CNY RAPID CHESS ( 10.20.30. ) 2010

 

VENUE: EXCEL CHESS ACADEMY, 26A. JALAN HUJAN EMAS 4, OUG. JALAN KELANG LAMA .POSKOD 58200 KUALA LUMPUR.

DATES: Round 1 : FRIDAY 26  FEBRUARY   (9.30am-11.00am)

                                                                                    ROUND 2 : FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26 ( 11.15am to 12.45 pm )            

ROUND 3 : FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26 ( 2.30 pm to 4.00pm )                                                                  ROUND 4 : FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26 ( 4.15 pm to 5.45 pm )                                                              ROUND 5 : FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26 ( 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm )

ROUND 6 : SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27 ( 9.30 am to 11.00 am )

ROUND 7 : SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27                   ( 11.15am to 12.45 am )

ROUND 8 : SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27 ( 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm )

ROUND 9 : SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27 ( 3.15 pm to 4.45 pm )

ROUND 10: SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27 ( 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm )

FORMAT : 10 ROUNDS OF 20 MINUTES PLUS 30 SECOND INCREMENT EACH MOVE

ENTRY FEE : RM 35.00 ( DISCOUNT GIVEN FOR MORE THAN ONE PLAYER. )

MAIN PRIZES :

1^st PRIZE : RM 180.00 + CRYSTAL TROPHY

2^nd PRIZE : RM 120.00 + CRYSTAL TROPHY

3^rd PRIZE : RM 80.00 + CRYSTAL TROPHY

4^th PRIZE : RM 60.00 + CRYSTAL TROPHY

5^th PRIZE : RM 40.00 + CRYSTAL TROPHY

6^th to 8^th PRIZE : CRYSTAL TROPHY

SPECIAL PRIZES : ( MINIMUM 3 PLAYERS IN AGE-GROUP )

BEST UNDER- 16 ( BOY AND GIRL ) CRYSTAL TROPHY

BEST UNDER- 14 ( BOY AND GIRL ) CRYSTAL TROPHY

BEST UNDER- 12 ( BOY AND GIRL ) CRYSTAL TROPHY

BEST UNDER- 10 ( BOY AND GIRL ) CRYSTAL TROPHY

BEST UNDER- 8 ( BOY AND GIRL ) CRYSTAL TROPHY

REGISTRATION by HP SMS 013-3232280 ( JAX ) OR EMAIL jaxtham@hotmail.com

CLOSING DATE 25 FEBRUARY 2010 (THURSDAY )

ENTRY FORM : NAME: __________________________________ TEL: _________________

D.O.B./ I.C.NO __________________________ SCHOOL : ____________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS : ____________________________________________________________

Lim Zhou Ren wins First Saturday (February 2010)

Lim Zhou Ren completely dominated the event with a perfect score of 6/6.

Low Jun Jian - second

Shamsuddin Sabri (FireyRook) - third

Low Jun Keat – fourth

 

 

Alfred Ting - fifth

KL GrandPrix Chess Update!

To read some of the latest news on the Kuala Lumpur Grandprix Chess updates, you may visit this link.

If you wish to read something about the third round pairings for the KL GrandPrix, please visit this link.

KL Grand Prix Report by Yatz

Even though he is taking part in the event he has taken time to blog about it. So far two rounds have been played today with the rest to be played tomorrow (Sunday). 29 players are taking part in the Open section.

Read Yat Guo Jie's  latest on the KL Grand Prix.

Also you can throw your prediction on who you think can win the event:-

Who will win KL Grand Prix (1st leg)?
	Amithpal Singh
	Stonemaster Fadil
	Sumant
	Ahmad Fadzil
	Yeoh Li Tian
	Roshan Singh
	Yat Guo Jie
	Nik Ahmad Farouqi
pollcode.com free polls

To Those Who Serve

By Lim Chong

It has been a long time since the last Chessmate column in The Malay Mail but Siraj feels my contribution is long overdue. And those who know Siraj know how “persuasive” he can be.

So here’s Chess Overboard!, a hard-hitting, without-fear-or-favour, and no more mr nice guy-type column placed under the DAT Chess Centre website.

Since it’s a blog where anything goes, it will stretch the boundaries of chess writing, taking the one step beyond to see how far we can go. We may not cross the line but we can go overboard to feature the good, the bad and downright ugly in chess.

This first column is dedicated to the late Foong Chee Leng, player, arbiter and former secretary of the Kuala Lumpur Chess Association who contributed a lot to chess when he was around.

“Chess players can play anywhere,” was one of his fond sayings. Those who complain about current tournament conditions should have experienced Foong’s famous no-frills tournaments, where a certain percentage of the fees collected went to the prize fund, a small amount for the association and the venue was wherever it could be found.

