Hari Raya Open House Blitz Tournament, 3 October 2009

The Dato' Arthur Tan Chess Center will be hosting the Hari Raya Open House Blitz Tournament as follows:


Venue: Dato' Arthur Tan Chess Center, 4th Floor Parking Area, Wilayah Complex, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, Kuala Lumpur.


Date: Saturday 3 Oct 2009


Time: 12:30 - 7 pm followed by dinner (buffet) on the house.


9 (or 11 depending on entries) rounds Swiss followed by last eight knock out


or 21 rounds straight. (Pls contact En. Abdul Hamid Majid of the Malaysian Chess Federation)


Winner (Champion) RM 400


Second RM 200


Third & Fourth (RM 100)


5th - 8th (RM 50)


Entry Fee RM 20.00, Open to all, and you are to be at the venue before 12.


Time Control 5mins+2seconds increment


Those who wish to bring along their Hari Raya cakes are welcome !!!


Lets get together for Hari Raya !!!!!!!!
 
(source: GiLoCatur blog)

FIRST FRIDAY CLASSICAL CHESS ( OCTOBER ) 2009

( EVERY FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH CALENDER MONTH ONWARD )

Besides organising the Hari Raya Classical Chess on the 23-24th September 2009, the organisers of Classical Chess will continue to organise the First Friday Classical Chess series as originally envisaged. Hence, the First Friday Classical Chess for the month of October 2009 will be held on 2nd - 4th October 2009. The details are as follows:-

VENUE: EXCEL CHESS ACADEMY, 26A. JALAN HUJAN EMAS 4, OUG. JALAN KELANG LAMA .POSKOD 58200 KUALA LUMPUR.

DATES:
ROUND 1 : FRIDAY OCTOBER 2 ( 7.00 pm to 11.00 pm )
ROUND 2 : SATURDAY OCTOBER 3 ( 10.00 am to 2.00 pm )
ROUND 3 : SATURDAY OCTOBER 3 ( 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm )
ROUND 4 : SUNDAY OCTOBER 4 ( 10.00 am to 2.00 pm )
ROUND 5 : SUNDAY OCTOBER 4 ( 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm )

FORMAT : 90 MINUTES PLUS 30 SECOND INCREMENT EACH MOVE

ENTRY FEE : RM 35.00

OBJECTIVES : A CHOICE TO PLAN , PROMOTE AND IMPROVE CLASSICAL PLAY

MAIN PRIZES :

1st PRIZE : RM 120 + CRYSTAL TROPHY GOLD WITH NAME ENGRAVE

2nd PRIZE : RM 80 + CRYSTAL TROPHY SILVER WITH NAME ENGRAVE

3rd PRIZE : RM 50 + CRYSTAL TROPHY BRONZE WITH NAME ENGRAVE

4th PRIZE : CRYSTAL TROPHY BRONZE WITH NAME ENGRAVE

5th PRIZE : CRYSTAL TROPHY BRONZE WITH NAME ENGRAVE

SPECIAL PRIZES :

TOP VETERAN PLAYER ( 50 + )* CRYSTAL TROPHY WITH NAME ENGRAVE

TOP UNDER- 16* CRYSTAL TROPHY WITH NAME ENGRAVE

TOP UNDER- 12* CRYSTAL TROPHY WITH NAME ENGRAVE

TOP LADY * CRYSTAL TROPHY WITH NAME ENGRAVE

BEST SECONDARY SCHOOL* 3 CRYSTAL TROPHY

BEST PRIMARY SCHOOL* 3 CRYSTAL TROPHY

( NOTE * MINUMUM 3 PLAYERS/ TEAM TO BE ELIGIBLE )

REGISTRATION by HP SMS 013-3232280 OR EMAIL jaxtham@hotmail.com

CLOSING DATE 30 SEPTEMBER 2009 ( WEDNESDAY )

ENTRY FORM : NAME: __________________________________ TEL: _________________

D.O.B./ I.C.NO __________________________ SCHOOL : ____________________________

Final Results of Hari Raya Classical Chess, 23-24 September 2009

The final round results and ranking of the Hari Raya Classical Chess held at Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur from 23-24 September 2009 are as shown in the following two tables.

Incredibly, Jax Tham wins the Hari Raya Classical Chess and manages to turn the tables against the top seed, Abdullah Che Hassan with ease in the sixth and final round of play. Fantastic play by Jax Tham, who happens to be the organiser of this Hari Raya Classical Chess 2009.

Jax Tham in serious combat.

A total of 22 local players participated in this Hari Raya Classical Chess 2009 held by Excel Chess Academy. For the first time, there is some cash prizes to be won for the top three positions in this Classical Chess series of tournaments, mooted and spearheaded by Jax Tham, almost single-handedly. That is a proud achievement for this veteran chess player from Malaysia!

The fun hasn't stopped there, though. There will be another Classical Chess in early October 2009, to be held from 2nd to 4th October 2009 for the monthly First Friday Classical Chess. All chess enthusiasts interested in playing the 90 mins. classical chess time control, pls contact Jax Tham at his email: jaxtham@hotmail.com or his handphone number 013-3232280.

