Attacking the enemy fortress

I don't usually play attacking chess, but when the occasion arises its usually a do or die situation for me. This game below which I have just played over the internet at Playchess , as with most Open Sicilian games, has many tactical traps and complicated ramifications. Its pointless going for material gain when the position demands the breaking up of the king's castle and probably a few heavy piece sacrifices. This, coupled with the fact that it is a 5 minute a side game, makes it an exciting evening, at least for me!

As for the local chess scene, here's some breaking news - Yeoh Li Tian has managed to obtain 4th placing in the recently concluded World Youth Chess Championship Under 8 category in Turkey. This is the best achievement ever for our country. We may not be a traditional chess playing nation but the nation can also be proud of its 4th placing in the Asian Indoor Games held at Macau last month. We were just behind China,India and Vietnam, all of whom have strong grandmasters in their respective countries (The current classical world champion is Anand Viswanathan from India). Furthermore, Malaysia won bronze in both the men and women individual events and achieved 5th position in the team blitz category. Alas, such impressive accomplishments were not reported in the mainstream newspapers.

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