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
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 well as a Woman Grandmaster norm.
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 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
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
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. Today, we delve into Fadli Zakaria’s incredible contributions to the chess community, … Read more
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
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
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