Chess Improvement http://blog.euhong.net ~ Eu Hong's Road to Chess Improvement ~ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:18:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 en Warming Up!! http://blog.euhong.net/2010/02/22/warming-up/ http://blog.euhong.net/2010/02/22/warming-up/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:18:22 +0000 EuHong http://blog.euhong.net/2010/02/22/warming-up/ Okay, I got started, now I need perseverance! Step 2 is reading! I organized my books before CNY and had my to-read list going again. After reading a game from Capablanca’s Best Chess Endings, I started to have some feel for chess again.

Meanwhile, sense of tactics are still not coming back.

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More works have to be done!

Upcoming tournament:

Union Open 2010 on March 21!

]]> http://blog.euhong.net/2010/02/22/warming-up/feed/ Let’s get started! http://blog.euhong.net/2010/02/02/lets-get-started/ http://blog.euhong.net/2010/02/02/lets-get-started/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:35:06 +0000 EuHong http://blog.euhong.net/2010/02/02/lets-get-started/ Following the tragedy, I started to solve some puzzles today and I need to keep this up! Tournaments are coming at Penang here throughout March to April, I am yet to see the details of the events but I am sure I am playing!! The plan is to practice in these weekends tournament and excel during a FIDE rated event I am planning to play this year…

Today, I started step 1, there are other activities including studies of books, openings, analysis of own games and masters’ games and play a lot of online games!

Step 1: Chess Tactics Server

Today’s practice:

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Previously:

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]]> http://blog.euhong.net/2010/02/02/lets-get-started/feed/ Tragedy @ Chess http://blog.euhong.net/2010/02/02/tragedy-chess/ http://blog.euhong.net/2010/02/02/tragedy-chess/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:19:40 +0000 EuHong http://blog.euhong.net/2010/02/02/tragedy-chess/ First of all congratulations to the winners at USM Team tournament 2010. My performance was disastrous scoring only 5/7 playing at the lower tables (mostly around table 10-20) and giving a free queen in the final round!!

No more excuses for myself. The only way to still continue to survive in chess is to start practising! It’s time to go home a draft out a training plan and throw away all my bad habits throughout last year…

]]> http://blog.euhong.net/2010/02/02/tragedy-chess/feed/ CLHS Open 2009 http://blog.euhong.net/2009/07/06/clhs-open-2009/ http://blog.euhong.net/2009/07/06/clhs-open-2009/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:01:04 +0000 EuHong http://blog.euhong.net/2009/07/06/clhs-open-2009/ The just past CLHS Open 2009 was quite successful with >150 registered players and saw players like Ronnie Lim, Marcus Chan, Chuah Heng Meng, Tan Khai Boon and etc playing.

Sadly, I missed the tournament and might do so more often in future…

Congrats to CLHS!

]]> http://blog.euhong.net/2009/07/06/clhs-open-2009/feed/ 4 Elo points http://blog.euhong.net/2009/06/25/4-elo-points/ http://blog.euhong.net/2009/06/25/4-elo-points/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:57:54 +0000 EuHong http://blog.euhong.net/2009/06/25/4-elo-points/ According to the FIDE tournament report, I am gaining 4 Elo points thanks to the Penang Heritage City International Chess Open. That will slightly increase my rating to 2101.

]]> http://blog.euhong.net/2009/06/25/4-elo-points/feed/ Fun Fact http://blog.euhong.net/2009/04/15/fun-fact/ http://blog.euhong.net/2009/04/15/fun-fact/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:23:59 +0000 EuHong http://blog.euhong.net/2009/04/15/fun-fact/ According to FIDE, I have following stats:

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I can see a lot digits… $_$ :p 

]]> http://blog.euhong.net/2009/04/15/fun-fact/feed/ MCF Rating of April 2009 http://blog.euhong.net/2009/04/12/mcf-rating-of-april-2009/ http://blog.euhong.net/2009/04/12/mcf-rating-of-april-2009/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:05:35 +0000 EuHong http://blog.euhong.net/2009/04/12/mcf-rating-of-april-2009/ I am basically playing 1 or 2 MCF rated tournament every year and end up rated at 1795.

Check your latest (April09) MCF Rating via here .

Originally posted by malaysianchessfederation.blogspot.com

]]> http://blog.euhong.net/2009/04/12/mcf-rating-of-april-2009/feed/ 2 GOLD for Penang!! http://blog.euhong.net/2009/04/06/2-gold-for-penang/ http://blog.euhong.net/2009/04/06/2-gold-for-penang/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:26:35 +0000 EuHong http://blog.euhong.net/2009/04/06/2-gold-for-penang/ The just concluded National Age Group Chess Championship (4-5 April) saw the Penang team finished with 2 GOLDS, 3 SILVERS & 2 BRONZES and some other prize winners of position 4th - 10th…Congratulations to all the prize winners!! It is quite pleasant to see the kids being so happy!! Bravo!!

]]> http://blog.euhong.net/2009/04/06/2-gold-for-penang/feed/ Chess & EuHong? http://blog.euhong.net/2009/03/30/chess-euhong/ http://blog.euhong.net/2009/03/30/chess-euhong/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:24:58 +0000 EuHong http://blog.euhong.net/2009/03/30/chess-euhong/ Chess & EuHong? Yes. I have not been too active in chess lately. Played in the Union Open 2009 but generally my performance was terribly (final result was irrelevant as I got lucky :p )

Ok, after the Back To Japan incident, I should now be more focused since… well, is becoming a ”professional” chess player an option?

]]> http://blog.euhong.net/2009/03/30/chess-euhong/feed/ Topalov wins candidates match with 4.5:2.5 http://blog.euhong.net/2009/02/27/topalov-wins-candidates-match-with-4525/ http://blog.euhong.net/2009/02/27/topalov-wins-candidates-match-with-4525/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:52:19 +0000 EuHong http://blog.euhong.net/2009/02/27/topalov-wins-candidates-match-with-4525/ Topalov wins the 8 games match with 4.5:2.5 after winning game 7. The winner qualifies for a World Championship Match against Viswanathan Anand, scheduled for later this year.

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