DATCC Changes Management

4 January 2011, Kuala Lumpur – The DATCC is undergoing a management change for the new year 2011. Here is an email from Najib Abdul Wahab explaining the changes that will occur at DATCC for all chess enthusiasts to take note.

Come 1st January 2011, the management of DATCC will change over with a new person at the helm to further expand the center to  new heights. After more than 2 months of discussion, Najib Wahab is set to take over the management of DATCC from Hamid Majid who has been managing the center for the last 3 years.

Whilst most part of the center will remain as it is now, slight changes will be made to the center to accommodate a small area for training and knowledge sharing area where patrons are able to browse through some of the chess books, magazines, bulletins, etc. collection that are available for reading. The current "lepak" area will also be relocated to allow for more playing space and a permanent electronic board has also been set for visitors to have a feel of playing on the state of art chess interaction hardware/software.

Although the complete handover date has not been ascertained, during this interim period, both Hamid and Najib will be working together to ensure a smooth transition will take place and that the activities that have been planned (and booked) for the center will comokntinue as usual.

Najib Wahab, who has organized and arbitrate many local events including being part of the 2010 Malaysia Chess Festival, is set to announce and release DATCC calendar of activities for 2011 within the next couple of weeks. According to him, apart from the usual DATCC Weekender Series, there are also plans to continue the KL Team League and forging relationships with other local organizers and Chess Clubs/Associations to organize more events at the center. Najib is also planning to hold small classes (for 10 students per class) to coach and teach players who are of beginners and intermediate levels. Framework and syllabus for the classes are currently being designed to ensure players will learn chess via a more structured and proper way of learning, combining ideas that are being practiced in other parts of the world with his own unique approach. The classes will also include computer interactions work, homework, exercises and plenty of sparring sessions for the youngster and beginners.

For the first month of January, all the weekends in DATCC has been fully booked by organizers right up to the Chinese New Year weekend marking a very good start for the new year. For those who would like to rent the playing hall for events (including renting the place for other board games like carrom, scrabble, etc), please forward your inquiries to Najib Wahab at +6016 338 2542 or write to him at his email address najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com. Currently, DATCC is running a special rate of RM250 for a weekend/public holiday rental (including sets and clocks), and RM 150 for a weekday rental. The rate will increase once the center has been fully handed over which is expected to complete before the end of the first quarter.

Be on the lookout for DATCC 2011 Calendar of Activities which is expected to come out within the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, the Management of DATCC wishes all Chess players, supporters, fans and ALL MALAYSIANS a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR - May the new year ushers in more success, prosper, wealth and health to all of us!

Salam 1 Malaysia and a Happy New Year!

Thank you and Warm Regards

Najib Abdul Wahab

Program Manager/Coordinator

Tel: +6016 338 2542

Email: najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com

Ian Udani - IIUM Open Champion

Pix 1. IIUM category champions with Prof. Syed Arabi, Rector of IIUM and Greg Lau, Secretary General of MCF with other honoured guests and officials.

Pix 2. Ian Udani, IIUM Open category champion receiving his prize, cheque and certificate from Prof. Syed Arabi. 

2 January 2011, Kuala Lumpur – At the Cultural Activity Center (CAC) International Islamic University Malaysia, Ian Udani (picture above) scored 7 pts out of 8 rounds of rapid play during two days of tournament play held on 31st December 2010-2nd January 2011 as part of the 3rd IIUM Chess Invitational Tournament 2010/2011. Time control was 45 minutes per player. Ian Udani managed to beat Fariz in the sixth round earlier this morning. Ian Udani was declared the Open IIUM Chess Champion.

 

In second place is Kamalarifin Wahiduddin (pix left above) with 6.5 points, third Nik Ahmad Farouqi Nik Mat (pix right above) with 6.5 points as well, fourth Mohd Saprin Sabri, the Malay Chess Champion 2010 and fifth, Fariz Shafruddin, both scored 6 points.

In the under-21 category, Muhd Syazwan b Zulkifli scored an incredible 7.5 points from 8 rounds of play.

(results courtesy of Najib Wahab, arbiter of event and A Fadhil Nayan, tournament director, post by fireyrook)

IIUM Chess Event - Pairing and Standing (Round 6)

Pairing and standings for both Open and U-21 section for the IIUM Chess Tournament which started earlier today and ends tomorrow. 5 rounds concluded today with 3 more rounds to play tomorrow. Round 6 is scheduled to start at 9:00am with Prize Giving Ceremony scheduled at 3:00pm. Plenty of prizes for the various categories with the eventual winner bagging RM1,000 plus medals and certificates. There is also Lucky Draws during the Prize Giving Ceremony with 15 prizes up for grabs including 6 Grand Prizes.

Pairing for Round 6 (Open)

Bo.	Name	Res.	Name
1	Ian Udani		Fariz Shafruddin
2	Kamalarifin Wahiduddin		Mohd Fadli Zakaria
3	Abdul Shukor A Rajah		Abdullah Che Hassan
4	Razali Hamzah		Mohd Saprin Sabri
5	Masrul Ramsit		Ahmat Rubel Abbas
6	Tan Wei Hao		Abdul Rahim Ramli
7	Nik Ahmad Farouqi Nik Mat		Mohd Hussein Mohd Jamil
8	Kamaluddin Yusof		Sotimin Muhalip
9	Zarul Shafiq Zullkafli		Mohamed Ismail
10	Iskandar Rashid		Shamsuddin Mat Isa
11	Izuddin Ahayat		Nor Aida Abd Razak
12	Tan Yong Zhao		Mohd Hanafi Zainal Abidin
13	Norazwan Kamaruzaman		Zarul Shazwan Zullkafli
14	Noorameziatullaili Khairul Anu		Tun Seri Lanang Othman
15	Norhaida Hussin		Abdul Salam Maamur
16	Varian Thien		Sabri Ahmad
17	Hasidin Abdul Rashid		Akram M Zaki
18	Amierah Solehah Ahmad Tajuddin		Che Muhd Hafiz Che Ismail
19	Sarah Mohd Sopee		Nurul Najmi Bakar-G
20	Abdul Halim Samae		Muhd Ehsan Ghani
21	Mohd Faizul Ghani		Azizullah Saleem
22	Yerbal Suleimenuly		Farhan Mizra Mahamad Zabri
	Muataz Hazza		Bye