Ranking and Games after round 6 of HCC09

No. PNo. Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Score
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1. 2 JAX THAM 6b1 5w1 1bｫ 7w1 8b1 3w1 5.5
2. 1 ABDULLAH CHE HASSAN15w1 8b1 2wｫ 4b1 5w1 6bｫ 5.0
3. 6 ROSHAN AJEET SINGH 2w0 10b1 14w1 3b1 4w1 1wｫ 4.5
4. 5 JOSHUA FOONG 17w1 2b0 11w1 13b1 1b0 7w1 4.0
5. 11 ANDREW SOONG 4w0 17b1 5b0 12w1 16w1 10b1 4.0
6. 13 TIN JUN HAO B-12 22b1 3w1 7b0 5w0 9b1 8w1 4.0
7. 4 CHONG KWAI KUN 11b1 7wｫ 9b1 1w0 6b0 20w1 3.5
8. 3 MARK SIEW 16w1 13b0 21b1 6w0 17w1 2b0 3.0
9. 7 CHONG YAN MENG B-1418w1 4bｫ 13w1 2b0 10wｫ 5b0 3.0
10.8 GABRIEL SOONG 19b1 1w0 12b1 21w1 2w0 13b0 3.0
11.9 KUNG KAH HENG 20wｫ 14b1 4w0 16bｫ 13w0 19b1 3.0
12.10 LEE ZHI WEI B-10 21bｫ 6w0 19b1 22w1 7bｫ 11w0 3.0
13.14 THAM CHEE LEONG 12b1 9w0 6b0 19w1 20b0 21w1 3.0
14.16 ETHAN WONG 3b0 22wｫ 15b1 9wｫ 11b0 18b1 3.0
15.17 KUNG SOON HENG 5b0 11w0 18b1 15w1 3b0 12w1 3.0
16.20 VINTON WONG 9bｫ 21w0 22b0 18w1 14w1 4b0 2.5
17.21 ENG MAY KEI 10wｫ 20b1 3w0 8b0 22w1 14b0 2.5
18.12 MAX WONG 14w0 18b1 8w0 11b0 19w1 17b0 2.0
19.22 ROSHEN SUBRAMANIAM 13w0 16bｫ 20w1 10b0 21b0 15wｫ 2.0
20.15 SEAN HSHI-LOONG 1b0 19w0 16w0 17b0 18w1 22bｫ 1.5
21.19 SOOI CHING WEI 8w0 15b1 10w0 14b0 12b0 9w0 1.0
22.18 LEE ZHI YAN 7b0 12w0 17w0 20b0 15b0 16w0 0.0


Ranking after round 6 of HCC09

No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We

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1. 2 JAX THAM 5.5 22.5 20.00 19.0 1755 1951 +0.94
2. 1 ABDULLAH CHE HASSAN 5.0 22.0 17.00 18.5 1892 1756 -0.52
3. 6 ROSHAN(T) AJEET SINGH 4.5 23.0 15.00 14.5 1492 1763 +2.16
4. 5 JOSHUA FOONG 4.0 24.5 14.00 14.0 1543 1582 +0.28
   11 ANDREW(F) SOONG 4.0 18.5 11.00 11.0 1277 1470 +1.54
   13 TIN(T) JUN HAO 4.0 18.0 11.00 14.0 1273 1514 +1.60
7. 4 CHONG KWAI KUN 3.5 22.0 11.00 13.5 1569 1446 -0.94
8. 3 MARK(S) SIEW 3.0 22.5 8.50 12.0 1692 1309 -2.30
    7 CHONG(F) YAN MENG 3.0 20.0 7.25 13.5 1359 1431 +0.60
    8 GABRIEL(F) SOONG 3.0 20.0 5.50 13.0 1319 1376 +0.35
    9 KUNG(T) KAH HENG 3.0 17.0 6.75 10.5 1299 1220 -0.66
  10 LEE(X) ZHI WEI 3.0 17.0 5.75 11.0 1291 1205 -0.50
  14 THAM(S) CHEE LEONG 3.0 15.5 5.50 10.0 1220 1153 -0.45
  16 ETHAN(X) WONG 3.0 13.5 4.00 9.0 1203 1328 +0.85
  17 KUNG (F) SOON HENG 3.0 14.5 3.50 8.0 1184 1360 +1.38
16. 20 VINTON(F) WONG 2.5 14.0 4.50 8.0 1014 1405 +1.90
      21 ENG(F) MAY KEI 2.5 16.5 6.00 10.0 0000 1158 1158
18. 12 MAX(E) WONG 2.0 14.0 1.00 7.0 1277 1074 -1.66
      22 ROSHEN(F) SUBRAMANIAM 2.0 16.5 4.75 7.0 0000 1128 1128
20. 15 SEAN(X) HSHI-LOONG COMBEN 1.5 14.0 1.00 2.5 1219 1055 -1.00
21. 19 SOOI(X) CHING WEI 1.0 15.5 1.50 5.0 1041 998 -0.26
22. 18 LEE(E) ZHI YAN 0.0 15.0 0.00 0.0 1153 532 -2.52

(Source: Jax Tham, the organiser of Hari Raya Classical Chess)

Ranking After Round 5 and Final Round Pairing of Hari Raya Classical Chess 2009

The Hari Raya Classical Chess after the 5th Round has a dark horse creeping up at third place, the youngster, Roshan Singh, winning his fourth point on the second day of play, 24th September 2009 at Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur.

Still leading is Abdullah Che Hassan and followed closely by Jax Tham at second. The following tables reveal the results after round 5 of the Hari Raya Classical Chess, 23-24th September 2009.

