1st SKBJ Junior Chess Championship 2015

23 Feb 2015, Kuala Lumpur – Here is a new tournament for the juniors in Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam.

For the first time ever, SK Bukit Jelutong in Shah Alam will be organizing a Junior Chess Championship 2015 event to be held on the weekend of 7^th March and 8^th March 2015 at its school campus located in Jalan Serambi U8/21. The 1^st SKBJ Junior Chess Championship 2015 is an open event intended for junior players – both boys and girls, below the age of 12 years old and 9 years old.  In order to make the tournament even more attractive to the participants, the organizer has registered the Junior Chess Championship as a National Rated event and it is targeting to have up to 200 players playing in its inaugural edition. Whilst the majority of the players are expected to be those from around Shah Alam area and the surrounding Klang Valley districts, the school is also expecting a sizeable participant to come from neighboring states such as Perak, Pahang and Negeri Sembilan. The 2-day event will use a time control of 25 minutes to finish over 8 rounds of play – 6 rounds to be played on Saturday with the balance 2 rounds to be played on Sunday.

A total prize fund of more than RM 3,500 has been set aside for the eventual winners with special prizes to be given away to the top 3 school teams in each age category who have amassed the most points through out the tournament.  In order to be eligible for the best school team prizes, schools have to field 4 players to participate in the event and the 3 school that highest number of points accumulated by its players will be declared the winners.

For more information on the event, interested parties can contact Puan Syazerin Idayu Bt Mohd Sakri at +6013.356.7632 / +603.7845.9458 or if email is the preferred medium, write to kelabcaturskbj@gmail.com. Otherwise, you can download the registration form which contains details of the event and payment instruction at the following website http://www.chess-malaysia.com/SKBJOpen(Junior).pdf

Closing date for this event is 28^th February 2015 and only the first 200 players will be accepted for entry. Beyond the number that has been allocated, acceptance of registration will solely be at the discretion of the organizer – pending space and equipment availability.

Come and be a part of this exciting junior event in Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam.

See you there!!!!

Najib Abdul Wahab

Tournament Director

1st SKBJ Junior Chess Championship 2015

National Age-Group Chess Championship 2015, 20-22 March 2015

17 Feb 2015, Kuala Lumpur - Here is the latest announcement from MCF on the National Age-Group Chess Championship 2015 to be held from 20-22 March 2015 at the Olympic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

 

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Zadano Kelantan Chess Open 2015

8 Feb 2015, Kuala Lumpur – Here is news of an upcoming chess tournament in Kelantan this coming February 2015.

The ZADANO KELANTAN OPEN is now back on the calendar with the new date now set for the upcoming Chinese New Year Holidays. Scheduled for 20th and 21st February 2015, the venue for the event including the prize fund, time control and game schedule remains unchanged. Those who have registered for the event previously (for the original date in December) ARE ADVISED TO REGISTER THEIR NAMES AGAIN as all registrations from the earlier dates have been cancelled and ARE NOT AUTOMATICALLY ACCEPTED for the new dates. This is to make sure that there are no duplicated entries and space allocations are properly managed.

As mentioned in the previous circulation for the event, the Kelantan Open will adopt the rapid time control of 25 minutes each player per game to be played to the finish over 9 rounds of chess - 4 rounds to be played on Friday with another 5 to be played the following day. The tournament will also be tagged for FIDE rating - one of the few Rapid events in the country to do so. This will be a great opportunity for players to gain new rating points, and for new players to be recognised for the effort in accordance to the global ranking system.

A total prize fund of RM 5,700 has been set aside for this tournament with the eventual champion to be awarded RM2,000 for his/her effort. The second placed player is set to bag RM1,000 with another RM700 to be awarded to the third player. Special prizes have also been set aside for PCNK members and to the best lady player in the tournament.

FREE entry fees for titled players e.g. GM, WGM, IM, WIM including untitled players who has a FIDE rating of 2400 or higher. Entry fees for others are RM60 for those with a FIDE rating and those without FIDE rating, the entry fees shall be RM80. To encourage more PCNK members to participate, a 25% discount will be given to those who are registered PCNK members.

