MCF Rating List April 2012: Top 100 Juniors

13 y.o. Yeoh Li Tian continues to dominate the chess scene among Juniors below 20 y.o with a new high of NR 2114 points. He has surpassed the National Rating (NR) level of 2100 which is equivalent to FIDE elo 2350 in performance. He has added 30 rating points using K-factor 25 from just 1 event in the past 3 months. With his playing strength, he could have breached the 2200 national rating equivalent to International Master level by world standard if he had played more nationally-rated events in the past 3 months. Sidenote: He is currently doing very well after 5 rounds of competition at Brunei Campomanes Memorial Grandmaster Open 2012.

The top 100 juniors in National Chess Rating April 2012 release as below:
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MCF Chess Rating List (APRIL 2012 Release)

The newly release National Rating list can be obtained from here.

You can click here if you would like to find out your rating changes in tournaments that you took part in the past 3 months.

NAG 2012: Under-18 Boys Final Result

In this category, the fight was so intense that many different possibility could have happened if Wong Jian Wen could only manage to draw. Example: Eng Chiam and Nabil win, then 3-way playoff; Eng Chiam and Yit San win, then Eng Chiam will be Champion under P/E table score; Eng Chiam wins but Board 2 draws, then Eng Chiam wins on P/E against Jian Wen; Eng Chiam draws, then Jian Wen wins. So, which version actually took place? The answer was the fourth one. So, Wong Jian Wen is the new U18 Champion.

The complete results as follows:

NAG 2012: Under-16 Boys Final Result

As expected, Roshan Singh Ajeet Singh is the new Under-16 Champion. According to reliable source came from the Arbiters, his opponent three-time National Age Group Champion Tan Wei Hao was leading in material so there might be a 3-way playoff possibility. However, the latter had miscalculated a position and handed the game to Roshan.

Meanwhile, 2nd seed Tan Jun Feng had a very poor outing in this event where he only obtained 5 points from 8 games. Fikri Saleh (seeded 5th), Suniil Kalivanan (seeded 6th) and Low Jun Keat (seeded 7th) too had a bad outing.

The full results as below:

NAG 2012: Under-14 Boys Final Result

William Lee was expected to lift this title by winning his last round, however he only managed a draw. This open up the possibility of a playoff if Cheong Jie Yao, a very much improved player in term of fundamental understanding after attending a 2 full day School Holiday CTEP Camp conducted by Coach L mid last year, can defeat Noor Azam who is higher rank than him. It did happen. A playoff of 2 games was arranged where William got 1.5 points from 2 games, so William Lee is the new U14 Champion.

The full results as below:

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NAG 2012: Under-12 Boys Final Result

This category has produced a spectacular end result. Before the start of the final round, many parents, players and experienced arbiters too were expecting Teh De Juan to cruise away the title easily since he had 1 point advantage with 7 points from 7 games into the last round and paired against an opponent who is seeded only 6th and 117 rating points lower than him. Actually, I knew this category was far from over.

Why? Teh and his teammate from Penang were sitting on Table 1 and 2 respectively against Coach L students. If both Coach L students can win their respective game, it will forced a 3-way playoff (at the very least). As the clock ticks away, all players in this category had finished their games except these 2 boards. At that moment, position was equal on Board 1, while Emir was leading a pawn on Board 2. The playoff seem to be a reality after all. Alas, he miscalculated and had to agree with a draw which effectively ends his Championship hope. Moment later, news came that Tan Yong Zhao was leading a pawn in an opposite colour Bishop which Teh didn't know how to defend it. The rest was history.

This may be a lucky venue for Tan as he was up at the stage again to receive the Challenge Trophy for the second time after 4 years lapse.

Meanwhile, top seed and hot favourite Ng Jen Sheng did not really recover from his Round 1 lost to Ngew Wai Kit, a student of Coach L, where he finishes at 11th place with 6 points after conceeding two draws in the process.

For the record, Coach L students won this Category Seven times in the last Nine years.

The complete results as follows:

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NAG 2012: Under-10 Boys Final Result

A big upset was created in this category. As many were expecting top seed, Wong Yinn Long, to win this event with ease. He lost unexpectedly in Round 7 to his teammate, Tan Jun Ying. With this lost, he loses his title too if both players end on same points. That is exactly what happen, so Tan Jun Ying is the U-10 Champion.

The full results as follows:

NAG 2012: Under-08 Boys Final Result

Both Lye Lik Zang and Ng Shi Yang have stamped their mark on Under-08 field by finishing 1-2 and far ahead the rest of the field. On the other end, it was a disappointing outing for Chew Zhi Qi who finished at 9th, despite finishing 2nd behind Lye in Nat. Scholastic U-7 late last year. Another high rank player, Dinessh, had failed to finish in top 10.