Ranking after round 5 of HCC09


No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We

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1. 1 ABDULLAH CHE HASSAN 4.5 14.0 11.75 13.5 1892 1847 -0.10

2 JAX THAM 4.5 17.5 15.25 13.5 1755 1887 +0.55

3. 6 ROSHAN(T) AJEET SINGH 4.0 15.0 10.50 10.0 1492 1745 +1.60

4. 3 MARK(S) SIEW 3.0 13.5 6.50 9.0 1692 1288 -1.68

5 JOSHUA FOONG 3.0 17.0 8.00 10.0 1543 1548 +0.05

7 CHONG(F) YAN MENG 3.0 13.0 5.75 10.5 1359 1480 +0.85

8 GABRIEL(F) SOONG 3.0 14.5 5.50 10.0 1319 1491 +0.92

10 LEE(X) ZHI WEI 3.0 12.0 5.25 8.0 1291 1297 +0.03

11 ANDREW(F) SOONG 3.0 11.5 6.00 7.0 1277 1427 +1.05

13 TIN(T) JUN HAO 3.0 12.5 6.50 10.0 1273 1473 +1.04

11. 4 CHONG KWAI KUN 2.5 16.5 6.50 10.0 1569 1464 -0.70

20 VINTON(F) WONG 2.5 8.0 3.00 5.5 1014 1497 +1.81

21 ENG(F) MAY KEI 2.5 13.0 5.50 7.5 0000 1242 1242

14. 9 KUNG(T) KAH HENG 2.0 12.0 4.25 7.5 1299 1184 -0.80

12 MAX(E) WONG 2.0 9.0 1.00 5.0 1277 1130 -1.00

14 THAM(S) CHEE LEONG 2.0 11.5 3.00 7.0 1220 1153 -0.45

16 ETHAN(X) WONG 2.0 10.5 2.75 6.0 1203 1285 +0.38

17 KUNG (F) SOON HENG 2.0 10.0 1.00 5.0 1184 1305 +0.75

19. 22 ROSHEN(F) SUBRAMANIAM 1.5 13.0 3.50 5.0 0000 1108 1108

20. 15 SEAN(X) HSHI-LOONG COMBEN 1.0 9.5 0.00 1.0 1219 1055 -1.00

19 SOOI(X) CHING WEI 1.0 11.0 1.00 4.0 1041 1025 -0.10

22. 18 LEE(E) ZHI YAN 0.0 10.5 0.00 0.0 1153 534 -2.10





Pairing of round 6 of HCC09

Table White - Black Results

----------------------------------------------------------------------- round 6

1 ROSHAN(T) AJEET SING( 4 ) - ABDULLAH CHE HASSAN ( 4ｫ) 6- 1 .

2 JAX THAM ( 4ｫ) - MARK(S) SIEW ( 3 ) 2- 3 .

3 JOSHUA FOONG ( 3 ) - CHONG(F) YAN MENG ( 3 ) 5- 7 .

4 TIN(T) JUN HAO ( 3 ) - GABRIEL(F) SOONG ( 3 ) 13- 8 .

5 LEE(X) ZHI WEI ( 3 ) - ANDREW(F) SOONG ( 3 ) 10- 11 .

6 CHONG KWAI KUN ( 2ｫ) - VINTON(F) WONG ( 2ｫ) 4- 20 .

7 THAM(S) CHEE LEONG ( 2 ) - ENG(F) MAY KEI ( 2ｫ) 14- 21 .

8 KUNG (F) SOON HENG ( 2 ) - MAX(E) WONG ( 2 ) 17- 12 .

9 SOOI(X) CHING WEI ( 1 ) - KUNG(T) KAH HENG ( 2 ) 19- 9 .

10 LEE(E) ZHI YAN ( 0 ) - ETHAN(X) WONG ( 2 ) 18- 16 .

11 ROSHEN(F) SUBRAMANIA( 1ｫ) - SEAN(X) HSHI-LOONG C( 1 ) 22- 15 .

(Source: Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy)

Results of Round 4 and Pairings of Round 5, Hari Raya Classical Chess 2009

The Hari Raya Classical Chess after its fourth round of play has Abdullah Che Hassan leading the pack at 3.5 points, with Jax Tham tailing behind with the same 3.5 points. In third and fourth are Joshua Foong and Roshan Singh. The Hari Raya Classical Chess is being held at Excel Chess Academy, Overseas Union Garden, Kuala Lumpur over two days of play (23-24 September 2009). The following are the full results of round 4 and pairings of round 5.


Ranking after round 4 of HCC09


No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We
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1. 1 ABDULLAH CHE HASSAN 3.5 9.0 7.25 9.0 1892 1802 -0.22
    2 JAX THAM 3.5 12.0 10.25 9.0 1755 1908 +0.54
3. 5 JOSHUA FOONG 3.0 9.5 6.00 7.0 1543 1565 +0.08
    6 ROSHAN(T) AJEET SINGH 3.0 10.0 6.50 6.0 1492 1683 +1.00
    8 GABRIEL(F) SOONG 3.0 7.0 3.50 7.0 1319 1528 +0.86
    4 CHONG KWAI KUN 2.5 10.0 5.25 7.5 1569 1552 -0.10
      ONG(F) YAN MENG 2.5 8.0 3.25 7.5 1359 1533 +0.94
   10 LEE(X) ZHI WEI 2.5 7.0 3.25 5.0 1291 1267 -0.06
9. 3 MARK(S) SIEW 2.0 8.5 3.50 6.0 1692 1198 -1.70
    9 KUNG(T) KAH HENG 2.0 8.0 3.75 5.5 1299 1252 -0.28
   11 ANDREW(F) SOONG 2.0 8.5 3.00 4.0 1277 1393 +0.64
   13 TIN(T) JUN HAO 2.0 9.0 3.50 7.0 1273 1406 +0.46
   14 THAM(S) CHEE LEONG 2.0 7.0 2.00 5.0 1220 1277 +0.32
   16 ETHAN(X) WONG 2.0 5.5 1.75 4.0 1203 1403 +0.78
   17 KUNG (F) SOON HENG 2.0 5.0 0.00 3.0 1184 1298 +0.64
16. 20 VINTON(F) WONG 1.5 5.0 1.00 3.0 1014 1419 +1.04
      21 ENG(F) MAY KEI 1.5 9.0 2.75 5.0 0000 1242 1242
      22 ROSHEN(F) SUBRAMANIAM 1.5 8.0 2.50 3.5 0000 1108 1108
19. 12 MAX(E) WONG 1.0 7.0 0.00 3.0 1277 1049 -1.20
      19 SOOI(X) CHING WEI 1.0 7.5 0.00 3.0 1041 1069 +0.12
21. 15 SEAN(X) HSHI-LOONG COMBEN 0.0 8.5 0.00 0.0 1219 653 -1.40
      18 LEE(E) ZHI YAN 0.0 7.0 0.00 0.0 1153 532 -1.68


