Date : 10th August 2008
Venue : Multi Purpose Hall UTP

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Date:  27^th July 2008 (Sunday)

Time:  9 am to 5 pm

Venue: The Chess Network, Wilayah Complex,

Jalan Dang Wangi, K. L. 

Organiser : Percawi (Kuala Lumpur Federal

  Territory Chess Association)  

Events: OPEN section  
Age-group Under-9 (boys and girls)

Age-group Under-12 (boys and girls)

          Age-group Under-15 (boys and girls) 

Format: 6 Rounds Rapid play (30 minutes each). 

Entry fee: RM 15 for Open 

            RM 10 for 15 years and below 

Registration: Gregory Lau (012-9020123),

      Jax Tham (013-3232280)

      & Collin (016-2123578) 

Closing date: 26^th of July 2008 (Saturday).  
 

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The Brunei-Muara District Executive Chess Championship 2008 Committee for His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam’s 62nd Birthday Celebration and the Brunei Chess Federation (BCF) yesterday announced that the first ever Brunei Internet Chess Blitz will be held on July 15 at 2 pm (GMT +8:00 or 2:00 ICC server time).

Registration for the tournament is free and is open to chess players from all over the world.

Hundreds of participants, including grandmasters, international masters and FIDE masters, are expected to participate in the 13-round, three-minute blitz and stand the chance to win US$1,500 in cash prize.

The event also offers a number of lucrative prizes for players from the BCF’s chess centres.

The online chess tournament is co-organised by the Internet Chess Club (ICC), the world’s premier online subscription chess service.

This this out:

For more information on the event, visit the official website at www.zon365.com, or contact the support team at bcfinternetblitz@gmail.com.

Source: http://www.brunei-online.com/bb/fri/jul4h41.htm

Open Section

1. RM800
2. RM500
3. RM300
4. RM100 to 10th RM100
5. 11th 20th place hamper

Under 15

1. RM 200
2. RM150
3. RM100
4. RM50
5. 5th place t0 10th place hamper

Best under 12 boy RM80.00

Best under 12 girl RM80.00

First round start at 3.00 pm on Friday .Round 7 start at 5pm.( 2 days event)

Info: http://caturterengganu.blogspot.com/

Sarawak Chess Association will be organising Medan Departmental Store 1st Sibu Open Chess Championship at First Floor, Medan Mall Commercial Centre, Jalan Wong King Huo, Sibu from 26-27 July 2008. The fixture is as follows:

26 July 08, Saturday 12:30 Registration

13:15 Opening ceremony
13:30-15:00 Round 1
15:00-16:30 Round 2
18:00-19:30 Round 3
19:30-21:00 Round 4
27 July 08, Sunday 10:30-12:00 Round 5
13:30-15:00 Round 6
15:00-16:30 Round 7
16:45 Prize giving and Closing ceremony

Prizes are:

Champion: RM400 + Trophy
Runner Up: RM250 + Trophy
3rd: RM150 + Trophy
4th: RM100
5th-8th : RM60 each
Best 18U(born on or after 1 Jan 1990) RM50 + Medal
Best 15U(born on or after 1 Jan 1993) RM50 + Medal
Best 12U(born on or after 1 Jan 1996) RM50 + Medal
Best 9U(born on or after 1 Jan 1999) RM50 + Medal
Best Lady RM50+Medal

Entrance fee: RM10 per head
RM5 per head for 18 years old and below and ladies

Interested players may register with any of the followings before 4:00 pm 24 July 2008
Mdm Cecilia(Medan Mall Management Corporation Office) 084-326020
Dr.George Ha: 016-8610339 georgehcha@hotmail.com
Ir. Lim Kian Hwa 016-8603180 lkhwa@tm.net.my

As highlighted recently by Chew Yaw Chong in his blog Wise Pawn

Congratulations to 18 players who had made it in the latest FIDE Rating List:-

David Chin (2089)
Nor Ilhamuddin Shaik Ali (2059)
Ralvin Manikam (2005)
Loo Pak Kwan (1986)
Zaidan Zulkipli (1975)
Ahmad Afiq Afyfy (1929)
Faeznor Razali (1927)
Ahmad Eizran Ezra Mohd Noor (1921)
Cheah Cheok Fung (1919)
Yeoh Li Tian (1905)
Tan Wei Hao (1894)
Zullkafli Mat Daud (1883)
Muhammad Syakir Shazmeer Azhar (1844)
Mohd Safri Ilias (1814)
Muhd Firdhaus Omar (1721)
Ng Kiang Wei (1685)
Mat Zaki Yeop (1643)
Mohd Syahir Abu Bakar (1490)

There are a few players that Wise Pawn had noticed also eg. Victor Hong Wee Liam (2169) that should be back in the active list.

MBSSKL held a age group tournament with a big turnout of 200 participants from 4 age groups namely U10, U12, U15 and U19.

Summary of top 3 winners from each age groups are as follows:-

Under 19

1. Yew Chow Kuan
2. Alvin Ang Keming
3. Latifah Syamimi

Under 15

1. Yeap Eng Chiam
2. Latifah Kaisyah
3. Lynette Wong Xun Peng

Under 12

1. Daniel Iskandar Noor Akbar
2. Low Hong Jin              
3. Albert Ang Keliang        

Under 10

1. Mohd Faizal Roslan
2. Muhd Aziz Farhan Akbar
3. Danish Hamzah Al-Hadi Akba

Full results and pictures after the jump..

