3rd National Junior Chess Championship - 15th to 19th December

Just a reminder to everyone that the 3rd National Junior Chess Championship will be held next week at Wisma OCM starting from 15th until 19th December, immediately followed by the National Blitz Masters Chess Championship to be held at the same venue after the closing ceremony.

The winner of the event will rightfully earn the title National Junior Masters and the girls will be awarded the National Junior Woman Masters for their achievement. Take note that this event is open to Malaysian citizens only. Events and registration details are as follows.

Time Control is 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move from move 1. All moves must be recorded to finish

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE FOR 9 ROUNDS SWISS

DATE	TIME	PROGRAM
15 Dec 2010 (Wed)	0830	Player Meeting
	0900 – 1300	Round 1
	1430 - 1830	Round 2
16 Dec 2010 (Thurs)	0900 – 1300	Round 3
	1430 - 1830	Round 4
17 Dec 2010 (Fri)	0830 – 1230	Round 5
	1500 - 1900	Round 6
18 Dec 2010 (Sat)	0900 – 1300	Round 7
	1430 - 1830	Round 8
19 Dec 2010 (Sun)	0900 – 1300	Round 9
	1400 1430 - 1730	Prize Giving BLITZ MASTERS Event

Closing date for the event was 10th December but entries may still be excepted at the discretion of MCF/organizer. All payments to be made payable to Persekutuan Catur Malaysia (Acct: 211-202-200852-2). Payment in cash can be made to any of the following MCF representatives: En. Gregory Lau (Hon. Secretary), Pn.. Zuraihah (Asst. Secretary) or Pn. Haslindah (Vice President). Registration via phone or SMS is not considered as registration until full payment is received.

As the event requires an out right winner/title holder, in the event that there are more than one player having the same points, P.E (Personal Encounter) will be the first tie breaker used and if this cannot determine the winner, a playoff shall be played between the same pointers.

Prizes for the winners are as follows:

MAIN PRIZES	BOYS	GIRLS
Champion	CHALLENGE TROPHY Gold Medal + Cash RM 600	CHALLENGE TROPHY Gold Medal + Cash RM 600
2nd	Silver Medal + Cash RM 400	Silver Medal + Cash RM 400
3rd	Bronze Medal + Cash RM 200	Bronze Medal + Cash RM 200
4th – 10th	Medal	Medal
Championships Medal For BEST UNDER-14
1st	Gold Medal	Gold Medal
2nd	Silver Medal	Silver Medal
3rd	Bronze Medal	Bronze Medal
Championships Medal For BEST UNDER-12
1st	Gold Medal	Gold Medal
2nd	Silver Medal	Silver Medal
3rd	Bronze Medal	Bronze Medal
Championships Medal For BEST UNDER-10
1st	Gold Medal	Gold Medal
2nd	Silver Medal	Silver Medal
3rd	Bronze Medal	Bronze Medal

The results of this championship will be used as one of the main selection criteria to select players to represent Malaysia in international events for 2011.

For more information, please contact En Gregory Lau at 012-9020123