tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27073669067764525962024-03-13T15:32:22.837+08:00CaTuRcHeSs.blogspot.comHere comes the latest chess news around the world, chess puzzles, tactics and all about chess... No Success Without Sacrifice. Checkmate!Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.comBlogger1920125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-18432651507271008292011-10-14T12:24:00.002+08:002011-10-14T12:24:48.801+08:00Brilliant Kids Chess Weekend (U10 Boys and Girls)<div style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Kids Chess Weekend continues at DATCC this Saturday, 15th October with the <b>BRILLIANT KIDS Chess Weekend for boys and girls under the age of 10. </b>Registration opens from 9:00am until 9:45am with Round 1 set to start at 10:00am. Entry fees is<b>RM10 per child</b> and the top kids finishing in the event to receive medals and/or certificates for their excellent effort. Games are played over 6 rounds with a time control of 25 minutes to finish.</span></div><div style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">To download the registration form and schedule for the event, please click </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><a href="http://www.chess-malaysia.com/U10.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;">HERE</a></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">For registration, information or inquiries, please contact Kaber Azzad at +60126178624 or write to him at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><a href="mailto:info@chess-malaysia.com" style="text-decoration: none;">info@chess-malaysia.com</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">. Alternatively, you can also contact Jax Tham at +60133232280 to request for details.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #616161; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></span>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-35484974524382009242011-10-14T12:23:00.000+08:002011-10-14T12:23:36.053+08:00UPSI Venue Change<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">13 October 2011, Kuala Lumpur</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"> - The organizers of the upcoming UPSI Chess Rapid in Tanjung MALIM, Perak has a short announcement - </span></span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">From Izza Hasrina, the Project Director cum President of UPSI Chess Club," Disini juga saya ingin memaklumkan bahawa penyertaan untuk menyertai kejohanan catur terbuka UPSI 2011 dilanjutkan sehingga 14 oktober kerana venue baru </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Dewan SITC</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"> dapat menampung lebih banyak peserta. Saya ingin memaklumkan bahawa venue Kejohanan Catur Terbuka UPSI 2011 telah diubah ke Dewan SITC kerana penyertaan yang ramai dan kemudahan yang lebih baik" </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; line-height: 18px;">(translation in English - I wish to announce that the closing date for joining UPSI OPEN 2011 has been extended to 14th October 2011 as the new venue for the tournament has been changed to the SITC HALL to accommodate the increased number of players participating this year. The SITC HALLcan accommodate this dramatic increased in players and provides better playing conditions.)</span></span>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-8192182084659623002011-10-14T12:22:00.000+08:002011-10-14T12:22:33.803+08:00Rifqah Wins Gold In Rapids<a href="http://photos.googleapis.com/data/media/api/user/112856832803027105892/albumid/5439057169520513201/photoid/5662890829090109154?authkey=Gv1sRgCKakmK_cntzd0gE" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://photos.googleapis.com/data/media/api/user/112856832803027105892/albumid/5439057169520513201/photoid/5662890829090109154?authkey=Gv1sRgCKakmK_cntzd0gE" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">13 October 2011, Kuala Lumpur</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"> - Last night Puteri Rifqah Fahada Bt Azhar finally got it right by winning the precious gold medal for team Malaysia at the 5th APSSO chess rapid individual girls category. Rifqah scored 5.5 points from 7 rounds of rapid play held over two days. She managed to reduce her draws to just one and won all the others. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Congratulations to Rifqah for perseveringly and gritty enough by winning and confirming her top seeding. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Meanwhile Yeoh Li Tian suffered by winning the Silver medal for Malaysia. Li Tian lost to Novendra Priasmoro in the fourth round of play. Novendra eventually ended as the champion of the boys individual rapid event. </span></span><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">To read more, please visit chess-results.com or at this link :- </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://chess-results.com/tnr57838.aspx?art=4&lan=1">http://chess-results.com/tnr57838.aspx?art=4&lan=1</a></span></span></span>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-25357419937599144802011-10-14T12:21:00.000+08:002011-10-14T12:21:00.635+08:00UPSI OPEN UPDATE!<div style="line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>13 October 2011, Kuala Lumpur</b></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">- The organizers of the UPSI chess tournament to be held this weekend (15-16 October 2011) in Tanjung Malim, Perak has issued the following players registration list for the open, secondary school and primary school categories:-</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.3em; margin-bottom: 0.75em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b>SENARAI PEMAIN KATEGORI TERBUKA </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">1. MUHD SYAZWAN BIN ZULKIFLI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">2. ABDUL HAQ MOHAMED </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">3. AHMAD FAIZAL BIN AHMAD FAHMI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">4. AINUN ‘AFIFAH BINTI YUSOF </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">5. AISAH BINTI REDUAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">6. AL’NURUL AMIN BIN MUSTAPHA </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">7. ALIFFAUZI BIN MOHD HUZIR </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">8. AMIR QAYYIM BIN MOHD SAPRIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">9. ARAVINTHA RAM A/L SUPPIAH </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">10. BISYR ASFAR BIN AHMAD BAKHTIAR </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">11. Chin Yoon Mei </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">12. Chin Yoon Mei </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">13. DENI SATRIA </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">14. EFENDI BIN BAHURI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">15. FIKRI BIN SALEH </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">16. FIQRI HAZIQ BIN MOHD SUHAIMI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">17. Fong Choong Ee </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">18. Fong Choong Ee </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">19. Fong Yit Ho </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">20. Fong Yit Ho </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">21. Fong Yit San </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">22. Fong Yit San </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">23. Ganesh Mahendranathan </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">24. HALIM JOHARI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">25. HEMASHINI A/P ILANGOVAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">26. HIDAYAT BIN SYAMSUL DARURATMAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">27. Ian Udani </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">28. JAZLAN HAFIZZUDIN BIN JAMIL </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">29. KAMALUDIN YUSOF </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">30. KHAIRUL AZAM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">31. KHAIRUL FAIZAL BIN MOHAMMAD </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">32. KOVALAN A/L KRISHNANSAMY </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">33. KWAN TSZEE YEUBG </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">34. M.M HARITH </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">35. M.PUTRA ADHA </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">36. MAS HAFIZUL </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">37. MOHAMAD AZRIL FADLY B RAZALY </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">38. MOHAMAD FAISAL BIN MURAT </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">39. MOHAMED SAHARUDDIN BIN SABRI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">40. MOHAMMAD AZIZUL BIN ABD AZIZ </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">41. MOHAMMAD AZMIR BIN MOHAMMAD ZAMRI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">42. MOHD AZLAN BIN HASYIM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">43. MOHD EZMI BIN MAHMOOD </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">44. MOHD HANIFF BIN SIDEK </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">45. MOHD KHAIRUL NIZAM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">46. MOHD NUR ARIEF BIN RAZALI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">47. MOHD RAZIF BIN ABDUL RAHMAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">48. MOHD RUQAIM ASYRAFI BIN SULAIMAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">49. MOHD ZULLGHAFARI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">50. MUHAMAD AZHAR BIN ZAMLI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">51. MUHAMMAD ARIEZ BIN AZMAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">52. MUHAMMAD ARIF BIN DALILA </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">53. MUHAMMAD AZIM B JALIL </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">54. MUHAMMAD AZWAN B MASARUDIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">55. MUHAMMAD HAFIZ BIN ROSLAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">56. MUHAMMAD HAIRUL BIN MASDOL </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">57. MUHAMMAD RAMLI BIN MOHAMMAD </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">58. MUHAMMAD SAFWAN SUFRI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">59. MUHAMMAD SHAFIQ BIN ABDUL RAHMAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">60. Muhammad Zuhairi Bin Zainal </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">61. NAJWA BINTI AZIZ </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">62. NASAREE BIN MOHD ISMAIL </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">63. NOORAHIM BIN ABDULLAH </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">64. NOR AISYAH AKMAL BINTI MOHD YASIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">65. NORATIRAHWANI BINTI MUHAMAD DAUD </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">66. NUR SHAHIRAH BINTI MIOR HAMID </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">67. ROSDI BIN RAMLI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">68. SALEH BIN ABD LATIF </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">69. SHAHRUL ISKANDAR BIN MOHD ALI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">70. SOLOMON NYURANG JUK </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">71. SYAMAIZAR BIN LUP </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">72. SYAMSUL FAIZ BIN MOHD YUSOF </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">73. TANG WEI CHIAT </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">74. YASMIN BINTI ABDUL RAZAK </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">75. YASMIN BINTI ABDUL RAZAK </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">76. YASMIN KHAIRANI BINTI MUHAMMAD ISMADI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">77. Zahid Sarkawi </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">78. TAULANI TUKIRAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">79. NAJWA BINTI MOHAMMAD ASHIM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">80. NURUL AIN BINTI YAHAYA </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">81. JARAH ANAK GURANG </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">82. KIMBERLY JANE D.CUNANAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">83. RISSA Y.LAGUISMA </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">84. JAYSON BIN RAMOS </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">85. William Lee Kah Howe </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">86. Elgin Lee Kah Meng </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">87. YUSRI BIN M.SAPUAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">88. MOHD MAULANA MALANI BIN MOHD SAHID </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">89. NOOR AHMAD FAZILAH BINMOHAMAD SAHID </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">90. MUHD MUSTAKIN BIN JAMAL </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">91. MUHAMMAD FIRDAUS BIN OTHMAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">92. AHMAD FAIZ BIN ROSLAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">93. MOHD HAYUMMI BIN AHMAD SHAIFUDIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">94. MUHAMMAD AFIQ IZZUDIN BIN KAMARUDIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">95. AHMAD RAFIQ BIN RAZIF </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">96. MUHAMMAD ARIFF ASHRAF BIN ABDUL RAHIM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">97. MOHD FIRDAUS B RAMLEE </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">98. AARON CH'NG DUAN XIAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">99. EZZUL HAKIM B OTHMAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">100. TAN LI TING </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">101. TAN JUN FENG </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">102. LOUIS MALISON GIMIR </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">103. NOORZULIANA BINTI JAZULI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">104. AZMAN HISHAM BIN CHE DOI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">105. MUHAMMAD NABIL BIN AZMAN HISHAM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">106. NUR NABILA BINTI AZMAN HISHAM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">107. MOHD FADLI BIN ZAKARIA </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">108. MOHD FAISAL BIN ZAKARIA </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">109. CAMILIA BIN JOHARI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">110. MUHAMMAD ARIEZ AZMAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">111. TANG WEI CHIAT </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">112. MOHAMAD ZAKI BIN MOHAMAD YUSOFF </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">113. MUHAMMAD NOR HIZAD BIN JAMALUDIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">114. S M ZIKRI BIN S M MUBASIR </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">115. ADDELLEY MANSING </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">116. IRWAN BIN ASMIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">117. HADI FARHAN BIN SOETIYONO </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">118. EZZAIDAH BIN SAZALI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">119. MOHD HUZAIRI BIN HUSIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">120. MUHAMAD ASYRAF BIN IBRAHIM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">121. MUHAMMAD ZULLFAHMI BIN DARESHAH </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">122. SITI HAJAR BINTI SALIKAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">123. NUR FARAHIN BINTI ABD HALIM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">124. KASWADI BIN KAMARUDDIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">125. GUAN XIN TING </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b>SENARAI NAMA PESERTA SEKOLAH MENENGAH </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">1. Fong Mi Lyn </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">2. ANIS FARIHA BINTI SALEH </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">3. IZHAR HAIREE BIN ZAWAWI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">4. KHOR BOON YAW </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">5. MUHAMMAD IQBAL B AMRAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">6. NUR AINA BT RAMLI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">7. MOHAMED HAFIZI B MOHAMED NAWI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">8. JAZMINA BINTI MOHD SOPIAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">9. Mohd Faizal Roslan </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">10. MUHAMMAD ADIB BIN ABDUL RAHMAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">11. Lim Chuin Khai </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">12. Fong Mi Lyn </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">13. SHEIKH MUHAMMAD ZA`IM BIN SHEIKH ZAHIB </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">14. MOHAMMAD RIDZWAN BIN SAMSURI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">15. Affan Amrish Mohd Jalani </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">16. Mazhar Che In </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">17. Muhd Zaen Azraei b Mohd Azni </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">18. M.Aliff Ashraf b Zulkifli </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">19. Wong Ji Xiong </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">20. Kalaikumar Selvam </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">21. Hamsanaa Devi a/p N.Tharumarajah </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">22. Nuriman Syakirah Ahmad </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">23. EQBAL HAKIMI BIN SABARUDDIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">24. MOHD NAQIB BIN MOHD YASSIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">25. MOHD AIMAN HAQIMI BIN MOHD RAZDI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">26. MOHD AZIZI BIN NASARUDDIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">27. NURUL MAIZAN BINTI MAT HANAFIAH </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">28. NURUL DAYANA BINTI AHMAD </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">29. NUR FARISYA NABILA BINTIKHALID </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">30. Muhammad Zulhilmi bin Mohd Shah </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">31. Mohammad Dzul Haffiz bin Mohd Marzuki </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">32. Mohammad Luqman bin Ahmad Helmi </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">33. Muhammad Syahmin bin Md Amin </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">34. Mohamad Rahmat bin Azni </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">35. Nor Hasniza binti Mohamad Ikhsuan </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">36. Ainul Husna binti Abdul Aziz </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">37. DENIL ISKANDAR ARIF </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">38. MOHD AZIZ FARHAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">39. NUR NAJIHA BINTI AZMAN HISHAM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b>SENARAI NAMA PESERTA KATEGORI SEKOLAH RENDAH </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">1. IZZAH HALIM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">2. FARHANA HALIM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">3. AIMAN HALIM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">4. SAHSWIN RAJ A/L KATHIRASAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">5. SARVEENAH A/P KATHIRASAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">6. FAHIM AL-FAQEH BIN SALEH </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">7. MUHAMMAD ASHRAAF BIN ABDULLAH </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">8. ISKANDAR ZULQANAIN BIN EFENDI </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">9. MIKAIL BIN ABDUL MANAF </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">10. KONG DAK NAM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">11. MUHAMMAD FARIRIZUDDIN BIN MD SALLEHUDDIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">12. KHAIRUL DANIEL HAIQAL </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">13. Kelly Lim Pei Ying </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">14. AMIR MUQQRI BIN MOHD SAPRIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">15. AUNI `AQILAH AZAMMER </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">16. SYED MUHAMAD AQIL BIN SYED KAMARUZAMAN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">17. MARYAM JAMEELA BINTI ZAINUDDIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">18. AZAM SHAMIL BIN ZAINUDDIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">19. MARYAM `AAQILAH BINTI ZAINUDDIN </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">20. SITI NURSYAKIRAH BINTI ZAMANSHAH </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">21. NUR SHAHIRAH BINTI ABDULLAH </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">22. AMAR ISKANDAR BIN FUAD </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">23. FAQIHAH NUWAIRAH BINTI MAHMARULIM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">24. TAN WEI TING </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">25. ZAINOO IKMAL MAISARAH BINTI MOHAMAD NOOR </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">26. ZAINOOR IKMAL MUNIRAH BINTI MOHAMAD NOOR </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">27. MUHAMMAD NAJWAN BIN AZMAN HISHAM </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">For further enquiries please contact Iza Hazrina at hp 012-7412326 the project director or the program advisor Mohd Huzairi, h/p 013-5959350. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">(source: Iza Hazrina, UPSI) </span></span>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-91066212827781294832011-10-14T12:19:00.000+08:002011-10-14T12:19:37.044+08:00Pertandingan Catur Tertutup Kedah 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5eLmGXmGzKU/Tpb9Qm46cZI/AAAAAAAADc8/oHhd61QY684/s400/logo%2Bbayu%2Btiara.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pertandingan Catur Tertutup Kedah 2011<br />
Anjuran PERCAK/Jaffolea Chess Club<br />
Tajaan PERCAK/Bayutiara Sdn Bhd<br />
TARIKH:29-10-2011 (sabtu)<br />
Waktu:8.00a.m-7.00p.m<br />
Tempat:Sek Keb Gurun,Kedah<br />
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Hadiah-hadiah yang di tawarkan:<br />
*seorang peserta hanya layak menerima 1 hadiah sahaja.<br />
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<strong>Terbuka:</strong><br />
1.RM200.00 + Piala Pusingan + Medal<br />
2.RM150.00 + Medal<br />
3.RM100.00 + Medal<br />
4.RM80.00 + Medal<br />
5.RM60.00 + Medal<br />
6.RM40.00 + Medal<br />
7.RM40.00 + Medal<br />
8.RM40.00 + Medal<br />
9.RM30.00 + Medal<br />
10.RM30.00 + Medal<br />
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<strong>Bawah 18 Tahun:</strong><br />
1.Medal<br />
2.Medal<br />
3.Medal<br />
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<strong>Bawah 12 tahun :</strong><br />
1.Medal<br />
2.Medal<br />
3.Medal<br />
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<strong>Lain-lain Kategori:</strong><br />
1.Terbaik Veteran x Medal<br />
2.Terbaik IPT x Medal<br />
3.Terbaik Wanita x Medal<br />
4.Terbaik Guru x Medal<br />
5.Terbaik Perempuan bawah 12 x Medal<br />
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**pemenang juga akan dipilih untuk mewakili Negeri Kedah di kejohanan-kejohanan yang<br />
akan diadakan di masa akan datang,cth:National Championship,National Woman Championship,Team event dan lain-lain(Jika ada peruntukan)<br />
(Hadiah wang tunai di taja oleh PERCAK dan piala pusingan & Iringan sumbangan Bayu Tiara Engineering)<br />
Pendaftaran dan pertanyaan boleh hubungi :<br />
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En Alias Bin Hanafi :012-5543609<br />
En Syed Iskandar Shah :017-4731678<br />
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Pendaftaran boleh dibuat dengan menghubungi /sms Nama penuh, No K/P dan National Rating terbaru (sekiranya ada) kepada:<br />
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Tarikh tutup penyertaan adalah sebelum 28 Oktober 2011,10.00pm Pendaftaran lewat akan dikenakan denda RM 5.00 dan bergantung kepada kekosongan yang ada<br />
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Arbiter : Cikgu Marzuki Mat<br />
