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Today(22 July) is the final day of Penang Closed Chess Tournament and as expected, a fierce battle is taking place at RABB…
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Evan and Thong outside RABB building |
Inside RABB is the battle field… |
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And sales corner : chess books presented by PS Global Marketing |
And Arbiter’s desk : computer and projector |
Round 5 started at 9am sharp and there are hard fought games and surprises : In first table, Anthony Liong, the second seed, beat Peter Lim, the only full-point player after 4 round (and third seed) with black pieces to take the sole lead while Eu Hong beat Yik Ping in second board. Two surprises came from two 11 year old boys : Kee Zijia beat Lim Wei Kang and Elgin Lee manage to hold Evan to a draw.
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Kee Zijia(1258) thinking hard to beat Lim Wei Kang(1596) at table 4
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“What happen to my beautiful defense?” (Wei Kang at round 5) |
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“hmm… how do I break his Nimzo Indian defense?” (Elgin Lee, 1382 vs Evan, 1430) |
Peter Lim 4/4 is stop by Anthony Liong at round 5, with 0-1 to the later. |
6th round saw 11 year old KeeZijia at table 1 once again playing black against Anthony Liong; unfortunately, Kee is unable to defend against White’s attack. Peter Lim suffers another loss to Tan Eu Hong at table 2 while top seed, Tan Khai Boon came back strongly with 5 straight wins(after his first round lost to Kee Zijia). So, before the final round, there are, practically, 4 fighting for Penang Chess Champion, i.e. Anthony Liong(5.5), Tan Khai Boon(5) and Tan Eu Hong(5). Final round pairing saw Tan Khai Boon vs Anthony Liong, while Eu Hong is up against fifth seed Gavin Fong(4).
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Top seed Tan Khai Boon, has never out of title contender even his first round lost |
Second seed Anthony Liong is the sole leader with 5.5/6 |
Eu Hong and Gavin end up with a draw and so the very fierce battle occurred at table 1 who fight till the very last minute…
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Both players in time scramble while Chief Arbiter, Mr. Tan Hock Lye(in green) looks on. |
More players come to check out the positions. |
And the result is : Tan Khai Boon vs Anthony Liong 1-0. Tan Khai Boon is the first official Penang Chess Champion!! Congratulation to Tan Khai Boon!Full result as below :
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Tan Khai Boon, OPEN |
1858 |
6 |
29 |
21 |
25 |
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Anthony Liong Ing Kiat, OPEN |
1780 |
5.5 |
31.5 |
24.5 |
23.25 |
| 3 |
Tan Eu Hong, OPEN |
1680 |
5.5 |
29.5 |
22.5 |
21.75 |
| 4 |
Evan Timothy Capel, U16B |
1430 |
5.5 |
27.5 |
22.5 |
20.25 |
| 5 |
Lim Cheng Teik, OPEN |
1685 |
5 |
32 |
23 |
21 |
| 6 |
Tan Yik Ping, OPEN |
1574 |
4.5 |
32 |
20.5 |
14.75 |
| 7 |
Fong wei chern gavin, U16B |
1601 |
4.5 |
30 |
18.5 |
18.5 |
| 8 |
Elgin Lee Kah Meng, U16B |
1382 |
4.5 |
28 |
19.5 |
15.5 |
| 9 |
Lee hsien yang, U16B |
1307 |
4.5 |
26 |
19.5 |
15.5 |
| 10 |
Thong yung chen, U16B |
1509 |
4.5 |
26 |
18 |
11.5 |
| 11 |
Chua Kian Meng, OPEN |
1453 |
4.5 |
25.5 |
17 |
15.25 |
| 12 |
Goh Yi Zhang, U16B |
1311 |
4 |
31 |
17.5 |
16 |
| 13 |
Kee Zijia, U16B |
1258 |
4 |
30 |
19 |
15.5 |
| 14 |
Lim Wei Kang, U16B |
1596 |
4 |
25.5 |
18.5 |
13 |
| 15 |
Janet Tan Jia Yin, U16G |
1232 |
4 |
25 |
13 |
10.5 |
| 16 |
Keok Kai En, U16B |
1344 |
4 |
21.5 |
16 |
8 |
| 17 |
Chaw Chi Hau, OPEN |
1200 |
4 |
21.5 |
14 |
8.5 |
| 18 |
Patrick Lim Kong Hui, U16B |
1280 |
3.5 |
28 |
15.5 |
10.25 |
| 19 |
Sanjeevwa Sritharan, U16B |
1352 |
3.5 |
27.5 |
14.5 |
11.75 |
| 20 |
Eng Ying Hang, U16B |
800 |
3.5 |
22 |
11.5 |
8.25 |
| 21 |
Ng Jing Jia, U16G |
1098 |
3.5 |
20.5 |
12 |
9.25 |
| 22 |
Lok Jian Ming, U16B |
1188 |
3 |
