NAG - Money Making Scheme .... Fuyoh, I like it !!!!!! (Part 2)

A person can response to a fictional article and take it as though the story in the article is REAL story. How IRONY can it be?

The same person can start making accusation about the writer based on a fictional article written by the writer. He does not know anything about the writer but pretend as though he knew everything based on reading a fictional article. How IRONY can it be?

The same person starts spinning a story using his own assumption and try to relate to how Association is run by others after reading based on a fictional article. How IRONY can it be?

I wonder does this guy did a background check on things before writing a response to a FICTIONAL story. Btw, no one will actually response to a fictional story, right? ALSO, THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE SECRETARY IN THE FICTIONAL STORY IS THE WRITER OF THIS BLOG SITE WHICH BELONGS TO LIM TSE PIN. THIS GUY JUST ASSUME AND PERFORM CHARACTER ASSASINATION ON LIM TSE PIN. WHY IS HE PERFORMING CHARACTER ASSASINATION ON A PERSON HE HARDLY KNOW?

Anyway just to satisfy this guy who cant even spelled the writer name correctly. I would like to continue the FICTIONAL story as follows: (Do not make assumption on face value based on what to read, see, or hear from one source. Find out hard facts and then analyse it; not making assumptions/justfication to suit a propaganda. Sidenote, please have a little sense of humor when reading a fictional story. Cheers.)

The conversation did not end there as seen in the fictional story. Here is the whole conversation:

The secretary said "The key issue is the RM10/head count charged to anybody who takeover to run the event.".

The Offerer quickly suggested that the rate can be discussed aka lower rate. Then, the secretary said "It will not be fair to other Association who had paid the fee to run the event previously. I will not want my Association to be seen by others that favourism at work aka corruption in someone dictionary. If my association to take up the offer, I will insist my Association must pay the same rate as Penang".

Then, the secretary made a viable suggestion to the Offerer i.e. MCF should run the event again just like last year in Tronoh and pay whatever that is necessary to the items mentioned earlier incl. Manpower. It should breakeven with 450 pax since MCF saves on equipment.

The Offerer said "I would like someone to do it so it can take the work load from me. Also, you know last year experience is something that I would like others to experience. Maybe u can do it in your private capacity".

Then, secretary replied "Talking about work load and responsibility, then I can tell you that my Council incl. myself would not do it as we feel it is MCF duty to organise NAG, not private enterprise or any lower level chess association. On personal capacity, i would not UNDERTAKE this project because i'm a man of principle". The conversation ended there.

Many weeks later, the secretary was surprised to receive a call from another Organiser asking him to become the Chief Arbiter of NAG aka CA. The secretary declined the invitation by citing 2 reasons i.e. 1) He has many students competing, so he cannot be the CA; 2) the advance payment he made in his own capacity on behalf of MCF relate to past NAG and other matters were yet to reimburse back to him. In addition, he recommended Najib as CA. The Organiser accepted his recommendation.

The question remains "How this Organiser going to pay MCF RM10/head count" that work out to be RM4,310 Plus another RM 862 as rating fee = RM 5,172 remain to be seen.

The End of a FICTIONAL story.

P/S: Now, this article is formatted in such a way for convenient reading as opposed to the original posting made from mobile phone. For those who wish to read the 1st part of this FICTIONAL story, click here. Happy reading, remember it is a FICTIONAL story afterall.

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: NAG 2012: Who Leads After 7 Rounds in Girls Categories?

In U-8 Girls, Goh Jie Yi, defending champion, is the new Under-8 Champion (even if she loses the last Round). She has scored 7 points from 7 games with a point lead over her nearest rival, Zainoor Ikmal Munirah, whom she defeated in Round 4.

In U-10 Girls, Chua Jia-Tien is in driver position by having half point advatage over the rest of the field. Behind her is Nurul Farhana with 6 points.

In U-12 Girls, Nithyalaksmi and Teh De Zen have scored an identical 6 points from 7 games. However, the former had defeated the latter in earlier round.

In U-14 Girls, WFM Nur Najiha is the new under-14 champion with 1.5 points advantage before the start of Round 8.

NAG 2012: NAG 2012: Who Leads After 7 Rounds in Boys Categories?

In U-8 Boys, Lye Lik Zhang, pre-tournament hot favourite, is the new Under-8 Champion (even if he loses the last Round). He has scored 7 points from 7 games with a point lead over his nearest rival, Ng Shi Yang, whom he defeated in Round 4.

In U-10 Boys, Wong Yinn Long, pre-tournament hot favourite, lost unexpectedly to his nearest rival, Tan Jun Ying. Now, both players have an identical 6 points into last round.

In U-12 Boys, Teh De Juan is in a driver position to capture the title. He is leading 1 point over the rest of the field.

In U-14 Boys, William Lee is leading half point over the rest of the field with 6.5 points. Cheong Jie Yao with 6 points and 3 other players with 5.5 points.

In U-16 Boys, Roshan Singh, pre-tournament hot favourite, is in driver position to win the title. He has a 1-point advantage over 4 other players namely Albert Ang, Tan Wei Hao, Vinton Wong, Tan Ri Hong.