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Syarat-syarat peryertaan & Maklumat Lanjut:<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><a href="http://percak.blogspot.com/"><b>http://percak.blogspot.com/</b></a></span></span></div>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-39592955267139448762011-10-14T12:17:00.001+08:002011-10-14T12:17:34.397+08:00UPSI Open 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><img height="640" src="http://stonemaster.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/upsi-2011-793x1024.jpg" width="495" /></div>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-30300192600130045032011-09-19T10:17:00.000+08:002011-09-19T10:17:56.433+08:00The genius and his bluebird<div style="color: #0c0c0c; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;"><span class="st_single_title"><img src="http://chess.ugrasport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/tal272.jpg" /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;"><span class="st_single_title"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">VASSILY IVANCHUK: THE GENIUS AND HIS «BLUEBIRD»</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;"><span class="st_single_title"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">What do we actually know about the mysterious chess player from Lvov? The whole world calls him in a very simple and artistic way — a genius.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><span id="more-3705"></span>The reasons for that are very obvious: the entire world admires his pieces of art that he creates at the chess board. Plus the image of a man-mystery who lives in his own chess world.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Can we define his chess career as a mega-successful one? Both — yes and no. On one hand, Grandmaster famous all over the world, the European Champion 2004, the winner of elite tournaments (he won thrice in Linares), the 4-folded Olympic Champion (twice in the USSR team and twice in the national team of Ukraine), the World Champion in Blitz and the leader of the Ukrainian team since many years. Isn’t that enough? Yes, it is, if we speak about the personality of such a great chess talent.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://chess.ugrasport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ist_tivivanchuk.jpg" rel="lightbox[3705]"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3697" height="375" src="http://chess.ugrasport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/ist_tivivanchuk.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px;" title="ist_tivivanchuk" width="500" /></span></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Photo by Chess Base</span></em></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></em></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">The thing is that the main title of the strongest chess player of the planet remained and remains a «bluebird» slipping away from him. Ivanchuk was considered to be one of the main favorites of the Candidates Cycle in 1991—1992. However, having won Leonid Yudasin in the 1/8 of the finals, after the persistent fight in the additional games of quarterfinals Ivanchuk gave in to Arthur Yusupov.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">He managed to fight for the world crown in the final match only once — it was at the World Championship Match of 2001—2002 in Moscow. At that time he was stopped on the way by the young Ruslan Ponomariov, who is by the twist of fate his opponent in the present match for the 3<sup>rd</sup> place in the World Chess Cup 2011.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">There is a theory that is very popular among journalists: the defeat of Ponomariov in semifinals influenced in a very negative way on the play of Ivanchuk in the parallel match against Alexander Grischuk. Subconsciously the wish to once again meet his former affronter in the match revenge has given its results. Certainly, the theory is rather unbelievable and Ivanchuk himself is insisting to have forgotten about those events. Of course, the lie detector was not on at the moment when he was making this declaration.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Ivanchuk will always remain in the memory of chess amateurs of Khanty-Mansiysk and of the whole world due to his emotional declaration dated November 2009 after his defeat to the little-known 16-year-old chess player from Philippines Wesley So in the second round of the World Cup. At the time he declared about the termination of his chess career: «I believe, — said Vassily, — that after this match I have nothing to do in serious chess. From now on chess is only a hobby for me ».</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Certainly, all elite grandmasters have some kind of special connection with chess that has been formed for years and all of them take defeats as a small death. However, such a declaration in public is an extraordinary case. It must be said that no one took his declaration to leave chess seriously. As for the Grandmaster himself, he confirmed it later in his open letter where he stated that by no means he was going to leave chess.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Some time passed, negative emotions have faded away and Ivanchuk came back «to work» and started showing great results again. In the year 2010 he became the winner in the «round» tournament in Cuba again. Afterwards he brilliantly won at the first board at the 39<sup>th</sup> World Olympiad having scored 8 out of 10.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><a href="http://chess.ugrasport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Ivanchuk_2010_331.jpg" rel="lightbox[3705]"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3698" height="333" src="http://chess.ugrasport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Ivanchuk_2010_331.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px;" title="Ivanchuk_2010_331" width="500" /></a><em><br />
</em></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">At the Chess Olympiad — 2010. Photo by V. Barsky</span></em></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></em></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">They say that the one who travels faster — travels alone. Fortunately, it does not concern Ivanchuk. In 1991 Ivanchuk married one of the strongest chess players of the world Alisa Galliamova and they had a son Misha. Several years later the legendary chess couple (probably the strongest in the history) broke up. In 2007 Ivanchuk married for the second time.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><a href="http://chess.ugrasport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/morelia034.jpg" rel="lightbox[3705]"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3699" height="331" src="http://chess.ugrasport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/morelia034.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px;" title="morelia034" width="500" /></a><em><br />
</em></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Vassily and his wife. Photo by Chess Base</span></em></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></em></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Now Ivanchuk is 42 years old (he was born on 18 March 1969 in the town Kopychintsy of Ternopolskaya Oblast of Ukraine). It has been more than 30 years since 6-year-old Vasya got acquainted with chess thanks to his father. However, Ivanchuk is still sincerely in love with this game and, according to his words, he is trying to play every game against any opponent in an equally serious manner. It does not matter who is sitting in front of you! This is probably the reason that Ivanchuk is always welcome at any chess tournament and the number of his fans is immense all over the world.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Maria Fominykh</span></div>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-35521371664467218472011-09-19T10:15:00.002+08:002011-09-19T10:15:28.001+08:00Will Grischuk win with Black?<img src="http://chess.ugrasport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/r73-grisch-sv.jpg" /><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;"><span class="st_single_title"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">WILL GRISCHUK MANAGE TO WIN AS BLACK?</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 20px;"><span class="st_single_title"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">The third games of the last matches of the Chess World Cup were played on Sunday, September 18 in Khanty-Mansiysk. The game between Russian grandmasters competing for the main prize ended first, just like yesterday.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><span id="more-3673"></span>However, unlike yesterday, today the game was much more tense and lengthy. Grischuk, playing White, once again started with e2-e4, and Svidler decided to deviate from the first game, opting for the Ruy Lopez instead of the Sicilian. On the third move Svidler surprised the opponent with a rare move 3…Bc5. Grischuk clearly did not expect it, so he started to think, but finally decided to go for the main line, where White aggressively breaks in the center. Svidler offered to exchange queens, accepting a worse ending. However, in the endgame Grischuk's time trouble began to tell. He was unable to stabilize the position and gave up a pawn; however, White's pieces developed significant activity. Svidler also started to take his time, but did not find the way to play for a win, and accepted more exchanges, which made a draw inevitable.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Svidler said that Grischuk's time trouble did not tempt him to take additional risks in this game: «Grischuk often plays under strict time pressure. I realize that he is not going to lose on time or even make an inferior move, so I have to keep playing according to the positional demands».</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">«Of course, my position was more pleasant, — said Grischuk, — and the main question was whether I can develop my pieces and play c4. If I can do this, I will have a big advantage. If not, I'll have nothing. In the end my losing chances are higher than my winning chances, but a draw is still the most likely outcome».</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://chess.ugrasport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/r73-pono-iv.jpg" rel="lightbox[3673]"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3668" height="333" src="http://chess.ugrasport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/r73-pono-iv.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px;" title="r73-pono-iv" width="500" /></span></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Vassily Ivanchuk and Ruslan Ponomariov played the Gruenfeld defense is their match for the 3<sup>rd</sup> place. The transition from the opening to the middlegame was unsuccessful for Ivanchuk, who lost a pawn. Ponomariov tried to convert his advantage, but the game had clear drawing tendencies — the players had the opposite-colored bishops, and all the remaining pawns were located on the kingside. In the end Ivanchuk constructed a fortress, and when Black tried to break it, White sacrificed a knight for the last two pawns, reaching a drawn ending with a bishop and a knight against a bishop, with no pawns left on the board.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">With three games passed, Svidler leads 2−1 vs. Grischuk, and Ivanchuk leads 2−1 vs. Ponomariov. The concluding classical games of the matches are scheduled on Monday, September 19. Grischuk and Ponomariov must win to tie the score. Grischuk will have Black, and Ponomariov will play White. If any of the matches are tied, the winners will be decided on tie-breaks.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">All games are relayed with live grandmaster commentary in English and Russian on the official site of the World Cup: <a href="http://www.blogger.com/">http://chess.ugrasport.com</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Use the following link for computer analysis of the strongest engine — Houdini:<a href="http://www.blogger.com/houdini.html">http://chess.ugrasport.com/houdini.html</a></span></div>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-68836271101802379532011-09-19T10:13:00.005+08:002011-09-19T10:13:46.017+08:00Jorn Sloth wins Nordic Senior Championship<img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KFcyOhO_tWs/TnZ-DwuABjI/AAAAAAAByOM/v6TXqLP21Tg/s400/joern-sloth.jpg" /><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">The <a href="http://www.chessdom.com/nordic-senior-championship-2011">2011 Nordic Senior Championship</a> was organized by the Icelandic Chess Federation from 10th to 18th September at the Headquarters of Reykjavik Chess Club at Faxafen 12. GM Heikki Westerinen defended the last year title in the field of 52 players.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">After nine rounds of play Danish FM Jorn Sloth and Finnish <a href="http://tournaments.chessdom.com/news-2011/heart-of-finland-open">GM Yrjo Rantanen</a> shared the first place with 7 points each. The trophy goes to Sloth thanks to slightly better tie-break result. Full standings bellow.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.skaksamband.is/?c=webpage&id=460" rel="nofollow"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Icelandic Chess Federation website</span></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><strong>Final top 10 standings:</strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">1. FM Sloth Jorn DEN 2328 – 7</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">2. GM Rantanen Yrjo A. FIN 2400 – 7</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">3. GM Olafsson Fridrik ISL 2434 – 6.5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">4. FM Malmdin Nils Åke SWE 2307 – 6.5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">5. GM Westerinen Heikki M.J. FIN 2340 – 6</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">6. Ofstad Per NOR 2182 – 6</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">7. Nilsson Weine SWE 1888 – 5.5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">8. Halldórsson Bragi ISL 2198 – 5.5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">9. Patola Eero FIN 1886 – 5.5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">10. Solmundarson Magnus ISL 2219 – 5.5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">11. Kristjánsson Ólafur ISL 2173 – 5.5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">12. Thor Jon Th ISL 2188 – 5.5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">13. Danielsson Robert SWE 2087 – 5.5</span></span>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-62398472535897905702011-09-19T10:13:00.002+08:002011-09-19T10:13:16.143+08:003 share first at the Zlatni Rat 2011 Open<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xOgLT1yQwis/TnZ9G1jqN9I/AAAAAAAByOE/Rcq8tAALyIQ/s400/robert-markus%2B2.jpg" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Three Grandmasters share first at the Zlatni Rat 2011 Open</span></span></span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">The <a href="http://www.chessdom.com/international-open-chess-tournament-zlatni-rat-2011">2nd International Open Chess Tournament – Zlatni Rat 2011</a> was held from 9th to 17th September in Bol on the Croatian island of Brač. The organizers are Zlatni rat d.d. Bol, Vestibultravel Split, Croatian Chess Federation and Chess club Bačvice Split.