When Foong once invited me to play for his team at a tournament in Singapore, all six team players, including the big man himself, were cramped in a small hotel room. Yes, extravagance was not something connected to Foong who just loved to play.

True to his own words, he could play anywhere, anytime. And he was certainly a much better player than most expected him to be, ending up often among the prize winners in various strong events.

Foong never considered himself a chess visionary or intellectual, he was one of those prepared to roll up their sleeves, work hard and sweat a lot to promote chess. We can always do with many more like him in chess.

Friday Night Sparring Session Is On!

For those in the Shah Alam area, there will be a GiLoCatur’s Friday Night sparring session for chess lovers at MacDonald’s Section 3, Shah Alam, about 9 pm.

For those chess enthusiasts and those who are eager to try your hand at a game with this chess group, please read more from his blog at this link here.

Participants in MMU

Among the participants taking part in the tournament is "rapid king" Ian Udani and Kamaluddin Yusof. A good bet is these two players will finish among the top 3 placing.
(1st: RM 800, 2nd: RM 500, 3rd: RM 300)

Check out the full list here.

GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil to play in KL Open

GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil,(2634) is the latest player to confirm participation in the 3rd Kuala Lumpur Chess Championship (KL Open)

 

 

Other  participants include our own Nicholas Chan (pic above) , Malaysian Masters 2009 runner up who will be aiming for his second IM Norm.

Also listed is 23 year old Woman International Master Arianne Caoli of Australia who is hoping to improve her WIM title to Woman Grandmaster (WGM).

The KL Open will be held on the 7th-12th April 2010. Chief arbiter of the event is Najib Abdul Wahab. He will be assisted by Praful Zaferi and Anggun Nugroho.

 

one of the game played by GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil in Kolkata open against GM Nigel Short

Short V Mchedlishvili

[Event "4th Kolkata Open Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2009"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "2009.09.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Nigel D, Short"]
[Black "Mchedlishvili Mikheil"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "52"]
1.e4 c6 2.Ne2 d5 3.e5 c5 4.d4 Nc6 5.c3 cxd4 6.cxd4 Bg4 7.Nbc3 e6 8.Be3 Nge7 9.f3 Bf5 10.g4 Bg6 11.Nf4 a6 12.Rc1 h5 13.Bg2 hxg4 14.fxg4 Bh7 15.O-O Ng6 16.Nfxd5 Nh4

 

 

17.Bh1 exd5 18.Nxd5 Bg6 19.Rxc6 bxc6 20.Nf6 gxf6 21.Bxc6 Ke7 22.exf6 Kd6 23.Qa4 Kc7 24.Rc1 Qd6 25.Bxa8 Kb8 26.Qe8 1-0

overburdened Queen

White to move and win

 

MSSM- chess reinstated

11 sports  axed earlier have been reinstated including chess .Full report

http://www.mmail.com.my/content/26750-sidelined-sports-reinstated

Weekend Chess Activities (6-7 February 2010)

 

It is chess tournaments galore in Malaysia. What do we have in store! Well, this coming weekend promises to be another busy weekend for chess in Malaysia. There will be four concurrent chess activities for the weekend.

The four choices of tournament that we have are:-

1. First Saturday Classical Chess. Feb 6 and 7. Venue Excel Chess Academy. Click here for details;
   
2. MMU Malacca International Chess Open 2010. Feb 6 and 7. Venue MMU Bukit Beruang, Malacca. Click here for details;
   
3. KL Grand Prix 2010, Card Room of the Royal Selangor Club at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. First Leg: 6-7 February 2010.
   Click here for details.      
   
4. SMK Seri Putra Chess Open in Ipoh, Perak. 7 February 2010. Click here for details.

You may read more at this blog, please click here.

So take your pick! It is a chess player’s paradise. You can choose which to go to.

Have a wonderful chessing weekend! Keep on playing chess, people!

Insofar Open 2010 (FIDE rated)

INSOFAR OPEN  TOURNAMENT  2010
( FIDE RATED )

Date : Every alternate Thursday nights (except round 6 & 7 )
            Begins on 18th Feb. 2010

Time : 7.00 p.m. – 11.00 p.m.
            ( Muslim players are allowed to stop the clock for 10 minutes for
              Maghreb  prayers)

Place : DAT Chess Centre,
             4th Floor,
             Wilayah Complex,
             Kuala Lumpur.

