Thursday, November 16, 2023

Bagaimana Mengira Mata Buchholz Untuk Pemain Bye

Sarapan bersama sebahagian peserta di Kluang Railway Coffee...

Semasa mengendalikan kursus Swiss Manager baru-baru ini di Kluang Johor, satu simulasi pertandingan Swiss System 5 pusingan telah dijalankan. Terdapat pemain yang mendapat bye. 

Bagaimanakah mengira mata Buchholz bagi pemain yang mendapat bye?


Nama Pemain: Huzaidy

Nama Lawan dan jumlah mata pemain selepas 5 pusingan: 

Pusingan 1: Norjannah (2.5 mata)

Pusingan 2: Bye 

Pusingan 3: Ruzia (2 mata)

Pusingan 4: Zaidi (3.5 mata)

Pusingan 5: Zainudin (2.5 mata)

Buchholz ialah jumlah mata yang dipungut oleh setiap lawannya.

Jadi, jumlah mata Buchholz untuk Huzaidy ialah: 2.5 + 2 + 3.5 + 2.5 = 10.5 mata

Tetapi, ini bukanlah mata Buchholz yang sebenar untuk Huzaidy. Ini kerana, pada pusingan 2, Huzaidy menerima Bye dan mata Buchholz hendaklah mengambil kira virtual opponent Huzaidy pada pusingan 2. Ini adalah berdasarkan peraturan:  

13.15.2. For tie-break purposes,  a player who has no opponent will be considered as having played against a virtual opponent who has the same number of points at the beginning of the round and who draws in all the following rounds. For the round itself the result by forfeit will be considered as a normal result.

Bagaimanakah mengira mata Virtual Opponent Huzaidy?

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Perak Closed 2023 (Open Category) Games & Results

Top 5 boards from round 1 to round 7, 14-15 October 2023, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.


Sunday, September 17, 2023

Classical, Rapid & Blitz: Bagaimana menentukan jenis kawalan masa (Time Control)?

Pilihan "Time Control" dalam Swiss Manager

Dalam FIDE Laws of Chess, kawalan masa (time control) untuk permainan catur boleh dibahagikan kepada 3 iaitu Classical / Standard, Rapid & Blitz

1) Kawalan Masa Rapid

Bagi kawalan masa Rapid, ia diberikan definisi sebagai:

‘Rapid chess’ game is one where either all the moves must be completed in a fixed time of more than 10 minutes but less than 60 minutes for each player; or the time allotted plus 60 times any increment is of more than 10 minutes but less than 60 minutes for each player.

Berdasarkan definisi di atas:

Rapid Chess ialah permainan catur yang mesti dihabiskan oleh seseorang pemain dalam kawalan masa melebihi 10 minit dan kurang daripada 60 minit. Dengan kata lain, kawalan masa antara 11 minit hingga 59 minit ialah kawalan masa Rapid

Oleh itu, sekiranya terdapat kejohanan dengan kawalan masa 30 minit tanpa sebarang increment, maka ia adalah kategori Rapid kerana kawalan masa ini adalah kurang daripada 60 minit dan lebih daripada 10 minit.

Bagaimana pula mengira kawalan masa yang memiliki tambahan masa (increment)? 

Friday, September 1, 2023

Sunday, August 27, 2023

UTP PERAK CLOSED CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023

Date: 14 & 15 October 2023 (Open Category) & 15 October 2023 (Under-12 Category)

Venue: Main Hall, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Perak

Organized by UTP Chess Club & Persatuan Catur Negeri Perak.

Eligibility: Open to everyone who was born in Perak OR who is currently resides, works, or attends school / learning institution in Perak.

Category: Open & Under-12 (registration has been closed!)

*U20 category will be part of selection criteria for SUKMA 2024

*Registration for Under-12 category has been closed!

List name of registered players: Open, Under-12

Format: Swiss System 7 Rounds, 60 minutes + 5 secs. per player (Open) / 15 Minutes + 5 secs. per player (Under-12)

*Recording of move is compulsory for Open category, unless the player has less than 5 minutes left on his clock.

Tie-break: Direct Encounter, Buchholz Cut 1, Buchholz, Sonneborn-Berger, Progressive Score

Entry fee (Non-Refundable): Open Category = RM 30 (PNCP member / Under-20 = RM20); Under-12 = RM10

Payment: Persatuan Catur Negeri Perak (PCNP) Maybank: 508-177-684-483

Deadline: 11 October 2023 (Wednesday), 11:59 pm.

Link for registration: https://forms.gle/zgVP3hXhZz8BSVnR9

Prizes:

Open Category:

1st: RM500 + Certificate + Medal + Trophy

2nd: RM300 + Certificate + Medal

3rd: RM200 + Certificate + Medal

4th: RM100 + Certificate + Medal

5th: RM80 + Certificate + Medal

6th: RM80 + Certificate + Medal

7th: RM60 + Certificate + Medal

8th: RM60 + Certificate + Medal

9th: RM60 + Certificate + Medal

10th: RM60 + Certificate + Medal

Consolation prizes:
Best Senior (50>) RM60; Best Female RM60, Best U20 1st RM60; Best U20 2nd RM50; Best U20 3rd RM40; Best U20 Girl 1st RM60; Best U20 Girl 2nd RM50; Best U20 Girl 3rd RM40.

Under-12 Category:

1st: RM100 + Certificate + Medal + Trophy

2nd: RM80 + Certificate + Medal

3rd: RM60 + Certificate + Medal

4th: RM50 + Certificate + Medal

5th: RM50 + Certificate + Medal

6th: RM40 + Certificate + Medal

7th: RM40 + Certificate + Medal

8th: RM30 + Certificate + Medal

9th: RM30 + Certificate + Medal

10th: RM30 + Certificate + Medal

Consolation prizes:
Best Girl RM30; Best U12 RM30.

Tentative:
Open Category:
Saturday: Briefing 9 am; Round 1: 9:30 am; Round 2: 11:45 am; Round 3: 2:30 pm; Round 4: 4:45 pm
Sunday: Round 5: 9:30 am; Round 6: 11:45 am; Round 7: 2:30 pm; Closing Ceremony: 4:45 pm

Under-12: 
Sunday: Briefing 9 am; Round 1: 9:30 am; Round 2: 10:25 am; Round 3: 11:20 am; Round 4: 12:15 pm; Round 5: 2:15 pm; Round 6: 3:10 pm; Round 7: 4:00 pm; Closing Ceremony: 4:45 pm

Sunday, July 30, 2023

National Youth Chess Championship 2023

Top 3 boards for each Age-Group Category from every round, 9-11 June 2023, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak. 

Malaysian Chess Championship 2023 (Open, Female and Challenger)

Top 5 boards from every round, 3-7 May 2023, Taiping, Perak (Open, Female & Challenger)