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">The tournament was played over nine rounds of Swiss system with the FIDE time control. 45 players and among them 9 Grandmasters competed.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Local Grandmasters Ante Brkic and <a href="http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2010/pula-open-chess-tournament">Robert Zelcic</a> and top seeded <a href="http://tournaments.chessdom.com/news-2011/karposh-open-skopje">Robert Markus</a> (2635) of Serbia shared the first place with 7 points each. Brkic grabs the trophy on superior tiebreak.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><strong>Final top 10 standings:</strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">1. GM Brkić Ante CRO 2606 – 7</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">2. GM Zelčić Robert CRO 2564 – 7</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">3. GM Markuš Robert SRB 2635 – 7</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">4. GM Tratar Marko SLO 2477 – 6</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">5. GM Palac Mladen CRO 2591 – 6</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">6. GM Šarić Ibro BIH 2560 – 6</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">7. GM Kurajica Bojan BIH 2524 – 6</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">8. IM Lekic Dusan MNE 2397 – 6</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">9. GM Šarić Ante CRO 2489 – 6</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">10. WIM Šaric Kristina CRO 2219 – 6</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">11. FM Orak Ljubomir CRO 2308 – 5.5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">12. GM Jovanić Ognjen CRO 2491 – 5.5</span></span>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-45283229760850648062011-09-19T10:12:00.000+08:002011-09-19T10:12:46.299+08:007th Asian Schools Chess Championships 2011<img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qDJ11o966XY/TnZ_IVYrpNI/AAAAAAAByOU/7Lgo12VaG8M/s400/Horses.jpg" /><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">On behalf of the Asian Chess Federation and FIDE, the All India Chess Federation has the honour of inviting all Asian National Chess Federations affiliated to FIDE to participate in the <strong>7th Asian Schools Chess Championships 2011</strong> (under-5, under-7, under-9, under-11, under-13 and under-15) in New Delhi, India from 16th (arrival) to 23rd (departure) December 2011.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Participation</span></strong></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></strong></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">- Invited Players, Each National Federation can enter one (1) player in each of the under 5,7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 (open and girls) categories, totaling a maximum of twelve (12) invited players.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">- Additional Players, Additional (extra) players can also be registered.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">- In order to ensure proper tournament standards, all invited players and all additional (extra) players must submit their registration through their National Federations not later than the 25th November 2011 (registration deadline).</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">- The players should be below the respective age groups on or before 1st January 2011.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">All Invited players, one player per country in each category and a manager are entitled to free Board and lodging for 7 days starting from 16th December 2011 at the Official Hotel. No replacement from other categories can be made in case there is no official player in one category. All additional players and all other accompanying persons should pay the cost for board and lodging.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.chessdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Asian_Schools_Invitation.doc"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Download full regulations</span></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Contact of the Organising Committee<br />
The Secretary, Delhi Chess Association, Hotel KC Plaza, 5588, Basant Lane, Paharganj, New Delhi-55</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Mr. MS Gopakumar, IA (Registration), 9868624216/ 9986883449<br />
Mr. Sandeep Singh, FA (Registration), 9953435457<br />
Mr. AK Verma (Accommodation), 9891468906<br />
Mr. Bharat Singh (Chairman, Organising Committee), 9810000007</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
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Web site: <a href="http://www.delhichess.com/" rel="nofollow">www.delhichess.com</a></span></div>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-62778507011066836282011-09-19T10:11:00.001+08:002011-09-19T10:11:24.703+08:00Can you help Kasparov find the winning plan (part 2)?<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YavsPlmj-0g/TnaSAGGUPlI/AAAAAAAByOk/JyYBMx3Vgvk/s1600/Kasparov%2B-%2BVL.jpg" style="color: blue;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653866912544996946" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YavsPlmj-0g/TnaSAGGUPlI/AAAAAAAByOk/JyYBMx3Vgvk/s400/Kasparov%2B-%2BVL.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; height: 334px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">White to move. How should white proceed?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">This 2-game exhibition was just played. Kasparov defeated Vachier-Lagrave 1.5 - 0.5 in a rapid match. However, he missed a winning plan as white here. Can you find it?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Source: <a href="http://chesstoday.net/">ChessToday.net</a></span></span></div>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-56743237631559856492011-09-19T10:08:00.002+08:002011-09-19T10:08:10.395+08:00Hall of Famer Vera Menchik<img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gjASYe7wLYE/TnaVuQOlz8I/AAAAAAAByOs/rJc6l4iOEGA/s400/veramenchik.jpg" /><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">The world’s first women’s chess champion, Vera Menchik was born in Russia in 1906, learned chess at age 9, and moved to England as a teenager in 1921. Over the course of her career, she competed for Russia, Czechoslovakia, and England. She became the first Women’s World Champion in 1927, and successfully defended her title six times over the next 17 years. She would lose only one game over the course of these seven championship tournaments.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Menchik defeated many men in tournament play, including Max Euwe and Samuel Reshevsky. They and other notable players she beat became members of what was known as the “Vera Menchik Club.” From 1929 onward, she was a fixture at Hastings Congress tournaments, as well as at other international competitions. One of her greatest successes was at Ramsgate 1929, when she tied for second with Akiba Rubenstein just a half-point behind Jose Raul Capablanca and ahead of her teacher Géza Maróczy. She won matches against Jacques Mieses in 1942 and Sonja Graf in 1934 and 1937.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Menchik’s career was cut tragically short when she, her two sisters, and their mother were killed in a V-1 rocket bombing raid at their South London home in June 1944. The Women’s Olympiad trophy is known as the Vera Menchik Cup in her honor.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Official World Chess Hall of Fame website:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.worldchesshof.org/">http://www.worldchesshof.org</a></span></span>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-59459382096824770692011-09-19T10:07:00.005+08:002011-09-19T10:07:42.294+08:00Hou Yifan guarantees share of WGP title with 1 to play<img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p6AgIA01w1E/TnYpWbjevuI/AAAAAAAByN8/ok_A-_HQ1us/s400/Hou%2BYifan%2B2.jpg" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">With 1 round to go, Hou Yifan has already clinched at least a share of first. She will have black against Danielian in the final round. All she needs is just a draw to clinch clear first.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Muzychuk will have black against Ju Wenjun in the final round. She must win and hope that Hou Yifan would lose to have a chance to catch up.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="color: #0c0c0c; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; height: 329px; line-height: 20px; width: 550px;"><tbody>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">Rk</td><td align="center" nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;" width="17"><br />
</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">Name</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">Rtg</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">FED</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">2</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">3</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">4</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">5</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">6</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">7</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">8</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">9</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">10</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">11</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">12</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">Pts</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #21aec7; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #fafafa; font-weight: bold;">Rp</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">GM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Hou Yifan</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2578</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">CHN</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">*</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td align="center" nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" width="17"><br />
</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold;">7½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2662</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">IM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Muzychuk Anna</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2545</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">SLO</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">*</td><td align="center" nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" width="17"><br />
</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold;">6½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2581</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">3</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">WGM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ju Wenjun</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2536</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">CHN</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td align="center" nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" width="17"><br />
</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">*</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold;">6</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2543</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">4</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">WGM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Tan Zhongyi</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2429</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">CHN</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">*</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td align="center" nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" width="17"><br />
</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold;">6</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2560</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">5</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">GM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Zhao Xue</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2497</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">CHN</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">*</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td align="center" nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" width="17"><br />
