24th GACC Chess 8th-15th Feb 2020, Kuala Lumpur

Chess for All

 24^th GACC Chess Championship – Chess For All

29th Nov 2019, Kuala Lumpur – Tuanku Bahiyah Residential College, University of Malaya will be organizing an international chess championship for the 24^th year in a row, known as 24^th GACC Chess Championship to promote the culture of playing chess in the society of Malaysia. The event will take place from 8 February 2020 to 15 February 2020, at Dewan Tunku Canselor, University of Malaya. This year, there will be 4 main events to encourage participation not only for undergraduates but also chess players from the primary, secondary schools and also the public.

Event	Date
GACC Open Chess Championship 2020 (FIDE Rated)	8th February 2020
GACC Age-Group Chess Championship 2020	8th February 2020
GACC Open Team Chess Championship 2020 (FIDE Rated)	9th February 2020
24th GACC International Inter-Varsity Chess Championship (FIDE Rated)	10th February – 15th February 2020

GACC Chess Championship is an annual chess event organized by students and is a well-known international chess competition among the chess community. A total of 68 Universities from 22 countries have been a part of GACC since the 1^st event back in the year 1996, including China, India, Indonesia, Germany, Sri Lanka, Singapore and other Asian Countries. This FIDE-Rated event has been going on for 23 years since 1996.

The 24^th GACC Chess Championship is recognized by Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF), Kuala Lumpur Chess Association (KLCA) and Ministry of Education (MOE). Participants of the Age-Group Events will be entitled to get international level co-curricular marks and meanwhile, for the International event, you will have the chance to meet and take up the challenge of playing against varsity chess players from all around the world.

With respect to the theme “Chess for All” this year, a Chess Carnival is newly introduced to GACC Chess Championship.  There will be exhibition and also many fun games related to chess for not only the participants and also for the public who are interested in playing chess. 

Register here：

• ·       GACC AGE-GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2020

·       GACC OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 (FIDE RATED)

·       GACC OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2020 (FIDE RATED)

• 24^TH GACC INTERNATIONAL INTER-VARSITY CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (FIDE-RATED)

Contact us

Grab your forms at our Facebook Page “Grand Asian Chess Challenge (GACC)” or contact Miss Eng Shei Lin (016-206 2024) / Miss Teo Xi Yuan (010-222 6944) for or email gacc24delegationaffairs.gmail.com for further information

Registration for 24^th GACC International Inter-Varsity Chess Championship (FIDE Rated) will be due by 22th December 2019, while early bird registration for other categories will be due by 5^th December 2019 and registration will be closed at 8^th January 2020.

24^th GACC Logo

Theme                 

Chess for All

Slogan

Breakthrough your fortress, pace towards victory

Kimma Open Chess 2019 on 17th Nov 2019

Kimma Chess is coming this November 2019.

Let's join and play in Kimma Open Chess

https://datchesscenter.net/tournament/3rd-kimma-open-chess-tournament-2019/

The highly successful KIMMA Chess Open is coming this 17th Nov 2019. It now comes over two days. The 16th Nov 2019 for Junior Chess Tournament for U-9, U-12 and U-16 while the Open Tournament will be held on Sunday, 17th Nov 2019. The venue will be at Metro Mall PUDU, Fraser Business Park, Jalan PUDU 2, 55200 Kuala Lumpur.

Let’s join and play chess at KIMMA Open 2019.

Please visit http://www.datchess.net/ to register for the 3rd KIMMA Chess Open 2019

Or contact Abd Hamid Majid (019-315 8098), Siraj (019-221 6333), Khai (012-386 8520) or IM Jimmy Liew (019-657 1628), Jax Tham (013-323 2280) for more information.

UniKLMFI International Rapid Chess Championship 3.0

2 Oct 2019, Kuala Lumpur - Here we are! We look forward to our annual event; *UniKL MFI International Rapid Chess Championship 3.0* this coming 5th to 6th of October 2019.

UniKL MFI will be kicking off our 3rd chess tournament of the year. Significantly, this edition doubles up as a mini chess festival where there will be various stores to serve you and a wide-variety of activities to keep your family occupied.

Register today at *https://bit.ly/UniKLMFIIntRapidChess2019* or come and show your support!!

For more info, whatsapp us at:
1. Shinazwan: 012-6305071
2. Mimi: 011-61640922
3. Izzat: 017-5079875

5 Reasons To Know About Chess Openings

Five Reasons To Know Something About Everything in the Chess Openings

1. You need to be knowledgeable in order to make meaningful move choices;
2. Transpositions (shifting from one opening to another) take place frequently;
3. Ideas from one opening game can be applied to other similar openings;
4. Sometimes you reach a position in an opening with "colors reversed"- for instance, when White plays the English (1. c4) and Black responds with 1. ... e5, both players can find themselves in a "Reversed Sicilian".
5. One can improve one's overall play by practicing in different kinds of middlegame positions resulting from various openings.