Pairing of round 5 of HCC09

Table White - Black Results
----------------------------------------------------------------------- round 5
1 ABDULLAH CHE HASSAN ( 3ｫ) - JOSHUA FOONG ( 3 ) 1- 5 .
2 GABRIEL(F) SOONG ( 3 ) - JAX THAM ( 3ｫ) 8- 2 .
3 ROSHAN(T) AJEET SING( 3 ) - CHONG KWAI KUN ( 2ｫ) 6- 4 .
4 CHONG(F) YAN MENG ( 2ｫ) - LEE(X) ZHI WEI ( 2ｫ) 7- 10 .
5 MARK(S) SIEW ( 2 ) - KUNG (F) SOON HENG ( 2 ) 3- 17 .
6 KUNG(T) KAH HENG ( 2 ) - TIN(T) JUN HAO ( 2 ) 9- 13 .
7 ANDREW(F) SOONG ( 2 ) - ETHAN(X) WONG ( 2 ) 11- 16 .
8 VINTON(F) WONG ( 1ｫ) - THAM(S) CHEE LEONG ( 2 ) 20- 14 .
9 ENG(F) MAY KEI ( 1ｫ) - ROSHEN(F) SUBRAMANIA( 1ｫ) 21- 22 .
10 MAX(E) WONG ( 1 ) - SOOI(X) CHING WEI ( 1 ) 12- 19 .
11 SEAN(X) HSHI-LOONG C( 0 ) - LEE(E) ZHI YAN ( 0 ) 15- 18 .

(Source: Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy)

Round 3 Results and Round 4 Pairing, Hari Raya Classical Chess, 23-24 Sept 2009

Ranking after round 3 of HCC09


No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We

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1. 1 ABDULLAH CHE HASSAN 2.5 4.5 3.25 5.5 1892 1704 -0.35

2 JAX THAM 2.5 6.5 5.25 5.5 1765 1915 +0.55

4 CHONG KWAI KUN 2.5 5.0 3.75 5.0 1569 1585 +0.04

7 CHONG(F) YAN MENG 2.5 4.5 3.25 5.0 1359 1605 +0.88

5. 3 MARK(S) SIEW 2.0 5.0 3.00 4.0 1692 1238 -0.88

5 JOSHUA FOONG 2.0 4.5 2.00 4.0 1543 1530 -0.07

6 ROSHAN(T) AJEET SINGH 2.0 5.0 2.50 3.0 1492 1547 +0.20

8 GABRIEL(F) SOONG 2.0 4.5 2.00 4.0 1319 1528 +0.86

13 TIN(T) JUN HAO 2.0 6.0 3.50 5.0 1273 1526 +0.62

10. 9 KUNG(T) KAH HENG 1.5 4.0 1.25 3.5 1299 1268 -0.12

10 LEE(X) ZHI WEI 1.5 4.5 1.75 2.5 1291 1267 -0.06

16 ETHAN(X) WONG 1.5 3.5 0.75 2.0 1203 1456 +0.62

21 ENG(F) MAY KEI 1.5 4.0 1.25 3.5 0000 1332 0

22 ROSHEN(F) SUBRAMANIAM 1.5 4.0 1.25 2.0 0000 1163 0

15. 11 ANDREW(F) SOONG 1.0 5.5 1.00 2.0 1277 1307 +0.13

12 MAX(E) WONG 1.0 3.0 0.00 2.0 1277 1106 -0.68

14 THAM(S) CHEE LEONG 1.0 4.5 1.00 3.0 1220 1231 +0.04

17 KUNG (F) SOON HENG 1.0 3.0 0.00 1.0 1184 1199 +0.07

19 SOOI(X) CHING WEI 1.0 3.5 0.00 2.0 1041 1151 +0.37

20. 20 VINTON(F) WONG 0.5 4.5 0.75 1.5 1014 1299 +0.34

21. 15 SEAN(X) HSHI-LOONG COMBEN 0.0 5.0 0.00 0.0 1219 702 -0.87

18 LEE(E) ZHI YAN 0.0 4.5 0.00 0.0 1153 596 -1.02




Pairing of round 4 of HCC09

Table White - Black Results

----------------------------------------------------------------------- round 4

1 CHONG KWAI KUN ( 2ｫ) - ABDULLAH CHE HASSAN ( 2ｫ) 4- 1 .

2 JAX THAM ( 2ｫ) - CHONG(F) YAN MENG ( 2ｫ) 2- 7 .

3 MARK(S) SIEW ( 2 ) - ROSHAN(T) AJEET SING( 2 ) 3- 6 .

4 TIN(T) JUN HAO ( 2 ) - JOSHUA FOONG ( 2 ) 13- 5 .

5 GABRIEL(F) SOONG ( 2 ) - ENG(F) MAY KEI ( 1ｫ) 8- 21 .

6 ETHAN(X) WONG ( 1ｫ) - KUNG(T) KAH HENG ( 1ｫ) 16- 9 .

7 LEE(X) ZHI WEI ( 1ｫ) - ROSHEN(F) SUBRAMANIA( 1ｫ) 10- 22 .

8 ANDREW(F) SOONG ( 1 ) - MAX(E) WONG ( 1 ) 11- 12 .

9 THAM(S) CHEE LEONG ( 1 ) - SOOI(X) CHING WEI ( 1 ) 14- 19 .

10 KUNG (F) SOON HENG ( 1 ) - SEAN(X) HSHI-LOONG C( 0 ) 17- 15 .

11 VINTON(F) WONG ( 0ｫ) - LEE(E) ZHI YAN ( 0 ) 20- 18 .

Game For More

by SS Quah

Even on a limited budget, we can still host interesting tournaments that attract strong foreign players.

