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Edward Lee and Iskandar bin Abdullah rack up 30+ ELO points in overseas...
Edward Lee's Unive Open tournament can be considered a success for him ELO wise. As reported by NM Urcan in his column, Edward drew GM Jan Timman in Round 3. He also bagged 33 ELO points after scoring...
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The Doctors win Interpro 2012 - by Junior Tay
The Medical Society of Singapore clinched the 2012 edition of the Interpro Chess teams by beating the teams from Law Society of Singapore and Institute of Engineers. As the engineers could only muster...
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The value of hard work - by Junior Tay
Two days ago, Tan Weiliang was contemplating whether to join Jarred Neubronner, IM Lim Yee Weng and your scribe in a badminton, bowling and blitz session yesterday afternoon when he finally decided to...
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Tan Weiliang - Undisputed Champion of Cairnhill 2012! - by Junior Tay
Mowing down one strong opponent after another, Tan Weiliang was the surprising winner of Cairnhill 2012 despite the presence of 3 Pinoy IMs and other assorted ELO 2000+ players (as well as last year's...
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The wonderful and yet brutal game of Chess - by Junior Tay
Grabbing lunch at Newton Circus Hawker Centre after 7 rounds of Cairnhill Blitz with NM Olimpiu Urcan while waiting for Round 5 of the Cairnhill Open to commence, I posed the question of 'why do we...
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Master Blasters! - by Junior Tay
I would like to present you two instructive games in which emerging juniors ousted experienced Masters by solid, rational piece play culminating in winning combinations.First up, Tin Ruiqi, a Primary 4...
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A brief comeback - by Junior Tay
When I saw the lineup for the Toa Payoh West Open 2012 event, I was pleasantly surprised to see an old friend CM Low Pe Yeow competing. I was wondering if he could even hold his own in that field with...
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The strongest National Championships ever! - by Junior Tay
From 22nd December till the end of the year, the strongest ever National Chess Championships in all Categories will be held. It is fitting that this is the 64th edition of the event (If you don't know...
View ArticlePenang Open - Singaporean Prize-winners - by Junior Tay
Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see Singaporeans (or Singapore-based players) making their rounds in regional events such as the Penang or Bangkok Opens / Challengers events. Besides broadening their...
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Interesting scenes at the National Age-Group Championships: A superb tactical...
The abundance of talent at the National Age Group events as indicated by NM Olimpiu Urcan was indeed a relevation for me. I was in particular drawn to the contest on the Open U10 Board 1 (Round 7)...
View ArticleTop Seeds draw first blood at the 64th National Championships! - by Junior Tay
IM Goh Wei Ming and IM Steven Kim Yap, the top 2 seeds in the National Premier staked their claim for the title with wins over IM Luis Chiong and IM Lim Yee Weng respectively in the first round. The...
View ArticleNational Premier - Update after Round 3 by Junior Tay
Round 1:IM Luis Chiong - IM Goh Wei Ming 0-1IM Rico Mascarinas - IM Enrique Paciencia 1/2-1/2IM Steven Kim Yap - IM Lim Yee Weng 1-0 Round 2:IM Goh Wei Ming - IM Rico Mascarinas 1/2-1/2IM Lim Yee Weng...
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I know I have not been very active here and had to shamelessly rely on Junior to keep this blog alive. Since I am officially on leave, I thought I should at least annotate the National Championships...
View ArticleNational Premier Update by Junior Tay
Round 4:IM Goh Wei Ming - IM Lim Yee Weng 1/2-1/2IM Luis Chiong- IM Rico Mascarinas 1-0IM Steven Kim Yap - IM Enrique Paciencia 1-0Current Standings after 4 roundsIM Goh Wei Ming and IM Steven Kim...
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GM Hou Yifan wins Hou Yifan Blitz with picket fence score. NM Urcan clinches...
The 2010-2011 Wormen's World Champion GM Hou Yifan kicked off the Blitz Challenge held in her honour by cruising to a 11-0 shutout of a field comprising mainly Singapore's top junior players. According...
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IM Goh Wei Ming surges into sole lead with a win over IM Enrique Paciencia. The co-leader in Round 4, IM Steven Kim Yap was slowed down after being held to a draw by IM Rico Mascarinas. IM Luis Chiong...
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Results of Round 6IM Goh Wei Ming - IM Enrique Paciencia 1-0IM Luis Chiong - IM Lim Yee Weng 1/2-1/2IM Steven Kim Yap - IM Rico Mascarinas 1/2-1/2Standings after Round 6:IM Goh Wei Ming 5IM Steven Kim...
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National Candidates: IM Ramos and FM CS Chia show the youngsters a thing or...
We move the attention away from the National Premier to the Candidates where veteran masters IM Domingo Ramos and FM Chia Chee Seng remain unbeaten so far. FM Chia Chee Seng vs Iskandar Abdullah...
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IM Goh Wei Ming is the 2012 National Champion! by Junior Tay
IM Goh Wei Ming emerged the 2012 National Champion with 7 out of 10 points, pipping IM Steven Kim Yap by 1/2 point. Wei Ming's punishing pace of 4 wins and 2 draws in the first 6 rounds proved too much...
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National Candidates - IM Domingo Ramos and Tan Weiliang tie for 1st! - by...
In the National Candidates event, IM Domingo Ramos and Tan Weiliang tied for 1st place with 5.5/8. They both qualify for the 2013 National Premier. Congratulations to them and FM Chia Chee Seng who...
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