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1 IM Mas Hafizulhelmi                   2386
2 FM Nicholas Chan                      2386
3 FM Lim Yee Weng                       2367
4 FM Peter Long                             2353
5 FM Mok Tze Meng                       2308
6 IM Jimmy Liew Chee Meng        2306
7 NM Ronnie Lim Chuing Hoong 2287
8 FM Anas Nazreen Bakri              2270
9 Fairin Zakaria                               2220
10 WIM Siti Zulaikha Foudzi          2218

Date : 17th-24th August 2008. (1st round on 18th August)

Venue: Bintang Ballroom, Cititel MidValley Kuala Lumpur.

Tournament Regulations:

1. This 11 Round, individual tournament is open to all players.

2. FIDE (World Chess Federation) rules and regulations will apply. The tournament will be FIDE rated.

3. The Swiss Manager Program will be used for pairings.

4. The games will be played according to the schedule below. Time Control is 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1.

5. All mobile phones & electronic devices are banned in the tournament hall.

6. All officials & players should be smartly attired in the playing hall.

7. The Malaysian Chess Federation reserves the right to reject entries.

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OPEN
Champion : Aaron Chua 6.0 points
Second : Calvin Choong 6.0
Third : NM Mohd Kamal Abdullah 6.0
Fourth : Aizuddin Che Hassan 6.0
Fifth : Soh Zee Wee 5.0
Sixth : Noorullah Omar 5.0
Seventh : Mahadevan 5.0
Eighth :T.Mandar 5.0
Nineth :Mike Palma 5.0
Tenth :Nurul Atiqah 4.5

Under 16
Champion : Mohd Shafiq Naqi 6.0 points
Second : Theebban Raj 6.0
Third : Chong Yong Kai 6.0
Fourth : Chai Juan Zhe 5.5
Fifth : Renitha 5.5
Sixth : Tham Gen He 5.5
Seventh : Mohd Irfan Nurfail 5.5
Eighth : Mogan Raj 5.5
Nineth : Ling Zhang Yang 5.0
Tenth : Loh Chun Seng 5.0

Under 12
Champion : Ahmad Yusof 6.5
Second : Wong Yi Hang 6.0
Third : Rishen Kumar 6.0
Fourth : Tineshean 6.0
Fifth : Ong wei Bin 6.0
Seventh : Seri Aisyah 5.5
Eighth : Chang Yi Hern 5.5
Nineth : Megat Daniel 5.5
Tenth : Ong Jun Yang 5.5

MALAYSIA vs INDONESIA ( Friendly Chess Match – Ladies Team ) - 30 April 2008 – Wilayah Kompleks

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PLACE : Bazaar MAINS

DATE : 28 June 2008
TIME : 10.00 a.m starts
Fees : RM 25 (dewasa), RM15 (under-18)
Registration due on : 25 June 2008

Prize : RM 500 for champion
Call Kamar Dani (013-6405845)  now for registration

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Here are the details for Taylor’s Annual Chess Challenge:

Prizes :

1st prize- RM250 cash + food voucher

2nd prize- RM150 cash + food voucher

3rd prize- RM100 cash + food voucher

4th prize- RM50 cash

5th prize- RM50 cash

6th prize- RM30 cash

7th prize- RM30 cash

8th prize- RM30 cash

9th prize- RM30 cash

10th prize- RM30 cash

Time control : 25 minutes per person to finish

Closing date : Saturday, 21st June 2008

Late entry extra charged for registration RM5

Venue : Multi Purpose Hall, Taylor’s University College, Subang Jaya

Tie Break : 1.Solkoff 2.SB 3. Cummulative

Attractive cash prizes.

Registration Fees
Adults : RM 20

Students and U18, RM 15

Pre-register:

Wan Khye Teng : 0122312792
Cikgu Shamsuddin 0129186958
Ustaz Rahman 0192526121

Sarawak Chess Association will be organising 2008 Sarawak chess Closed Championship at Borneo Chess Academy, Jalan Song, Kuching from 27-30 June 2008.. The championship is open to all Sarawakians and the top 4 players from this event will be sent by SCA to represent Sarawak in the Merdeka Team(Standard) Chess Championship which will be held in Kuala Lumpur from 29-31 august, 2008. There wil be a total cash prize of RM1,200/= with prizes 11th-15th reserved for youths 16 years and below. Entrance fee is RM20/= for SCA members, RM30/= for non-SCA members. Ladies and youths at half rate. The fixture is as follows

27 June 2008
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7:30pm Registration
8:00pm Round 1

28 June 2008
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9:00 am Round 2
1:30 pm Round 3
7:30 pm Round 4

29 June 2008
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9:00 am Round 5
1:30 pm Round 6
7:30 pm Round 7

30 June 2008
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9:00 am Round 8
1:30 pm Round 9
4:40 pm Prize giving

Interested players may register with any of the followings before 25 June 2008 Morsin Ahmad(012-8949415)/Abg Mohd.Reduan(019-8180876) Hj.Mohd.Nasir(019-8860323)/Lim Kian Hwa(016-8603180)

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Got an email from Peter Long relaying the appeal by Myanmar Chess Federation for donation.

More information at http://www.thefidetrainer.blogspot.com/