ONE observation made by Malaysian Chess Federation honorary life president Datuk Tan Chin Nam at the prize-giving ceremony of the Malaysia Open last month was that chess promotion need not mean holding elite tournaments graced by the best players.

It was a statement that struck a chord. He was right, of course.

Best of the best: Vietnam’s Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son accepting his prize from Masterskill University College of Health Sciences director Tunku Kamel Tunku Rijaludin.

Let’s leave the elite tournaments to organisers with the big bucks. If we spend within our means, we can still hold interesting tournaments that attract reasonably strong foreign players.

After all, as Tan reasoned, chess professionals still have to make a living off the game.

Through the Malaysia Chess Festival, we provide opportunities for players to enjoy themselves and win some cash prizes, aside from raising the standard of the local game and enabling them to earn their international title norms.

A successful chess event by Tan’s interpretation then would mean having a tournament that satisfies these conditions: that it must be organised for the players, by the players and be about the players.

If I were to draw a conclusion about the Malaysia Chess Festival based on these conditions, then yes, the event was a success.

The same could be said about the Masterskill Kuala Lumpur Open held earlier this month. I could apply the same three conditions to the KL Open and come to the conclusion that it, too, was a success for the Kuala Lumpur Chess Association.

Of course, I cannot compare the KL Open to the Malaysia Open.

They were two completely different tournaments although they shared many similarities. Both were equally competitive and suspenseful. Players jostled for position and they jostled hard for the points.

Nevertheless, the smaller number of players in the KL Open together with a more compact playing area gave the tournament its own special characteristic.

Players were sitting closer to one another, almost elbow to elbow in many cases. Not one of the visiting grandmasters or international masters minded. No prima donnas among them, they came here to play chess and enjoy a bit of competitive fun.

On the chess board, there were big battles. But as much as I would like to say that it was a very tight race to the finish point, it wasn’t exactly so.

The second half of the tournament was dominated by a 19-year-old grandmaster from Vietnam. Presently, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son is ranked as No.2 in his country.

At the Malaysia Open, he was among four or five players who remained unbeaten throughout that event. With a little more luck, he could have tied for the first place too.

Well, at the KL Open, he showed why his consistency has made him one of Vietnam’s brightest chess stars.

After the fourth round, he shared the top position with two other players but by the end of the fifth round, he was leading the field. However, he allowed his compatriot, the veteran Vietnamese grandmaster Dao Thien Hai, to catch up with him on points and for two rounds, they were running neck and neck towards the finish post.

Dao, however, slipped up in the eighth round. Here was the perfect chance for the 19-year-old. Obviously, he had learnt his lesson at the Malaysia Open and went into the final round with a lot of determination.

He refused to accept any other result but a win and in the end, he got what he wanted: a valuable point from the Uzbekistan grandmaster Marat Dzhumaev.

In second place was Indonesian grandmaster Susanto Megaranto who was just half a point behind the winner. Interestingly enough, Susanto is also the second highest ranked player in his country so there was also a lot of pressure on him to perform.

Unfortunately, he had a poor start, losing two of his first five games. But thereafter, he managed to pull his game together and reeled off consecutive wins in his last four games. His most important point came in the last round when he beat Dao.

(source: All In The Planning  blog by SS Quah)

Hari Raya Classical Chess (Invitation) 2009, 23-24 September 2009 (additional note)

HARIRAYA CLASSICAL CHESS( INVITATION ) 2009


VENUE: EXCEL CHESS ACADEMY, 26A. JALAN HUJAN EMAS 4, OUG. JALAN KELANG LAMA .POSKOD 58200 KUALA LUMPUR.

DATES:
ROUND 1 : WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23(9.00 am to 1.00 pm )
ROUND 2 : WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23( 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm )
ROUND 3 : WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23( 7.00 pm to 11.00 pm)
ROUND 4 : THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24( 8.00 am to 12.00 pm)
ROUND 5 : THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24( 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm )
ROUND 6 : THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 24 (6.00 pm to 10.00 pm)


FORMAT : 6 ROUND SWISS

TIME CONTROL: 90 MINUTES PLUS 30 SECOND INCREMENT EACH MOVE

THIS EVENT WILL BE NATIONAL RATED.

