MSSWP: Sentul Zone (Primary Schools)

Once again, SJK(C) Kepong 2 has conquered the Sentul Zone by making a clean sweep of 4 Golds from the 4 Individual Categories. Also, they won 3 more Silver and a Bronze from the Individual Categories. So, this gives them a total of 4G-3S-1B from Individuals.

On top of that the Boys from the School has emerged as Champion Team with a ruthless 19 points from 20 games. This make the "Big Three" schools in KL {i.e. SJK(C) Lee Rubber and SK (L) Methodist} goes into the final with an identical 19 points from their respective zone. It is a record of sort in MSSWP history. As for the Girls team, they bring back a Bronze for the school.

The finale of medal distribution >> SJK(C) Kepong 2 won 5 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals from 6 categories contested. They had outperformed their own record of 5 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze achieved in last year edition. Could this achievement also a record breaking feat in MSSWP at Sentul zone level? Will try to find out from MSSWP Officials.

Well done, SJK(C) Kepong 2!!!

For your info, SJK(C) Lee Rubber is the current record holder for MSSWP with 6 Gold - 1 Silver - 0 Bronze. They achieved this spectacular result in this year MSSWP Keramat Zone.

Lastly, a big thank you to the Organisers aka Teachers (Cikgu Azwan and the team) for uploading the result very fast. I always like their efficiency.

MSSWP: Sentul Zone (Up Next)

MSSWP Organiser will take a break next week as all primary schools in KL will be having their semester exam followed by 1 week of school holiday. So, the next zone will only compete after the school resumes from the 1 week holiday break.

Can SJK(C) Kepong 2 continues their dominance for both boys and girls categories? Last year, this school swept away with 5 Gold medals out of 6 categories contested. Will check it out in 3 weeks time.

MSSWP Pudu Zone (Primary Schools) Individual Result

This is the third zone to have completed their selection for the Primary School Category. Again, we must thank the MSSWP Organiser for the speedy upload of results where the event was concluded just yesterday.

For better viewing, you can click on the respective image followed by right-click on the image to save it as a picture file. Then, use any image viewer software on your pc to view the enlarged version.


The Under-12 Boys result:-


The Under-10 Boys result:-



The Under-12 Girls result:-


The Under-10 Girls result:-

MSSWP Pudu Zone (Primary School) Team Result

SJK(C) Kwong Hon leads by Hee Zi Qi and Looi Ka Loc had pipped SJK(C) Salak South by half point to be crowned the King of Pudu Zone. The former had garnered a total of 14.5 points from 20 games played. While, Sri Garden with the service of Loh Zu Hao (a former student of Sri KL, Subang Jaya and a member of Petaling Perdana Champion Team in 2011) had scored a total of 13 points to finish 3rd place.

As for the Girls section, Sri Garden scored 15 points to be crowned as the Queen of Pudu Zone. SK Seri Bintang Utara and SK Pueri Pandan 2 finish second and third respectively.

MSSWP Keramat Zone (Primary Schools) Individual Result

This zone completed their Primary School caategories on last Friday. Their results (courtesy from MSSWP Organiser) are listed below:-

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The Under-12 Boys result:-


The Under-10 Boys result:-



The Under-12 Girls result:-


The Under-10 Girls result:-

MSSWP Keramat Zone (Primary Schools) Starts on Next Monday, 20th Feb

Within Wilayah Persekutuan (Peninsula), there exist 5 zones namely Bangsar, Keramat, Pudu, Sentul and lastly Putrajaya.

Its time for SJK(C) Lee Rubber leads by Ng Jen Sheng (WP No.1 U12 player in National Rating List) to showcase their chess skills again. Will it be a nightmare for other schools in this zone? OR Other schools able to put up a trick or two to stop SJK(C)Lee Rubber from winning both the Boys and Girls team title?

MSSWP Bangsar Zone (Primary Schools) Individual Result

Once again we get to view the result as and when the event concluded (courtesy from MSSWP Bangsar Zone Super Efficient Teachers).

For better viewing, you can click on the respective image followed by right-click on the image to save it as a picture file. Then, use any image viewer software on your pc to view the enlarged version.


The Under-12 Boys result:-



The Under-10 Boys result:-


The Under-12 Girls result:-


The Under-10 Girls result:-

Who's the King and Queen for Bangsar Zone?

Bangsar zone has been searching for a dominant King and Queen for a very long time. In Sentul Zone, we have SJK(C) Kepong 2 who dominates the scene for many years. In Keramat Zone, we have SJK(C) Lee Rubber. Who do we have for Bangsar Zone?

