Why I look forward to Penang Open

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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 chess with the allure of a tropical paradise? Enter the Penang Open Chess … Read more

Namelist – Penang Open 2023

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 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 2415 FIDE 6 Poh Yu Tian Male 2405 MAS 7 Oleg Badmatsyrenov Male 2399 … Read more

Namelist – Penang Challengers 2023

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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 Simanihuruk Male 1846 INA(Indonesia) 4 Taufik Defasya M. Eda Male 1745 Indonesia 5 Chong … Read more

3 way tie going into last round – Eastern Asia Juniors and Girls Chess Championship 2023 – Girls

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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. Full interactive results here: https://catur.org/results/p.php?f=Eastern_Asia_Juniors_and_Girls_Chess_Championship_2023_R8&rounds=8 Penang Open 2023

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