</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold;">5½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2523</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">6</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">WGM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ruan Lufei</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2477</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">CHN</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td align="center" nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" width="17"><br />
</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">*</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold;">5½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2524</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">7</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">GM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Zhu Chen</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2490</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">QAT</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">*</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td align="center" nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" width="17"><br />
</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold;">4½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2441</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">8</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">GM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Danielian Elina</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2517</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">ARM</td><td align="center" nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" width="17"><br />
</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">*</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold;">4½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2433</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">9</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">IM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Munguntuul Batkhuyag</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2465</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">MGL</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">*</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td align="center" nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" width="17"><br />
</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold;">4½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2466</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">10</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">GM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Cmilyte Viktorija</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2525</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">LTU</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td align="center" nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" width="17"><br />
</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">*</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold;">3½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2367</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">11</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">IM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kovalevskaya Ekaterina</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2421</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">RUS</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td align="center" nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" width="17"><br />
</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">*</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold;">3½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2377</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">12</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">WIM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Yildiz Betul Cemre</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2308</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">TUR</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">0</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td align="center" nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;" width="17"><br />
</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">*</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold;">2½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2309</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c0c0c; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Official website:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://shenzhen2011.fide.com/">http://shenzhen2011.fide.com</a></span></span>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-10211013641457097982011-09-19T10:07:00.002+08:002011-09-19T10:07:10.106+08:00Can you help Kasparov find the winning plan?<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Crfj3qrdjDE/TnYRPzBz7QI/AAAAAAAByN0/VCnxDTEU4DQ/s1600/VL%2B-%2BKasparov.jpg" style="color: blue;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653725345303751938" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Crfj3qrdjDE/TnYRPzBz7QI/AAAAAAAByN0/VCnxDTEU4DQ/s400/VL%2B-%2BKasparov.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(12, 12, 12); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; height: 321px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 4px; padding-right: 4px; padding-top: 4px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Black to move. How should black proceed?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">This 2-game exhibition was just played. Kasparov defeated Vachier-Lagrave 1.5 - 0.5 in a rapid match. However, he missed a winning plan as black here. Can you find it?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">Source: <a href="http://chesstoday.net/">ChessToday.net</a></span></span></div>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-4602797450161978662011-09-19T10:06:00.002+08:002011-09-19T10:06:19.123+08:00Svidler, Ivanchuk one game away from winning match<img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-X2JOmaSFbVQ/TnX5a_EVZbI/AAAAAAAByNU/M9EFjgNdf2A/s400/Svidler%2B2.jpg" /><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Final. Match for the 1st place </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Grischuk, Alexander (RUS) 0 ½ ½ 1.0</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Svidler, Peter (RUS) 1 ½ ½ 2.0</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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Final. Match for the 3rd place </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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Ivanchuk, Vassily (UKR) ½ 1 ½ 2.0</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Ponomariov, Ruslan (UKR) ½ 0 ½ 1.0</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">WIM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Yildiz Betul Cemre</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2308</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">IM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kovalevskaya Ekaterina</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2421</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">GM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Zhao Xue</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2497</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">0 - 1</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">GM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Danielian Elina</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2517</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">GM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Hou Yifan</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2578</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">WGM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ju Wenjun</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #eaeaea; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2536</td></tr>
<tr><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">IM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Muzychuk Anna</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2545</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">½</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">WGM</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ruan Lufei</td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2477</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><em>The Ukrainian Grandmaster Vassily Ivanchuk is leading in score in the match against his compatriot Ruslan Ponomariov. The winner told the journalists on the flow of the game in his interview.</em></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><em><span id="more-3618"></span></em><strong>-Vassily, how did you manage to win with Black?</strong></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">— My opponent developed the opening in a rather unlucky way. After the moment when we exchanged queens, it became obvious that Black had a serious advantage. Frankly speaking when I captured with my Rook on f2, Ruslan managed to arrange his pieces and it seemed to me that he had enough compensation for a pawn. However, in the mutual time-trouble he made a rough mistake and the blow on g2 was decisive.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><strong>— Tell us please whether the victory inspires you? Do you feel that you are leading in the match?</strong></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">— I am not thinking about that so far. I will be thinking about the next game in the nearest future.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><strong>— Many journalists consider this match as continuation of your match with Ponomariov 10 years ago. Do you keep it in your mind or you don’t recall on it?</strong></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">— I do not recall on the events that took place such a long time ago.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><strong>— Question from photographer: do you like sea? If yes, do you prefer to swim or simply delight the picturesque views?</strong></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">— I like sea very much. Sometimes I swim and from time to time I simply relish its beauty. This year I played in the Greek League: the sea is marvelous there and all the conditions are met for the perfect rest.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Official website: <a href="http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/">http://chess.ugrasport.com</a></span>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-91155957898313476232011-09-19T10:04:00.004+08:002011-09-19T10:04:34.712+08:00Women's GP round 9 report<img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BFL00b7Voic/TnX1AtlvSPI/AAAAAAAByNE/suM6JQ07WvE/s400/banner_shenzhen.jpg" /><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">In the 9th round both games between Chinese players finished with score - Hou Yifan defeated Ruan Lufey and Ju Wenjun was stronger in the game against Zhao Xue. After four draws in a row Anna Muzychuk managed to win against Viktorija Cmilyte. Elina Danielian was very close to catch a full point in the game against Betul Yildiz as well but made a mistake and game was drawn. Ekaterina Kovalevsklaya and Tan Zhongyi had good chances in the endings but had to be satisfied with a draw results in the games against Munguntuul Bathhuyagh and Zhu Chen accordingly. After 9 games Hou Yifan keeps the leading position in the tournament one point ahead of Anna Muzychuk who placed second. Ju Wenjun and Zhao Xue share the third place.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Anna Muzychuk: Yes I prepared these lines and was ready to go for it. I had to check lots of variations today because usually I don’t play Slav Defense. I remember this line in my analyses. It seems to me that after Bg6 computer showed that this position is equal. I was calculating only Rfc8 but then during the game I decided to take with another rook. For some reasons I didn’t calculate 21.b4, I was thinking about 21.Rd1 only.Qe7 22.Rd4 and I can not take the bishop and play Nf6 instead and I could not estimate this position. If I take a bishop it can be very dangerous, White could have at least perpetual and in some variations they can really fight for more.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Zhao Xue: I was not really surprised because I’ve played many game in that opening from both sides. I missed her move Bb2 after I played Rd6. I answered Qd8 and it should be a very bad move. I think I could have some activity on the King side but I didn’t know how to play and improve my position.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Ruan Lufei: I think White had slightly better position. After 20…Kh8 I should have played Re1 she can answer Rfe8 and then Qd3. Maybe this changing of moves was better. Also gf was a mistake, I should have played Nd5 Qd6 and Qb4…</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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Ekaterina Kovalevskaya – Munguntuul Bathhuyagh 1/2 – 1/2 </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Ekaterina Kovalevskaya: I think I had a completely winning endgame but I didn’t manage to win it. I was calculating Ng6 instead of Nc3 but I thought I did not have time. If she plays Ke8 I can play Re7 take her knight and give a rook for her pass pawn after. But I was not sure about Kg8.