ENTRY FEE : RM 35.00 ( F.O.C. ONE NIGHT LODGING FOR STUDENT PLAYERS ONLY )

MAIN PRIZES :

1st PRIZE : RM 150 MEDAL PLUS CERTIFICATE

2nd PRIZE : RM 100 MEDAL PLUS CERTIFICATE

3rd PRIZE : RM 80 MEDAL PLUS CERTIFICATE

4th to 5th PRIZE : MEDAL PLUS CERTIFICATE

SPECIAL PRIZES :

BEST VETERAN PLAYER ( 50 + )* MEDAL PLUS CERTIFICATE

BEST UNDER- 16 ( BOY AND GIRL )* MEDAL PLUS CERTIFICATE

BEST UNDER- 14 ( BOY AND GIRL )* MEDAL PLUS CERTIFICATE

BEST UNDER- 12 ( BOY AND GIRL )* MEDAL PLUS CERTIFICATE

BEST UNDER- 10 ( BOY AND GIRL )* MEDAL PLUS CERTIFICATE

BEST UNDER- 8 ( BOY AND GIRL )* MEDAL PLUS CERTIFICATE

REGISTRATION by HP SMS 013-3232280 ( JAX ) OR EMAIL jaxtham@hotmail.com

CLOSING DATE 22 SEPTEMBER 2009 ( TUESDAY )

ENTRY FORM : NAME: __________________________________ TEL: _________________

D.O.B./ I.C.NO __________________________ SCHOOL : ____________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS : ____________________________________________________________

(N.B. * MINIMUM 3 PLAYERS IN THE GROUP FOR SPECIAL PRIZES )

Note from hosts: We are happy you/ your child(ren) to participate in the above classical tournament. If joining, please confirm whether lodging is needed. SELAMAT HARIRAYA, GOD BLESS. (Pls contact Jax Tham at his h/p or email as shown above for details)

Kejohanan Catur Terbuka UUM 2009 (acara berpasukan - 9 & 10 Oktober 2009)

Satu pertandingan catur berpasukan yang dianjurkan oleh Universiti Utara Malaysia akan diadakan pada 9 & 10 Oktober 2009 di Dewan Tan Sri Othman (DTSO), Universiti Utara Malaysia. Pertandingan ini adalah mengikut 7 pusingan Swiss dan mengikut undang-undang FIDE. Setiap pasukan hendaklah terdiri daripada sekurang-kurangnya 4 orang pemain utama dan dimana 2 orang pemain simpanan dibenarkan. Hanya 4 orang pemain dibenarkan bermain pada setiap pusingan.

Masa yang diperuntukkan bagi setiap pusingan ialah 90 minit iaitu 45 minit bagi setiap pemain. Masa "walkover" ialah 20 minit. Sekiranya kedua-dua pemain tidak hadir, kedua-duanya akan dianggap kalah.

Yuran penyertaan bagi setiap pasukan ialah RM80 (4 orang).

Butir-butir pertandingan dan borang penyertaan boleh di capai di link berikut:-

http://stonemaster.info/?p=5404

Semua penyertaan atau pertanyaan boleh dialamatkan kepada:-

Teh Yeong Tarng (110989)
14B 329, Dewan Penginapan Pelajar,
Yayasan Albukhary, Universiti Utara Malaysia,
06010 Sintok,
Kedah Darul Aman.

Tarikh tutup penyertaan ialah 2 Oktober 2009.

Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar Invitational Chess Tournament 2009

KTJ Invitational Chess Tournament 2009


The chess club of Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar will be organising THE 1st Invitational Chess Tournament.


Venue : Tuanku Najihah Hall, Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar

New Date : 3 October 2009 (Saturday)


Time : 9.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m.

Entry Fees : RM36 per team(3 players)

Any further information contact See Wei Jie (016-6043911) weijie@ktj.edu.my /Khaw Yao Shun (0124079836) kys13a@hotmail.com


1. This tournament will be based on the FIDE 7 Round Swiss System.
2. The number of participants is cap at a maximum 100 players (50 players each category).
3. A school can only consist up to 3 people. (Cumulative for 3 player point will be taken)
4. Age is taken as of 1st of January 2009.
5. Each game will have a time control of 30 minutes per side.
6. A case of walk over will be granted if a player did not turn up for 5 minutes. In the eventuality that both players are absent, both will lose the game.
7. Players that are absent without a valid reason will be removed in the next round.
8. The organizing committee reserves the right to make amendments or any changes to the rules and regulation if the need arises.

9. To register, send an email to weijie@ktj.edu.my and cc it to kys13a@hotmail.com. State your name, identity card no, contact number, e-mail address and institution. If you are a rated player please do state your ratings as well.

10. Deadline of registration is on 25 September. Any late registration will only be catered if there are still places available.

11. All payment must be done on spot latest by 8.45am at the secretariat on that day itself.

12. Lunch will be provided for at RM5 per individual and it is optional.

Any Enquiry can be directed to: See Wei Jie +016-6043911

Khaw Yao Shun +012-4079836



PRIZES

Standings Under 16 Open

Champion Medal + Cert Medal + Cert

1st Runner-up Medal + Cert Medal + Cert

2nd Runner-up Medal + Cert Medal + Cert

4th place Medal + Cert Medal + Cert

5th place Medal + Cert Medal + Cert

Best Ladies Medal + Cert Medal + Cert

Institution Prizes


Champion Trophy + Hampers Trophy + Hampers

1st Runner-up Trophy + Hampers Trophy + Hampers

2nd Runner-up Trophy + Hampers Trophy + Hampers



Itinerary

Time Program

0815 – 0845 Registration
0900 – 1000 Round 1
1000 – 1100 Round 2
1100 – 1200 Round 3
1200 – 1300 Lunch
1300 – 1400 Round 4
1400 – 1500 Round 5
1500 – 1600 Round 6
1600 – 1700 Round 7
1700 – 1800 Closing Ceremony
(source: hairulovchessmaniacs.blogspot.com)

Round 9 Results, K L Open 2009 - GM Ngoc Is Champ

Pic Above: Results of final round 9, KL Open 2009;     

Pic Bottom: Final Rankings of Kuala Lumpur Open 2009.

As expected, the final round of the Kuala Lumpur Chess Open 2009 held at Shah's Village Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia have its top seed, GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Vietnam), 2589, as its champion finishing with an unassailable 7.5 points after 9 rounds Swiss system. He won his final game against GM Marat of Uzbekistan.

