10: Chess @ Island Gdn Walk - Thu 27 Feb 14

Today's chess match between Woo Lam Sang & Albert Ong ended in a 1-1 draw.

This interesting position arose.

9: Chess @ PMC GYM - Wed 26 Feb 2014

New comer to GYM, Steven Yeo, played an unfinished game of chess against Willliam Lim.

Then Albert Ong played a Ruy Lopez against William, mating him. The second game was discontinued due to GYM closing time.

Here is an interesting position in the middle game:

8: Chess @ Thomson Garden Est - Fri 21 Feb 2014

3 out of 5 turned up for today's chess friendly @ Ong's place. Never-the-less, the 3: W Lim, D Koh and A Ong had a fun session of chess. Those who failed to turn up owing to late withdrawals were: LS Woo and Baba Matthew.

7: Chess @ PMC GYM - Wed 19 Feb 14

A Ong & W Lim played a King's Opening game. The game was abandoned @ GYM closing time.

6: Remembering Mah Beng Guan @ PMC GYM

I remember Mah Beng Guan who used to attend PMC GYM occasionally a couple of years ago although he was 100 years old. I have not seen him again since. So I Googled his name this morning and found the following from sgchess.net.

When I first got to know Mah Beng Guan in the 60s at the Singapore Chess Club at the YMCA in Orchard Road, he was the Vice President of the Singapore Chess Federation.

5: Chess @ PMC GYM - Wed 5 Feb 2014

A Ong and W Lim played a Ruy Lopez. Black (Lim) won the game as his Bishops had greater mobility than Black's Knights after the exchange of Queens.

Here's a middle game position.