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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Tan Zhongyi – Zhu Chen 1/2 – 1/2</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Zhu Chen I’ve got quite normal position in the opening but then I played terrible move Nf5. If I take gf I don’t think I have problems. After Nf5 she played Ne4 and the position became just worse. In the opening I could play Qa5 instead of Nd6 but she could play back Nc4 and make a repetition but I wanted to play more. I think till the end she had better position and she was trying to win it. After 34…Rd8 I thought I could keep my position and after 41… Rd1 I thought I was going to survive. My opponent was playing very fast maybe there were some better chances for her.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Open: <a href="http://www.chessdom.com/michael-adams-claims-the-1st-metropolitan-international">GM Michael Adams</a>, <a href="http://interviews.chessdom.com/nigel-short-gibraltar">GM Nigel Short</a>, GM David Howell, <a href="http://tournaments.chessdom.com/news-2011/gawain-jones-commonwealth-chess-championships">GM Gawain Jones</a>, GM Nick Pert</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Captain: to be confirmed</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Women: <a href="http://www.chessdom.com/jovanka-houska-and-michael-adams-defend-titles-at-the-british-chess-championship">IM Jovanka Houska</a>, IM Dagne Ciuksyte, WFM Maria Yurenok, WFM Kanwal Bhatia, WFM Sarah Hegarty</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Captain: Glenn Flear</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Dates: 3rd-11th November 2011</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Accommodation: Porto Carras Grand Resort, Halkidiki, Greece</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Venue: Olympic Hall Congress Centre, Porto Carras Grand Resort, Halkidiki, Greece</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Round Times: 1-8 15:00 (3-10 Nov) Rd 9: Nov 11 13:00</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Time Control: 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game + 30 second increment from move 1</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Registration Deadline: 16th September 2011</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Deadline for team changes: 3rd October 2011</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Website: <a href="http://www.euroteams2011.com/">www.euroteams2011.com</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Lawrence Cooper, ECF Director of International Chess</span></div>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-73260571131800443122011-09-19T10:01:00.002+08:002011-09-19T10:01:44.030+08:00I decided not to deviate from the recipe of success<img src="http://chess.ugrasport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/r72-gr-sv.jpg" /><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">The second games of the final matches were played at the World Cup on Saturday September 17 in Khanty-Mansiysk.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Svidler: As I said yesterday, most of my White games are drawn. I decided not to deviate from the recipe of success that is working very well. Seriously speaking, it was not exactly what I wanted when I played 6.a4, but rather soon we got a whittled position.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Grischuk: Today Peter proved once again that he is a man of his word. Like Alexander Kerzhakov who used to say: «I kicked, I kick and I will keep kicking!», Peter is saying: «With White I drew, I draw and I will draw!». I have calculated something: White has ten main lines on the 6<sup>th</sup> move, and 6.a4 is among the most solid and boring ones.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">The match for the 3<sup>rd</sup> place and for the last ticket to the World Championship cycle between Ukrainian grandmasters Vassily Ivanchuk and Ruslan Ponomariov was more eventful. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Ponomariov with White did not handle the Vienna Variation good enough, and after the opening got a hopeless position. Very soon queens disappeared from the board, and Black’s advantage became more obvious in the endgame. White had to speed up in order to develop the kingside while Black gained the initiative all over the board: they pushed their pawns on the queenside and penetrated into the opponent’s camp with the rook. White defended very persistently: having sacrificed a pawn, he activated all his pieces, after which the fight flashed with renewed energy. However, in strict time trouble Ponomariov blundered a blow on g2, after which White’s position became hopeless.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">To conclude, after two playing days Svidler is ahead of Grischuk with the score 1,5−0,5, and Ivanchuk is leading with the same score in the match against Ponomariov. The 3<sup>rd</sup> games of the World Cup matches for the 1<sup>st</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> places will be played on Sunday, September 18.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Let us remind you that the opponents are to play four classical games at this stage. If they finish with the score 2−2, then the fight will be continued on tie-breaks.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">All the games of the World Cup broadcast live and accompanied by the commentaries of the Grandmasters both in English and Russian can be found on the official site of the World Chess Cup 2011<a href="http://www.blogger.com/">http://chess.ugrasport.com</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">The computer analysis by the strongest in the world Houdini program can be found on<a href="http://www.blogger.com/houdini.html">http://chess.ugrasport.com/houdini.html</a></span>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-90525212132560099332011-09-19T10:00:00.003+08:002011-09-19T10:00:39.801+08:00LIVE Ratings<img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pQ3DMWTUHLk/TnVQR4K9kOI/AAAAAAAByM0/Mi99_28KMQ0/s400/Magnus%2BCarlsen%2B5.jpg" /><br />
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<tr><td bgcolor="#ffffcc" style="color: black;" width="30">#</td><td bgcolor="#ffffcc" class="left" style="color: black;" width="240"><b>Name</b></td><td bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="60">1.9.2011</td><td bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="50">Change</td><td bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="50">Games</td><td bgcolor="#ffffcc" width="60"><b>LIVE<br />
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<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">1</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Carlsen, Magnus</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2823</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2823.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Anand, Viswanathan</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2817</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2817.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">3</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Aronian, Levon</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2807</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2807.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">4</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Kramnik, Vladimir</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2791</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2791.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">5</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Topalov, Veselin</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2768</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2768.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">6</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Ivanchuk, Vassily</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2765</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+2.8</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">14</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2767.8</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">7</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Radjabov, Teimour</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2752</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+15.2</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">10</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2767.2</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">8</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Karjakin, Sergey</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2772</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-9.4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">6</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2762.6</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">9</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Svidler, Peter</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2740</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+19.8</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">14</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2759.8</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">10</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Gashimov, Vugar</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2756</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+1.4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">10</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2757.4</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">11</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Nakamura, Hikaru</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2753</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2753.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">12</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Grischuk, Alexander</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2757</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-7.6</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">14</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2749.4</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">13</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Gelfand, Boris</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2746</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2746.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">14</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Ponomariov, Ruslan</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2758</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-15</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">14</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2743.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">15</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Kamsky, Gata</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2756</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-14.2</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">8</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2741.8</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">16</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2746</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-5.4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">6</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2740.6</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">17</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Morozevich, Alexander</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2737</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+0.4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">6</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2737.4</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">18</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Wang, Hao</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2733</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2733.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">19</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Adams, Michael</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2733</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-0.4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">4</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2732.6</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">20</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Jakovenko, Dmitry</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2716</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+11.8</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">8</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2727.8</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">21</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Moiseenko, Alexander</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2726</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-0.4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">6</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2725.6</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">22</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Nepomniachtchi, Ian</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2718</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+6</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">6</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2724.