Final Round 9 results, ASEAN Age Group Chess Ch 2010, Subic

10 June 2010, Subic – Here are the latest round 9 results and their overall rankings after completing the ASEAN Age Group Chess Championship in Subic, Philippines. Amier Hamzah ends as third rank in his Open 10 category while Edward Lee finished with 5.5 points and in 6th ranked. Muhd Faqih Aminuddin finished in 18th place and with 4.0 points.

Pictures From Asean Age Group, Subic, Philippines 2010

9 June 2010, Subic – Here are some random pictures from Haslindah Ruslan in Subic, Philippines on the on-going ASEAN Age Group Chess Championship 2010 happenings. BTW, for the information of chess enthusiasts in Malaysia, yesterday was a rest day at the ASEAN Age Group Chess Ch 2010. So there were no games held yesterday. The sixth round began 9 am this morning.

 

Pix 1. Haslindah with Indonesian Head Del. Pix 2. Malaysian Contingent.

 

Pix 3. Cultural Show by Malaysians.  Pix 4. Philippines. Pix 5. From Russia.

 

Pix 6. Dewi Citra, Indonesia.            Pix 7. Malaysian contingent in uniform.

(courtesy of Haslindah Ruslan@facebook)

Amier Hamzah In 3rd Place, After 5 Rounds

7 June 2010, Subic – Amier Hamzah of Malaysia is unbeaten up to round 5 of the Open Under 10 category of the 11th Asean Age Group Chess Championship 2010 in Subic, Philippines and has 4.0 points and currently in third position behind Tin Jingyao of Singapore and CM Tabatabaei M Amin of Iran.

Let’s hope Amier Hamzah (pix left) continues this consistent form and finish in the top two or three of the tournament. To get a FM title, he will need to finish tops in the group and if he finishes in second place, he will earn the CM title. Let’s see if he can achieve one of the two titles.

While Muhd Faqih Aminuddin of Malaysia is progressing fairly okay with 2 points from five rounds of play in the Open Under 8 category. He is playing Huynh Minh Chien of Vietnam in the sixth round of the tournament.

Maisarah still has one point in the Under 8 girls category, Nur Faqihah has 1.5 points so far in the Under 10 girls category. Meanwhile Lim Win Sen has 1.5 points in the Under 14 Open category up to the fifth round, while in the Open Under 20 category, Edward Lee has 3.5 points from five rounds and is in fourth place currently. The other Malaysian contestants in the Open Under 20 category are doing fairly mixed, where Tariq Muhd Amru has 2.0 points and Mark Siew is stuck with 1.0 point still. Mark has a bye in the sixth round.

Asean Age Group Chess Ch 2010, Subic

6 June 2010, Subic – In the Under 20 Open category, Edward Lee Kim Han had a draw in the third round while Tariq Amru (pix left) won his third but Mark Siew maintains with one point still. Meanwhile Lim Win Sen gains a half point from his third round in the Under 14 Open Category.

 

 

 

In the Under 10 Open Category, Amier Hamzah has 2.5 points from three rounds. Wow! Not bad, Amier! Keep it up! Keep the Malaysian flag flying in this category.

Muhd Faqih Aminuddin finally gets a win in the third round of the Under 8 Open category  and is playing Placencia Kurt John of the Philippines.

Meanwhile Nur Faqihah bt Aminuddin is still without any points on the board after three rounds in the Under 10 girls category and Maisarah manages one point after a win in her third round play. Maisarah is placed 9th out of ten players currently.

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!