The answer >>> SK Bukit Damansara as the new Queen, SK(L) Methodist KL as the new King. In this year edition, both schools have stamped their prowesses in the game(refer to the Individual Interim Ranking in my earlier posting).

SK Bukit Damansara students are leading in both U-10 and U-12 Girls categories. While, SK(L) Methodist KL has 6 players in the top 7 bracket of the U-12 Boys category. [Latest update @ 9.15am: Sean Ooi of SK(L) Methodist KL has captured the U-12 title.]

MSSWP Bangsar Zone Interim Ranking before Last Round

Once again, MSSWP is very efficient with the web updates on their current result of the ongoing Bangsar Zone Individual event that ends today.

Courtesy from MSSWP, we get to see the Interim Ranking for all 4 categories contested. For better viewing, you can click on the respective image followed by right-click on the image to save it as a picture file. Then, use any image viewer software on your pc to view the enlarged version.

The U-12 Boys Individual Interim Ranking after 6 rounds of play as below:





The U-10 Boys Individual Interim Ranking after 5 rounds of play as below:



The U-12 Girls Individual Interim Ranking after 5 rounds of play as below:



The U-10 Girls Individual Interim Ranking after 4 rounds of play as below:

SK(L) Methodist KL ruthless win in MSSWP Bangsar Zone

The MSSWP calendar begins with the Inter-school Team for Bangsar Zone. After 2 days of competition, SK(L) Methodist swepts away all her 5 round competitors easily by scoring a thumping 18 wins and 2 draws. I believe this result is enough to go down in KL history as the Highest Scorer for the School Team Category of MSSWP.

Congrats to MBS parents, teachers and guru besar who put in the effort to support the Chess Training Excellence Programme aka CTEP run by Coach L all these years.

MSSM 2011 (Chess Team) Trivia Facts

I have compiled some statistical data based solely on National Rating for general consumption. As you may not aware that the initial seeding of chess players for team category in this edition of MSSM are not line up according to their respective National Rating (i.e. did not use National Rating , instead use last year MSSM result).

So I would like to retabulate the final ranking on the scenario What if all players are seeded according to the National Rating and how they fare at the end of the competition.

The analysis for Podium finishing (based on National Rating) as below:
Cat. >> Champion, Second, Third
U12B >> top rank, 2nd highest, 3rd highest
U15B >> top rank, 2nd highest, 7th highest
U18B >> top rank, 2nd highest, 3rd highest
U12G >> top rank, 3rd highest, 2nd highest
U15G >> top rank, 3rd highest, 2nd highest
U18G >> top rank, 3rd highest, 2nd highest


Findings:
1. You hv 100% chance [sure] to finish as Champion if your team have the highest National Rating accumulated from 4 players in your Team category. WOW!!!

2. You hv 0% chance to finish as Champion if your team ARE NOT with highest National Rating accumulated from 4 players in your Team category. JUST TOO BAD???

3. You hv 100% chance [sure] to finish on podium if your team have highest National Rating accumulated from 4 players in your Team category. WOW!!!

4. You hv 100% chance [sure] to finish on podium if your team are among the 2 teams with highest National Rating accumulated from 4 players in your Team category. WOW!!!

5. You hv 94% chance to finish on podium if your team are among the 3 teams with highest National Rating accumulated from 4 players in your Team category. GREAT!!

6. You hv 6% chance to finish on podium if your team ARE NOT among the 3 teams with highest National Rating accumulated from 4 players in your Team category. WORK HARDER NEXT TIME?


Conclusion:

1. Isn't this number look very sad for teams outside the "Big 3" chess powerhouse in Malaysia?

2. It is so bleak and very discouraging for those states to compete in the team event.

3. Looks like our National Rating is a superb benchmark indeed for Team event.

MSSM 2011 (Chess Individual) Trivia Facts

I have compiled some statistical data based solely on National Rating for general consumption. As you may not aware that the initial seeding of chess players for this edition of MSSM are not line up according to their respective National Rating (i.e. not 100%), so I would like to retabulate the final ranking on the scenario What if all players are seeded according to the National Rating and how they fare at the end of the competition.

The analysis for Podium finishing (based on National Rating) as below:
Cat. >> Champion, Second, Third
U12B >> 4th highest, top rank, 2nd highest
U15B >> top rank, 2nd highest, 6th highest
U18B >> 2nd highest, 3rd highest, top rank
U12G >> top rank, 3rd highest, 4th highest
U15G >> top rank, 2nd highest, 13th highest
U18G >> top rank, 2nd highest, 3rd highest

Findings:
1. You hv 67% chance to finish as Champion if you have the highest National Rating in your Individual category. LOOKS GOOD!

