IM Lim Yee Weng - Mark Siew

Below is the last round game between two Malaysian in the recently concluded - The 2011 Dato'Arthur Tan Malaysian Open (DATMO).

IM Lim Yee Weng (2253) vs Mark Siew Kit Tze (1972)
DATMO,  Round 9, 25.8.2011

Analysed by Centaur (Hairulov + Houdini)

1.e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. c3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Re1 b6 13. Ng5 Bb7?

This normal developing move is actually a serious mistake which Yee Weng however ..  

Happy Eid ul Fitri !

Hari Raya or Eid ul Fitri  which will be celebrate tommorow (30th August  2011) is one of the significant celebrations for Muslims which marks the culmination of Ramadan, a month-long fasting period and a time for abstinence, reflection and worship.

This is also the time when Muslims working in the towns and cities make an exodus for their kampung or villages. This year, my family and  I will celebrate it at my in laws house in Johor Bahru and after few days i will return to my hometown in Klang  to visit my  relative.

To all Muslim viewer, i wish you all Selamat Hari Raya, Maaf Zahir Batin and i ask for forgiveness in any of my wrong doing.

Ismail Ahmad - Han Shawn Yong

DATMO 2011 concluded last Thursday and GM Li Shilong from China emerged as the new champion .

Below is one of  interesting game occurred in lower board. The game is  between former World Police Champion - Ismail Ahmad vs Han Shawn Yong from Singapore.

Ismail Ahmad (1989) -  Han Shawn Yong (1824)

DATMO 2011, Round 8, 23.8. 2011

1.d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Bd3 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. a4 d5 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Qf3 c4 12. Bxc4 Qd7 13. Bd3 a6 14. Qh3 b5 15. Be5 h6 16. axb5 axb5 17. f4 b4 18. Ne2 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Ne4 20. f5 exf5 21. Rf1 Bg5 22. Bf4 g6 23. Bxg5 hxg5 24. Qh6 Qe7 25. Bxe4

fxe4 26. Ng3 Bb5  27. Rf5!

The start of an intersting combo.

Wang Hao withdraw World Cup because heart problems

Super GM -  Wang Hao ( Elo 2718) from China  who qualified to play in the World Chess Cup 2011 in Khanty - Mansiysk which officialy start yesterday has withdraw from the tournaments because of heart problems.

Wang Hao - 22 years old , who is   the  2005 Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open  Champion   has officially informed the organizer  that on account of heart problems, he  had been forced to withdraw from the competition.

GM Dao Tien Hai - IM Lim Yee Weng

IM Lim Yee Weng lost against former World U16 Champion - GM Dao Tien Hai in round 4, DATMO 2011.

GM Dao Tien Hai ( 2492) - IM Lim Yee Weng (2253)
Round 4, 20.8.2011, DATMO 2011



Analyzed by Centaur (Hairulov+ Houdini)

1.d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4

 The famous Latvian Gambit Variation . I've read before that this move was found by ex-US Champion Alexander Shabalov while playing blitz and listening to a heavy metal music against his friend - Shirov. However according to IM Jeremy Silman, this move was first played in 1982 in a correspondence game.  

Mashafizul - J. Adarsh : 1-0

IM Mashafizul ( 2416) - Adarsh, J.( 2177) 
Round 1, 17.8.2011, 1st Metropolitan International

Analyzed by IM Mashafizul

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Qg3 Rac8 15.
Bd3

Mashafizul at The Metropolitan International

IM Mashafizul (photo right) has scored 3 out of 5 round  in the ongoing 1st Metropolitan Chess International which is held from 17-21 August 2011 at Los Angeles. In round 2, he meet Super GM and recently crowned  British Champion - GM Michael Adams.

GM Michael Adams.(2715) - IM Mashafizul Helmi (2416) 
Round 2, 18.8.2011, Metropolitan International



Analysed by IM Mashafizul in italic and Centaur (Hairulov + Houdini)

NWM Tan Li Ting - Jahongir Vakhidov : 1/2-1/2 DATMO Round 2

Tan Li Ting held Jahongir Vakhidov into a draw in round 2 of the 2011 DATMO ( Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysian Open).

NWM Tan Li Ting (1846) - Jahongir Vakhidov (2392)
Round 2, 18.8.2011, DATMO

Analyzed by Centaur (Hairulov+Houdini)

1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 Bg4 

This is unusual line in King's Indian Defense. Black's idea is to exert pressure on  d4 square.

Nurz Shazwani Zulkafli - IM Mariya Muzychuk : 1-0 !

WCM Nur Shazwani Zulkafli (2014) create a sensation  last Monday when she beat the first seed- IM Mariya Muzychuk ( 2469) from Ukraine   in round 1 of The 26th Summer Universiade (Individual Women). Shazwani (photo right) is 455 rating points lower then her opponent!

Mariya older sister is WGM Anna Muzychuk who current  rating is 2542.

Below is the game with annotation.


