MBSSKL Open Chess Tournament 2011

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Saturday, July 23, 2011

MBSSKL Open Chess Tournament 2011

Today, a total of 179 players from all over Klang Valley come together to compete in the 6th

edition of the event. Also, parents of 3 students drive from Cameron Highlands to KL for this

event this morning.

The school has upgraded the U20 categories (Boys and Girls) to U23 in order to make way for

some students from IPTA and IPTS to take part. Also, the school has created a new category

called Special Education into this year programme. This new category has 8 SE students

competing for the first time.

The U14 Boys has attracted with the most numbers of entries i.e. 66 students, followed by U17

Boys with 37 students and U23 Boys with 23 students. While, the Girls U23 category has 18players, followed by U14 Girls with 15 students and U17 Girls with 12 students.

The top ranked students for each category as below:

U14 Boys >>> Tan Wei Hao (many times National Age-Group Champion)

U17 Boys >>> Yeap Eng Chiam (many times National Age-Group Champion and Nat. Junior

Champion)

U23 Boys >>> Sumant Subramaniam (SEA GAMES 2011-bound player)

U14 Girls >>> Joyce Tan (MSSM Player)

U17 Girls >>> Goh Xin Yen (MSSM Player)U23 Girls >>> Olivia Madhavan (National Junior Player)

MBSSKL Open 2011 Updates

After 2 rounds of competition, there is hardly any upset in the categories contested.

For the U14 Boys >>> Tan Wei Hao, Tan Yong Zhao, Ethan Wong Hsien Aun along 14 others

have scored 2 points each.

For the U17 Boys >>> Yeap Eng Chiam, Liew Ken Yew, Lucas Matthew Dutton along 6 others


For the U23 Boys >>> Sumant Subramaniam, Boey Jin Huey, Albert Ang Keliang along 2 others



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For the U14 Girls >>> Melanie Koo and Teo Boon Kee have maximum points so far.

For the U17 Girls >>> Goh Xin Yen, Lee Jia Jia and Avitra Dhivia had scored both points.

For the U23 Girls >>> Olivia Madhavan, Sarika Subramaniam, Cheng Sheun Fang and Zahra

Bahrami have 2 points each.

MBSSKL Open 2011 Trivial Facts

The strongest category for the Boy's section is Under 17 Boys with an average National Rating

of 1558 among the top 10 players. This average rating is generally higher than an ordinary adult

who play casual chess. While, the Girl's section is Under 23 Girls with an average of 1292

among the top 6 players.

All categories except U14B and U17B shall have 6 prizes awaiting the top finishers. Additional 9

and 4 prizes are allocated for U14B and U17B respectively.

While, the Special Education Category has its own prize structure.

MBSSKL Open 2011 Update#2

This nationally rated event has moved into the crucial stage with Round 5 just started moment

ago.

At the end of 4 rounds, the leaders for each category begin to break away from the large group.

The U14 Boys >>> Tan Wei Hao, Tan Yong Zhao and Kung Kah Heng with full points. Ethan

Wong Hsien Aun was stopped by Marcus Woo in Rd 4.

The U17 Boys >>> Yeap Eng Chiam and Lim Jing Hong with maximum points. Liew Ken Yew

and Lucas Matthew Dutton lost their respective Rd 4 encounter against both leaders.

The U23 Boys >>> Sumant Subramaniam is the sole leader with 4 points.

The U14 Girls >>> Melanie Koo is the sole leader with 4 points after doing a major upset by

dumping top rank Joyce Tan in Rd 4.

The U17 Girls >>> Goh Xin Yen is the sole leader with 4 points.


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The U23 Girls >>> Sarika Subramaniam is the sole leader with 4 points after creating an upset

by defeating top rank Olivia in Rd 4.


Some selected mouth watering clash between strong juniors in Round 5, e.g.

Under-14 Boys

1. Tan Wei Hao vs Tan Yong Zhao

2. "Giant killer" Kung Kah Heng vs "Giant killer" Marcus Woo Ming Leang

3. Lim Ming Xian vs Derek Poon Guo Liong

Under-17 Boys

1. Yeap Eng Chiam vs Lim Jing Hong

2. Liew Ken Yew vs "Evergreen" Tharoun Sharma Ravindran3. Lucas Matthew Dutton vs Vinton Wong Hsien Loong

Under-23 Boys

1. Gabriel Soong Mun Hey vs 13 y.o. Shreyes Subramaniam

Under-14 Girls

1. Cheong Keat Zhen vs Melanie Koo Wei Wei

2. Joyce Tan Sue Lee vs Chew Zhi Jing


A moment ago, Round 6 just started.

The Under 14 Boys category is fought very intensely with 4 players now having 4.5 points from

5 games. Derek vs Wei Hao, Yong Zhao vs Kah Heng. Wei Hao is leading on tie-break by 1.5

points over Yong Zhao.

The Under-17 Boys category belongs to Yeap Eng Chiam, while Under-23 Boys category goes

to Sumant Subramaniam.

The Under-14 Girls category is likely to be won by Melanie Koo, while Goh Xin Yen has

captured the Under-17 Girls category. Meanwhile, Sarika is likely to be crowned as Under-23

Girls Champion.


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The Special Education category who played a round robin had concluded all the fixtures. Muhd

Shafiq Yahya and Muhd Syarifuddin Mohd Razib win 6 games from 7 rounds. The former is

crowned as the Champion by having a better tie-break.


The last round ended an hour ago.

The U23 Boy's category is won by Sumant Subramaniam with 5 wins and 1 draw. No one

actually is playing in his league; the closest threat came from his own 13 y.o. brother, Shreyes,

who is also the second seed in the category whom he drew in the last round.

The U23 Girl's category is won by Sumant's sister, Sarika, who won all her 6 games. Among her

wins include scalping top seed Olivia Madhavan. After her win over the latter, it is a pretty

smooth sailing for her to clinch the championship.

The U17 Boy's category is captured by MBSSKL top player, Yeap Eng Chiam, with a perfect

six rounds win. His 4 nearest rivals are 1.5 points behind him. Among the four, three players

have identical scores on first 2 tie-breaks, however, the third tie-break get to separate them. After

tiebreak, Lim Jing Hong came in ahead of Liew Ken Yew and Kung Soon Heng. The 5th placing

goes to Liew Ashton.

The U17 Girl's category is won by Goh Xin Yen despite losing her last round. She has 2 points

advantage over her nearest rival before the start of the last round.


The U14 Girl's category is captured by Melanie Koo who has a clean sweep with perfect 6 wins.

She has shown great maturity in her game and continues her rising momentum since a

breakthrough in her game during MSSM 2011.

The U14 Boy's category is won by 11 y.o. Tan Yong Zhao who piped tournament pre-favourite,

MBSSKL top U14 player - Tan Wei Hao, on tie break. Both players have scored 5 wins and adraw. They drew each other in Round 5. An interesting fact is that Yong Zhao finished on 2nd

placing last year. His achievement in this competition so far is quite impressive. Will he attempts

the U17 Boy's category next year?

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MBSSKL Open Chess Tournament 2011