27 |
14 |
5.5 |
| 23 |
Loh Yi Yang, OPEN |
1200 |
3 |
26.5 |
14 |
9 |
| 24 |
Alias b.Hanafi, OPEN |
1200 |
3 |
25.5 |
13 |
8 |
| 25 |
Ch'ng Chen Nee, U16G |
1278 |
3 |
23.5 |
13 |
6.5 |
| 26 |
Abd Aziz bin Mohamed Hashim, OPEN |
1200 |
3 |
20.5 |
9 |
5.5 |
| 27 |
Sharon Lim Yen Xin, U16G |
1145 |
3 |
19.5 |
10 |
5.5 |
| 28 |
Oh Wan Lin, U16G |
1301 |
2.5 |
21.5 |
10.5 |
5.25 |
| 29 |
Lau hui ting, U16G |
1147 |
2.5 |
21 |
8.5 |
4.25 |
| 30 |
William Lee Kah Howe, U16B |
1187 |
2 |
24.5 |
9 |
5.5 |
| 31 |
Adele Lau Chuey Theng, U16G |
800 |
2 |
23 |
10 |
5 |
| 32 |
Abdul aziz bin mohsid, OPEN |
1200 |
2 |
21 |
9 |
4 |
| 33 |
Tang Wei Kit, U16B |
1238 |
2 |
18.5 |
5 |
4 |
| 34 |
Adrian Lau Chee Onn, U16B |
1147 |
2 |
18 |
7 |
3 |
| 35 |
Anban a/l Thirumamani, U16B |
800 |
2 |
15.5 |
3 |
1.5 |
| 36 |
Tang Kar Khei, U16G |
1217 |
1.5 |
17.5 |
3 |
2.75 |
| 37 |
Lai Wei Herng, U16B |
1132 |
1 |
17.5 |
3 |
2 |
| 38 |
Koay Hui Yin, U16G |
800 |
1 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
| 39 |
MOHD AIZAN ERMANDO, OPEN |
1200 |
0 |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
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mulia saputra, OPEN |
1200 |
0 |
4.5 |
0 |
0 |
| 41 |
SYED ISKANDAR SHAH, OPEN |
1480 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 42 |
lee hsien ming, U16B |
1227 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Joanne Lim Ping Chuen, U16G |
1042 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
All Penang Closed Chess Tournament winners are summarized as below :
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Points |
| Open |
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| Champion |
Tan Khai Boon |
1858 |
6 |
| Runner up |
Anthony Liong Ing Kiat |
1780 |
5.5 |
| 2nd runner up |
Tan Eu Hong |
1680 |
5.5 |
| Fourth |
Lim Cheng Teik |
1685 |
5 |
| Fifth |
Tan Yik Ping |
1574 |
4.5 |
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| U16B |
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| Champion |
Evan Timothy Capel |
1430 |
5.5 |
| Runner up |
Fong wei chern gavin |
1601 |
4.5 |
| 2nd runner up |
Elgin Lee Kah Meng |
1382 |
4.5 |
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| U16G |
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| Champion |
Janet Tan Jia Yin |
1232 |
4 |
| Runner up |
Ng Jing Jia |
1098 |
3.5 |
| 2nd runner up |
Ch'ng Chen Nee |
1278 |
3 |
Prize giving ceremony :
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Janet Tan Jia Yin is the U16 Girl Champion |
11 year old Ng Jing Jia is very talented player; watch out, boys! |
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Didn’t I tell you Penang produce beautiful and yet strong chess player? |
13 years old Evan is the most improved chess player. Overall, he finished 4th and a total deserved champion in U16B category |
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Gavin Fong, who surprisingly offer a draw against Eu Hong in final round where he has got spatial advantage. He still achieve good result anyway – 2nd place in U16B |
Finishing 8th placing in overall position is definitely a very good achievement for the 11 years old Elgin Lee. (3rd placing in U16B!!) |
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5th placing Tan Yik Ping is doing well in first half but only has 1 point out of 3 games in last 3 round |
4th placing Peter Lim share the same fate with Yik Ping |
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Eu Hong’s lucky escape(with a draw) on final round saw him in 3rd placing |
Anthony Liong is denied the title after final round lost to Khai Boon |
And the first official Penang Chess Champion :
Top seed, Tan Khai Boon came back with 6 consecutive wins (after first round surprise lost to Kee Zijia) to take the title. Complete Result @ Penang Chess Association Website
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About AuthorPS 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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