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PCA Under-9 chess tournament 1st leg

Written by PS Lim

Wednesday, 09 January 2008

Penang Chess Association started off a new year with an under-9 chess tournament. The objective of this tournament is to encourage more under-7 juniors to pick up chess. As motivation to all U9 players, they all were given free chess books! The winner for this is one of the strongest U9 player in Penang : Tang Wei Kit with 7/7 perfect score

Tang Wei Kit started off year 2008 with his first title (U9 chess tournament)

Full result as below :
Place Name                        Loc Score M-Buch. Buch. Progr.
1   Tang Wei Kit, U09B          1153 7        22.0 31.5   28.0
2   Eng Ying Xuan, U09B         800 6        21.5 30.5   25.0
3   Khaw Choo Kean, U09B        800 5        22.5 32.5   22.0
4   Anban Thirumamani, No-prize 800 5        21.0 30.0   21.0
5   Tan Jia Yun, U09G           1206 5        21.0 30.0   19.0
6   Benjamin Lee Eu Jin, U09B   800 5        18.5 26.5   22.0
7   Hee Zhan Wei, U09B          800 5        18.0 25.0   18.0
8   Chuah Hao Feng, U09B        800 4.5      22.0 30.0   19.0
9   Tan Yin Kuang, U09B         800 4.5      21.0 29.0   19.5
10   Lye Yi Hui, U09B            800 4        21.5 27.5   19.0
11   Joshua Chong Zhi Xin, U09B 800 4        21.0 31.0   17.0
12   Chuah Hao Min, U07B         800 4        19.5 27.0   17.0
13   Ang Zhen Wei, U09B          1075 4        19.5 25.5   19.0
14   Lee Tai Lin, U09B           800 4        18.5 24.5   15.5
15   Teh De Zen, U07G            800 4        18.0 27.0   19.0
16   Yeap Gim Chiang, U09B       1114 4        17.5 25.0   17.0
17   Reuben Yeap Xun Wen, U09B   800 4        17.5 24.5   14.0
18   Khaw Ker Lee, U09G          800 4        17.0 26.0   14.0
19   Yeoh Zhong Xian, U09B       800 4        16.0 21.0   10.0
20   Hooi Yi Wen, U09G           800 3.5      16.5 25.5   15.5
21   Lim Jing Yi, U09B           800 3        18.0 23.0   12.0
22   Wong Yinn Long, U07B        800 3        17.5 24.5   12.0
23   Chin Kang Fu, U09B          800 3        17.5 24.0   12.0
24   Yew Yun Han, U09G           1101 3        17.5 23.5   10.0
25   Eugene Tan Yi Xun, U09B     800 3        16.5 22.5   12.0
26   Chong Shao Zheng, U07B      800 3        15.5 20.5   11.0
27   Ng Shi Xuan, U09B           800 3        15.0 20.0   13.0
28   Moey Ching Ren, U09B        800 3        14.5 20.5   10.0
29   Khaw Ker Shean, U07G        800 3        14.5 18.5    6.0
30   Teh De Juan, U07B           800 2.5      15.5 21.5   10.5
31   Loh Hao Zhe, U07B           800 2.5      13.5 19.5    8.5
32   Wong Yi Chee, U09G          800 2.5      11.5 16.5    6.5
33   Mong Juin Hwaye, U09B       800 2        18.5 25.5    9.0
34   Cheah Eu Gene, U09B         800 2        17.5 25.0   13.0
35   Lim Ee En, U09G             800 2        16.5 22.5    7.0
36   Loh Hui Lu, No-prize        800 1        15.5 20.5    7.0
37   Cheah Cath Leen, U07G       800 1        13.5 17.5    2.0
38   Bryan Ooi Min Feng, U09B    800 0        12.0 16.0    0.0
For detailed result and winners, please visit www.pca.bayanbaru.com or Chess.EuHong.NET

Top seed Tan Jia Yun take the girl category champion with 5/7.

Khaw Choo Kean who upset top seed Tan Jia Yun at round 1, is number 3

Eng Ying Xuan is one of the talented U8 player. He finished runner with only lost to Tang Wei Kit.

Anban is already 10 years old. He gets to play and have fun. But no prizes...

Chuah Hao Min takes U7B title with 4/7

Teh De Zen takes U7G title also with 4/7

Chess set, mat, score book and some chocolate for sales - a mini sales corner by PS Global Marketing and fews hungry kids...

Begins of final round...

The youngest participants in the event, Khaw Ker Shean. Amazingly, she wins 3 games!! By the way, can you guess how old is she?

Tan Jia Yun was caught playing with shadow...

Result reporting(last round). err... what's on the table?

It's PCA membership card!

Khaw Ker Lee is the most improved players in this group, she used to finished with 0 or 1 point last year but now she is runner up in U9G category! superb! (It remind me : Every Grandmaster was once a beginner)

Lee Tai Lin, the only one from mainland.

Last year U9B champion(in white; see also report on U9 selection), Ooi Zhi Yang, nickname OZY, turn up at the end of tournament. He did not participate due to other commitment.

Parents and players at prize giving ceremony

U7G winners : Teh De Zen(1st), Cheah Cath Leen(3rd) and Khar Ker Shean(2nd). At the back, is Ms. Lau Ee Chien, the Arbiter of the day.

U7B winners taking photo with Arbiter, Ms. Lau Ee Chien

U9G winners group photo with Arbiter Ms Lau Ee Chien

U9B winners group photo with Arbiters Mr. Tan Eng Seong and Ms Lau Ee Chien

Parents and players leaving tournament hall, and hope to see everyone again at 3rd Feb for second leg.

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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