MSSD Jelebu 2024 Chess Championship

Today marked the MSSD Jelebu Chess Championship, held at Dewan Semarak, MRSM Kuala Kelawang... SMADATA was represented in the Boys Under-15 category by Azim, Adam Darwish, Fuad Irsyadi, and Izz Irsyad... each participant was required to complete 7 rounds of matches... Azim began strongly, winning his first two rounds against Afiq Danish (SMKDUMA) and Jazim (SMKUJ), before losing in the third round to Aniq Syafie (MRSMKK)... he rebounded with victories in rounds four and five against Izham (SMKTH) and Danish Aqil (SMKDUMA), drew in round six with Chow (SMKDUMA), and concluded the tournament with a loss in round seven to Choo (SMKDUMA)... with a total of 4.5 points, he finished in seventh place, which meant he did not qualify for the next stage, MSSN... his teammate Adam Darwish secured fourth place and qualified for MSSN, while Fuad Irsyadi and Izz Irsyad finished in 21st and 23rd place, respectively... qualification aside, the most important takeaway from this tournament was the valuable experience gained by all participants, which will serve them well in future competitions...