VETERANS AND KIDS CHRISTMAS CHESS TOURNAMENT (Dec 19,2010)

 

VENUE	ROYAL SELANGOR CLUB, BUKIT KIARA , K.L.
DATE	19 DECEMBER 2010
TIME	9 AM TO 4 PM
ROUNDS	5 ROUNDS RAPID PLAY (25 MINS EACH TIME CONTROL)

RULES & REGULATIONS

1)OPEN TO VETERANS 45 YRS and ABOVE, and KIDS 12 YRS and BELOW

2)VETERANS & KIDS PLAY IN SAME TOURNAMENT,

3) ENTRY FEE

KIDS 7-12 YRS	RM 20 (RM 5 discount if registered with Veteran)
VETERANS 45-49 YRS	RM 40
VETERANS 50 YRS +	RM 30

Veteran Prizes:

1st RM 150. 2nd RM 90, 3rd RM 60

 

Kids Prizes: C

hristmas Gift Packs (1st -5th placing) + RSC Chess Boards

 

LUNCH PROVIDED FREE FOR PARTICIPANTS IF YOU REGISTER BEFORE 15TH DEC TO ENABLE CATERING ARRANGEMENTS

FAILING WHICH CLUB COUPONS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE

 

For registration or queries email : awkarim@gmail.com ; sms 013-3638815 (no calls please) or 016-6784648 (Joe)

SPECIAL MESSAGE - From Jan Lim (Mrs Lim Chong)

Dear Friends and Relatives

We, the family members of the late Mr Lim Chong wish to our express our deep appreciation and heartfelt gratitude to relatives and friends for your prayers, messages of condolences, wreaths, generous expressions of sympathy, donations, concerns, support, press write ups as well as your overwhelming presence during our recent bereavement.

Jan Lim

Surprise Upsets At Women’s World Chess Ch 2010

6 December 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Interesting results at WWCC 2010 in Hayak, Antakya, Turkey after the completion of 2 games of the first round.

Susan Polgar’s website gave the following comments:-

Here are some of the biggest upsets in the first round of the 2010 Women's World Championship:

1. GM Pia Cramling (2526), semifinalist in 2008, has been eliminated by Turkish WIM Betul Cemre Yildiz (2225).
2. WGM Natalia Pogonina (2472)(pix top), who just came off a first place tie at the Russian Women's Championship, lost to WGM Baira Kovanova (2380) by the score of 0-2!
3. GM Elina Danielian (2466) also lost to WGM Tatiana Shadrina (2384) 0-2!

Top Board Results:

Some games will head to a rapid/blitz format today to determine the winners as shown below:-

 To read more, please visit Susan Polgar’s Daily News blog or click here.

* Official website :http://wwcc2010.tsf.org.tr/

To read similar posts,
* fireyrook's blog or click here.
* chess-in-malaysia's blog or click here.

Goh Xin Yen wins Excel No Frills Dec 2010

Ranking after round 5 of NF12A14
No.  PNo.  Name                       Score WP    SB     PS    rat.  TPR  W-We
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  1.    6  GOH XIN YEN                 4.5  12.5  10.75  14.0  1436 1837 +2.25
  2.    3  ANDREW SOONG                3.5  13.5   7.75  11.5  1496 1657 +1.10
  3.    5  MUHD ANUAR ABDUL FATAH      3.5  13.0   7.25  10.0  1479 1635 +1.05
  4.    1  JAX THAM                    3.0  10.5   3.50   8.0  1735 1553 -1.05
  5.    4  GABRIEL SOONG               2.5  14.0   4.75   7.5  1483 1513 +0.20
  6.    8  DEREK POON                  2.0  11.5   1.00   6.0  1357 1397 +0.25
  7.    2  ISKANDAR RASHID             1.0  12.0   0.00   3.0  1540 1243 -1.90
  8.    7  MAX WONG                    0.0  13.0   0.00   0.0  1405  844 -1.70








