Penang Chess Festival 2023: Day 2 photos
Why I look forward to Penang Open
Checkmating in Paradise: Why the Penang Open Chess Festival is a Unique Experience Chess, a game of strategy and intellect, often conjures up images of hushed libraries or dimly lit tournament halls. But what if you could combine the mental challenge of…
Namelist – Penang Open 2023
This is a cut-and-paste from the Penang Chess website. See the full list here: No Name Sex Rating Federation 1 Novendra Priasmoro Male 2499 Indonesia 2 Ziaur Rahman Male 2436 Bangladesh 4 Aditya Bagus Arfan Male 2415 Indonesia 5 Pavel Shkapenko Male…
Namelist – Penang Challengers 2023
This is a cut n paste from the Penang Chess website. See the full list here: Full Name Gender FIDE Rat Federation 1 Muhammad Yusof Bin Abdullah Male 2142 Malaysian Chess Federation 2 Roy Marpaung Male 1908 INDONESIA 3 Nathanael Dieudonne Benedictus…
WFM Singgih Diajeng Theresa – Eastern Asia Girls 2023 Champion
WFM Singgih Diajeng Theresa is Eastern Asia Girls 2023 Champion. The tournament was held at Sabah Oriental Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah from the 8th to the 12th of December 2023. In addition to the title, she gained the Woman International Master title as…
3 way tie going into last round – Eastern Asia Juniors and Girls Chess Championship 2023 – Girls
Going into the final round, WFM Altantuya Boldbaatar, WCM Liuviann Cecilia Natalie, and WFM Singgih Diajeng Theresa are the joint leaders of the Eastern Asia Juniors and Girls Chess Championship 2023 after 9 rounds. All 3 scored 6.5 points from 8 rounds.…
WFM Altantuya Boldbaatar leads Eastern Asia Juniors and Girls Chess Championship 2023 after 6 rounds
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…
AI Chess Coach assistant
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…
Remembering Fadli Zakaria: A Chess Enthusiast Who Left a Lasting Legacy
In August 10 2019, the chess world lost a remarkable figure, Fadli Zakaria, at the age of 50. Though he may have been more recognized as an organizer rather than a player, his philanthropic passion for chess deserves to be celebrated and remembered.…