In U-18 Boys, Wong Jian Wen is still leading the field by half a point with 6 points from 7 games. The pack of players that is chasing him are Fong Yit San, Muhd Nabil and Yeap Eng Chiam.

NAG 2012: NAG 2012: Who Leads After 5 Rounds in Boys Categories

In U-8 Boys, Lye Lik Zhang, pre-tournament hot favourite, has tightened his grip on the Championship Title by clearing Ng Shi Yang and giant killer Looi Ka Loc in Round 4 and 5 respectively. He has open up a 1 point lead over the rest of the field with 3 games to play.

In U-10 Boys, Wong Yinn Long, pre-tournament hot favourite, too has tightened his grip on the Championship Title by clearing Jagathees and Ryan Chan in Round 4 and 5 respectively. He has open up a half point lead, however, the race to the Championship is far from over with 3 more rounds to go.

In U-12 Boys, Teh De Juan has became the event new hot favourite boy to win this category after the lost of top seed Ng Jen Sheng in Day 1 of competition. He won both his game so far today to open up a half point lead. Again, the race to the Championship is far from over with 3 more rounds to go. He is pitting against MSSWP Bangsar Zone U12 Champion, Sean Ooi, in Round 6.

In U-14 Boys, Shreyes Subramaniam, pre-tournament hot favourite, was held to a draw in Round 5 by Cheong Jie Yao (seeded 11th) to share the lead with 2nd ranked William Lee. Both players are competing against each other in Round 6. Ooi Yen Hoe who created a spectacular upset win against Tin Jun Hao of Day 1 could not find the same form today where he lost both his games played so far today. What a pity? Whereas, Tin put aside his failure last night by winning 2 games convincingly to get himself back into the title race.

In U-16 Boys, Roshan Singh, pre-tournament hot favourite, was held to a draw in Round 5 by Liew Ken Yew (seeded 4th)to share lead with 9th ranked Albert Ang. Both players are competing against each other in Round 6. While, Tan Jun Feng (seeded 2nd) has suffered an unexpected lost to Suniil.

In U-18 Boys, Wong Jian Wen is in terrific form after scoring 2 out of 2 games against Fong Yit San and Defending Champion Muhd Nabil in Rd 4 and 5 respectively. He has a 1 point lead over the rest of the field. Can he wrap up the title after Round 6 match against Yeap Eng Chiam, the last person with same level of chess skills? Elsewhere, giant killer Jonathan Augustine has suffered a double KO today at the hand of Muhd Nabil and Fong. It's such a pity after disposing Eng Chiam and Jun Jian in Day 1.

NAG 2012: NAG 2012: Who Leads After 5 Rounds in Girls Categories

In U-8 Girls, Goh Jie Yi, defending champion, has open up at least 1 point lead over her nearest rival, Zainoor Ikmal Munirah and Nur Faiqah, whom she had met. Looks like from Round 6 onwards she is going to add another 3 more points to secure maximum 8 points, just like what she did last year.

In U-10 Girls, Chua Jia-Tien created the biggest upset in this group by defeating top seed Zainoor Ikmal Maisarah. However, she was held to a draw in the following round by Nurul Farhana. With the result, these two girls have 4.5 points followed by Zainoor and Khaw Ker Shean with 4 points. Who is going to champ? It's still to early to tell.

In U-12 Girls, Nithyalaksmi, pre-tournament hot favourite, has tightened her grip on the Championship Title by clearing Mok Shu Zing and Teh De Zen. She has open up a 1 point lead over the field and could well be on her way towards winning the Championship.

In U-14 Girls, WFM Nur Najiha has done herself a great favour by defeating
Defending Champion NWM Tan Li Ting in Round 5 to lead the field by half point. Will she wins the title? It all depends on her encounter against Camilia Johari (seeded 3rd) in Round 6.

NAG 2012: Schedule

12th March 2012
Round 4 starts at 9:00AM;
Round 5 starts at 12:30PM;
Round 6 starts at 3:30PM;

13th March 2012
Round 7 starts at 9:00AM;
Round 8 starts at 12:30PM;
Closing Ceremony at 4:30PM.

For those who would like to catch the on-going actions, the best time to visit for today will be between 12:30 and 1:30PM, or 3:30 to 4:30PM. In some categories, high ranking players are falling like a pinball. This action will be intensified as they march to the fininishing line tomorrow.

Rest Day: Under-18 Girls

Today will be a rest day for this category. The girls in this category will resume their battle tomorrow morning.

Sarika has completed 2 games against two strongest players in the category where she won one and drew one. Objectively, she should claim the title tomorrow when she is paired against two other much lower rating players.

Of course, her two nearest rivals would like to see one of them can pull of a spectacular upset against Sarika. Nevertheless, the actual battle is to see who can win enough games, say 1.5 points, to secure a top 4 placing as there is only 5 players in this category.