2. You hv 83% chance to finish as Champion if you are among 3 players with highest National Rating in your Individual category.

3. You hv 17% chance to finish as Champion if you ARE NOT among 3 players with highest National Rating in your Individual category.

4. You hv 0% chance to finish as Champion if you ARE NOT among 4 players with highest National Rating in your Individual category. JUST TOO BAD???

5. You hv 100% chance [sure] to finish on podium if you have the highest National Rating in your Individual category. WOW!!!

6. You hv 78% chance to finish on podium if you are among 3 players with highest National Rating in your Individual category.

7. You hv 22% chance to finish on podium if you ARE NOT among 3 players with highest National Rating in your Individual category.

8. You hv 11% chance to finish on podium if you ARE NOT among 4 players with highest National Rating in your Individual category. WORK HARDER NEXT TIME?


Conclusion:

1. Isn't this number look bleak and very discouraging for those who are not among the highest 4 players on National Rating?

2. Our National Rating is a good benchmark to be used (100%) in MSSM Individual event.

MSSM 2011 Final Result

What an interesting grand finale by Selangor. The team has staged a remarkable comeback on the last day of competition by putting up the best possible finishing after a disasterous Friday round and hope to improve as much as they could in the team categories standing.

After completing 5 rounds of team categories, Selangor is just in the running for 2 Silver and a Bronze but they end up winning 2 Silver and 3 Bronze which will contribute significantly to the points system. Also, WP improve from 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze medals before today to 4 Gold and 2 Silver medals. While, Penang grab 2 Gold and 2 Silver medals as compare to 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze position a day earlier.

The real stunning performance for Selangor come from the individual categories where they improve from 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze medal positions on Friday to 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze medals in the end of competition. The individual players from WP have mixed result in the final round where none of their Individual player finishes on podium. This does not augur well for them to collect sufficient points to capture the Overall title. As of press time, no news on whether which State emerge as the Overall Champion for Chess, MSSM 2011.

The breakdown on medal winners at the end of competition as below:- (Gold, Silver, Bronze)

U-12 Boys Individual >> Kedah, Selangor, Penang.
U-12 Girls Individual >> Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Penang.
U-15 Boys Individual >> Penang, Selangor, Kedah.
U-15 Girls Individual >> Selangor, Kedah, Sarawak.
U-18 Boys Individual >> Selangor, Perak, Selangor.
U-18 Girls Individual >> Malacca, Selangor, Pahang.

U-12 Boys Team >> WP, Penang, Johor.
U-12 Girls Team >> Penang, WP, Selangor.
U-15 Boys Team >> WP, Selangor, Johor.
U-15 Girls Team >> WP, Selangor, Penang.
U-18 Boys Team >> Penang, WP, Selangor.
U-18 Girls Team >> WP, Penang, Selangor.

Medal tally after 6 rounds competition:-
WP >> 4 (Gold), 2 (Silver), 0 (Bronze);
Selangor >> 3 (Gold), 5 (Silver), 4 (Bronze);
Penang >> 3 (Gold), 2 (Silver), 3 (Bronze);

Kedah >> 1 (Gold), 1 (Silver), 1 (Bronze);
Malacca >> 1 (Gold), 0 (Silver), 0 (Bronze);
Negeri Sembilan >> 0 (Gold), 1 (Silver), 0 (Bronze);
Perak >> 0 (Gold), 1 (Silver), 0 (Bronze);
Johor >> 0 (Gold), 0 (Silver), 2 (Bronze);
Pahang >> 0 (Gold), 0 (Silver), 1 (Bronze);
Sarawak >> 0 (Gold), 0 (Silver), 1 (Bronze);

If the calculation of points are based on the standard Merit-based system use in other sports at National-level/ Regional-level event i.e. Gold = 5 points, Silver = 3 points, Bronze = 1 point, then

Champion >> Selangor with 34 points;
2nd >> WP with 26 points;
3rd >> Penang with 24 points.

OR

If calculation is based on Olympic System (which favour Best of the Best aka Gold), then
Champion >> WP with 4 Gold medals;
2nd >> Selangor with 3 Gold medals plus 5 Silver medals;
3rd >> Penang with 3 Gold medals plus 2 Silver medals.

