My Former Team Members: Can We Reset up Our Team?

I have an intention to meet my former team members, reunion, and reset up our own team. This is necessary to enable us to take part in certain chess tournaments that need participation in team. I do not know whether my dream will become a reality or not.

After checking my former team members in the lists of players provided my Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF), I found that some of them are listed and their current national ratings as at April 2009 are as follows:

1. Mohd Hanif Arkurni Abas (1683)
2. iiumchessmaster (1681)
3. Armanov (1543)
4. Mohd Rezal Che Man (1509)
5. Ahmad Termizi Abdullah (1473)

It is clear that most of them are listed but I do not know whether they are still actively playing chess or not. I believe that some of them like iiumchessmaster and Armanov are still committed to chess related activities but both of them are not here at Klang Valley to give an injection of spirit to other members. Maybe our former coach Rizal AK is still important and relevant to us.

I will have a discussion on the above matter with Hanif. I noted that he voluntarily came from Nilai to Kelana Jaya just to joint the Friendly Match against Kastam Team previously shows that he still commits to play chess.

To warm up my self, I have a look at my old notes for the past 10 years ago and found some of my games against Hanif, our strongest player until today. Below are some of my games during training sessions but I do believe that his skill now is much better than previous ten years ago.


Game 1




1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Bxc3 9. d5 Ne5 10. bxc3 Nxc4 11. Qd4 f5 12. Qxc4 d6 13. Re1 O-O 14. Nd4 Re8 15. f3 Nc5 16. Ba3 b6 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. Rxe6 Qd7 20. Rae1 Rxe6 21. dxe6 Qe7 22. Qd5 Rb8 23. Qxf5 Rb2 24. Qd5 Rc2 25. Qa8+ Qf8 26. Qxa7 Rxc3 27. Qxc7 Ra3 28. e7 Qe8 29. Qxd6 Ra5 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Qf7 Ra8 32. Qxe8+ Rxe8 33. a4 Kg8 34. a5 Kf7 35. a6 c4 36. a7 c3 37. Rc1 Ra8 38. Rxc3 Rxa7 39. Re3 Rxe7 40. Rxe7+ Kxe7 41. Kf2 Kf6 42. h4 h5 43. f4 Kf5 44. Kf3 g6 45. g3 Kf6 46. g4 1/2-1/2


Game 2




1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. c3 f5 12. Bd3 Bg7 13. Nc2 O-O 14. Nce3 fxe4 15. Bxe4 f5 16. Bf3 e4 17. Bh5 Ne7 18. O-O Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Rc8 20. Qd2 Qh4 21. Be2 Be5 22. g3 Qd8 23. a4 Bxd5 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. axb5 axb5 26. Bxb5 Rc5 27. Qb7 Qb8 28. Ra7 Qxb7 29. Rxb7 d5 30. Ra1 Rc7 31. Rxc7 Bxc7 32. Bc6 Rd8 33. Rd1 Kg7 34. Rxd5 Rxd5 35. Bxd5 Kf6 36. Kf1 Ke5 37. c4 Bd6 38. b3 Bc5 39. Ke2 f4 40. g4 f3+ 41. Kf1 Kf4 42. h3 e3 43. fxe3+ Bxe3 44. b4 f2 45. c5 Kg3 46. Bg2 Bd4 47. c6 Bb6 48. b5 h6 49. Bd5 Kxh3 50. Be6 Kg3 51. Bd7 Kf4 52. c7 Bxc7 53. Kxf2 Kg5 54. Kf3 h5 *


Game 3



1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Qe2 Be7 9. Rd1 e5 10. Be3 O-O 11. Rac1 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qa5 14. a3 Rac8 15. Nb5 Rfd8 16. Bd2 Qb6 17. Qb3 Nxe4 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Be3 Nd4 20. Nxd4 exd4 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Bxd4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rf8 24. Bd5 Nc5 25. b4 Rf5 26. Bxb7 Nxb7 27. Rc7 Nd8 28. Rxe7 Kg8 29. Rxg7+ Kf8 30. Rxh7 b5 31. g4 Rd5 32. Bf6 Nf7 33. Rh5 Rxh5 34. gxh5 Nh6 35. a4 bxa4 36. b5 Ke8 37. Bg7 Nf7 38. h6 Ng5 39. h4 Nh7 40. f4 a3 41. f5 a2 42. Kf2 Nf8 43. Ke2 Kf7 44. b6 Nd7 45. b7 d5 46. Kd2 Kg8 47. Kc2 Kh7 48. Kb2 Nb8 1-0


Game 4



1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8. Qe2 Ng4 9. Nb5 Qb8 10. g3 a6 11. Nbd4 Bc5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. Bf4 Qb6 15. Rac1 O-O 16. e5 Nd5 17. Qe4 g6 18. Nf3 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Be7 20. b3 Bb7 21. Qh6 c5 22. Nd2 Qc6 23. f3 f5 24. Kf2 Rad8