   5b«  11w1   2b0   8w0  10b1   7b0   -2   4.5

 10.    5  KEE JIAN LONG                12w0  13b0  11w1   6b1  16w«   4b0  14w1   2b0   7w0  10w1    2   4.5

 11.    9  MAH LIAM                      2w0  14b1   4w0   8b0   6w1  15b0  10w1  11b1   3w0   1b0    0   4.0

 12.   13  YAP KON XIN                   6w0   5w1   1b0  10b1   8w0  14b1   7w0  15b0  11w1   2b0    0   4.0

 13.   15  WONG KAH WENG                16w0  10b1   6w«  12b0  14w0   9w1  11b0  13w1   8b0   3b0    0   3.5

 14.   11  YAP KONN YUE                  4w0   1w0   5b0  14w1  10b1  16b0  15w1   9w0  13b0   6w0    2   3.0

 15.   14  TAN PEI TING                  7b0   9w0  10w«  11b0  15b1  13w0   5b0   6w0  12b0   4w0    0   1.5

 16.   10  YAP KHONN LIANG               3b0  15w0  14b«  13w0  11w0   6b0   9b0   4w0  16w0   5b0    0   0.5

Congratulations to all winners and participating players in the March edition of the Rapids chess tournament held at Excel Chess Academy.

(Results courtesy of Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy.)

Round 9 Rankings and Round 10 Pairings, March Rapids 2010

Lim Zhou Ren and Jax Tham continues to lead jointly with 8.0 points each from nine rounds of play in the March Rapids 2010 being held at Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur, 27-28 March 2010.

Ranking after round 9 of MR123
No.  PNo.  Name                       Score WP    SB     PS    rat.  TPR  W-We
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  1.    1  LIM ZHUO REN                8.0  47.0  41.00  36.0  0000  -   0   
        2  JAX THAM                    8.0  47.5  39.50  40.0  0000  -   0   
  3.    3  THAM CHEE LEONG             7.0  45.5  29.50  36.0  0000  -   0   
  4.    7  TAN JIA HONG                6.0  46.5  23.50  31.0  0000  -   0   
        8  CHANG CHYE YAN              6.0  49.0  28.00  26.0  0000  -   0   
  6.   12  JON LUIS KOE                4.5  45.5  14.50  25.5  0000  -   0   
       16  CHOONG ZHEN HAO             4.5  43.5  12.75  24.5  0000  -   0   
  8.    4  CHIN SHUN YI                4.0  42.5  11.00  22.0  0000  -   0   
        6  SERENA GOON WOOI-U          4.0  34.0  10.00  20.0  0000  -   0   
        9  MAH LIAM                    4.0  37.5   9.00  18.0  0000  -   0   
       13  YAP KON XIN                 4.0  36.0   8.50  19.0  0000  -   0   
12.    5  KEE JIAN LONG               3.5  39.5  10.75  18.5  0000  -   0   
       15  WONG KAH WENG               3.5  32.0  10.50  17.5  0000  -   0   
14.   11  YAP KONN YUE                3.0  33.5   5.50  14.0  0000  -   0   
15.   14  TAN PEI TING                1.5  33.0   3.75   8.5  0000  -   0   
16.   10  YAP KHONN LIANG             0.5  35.5   0.75   3.5  0000  -   0   

Pairing of round 10 of MR123
Table  White                     - Black                                Results
----------------------------------------------------------------------- round 10
  1    LIM ZHUO REN        ( 8 ) - MAH LIAM            ( 4 )     1-  9        .
  2    JAX THAM            ( 8 ) - YAP KON XIN         ( 4 )     2- 13        .
  3    THAM CHEE LEONG     ( 7 ) - WONG KAH WENG       ( 3.5)    3- 15        .
  4    TAN JIA HONG        ( 6 ) - CHOONG ZHEN HAO     ( 4.5)    7- 16        .
  5    JON LUIS KOE        ( 4.5) - CHANG CHYE YAN      ( 6 )    12-  8        .
  6    YAP KONN YUE        ( 3 ) - SERENA GOON WOOI-U  ( 4 )     11-  6        .
  7    TAN PEI TING        ( 1.5) - CHIN SHUN YI        ( 4 )    14-  4        .
  8    KEE JIAN LONG       ( 3.5) - YAP KHONN LIANG     ( 0.5)    5- 10        .

(source: Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy)

Round 8 Pairings and Round 7 Rankings, March Rapids 2010

Lim Zhou Ren and Jax Tham are head-to-head the co-leaders in the current edition of the Chess Rapids 2010 being held at the Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur, 27th March 2010.