Rounds : 7 rounds ( Swiss System )

Time control : 90 min. + 30 sec. ( increment )

Players : Limited to 40  players ( Rated & Unrated )
                Rated players must be below 2200 FIDE   Rating

Fees : Deposit          RM 80 ( Returnable )
           Entrance fee  RM  90

Deposit – pay earlier
Fees – can pay during Round 1
* Players playing at Insofar Invitational Shah Alam do not need deposit.
Arbiter : En. Abd. Hamid Majid

*There is a small room for prayers in the office and a small surau in the building.
Application
(since limited to 40 players only)

Application by SMS your Full Name to 017 -2032051.
Do not bank in your RM80 ( deposit ) until your application is approved.

Once your application is approved, you can bank in RM 80 ( deposit ) to
May bank 158172805863  (Mat Zaki ).

SMS to inform date & time of bank in and keep the slip for tournament day.

Entrance fees of RM 90 can pay during Round 1.

Must bank in deposit ( RM 80 ) within 3 days of approval.

If absent on any round, RM 20 will be deducted for every round of absence. Balance of deposit will be returned on Round 7.

Chess clocks & sets are provided.

Prizes ( total RM 2, 000 )

Champion – RM 300   + certificate
Runner up – RM 200   + certificate
3rd            – RM 160   + certificate
4th            – RM 140   + certificate
5th            – RM 130   + certificate
6th            – RM 120   + certificate
7th            – RM 120   + certificate
8th            – RM 110   + certificate
9th            – RM 110   + certificate
10th          – RM 110   + certificate

Additional Prizes

Best below FIDE 2000 – RM 100  +  certificate
Best below FIDE 1900 – RM 100  +  certificate
Best below FIDE 1800 – RM 100  +  certificate
Best below FIDE 1700 – RM 100  +  certificate
Best unrated player    – RM 100   +  certificate
                                  RM 2000

Certificate will be given to all winners & participants.
The organiser can make changes ( except prize ) if necessary.
Organiser : Insofar Chess Academy
                     ( since 1996 )

Dates

Round 1 – Thursday, 18th Feb 2010 – 7.00 p.m.

Round 2 – Thursday, 4th Mar 2010 – 7.00 p.m.

Round 3 – Thursday, 18th Mar 2010 – 7.00 p.m.

Round 4 – Thursday, 1st Apr 2010 – 7.00 p.m.

Round 5 – Thursday, 15th Apr 2010 – 7.00 p.m.

Round 6 – Thursday, 6th May 2010 – 7.00 p.m.

Round 7 – Thursday, 13th May 2010 – 7.00 p.m.

Marcus Yeoh - sole Malaysian so far

 

Marcus Yeoh is the only Malaysian entered into the participant list of the KL Open 2010 so far. He was also one of the arbiters for last year's event.

The KL Open will be held on the 7th-12th April 2010. Chief arbiter of the event is Najib Abdul Wahab. He will be assisted by Praful Zaferi and Anggun Nugroho.

From http://chess-results.com/tnr29862.aspx?lan=1

Starting rank list

No.		Name	FED	Rtg
1	GM	Iuldashev Saidali	UZB	2519
2	GM	Marat Dzhumaev	UZB	2515
3	IM	Wohl Alex	AUS	2458
4	GM	Nguyen Anh Dung	VIE	2445
5	GM	Murshed Niaz	BAN	2419
6	GM	Wong Meng Kong	SIN	2416
7	WIM	Muninova Nafisa	UZB	2347
8	FM	Smith Robert W	NZL	2289
9	IM	Gokhale Chandrasekhar	IND	2271
10	WIM	Wang Xiaohui	CHN	2208
11		Zhou Guijue	CHN	2208
12		Navalgund Niranjan	IND	2168
13		Legaspi Edmundo	PHI	2126
14		Wijesuriya Luxman	SRI	2089
15	WIM	Mendoza Beverly	PHI	2080
16		Yeoh Phee Leong Marcus	MAS	1999
17		Bersamina Paolo	PHI	1927
18	WFM	Smith Vivian J	NZL	1806
19		Shenvi Pratik	IND	1778
20		Vivek M	IND	1694
21	GM	Megaranto Susanto	INA	0
22	WGM	Sukandar Irine Kharisma	INA	0
23	WCM	Iin Dwijawanti Kadek	INA	0
24		Ann Legaspi Kaye	PHI	0

City Day Blitz 2010 crosstable results

 

Click to see crosstable

Status Of Affiliates With Malaysian Chess Federation!

(For those who missed this important posting from the Malaysian Chess Federation, which was posted on the 29th January 2010, it is being reposted here. It got snowed-under by other bloggers with so much local chess news!! :-) ) There has been recent developments to correct an earlier news post regarding the Malaysian Chess Federation AGM, and to include an explanation on the status of Persatuan Catur Daerah Kuantan and it is marked in red.

