Wednesday, December 31, 2008

SKBJ Chess Players at MBSA Chess Tournament


Four SKBJ chess players and a SKBJ pre-schooler had participated in the MBSA Chess Open held at a community hall in Section 4, Shah Alam on 27th December 2008. They are Fikri Bin Saleh (6D), Aminur Nirza Azrin (5K), Anis Fariha Bt Saleh (4D), Nur Faqihah Bt Aminuddin (2K) and Muhd Faqih Aminuddin. All of them played in the Under 12 category. More than 40 players were playing in such category. The tournament will be the last one for Fikri playing for SKBJ and Under 12. Next year he will be representing his new school and will play for Under 15 category. 

Below are the full results of their games.

Fikri scored 5 points. In Round 3, he was defeated by Zulfikri. He won third place after Roshan and Irfan, which were among the Top 6 Under 12 Boys MSSNS.

M Thaqif Imtiaz vs Fikri Saleh (0-1) 
Fikri Saleh vs Farah Amirah Farizal (1-0) 
Muhd Zulfikri M Sulkifly vs Fikri Saleh (1-0) 
Fikri Saleh vs M Faiz M Fuad (1-0)
Aminur Nirza vs Fikri Saleh (0-1)
Fikri Saleh vs Anis Fariha Bt Saleh (1-0)


Aminur was undefeated until the fifth round where he had to play againts Fikri. Then in the last round, he lost to Zulfikri. 

Aminur Nirza Azrin vs Nur Azahkiah Azahari (1-0) 
Aminur Nirza Azrin vs M Norhazman Arif (1/2 - 1/2) 
Nazrul Aiqwan Hairuddin vs Aminur Nirza Azrin (1/2 - 1/2)
Nur Aliah Azlim vs Aminur Nirza Azrin (0-1)
Aminur Nirza vs Fikri Saleh (0-1)
Aminur Nirza Azrin vs Muhd Zulfikri M Sulkifly (0-1)


Anis Fariha has improved her games lately. In this tournament, she lost to Puteri Munajjah in the second round after winning againts her schoolmate Nur Faqihah in the first round. She won the next two rounds including againts Mok Shu Zing, the daughter of FM Mok Tze-Meng. She also managed to win againts Nurulhana Syuhada, one of the PPD Petaling Perdana Under 12 Girls team, in the fifth round. In the last round, she lost to her brother where she could get the third place had she won. With 4 points, Anis managed to win the eighth place.

Nur Faqihah Aminuddin vs Anis Fariha Bt Saleh (0-1)
Anis Fariha Saleh vs Puteri Munajjah Azhar (0-1)
Muhd Fakhrul Islam vs Anis Fariha Bt Saleh (0-1)
Anis Fariha Bt Saleh vs Mok Shu Zing (1-0) 
Nurulhana Syuhada Sulkifly vs Anis Fariha Bt Saleh (0-1)
Fikri Saleh vs Anis Fariha Bt Saleh (1-0)


Nur Faqihah came back in 2nd and 3rd rounds after lost to Anis in the 1st round. Her winning streak was stopped by Mohd Noor Azam in the fourth round. Playing black, she won againts Thaqif in the fifth round. 

Nur Faqihah Aminuddin vs Anis Fariha Bt Saleh (0-1)
Mok Kyhe Zen vs Nur Faqihah Aminuddin (0-1)
Nur Faqihah Aminuddin vs Aiman Syahmi Shaari (1-0)
Mohd Noor Azam vs Nur Faqihah Aminuddin (1-0)
M Thaqif Imtiaz vs Nur Faqihah Aminuddin (0-1)
Nur Faqihah Aminuddin vs Hisya Miza Bt Ismail (?-?)


Muhd Faqih, the younger brother of Faqihah, won several games againts much older opponents. 

Nurul Aqiella Hairuddin vs Muhd Faqih Aminuddin (1-0)
Muhd Faqih Aminuddin vs Hisya Miza Bt Ismail (1-0)
Farah Amirah Bt Farizal vs Muhd Faqih Aminuddin (1-0)
Muhd Faqih Aminuddin vs Kabir Singh (0-1)
Aina vs Muhd Faqih Aminuddin (0-1)
Muhd Faqih Aminuddin vs M Thaqif Imtiaz (?-?)


Anis playing black againts Muhd Fakhrul Islam in Round  3.

Aminur played black in the fourth round againts NurAliah Azlim, another promising young talent. Whereas Anis played againts Mok Shu Zing.


Fikri vs Faiz (Round 4)

Faqihah (black) vs Mohd Noor Azam (1240).

Aminur (1201) vs Zulfikri (1240).

Faqihah (blue shirt) vs Hisya Miza Bt Ismail, the daughter of World Police Champion Ismail Ahmad.

The sibblings fight.

Anis received her 8th place prize.

Fikri received his third place prize.


CONGRATULATION! to the winners. Keep practicing and playing in the tournaments for all SKBJ chess players.

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