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Monday, April 18, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
| TOURNAMENTS AROUND THE CORNER I am fully aware that there are a number of tournaments around the corner, which I may not able to get myself involve. However, this does not mean that I had absolutely quit from chess. In fact on this coming 19-21 April, I shall accompany my son for his debut in the MSSD Chess Petaling Jaya. Well, frankly speaking, I did not had much time to train him. If he score a point, than that shall be very good enough. My department will be the next host of Sukan Kementerian Kewangan which shall feature chess as one of its event . As a matter of fact, Royal Malaysian Customs (RMC) of WPKL shall organise two closed events involving chess, i.e. Catur Antara Bahagian Kastam WPKL on this coming 21 May and Pesta Sukan Kastam which features chess (And I was told that Negeri Sembilan will be the host) If everything goes well, I shall bring 2 teams of players from the RMC to join the labour day chess tournament in this coming 24th of April. |
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Saturday, April 02, 2011
| TAKING A BREAK FROM CHESS SEDETIK LEBIH Setiap nafas yang dihembus Setiap degupan jantung Aku selalu memikirkanmu Dalam sedar dibuai angan Dalam tidur dan khayalan Aku selalu memikirkanmu Ternyata ku perlukan cinta dari dirimu sayang Barulah terasa ku bernyawa Kasihku…ku amat mencintai kamu Kerana kau beri erti hidup Ku kan terus mencinta sedetik lebih selepas selamanya Di kala penuh ketakutan dengan badai kehidupan Ku bersyukur adanya kamu Biarlah kehilangan semua yang dimiliki di dunia Asal masih adanya kamu THE MEMORIES REMAINS i can see the sadness in your eyes and every teardrop that you cry i hope you know it's hard to let you go the time is here i have to say goodbye i lit my light (correction: I laid my life i’ve seen the light) i've seen the light i hope you know it's hard to let you go i swear to be the shadow by your side to be the shining star alight (to light) the darkness of your night i will survive in the end as i cross the line of life and dead i find my way back in your heart again and i promise i will stay for ever and a day the memories remain |
Monday, March 07, 2011
| Reply To Muhammad Arshad's Comment Muhammad Arshad: Kita memang pernah main, tapi di UM tu seingat saya, saya menang dengan Nor Azmi. [Event "UM Team Open"] [Site "?"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rizal A Kamal"] [Black "Nor Azmi Mohd Nor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C64"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "1993.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 f5 5. Qe2 fxe4 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. Qxe4 d6 8. d4 Nf6 9. Qe2 Bb6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qxe5+ Kf7 12. Ng5+ Kg6 13. O-O Re8 14. Qg3 Nh5 15. Qf3 Rf8 16. Qxc6+ Rf6 17. Qa4 Qe7 18. Nf3 Bd7 19. Qc2+ Bf5 20. Nh4+ Kf7 21. Nxf5 Qc5 22. Nd4 Kg8 23. Be3 Raf8 24. Nd2 Qe7 25. Bg5 Nf4 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27.N2f3 c5 28. Ne2 Nh3+ 29. Kh1 c4 30. Ned4 Nf4 31. Qe4 g5 32. Qe5 Bxd4 33. Qxd4 Qc6 34. Rae1 Nxg2 35. Re7 Rf6 36. Ne5 Qa8 37. Qxc4+ Kh8 38. Nf7+ Kg7 39. Nd6+ Kh6 40. Qe4 Qg8 41. Nf5+ Rxf5 42. Qxf5 1-0 Ataupun, ada satu game, dia tak datang (rasanya tournament UM jugak) Yang saya ingat, mung main board 2. Yang kita pernah main adalah di merdeka tournament, mung menang [Event "Merdeka Team"] [Site "?"] [Date "1999.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rizal A Kamal NUSAMAHKOTA"] [Black "Muhammad Arshad MPKT"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B86"] [PlyCount "82"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. g4 Nc6 9. g5 Ng8 10. Rg1 Bd7 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qf3 Ne5 14. Qe2 b5 15.O-O-O Nc4 16. f4 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 b4 18. Nb1 h5 19. f5 e5 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Ne6 Qa7 22. Qf3 Rh7 23. h4 a5 24. Rgf1 a4 25. Bd5 Rc8 26. Qd3 Qb6 27. Rf3 Bb5 28.Qd2 Ba6 29. Nf8 Bxf8 30. Bxg8 Rhc7 31. c3 a3 32. b3 bxc3 33. Qd5 Bc4 34. Bf7+ Ke7 35. Qxd6+ Qxd6 36. Rxd6 Kxd6 37. Bxc4 Be7 38. Nxc3 Rf8 39. Nb5+ Kd7 40. Rd3+ Kc8 41. Nxc7 Kxc7 0-1 |