However, Chess in MSSM does not adopt any of these systems. Well, Chess in MSSM has its own way of calculation where points are awarded even to the last placing finisher in any given category. As from my understanding, this unique system (which is not based on merit way of calculation) is designed to encourage minor state in chess to send teams to take part in the annual event. So, every state can go back home with some points eventhough no medal is won by the contingent and able to explain to the respective Education Dept that they are not doing too badly and can improve their peformance in future editions.

MSSM 2011 After 5 Rounds

In this post, KL shall be renamed to WP (Wilayah Persekutuan i.e. KL plus Putrajaya but exclude Labuan) although all reps are from KL.

All categories except (U15 Boys Ind and Team) have completed 5 rounds with 1 more round to play.

The breakdown of medal contenders into the last round as below(Gold, Silver, Bronze):
U-12 Boys Individual >> Kedah, WP, Penang.
U-12 Girls Individual >> Selangor, Selangor, Sarawak.
U-15 Boys Individual >> Penang, Selangor, Kedah [6 rounds completed].
U-15 Girls Individual >> Kedah, Selangor, Perak.
U-18 Boys Individual >> Selangor, Perak, Selangor.
U-18 Girls Individual >> Malacca, Pahang, Selangor.

U-12 Boys Team >> WP, Johor, Penang.
U-12 Girls Team >> Penang, WP, Johor.
U-15 Boys Team >> WP, Selangor, Johor [6 rounds completed].
U-15 Girls Team >> WP, Selangor, Penang.
U-18 Boys Team >> Penang, Johor, WP.
U-18 Girls Team >> WP, Penang, Selangor.


Medal contenders as at 3rd June 2011, 8pm:-
WP >> 4 (Gold), 2 (Silver), 1 (Bronze);
Penang >> 3 (Gold), 1 (Silver), 3 (Bronze);
Selangor >> 2 (Gold), 5 (Silver), 3 (Bronze);
Kedah >> 2 (Gold), 0 (Silver), 1 (Bronze);
Malacca >> 1 (Gold), 0 (Silver), 0 (Bronze);
Johor >> 0 (Gold), 2 (Silver), 2 (Bronze);
Perak >> 0 (Gold), 1 (Silver), 1 (Bronze);
Pahang >> 0 (Gold), 1 (Silver), 0 (Bronze);
Sarawak >> 0 (Gold), 0 (Silver), 1 (Bronze);

This WP team have take the Driver seat for the Overall Title based on the superb performance in Round 5 from the 6 categories (Team) with 4 Gold medals (U15 Boys is confirmed, U12 Boys and U15 Girls and U18 Girls are 99% secure). Both Selangor and Penang have failed in Round 5 and thus the Overall Champion title are now within the grip of WP.

WP would have crowned as the Overall Champion if the results are based on the Gold-Silver-Bronze medal tally since WP will take home a minimum number of 4 Gold medals. However, MSSM way of calculation is based on points system e.g. Champion = 10 points, Second = 8 points and continue down to the last placing in the category = 1 point. As I have mentioned earlier in my previous post, WP needs to improve the Individual result eventhough their players are not in contention for top three placing.

What a fantastic performance from WP in previous round!? How come both Selangor and Penang collapsed - Can either team stage a remarkable recovery in tomorrow last round? Or WP captures the Overall Champion title and Chess supreme stay within Klang Valley for the 8 consecutive years after reinstated back into MSSM Programme in 2004.

MSSM 2011 Medal Contenders

Most of the categories have conducted 4 rounds with 2 very important rounds to go.

The breakdown of medal contenders as below(Gold, Silver, Bronze):
U-12 Boys Individual >> Malacca, Kedah, KL.
U-12 Girls Individual >> Selangor, Selangor, Penang.
U-15 Boys Individual >> Penang, Selangor, Kedah. [After 5 rounds]
U-15 Girls Individual >> Kedah, Penang, Selangor.
U-18 Boys Individual >> Selangor, Perak, Selangor. [After 5 rounds]
U-18 Girls Individual >> Malacca, Selangor, Pahang.

U-12 Boys Team >> KL, Penang, Johor.
U-12 Girls Team >> Penang, KL, Selangor.
U-15 Boys Team >> Selangor, KL, Perak.
U-15 Girls Team >> KL, Kelantan, Penang.
U-18 Boys Team >> Penang, Johor, KL. [After 5 rounds]
U-18 Girls Team >> Penang, KL, Perak.