WCM  Nur Shazwani Zulkafli,  (2014) - IM Mariya Muzychuk  (2469) 
 Round 1, 15.8.2011,  The 26th Summer Universiade

Analyzed by centaur (Hairulov+Houdini)

1.e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 Qc7 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 d6 10. f4 Bd7 11. Be3 a6 12. Qe1  Rac8 12... b5 is the recommended theory in this Sicilian Scheveningen variation.   

Defending - strategy

There is an old word saying "to attack is easier than to defend". It really makes sense in a psychological point of view since most of the players prefer to attack than to defend. In addition we are thought by our masters that the best method of defense is to counter attack. When a player start to attack, he knows what he wants and where the target is. On the other hand a defender must be

1. Alert
2. Calculate accurately
3. Stay calm
4. React accordingly
5. Find what the attacker wants
6. Know the consequences
7. Choose the correct path, etc

which make many chess players hate defending. In the diagram below, black is defending a very difficult position. Find the first correct move and tell us what is your plan? Black to move ..



Good luck!
... Luth Mikael

OK lets continue...

White is threatening a)Qxd5 b)BxB with the idea of Nfg5 and the deadly Qh5+ to follow and c)Qd3 with the idea of discovered check.

The only way to defend is 1..f6 with the idea to stop all the threats mentioned above. If 2.exf6 then black can take the pawn with his Knight and stops the attack on the king side.

1..f5 is an interesting try but may not be the best defense. After the correct 2.Qxd5 fxe4 white can make a draw with perpetual check on c4 and h4

Now that after 1..f6 white cannot play 2.exf6 as mentioned because Nxf6 but white can complicate the game further.

Find the tricky move for white ..

2011 Putrajaya Close Report

The 2011 Putrajaya Comunity Chess Tournament concluded yesterday at the Dewan Serbaguna Kompleks Kejiranan Presint 11, Putrajaya . The 6 round swiss system tournament with 20 minutes time control for each player attract a total of 109 players. There is three category ( Above 15, Below 15 and Below 12).

Dr. Zaidan Zulkipli Win 2011 Putrajaya Close

Zaidan Zulkipli (right) beat Norman Tasli in round 6

 13th August 2011 -  Dr. Zaidan Zulkipli win the main category (above 15) 2011 Putrajaya Community Chess Tournament held at the Dewan Serbaguna Kompleks Kejiranan Presint 11, Putrajaya. The 6 round swiss system tournament with time control 20 minutes per-player is organized by the Perbadanan Putrajaya. The tournament is divided into three category - under 12, under 15 and above 15. This tournament is  only open to players who live or work in Putrajaya.

Dr.Zaidan received the prize from the Perbadanan Putrajaya's Official

Dr.Zaidan  finished the tournament with 5.5 points and received RM 500 as the champion. His only draw is against last year champion - Rizal Ahmad Kamal who finished in 5th place. Yours truly  finished in 6th  place with 4.5 points. IA Abdul Latif act as the arbiter.

Full report will follow soon....

Friday morning - Strategy

In this position black has no real weaknesses. How do you proceed? Find a plan for white

ANSWER

There are two good moves here..
1st Method 1.f6

I think this is the most principle continuation. It clears the seventh rank for the white's rook and attacking the most obvious weakness in the black's camp g7.



There is nothing much that black can do other than 1..gxf6 and after 2.gxf6! black is force to take the pawn with the Knight leaving the square c7 unprotected. The white's Rook goes to c7 and later capture black's Bishop by force. The endgame is now in white's favor. The sample line is 1.f6 gxf6 2.gxf6 Nxf6 3.Rc7 Ne4 4.Rc8+ Kg7 5.Bf8+ Kxg6 6.RxB +-



Another good plan for white as highlighted by IM Jimmy Liew is 1.Bf8! (with the same idea attacking g7) Kxf8 2.Rh8+ Ke7 3.Rxa8


Black is loosing his grip on g7 which cost him the game as 3..Nd8 is well met by 4.f6+

See you next time.
... Luth Mikael

Chess Puzzle (22)

In the diagram below, black is two rooks down but the position is actually winning for black. Try find the winning move.

Black to move and win!

Warning!

1st Cerdik Catur Semi Pro 2011

Time: Sunday, October 2 · 8:30am - 6:00pm

Venue: DATCC, 4th floor, Wilayah Kompleks, KL.

Format: 7 round swiss

Time Control: 25 minutes

Rules: Open to player without national rating (unrated) and player with national rating below 1700

For full details visit stonemaster website here

Source: Mohd Fadli Zakaria

Disclaimer : This site - Hairulovchessmaniac.com are provided for the convenience of all interest party and are for informational purposes only. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, this site is not responsible for the accuracy of anything contained in these announcement. Those interested in additional information or having questions about any of these tournament are directed to contact the organizer listed. This site will exercise all due diligence in providing accurate information but assume no responsibility for errors made in such work.

Strategy

The position shown below is taken from fritz database. There are two types of win. Which one is yours? Draw your plan...

