Searching for NM Kamal Abdullah has ended?

Recently i noticed a very familiar name -  Kamal Abdullah.  He emerged as the champion of the currently conclude - Sabah Kaamatan Chess Open 2011 . The  8 round rapid Swiss open tournament  was held at Grand Borneo Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah on 29th May 2011.

Kamal  (photo above)  is a National Master (NM) and  won the National title in 1988 and 1989.    He is Malaysian top player in the 80's and 90's having represent Malaysia for many international tournaments such as the Olympiad, Zonal and other tournaments. If I'm not mistaken, he 'disappear' from local chess scene in early 2000's but  made a comeback in 2008 and  starting to play actively in  local tourney. However, in 2009, he once again, mysteriously 'disappear' from local chess scene.

I heard many rumours about what happen to him but i guess he is now  in a safe and sound condition...if not...it would be difficult for him to win the Kaamatan Open  :)

I hope Kamal will return back permanently  to local chess scene. I'm sure there are many friends out there who missed to beat and being beaten by him!?

NM Kamal Ariffin - Nik Ahmad Farouqi - Nf6 Master , Round 2

NM Kamal Ariffin - Nik Ahmad Farouqi
Nf6 Master, Round 2, 21.5.2011

Analyzed by Centaur (Hairulov+Fritz)

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 e6  7. a3 Be7 8. Qe2 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. e4 h5 12. g5 Nh7 13. Rg1 Nd7 14. Be3 Qa5 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. O-O-O b5 17. Ba2 b4

Black try to open line towards white's king but probably preparing it with 17... a5 first is more accurate.


18. axb4 a5 19. bxa5 Rxa5 20. Nh4 Nhf8 Black can't win a pawn with 20... Nxg5 ?! because after 21. Nxg6 fxg6 22.h4! Nh3 23. Rxg6 White's regain the pawn back with advantage.


21. f4 Qa7 22. f5 exf5  22... Rxa2 doesn't cause white much problems for e.g. 23. Nxa2 Qxa2 24. fxg6 Nxg6 (24...Qa1+ 25. Kc2 Qa4+ 26. Kb1) 25. Nxg6 fxg6 26. Rdf1 Black's king is much in danger compare to white's king.


23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Rxf5 25. Rdf1 g6? This further weaken black's kingside.


26. Rxf5 gxf5 27. Qd3  27. Re1! is stronger for e.g 27... Nb6 (27... Ng6 28. Qc4 Attacking both f7 and c6) 28. Qe5 Rh7 29. Qc5 Ng6 30. d5 Nc8 31. Qxa7 Nxa7 32. d6


27... Ne6? 28. Qxf5 Stronger is 28. g6!1 Nd8 29. Qxf5  And black's position collapse.


28... Nxd4 29. Qxf7+ Kd8 30. Re1 Qc5 31. g6 Ne5 

32. Rxe5! Qxe5 33. g7 Re8 34. Qxe8+ Kxe8 35. g8=Q+

White's is a piece up.


35...Kd7 36. Qg6 h4 37. Qg4+ Kd8 38. Qe4 Qf6 39. Bc4 Bd6 40. Qd3 Qg7 41. Be3 Be5 42. Ne2 c5 43. b4! Kc7 44. bxc5 Nxe2+ 45. Qxe2 Qg3 46. Qf2 Qxh3 47. Qf7+ Qd7 Other move will lead to checkmate for e.g. 47... Kc6 ?? 48. Bd5+ Kb5 49. Qb7+ Ka4 (49... Ka5 50. Qb6+ Ka4 51. Bc6+ Ka3 52. Qa5+ Kb3 53. Bd5#) 50. Qa6+ Kb4 51. Qb6+ Ka4 52. Bc6+ Ka3 53. Qa5+ Kb3 54. Bd5#) (47... Kb8 48. Qe8+ Ka7 49. Qe7+ Kb8 50. Qxe5+


48. Qxd7+ Kxd7 49. Bf1  Black's h-pawn was safely block. 


49...Kc6 50. Bg2+ Kb5 51. Kd2 Kc4 52. Ke2 Bc7 53. Bf2 Bd8 54. Kf3 Kb5 55. Kg4 Be7 56. c6 Bd8 57. Bxh4  1-0.