Medal contenders as at 3rd June 2011, 2pm:-
Penang >> 4 (Gold), 2 (Silver), 2 (Bronze);
Selangor >> 3 (Gold), 3 (Silver), 3 (Bronze);
KL >> 2 (Gold), 3 (Silver), 2 (Bronze);
Malacca >> 2 (Gold), 0 (Silver), 0 (Bronze);
Kedah >> 1 (Gold), 1 (Silver), 1 (Bronze);
Perak >> 0 (Gold), 1 (Silver), 2 (Bronze);
Johor >> 0 (Gold), 1 (Silver), 1 (Bronze);
Kelantan >> 0 (Gold), 1 (Silver), 0 (Bronze);
Pahang >> 0 (Gold), 0 (Silver), 1 (Bronze).

Looks like Penang is on course to dump Defending Champion Selangor to win the Overall title. Will KL do Selangor a big favour in Round 5 battle since KL is paired against Penang in several categories. While, KL has an outside chance in the Overall title race but their representatives in some Individual categories who are not performing up to expectation must win the remaining 2 rounds.

The medal analysis listed above is based solely on the current position after completing this morning round. It should not be misconstrued as my personal analysis or opinion on the medal standing in the ongoing MSSM 2011. May the best performing state collectively be the Overall Champion!

MSSWP Chess Final 2011 (Lower Secondary Schools)

The 3 days individual event was concluded on last Friday. The full result yet to be posted on the MSSMKL blogsite, so here is a snap shot of the top winners list:

Under-15 Boys
Champion >> Mohd Faizal Roslan
Second >> Tan Jun Feng
Third >> Tan Wei Hao
Fourth >> Albert Ang

These 4 students are the strongest same category quartet in the KL team. It is nice to see them finished inside top 4. Less headache for the Selection Committee of MSSWP to finalise the 6 boys for this category. To achieve this result, both Faizal and Jun Feng have to dispose off their respective "lesser in experience" opponent in Round 7 which they actually did it, while Wei Hao and Albert played to a draw. It is anybody guessing on the remaining two names for this category.

Under-15 Girls
Champion >> Wendy Tan Li Ting
Second >> Camilia Johari
Third >> Natasha Kavina Sundra Rajoo
Fourth >> Pavitranayagi Jayamurthey

I heard from sources (I yet to verify it with MSSWP Organiser) that All except the third placing girl have gain automatic qualification spots into the KL team, while the third who came in third has to go through playoff with 7 other girls for the remaining 3 spots.

MSSWP 2011 Primary School Champions

The 4-day tournament just concluded at 11am today. The Champions for the 6 categories as listed below:

Primary School Boys' Team Champion >> SJK(C) Kepong 2;

Primary School Girls' Team Champion >> SK Bukit Jalil;

U-10 Boy's Champion >> Kong Dak Nam;

U-10 Girl's Champion >> Mok Shu Zing;

U-12 Boy's Champion >> Tan Yong Zhao;

U-12 Girl's Champion >> Nurul Aina Akmar.

MSSMKL Sentul Zone Primary Schools

SJK(C) Kepong 2 conquered the Sentul Zone with 5 GOLD, 2 SILVER, 1 BRONZE from 6 categories played over 4 days. With this result, SJK(C) Kepong 2 is the most dominant school so far (after 3 zones had completed with 1 zone remaining to contest) in this year zone level chess event.

Also, a big thank you to the Organiser of this zone (Cikgu Azwan and the team) for uploading the full result so fast. The result is uploaded on the same day as the event finished. This is the type of efficiency we are talking.

Boys and Girls Team Results as follow:



Boys and Girls Individual Results as follow:

MSSMKL 2011 Keramat Zone (Girls Result for Primary Schools)

The individual results (courtesy from MSSMKL blogsite) for the U-10 and U-12 category in Girls section as below:


In the U-12 category, SK CBN 1 has 3 contestants qualify into the Final, followed by SJK(C) Nan Kai and SJK(C) Lai Meng with 2 contestants each, while one each from 5 different schools.



After a tough 5 rounds battle, SK Danau Kota leads the way into the Final with 3 contestants, followed by SJK(C) Lee Rubber and SK CBN1 with 2 contestants each, while one each from 5 different schools.

MSSMKL 2011 Keramat Zone (Boys Result for Primary Schools)

The individual results (courtesy from MSSMKL blogsite) for the U-10 and U-12 category in Boys section as below:


In the U-12 category, SJK(C) Lee Rubber has 3 representatives qualify into the Final followed by SJK(C) Lai Meng with 2 representatives and one representative each from 7 different schools.



In the U-10 category, SJK(C) Lee Rubber again lead the way with 5 representatives followed by SJK(C) Lai Meng with 3 representatives and one representative each from 4 different schools.

I'm pleased to announce that Coach L trainees (Only 2 persons in this zone) have emerged as Champion in both categories contested.