Tomorrow three more rounds will be played and the round 8 pairings to be played tomorrow morning, 28th March 2010 are as below:-

Pairing of round 8 of MR123
Table  White                     - Black                                Results
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  1    LIM ZHUO REN        ( 6 ) - JON LUIS KOE        ( 3«)     1- 12       
  2    JAX THAM            ( 6 ) - KEE JIAN LONG       ( 3«)     2-  5       
  3    TAN JIA HONG        ( 5 ) - THAM CHEE LEONG     ( 5 )     7-  3       
  4    CHOONG ZHEN HAO     ( 3«) - CHANG CHYE YAN      ( 4 )    16-  8       
  5    YAP KONN YUE        ( 3 ) - MAH LIAM            ( 3 )    11-  9       
  6    WONG KAH WENG       ( 2«) - YAP KON XIN         ( 3 )    15- 13       
  7    TAN PEI TING        ( 1«) - SERENA GOON WOOI-U  ( 3 )    14-  6       
  8    YAP KHONN LIANG     ( 0«) - CHIN SHUN YI        ( 3 )    10-  4       

Ranking after round 7 of MR123
No.  PNo.  Name                       Score WP    SB     PS    rat.  TPR  W-We
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  1.    1  LIM ZHUO REN                6.0  29.5  25.50  21.0  0000  -   0   
        2  JAX THAM                    6.0  30.0  24.00  25.0  0000  -   0   
  3.    3  THAM CHEE LEONG             5.0  26.5  14.50  23.0  0000  -   0   
        7  TAN JIA HONG                5.0  27.0  15.00  20.0  0000  -   0   
  5.    8  CHANG CHYE YAN              4.0  31.0  15.00  15.0  0000  -   0   
  6.    5  KEE JIAN LONG               3.5  20.5   9.25  11.5  0000  -   0   
       12  JON LUIS KOE                3.5  28.0  10.50  17.5  0000  -   0   
       16  CHOONG ZHEN HAO             3.5  29.0  10.25  16.5  0000  -   0   
  9.    4  CHIN SHUN YI                3.0  27.0   9.50  14.0  0000  -   0   
        6  SERENA GOON WOOI-U          3.0  19.5   6.50  12.0  0000  -   0   
        9  MAH LIAM                    3.0  20.5   5.00  10.0  0000  -   0   
       11  YAP KONN YUE                3.0  20.5   4.50   8.0  0000  -   0   
       13  YAP KON XIN                 3.0  23.5   5.50  12.0  0000  -   0   
14.   15  WONG KAH WENG               2.5  18.0   5.00  10.5  0000  -   0   
15.   14  TAN PEI TING                1.5  20.5   2.75   5.5  0000  -   0   
16.   10  YAP KHONN LIANG             0.5  21.0   0.75   2.5  0000  -   0  

 

(source: Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy)

Results of Round 6 Ranking and Round 7 Pairings, March Rapids 2010

Lim Zhou Ren manages to maintain its top billing seeding by winning five points from six rounds at the Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur during the March Rapids being held over two days of play, 27-28 March 2010.

Jax Tham and Tham Chee Leong is similarly having the same five points from three rounds. Wow! Close fight.

Tan Jia Hong is fourth with four points and fifth placed is Choong Zhen Hao with 3.5 points.

Tomorrow four more rounds will be played to complete the ten rounds of play. Please see the round 7 pairings below which will be played tomorrow morning, 28th March 2010.

Ranking after round 6 of MR123
No.  PNo.  Name                       Score WP    SB     PS    rat.  TPR  W-We
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  1.    1  LIM ZHUO REN                5.0  20.5  17.50  15.0  0000  -   0   
        2  JAX THAM                    5.0  22.0  17.00  19.0  0000  -   0   
        3  THAM CHEE LEONG             5.0  18.0  13.00  18.0  0000  -   0   
  4.    7  TAN JIA HONG                4.0  20.5  10.50  15.0  0000  -   0   
  5.   16  CHOONG ZHEN HAO             3.5  19.5   8.25  13.0  0000  -   0   
  6.    4  CHIN SHUN YI                3.0  18.5   6.50  11.0  0000  -   0   
        8  CHANG CHYE YAN              3.0  24.0  10.00  11.0  0000  -   0   
       12  JON LUIS KOE                3.0  22.0   8.00  14.0  0000  -   0   
       13  YAP KON XIN                 3.0  15.0   4.50   9.0  0000  -   0   
10.    5  KEE JIAN LONG               2.5  17.0   6.25   8.0  0000  -   0   
        6  SERENA GOON WOOI-U          2.5  14.0   4.75   9.0  0000  -   0   
       15  WONG KAH WENG               2.5  13.0   3.75   8.0  0000  -   0   
13.    9  MAH LIAM                    2.0  17.5   4.00   7.0  0000  -   0   
       11  YAP KONN YUE                2.0  16.0   2.00   5.0  0000  -   0   
15.   14  TAN PEI TING                1.5  14.0   2.75   4.0  0000  -   0   
16.   10  YAP KHONN LIANG             0.5  16.5   0.75   2.0  0000  -   0   

