WFM Altantuya Boldbaatar leads Eastern Asia Juniors and Girls Chess Championship 2023 after 6 rounds

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WFM Altantuya Boldbaatar leads Eastern Asia Juniors and Girls Chess Championship 2023 after 5 rounds scoring 5.5 points. WFM Altantuya Boldbaatar had 5 wins, 1 draws and 1 loss. Wins include games against-Likoh Katherine Samantha-WCM Liuviann Cecilia Natalie-Canino Ruelle–WFM Edithso Samantha-Villa Ma. Elayza and draws against-WFM Singgih Diajeng Theresa and loss against-WCM Chua Jia-Tien A … Read more

AI Chess Coach assistant

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Wrote something about this with the title of AI Chess Coach talking about possibility of creating an AI chess coach some time last year when cool tools like text to image tools like MidJourney were starting to appear. Lost that article now because of the recent malware attack on my blog. But the gist of … Read more

Gukesh D: A Rising Chess Star’s Journey

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The 2017 Selangor Open: A Pivotal Moment Meet Gukesh D, the young chess prodigy from India. In 2017, he graced the Selangor Open in Malaysia, leaving an indelible mark on the chess world. But let’s set aside the technicalities for a moment. Yes, he fell short of Sergei Karjakin’s record as the youngest Grandmaster (GM) … Read more

A Memorable Encounter with the Penang International Open Champion, IM Loeffler

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Left to right: Abdullah Che Hassan, Loeffler, Yusof Yasnain. This snapshot captures a spontaneous moment during the Penang International Open, where Abdullah Che Hassan, Norullah, and Yusof Yasnain had just finished their lunch. As luck would have it, they spotted IM Loeffler strolling solo and decided to seize the opportunity for a memorable encounter. Approaching … Read more

Good news from SEA games!

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We now have some good news after the disappointment of winning zero medals at the Southeast Asian Games. From GM Ian Rogers’ message, as relayed by Ching Kim Lye: Most recent positive news! FM FM Wong recently received his third and final IM norm today, while Nicholas received his first IM norm yesterday! Now that … Read more