If you are interested to participate in the event, please contact PCNK Deputy President, Nik Ahmad Farouqi at +6019.999.6006 or write to him at farouqi.chess@gmail.com or you can also contact the Tournament Director, Najib Wahab at +6016.338.2542 (najib.wahab@hotmail.com). Alternatively, you can download the forms to register by clicking HERE and submit the form via email together with payment confirmation. You can also visit the PCNK official blogsite at www.caturkelate.blogspot.com or www.chess-malaysia.com for more information on the tournament.

Closing date to register is 15th February 2015 and entries received after this date, will only be accepted at the Organizer's discretion with additional fees to be added as penalty for late submission. Only 200 seats are reserved for the event so, book your places early and let us set our compass for Kota Bharu during the Chinese New Year  Holidays and spend it on good chess and good friends!

Najib Abdul Wahab

Tournament Director

ZADANO Kelantan Open 2015

NTU of Singapore wins Inter Varsity Chess 2015

3 Feb 2015, Kuala Lumpur – Here are the final team standings of the annual chess event – Inter Varsity GACC 2015 held in University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur recently.

Team Nanyang Technological University of Singapore won with a score of 26.5 points. Second was RV College of Engineering of India with 25.5 points and third, National University of Singapore (NUS) with 23.5 points. Team Sunway was fourth with 22.5 points.

19th GACC 2015

Final Team ranking

#	Name of Team	Points
1	NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (NAN)	26.5
2	RV COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (RVC)	25.5
3	NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE (NUS)	23.5
4	SUNWAY (SUN)	22.5
5	UNIVERSITY MALAYA (UM1)	21.0
6 - 8	UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA A (MRA)	20.5
6 - 8	UITM A (ITA)	20.5
6 - 8	UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA A (UPA)	20.5
9	UTP A (TPA)	20.0
10	UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA B (MRB)	19.5
11	ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY (APU)	19.0
12	IIUM A (IUA)	18.5
13 -14	IIUM B (IUB)	17.0
13 -14	UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA B (UPB)	17.0
15 -16	UMP (UMP)	16.5
15 -16	UPM (UPM)	16.5
17	UITM B (ITB)	16.0
18	UTP B (TPB)	15.5
19	IMU A (IMA)	13.5
20	IMU B (IMB)	11.5

(Courtesy of Collin Madhavan)

Lim Jean Nie is Malaysia’s Leading Lady in Chess–Jan 2015

17th Jan 2015, Kuala Lumpur – Here are the top 100 Malaysian Ladies ranked in the Top 100 best chess ratings as issued by the Malaysian Chess Federation in January 2015.

Lim Jean Nie is the leading lady in Malaysian chess scene with a MCF Rating of 2045. Second is Siti Zulaikha Foudzi with 1961, third is Nur Nabila Azman Hisham with 1873.

The new wave of younger generation of Y-Gen ladies starting from Nur Nabila Azman Hisham are dominating the top 34 highly ranked chess ladies. Puteri Rifqah Fahada Azhar is fourth with 1871 is familiar face among the Y-Gen group. Nabila’s sister, Nur Najiha Azman Hisham is fifth with 1853.

Hopefully these group of highly talented chess ladies will stay around long enough to help bring up the chess scene in Malaysia and spill over onto the international arena.

