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Hafizulhelmi Mas

Number of games in database: 187
Years covered: 1991 to 2017
Last FIDE rating: 2284 (2278 rapid, 2290 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2340
Overall record: +61 -72 =54 (47.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (44) 
    B21 B92 B42 B66 B78
 French Defense (12) 
    C05 C00 C01 C10 C07
 Ruy Lopez Exchange (8) 
    C69
 Ruy Lopez (8) 
    C69
 Sicilian Najdorf (8) 
    B92 B96
 French Tarrasch (7) 
    C05 C04 C03 C07
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (41) 
    B90 B92 B51 B50 B91
 Sicilian Najdorf (22) 
    B90 B92 B91 B96 B97
 Queen's Pawn Game (17) 
    A41 A46 E00 D02
 Reti System (6) 
    A04
 King's Indian (5) 
    E73 E67 E92 E90 E84
 Modern Benoni (5) 
    A57 A59 A58
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   H Mas vs Htun Lynn Kyaw, 1999 1-0
   H Mas vs Korchnoi, 2006 1-0
   H Mas vs S Sagar, 2008 1-0
   H Mas vs J E Garcia, 2009 1-0
   H Mas vs W Liu, 2000 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Yangon (1999)
   Doeberl Cup Premier (2009)
   Malaysian Open (2008)
   Turin Olympiad (2006)
   Subic Open (2009)
   8th Asian Continental Chess Championship (2009)
   Dresden Olympiad (2008)
   Commonwealth Championship (2008)
   Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (2010)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Puchong 1st Friday IM Nov
   N Murshed vs H Mas (Nov-08-17) 1-0
   H Mas vs D Gukesh (Oct-09-17) 1/2-1/2
   H Mas vs Li Tian Yeoh (2012) 0-1

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HAFIZULHELMI MAS
(born Feb-12-1981, 44 years old) Malaysia

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International Master

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 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 210  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. F Vallejo Pons vs H Mas  0-1481991Wch U10B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
2. H Mas vs Ganguly 0-1391991Wch U10C59 Two Knights
3. H Mas vs R Y Rusev  1-0291991Wch U10C55 Two Knights Defense
4. H Mas vs J K Aziz  1-0271993Asia-chTB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
5. H Mas vs F Maynard  1-0391994Moscow OlympiadC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
6. H Mas vs A F Ker  0-1391995South East Asian Zonal TtB07 Pirc
7. H Mas vs N Kagan  1-0411995Genting Highlands ZonalC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
8. Sadvakasov vs H Mas  1-0301996Asia-ch BoysB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
9. Blatny vs H Mas  1-0441996Yerevan OlympiadA04 Reti Opening
10. J Hebert vs H Mas  ½-½341996Yerevan OlympiadE84 King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line
11. D Lima vs H Mas  1-0661996Yerevan OlympiadE90 King's Indian
12. H Mas vs T Yilmaz  0-1371996Yerevan OlympiadC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
13. V Iordachescu vs H Mas  ½-½541996Yerevan OlympiadA04 Reti Opening
14. H Mas vs S Zagrebelny  ½-½551997Jakarta opB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
15. H Mas vs A Shneider  0-1341997Jakarta opB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
16. H Mas vs I Novikov  ½-½361997World CitiesB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
17. H Mas vs M Spierings  1-0411997Groningen OpenB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
18. Movsesian vs H Mas  1-0431997Groningen OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. H Mas vs D Poldauf  0-1361997Groningen OpenC05 French, Tarrasch
20. B Kreiman vs H Mas  1-0191997Groningen OpenE73 King's Indian
21. H Mas vs Kasimdzhanov  0-1441998Asia-chTB06 Robatsch
22. H Mas vs M Ghorbani  1-0581998Asian TeamsB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
23. H Mas vs R Antonio  ½-½661998Zonal 3.2B12 Caro-Kann Defense
24. Ganguly vs H Mas  ½-½501999Commonwealth-chB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
25. T Oral vs H Mas  1-0361999Saintly CupB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-01-04
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sneaky: That's quite a monicker.
Nov-19-07  King mega: Haha, The malaysian GM!
Feb-25-08  papynchase: Actually it's supposed to be just Mas Hafizulhelmi. A friend of mine who used to be his classmate told me that Agus is the name of his father. It's quite common in Malaysia to write their father's name at the back. But it's always perceived as their surnames thus the "moniker".

He was already an IM in his teens but his pursuit of the GM title (King Mega: not yet a GM) took a backstep because of study and work commitments. Chess is not considered a fancy field to make one's ends meet at this part of the world.

Lately he has a renewed enthusiasm in chess. There was an article in a daily here about his quest for the GM title.

In the Olympiad in Turin he helped Malaysia to one of its best placing ever while beating notables like Viktor Korchnoj and Pascal Charbonneau (Pascal beat Anand a few games later).

Sep-25-10  asianwarrior: Asof thisdate,he isdoingfinein the Olympiad. If things goeshis way,he can achieve his GM titlehere.

Good Luck, sir!!!!!

Aug-23-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: No mas.

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