Malaysian Chess Festival 2019 is coming 9-18 August 2019

Dear Friends The Dato' Arthur Tan Chess Centre (DAT Chess Centre) with endorsement from Malaysian Chess Federation will be organizing the 16th Malaysian Chess Festival as follows:

Website: http://www.datchesscenter.net/ http://www.datchesscentre.com/admin/home

09 - 10th August 2019 (Friday & Saturday) (CLOSING DATE 01 AUGUST 2019)

1) Merdeka Team Chess Championship (OPEN)

2) Datin Yee Wai Fong MERDEKA Junior Team Chess Championship (JUNIOR U12) 15th August (Thursday)

3) 10th DATCC/DATIN YEE WAI FONG Age Group Chess Championship (CLOSING DATE: 15 JULY 2019) 11th August (Arrival) - 19th August (Departure) - Monday to Monday (CLOSING DATE: 01 AUGUST 2019)

4) 16th IGB Dato' Arthur Tan International Malaysian Open Chess Championship

5) 10th IGB Dato Tan Chin Nam International Seniors Open Chess Championship

6) 14th IGB BERHAD Malaysia Chess Challenge 11th August 2019 (Sunday) (CLOSING DATE: 01 AUGUST 2019)

7) Merdeka Day Individual Rapid Chess Championship (Open/Under18/Under12)

8) MERDEKA BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (17:15 Saturday, 10th August) (Registration during Festival)

9) MALAYSIA FESTIVAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (13:00 - Sunday, 18th August) (Registration during Festival) Entry Forms are attached.

Please register early so that we can accept you! Last year we had to reject many entries especially Merdeka and Age-Group because of space constraints.

(Please inform your fellow chess players)

Hamid My email address is as follows:

(Send to All)
Email: aham@pc.jaring.asia Email: ahamchess@yahoo.com Email: datcc@outlook.com -- Hon Secretary, Malaysian Chess Federation DAT CHESS CENTRE Mobile: +60 19 3158098,
Fax: +60 3 40244337
Email: aham@pc.jaring.asia, ahamchess@yahoo.com

Webpage: http://www.datchesscenter.net/

16th Malaysia Chess Festival 2019

Subject: 16th Malaysia Chess Festival 2019

Dear Friends

The Dato' Arthur Tan Chess Centre (DAT Chess Centre) with endorsement from Malaysian Chess Federation. Please advertise to your players
will be organizing the 16th Malaysian Chess Festival as follows:

Website:
http://www.datchesscenter.net/

09 - 10th August 2019 (Friday & Saturday) (CLOSING DATE 01 AUGUST 2019)
1) Merdeka Team Chess Championship (OPEN)
2) Datin Yee Wai Fong MERDEKA Junior Team Chess Championship (JUNIOR U12)

15th August (Thursday)3) 10th DATCC/DATIN YEE WAI FONG Age Group Chess Championship (CLOSING DATE: 01 JULY 2019)

11th August (Arrival) - 19th August (Departure) - Monday to Monday (CLOSING DATE: 01 AUGUST 2019)4) 16th IGB Dato' Arthur Tan International Malaysian Open Chess Championship
5) 10th IGB Dato Tan Chin Nam International Seniors Open Chess Championship
6) 14th IGB BERHAD Malaysia Chess Challenge

11th August 2019 (Sunday) (CLOSING DATE: 01 AUGUST 2019)

7) Merdeka Day Individual Rapid Chess Championship (Open/Under18/Under12)

8) MERDEKA BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (17:15 Saturday, 10th August) (Registration during Festival)
9) MALAYSIA FESTIVAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (13:00 - Sunday, 18th August) (Registration during Festival)

Entry Forms are attached. Please register early so that we can accept you! Last year we had to reject many entries especially Merdeka and Age-Group because of space constraints.

Hamid

My email address is as follows: (Send to All)

Email: aham@pc.jaring.asia
Email: ahamchess@yahoo.com
Email: datcc@outlook.com

-- 
Hon Secretary, Malaysian Chess Federation
DAT CHESS CENTRE
Mobile: +60 19 3158098, Fax: +60 3 40244337
Email: aham@pc.jaring.asia, ahamchess@yahoo.com
Webpage: http://www.datchesscenter.net/

Winners of the 3rd NMA-SG U2000 2018

21 Nov 2018, Kuala Lumpur - Here are the winners of the 3rd NMA - SG U2000 International Tournament 2018

Photo 1. Winners all of the 3rd NMA-SG U2000 International Tournament 2018

Photo 2. The Champion of the 3rd NMA-SG U2000 2018 - Mr Teh Beng Teik (right).