Black resign because after for e.g 57... Bb6 58. Bg3 Ka6 59. c7 Bxc7 60. Bxc7 black will lose.

INSOFAR 4 EVENTS on 12th June 2011!

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4 EVENTS

(CHOOSE ONE OR TWO!!)

SUNDAY 12TH June 2011

AT

DAT CHESS CENTRE

WILAYAH COMPLEX, KL

Morning 9.00 AM -1.00PM	Evening 2.00 PM - 7.00PM
1.    2nd Elite Open  (Quarter Final) click here for details	2.      2nd Elite Open ( Semi Final ) click here for details
3.   Under 10 Rapid  4 hours complete event) click here for details	4.    5th Junior Scholarship  Tournament (4-5 hours, complete event) click here for details

5th INSOFAR JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIP TOURNAMENT (12th June 2011)

5th

INSOFAR

JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIP

TOURNAMENT

Date        : Sunday 12^th June 2011

Time                        : 2 -7 pm

Time Control    :25 minutes (4 round Swiss)

Place               : DATCC

                        4^th, Floor Wilayah Complex,

                        Jln Dang Wangi, KL.

Fees                        : RM 50 (Pay on tournament day)

Participant       Below 20 years old on 1^st Jan 2011

Registration     : By sms name, age & name of tournament to

                         017 – 203 2051 (Insofar Chess Academy) 

LIMITED TO 16 PLAYERS ONLY

                     (A one evening event..Not in stages)

INSOFAR 2ND. ELITE OPEN ( Quarterfinal and Semifinal) - 12th June 2010

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2^ND. ELITE OPEN

1)      Date: Sunday 12th June 2011

Place: DAT Chess Centre, Wilayah Complex, KL

Time: 9am-1pm (Quarter final) and 2pm-7pm (semifinal)

Fees: RM20 (pay on tournament day)

Time control: Swiss 20-25 minutes, 4-5 rounds

INSOFAR UNDER 10 RAPID (12th June 2011)

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UNDER 10 RAPID

Date: Sunday 12th June 2011

Place: DAT Chess Centre, Wilayah Complex, KL

Time: 9am-1pm

Fees: RM20 (pay on tournament day)

Time control: Swiss 20-25 minutes, 4-5 rounds

Nf6 Master Tournament - Round 1 and 2 Result

21st May 2011 - Nf6 Master Tournament start  today at the Dato Arthur Tan Chess Center (DATCC), Wilayah Kompleks, Kuala Lumpur. 10 players participate  in this round robin tournament .

List of players

NM Yeoh Chin Seng (2185)
NM Kamalariffin Wahidduddin (2169)
Nik Ahmad Farouqi (2055)
Ahmad Fadzil Nayan (2016)
Kamaluddin Yusof (2013)
Norilhamuddin Shaikh Ali (2013)
Abd Aziz Shukor (2006)
Varian Thien (1868)
Kenneth Choong (1828)
Razali Hamzah (1699)

Analysis of Malaysian players performances in 2011 Asian Youth

Below is the analysis of Malaysian players performance at the 2011 Asian Youth.

The highest finisher :- 4th - Teh De Zen (Girl Under 10)

The highest points collected: 6 points - Teh De Zen  (Girl Under 10)

The highest rating gainer:- 17.8 points - Ajeet Singh Roshan  (Open Under 14)

The highest  rating performance: 1829 - Ajeet Singh Roshan  (Open Under 14 )

The biggest  upset :- Wong Yinn Long (1672) beat WFM Li Yunshan (2002) in (Open under 10)

Asian Youth Chess Championship 2011 - Round 9 (Final round) results!

Below is round 9 (final round)   result  of the 2011 Asian Youth Chess Championship. The tournament is held from 15th May 2011 and conclude today ( 21st May 2011)  in Subic, Philippines.

