Girl nightmares at Selangor Closed

Posted by GilaChess
March 6, 2006

Flat TireThe day did not start well as I had a flat tire going to the tournament hall in Sunway University College. Luckily I could move the car to the side of the road, and park it there till later at night to collect it.

Last year’s Selangor Closed I played 5 girls in a row and I complained that it was like playing in the Girl’s section of the tournament. I did badly with only 3 points out of 7.

Nur Nabila

(the picture above is Nur Nabila, my first round opponent - don’t let those innocent eyes fool you. She is a small firecracker over the chessboard!)

Well this year it was worse as I scored only 2 out of 7. And to make it worse, I played 4 girls !! What are the odds of that? Most games I lost in winning positions making the losses even more painful. Someone commented I was lucky to meet so many gilrs in a tourney. I can tell you that it’s no fun at all :( All I can say now is, It’s going to take me a long time to recover from this psychologically and ego damaging experience.

I didn’t stay for the prize giving as I had to get back to my car before dark to change the flat.The tournament orgniser, Lim Tse Pin was kind enough to email me the results. (as usual pictures later in GilaChess.com)
Selangor Closed 2006 results

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Comments

hahaha. its really such a big deal for you huh?
its SO weird. whats SO intimidating about getting beat by a girl?
i mean, boys are better than girls in some ways too like cooking.

Comment by chengsim on March 6, 2006 @ 3:52 pm

Cheng Sim, you share the same name as my younger sister.

I think all four of the girls that I played are just under-15.

You must understand that I’ve never lost to any girl before except recently. It’s like losing to your baby sister. So to me it’s a big deal. No offense to the fairer sex as I also feel the same way losing to boys that are the same age.

I also realise that none of the 4 girls are the same ones as the 5 girls I met last year - making it a total of 9 female players in 2 years. That’s more than any girls I meet in chess tournaments combined in my entire life (prior to this tournament of course).

Comment by GilaChess on March 6, 2006 @ 4:26 pm
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