The full results as below:

NAG 2012: Under-8 Girls (Pre-tournament favourites)

Here is the top five players according to National rating Jan 2012 release:-

1) Goh Jie Yi (DC) 1301 PENANG
2) Nur Faiqah Aminuddin 1176 SEL
3) Zainoor Ikmal Munirah Mohd Noor 1118 SEL
4) Chua Yee Ling 1116 KL
5) Evelyn Tan Eng Thong 1103 KL

NAG 2012: Under-18 Girls (Pre-tournament favourites)

Here is the top five players according to National rating Jan 2012 release:-

1) Sarika Subramaniam 1644 PAH
2) Hoh Tjin Li 1626 PENANG
3) Olivia Madhavan 1586 KL
4) Nur Farihah Aminuddin 1349 SEL
5) Ainur Najihah Zulkifli* 1093


Under-8 Girls top 5 players' list will be released later tonight.

NAG 2012: Under-16 Girls (Pre-tournament favourites)

Here is the top five players according to National rating Jan 2012 release:-

1) Nur Nabila Azman Hisham 1730 SEL
2) Tang Kar Khei 1556 PENANG
3) Hoh Tjin Hui 1513 PENANG
4) Natasha Kavina Sundra Rajoo 1293 KL
5) Nabilatul Nadia Junaidi 1272

NAG 2012: Under-14 Girls (Pre-tournament favourites)

Here is the top five players according to National rating Jan 2012 release:-

1) Tan Li Ting (DC)* 1791 KL
2) Camilia Johari 1748 KL
3) Nur Najiha Azman Hisham 1722 SEL
4) Anis Fariha Saleh 1601 SEL
5) Ee Sun-Xin 1519 SEL

NAG 2012: Under-12 Girls (Pre-tournament favourites)

Here is the top five players according to National rating Jan 2012 release:-

1) Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan 1654 NS
2) Teh De Zen 1546 PENANG
3) Nur Faqihah Aminuddin 1448 SEL
4) Melanie Koo Wei Wei 1427 KL
5) Khaw Ker Lee 1378

NAG 2012: Under-10 Girls (Pre-tournament favourites)

Here is the top five players according to National rating Jan 2012 release:-

1) Zainoor Ikmal Maisarah Mohd Noor 1367 SEL
2) Lum Ting Fang 1306
3) Nurul Farhana Halim Shuhaimi 1274
4) Khaw Ker Shean 1247 PENANG
5) Chua Jia-Tien 1187 PENANG

NAG 2012: Under-18 Boys (Pre-tournament favourites)

Here is the top five players according to National rating Jan 2012 release:-

1) Muhd Nabil Azman Hisham (DC) 1989 SEL
2) Wong Jianwen 2032 KL
3) Yeap Eng Chiam 1972 KL
4) Fong Yit San 1874 PRK
5) Low Jun Jian 1836 SEL

NAG 2012: Under-16 Boys (Pre-tournament favourites)

Here is the top five players according to National rating Jan 2012 release:-

1) Roshan Singh Ajeet Singh 1794 SEL
2) Tan Jun Feng* 1784 KL
3) Tan Wei Hao 1732 KL
4) Liew Ken Yew 1693 KL
5) Fikri Saleh 1667 SEL

NAG 2012: Under-8 Boys (Pre-tournament favourites)

Here is the top five players according to National rating Jan 2012 release:-

1) Lye Lik Zang 1507 KL
2) Chew Zhi Qi 1407 KL
3) Ng Shi Yang 1389 PENANG
4) Dinessh Kumar Thanasegeren 1306
5) Yeoh Zi Yuan 1278 PENANG

NAG 2012: Under-10 Boys (Pre-tournament favourites)

Here is the top five players according to National rating Jan 2012 release:-

1) Wong Yinn Long 1591 PENANG
2) Tan Jun Ying 1507 PENANG
3) Muhd Faqih Aminuddin 1492 SEL
4) Jagathees Guna Balan 1476 PRK
5) Ryan Chan Yi Meng 1404

NAG 2012: Under-14 Boys (Pre-tournament favourites)

Here is the top five players according to National rating Jan 2012 release:-

1) Shreyes Subramaniam 1689 PAH
2) William Lee Kah Howe 1659 PENANG
3) Tin Jun Hao 1638 SEL
4) Ong Wei Bin 1632 JHR
5) Dilwen Ding Tze How 1626 KL

NAG 2012: Under-12 Boys (Pre-tournament favourites)

Here is the top five players according to National rating Jan 2012 release:-

1) Ng Jen Sheng 1742 KL
2) Teh De Juan 1711 PENANG
3) Bausch Koh Sian Kuan 1611 KL
4) Amier Hamzah Mohd Zuhri 1606 KL
5) Tan Yong Zhao 1594 KL