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Previously, GP1 Report .
Did I mentioned that he will be back with a revenge? (see Grand Prix Open 1) He did it with 7/7 perfect score. However, he has to thank a
Vietnamese girl, Do Thi Thoung for downing 3 strong players --> veteran Chuah Heng Meng(round 3), PCC Tan Khai Boon(round 4) and Anthony
Liong(round 6) when he avoided them all!
Loo Swee Leong with 7/7 perfect score
Do Thi Thoung manage to down 3 Penang senior players
Grand Prix Open, Second Leg
Again the Grand Prix Open, second leg registration is like selling hot cakes - 70 places is filled up in 2 days!! This tournament is spice up by the appearance of a Vietnamese girl, Do Thi Thoung who 2 weeks ago won the blitz tournament in the same venue. At that time, I was not there to see how she did it... so this is the chance!
And yes, she played well but also need to thanks to some luck --> Chuah Heng Meng, in wining position blunder a rook. Similarly, Khai Boon attack on the King is unstoppable but miraclely it was stopped by, not Miss Do, but by Khai Boon himself! He miss-played the attack then later lost on time. Anthony, perhaps is shaken by Do Thi Thoung's perfomance, played carefully, but then end up in time trouble and lost on time!
"Good player is always lucky!" (once remarked by Ex World Champion Capablanca)
Top 30 finsiher in GP open 1 :
| Place |
Name |
Score |
Buch. |
Berg. |
Progr. |
GP |
| 1 |
Loo Swee Leong, |
7 |
31 |
30.5 |
28 |
1000 |
| 2 |
Tan Eu Hong, |
5.5 |
32 |
24.25 |
23.5 |
984.39 |
| 3 |
Anthony Liong Ing Kiat, |
5.5 |
32 |
24 |
24 |
968.78 |
| 4 |
Do Thi Thuong, |
5.5 |
31.5 |
22.5 |
25.5 |
953.17 |
| 5 |
Chuah Heng Meng, |
5.5 |
30 |
21.75 |
22.5 |
937.56 |
| 6 |
Evan Timothy Capel, |
5 |
32.5 |
20.25 |
24 |
921.95 |
| 7 |
Wong Hao, |
5 |
31 |
20 |
22 |
906.34 |
| 8 |
Hoh Tjun Yee, |
5 |
30 |
21 |
19 |
890.73 |
| 9 |
Fong Wei Chern Gavin, |
5 |
29.5 |
17 |
21 |
875.13 |
| 10 |
Choo Ting Wei, |
5 |
28 |
17.5 |
20 |
859.52 |
| 11 |
Thong Yung Chen, |
5 |
26.5 |
14.75 |
22.5 |
843.91 |
| 12 |
Keok Kai En, |
5 |
25.5 |
17.5 |
20 |
828.3 |
| 13 |
Hoh Tjin Li, |
5 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
812.69 |
| 14 |
Lee Chan Tung, |
4.5 |
29.5 |
16.75 |
18 |
797.08 |
| 15 |
Ong Choon Yong, |
4.5 |
28.5 |
16.25 |
19.5 |
781.47 |
| 16 |
Teoh Ern Tek, |
4.5 |
26 |
13.25 |
17 |
765.86 |
| 17 |
Sanjeevwa A/L Sritharan, |
4.5 |
24 |
12.25 |
17 |
750.25 |
| 18 |
Li Zhi Yung, |
4.5 |
19.5 |
11.5 |
13.5 |
734.64 |
| 19 |
Hoh Tjin Hui, |
4 |
29.5 |
15 |
17 |
719.03 |
| 20 |
Quah Fu Yong, |
4 |
29.5 |
13.5 |
17 |
703.42 |
| 21 |
Steven Hoh, |
4 |
29.5 |
12.5 |
17 |
687.81 |
| 22 |
P'ng Ren Chi, |
4 |
28 |
13.5 |
18 |
672.2 |
| 23 |
Khaw Cheow Kean, |
4 |
26.5 |
13 |
17 |
656.59 |
| 24 |
William Lee Kah Howe, |
4 |
26.5 |
12.75 |
16.5 |
640.98 |
| 25 |
Wong Teik Choy, |
4 |
26 |
13.5 |
17 |
625.38 |
| 26 |