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
MY GAMES AGAINST THE BLOGGERS Last time I wrote about some games under the titled "Reminiscent". Today, I shall display a few games of me against some of the local bloggers whom I used to have encounter across the board. Some of the active chess bloggers I had met over the board are: 1. IM Jimmy Liew (2 times) - Won 1 (a lucky win) and Lost 1 2. Hairulov (Hairul Hamid)- I had played many times but only 2 were official games; so, I won 1 game and Drew 1 game 3. The tricky Chess Oddyssey (Nor Illhamudin Sh Ali) I met 3 times Drew our very first meeting (Inter matrics 91) Lost at Royal Selangor (I think 93 or 94) and I won at NC2001 4. Against Bad Bishop (Norazlin Juarih) I won 2 out of two 5. Against Naserov, we drew in our 1st encounter at MAKSAK Negeri Sembilan 2002, but I lost to him in MAKSAK Kuching 2003. Only in 2009 I managed to defeat him (only 14 moves were played) t and 2011 was again a victory for me 6. Against Samsol Bahrin, bad record one defeat at Seremban Parade (I think 2007) and a draw in one of Selangor's open 7. Against Andrew - as far as I remeber not yet any encounter. 8. Against My Chess Life's author, Azizul of course I had met him hundreds or so time, but the official were the 1st at IIUM closed 1996 I lost, IIUM closed1997 mamnged to get a revenge. In one small tournament under the Dataran I won. and the most recent in IIUM 2007 (if not mistaken) a fierce and hair raising encounter had took place between us. In one of allegro, we had been paired but my friend here let me had the point as he had to return to his hometown as he received the news that his uncle passed away. 9. Pengurusan Ar Rahman - Syazrin Abd Rahman, I won both our games in Royal Selangor 2005 and 2007. 10. Against Ng6 I had never officially met him accross the board 11. Against Firey Rook, I had met him in an encounter which ended in my favour. 12. Against Catur Setia Kuantan, I defeated her in our single encounter, so far. Some of the games had actually been posted in this blog, therefore I shall try to refrain myself from repeating the games I had published. Here is my game against my old friend and foe during our IIUM (UIA) age.... a long-long time ago, [Event "Grand IIUM closed"] [Site "?"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rizal A Kamal"] [Black "Mohd Azizul Mat Daud"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C18"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "1997.??.??"] 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3 7. bxc3 Nc6 8. Nf3 Nge7 9. Be2 Qc7 10. Bb2 Ng6 11. O-O Ncxe5 12. Nd4 a6 13. Re1 Nc4 14. Bc1 Ne7 15. Bd3 Bd7 16. Qg4 h5 17. Qg5 g6 18. Qf6 Rg8 19. Bg5 Nc8 20. Re2 a5 21. Rae1 Ra6 22. Bxg6 fxg6 .  23 Nxe6! 1-0 Here is my game against Chess Oddyssey [Event "National Closed"] [Site "?"] [Date "2001.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Rizal A Kamal"] [Black "Nor Ilhamuddin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C45"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2001.