HOLDING OUT FOR A GM

Malaysia for sure really don't lack it in junior talent's department...

Some of the success (...and where their rivals are now)

1992 World Junior under 14.

	ONCE UPON A TIME		NOW
	Name		Title	Rating
1	Tihonov Jurij		GM	2460
2	Benoit lepelletier		IM	2445
3	Tzoumbas Anastasios		FM	2338
4	Peter Leko		GM	2717
5	Ooi Chern Ee		FM	2349
6	Vescovi Giovanni		GM	2644
7	Dao Thien Hai		GM	2492
8	Avrukh Boris		GM	2600
9	Baklan Vladimir		GM	2620
10	Leitao Rafael		GM	2622

Asian Junior 1999

	ONCE UPON A TIME		NOW
	Name		Title	Rating
1	IM Krishnan Sasikiran	2536	GM	2681
2	Laylo Darwin	2502	GM	2528
3	IM Mas Hafizulhelmi	2426	IM	2416
4	IM Tejas Bakre	2361	GM	2522
5	IM Chong Liang	2412	GM	2497
6	FM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami	2373	GM	2588
7	IM Aziz Ahmad	2327	Na	na
8	Thai Binh Nguyen	2295	-	2273
9	FM Enamul Hossain	2325	GM	2481
10	FM Irwin Irnandi	2235	FM	2240

Legend has it that Mas and Sasikiran are both leading the tournament (with Mas having a better tie break) but Mas overpressed in his last game against Ghaem, position is draw, while Sasi won his and the rest is history.

But still, all is not bleak and dim since we now actually have a junior who is ahead of his peers

World under 8

	ONCE UPON A TIME		NOW
	Name		Title	Rating
1	Konstantin Savenkov			2019
2	Qasimov Chingiz			1732
3	Maxim Sinyanskiy			1810
4	Yeoh Li Tian			2121
5	Zajic Milan			2074
6	Jonathan Chiang			2000

Sorry guys, i am now in musical mood...:)


..

Where have all the good players gone
And where are all the talents?
Where's the street-wise chess players
To fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight shining in junior tourney?
Late at night I toss and turn and dream
of what I need

[Chorus]

I need a GM
I'm holding out for a GM 'til the end of the time
He's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a GM
I'm holding out for a GM 'til the end of the time
He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life...