Note:	MCF Chess Rating column shows the player's rating to be used in the nationally-rated event for the period from JAN to MAR 2015.
	The MCF Chess Rating is approximately 150 points below FIDE elo rating.
No.	Name	MCF-ID	Sex	Type	Y.O.B.	Achievement since 1999	MCF Rtg	Last update
1	Lim Jean Nie-G	MCR004077	F			NP(Snr)	2045
2	Siti Zulaikha Foudzi-G	MCR004083	F		1988	NP(Snr)	1961
3	Nur Nabila Azman Hisham-G	MCR000046	F	J	1997	NP(Snr)	1873	1/1/2015
4	Puteri Rifqah Fahada Azhar-G	MCR000075	F	J	2000	NP(Snr)	1871	1/1/2015
5	Nur Najiha Azman Hisham-G	MCR000060	F	J	1999	NP(Snr)	1853	1/1/2015
6	Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan-G	MCR000136	F	J	2000	NP(Snr)	1834	1/1/2015
7	Tan Li Ting-G	MCR000039	F	J	1998	NP(Snr)	1813	1/1/2015
8	Camilia Johari-G	MCR000093	F	J	1998	NP(Snr)	1776	7/1/2014
9	Alia Anin Azwa Bakri-G	MCR004121	F		1994	NP(Snr)	1760	1/1/2015
10	Rosamund Koo Wei Xin-G	MCR000257	F	J	1999	NP(Jnr)	1740	1/1/2015
11	Wan Khye Theng-G	MCR004156	F		1991	NP(Snr)	1724
12	Nur Shazwani Zullkafli-G	MCR004166	F		1989	NP(Snr)	1714
13	Renitha Narayanan-G	MCR000166	F		1993	NP(Jnr)	1706	7/1/2014
14	Hoh Tjin Hui-G	MCR000204	F	J	1997	NP(Jnr)	1682	4/1/2014
15	Guan Xin Ting-G	MCR004214	F				1681
16	Teh De Zen-G	MCR000195	F	J	2001	NP(Jnr)	1674	7/1/2014
17	Pavitranayagi Jayamurthey-G	MCR000158	F	J	1996	NP(Jnr)	1669	10/1/2013
18	Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar-G	MCR000080	F	J	2001	NP(Jnr)	1658	1/1/2015
19	Fong Mi Yen-G	MCR000087	F		1991	NP(Snr)	1651	7/1/2014
20	Najihah Mohd Saufi-G	MCR000299	F	J	1997		1641	7/1/2014
21	Khairunnisa Wahiduddin-G	MCR000197	F		1975	NP(Snr)	1634	7/1/2013
22	Ruby Kwan Tszee Yeung-G	MCR000328	F		1993	NP(Snr)	1627	4/1/2014
23	Melanie Koo Wei Wei-G	MCR000466	F	J	2001	NP(Jnr)	1626	1/1/2015
24	Asjoana Asmad-G	MCR004350	F				1621
25	Ong Choon Yong-G	MCR004801	F		1992	NP (Snr)	1618	4/1/2014
26	Amira Syahmina Zullkafli-G	MCR004325	F	J	1995	NP(Jnr)	1616	4/1/2014
27	Nurul Huda Wahiduddin-G	MCR004892	F		1967		1614	1/1/2015
28	Khairunnisa Izzati Othman-G	MCR004542	F		1987		1612	4/1/2014
29	Laila Husna Sahadi-G	MCR000297	F	J	1996		1610	1/1/2014
30	Jamie Mollison-G	MCR004386	F				1606
31	Samantha Lee Heng Jun-G	MCR004390	F			NP(Snr)	1606
32	Latifah Kaiyisah Mohd Latib-G	MCR004764	F		1994	NP(Snr)	1597	1/1/2015
33	Hoh Tjin Li-G	MCR000259	F	J	1995	NP(Snr)	1595	1/1/2014
34	Nur Sabrina Aliya Asman-G	MCR000205	F	J	1999	NP(Jnr)	1595	1/1/2015
35	Siti Nur Faizah Said-G	MCR004446	F				1593
36	Azlisha Ab Aziz-G	MCR004448	F				1592
37	Roslina Marmono-G	MCR000272	F		1980	NP(Snr)	1592	10/1/2013
38	Norhidayu Sidek-G	MCR019026	F				1591	1/1/2015
39	Sin Shi Yin-G	MCR004455	F				1591
40	Siti Aisyah Sabirin-G	MCR004483	F	J	1998		1585
41	Olivia Madhavan-G	MCR000254	F		1994	NP(Snr)	1584	10/1/2014
42	Chuah Yi Ning-G	MCR000223	F	J	1998		1581	1/1/2015
43	Fairuz Hamizah Ahmad Fuad-G	MCR000353	F	J		NP(Jnr)	1579	4/1/2014
