Grand Prix, Frist Leg 

Grand Prix 1 (aka First Leg) is organised by Penang Chess Association with the objective of gathering chess playing children together for a simple and fun chess tournament after their stressful final school examination. The tournament is free for PCA member but non member will be charge RM5 and it is limited to 70 players only.

Apparently, chess enthusiam in Penang welcome this half-day tournament very much as 70 places are filled-in in 5 days!(and many miss it!) In addition, 2 champions from KL are in the list!

Top 30 finisher in GP1 :

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And Grand Prix Score sorted by category :

Grand Prix 2 will be held on 21 Oct and it gives chances to those who did not perform well here. And so, we can expect more exciting and figthing chess at 2nd leg!!

For those who are not there, we have some photos for your viewing pleasure :

At 8.40am, with the help of parents and players, chess sets and clocks are arranged properly.	Ong Choon Yong, the only female finished top 10
"Oh no... my mistake..."(Quah Fu Yong, U12B)	Beautiful and strong chess player in the making(Fong Yi Chen, U12G)
Look at their eyes, they tell you something :
"I am sleepy..." (William Lee Kah Howe at round 1, U10B)	"so am I..." (Hooi Yi Wen at round 1, U8G)
"How on earth can he played Nf3+??" (Ooi Yen Hoe, U10B)	The height of the chair is not enough for some player... (Lye Yi Hui, U8B vs Anban,U10B)
Start of round 3, see the clock on with the wall? The tournament run exactly on schedule!
"How come he is attacking me with the black piece?" (Teoh Ern Sheng, U8B)
Penang Chess Champion 2007, Tan Khai Boon reading chess book at PS Global Marketing's sales corner.	Books on sales, see the book on the right with "Ch Mala"(appear half only)? It is a Historical "chess Malaysia" written by Malaysia first IM - IM Jimmy Liew.
Round 6 saw Yeoh Li Tian U8B vs Gavin U14B in c3 Sicilian (1-0)	Round 6 under way...
Outside tournament hall are the very supportive parents.	NM Yeoh Chin Seng(center) talking to Tan Eng Seong at the end of the tournament. I myself, am very happy to discuss some chess training idea with NM Yeoh.
Top 10 finisher in GP1 with Arbiter Mr. Tan Eng Seong. Who could have guess that it is the youngest in the photo who take the title!! (from left, first row : Tan Lu Quan, Lim Chuin Khai, Yeoh Li Yuan, Champion Yeoh Li Tian and Ong Choon Yong. from left, second row : Hoh Tjun Yee, Gavin Fong, Keok Kai En, Kim Zhao Wei, Wong Hao and Arbiter Tan Eng Seong)
Tan Jia Yun, U8G keeps the wire of projector while Fong Yi Chen shut down the PC(at the end of tournament)	Tournament room cleared and cleaned at 1.20pm(as clock on the wall)
About Author PS Lim is a chess enthusiast. He is also a successful coach in Penang, having produced two U12 Penang champions for two consecutive years in 2006 and 2007. Before becoming a coach in 2006, he was active in competitive chess for many years. His "retirement" from competitive chess has not stopped him from investing his time and efforts in the development of chess in Penang, especially in guiding young players to become successful chess players.