MCF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) 2009/2011

The MCF Annual General Meeting was held on 23rd December 2009 at the Wisma Olympic Council of Malaysia(OCM), Kuala Lumpur. Present was the previous Board Members, delegates from States of Selangor, Kedah, Johor and Pahang and a few non-voting delegates. The AGM unanimously approved the Annual Report for the period 1st June 2008 to 31st December 2009, the Audited Statements of Accounts for the period 1st June 2008 to 20 December 2009.The office bearers of MCF elected and appointed  for the session 2009/2011 were as follows:
President: Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Diraja Ramli Bin Ngah Talib
Deputy President: Tuan Haji Ibrahim Bin Abu Bakar
Vice-President: Puan Haslindah Binti Ruslan
Vice- President: Tuan Haji Yahaya Bin Ahmad
Vice- President : Encik Michael Kimin Guntili
Honorary Secretary: Encik Gregory Lau Beng Hock
Honorary Treasurer: Encik Tan Kok Heng
Assistant Secretary: Puan Zuraihah Wazir
Committee Member: Encik Abdul Hamid Bin Abdul Majid
Committee Member: Encik Lim Tse Pin
Committee Member: Tuan Haji Ibrahim Bin Yaacob
Committee Member: Encik Mok Tze Meng
Committee Member: Encik Hairul Bin Abdul Hamid

The Malaysian Chess Federation which is registered under the Commissioner of Sports (COS) is in the process to intergrate all states chess association to be registered with the Commissioner of Sports (COS) so they can be officially affiliated with MCF. This is an important step to ensure that MCF and the states chess association to have a proper and clear working structure.
States Chess Associations must register with the Commissioner of Sports under the Sports Development Act 1997. These Associations are an affiliate of the Malaysian Chess Federation as follows:-
1.CHESS ASSOCIATION OF SELANGOR (CAS)
Beg berkunci No. 111, Pej Pos Damansara Jaya, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Setiausaha Kehormat - Mr Lim Tse Pin
HP 012-2984922 tsepin@gmail.com
2.PERSATUAN CATUR NEGERI JOHOR
7, Jln Kuning Muda 1, Taman Pelangi, 80400 Johor Bahru
Setiausaha Kehormat - Mr Cheong Kok Love
TEL : 07 3339636 – FAX 07-2369515
3.PERSATUAN CATUR NEGERI KEDAH (PERCAK)
No 25-A , Tingkat Atas Lorong BLM 1/6, Bandar Laguna Merbuk 08000 Sungei Petani, Kedah
Setiausaha Kehormat – Jamaliah Mat Sarif
TEL : 04-4484422 FAX : 04-4484420
4.PERSATUAN CATUR DAERAH KUANTAN (PAHANG)
No 16 Trg Berjaya Permai 8, Tmn Berjaya Permai, 25150 Kuantan, Pahang
Setiausaha Kehormat – En. Nordin Md Yamin
HP 012-9217143 , 012-9017143
(Persatuan Catur Daerah Kuantan is registered with COS and under the MCF Constitution on Affiliates Membership 6.1.2. Shall be affiliation of Clubs and Organisations in areas where a State Association do not exist and such association , club or organisation shall be registered under the COS. Such membership will be withdrawn when the State Association is formed and Affiliation with the MCF is accepted) List of States Chess Associations that have sent in their registration with the Commissioner of Sports (COS) under the Sports Development Act 1997 (Pending approval ).
These Associations were previously an affiliate of the Malaysian Chess Federation are as follows:-
1.Persatuan Catur Antarabangsa Perak (PICA)
2.Persatuan Catur Pulau Pinang (PCA)
3.Persatuan Catur Negeri Sembilan (Baru) (PCNS)
List of States Chess Association that have not send in their registration with Commissioner of Sports (COS) under the Sports Development Act 1997.
These Association were previously an affiliate of Malaysian Chess Federation and registered under the Registrar of Societies (ROS)
1.Persatuan Catur Prestij Perlis
2.Persatuan Catur Antarabangsa Malacca
3.Persatuan Catur Negeri Terengganu
4.Persatuan Catur Negeri Kelantan
5. Persatuan Catur Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur (PERCAWI)
6.Persatuan Catur Sabah
7.Persatuan Catur Sarawak

It is hoped that this short post will assist the various State chess associations to start communications with MCF and ROS about their registration requirements.

For further details, please contact office bearers of the newly elected and appointed MCF governing committee 2009/2011 or visit Hairul’s blog here or the Malaysian Chess Federation blog here.