Leow Yong Jie, |
4 |
24.5 |
10 |
16 |
609.77 |
| 27 |
Tang Wei Kit, |
4 |
23 |
7 |
14 |
594.16 |
| 28 |
Chong Shao Hong, |
4 |
22.5 |
12.25 |
13.5 |
578.55 |
| 29 |
Ang Zhen Yuan, |
4 |
22.5 |
11 |
14 |
562.94 |
| 30 |
Lau Hui Ting, |
4 |
20 |
7 |
15 |
547.33 |
So after 2 Grand Prix, the top 16 players are :
| No. |
Name |
GP1 |
GP2 |
Grand Total |
| 1 |
Loo Swee Leong |
971 |
1000 |
1971 |
| 2 |
Chuah Heng Meng |
1000 |
938 |
1938 |
| 3 |
Anthony Liong Ing Kiat |
957 |
969 |
1925 |
| 4 |
Evan Timothy Capel |
986 |
922 |
1907 |
| 5 |
Tan Eu Hong |
913 |
984 |
1898 |
| 6 |
Fong Wei Chern Gavin |
928 |
875 |
1803 |
| 7 |
Thong Yung Chen |
942 |
844 |
1786 |
| 8 |
Hoh Tjun Yee |
855 |
891 |
1746 |
| 9 |
Wong Hao |
812 |
906 |
1718 |
| 10 |
Ong Choon Yong |
826 |
781 |
1608 |
| 11 |
Sanjeevwa Sritharan |
768 |
750 |
1519 |
| 12 |
P'ng Ren Chi |
841 |
672 |
1513 |
| 13 |
Keok Kai En |
667 |
828 |
1495 |
| 14 |
Lee Chan Tung |
696 |
797 |
1493 |
| 15 |
Teoh Ern Tek |
681 |
766 |
1447 |
| 16 |
Tan Khai Boon |
899 |
532 |
1430 |
Some interesting pictures:
13 years old(going on 14) Evan started chess at age 11 but has consistently finish on top and beating some senior player sometimes - Beat Eu Hong in both GP1 and GP2
15 years old Ong Choon Yong(going on 16) is the only girl that put up fights against top players.
12 years old Wong Hao(going on 13) is also consistently finish top 15 but has yet to give real challenge to the seniors. Need to work harder.
Thong Yung Chen is improving well, he beat Antohny at GP1 and Khai Boon at GP2
10 year old Teoh Ern Tek is the most promising player at sight. He has the capability to score upset against stronger player as his play is full of tricks, traps and tactics. His GP points stand at #15 is not a fluke!
Lee Chan Tung is the few players(from Kulim) that put fights to Penang players. His win against Khai Boon at GP2 proves that
Sanjeevwa is a good player but need to play more confidently.
Besides that, I include here are 2 players who has high chances of making to the final but only played in 1 Grand Prix : Do Thi Thuong GP points 953 and Choo Ting Wei GP point 859.
Choo Ting Wei is also a famous chinese chess player. So, is international chess and chinese chess related? Definitely!
Hoh Tjin Hui, is the youngest of Hoh family. Obviously, she is well trained by her father Steven Hoh as her play was very mature!
10 years old Leow Yong Jie has improved a lot and manage to take down P'ng Ren Chi(MSSPP player)
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"God, I pray to you that she can't find Rxe8+" (he is from Sungai Petani!)
Avoiding eye contact with opponent is also a good strategy...
wait a minute... what is this karate kids doing here?
 
I was attacked by a spectator at the end of tournament...
 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.
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