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">23</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Giri, Anish</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2722</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">0</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2722.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">24</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Vitiugov, Nikita</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2726</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">6</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2722.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">25</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Navara, David</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2705</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+15.2</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">10</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2720.2</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">26</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Le, Quang Liem</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2717</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+3.2</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">6</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2720.2</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">27</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Caruana, Fabiano</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2712</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+6.6</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">9</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2718.6</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">28</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Leko, Peter</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2728</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-9.6</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2718.4</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">29</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Dreev, Aleksey</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2711</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+6.8</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">6</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2717.8</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">30</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Tomashevsky, Evgeny</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2710</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+7.4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">6</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2717.4</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">31</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Polgar, Judit</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2701</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+16</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">10</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2717.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">32</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Movsesian, Sergei</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2715</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+1.6</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">4</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2716.6</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">33</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2715</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-1.4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">4</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2713.6</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">34</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Jobava, Baadur</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2712</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+0.4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">6</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2712.4</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">35</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Dominguez Perez, Leinier</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2710</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+1</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">8</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2711.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">36</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Efimenko, Zahar</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2703</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+7.8</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">6</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2710.8</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">37</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Vallejo Pons, Francisco</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2716</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-6.8</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">4</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2709.2</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">38</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Naiditsch, Arkadij</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2707</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+1.9</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">10</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2708.9</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">39</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Wojtaszek, Radoslaw</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2704</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">4</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2708.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">40</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Wang, Yue</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2716</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-8.8</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2707.2</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">41</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Almasi, Zoltan</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2710</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-3</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">4</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2707.0</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">42</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Malakhov, Vladimir</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2710</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-3.6</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2706.4</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">43</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Laznicka, Viktor</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2701</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">+3.8</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">7</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2704.8</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">44</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Li, Chao b</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2710</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-5.8</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2704.2</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">45</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Berkes, Ferenc</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2706</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-2.6</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">4</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2703.4</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">46</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Shirov, Alexei</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2713</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-10.2</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">4</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2702.8</span></b></td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">47</span></td><td class="left"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Andreikin, Dmitry</span></b></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2705</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">-2.4</span></td><td><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">4</span></td><td><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">2702.6</span></b></td></tr>
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Source: <a href="http://chess-evolution.com/live_rating.php">http://chess-evolution.com/live_rating.php</a></span></span>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-47982185805970153612011-09-19T10:00:00.000+08:002011-09-19T10:00:01.219+08:00Interview with a former World Champion Zhu Chen<img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g8G48aogsF4/TnTrxits7EI/AAAAAAAByMM/_m0G5354KJg/s400/009DSC_6653.jpg" /><br />
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Zhu Chen:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">“We were really lucky for each other…”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Zhu Chen was born March 13, 1976 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang. In 2001, she became China 's second women's world chess champion after Xie Jun, and China 's 13th Grandmaster. In 1988 Zhu became the first Chinese player to win an international chess competition when she won the World Youth Championship among girls U-12 in Romania. She repeated her success and became the World Champion in her age groups in 1994 and 1996 as well. In 2002 at the age of 25 she defeated Russian player Alexandra Kosteniuk in the Women's World Chess Championship and became the eleventh World Champion among women. In 1998,2000,2002 she played for Chinese Olympiad team and bacame three times team world champion. Zhu gave up the chance to defend her world title in Georgia in May 2004 due to a jammed schedule and her pregnancy. In 2000 Zhu married to Qatari Grandmaster Mohamad Al-Modiahki, and in 2006 she transferred to Qatar chess federation.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b><br />
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Anastasiya Karlovich: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">You have so much attention from media in China. Is it a common situation?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Zhu Chen:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">It’s a very normal situation here. Sometimes I feel under pressure when I play in China. I was playing not so well in Doha and in China last year. So I have a hope that my results will be better in Russia.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Anastasiya Karlovich:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Which connection do you have with China? How do you live in between two different cultures?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Zhu Chen:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">It’s a different life but it’s not so difficult for me now because I have been living in Doha for last 8 years and I know the type of life in Qatar and China. Normally I’m much free in Doha – I like to spend time on a beach with kids. In China I always get more attention from friends, journalists.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Anastasiya Karlovich:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Do you come often to China?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Zhu Chen:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">I used to play in Chinese league but I stopped playing it this year because it has a difficult schedule. I had to fly so many times to China in order to play 2-3 games. We also have 5 hours time difference and it’s not so easy.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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Anastasiya Karlovich:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">How is the tournament going for you so far?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Zhu Chen:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">I think until now I’m doing quite well comparing to all other Grand Prix tournaments I’ve played. I’m satisfied with the quality of my chess games here – it is not so bad but I’m still waiting for the results (laughing).