Round 9 Results (21st  May 2011, 9.30 AM - Malaysia time)

Rd.	Bo.	No.			Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg		No.	Group
9	9	18			Akunov MasKat	0	3½	1 - 0	3½		Siew Kit-Tze Mark	1978		15	O18
9	11	21			Choi Hangsuk	0	0	0 - 1	3½		Tan Jun Feng	1896		17	O16
9	12	23			Ieong Ka U	0	1	0 - 1	2½		Wong Jianwen	1981		12	O16
9	7	11			Khodashenas Mersad	2026	4	1 - 0	4		Ajeet Singh Roshan	1856		16	O14
9	8	17			Mayed Al-Rashedi	1627	4	1 - 0	4		Tan Yong Zhao	0		29	O12
9	5	11			Teh De Juan	1685	4½	0 - 1	4½	FM	Nguyen Anh Khoi	1956		2	O10
9	7	12			Wong Yinn Long	1672	4	½ - ½	4½		Gonzales Julius	0		19	O10
9	5	2			Ritam Nag	1660	4	1 - 0	4		Tan Jun Ying	0		16	O8
9	9	7		WFM	Saranya J	2109	3½	1 - 0	2		Lau Chuey Theng Adele	0		20	G18
9	8	15			Sarika Subramaniam	1672	3½	0 - 1	3½		Bayarmaa Bayarjargal	2012		4	G16
9	3	2		WFM	Srija Seshadri	1889	6	0 - 1	4½		Tan Li Ting	1826		6	G14
9	5	6			Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan	1687	4½	0 - 1	5	WCM	Savant Riya	1708		4	G12
9	2	1			Bansi Prathima M	1690	6½	1 - 0	4		Teh Ming Min	0		14	G10
9	4	13			Teh De Zen	0	5½	½ - ½	4		Usmonova Zebo	0		16	G10
9	4	8			Chua Jia-Tien	0	4	0 - 1	5		Salonika Saina	1356		3	G8
9	9	11			Ju Minsun	0	1½	0 - 1	3		Goh Jie Yi	0		10	G8

Source: chess-results.com

Asian Youth Chess Championship 2011 - Round 8 results

Below is round 8   result  of the 2011 Asian Youth Chess Championship. The tournament is held from 15th May 2011 and conclude today ( 21st May 2011)  in Subic, Philippines.

Round 8 Results (20th May 2011, 4.00 PM)

Rd.	Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.	Group
8	8	15		Siew Kit-Tze Mark	1978	3	½ - ½	3		Samarakone U L	1902	17	O18
8	8	17		Tan Jun Feng	1896	3½	0 - 1	3½		Premachandra GTD	1940	14	O16
8	9	15		Fang Yuxiang	1927	3	1 - 0	2½		Wong Jianwen	1981	12	O16
8	8	16		Ajeet Singh Roshan	1856	3½	½ - ½	3½		Mejia Giovanni	1992	13	O14
8	6	6	FM	Harshal Shahi	1894	4	1 - 0	4		Tan Yong Zhao	0	29	O12
8	5	4	FM	Gholami Aryan	1901	4	1 - 0	4		Wong Yinn Long	1672	12	O10
8	6	19		Gonzales Julius	0	4	½ - ½	4		Teh De Juan	1685	11	O10
9	5	2		Ritam Nag	1660	4	1 - 0	4		Tan Jun Ying	0	16	O8
8	10	20		Lau Chuey Theng Adele	0	1	1 - 0	3	WIM	Ranasinghe S D	1908	14	G18
8	10	16		Vu Thien Tram Anh	1631	1	0 - 1	2½		Sarika Subramaniam	1672	15	G16
8	4	6		Tan Li Ting	1826	3½	1 - 0	3½		Chankamie MKT	0	15	G14
8	6	6		Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan	1687	4	½ - ½	3½		Omyrbekova Diana	0	17	G12
8	4	14		Teh Ming Min	0	4	0 - 1	4½		Teh De Zen	0	13	G10
9	4	8		Chua Jia-Tien	0	4	0 - 1	5		Salonika Saina	1356	3	G8
9	9	11		Ju Minsun	0	1½	0 - 1	3		Goh Jie Yi	0	10	G8

Source: chess-results.com