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 dxc6 7. Nc3 Bd7 8. Na4 Be7 9. Qe3 Qg6 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. f3 O-O 12. O-O-O b5 13. Nc5 Bc8 14. Bd3 Qh5 15. Nb3 a5 16. g4 Qe5 17. Bc3 Qe6 18. Kb1 Nd5 19. Qe1 Nxc3+ 20. Qxc3 b4 21. Qc4 Qe5 22. Qd4 Qf4 23. Qf2 a4 24. Nc1 a3 25. Qg3 Qxg3 26. hxg3 axb2 27. Kxb2 Bf6+ 28. Kb1 g6 29. Rh2 Be6 30. Rdh1 Ra3 31. f4 Rfa8 32. e5 Bg7 33. Rxh7 c5 34. f5 Bd5 35. f6  Bxh1 36. Rxg7+ Kh8 37. Bc4 Rxg3 38. Bxf7 Rxg4 39. e6 Bd5 40. e7 Bxf7 41. Rxf7 Kg8 42. Rg7+ Kh8 43. f7 1-0  In the above game, there are 2 parts that can be related to the topic sentence of 'reminiscent';- the first is reminiscent of "Slaying The Dragon" technique particularly recently in my game against Abdullah Che Hassan. The second part is related to the theme "pawn is a pawn is a pawn..." or in MAKSWIP team camp known as "pawn Rizal". Next is my lucky win against our legendary IM, Jimmy Liew. He has pressured me and obtained a winning endgame when suddenly he let his Rook to be in en prise position, [Event "Merdeka Standard"] [Site "?"] [Date "2007.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Rizal A Kamal"] [Black "IM Jimmy Liew"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C18"] [PlyCount "83"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. Ne2 Nbc6 10. cxd4 h5 11. Qh4 b6 12. Rb1 a5 13. Nc3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qxc3+ 15. Kd1 Bd7 16. Re1 Rc8 17. Rxb6 Ng6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Re2 Rc4 20. Bb2 Rxh4 21. Bxc3 O-O 22. h3 Ra4 23. Bb2 Rc8 24. Rd2 Rac4 25. c3 Ba4+ 26. Ke1 g5 27. Rd4 Rxd4 28. cxd4 g4 29. hxg4 hxg4 30. g3 Rc2 31. Kf1 Kf7 32. Rb7+ Kg6 33. Ke1 Kf5 34. Rf7+ Ke4 35. Rb7 Kf3 36. Rf7+ Kg2 37. Rb7 Rxf2 38. Bc3 Ra2 39. Bxa5 Rxa3 40. Rxg7 Kxg3 41. Bb4 Kf3??  42. Bxa3 1-0 Against Bad Bishop, I had to exchange all the Bishops and win the game using the heavy pieces. [Event "National Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "2010.06.16"] [Round "3.29"] [White "Rizal A Kamal"] [Black "Norazlin Juarih"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B19"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2010.01.13"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Rh4 Bd6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Nd5 17. g3 O-O-O 18. Re1 Nf6 19. Ne5 Rhe8 20. Nc4 Qe7 21. Qf3 Nd5 22. Rg4 f5 23. Rg6 Qf7 24. Nxd6+ Rxd6 25. Qa3 Rd7 26. Qxa7 Nc7 27. Bf4 Red8 28. Be5 Qf8 29. a3 f4 30. g4 Rd5 31. Bxg7 Qd6 32. Be5 Qf8 33. f3 c5  34. Bxc7 Kxc7 35. Rexe6 Rxd4 36. Rc6+ Kd7 37. Qxb7+ 1-0 (C) Copyright to Rizal Ahmad Kamal |
| IBSA WORLD GAMES 3RD ENTRY FORM FOR CHESS
CHESS COMPETITIONS The chess competitions will be conducted in two categories. 1- Open Category 2- Youth Category (Born on 1 January 1991 or later) CHESS COMPETITION RULES 1- FIDE and IBCA rules will apply. · Pursuant to FIDE Chess Rules 6.6.a, the delay time is 30 (Thirty) minutes. · Pursuant to FIDE Chess Rules 9.1.a (in draw by agreement) the number of moves is 15. 2- The Swiss matching system will be applied. 3- The number of rounds: 7 4- The time allowed for thinking is 90 minutes with an addition of 30 seconds per move. 5- Competitors will compete individually but athletes from the same country will not be matched with each other. 6- At the end of the competition there will be both individual and team ranking. 7- The points of the best two athletes will be accumulated to determine country rankings. 8- Countries can enter two or more athletes to the competitions. There is no restriction as to the maximum number of athletes to be entered. 9- If there is no sufficient number of young competitors (at least 25), young competitors will compete in general category too. However, they will be ranked seperately. 10-In both categories women and men athletes will compete together however they will be ranked seperately. 11-Competitors are required to bring along their chess sets and chess clock with themselves. TIE BREAK · In order to decide the rank of athletes, Buchholz – 1 and 2 (from bottom), Sonneborn-Berger and the number of wins are taken into consideration respectively. · If two countries have the same points in team rankings, the country whose athlete has a higher rank will be given the lead. APPEAL Appels will be reviewed by the Appeals-Committee to be set up in accordance with FIDE rules. Appeals will be made in writing to the Head-referee within 15 minutes at latest after the the round of the competition