Pairing of round 7 of MR123
Table  White                     - Black                                Results
----------------------------------------------------------------------- round  7
  1    THAM CHEE LEONG     ( 5 ) - LIM ZHUO REN        ( 5 )     3-  1       
  2    JAX THAM            ( 5 ) - CHOONG ZHEN HAO     ( 3«)     2- 16       
  3    YAP KON XIN         ( 3 ) - TAN JIA HONG        ( 4 )    13-  7       
  4    CHANG CHYE YAN      ( 3 ) - CHIN SHUN YI        ( 3 )     8-  4       
  5    SERENA GOON WOOI-U  ( 2«) - JON LUIS KOE        ( 3 )     6- 12       
  6    YAP KONN YUE        ( 2 ) - WONG KAH WENG       ( 2«)    11- 15       
  7    KEE JIAN LONG       ( 2«) - TAN PEI TING        ( 1«)     5- 14       
  8    MAH LIAM            ( 2 ) - YAP KHONN LIANG     ( 0«)     9- 10      

(source: Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy)

March Rapids, Round 4 Pairings, Round 3 Rankings

Here are the Round 4 pairings of the March Rapids that is currently being held at the Excel Chess Academy on the 27th March 2010.

Jax Tham is currently leading with three points from three rounds. Tham Chee Leong is second with the same three points. The first seeded and favourite, Lim Zhou Ren iis in third with two points from three rounds.

Sixteen players are participating in this edition of the monthly rapids.

Pairing of round 4 of MR123
Table  White                     - Black                                Results
----------------------------------------------------------------------- round  4
  1    THAM CHEE LEONG     ( 3 ) - JAX THAM            ( 3 )     3-  2       
  2    CHOONG ZHEN HAO     ( 2 ) - LIM ZHUO REN        ( 2 )    16-  1       
  3    CHIN SHUN YI        ( 2 ) - TAN JIA HONG        ( 2 )     4-  7       
  4    JON LUIS KOE        ( 2 ) - WONG KAH WENG       ( 1.5)    12- 15       
  5    SERENA GOON WOOI-U  ( 1.5) - KEE JIAN LONG       ( 1 )     6-  5       
  6    CHANG CHYE YAN      ( 1 ) - MAH LIAM            ( 1 )     8-  9       
  7    YAP KHONN LIANG     ( 0.5) - YAP KON XIN         ( 1 )    10- 13       
  8    YAP KONN YUE        ( 0 ) - TAN PEI TING        ( 0«)    11- 14       
Ranking after round 3 of MR123
No.  PNo.  Name                       Score WP    SB     PS    rat.  TPR  W-We
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  1.    2  JAX THAM                    3.0   5.0   5.00   6.0  0000  -   0   
        3  THAM CHEE LEONG             3.0   3.5   3.50   6.0  0000  -   0   
  3.    1  LIM ZHUO REN                2.0   2.0   1.00   3.0  0000  -   0   
        4  CHIN SHUN YI                2.0   3.0   1.00   4.0  0000  -   0   
        7  TAN JIA HONG                2.0   4.5   1.50   4.0  0000  -   0   
       12  JON LUIS KOE                2.0   6.0   3.00   5.0  0000  -   0   
       16  CHOONG ZHEN HAO             2.0   6.0   3.00   5.0  0000  -   0   
  8.    6  SERENA GOON WOOI-U          1.5   4.5   1.75   3.5  0000  -   0   
       15  WONG KAH WENG               1.5   4.0   1.25   2.5  0000  -   0   
10.    5  KEE JIAN LONG               1.0   3.0   0.00   1.0  0000  -   0   
        8  CHANG CHYE YAN              1.0   7.0   2.00   3.0  0000  -   0   
        9  MAH LIAM                    1.0   5.5   0.50   2.0  0000  -   0   
       13  YAP KON XIN                 1.0   4.5   1.00   2.0  0000  -   0   
14.   10  YAP KHONN LIANG             0.5   5.0   0.25   0.5  0000  -   0   
       14  TAN PEI TING                0.5   3.5   0.25   0.5  0000  -   0   
16.   11  YAP KONN YUE                0.0   5.0   0.00   0.0  0000  -   0 

Results are courtesy of Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy.