IM Luis Chiong's attacking gems - by Wei Ming
After an arduous morning round where I had to defend for long periods against the positional maestro IM Rico Mascarinas, I had the good fortune of analyzing a couple of IM Luis Chiong's victories in...
View Article64th National Championships - Round 5 onwards - Epic battles with IM Enrique...
After a staid round 4 where I got absolutely nothing with the White pieces against Yee Weng, the next 2 rounds with IM Enrique Paciencia would ultimately prove to be crucial in determining the outcome...
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SCF's HPE League - The Big Elo gainers - by Junior Tay
The 1st SCF HPE league saw the emergence of quite a few strong National Juniors who demonstrated that they could confidently take on masters at FIDE time control. The biggest ELO gainer is Ashvin...
View ArticleThe so-called weak c pawn...by Junior Tay
This article is inspired by an analysis session with IM Goh Wei Ming and IM Lim Yee Weng following Wei Ming's game against IM Enrique Paciencia.In lines such as the Queen's Gambit Exchange and the...
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Scintillating performance by WIM Gong Qianyun in the National Women's - by...
WIM Gong Qianyun literally pulverized the opposition at the National Women Championships 2012 with an astounding 9.5/10 result, finishing 3.5(!) points ahead of WIM Angela Khegay. Only WFM Victoria...
View ArticleThe new SCF initiatives - by Junior Tay
In recent months, SCF rolled out a slew of innovations. 1. HPE LeagueDecember saw the end of the 1st SCF HPE league. ELO rated players are encouraged to stake their ELO points by pitting their skills...
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WIM Gong Qianyun wins National Women Championships 2012 - by Wei Ming
WIM Gong Qianyun literally pulverized the opposition at the National Women Championships 2012 with an astounding 9.5/10 result, finishing 3.5(!) points ahead of WIM Angela Khegay. Only WFM Victoria...
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Tan Weiliang utterly dominant in the 1st 2013 Grand Prix Rapid Event
Smarting from a bruising Saturday morning 3 hour blitz marathon session with his badminton doubles partner IM Lim Yee Weng yesterday where he was on the receiving end, Tan Weiliang demonstrated the...
View ArticleGrinding out the win...by Junior Tay
Looking at Weiliang's games from the Kickoff Rapid 2013, one would realise that he does not have the chessplayer's opening theory equivalent of the big booming tennis serve like say...IM Goh Wei Ming...
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Eternal Rivalry - by Junior Tay
In the Japanese Go Manga/Anime Hikaru No Go, much of the attention in the story is formed by the bitter rivalry betwen the protagonist Hikaru Shindo and the antagonist Akira Toya and their struggle to...
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Remembering Prof Lim Kok Ann - by Junior Tay
10 years ago, I published this article in the final issue of Correspondence Chess News. Now, heading towards the 10th anniversary of Prof's passing, I would like to present to you, this writeup of Lim...
View ArticleSome brilliant games of NM Prof Lim Kok Ann
During the 1996 National Championships Qualifiers, Prof was pitted against the 1994 Cairnhill Open and National Under 16 Champion Lau Keng Boon. Prof gambled on a pawn sacrifice to wreck Keng Boon's...
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Upset galore at Thomson Club - by Junior Tay
Right smack in Round 1, Tin Ruiqi was slotted in to play on Board 1 against the top seed, ELO 2208 rated Raul Gomez Munoz, a Research Fellow at NUS. Showing no signs of nerves, she plunged headlong...
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Michael Fernandez unbeaten at Chester Chess Congress - by Junior Tay
Michael Fernandez - picture from the English Chess Federation website. Michael Fernandez demonstrated at the e2e4.org.uk Chester Open that he can hold his own against ELO 2000+ players. Scoring 3.5/5,...
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Singaporeans vs the World Champions by Junior Tay
FM Wong Foong Yin (right) playing NM Koh Kum Hong in a casual blitz game last year.NM Olimpiu Urcan had, through his correspondence with former World Champion Vesselin Topalov, received some old...
View ArticleMissing out on the Hong Bao...by Junior Tay
At the recently concluded Hong Bao Rapid, an extremely off form Tan Weiliang had to dig in hard to make 3/3, overcoming Heng Zheng Kai in an absolutely drawn Rook and Pawn ending thanks to the clock...
View ArticleThe Strongest Open Swiss event ever in Singapore by Junior Tay
From June 16th to 17th 1990, SCF and Queenstown CC combined forces to form the Singapore Open cum Queenstown Open Championships to take advantage of the World Championships U16 and U18 event held from...
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Ministry of Education retains the Public Service Chess title by Junior Tay
This year, Ministry of Education Team 1 (comprising Junior Tay, CM Quek Suan Shiau, NM Olimpiu Urcan, Pok Wern Jian, Ong Chuan Hock and Lim Chye Lye) romped home 4 points clear of the field after 5...
View ArticleNo quarter asked, none given....by Junior Tay
At the closing ceremony of the Public Service Teams, the MOE convenor Francis Lee remarked with a smile that MOE 1 had effectively ended the chances of MOE 2 finishing 2nd when the former beat the...
View ArticleA horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse! - by Junior Tay
The following games in local praxis show how a Knight outpost on e4 can often be a decisive factor, especially when the opponent fails to effect useful exchanges on the square, dislodge the Knight or...
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