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Tan Weiliang breaks his hoodoo and wins his first event of the year since...
Tan Weiliang had not been able to replicate his success of 2012 this year. Last year's 'Swiss King' had started the year brightly, winning the Kickoff 2013 event in January and have since failed to top...
View ArticleMore games from Teck Ghee Open - by Junior Tay
I was only able to produce game fragments from the Teck Ghee Open so now here are two examples of rapid play from the event.First off, ex-youth international, Ong Yew Chiang takes on NM Olimpiu Urcan...
View Article2013 Asian Continental Championships - Part 2
After a thoroughly forgettable round 4, I was paired against Emmanuel Emperado from the Philippines. Emmanuel has beaten 2 strong GMs in the first 2 rounds which shows that despite his relatively low...
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FM Jarred Neubronner clear winner at 2nd Balestier Blitz - by Junior Tay
The 2nd Balestier Blitz saw FM Jarred Neubronner stamping his superiority over the 6 strong field (double round robin) with 6.5/10, one clear point ahead of the runner up NM Olimpiu Urcan, winning the...
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NTU 5th Inter-Institution Invitational Chess Championships By Kelvin Wee and...
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) hosted the 5th edition of the Inter-Institution Invitational Chess Championships (IIICC) on 1st - 2nd June 2013. Traditionally, IIICC, as its name suggests, was...
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Tan Weiliang retains his Queenstown Club Championship title - by Junior Tay
CM Tan Weiliang - thanks to sgchess.net for the pic!A respite from the hazy conditions of the past few days allowed 55 chessplayers to contest in the Queenstown Club Championships. Shorn of the usual...
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Drama at the Malaysian Masters - by Junior Tay
Aron Teh, IM Lim Yee Weng and IM Mas Hafizul were leading the event after the penultimate round with 5.5/8. The last round pitted Mas against Yee Weng and the game was uneventfully drawn rather...
View ArticleFighting for the d5 square with IM Mas - by Junior Tay
I would like to draw readers' attention to the following games of IM Mas Hafizulhelmi from the Malaysian Masters. After a hiatus from tournament chess in mid 2012, he has started playing more regularly...
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Absolute dominance by FM Jarred Neubronner and IM Luis Chiong at the...
Both Jarred and Luis dominated the respective events so comprehensively that they could even afford to sit out the final round and still claim the titles. Jarred scored 9/11 in the Serangoon Blitz...
View ArticleBig 30
I have just completed what could be my last event in 2013 and will be flying back to Singapore tomorrow afternoon. The Indoor Games ended somewhat successfully when we tied for 4th and finished above...
View ArticleGambit Play by Junior Tay
I would like to present you two examples of gambit play.Last week, after playing an online blitz game on playchess.com(which I lost) with an anonymous Singaporean, the fella messaged me and revealed...
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Wacky Chess Prizes - by Junior Tay
After 2 tough blitz games with a French FM, Paul Velter, online, I realised that I have read about him just recently and congratulated him on his recent IM norm in the 16ème Open des Vins du Médoc...
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The one mere second that decided the Whampoa Rapid title! by Junior Tay
Final Round - Whampoa Rapid. On Board 1 was Filipino NM Reggie Edgar Olay needing only a draw against FM Jarred Neubronner. Reggie, who already has 3 IM norms looked to be coasting home with an...
View ArticleBlasting the Barry Attack - by Junior Tay
Hi! Long time no see. For the past month, Wei Ming and I have been pulling all stops to work on our respective first chess books, hopefully to be out for sale before the year is up.Anyway, here's a...
View ArticleThe mistakes are there, waiting to be made...by Junior Tay
This oft-used chess phrase, attributed to Tartakower, summed up Wei Ming's National Blitz Championships. I found out from Olimpiu that Jason Goh had won the National Blitz Championships and Wei Ming...
View ArticleOne mighty hack - by Junior Tay
Best blitz game I've seen for a while. White is obviously a fan of the Swede GM Ulf Andersson. But he doesn't get a chance to play the += endgame which Andersson is famous for winning.
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Pinoys top NUSS Open event by Junior Tay
IM Luis Chiong and Napolean Recososa made a Pinoy 1-2 finish at the NUSS Open when they finished with 6/7, half point ahead of CM Olimpiu Urcan who drew Luis in the final round. CM Tan Weiliang put...
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GM Wong Meng Kong - 3rd in Hong Kong International Open 2013 - by Junior Tay
After a horrendous KL Masters outing where Meng Kong could not muster up a single point, he took part in the abovementioned event where he was seeded 6th. In Round 2, he was stunned by 16 year old...
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IM Chan Peng Kong in New Zealand - again...by Junior Tay
IM Chan Peng Kong (right) tying for 3rd place with IM Paul Garbett and FM Luke Li (picture taken from the New Zealand Chess site )IM Chan Peng Kong makes yet another sojourn to New Zealand to take...
View ArticleSome updates - what we've been up to lately - by Junior Tay
As you have probably noticed, the blog entries practically dried up in the past three months or so. Both Wei Ming and I had been working on our respective chess books + e books for Everyman Chess which...
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