NAG 2012: Under-16 Boys Round 4 pairing

Due to unforseen circumstances (of no fault of mine), I re-published the correct version of Round 4. Players whose correspondence table number in bold (from the image below), please take note:-

NAG 2012: Round 3 Upsets in Girls Categories

In U-8 Girls, Goh Jie Yi, defending champion, is inching closer to defend her title after winning her match angainst 2nd seed Nur Faiqah. This leaves Zainoor Ikmal Munirah as the only person to stands in her way for winning a back-to-back title.

In U-10 Girls, Lum Ting Fang, 2nd seed, again has failed to collect another point where she lost to Chua Jia-Tien. Zainoor Ikmal continues her grip towards the title with 3 wins in a row.

In U-12 Girls, the top two rated players were given some strong resistent before able to wrap up their game. While, Faqihah was less fortunatewhere she lost to Shu Zing.

In U-14 Girls, the pairing was not in favour for the top two players where both are pitted against each other and ended with as draw. Now, they are 1 point behind their fellow title contender, WFM Nur Najiha.

In U-16 Girls, Natasha Kavina (seeded 4th) quietly won all her 3 encounters who ranked 5th, 6th and 7th to be the sole leader in the event. She will be pitted against WCM Nur Nabila in the next round.

In U-18 Girls, Sarika has scored 1.5 points from two other title contenders that gives her a good chance to win the tile as her 2 remaining games are against much lower rated players.

NAG 2012: Round 3 Upsets in Boys Categories

In U-8 Boys, Muhd Haziman, 6th rank, has defeated Zhi Qi. While, giant killer Wong Zi Yue great run came to halt when he lost to Ng Shi Yang. Another dark-horse Looi continues to upset the form book by defeating 8th ranked Timothy.

In U-10 Boys, all top five rated players except Faqih won their Round 3 encounter. Faqih was held to a draw by Zhi Xuan.

In U-12 Boys, this category has the most number of upsets. In this round, it was Yong Zhao and Jaron to lose their games. Both players have advantages over the opponent in middlegame, however, their opponents produce some brilliant moment to win in endgames. After 3 rounds of play, only 4 players from the top 10 list are among 6 players left standing with full 3 points.

In U-14 Boys, 18th ranked Ooi Yen Hoe triumphed over Tin Jun Hao. While, many games have ended in a draw. After 3 rounds of play, only 3 players from the top 10 list are among 5 players left standing with full 3 points.

In U-16 Boys, Tan Jun Feng was held to a draw by Lim Jing Hong.

In U-18 Boys, Jonathan Augustine is in hot form after disposing Eng Chiam and Jun Jian in Rd 2 and Rd 3 respectively.

NAG 2012: Round 2 Upsets in Girls Categories

In U-8 Girls, Evelyn Tan (seeded 5th) toppled 4th seed Chua Yee Ling. The top 3 seeded players won their respective encounter.

In U-10 Girls, Esther Tang held Lum Ting Fang to a draw. While, seeded players from other 4 top boards got full points.

In U-14 Girls, the pressure is on for the two highest rank players (defending champion Tan Li Ting and Camilia) when they only manage to draw with their opponents. While, the 4th seed Anis Farihan and 5th seed Ee Sun-Xin lost their respective game.

No upset among the top 6 boards for the U-12.

NAG 2012: Round 2 Upsets in Boys Categories

In U-8 Boys, Cheah Kah Hoe (seeded 7th) has lost unexpected against non-rated Wong Zi Yue in Round 2. While, Looi continue his fine run when he held 2nd seed Chew Zhi Qi to a draw. Top seed Lye lik Zhang clears his round easily.

In U-12 Boys, 4th seed Amier Hamzah drop half point to Nik Muhd Haziq. Other seeded players in top 6 boards cruises through.

In U-14 Boys, both Ong Wei Bin and Dilwen Ding were held by their repective opponent to a draw. While, other seeded players in top 6 boards won their respective encounter.

In U-16 Boys, Suniil Kalivanan (seeded 5th) lost unexpectedly to Marcus Woo, while Tan Wei Hao was held to a draw by Vinton Wong. While, other seeded players in top 6 boards won their respective encounter.

In U-18 Boys, defending champion Muhd Nabil drew with 10th seed P'ng Ren Chi. Meanwhile, Yeap Eng Chiam lost unexpectedly to Jonathan Augustine. Other seeded players in top 6 boards cruises through.

No upset among the top 6 boards for the U-10.

NAG 2012: Results at Chess-Results Server

You can check the current on going NAG 2012 result and pairing at chess-results website.

NAG 2012: Round 1 Upsets in Girls Categories

In U-8 Girls, Chua Yee Ling (seeded 4th) suffered an unexpected lost to Haibatul(seeded 11th). While, 5th seed Evelyn Tan drew with Jessica Wong. Other players who rank in top 5 clear their respective encounter with ease.

In U-12 Girls, Khaw Ker Lee was held to a draw by Tan Qian Hui from SJK(C) Kepong 2 KL. Other players who rank in top 5 clear their respective encounter easily.

No upset among the top 5 boards for the U-10 and U-14 category.

For U-16 and U-18 Girls, a round-robin format is used to decide the winners.