Pic Above, GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, the KL Open 2009 Champion.

Second place went to GM Megaranto Susanto, Indonesia, 2527, with 7.0 points beating GM Dao, Vietnam. In third place, GM Iuldachev Saidali, Uzbekistan, 2519, with 6.5 points while fourth place, GM Dao with 6.0 points. Followed by GM Dzhumaev Marat, Uzbekistan, fifth place.

For the Malaysians, NM Lee Kim Han Edward ended his efforts with a creditable 5.0 points from 9 rounds, ranked 27th position. Wong Jianwen, the young gun, achieved 38th placing with 4.0 points, followed by Najib, M Abdul Haq (both 4.0 points), NWM Tan Li Ting (3.5 points), Haslindah Ruslan (3.0 points) and Ismail Ahmad (2.5 points).

8th Round Up Commentary, K L Open 2009

Pic Above: Haslindah Ruslan (MAS)

Haslindah Ruslan has won her games in rounds 6 and 7, turning around her game. This morning she managed to draw her game with Ismail Ahmad of Malaysia, giving her a convincing 2.5 points thus far, going into the penultimate and 9th round of the Kuala Lumpur Chess Open 2009 being held at Shah's Village Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia from 4th - 8th September 2009.

Another major win  in the 8th round was NM Edward Lee Kim Han, Malaysia, overcoming his more experienced opponent from India, IM Gokhale Chandrashekhar. This win gives Edward a 4.5 points after completing the 8th round. Indonesian "Dream Girls" WFM Dewi A.A. Citra won her game against Malaysia's NWM Tan Li Ting and another Indonesian "Dream Girls" WCM Sihite Chelsie Monica also won her game against Tan Fischer of Singapore.

Pic above: Indonesian "Dream Girls" chess  team during the recent Malaysian Open 2009.

In a top of table play, GM Ngoc (Vie) wins against FM Mahmud Syarif (Ina) giving the top seed a 6.5 points while 2nd seeded GM Dao (Vie) drew his game against FM Pak Yevgeniy (Kaz) dropping half point behind to 6 points. Two other notable wins were from GM Marat (Uzb) and GM Susanto (Ina) bringing the chasing pack to three players at 6 full points after the 8th round of play.

8th Round Pairings, Kuala Lumpur Chess Open 2009, 8th September 2009

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Pic above: Round 8 pairings, KL Open 2009.

Tomorrow will be the last day of the Kuala Lumpur Chess Open Championship 2009. It will consist of the last two rounds of the 9 round Swiss which has been held since 4th September 2009 at the Shah's Village Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Vie) and GM Thien Hai Dao (Vie) are both closely contesting to be the Champion of the Kuala Lumpur Chess Open 2009 in the last two rounds. If the two grandmasters falter, a small elite group of titled players of six players are waiting in the wings to pounce on the opportunity to win. Waiting in the wings include GM Marat (Uzb), GM Megaranto Susanto (Ina), IM Irwanto Sadikin (Ina), FM Pak Yevgeniy (Kaz), FM Mahmud Syarif (Ina) and FM Chan Yi-Ren Daniel (Sin) whom all have the same 5 points after completing 7 rounds of play.

Pic above: WFM Dewi A.A. Citra (Ina), 1931.

The Malaysians are not in contention but NM Edward Lee Kim Han (Mas) will meet another International Master from India, IM Gokhale Chandrashekhar, 2284, on board 14. On board 19, Najib Abdul Wahab (Mas) will meet another player from India Biswajit Bharadwaj, 1920, while two Malaysians will challenge each other on board 20, that is Mohamed Abdul Haq(Mas) and young gun, Wong Jianwen (Mas), 1763. NWM Tan Li Ting will meet WFM Dewi A. A. Citra (Ina), 1931 on board 23. Surprise, surprise, Haslindah Ruslan (Mas), 1698, now has two full points, will now meet, ex-Police World Champion, Ismail Ahmad (Mas), 2089 on board 25.

Question is who will win the title of Champion of the Kuala Lumpur Chess Open 2009? The run-up to the last two rounds on the 8th September 2009 tomorrow will decide the winner.

Penundaan Kejohanan Catur Jemputan UIAM Kali Ke-2 Ke 17-18 Okt.2009

Pusat Sukan dan Rekreasi, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) akan menganjurkan Kejohanan Catur Jemputan UIAM Kali Ke-2, 2009 yang sepatutnya diadakan pada 3 & 4 Oktober 2009, telah ditundakan kepada 17 & 18 Oktober 2009 bertempat di Galeri KAED, UIAM, Gombak. Penundaan adalah disebabkan perkara teknikal yang tidak boleh di elakkan.

Kejohanan ini masih terbahagi kepada tiga kategori iaitu Kategori Terbuka, Kategori Bawah 21-tahun dan Kategori Bawah 12-tahun.

Yuran penyertaan adalah seperti berikut:
Yuran pendaftaran:

Kategori Terbuka - RM 30
Kategori Bawah-21 - RM 20
Kategori Bawah-12 - RM 20


* Tempat adalah terhad dan tertakluk kepada penyertaan terawal (first come first serve)
yang diterima.

(double click on all the images for larger view)

TARIKH TUTUP: 14 Oktober 2009
(PENYERTAAN SELEPAS TARIKH INI AKAN DIKENAKAN BAYARAN BERGANDA)


Sila buat pra-pendaftaran sebelum tarikh tutup yang dinyatakan. Sebarang pertanyaan lanjut

sila hubungi sekretariat kejohanan.