Top 20 Standings (After Round 5)

Rank	Name	Rtg	Pts
1	Fariz Shafruddin	1879	5
2	Ian Udani	2171	4½
3	Mohd Fadli Zakaria	1811	4
4	Abdullah Che Hassan	1915	4
5	Mohd Saprin Sabri	1906	4
6	Abdul Shukor A Rajah	1775	4
7	Kamalarifin Wahiduddin	1981	4
8	Razali Hamzah	1632	4
9	Ahmat Rubel Abbas	1771	3½
10	Nik Ahmad Farouqi Nik Mat	1915	3½
11	Abdul Rahim Ramli	1674	3½
12	Masrul Ramsit	0	3½
13	Tan Wei Hao	1585	3½
14	Shamsuddin Mat Isa	1662	3
15	Sotimin Muhalip	1576	3
16	Kamaluddin Yusof	1985	3
17	Zarul Shafiq Zullkafli	1798	3
18	Nor Aida Abd Razak	0	3
19	Mohamed Ismail	1538	3
20	Izuddin Ahayat	1579	3

Pairing for Round 6 (U-21)

Bo.	Name	Res.	Name
1	Muhd Syazwan Zulkifli		Subramanian Sivanesan
2	Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan-G		Teh Wee Zhun
3	Nabil Azmi		Lim Ming Xian
4	Muhd Hafiz Mohd Nasarudin		Abdullah Khairi Kz
5	Wan Ahmad Farid Wan A Rahman		Muhd Anwar Abdul Fatah
6	Amir Rahimi Muhd Ali		Noor Hisyam Ahayat
7	Mohd Izzaldin Mohd Isa		Lim Ming Kang
8	Ahmad Faiz Roslan		Yee Jian Yang
9	Naren Odaiyappan		M. Khairul Nizam Johariy
10	Chew Zhi Qi		Zurayusazrul Ismail
11	Amir Hamzah Kz		Lee Zhi Wei
12	Tan Ri Hong		Shah Abdul Hafiz Zainal Abidin
13	Chew Zhi Jing-G		Lee Zhi Yan
14	Abu Hanifah Muhd Ali		Chew Zhi Xuan
15	Hafiz Akram		Mohd Khairul Azman Adnan

Top 20 Standings (After Round 5)

Rank	Name	Rtg	Pts
1	Muhd Syazwan Zulkifli	1790	5
2	Subramanian Sivanesan	1533	4½
3	Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan-G	1571	4
4	Nabil Azmi	1373	4
5	Teh Wee Zhun	1489	4
6	Wan Ahmad Farid Wan A Rahman	1437	3½
7	Abdullah Khairi Kz	1733	3½
8	Muhd Hafiz Mohd Nasarudin	1535	3½
9	Lim Ming Xian	1326	3½
10	Yee Jian Yang	1338	3
11	Zurayusazrul Ismail	0	3
12	Amir Rahimi Muhd Ali	0	3
13	M. Khairul Nizam Johariy	1254	3
14	Muhd Anwar Abdul Fatah	1479	3
15	Naren Odaiyappan	1417	3
16	Ahmad Faiz Roslan	1422	3
17	Noor Hisyam Ahayat	1538	3
	Lim Ming Kang	1388	3
19	Mohd Izzaldin Mohd Isa	1463	3
20	Lee Zhi Wei	1297	2½

Malaysia Victorious!

Pix 1. The winning Malaysian Chess Team 2011 in Singapore.

(picture courtesy of Hairulovchessmaniac.com)

1 January 2011, Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian chess team triumphs in Singapore after drawing level 19-19 all in the final round 4 rapids of the Singapore-Malaysia Chess Challenge 2011 at the Stansfield Residence 1, Vernon Road, Singapore. This means Malaysia bring home the 3-0 winning lead and winning this year’s chess challenge 77.5-74.5 overall. Congratulations to team Malaysia!!!

With this win, Malaysia has finally avenged its loss in Kuala Lumpur and kept its critics at bay.

Well done to the Malaysian officials, players and organisers of the chess challenge! Hope to meet the Singaporeans again next year! Happy New Year everyone!

To read similar posts on fireyrook’s blog, please click here.
To read more, please visit Hairul’s chess blog who is in Singapore with the chess team or click here.

Malaysia Roars Back With 24-14 Win!

1 January 2011, Kuala Lumpur – Latest news of the Malaysia-Singapore Chess Challenge is that the Malaysian chess team turn the tables on Singapore by winning the third round rapid game with a 24-14 win! With this victory, Malaysia now take it’s turn to  lead the match with 3 points and the overall score 58.5-55.5!

Keep it up team Malaysia!!!

To follow the chess event, please visit Hairul’s chess blog or click here.

To read similar posts on fireyrook’s blog, please click here.