List of prize winners:

U8
Champion: Muthukumar Mukesh
2nd: Yee Hao Long
3rd: Vinesh Venkata

U10
Champion: Ernest Yek
2nd: Ferris Lim
3rd: Rafiq Al Hafiz

U12
Champion: Shubh Kapur
2nd: Kushaal Kumar
3rd: Kreeyan Kumar

U14
Champion: Hiu Jack Yuan
2nd: Chew Zhi Qi
3rd: Chee Wen Feng

U16
Champion: Chong Huan Yan
2nd: Nik Emil Hisham
3rd: Chew Zhi Xuan

Ladies:
Champion: Ellie Emmira Syamimi
2nd: Divyadarshini Loganathan
3rd: Allaida Siow

Seniors:
Champion: Che Lah Buchin
2nd: Lim Kian Hwa
3rd: Chan Soon Lim

Unrated:
Champion: Gan Win Shen
2nd: Hakim Hamzah
3rd: Naresh Kumar

U1200:
Champion: Kavin Mohan
2nd: Keshav Shyam Suneth
3rd: Edwin Chua Jin Rui

U1400:
Champion: Ivan Sean Yap Sheuan
2nd: Chai Chang Yik
3rd: Manresh Singh

U1600
Champion: Emir Rasyud Emran
2nd: Franklin Leonardo
3rd: Iwan Schani Ibnu

U1800:
Champion: See Hooi Chin
2nd: Joel Su
3rd: Razali Hamzah

Best Game Award:
Ahmad Justin Abd Rahim
Game played: Round 7
White against Joel Su

Main Prizes
Champion: Teh Beng Teik
2nd Ilhan Mansiz Hairul
3rd Eshwant Singh
4th Poh Yuan Tuan
5th Muhd Hafizudin Zulkifli
6th Aqil Ainuddin Naufal Akhramsyah
7th Tan Yong Hau
8th Cahyadi
9th Sathaseelan Dinish
10th Ahmad Justin Abd Rahim Yeo
11th Kausal Khandar
12th Syed Iskandar Shah Syed Hussin
13th Prem kumar Tharation
14th Lim Bin Leong
15th Keshav Palaniappan
16th Konh Yeong Keng Brendan
17th Shamsuddin Shahrizal
18th Ashraf Alimuddin Zah Akhramsyah
19th Norazman Kamaruzaman
20th Muhd Syukur Razali

 Youngest boy player: Mithun Pranav (5 years old)

Youngest girl Player:
Bunga Qisyratul Ain (6 years old)

Congratulations to all winners of the 3rd NMA-SG U2000 International Tournament 2018. 

Hope you have all enjoyed the tournament and see you again next year in another exciting chess tournament.

Grand Asia Chess Challenge 2019

20th Nov 2018, Kuala Lumpur - The University of Malaya is organising the 23rd Grand Asia Chess Challenge (GACC) 2019 from 26 January - 2 Feb 2019 at Dewan Tunku Canselor, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur.

There is the Inter Varsity, Open and Team Chess categories, Age Group Chess and Blitz Chess during the week long event.

The flyer is shown below:-

Photo 1. Grand Asia Chess Challenge 2019

To download forms, please visit the following facebook page as shown below:-

https://www.facebook.com/GrandAsianChessChallenge/

Sunway - SMS Deen Malaysian Rapid and Blitz Open Chess Challenge 2018

20 Nov 2018, Kuala Lumpur - Here is a FIDE Rated tournament for Rapid and Blitz chess lovers. It is called Sunway - SMS Deen Malaysian Rapid and Blitz Open Chess Challenge 2018. It will be held over two days, 29-30 December 2018.

Photo 1. Sunway - SMS Deen Malaysian Rapid and Blitz Open 2018

To register please use the form below:-

Form 1. Registration Form for Sunway - SMS Deen Rapid and Blitz Open 2018

To register online, please visit this link here -
https://goo.gl/forms/qocZsPhr8LZWJPie2


You may contact the following persons for information:-

Abdul Hamid Majid - 019-3158098 or Jimmy Liew - 019-6571628 or Joanavene - 018-2298030.

Interesting prizes for 3rd NMA-SG U2000 2018

20 Nov 2018, Kuala Lumpur - The 3rd NMA-SG U2000 2018 is going into its last day of tournament. Many prizes are up for grab at the end of the tournament. These include a prize for best game (brilliancy prize) and other categories shown below:-

Prize categories for tomorrow

Main:
Champ: RM1k
2nd: RM700
3rd: RM500
4th: RM400
5th: RM300
6th: RM200
7th-10th: RM100
11th-20th: RM50

U1800: 1st-3rd
U1600: 1st to 3rd
U1400: 1st to 3rd
U1200: 1st to 3rd
Unrated: 1st to 3rd
Seniors S50: 1st to 3rd
Ladies: 1st to 3rd
(RM200, RM100, RM50)

U16 / U14 / U12 / U10 / U8 (1st to 3rd each category)
RM50 , RM30, RM20

Youngest Boy Award
Youngest Girl Award

To see more results for the tournament, please visit chess-results.com or the link here - http://chess-results.com/tnr383338.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=7&turdet=YES

Photo 1. Celebrated IM Jimmy Liew's birthday before round 6 yesterday (19 Nov 2018).