OF NEW DATCC

Folks,

Most of the chess players I know have, at least once, dream of setting up a chess center. Some wants to do it as a way to give back to society (rare), some wants to do it as a profit oriented center (many), some wants to do it as a place to unearth talent, to produce that elusive particle in chess cosmic, a GM particle (many) and etcetera.

I also dream of setting up a chess center but due to slightly different reason…I just want it to be like that pub in Cheers (80’s TV show) where everybody could just drop by, meet friends etc. a place where everybody know everybody, a sanctuary full of smiling faces and laughters…yeah, very much like my old, charming ‘Kedai Aziz’.

 You don't have to be a star, baby

To be in my club

Oh, honey

You don't have to be a star, baby

To be in myclub

Some have walk the talk and set up the center (Dato Tan, Joseph Toh, Jax Tham, Khairunnisha, Jimmy, Peter and few others) but most, mine include, still remain the uncross item under the long, chess, bucket wish…still remain NATO...:(

Latest to set up (or upgraded) a chess center is Mr Najib. After he took over DATCC (again) last few months, he has poured a serious, large amount of money to redecorate the place (with large screen TV, Astro, Wi Fi etc…no, Karaoke set is not there ) and has come up with membership program …in other word looks like he is bringing  chess center to a new level…maybe the correct name is a chess lounge instead of chess center.

Will this move by Najib turn up to be a winning move?...a beginning of long, successful journey that one day turn DATCC to a regional chess academy with branches all over countries? ... as at now nobody knows....not even Najib.

Some times ago when Najib presented this idea to few professional juries on NTV7 Reality show...these professionals turn him down..doubt over Najib's idea and capability...gave Najib a lemon...I have  a feeling Najib is about to make a nice lemonade out of this lemon.

Ahh 'professionals'...aren't professionals once used to condemned one young music executive that do the crazy thing by buying a debt laden airline with a vision of low cost air transportation... what did music executive knows about running an airline? (We now know who this guy is)

Once a young guy was fired by a professionals newspaper editor because, "he lacked imagination and had no good ideas." After that, he started a number of businesses that didn't last too long and ended with bankruptcy and failures. He kept plugging along, however, and eventually found a recipe for success that worked (By the way this young guy name is Walt Disney)

Maybe with this new DATCC, Najib has found a recipe for success that worked ?

Chess Odyssey would like to wish Najib all the best and I could almost hear Najib is singing in his bathroom… “We’ve just begun…” :) 

    

We've only just begun to live
White lace and promises
A kiss for luck and we're on our way
(We've only begun)

Before the risin' sun, we fly
So many roads to choose
We'll start out walkin' and learn to run
And yes, we've just begun

Sharing horizons that are new to us
Watching the signs along the way
Talkin' it over, just the two of us
Workin' together day to day
Together
Together

And when the evening comes, we smile
So much of life ahead
We'll find a place where there's room to grow
And yes, we've just begun

Sharing horizons that are new to us
Watching the signs along the way
Talkin' it over, just the two of us
Workin' together day to day
Together
Together

And when the evening comes, we smile
So much of life ahead
We'll find a place where there's room to grow
And yes, we've just begun

Come this Saturday, a new DATCC will open its door….a blitz event (with refreshment) is being organized to commemorate the new DATCC…See you there!