Luth Mikael



Answer
If you choose 1.Rc4 congratulations. This is the safest way to win this position and certainly the choice of Mr Houdini. The strategy consist of bringing the Bishop to d5 and try to advance the queen side pawn to b3 to tie down the white's rook. You must also try to exploit the weakness of h4 and the more advanced pawn on e5 to create as many weaknesses in the enemy camp.

The second method to win was the choice of the great Tal which involves an interesting sacrificial idea. 1.RxR when after BxR black goes on to kill the unprotected h4 pawn. The majesty continues his journey to the square g3. From this square,the king will help to attack f3 twice which makes this sacrifice possible and interesting. This is the main difference between the engine and the human brain. Human is full of fantasy and creativity while computers are full of trees and probabilities :) Till we meet again

.... Luth Mikael

Round 3, World Junior : G.Jaswant - Lim Zhuo Ren : 0-1

 Below is Lim Zhuo Ren first win in the 2011 World Junior Chess Championship.

G. Jaswant (2036) - Lim Zhuo Ren (2155)
World Junior, Round 3, 4.8.2011

Analyzed by Centaur (Hairulov+Houdini)

1.d4 d6 2. c4 e5 In my opinion, this move give white a chance to transpose the game into the most boring variation in the world...  

3. dxe5 White can choose to 'play with the  queen variation' with 3. Nf3 e4 4. Ng5 f5 White's knight look rather silly on g5 but it have a strong 'reverse gear' maneuver if black choose to harass it immediately for e.g 5. Nc3 h6 6. Nh3 g5 7. Ng1 The knight move 4 times to return to it initial square but on the other hand black has commit  a serious weakness on his kingside! 3... dxe5 4. Qxd8+ Kxd8

2011 World Junior : Round 2 : IM Suri Vaibhav - Lim Zhuo Ren

Below is Lim Zhuo Ren game against Indian IM - Suri Vaibhav in the 2011 World Junior Chess Championship held from 2 August-15 August in Chennai, India.

So far he has score a point from 3 rounds. I will post his round 3 win in the next post.


Lim Zhuo Ren (2155) - IM Suri Vaibhav (2430)
World Junior, Round 2, 3.8.2011

Analyzed by Centaur (Hairulov+Houdini)

1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4. g3 The Catalan - Zhuo Ren favorite opening.  

4...dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3  White concentrate on the center and did'not hurry to get the pawn back.  

7...Rb8 In order to play b5 next, black move his rook from the h1-a8 diaganol and white idea of playing Nf3-e5 is not strong anymore.  

8. Nfd2 e5 Black can't hold the pawn with 8... Na5?! because white will get it back with an edge after 9. Qa4+ c6 10. b4 cxb3 11. axb3 b6 12. b4 Nb7 13. Bxc6+

9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Nxc4 Be6 12. Nbd2 Zhuo Ren shows good opening preparation. This is all theory however.

12... h5 I'm not sure whether this is theory or not but it leads to an interesting sacrifice after  

13. h3 h4!?

Putrajaya Community Chess Tournaments 2011

Perbadanan Putrajaya will organized The 2011 Putrajaya Community Chess Tournament  (Pertandingan Catur Komuniti Putrajaya 2011) as follow:-

Title : Pertandingan Catur Komuniti Putrajaya  2011

Date : 13th August 2011 (Saturday)

Time : 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Location : Kompleks Kejiranan  Presint 11, Putrajaya

Rounds : 6 rounds (Swiss System)

Categories:-

1. 16 years old above
2. under 15 years old
3. under 12 years old

* the total participation is limited to 200 players only for each category

* Closing date is : 11th August 2011 (Thursday)

You can find the rules, regulation and entry form here


Disclaimer : This site - Hairulovchessmaniac.com are provided for the convenience of all interest party and are for informational purposes only. Unless expressly indicated otherwise, this site is not responsible for the accuracy of anything contained in these announcement. Those interested in additional information or having questions about any of these tournament are directed to contact the organizer listed. This site will exercise all due diligence in providing accurate information but assume no responsibility for errors made in such work.

Abel Yap in action!

Below is a photo of Abel Yap  who is now playing at The 2011 British Chess Championship. Photos courtesy of  Matthew Webb who own a nice blog  here

Abel Yap at the start of round 7.
Photo courtesy of Matthew Webb 

His round 7 opponent is CM Alan Walton. 
Photo courtesy of Matthew Webb 

2011 Sarawak Open Chess Championship

Sarawak Open Chess Championship 2011

(FIDE rated & National Rated)

Organisers: Sarawak Chess Association

Venue: Ultimate Professional Centre, 3rd Floor, Jalan Bukit Mata Kuching,
Kuching (Opposite Pullman Hotel)

Dates: 12-16 December 2011

System: 9 round Swiss

Lim Zhuo Ren at The 2011 World Junior Chess Championship, Chennai, India.

The 2011 World Junior Chess Championship (Open & Girls) will be held from 1st August till 16th August 2011 at Chennai, India. NM Lim Zhuo Ren (photo right) is our sole representative there.


Official Website is here


Logo from the official website