44	Chia Yoon Yoong-G	MCR004523	F		1991	NP(Jnr)	1576
45	Intan Syamimi Darwis-G	MCR004532	F				1575
46	Pang Hwei Yih-G	MCR004467	F		1989		1574	10/1/2014
47	Tan Jia Yun-G	MCR000343	F	J	1999		1573	1/1/2015
48	Nurul Hasanah Zainuddin-G	MCR004554	F				1572
49	Lim Han Ying-G	MCR004585	F		1988	NP(Snr)	1568
50	Chua Kar Ying-G	MCR017828	F	J	2004		1564	10/1/2014
51	Fadzilah Wahiduddin-G	MCR004631	F				1561
52	Hazel Wong Xun Li-G	MCR004634	F		1992		1561
53	Zatul Iradah Ibrahim-G	MCR004640	F				1561
54	Mashitah Zainal Abidin-G	MCR004645	F				1560
55	Loi Choi Suien-G	MCR004654	F				1559
56	Najwah Aziz-G	MCR004669	F				1558
57	Ayu Zawanis Zuraini Mohd Zainun-G	MCR001939	F	J	1998		1555	10/1/2014
58	Lee Lee Yin-G	MCR004700	F		1992	NP(Snr)	1554	4/1/2014
59	Nurul Najmi Bakar-G	MCR000309	F		1985		1554	4/1/2014
60	Nurwahida Atira Nordin-G	MCR000848	F		1992		1554	1/1/2015
61	Chan Mui Lan-G	MCR004718	F				1552
62	Marsyitah Baba-G	MCR004979	F		1991		1552	4/1/2014
63	Felicia Woon Hui Fei-G	MCR004728	F				1551
64	Mok Shu Zing-G	MCR000260	F	J	2001	NP(Jnr)	1551	4/1/2014
65	Vickie Hong Wee Ki-G	MCR004769	F	J	1995		1548
66	Anis Azira MY-G	MCR004781	F				1546
67	Jessica Augustine-G	MCR000347	F	J	1998		1545	10/1/2014
68	Nor Atiqah Mohd Niza-G	MCR000409	F		1991		1545	1/1/2014
69	Chua Jia-Tien-G	MCR000592	F	J	2003	NP(Jnr)	1544	1/1/2015
70	Stephanie Woon Hui Feng-G	MCR004802	F				1544
71	Teh Kai Wen-G	MCR004812	F		1994	NP(Jnr)	1543
72	Winnie Hong Wee Ni-G	MCR004813	F		1994	NP(Jnr)	1543
73	Khaw Ker Lee-G	MCR000450	F	J			1541	1/1/2015
74	Emyliza Sharida Asari-G	MCR004836	F				1540
75	Siti Nur Afiqah Mohd Haslam-G	MCR000310	F				1540	4/1/2014
76	Tan Shie Mei-G	MCR000435	F	J	1996		1540	7/1/2014
77	Sarika Subramaniam-G	MCR000289	F	J	1995	NP(Snr)	1539	7/1/2014
78	Zuraiha Wazir-G	MCR004859	F				1539
79	Marina Soh-G	MCR004864	F				1538
80	Najahu Fazilah Zainuddin-G	MCR004868	F				1538
81	Ng Jing Jia-G	MCR000372	F	J			1537	4/1/2013
82	Evie Kho Siaw Hei-G	MCR004918	F				1532
83	Norhaida Hussin-G	MCR000411	F		1991		1532	4/1/2014
84	Arina Sauki-G	MCR004924	F				1531
85	Syahirah Hanisah Hasnul-G	MCR005225	F				1531	1/1/2014
86	Asmah Ahmad Hambadley-G	MCR004949	F				1529
87	Wong Mei San-G	MCR004959	F				1529
88	Aimi Farzana-G	MCR004975	F				1527
89	Norhidayah Azman-G	MCR004994	F		1985	NP(Jnr)	1526
90	Fatin Nabilah Zainal Abidin-G	MCR007023	F	J			1525	1/1/2015
91	Roslizawati Zulkifli-G	MCR005007	F				1525
92	Wong Siew Ting-G	MCR005026	F		1992		1524
93	Noorameziatullaili Khairul Anuar-G	MCR005032	F				1523
94	Noorazira Ishak-G	MCR005033	F				1523
95	Sim Jia Ru-G	MCR001157	F	J	2005	NP(Jnr)	1523	1/1/2015
96	Sofia Mohd Sopee-G	MCR005035	F				1523
97	Fauziah Md Nor-G	MCR005041	F				1522
98	Mardiana Marmono-G	MCR005052	F				1521
99	Chan Zheng Yee-G	MCR005061	F				1520
100	Lim Shu Ting-G	MCR005076	F				1519

 

(source: Lim Tse Pin, MCF)