subject to the appeal. RANKS AND AWARDS General Category: The best three ranks (men & women) are awarded with medals and cups. (A total of 6 cups and 6 medals) Youth Category: The best three ranks (men & women) are awarded with medals and cups. (A total of 6 cups and 6 medals) Incentive Awards: (Athletes in this group will be awarded with medals) Under 1600 ELO the Best Performance Award (for men) Under 1600 ELO the Best Performance Award (for women) The Best Performance Award for Non ELO-point holders (for men) The Best Performance Award for Non ELO-point holders (for women) The Best Performance Award for the male athlete under 16 years of age. The Best Performance Award for the female athlete under 16 years of age. The Best Performance Award for the male athlete under 14 years of age. The Best Performance Award for the female athlete under 14 years of age. The Youngest Male-Athlete Award The Youngest Female-Athlete Award Insurance: All athletes are strongly advised to take out personal accident insurance for the duration of the Games. Proof of such will be requested at time of entry. Photographic & Film Records: Action from IBSA World Games 2011 will be captured on film and photographic images. If you do NOT wish your image to be used by IBSA for future publication, please tick this box
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Monday, January 24, 2011
This year, the Royal Customs of Malaysia shall be the host of the FINANCE SPORTS. Chess will be among the games to be competed between the 8 agencies under the Ministry of finance. I am not yet informed about the exact date or venue, but the Customs chess players shall be following a special course which includes the centralized training in our AKADEMI KASTAM MALAYSIA (AKMAL) in Malacca for aboout 2 to 3 weeks. Our preparation shall be based on all the databases of chess gathered from the previous Chess competition, mainly the FINANCE SPORTS (Chess) itself.
The buletin for the previous tournament (2010) is still available for sale at RM25.00 and the coaches shall have a clear guideline for "how to begin the training" or shall I rephrase "What is the guidelinebasis for our team's preparation"
Also available is the reprinted edition of SUKAN KEWANGAN 2002 (hosted by Customs) and 2003 (hosted by KWSP) at RM 10.00 each editions.
The preparation based on previous games database is the standard weapon in modern chess which is very essential and effective in order to upgrade the quality of a player's game while at the same time, increases the chances to net the valuable point.
Except.. you want to play the crude systems such as...
(picture above taken from the googling the net for illustrative purpose)
... THE ORANG UTAN OPENING!!
Well, in that case, you are on your own world... in your on jungle... of theories
NEW MINI CHESS BULETINS
"GETTING THE ADVANTAGE FROM THE OPENINGS MISTAKES"
I had just published 2 new edition of mini chess buletins consist of about 124 openings traps / mistakes.
Vol 1 is for openings classified under the Encylopaedia Chess Openings (ECO) A00 until B99 and vol 2 is from C02 until E87. (Total : 124 opening traps / mistakes)
The price for each volume is only RM6.00. Those who wish to purchase both volumes will be given RM 10.00 as the discounted price.
Ideal for beginners and coaches who wants their students not to get mated from their opponents as early as move 2!!
email: rizalakwp@yahoo.com.sg
SMS (only) 0192421346
for purchasing. Limited stock.
"GETTING THE ADVANTAGE FROM THE OPENINGS MISTAKES"
I had just published 2 new edition of mini chess buletins consist of about 124 openings traps / mistakes.
Vol 1 is for openings classified under the Encylopaedia Chess Openings (ECO) A00 until B99 and vol 2 is from C02 until E87. (Total : 124 opening traps / mistakes)
The price for each volume is only RM6.00. Those who wish to purchase both volumes will be given RM 10.00 as the discounted price.