Ranking and Games after round 5 of NF12A14
No.  PNo.  Name                          R1    R2    R3    R4    R5       Score
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  1.    6  GOH XIN YEN                   2w1   4b1   3b1   5wｫ   8w1    1   4.5
  2.    3  ANDREW SOONG                  7w1   5b1   6w0   1w1   4bｫ    1   3.5
  3.    5  MUHD ANUAR ABDUL FATAH        1b1   3w0   8b1   6bｫ   7w1   -1   3.5
  4.    1  JAX THAM                      5w0   7b1   4w1   3b0   2w1    1   3.0
  5.    4  GABRIEL SOONG                 8b1   6w0   1b0   2b1   3wｫ   -1   2.5
  6.    8  DEREK POON                    4w0   2b1   5w0   7w1   6b0    1   2.0
  7.    2  ISKANDAR RASHID               6b0   8w0   7b1   4w0   1b0   -1   1.0
  8.    7  MAX WONG                      3b0   1w0   2w0   8b0   5b0   -1   0.0

Goh, Shawn Winners At No Frills

5 December 2010, Kuala Lumpur – At the Excel Chess Academy today, Goh Xin Yen (Above 14000 Rating) (pix left) and Shawn Edgar Miranda (Under 1400 Rating) won the December 2010 edition of the No Frills Chess Tournament.

Goh beat 7 others including Jax Tham to become the December 2010 winner with 4.5/5.0 pts and a tournament performance of 1837. Andrew Soong came in second with 3.5/5 and newcomer Muhd Anuar Abdul Fatah in third with 3.5/5.

Meanwhile Shawn beat 13 other players in the under-1400 rating category with an incredible perfect score 5.0/5.0 pts. Shawn had a tournament rating of 1916! In second place was Kung Soon Heng with 4.0/5.0 pts and third was Siow Kah Qun with 4.0/5.0 pts.

 

Ranking after round 5 of No Frills December 2010 Above 1400

No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We

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1. 6 GOH XIN YEN 4.5 12.5 10.75 14.0 1436 1837 +2.25

2. 3 ANDREW SOONG 3.5 13.5 7.75 11.5 1496 1657 +1.10

3. 5 MUHD ANUAR ABDUL FATAH 3.5 13.0 7.25 10.0 1479 1635 +1.05

4. 1 JAX THAM 3.0 10.5 3.50 8.0 1735 1553 -1.05

5. 4 GABRIEL SOONG 2.5 14.0 4.75 7.5 1483 1513 +0.20

6. 8 DEREK POON 2.0 11.5 1.00 6.0 1357 1397 +0.25

7. 2 ISKANDAR RASHID 1.0 12.0 0.00 3.0 1540 1243 -1.90

8. 7 MAX WONG 0.0 13.0 0.00 0.0 1405 844 -1.70

Ranking and Games after round 5 of NF12A14

No. PNo. Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Score

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1. 6 GOH XIN YEN 2w1 4b1 3b1 5wｫ 8w1 1 4.5

2. 3 ANDREW SOONG 7w1 5b1 6w0 1w1 4bｫ 1 3.5

3. 5 MUHD ANUAR ABDUL FATAH 1b1 3w0 8b1 6bｫ 7w1 -1 3.5

4. 1 JAX THAM 5w0 7b1 4w1 3b0 2w1 1 3.0

5. 4 GABRIEL SOONG 8b1 6w0 1b0 2b1 3wｫ -1 2.5

6. 8 DEREK POON 4w0 2b1 5w0 7w1 6b0 1 2.0

7. 2 ISKANDAR RASHID 6b0 8w0 7b1 4w0 1b0 -1 1.0

8. 7 MAX WONG 3b0 1w0 2w0 8b0 5b0 -1 0.0

 

Ranking after round 5 of No Frills December 2010 Under-1400

No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We

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1. 6 SHAWN EDGAR MIRANDA 5.0 16.0 16.00 15.0 1233 1916 +2.04

2. 4 KUNG SOON HENG 4.0 14.0 9.00 11.0 1287 1398 +0.56

13 SIOW KAH QUN 4.0 12.5 7.50 10.0 0000 1396 +1.00

4. 8 AVITRA DHIVIA 3.0 14.5 5.50 12.0 1168 1292 +0.85

2 CHEAH EA SON 3.0 12.5 5.50 8.0 1377 1209 -0.88

6. 1 JONATHAN ANANDA LEONG 2.0 15.5 3.50 6.0 1123 1058 -0.26

5 LEE ZHI YAN 2.0 14.0 3.00 9.0 1269 1152 -0.47

11 HARIS TASNIM HAFIZAN 2.0 12.5 1.50 4.0 0000 655 0

9 OWEN SOONG 2.0 10.5 1.50 5.0 1148 585 -1.02

10. 7 WONG KAR KIN 1.5 11.5 0.75 5.5 1186 596 -0.76

14 WONG KAR WENG 1.5 7.5 0.75 4.5 0000 879 0

12 MUHD IZZUDDIN ESHAK 0.0 9.0 0.00 0.0 0000 524 0

Ranking and Games after round 5 of NF12U14

No. PNo. Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Score

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1. 6 SHAWN EDGAR MIRANDA 13b1 4b1 2w1 8b1 1w1 -1 5.0