City Day Blitz results

City Day Blitz 2010 held on the 1st of February 2010 right after the 2nd DATCC Weekender was won by an Indian national Amitpal Singh. He finished tied for first place with IM Mok Tze Meng, Justin Ong and Soon Wai Cheong but had the better tie break to finish tops. Amitpal scored wins over Yat Guo Jie, Ahmad Fadzil Naya, Nor Ilhamuddin, Justin Ong, Ismail Ahmad and Nik Ahmad Farouqi. His two losses were to Wong Jianwen and Ian Udani. He drew vs Soon Wai Cheong and IM Mok Tze Meng. For his efforts he took back RM 500.

Pearl Point Age Group @ 21st Feb 2010

Date	SUNDAY , 21 FEBRUARY, 2010
Venue	1st Floor Pearl Point Shopping Mall
Co organizers	EXCEL CHESS ACADEMY
Events	Age-group Under-11 Age-group Under-9
Format	8 Rounds Rapid-Play (20 minutes time control )
Time	10.00 am to 5.30 pm
Entry fee	RM 18 for Age group RM 15 through School ( min. 3 players )
Closing date	FRIDAY, 19 FEBRUARY, 2010

( All registration should submit by e-mail to jaxtham@hotmail.com )

UNDER-11

1^st RM 120 MEDAL/CERT

2^nd RM 80 MEDAL/CERT

3^rd RM 60 MEDAL/CERT

4^th RM 40 MEDAL/CERT

5^th RM 20 MEDAL/CERT

6-15^th MEDAL/CERT

UNDER-9

1^st RM 120 MEDAL/CERT

2^nd RM 80 MEDAL/CERT

3^rd RM 60 MEDAL/CERT

4^th RM 40 MEDAL/CERT

5^th RM 20 MEDAL/CERT

6^th-15^th MEDAL/CERT

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Entry Form

PEARL POINT AGEGROUP CHESS TOURNAMENT(FEBRUARY) 2010

Please register me for the PEARL POINT AGEGROUP CHESS TOURNAMENT(FEBRUARY) 2010. I agree to abide by all the decisions made by the organizing committee.

Name: _______________________________________________ E-mail:___________________________

Birthdate :______________ Tel:_____________________ National Rating(If Any):_____________________

Entrance Fee:

Age-group RM18
School RM 15

School Name :

Student Name:
DOB:
Tel:

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ANY NEW REGISTRATION AFTER CLOSING DATE SHALL BE CHARGED AN EXTRA RM5 AS LATE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.

City Day Blitz 2010, 2nd Part

Random pictures of the City Day Blitz 2010, 2nd Part, 1st February 2010, 2.00 pm – 4.30 pm.

City Day Blitz 2010 Final Ranking

Here are the final ranking of the City Day Blitz 2010 held on the 1st February 2010 at the Dato’ Arthur Tan Chess Centre, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur for the 11 round swiss over the afternoon, 1st February 2010. It was won jointly by Amitpal Singh and IM Mok Tze Meng with 8 points and same tie-break points.

(source: Najib Wahab and Abdul Hamid Majid)

Results of 1st DATCC Weekender FIDE-Rated 2010

At the DAT Chess Center, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur which was played over two weekends of January 2010 beginning on 23 January 2010, En. Abdul Shukor Abdul Aziz is the winner with 7 points from 9 rounds of play.

There were 24 players that participated in this tournament as shown below:-

The following is the final cross-table of the full 9 rounds for the tournament:-

(source: Najib Wahab and Abdul Hamid Majid)

City Day Chess Blitz 2010

Here are some random pictures during the City Day Chess Blitz 2010 at Dato’ Arthur Tan Chess Centre, 4th Floor, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur. This City Day Chess Blitz 2010 was held in conjunction with the completion of the recently concluded 1st DATCC Weekenders FIDE-Rated Individual 2010. A total of 30 chess enthusiasts participated in this chess blitz tournament.

 

 

 

Amitbal Singh won the city day blitz

Winner Amitbal (background)against Ismail ahmad (partly hidden)

 

Two ex SMS Gold teammates in action IM Mok Vs  Soon wai cheong.another team member of SMS Gold  ,  Ismail ahmad in the background

 

Najib Wahab the arbiter. Blitz game will never be without controversy.Final round between Justin Ong and IM Mok was decided as a draw by Arbiter as both time drop simultaneously!!! Mok claims a win as Justin was purportedly made a illegal move.

 

 

 

The rose among the thorns. Fong Mi Yen finished 23rd

 

Wong Jian wen has potential to go the distance. watch him in action in the coming DATCC League!

 

Dato Tan Chin Nam visited the centre to give support to the players. He is having an exhibition match with Jax Tham