Ideal for beginners and coaches who wants their students not to get mated from their opponents as early as move 2!!
email: rizalakwp@yahoo.com.sg
SMS (only) 0192421346
for purchasing. Limited stock.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
SLAYING THE DRAGON
I spent last Saturday exclusively preparing for the final round against the Passion and Glory team. Their known players were Nik Ahmad Farouqi, Abdullah Che Hassan, Najib and Hanafi. Nobody from our side had expected that, they would import the additional super stars consist of Nicholas Chan, Ian Udani and the rising star from my former University during my degree's years, Fadzil Nayan of UIAM. I was given task to handle the white pieces. Against Nik Ahmad Farouqi, I had to prepare meeting his pet defence systems, Sicilian O'Kelly. I had also looked into his rare, Sicilian Paulsen but I had no time to investigate the modern defence which he had played in 2 games (according to my personal database collection). Against Abdullah Che Hassan, the prediction is much more straight forward as during pass few years, he had devoted himself as a Sicilian dragon player. However, the specific variation had been changing a few times. But I managed to pick the latest variation he played in the recent National closed (2009 or 2010). Against Najib, I had met him across the board once and he played the Sicilian dragon with the Soltis block formation. Therefore, the preparation against Abdullah Che Hassan is quite relevant against him. Against Hanafi I know nothing about his game.
Arriving at the hall, as our team discovered, we simply needed only 2 points to become the champion. When sitting down, I found out that, it is Abdullah Che Hassan who sits in front of me, and my preparation should be very useful, unless he deviates from his usual defence system. While others of my friends, Samsol Bahrin against Fadil Nayan, may be ubpredictable, Aziz Shukor and Nicholas Chan should favour Nicholas Chan, Kamalarifin and Ian Udani should be a closed fight.
At the end I managed to utilise fully my preparation and net down the only point for NUSA MAHKOTA. When I finished, I was told that Aziz and Samsol had succumbed to their respective opponents earlier and I had the chance to watch Kamalarifin vs Ian Udani in action during their mutual severe time trouble which ended in favour of the Filipino.
Kamalarifin tried to play only for a win as a draw or a lose may not change the result of teams' placing. This is because the point I had netted secured us the 2nd place (otherwise, the Pass Pawn team would had catch us after slaughtering the 17 chess club 3-1) For another perspective, please see Hairulov's blog here
As being requested by some players, I should publish the only point NUSA MAHKOTA got in the final round. Even the great Mok Tze Meng complimented , "Why not? Give the readers some entertainment reading and it contains some brilliant points!".
Well, here is the game with my own annotation:
[Event "Insofar team final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.01.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rizal A Kamal"]
[Black "Abdullah Che Hassan "]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B79" Sicilian dragon Yugoslav attack]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2011.01.17"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.17"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7
(9... Nd7 {A week before this game, Fairin opted for this specific sideline and managed to defeat me during the 17 chess club rapid tournament})
10. O-O-O Ne5 11. Bb3 Qa5 12. h4
(12. Bh6 {I had also considered this during the game, just like my latest encounter against Hanif Arkurni (see my blog under the label 'Hanif')})
12... Rfc8 13. Kb1!