2. 4 KUNG SOON HENG 11b1 6w0 9b1 5w1 8b1 -1 4.0

13 SIOW KAH QUN 6w0 11w1 1b1 7w1 5b1 1 4.0

4. 8 AVITRA DHIVIA 1b1 7w1 5b1 6w0 4w0 1 3.0

2 CHEAH EA SON 9b1 5w0 6b0 11w1 7b1 -1 3.0

6. 1 JONATHAN ANANDA LEONG 8w0 14b1 13w0 9b1 6b0 -1 2.0

5 LEE ZHI YAN 12w1 2b1 8w0 4b0 13w0 1 2.0

11 HARIS TASNIM HAFIZAN 4w0 13b0 14w1 2b0 12b1 -1 2.0

9 OWEN SOONG 2w0 12b1 4w0 1w0 14b1 1 2.0

10. 7 WONG KAR KIN 14wｫ 8b0 12w1 13b0 2w0 1 1.5

14 WONG KAR WENG 7bｫ 1w0 11b0 12w1 9w0 1 1.5

12 MUHD IZZUDDIN ESHAK 5b0 9w0 7b0 14b0 11w0 -1 0.0

(results courtesy of Jax Tham, ECA)

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Insofar Event at DATCC

Pictures from the Insofar Event which started a couple of hours ago at DATCC.
Aspiring junior Tan Ken Wei currently leading the pack followed by "almost veteran" Saprin Sabri, junior Syakir and Steven Retallick.

A busy busy December 2010

Now that school holidays have started and parents have settled down with the idea of having their kids moving around the house almost everyday, and working people scrambling to finish their annual leave before it gets scrapped, Chess activities are picking up again to finish off the 2010 season.

Events scheduled for this month will start with the Insofar Chess Tournament this Sunday, 5th December at DATCC, 4th Floor, Wilayah Complex starting at 9:00am. Please call Mat Zaki Yeop at 017-2032051 for more information.

Events lined up for December are:

5th December (Corrected date...)
Insofar Chess Event
Venue: DATCC, 4th Floor, Wilayah Complex (starts at 9:00am, and 2:00pm)
Contact: Mat Zaki Yeop (017-2032051)
More info, click here

8th to 12th December
Penang Heritage City International Open Chess Championship (Open and Challenger Section)
Venue: Penang City Hall
First Prize: RM 5,000 with entry fee ranging from RM50 to RM180 per player
Contact: Tan Eng Seong (012-4299517 or estan64@streamyx.com)

15th to 19 December
National Junior Chess Championship 2010
Venue: Olympic Hall, 2nd Floor, OCM Building, Jalan Hang Jebat
Contact: Gregory (012-9020123), Zuraihah (017-2837808), Haslindah (019-2069605)

15th to 21st December
Grand Asian Chess Championship (GACC) International Chess - for Universities
Venue: University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Contact:

17th to 19th December
Sarawak Open Chess Championship
Venue: Premier Hotel, Jalan Kampong Nyabor, Sibu
First Prize: RM2,500 with entry fee ranging from RM25 and RM50 per player
Contact: Lim Kian Hwa (016-8603180 or lkhwa@tm.net.my)

19th December 2010
National Blitz Masters Chess Championship
Venue: Olympic Hall, 2nd Floor, OCM Building, Jalan Hang Jebat
Contact: Gregory (012-9020123), Najib (016-3382542 or najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com)

25th December 2010 (Christmas)
Stonemaster 1 Malaysia Chess Open
Venue: DATCC at 4th Floor, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Contact: Fadli Zakaria (014-2312370 or seme_event@yahoo.com)

Singapore will also be organizing the annual Singapore International Chess Festival during the Christmas Holidays starting from 26th December 2010 until 30th December followed by the Annual Malaysian-Singapore match to be played on 31st December 2010 and 1st January 2011. If you wish to travel across our southern border and participate in the festival, do visit their website (here) for more information