</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Anastasiya Karlovich:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">It seemed like you were ill at the beginning of the tournament…</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Zhu Chen: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Yes I was very ill but I feel better now. It’s always a bad reason to explain your results.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Anastasiya Karlovich:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">It’s well-known you were training with famous Russian player Alexander Morozevich. In his interview for chessvibes he told that it was not only him trying to help you but he also learnt interesting things from you. What can you say about that cooperation?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Zhu Chen: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">He tried very hard to help me. I was really happy to have such a coach. It seems to me he is so talented and I think he was really born to play chess. Maybe it was the waste of time for him in Doha – he has such a high level! At the same moment it was more relaxing time for him. It` s a pity he didn’t qualify in Hanty-Mansiysk. I really hope he’ll get the title of the World Champion one day. He has a big talent and he is working hard. I was very proud of his return to chess – it was very successful. In his interview probably he meant that I clarified to him the Chinese way of thinking but it’s difficult to explain. I also feel that my chess quality becomes better. In the other hand maybe we are good to work together, we are good friends as well and sure I would like to continue such cooperation in the future.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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Anastasiya Karlovich: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Which ambitions and goals do you have?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Zhu Chen: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">My ambitions are to have a good life! I have two kids now and I think my chess career is not so much important. I want to help my kids to grow up healthy. I want to give them good education, spend time with them – all those things are very important.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Anastasiya Karlovich:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">To be without family during chess events is a part of the life of professional chess players. Can you concentrate on chess only or it’s necessary for you to know what’s going on at home?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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Zhu Chen: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">During the tournament I always try to concentrate on chess but I’m an emotional type of person so I always feel sorry for my kids when I leave them for so long. When I go back home I try to spend as much time as it’s possible with them and try to compensate my absence.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Anastasiya Karlovich:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">You said you are emotional person. In which other words can you describe your personality?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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Zhu Chen:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Well I’m working hard time to time depending on the mood (laughing). When I want to do something sooner or later I’ll achieve it. If I have a goal I always have it in my mind and I go for it. I’m not really a self confident person I do not really trust in myself in general. I don’t think I play really good chess, I think I only play some good games.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Anastasiya Karlovich:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">It’s not common words from somebody who achieved the best level in chess, who was World Champion.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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Zhu Chen:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Maybe, but I mean my games are far from really good level.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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Anastasiya Karlovich:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Is it difficult to stay on the same level with a new generation? Can you compare your preparation and their preparation nowadays?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Zhu Chen:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">Any time I’m interviewed there is at least one question connected to Hou Yifan (laughing). I think even Zhao Xue is already one generation older than Hou Yifan. A current World Champion is young and very-very talented chess player that’s why she got the best conditions. Many Chinese women players don’t have the permanent coach. They train with different people and it’s not very stable situation. Hou Yifan got the attention since she was very young and in the national team they allowed her mother to stay with her and accompany her in all tournaments. I think all the other chess players never had such conditions. She had much more confidence from the beginning and more tournaments as well. All those factors helped her but of course at the same moment she worked very hard since she was very young. When I was growing up we also had a coach and almost same conditions but my parents were not with me. You can imagine me as a 10 years old kid growing up without parents in a different city. Surely I had some friends but of course it would be better if we were together.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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Anastasiya Karlovich:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">You and your husband are both grandmasters; do you want your kids to play chess?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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Zhu Chen: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">My husband is a sport fan in general. Actually when the first child was born he said he wanted our kid to do some sport and it didn’t matter for him which kind of sport. Our younger daughter is not interested in any kind of sports yet. Our older daughter Dana likes to swim but we don’t allow her to do it professionally. She also likes to play chess a little bit but I don’t know about the future. Maybe if I stay more time at home they’ll learn chess more.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Anastasiya Karlovich:</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">How do you see yourself in 10 years?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><br />
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Zhu Chen: </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">I don’t think I’ll play in so many serious tournaments any more, well, maybe few of them. I don’t want to fight for too long because I want to spend more time with my family.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">I like to play chess but I like to have normal life as well. I fell in love with my husband when we were about 20 years old. When we were 24-25 we got married. When I was 28 I gave a birth to my first child, so I think in my life I was doing everything step by step. The general picture looks nice. I won all my titles when I was spending my time with my husband. I felt relaxed and happy together with him. After he knew me he reached his GM title and became Arabic Champion. We were really lucky for each other I believe. We take care of our life and we do some investments. My husband used to play stock and he is good in that. I played Chinese stock market as well but the outcome was more or less equal and that was a really lucky result (laughing).</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><em><span id="more-3609"></span></em><strong>— Peter, please tell us about the game development?</strong></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><strong>Svidler:</strong> As I said yesterday, most of my White games are drawn. I decided not to deviate from the recipe that is working for success. Seriously speaking, I did not really want it when I made a move 6.a4, but we got a whittled position rather fast. It would have been nice if the Knight f3 was on e3, but it was very far from necessary squares in the final position. After my move 12.Qe2 that might be considered as a novelty, we got a practically forced position where we agreed for a draw. Black are doubling on «с» line, White on the «d» one and neither one of them really move. In general, it was rather logical that the game at that moment was drawn, because there is not really any serious plan. There is a possibility that White move Knight e1-d3 and Black move their Knight on c5; as a result knights are exchanged and after this there is no material left to play with. Therefore, the draw is very logical in the final position. It is clear that one could have played in a more ambitious way but once again — this is not the first White game in this tournament where I do not manage anything from the opening.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><strong>— Alexander, what is your point of view in respect of this game?</strong></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><strong>Grischuk: </strong>While Petya was speaking I have calculated: at the 6<sup>th</sup> move White have 10 main lines and the move 6.a4, the firmest and the most boring one, is among them. Indeed, the moves 15.b3 and16.Rd1 are very precise ones; It seemed to me that my position was better, but after this I understood that Black did not have any chances to win. Of course, if the play is precise — Black have less chances to lose.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><strong>— Alexander, taking into account the match situation, do you consider today’s result as a «digestible» one?</strong></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><strong>Grischuk:</strong> Yes, it is okay, there are more games ahead. Today Peter proved once again that he is a man of his word. Like Alexander Kerzhakov who used to say: «I kicked, I am kicking and I will keep kicking!», Peter is saying: «With White I drew, I draw and I will draw!»</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><strong>— Peter, do you have a feeling that tomorrow’s game will be a decisive one?</strong></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><strong>Svidler:</strong> All games are important. I do understand that you don’t have such an impression from today’s one, but all of them are important. It is obvious that tomorrow’s game will be one of them, but in any case we still have two ahead of us.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Official website: <a href="http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/">http://chess.ugrasport.com</a></span>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707366906776452596.post-51031816460697280472011-09-19T09:57:00.003+08:002011-09-19T09:57:45.159+08:00Zambia Win Silver In Chess<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rIQlsB8oDtg/TnUiVNpW3rI/AAAAAAAByMU/_KcfEJfxu5U/s400/all_africa_games_2011.jpg" /><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">TIME PUBLISHED</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="text-transform: uppercase;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;">- Saturday, September 17, 2011, 2:14 pm</span></span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Zambia collected its second medal at the All Africa Games on Friday with victory in the chess event.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">And the Judo team got off to the worse possible start in their campaign with two of the six-member contingent bowing out.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Daniel Jere won an individual silver in the chess tournament where Zamba finished 4th behind Angola on bronze, South Africa on silver and Egypt on <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4">gold</span> in the team event.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Meanwhile back on the judo mat, Judokas Boaz Munyonga and Malama Mpilikisha have been ejected from All Africa Games in what is Zambia last <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">interest</span> at the All Africa Games before the <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2">curtains</span> come down on Sunday.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Munyonga missed out on bronze after losing to Nigerian Jude Solomon in the 81 Kg class while Mpilikisha lost to Bernard Etoga of Cameroon in the 66 Kg class.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Zambia’s final medal hopes at the All Africa Games now lie in Mathews Mpunza and Joshua Kanjemba in the men’s judo event and Esther Sandu and Rita Tembo in their women’s judo event.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #eeeeee;">Source: <a href="http://www.lusakatimes.com/">http://www.lusakatimes.com</a></span></span>Muhammad Amir Ridhwan Bin Mohamad Rohaizadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223084640114316556noreply@blogger.com0