{It is hard to see the point behind this high quality waiting move until you actually play it and feelit!} (13. h5 {is also a promising continuation, but according to my personal database, Abdullah Che Hassan has experienced this move before and I suppose, he must had studied it.})
13... Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nb3
{One of the local's dragon expert, Saprin Sabri, had once told me(during 2002 KUiTTHO tornament, that once white had planted a knight on b3, its very difficult to breach's white's king's sanctuary}
15...Qc7 16. Bd4 Be6 17. h5 a5 18. a4
{These are all theories. However, the most important fact is that, this was played by Abdullah Che Hassan himself in National Closed 2010 (or 2009)}
18...Rb4
(18... Qc6 {was played by Abdullah Che Hassan in the aforementioned encounter.})
19. hxg6 fxg6
(19... hxg6 {is normally played})
20. Rh4
(20. Bxf6! Bxf6 21. Nd5 {was suggested in one of Gufeld's Sicilian Dragon's books.} Bxd5 22. Qxd5+ Kg7 23. Rxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qf7+ Kh6 25. f4 Kh5 26. Qh7+ Kg4 27. Qh3+ Kxf4 28. Rf1+ Kxe4 (28... Ke5 29. Rf5+ Ke6 30. Rc5+ Kf7 31. Rxc7) 29. Qf3+ Ke5 30. Re1+ Re4 31.Qxe4#)
20... Qc4 21. Rdh1
{As this is a rapid 25 minutes game, I had no ample time to calculate anything else except preparing for the possible mating attack}
21...h5 22. g4 Rxb3 23. cxb3 Qxb3 24. gxh5 Rc8 25. hxg6 Rxc3
{Diagram # An important moment. I had more time but now I spent more time calculating the double Rooks sacrifice. (26. Rh8+ Bxh8 27. Rxh8+ (27. Qh6?? Qa2#) 27... Kxh8 28. Qh6+ (28. Bxf6+ Kg8 29. Bxc3 Qa2+ 30. Kc1 Bb3 31. Qh2 Qa1+ 32. Kd2 Qd1+ 33. Ke3 Qc1+ 34. Kf2 Qc2+ 35. Kg3 Qxh2+ 36. Kxh2 b6 37. Bd4 Bxa4 38. Bxb6 Kg7 39. Bxa5 Kxg6 40. b4 {Probably only a draw}) 28... Kg8 29. Bxf6 Qa2#) Suddenly I noticed that, it was black who in fact, threatening mate in one. Therefore...}
26. Qxc3 !
{The correct capture [NM Kamalarifin] The most important point is that, white has not invest anything yet!}
26... Qa2+ 27. Kc1 Qxa4 28. Rh7 Qb5 29. Rxg7+
(29. Bxf6 exf6 30. R7h5 Qb6 31. Rxa5 is the computer way of winning)
29... Kxg7 30. Bxf6+! exf6 31. Qc7+ Bd7 32. Qxd7+!
(Black resigned as after 32. Qxd7+; Qxd7 33. Rh7+ Kxg6 34. Rxd7 {White wins a whole Rook}) 1-0
Recommended books for reference on this opening system and variation (from white's perspective)
1. Sicilian Dragon - Edouard Gufeld
2. Dismantling the Sicilian
3. Beating The Sicilian 2 - John Nunn
(C) Copyright to Rizal Ahmad Kamal 2011
I spent last Saturday exclusively preparing for the final round against the Passion and Glory team. Their known players were Nik Ahmad Farouqi, Abdullah Che Hassan, Najib and Hanafi. Nobody from our side had expected that, they would import the additional super stars consist of Nicholas Chan, Ian Udani and the rising star from my former University during my degree's years, Fadzil Nayan of UIAM. I was given task to handle the white pieces. Against Nik Ahmad Farouqi, I had to prepare meeting his pet defence systems, Sicilian O'Kelly. I had also looked into his rare, Sicilian Paulsen but I had no time to investigate the modern defence which he had played in 2 games (according to my personal database collection). Against Abdullah Che Hassan, the prediction is much more straight forward as during pass few years, he had devoted himself as a Sicilian dragon player. However, the specific variation had been changing a few times. But I managed to pick the latest variation he played in the recent National closed (2009 or 2010). Against Najib, I had met him across the board once and he played the Sicilian dragon with the Soltis block formation. Therefore, the preparation against Abdullah Che Hassan is quite relevant against him. Against Hanafi I know nothing about his game.
Arriving at the hall, as our team discovered, we simply needed only 2 points to become the champion. When sitting down, I found out that, it is Abdullah Che Hassan who sits in front of me, and my preparation should be very useful, unless he deviates from his usual defence system. While others of my friends, Samsol Bahrin against Fadil Nayan, may be ubpredictable, Aziz Shukor and Nicholas Chan should favour Nicholas Chan, Kamalarifin and Ian Udani should be a closed fight.
At the end I managed to utilise fully my preparation and net down the only point for NUSA MAHKOTA. When I finished, I was told that Aziz and Samsol had succumbed to their respective opponents earlier and I had the chance to watch Kamalarifin vs Ian Udani in action during their mutual severe time trouble which ended in favour of the Filipino.
