answer for the spectacular move 24...Nc7 - Karjakin,Sergey - Anand,V -Corus .2006

24...Nc7! the game continued with 25.Qxc7 25...Rc8 26.Qxe7 26...Nc4 27.g6 hxg6 28.fxg6 Nxa3+ 29.bxa3 Rxa3 30.gxf7+ Kh7 31.f8N+ Forced but it doesn't help. 31...Rxf8 32.Qxf8 The only move to even try to continue. 32...Ra1+ 33.Kb2 Ra2+! Accurate to the last. 34.Kc3 Qa5+! Forces mate. 35.Kd3 Qb5+ 36.Kd4 Ra4+ 37.Kc3 Qc4+ 0-1

Hairulov-Kamaluddin Yusof , Royal Selangor 2006-mistake in the last minutes!

This is my 3rd round game with Kamaluddin Yusof in Royal Selangor 2006. In a very tough game , i managed to obtain a slight advantage in the opening but spoiled it in the middlegame just to give Kamaluddin a very dangerous iniatiative. Kamaluddin somehow failed to deliver the final blow and gave me the advantage that is enough to win the game but being nervous in the last minutes , i made a mistake that cause me half of the points.

Kamaluddin has just played 44... exd5 (44... Rxd5 45. Rxd5 exd5 +=) 45. Bd3 ??
{gives the opponent counterplay. After the game i feel regret to play this move
instantly. Actually i've only about 1 minutes left but i forgot that there is 30
second increment. Now black can have a draw with perpectual.} (45. Bb5 +-
{and the scales tip in favour of White}) 45... Re8+ 46. Kd1 Rh1+ 47. Kd2
(47. Kc2 ?? {will lost to Rc8+ and black will take the rook on c1.}) 47... Rh2+ now u will see the reason of 45. Bb5-it prevent black to play Re8+ and gave my king more space to breath (d3 square).
48. Kd1 Rh1+ 49. Kd2 1/2-1/2

Spectacular move!

White has just play Bg2. Guess black spectucalar reply from this position.

Do your know what chess players do when they meet for the first time during Hari Raya Aidilfitri?

Hi all,

Do your know what chess players do when they meet for the first time during Hari Raya Aidilfitri (muslim in Malaysia celebrate raya for one month)? Do they arrange to celebrate at open house? Do they watch Hari Raya programme in T.V? Do they shake hand asking for forgiveness?- No- what they did is they arrange a chess match !!! That is what happen last night (10 November 2006, Friday ). Two team, Nusa Mahkota and The Spawn play a friendly match in A&W, Subang Jaya (beside Kompleks 3K) at 9 p.m .

The match was won by Nusa Mahkota in all boards with all boards produce a fighting games. But that is not the most important think about the match. It was the friendly environment and generous hospitality provided by The Spawn team that have to be specially mentioned. Special thanks to Mr. Kevin Seow and Mr. Chan Wai Meng for arranging the match and the generous hospitality they provided to us. (they provided us with A&W Root Beer Float during the games!!!-what more u can ask!!!)

At the end, during the closing speech , Mr Chan welcome us to play in their “official venue” every Thursday night at A&W, Subang Jaya (beside Kompleks 3K, Subang Jaya) and I my self on behalf of Nusa Mahkota thanks The Spawn Team for the hospitality and i said that they have set a high standard benchmark for the return match that will be host by the Nusa Mahkota team . We are looking forward to meet again in the near future. Thanks again The Spawn!!!

The players:

NUSA MAHKOTA

Rizal Ahmad Kamal
Shamsul Bahrin bin Patahol Rahman
Rusdi Sidi
Hairul Abdul Hamid (yours truly)
Roy Lau (* The spawn team member playing for us to complete the board line-up)

THE SPAWN

Stewart Ship
Iskandar Rashid
Alvin Rodney
Charly (Nice French Guy)
Mr Bong