WIM Puteri Munajjah wins RD Open Chess Championship on 19th of February with grand prize of RM1000!
At Kompleks Belia dan Sukan Paroi, Negeri Sembilan, the event is in support for Rare Disease Day as well! By PESRON NS & PCOKUNS, organizations in Negeri Sembilan for those in the rare disease community.
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Ellie Emira Syamimi
2/28/20235 min read
The team behind the event I Photo by Vince Le
The prize winners & arbiter team I Photo by Afif Nasir
28th February - The last day of February marks #RareDiseaseDay! Here, we would like to highlight the event that took place on the 19th of February - RD Open Chess Championship, with organizers, Persatuan Sukan dan Rekreasi OKU Negeri Sembilan (PESRON NS) & Persatuan Catur OKU Negeri Sembilan (PCOKUNS), & the tournaments directors, Ms. Safura & Mr. Yusuf who are part of the rare disease community.
A number of 166 players took place in this chess event, including Paralympian players - those who are visually & or physically impaired. It was a wonderful arena to be where everyone gathered together despite our differences and we all got to enjoy the game of chess which manages to unite everyone together.
The opening ceremony was graced by Dato Haji Muhammad Taufek bin Abdul Ghani - Government Exco for Negeri Sembilan & Chairman of the Negeri Sembilan Youth Development and Sports Action Committee (Dun Paroi), & Mr. Zul Fadhli bin Abdul Aziz - Director of Negeri Sembilan Youth and Sports Department.
Other honorable VIPs who attended the event include, Dato Hatijah binti Ayob - Chairperson for Rare Diseases Alliance Foundation Malaysia, Mr. Akhramsyah Muammar - President of Malaysian Chess Federation, Mr. Jasmi bin Shafie - Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Orang Kerdil Malaysia (PKOKM) (President of the National Organization of Malaysian Dwarfs), Mrs. Shakira Jamil Fisal - President of the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Association of Malaysia, Mrs. Nadiah Hanim binti Latif - President of the Rare Disease Association of Malaysia.
Not forgetting the organizers for the event, PESRON NS & PCOKUNS, with Sir Hj Ahmad Pudzi bin Suki as President for PESRON - Persatuan Sukan dan Rekreasi OKU Negeri Sembilan, & Mr. Abdul Rauf bin Deraman as President for PCOKUNS - Persatuan Catur OKU Negeri Sembilan.
The tournament was also featured by 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨 on their youtube channel & an article.
For the closing ceremony, the organizers prepared a mini buffet session and lucky draw prizes for the lucky ones who have not departed. We may not know what’s wrapped in the prizes, but it does look big! At the end of the day, the arbiters & the committee team each also received a little prize!
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The event was championed by WIM Puteri Munajjah who scored 7.5 points out of 8, bringing home a beautifully crafted trophy & RM1000! Runner-up goes to 16-year-old Muhd Nur Daie, with 7 points, taking home also a trophy & RM500 prize! The 3rd place goes to 12-year-old A Qil A Lauddin, who also scored 7 points & bringing home a knight-shaped trophy & RM300 prize! You may view the tournament on chess results.
It was a fun event for us as well! For the full picture album, you may visit the post on Chess Clicks's Facebook :)
2nd place winner - Muhd Nur Daie
Champion - WIM Puteri Munajjah
3rd place winner - A Qil A Lauddin
The team behind the event I Photo by Vince Le
28th February - The last day of February marks #RareDiseaseDay! Here, we would like to highlight the event that took place on the 19th of February - RD Open Chess Championship, with organizers, Persatuan Sukan dan Rekreasi OKU Negeri Sembilan (PESRON NS) & Persatuan Catur OKU Negeri Sembilan (PCOKUNS), & the tournaments directors, Ms. Safura & Mr. Yusuf who are part of the rare disease community.
A number of 166 players took place in this chess event, including Paralympian players - those who are visually & or physically impaired. It was a wonderful arena to be where everyone gathered together despite our differences and we all got to enjoy the game of chess which manages to unite everyone together.
The opening ceremony was graced by Dato Haji Muhammad Taufek bin Abdul Ghani - Government Exco for Negeri Sembilan & Chairman of the Negeri Sembilan Youth Development and Sports Action Committee (Dun Paroi), & Mr. Zul Fadhli bin Abdul Aziz - Director of Negeri Sembilan Youth and Sports Department.
Other honorable VIPs who attended the event include, Dato Hatijah binti Ayob - Chairperson for Rare Diseases Alliance Foundation Malaysia, Mr. Akhramsyah Muammar - President of Malaysian Chess Federation, Mr. Jasmi bin Shafie - Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Orang Kerdil Malaysia (PKOKM) (President of the National Organization of Malaysian Dwarfs), Mrs. Shakira Jamil Fisal - President of the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Association of Malaysia, Mrs. Nadiah Hanim binti Latif - President of the Rare Disease Association of Malaysia.
Not forgetting the organizers for the event, PESRON NS & PCOKUNS, with Sir Hj Ahmad Pudzi bin Suki as President for PESRON - Persatuan Sukan dan Rekreasi OKU Negeri Sembilan, & Mr. Abdul Rauf bin Deraman as President for PCOKUNS - Persatuan Catur OKU Negeri Sembilan.
The tournament was also featured by 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨 on their youtube channel & an article.
For the closing ceremony, the organizers prepared a mini buffet session and lucky draw prizes for the lucky ones who have not departed. We may not know what’s wrapped in the prizes, but it does look big! At the end of the day, the arbiters & the committee team each also received a little prize!
The event was championed by WIM Puteri Munajjah who scored 7.5 points out of 8, bringing home a beautifully crafted trophy & RM1000! Runner-up goes to 16-year-old Muhd Nur Daie, with 7 points, taking home also a trophy & RM500 prize! The 3rd place goes to 12-year-old A Qil A Lauddin, who also scored 7 points & bringing home a knight-shaped trophy & RM300 prize! You may view the tournament on chess results.
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It was a fun event for us as well! For the full picture album, you may visit the post on Chess Clicks's Facebook :)
2nd place winner - Muhd Nur Daie
3rd place winner - A Qil A Lauddin
Champion - WIM Puteri Munajjah
The prize winners & arbiter team I Photo by Afif Nasir
Update in progress :)
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