Kamalarifin tried to play only for a win as a draw or a lose may not change the result of teams' placing. This is because the point I had netted secured us the 2nd place (otherwise, the Pass Pawn team would had catch us after slaughtering the 17 chess club 3-1) For another perspective, please see Hairulov's blog here
As being requested by some players, I should publish the only point NUSA MAHKOTA got in the final round. Even the great Mok Tze Meng complimented , "Why not? Give the readers some entertainment reading and it contains some brilliant points!".
Well, here is the game with my own annotation:
[Event "Insofar team final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.01.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rizal A Kamal"]
[Black "Abdullah Che Hassan "]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B79" Sicilian dragon Yugoslav attack]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2011.01.17"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.17"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7
(9... Nd7 {A week before this game, Fairin opted for this specific sideline and managed to defeat me during the 17 chess club rapid tournament})
10. O-O-O Ne5 11. Bb3 Qa5 12. h4
(12. Bh6 {I had also considered this during the game, just like my latest encounter against Hanif Arkurni (see my blog under the label 'Hanif')})
12... Rfc8 13. Kb1!
{It is hard to see the point behind this high quality waiting move until you actually play it and feelit!} (13. h5 {is also a promising continuation, but according to my personal database, Abdullah Che Hassan has experienced this move before and I suppose, he must had studied it.})
13... Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Nb3
{One of the local's dragon expert, Saprin Sabri, had once told me(during 2002 KUiTTHO tornament, that once white had planted a knight on b3, its very difficult to breach's white's king's sanctuary}
15...Qc7 16. Bd4 Be6 17. h5 a5 18. a4
{These are all theories. However, the most important fact is that, this was played by Abdullah Che Hassan himself in National Closed 2010 (or 2009)}
18...Rb4
(18... Qc6 {was played by Abdullah Che Hassan in the aforementioned encounter.})
19. hxg6 fxg6
(19... hxg6 {is normally played})
20. Rh4
(20. Bxf6! Bxf6 21. Nd5 {was suggested in one of Gufeld's Sicilian Dragon's books.} Bxd5 22. Qxd5+ Kg7 23. Rxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qf7+ Kh6 25. f4 Kh5 26. Qh7+ Kg4 27. Qh3+ Kxf4 28. Rf1+ Kxe4 (28... Ke5 29. Rf5+ Ke6 30. Rc5+ Kf7 31. Rxc7) 29. Qf3+ Ke5 30. Re1+ Re4 31.Qxe4#)
20... Qc4 21. Rdh1
{As this is a rapid 25 minutes game, I had no ample time to calculate anything else except preparing for the possible mating attack}
21...h5 22. g4 Rxb3 23. cxb3 Qxb3 24. gxh5 Rc8 25. hxg6 Rxc3
{Diagram # An important moment. I had more time but now I spent more time calculating the double Rooks sacrifice. (26. Rh8+ Bxh8 27. Rxh8+ (27. Qh6?? Qa2#) 27... Kxh8 28. Qh6+ (28. Bxf6+ Kg8 29. Bxc3 Qa2+ 30. Kc1 Bb3 31. Qh2 Qa1+ 32. Kd2 Qd1+ 33. Ke3 Qc1+ 34. Kf2 Qc2+ 35. Kg3 Qxh2+ 36. Kxh2 b6 37. Bd4 Bxa4 38. Bxb6 Kg7 39. Bxa5 Kxg6 40. b4 {Probably only a draw}) 28... Kg8 29. Bxf6 Qa2#) Suddenly I noticed that, it was black who in fact, threatening mate in one. Therefore...}
26. Qxc3 !
{The correct capture [NM Kamalarifin] The most important point is that, white has not invest anything yet!}
26... Qa2+ 27. Kc1 Qxa4 28. Rh7 Qb5 29. Rxg7+
(29. Bxf6 exf6 30. R7h5 Qb6 31. Rxa5 is the computer way of winning)
29... Kxg7 30. Bxf6+! exf6 31. Qc7+ Bd7 32. Qxd7+!
(Black resigned as after 32. Qxd7+; Qxd7 33. Rh7+ Kxg6 34. Rxd7 {White wins a whole Rook}) 1-0
Recommended books for reference on this opening system and variation (from white's perspective)
1. Sicilian Dragon - Edouard Gufeld
2. Dismantling the Sicilian
3. Beating The Sicilian 2 - John Nunn
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