Merdeka Rapid Team Chess Open 29-31 Aug 2009

The Merdeka Rapid Team Chess Open 2009 which will run from 29 to 31 August 2009 and the event was officiated by the Sports Minister, YB Dato' Shabery Cheek on the morning of 29th August 2009 at the Ballroom, CitiTel MidValley Hotel. There will be 66 teams that will be competing for the Open Championship over 9 Swiss rounds with a 25 minute per player time control.

Each team will comprise of 4 or 5 players. Each match will consist of 4 board games to decide the score of the match. The fifth player will be in the team as a reserve, where available.

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As a guide to participating teams, the above table outlines the schedule for the 9 Swiss rounds from 29th to 31st August 2009.

To all players, please have fun participating in the team event in this year's Malaysian Chess Festival 2009 in Kuala Lumpur. Happy hunting and best of luck.