Norsharmila Zabani (03-6196 5393)
Ahmad Fadzil Nayan (013-9531278)
Nurul Azlina Bakrin (017-4625224)

No. fax: 03-6196 4749
E-mel: alan_ruruka@yahoo.com


PERATURAN KEJOHANAN

1) Kejohanan ini tertakluk kepada undang-undang FIDE.

2) Setiap kawalan masa untuk satu permainan ialah 25 minit. Setiap perubahan pada kawalan masa akan ditentukan oleh Arbiter mengikut jumlah peserta.

3) Setiap pemenang hanya tertakluk kepada satu hadiah sahaja.

4) Sebarang keputusan adalah muktamad.

Cross Table After Round 7, KL Chess Open 2009

Image via Wikipedia

Pic above: Cross-Table After Round 7.
(click on image for a larger view)

After the fourth day of chess play and at the end of the 7th round in the Kuala Lumpur Chess Open 2009 at Shah's Village Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, the top two seeds are tied with 6 points each. Both GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son and GM Thien hai Dao, both from Vietnam, are tied at 6 points and are the first and second seeded players respectively.

A group of 6 players are strategically placed at 5 points, a full point difference with the run-away leaders. Though we still have two more rounds of play on the final and penultimate day of championship play for the Kuala Lumpur Chess Open 2009 on the 8th September 2009.

Borang Pendaftaran IIUM Kejohanan Catur Jemputan ke-2, 17 & 18 Oktober 2009

KEJOHANAN CATUR JEMPUTAN UIAM KALI KE-2, 2009

Pusat Sukan dan Rekreasi, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM)
akan menganjurkan Kejohanan Catur Jemputan UIAM Kali Ke-2, 2009 yang
sepatutnya diadakan pada 3 & 4 Oktober 2009, telah ditundakan ke 17 & 18
Oktober 2009, bertempat di Galeri KAED, UIAM, Gombak. Penundaan
disebabkan perkara teknikal yang tidak dapat di elakkan. Segala kesulitan
adalah di kesali.

Kejohanan ini terbahagi kepada tiga kategori iaitu Kategori Terbuka,
Kategori Bawah 21-tahun dan Kategori Bawah 12-tahun. Yuran penyertaan
adalah seperti berikut:

Kategori Terbuka RM 30
Kategori Bawah 21 tahun RM 20
Kategori Bawah 12 tahun RM 20

* Tempat adalah terhad dan tertakluk kepada penyertaan terawal yang
diterima.

TARIKH ATURCARA MASA TEMPAT
17 Oktober 2009 (Sabtu) Pendaftaran Kategori
Bawah 12 tahun & 21 tahun 0800 - 0930 Galeri KAED,UIAM
Pusingan 1 1000 - 1050
Pusingan 2 1100 - 1150
Pusingan 3 1200 - 1250
Rehat 1300 - 1400
Pusingan 4 1400 - 1450
Pusingan 5 1500 - 1550
Pusingan 6 1600 - 1650
Pusingan 7 1700 - 1750
Majlis Penutup dan
Penyampaian Hadiah 1800

TARIKH ATURCARA MASA TEMPAT
18 Oktober 2009 (Ahad) Pendaftaran Kategori Terbuka 0800 - 0930 Galeri
KAED,UIAM
Pusingan 1 1000 - 1050
Pusingan 2 1100 - 1150
Pusingan 3 1200 - 1250
Rehat 1300 - 1400
Pusingan 4 1400 - 1450
Pusingan 5 1500 - 1550
Pusingan 6 1600 - 1650
Pusingan 7 1700 - 1750
Majlis Penutup dan
Penyampaian Hadiah 1800

HADIAH
TEMPAT KATEGORI TERBUKA KATEGORI BAWAH-21 KATEGORI BAWAH-12
1st RM 1000 + medal + trofi RM 250 + medal RM 250 + medal
2nd RM 750 + medal RM 200 + medal RM 200 + medal
3rd RM 500 + medal RM 150 + medal RM 150 + medal
4th RM 300 + medal RM 100 + medal RM 100 + medal
5th RM 200 + medal RM 80 + medal RM 80 + medal
6th – 10th RM 100 + medal RM 50 RM 50
11th – 15th RM 70
Terbaik IPTA/S RM 75 + medal
Terbaik Wanita RM 80 +medal
Terbaik Bawah-21 RM 70 + medal
Terbaik Bawah-12 RM 70 + medal
Terbaik UIAM 1st = RM 80 + medal
2nd = RM 70 + medal
3rd = RM 60 + medal

TARIKH TUTUP: 14 Oktober 2009
(PENYERTAAN SELEPAS TARIKH INI AKAN DIKENAKAN BAYARAN BERGANDA)

Sila buat pra-pendaftaran sebelum tarikh tutup yang dinyatakan. Sebarang
pertanyaan lanjut sila hubungi sekretariat kejohanan.

Norsharmila Zabani (03-6196 5393), Ahmad Fadzil Nayan (013-9531278), Nurul
Azlina Bakrin (017-4625224).
No. fax: 03-6196 4749 E-mail: alan_ruruka@yahoo.com

PERATURAN KEJOHANAN

1) Kejohanan ini tertakluk kepada undang-undang FIDE.
2) Setiap kawalan masa untuk satu permainan ialah 25 minit. Setiap
perubahan pada kawalan masa akan ditentukan oleh Arbiter mengikut jumlah
peserta.
3) Setiap pemenang hanya tertakluk kepada satu hadiah sahaja.
4) Sebarang keputusan adalah muktamad.

- Kejohanan Catur Jemputan UIAM Kali Ke-2, 2009 -

BORANG PENDAFTARAN INDIVIDU

Nama : ___________________________________________________

IC / No. Pasport : ___________________________________________________

Alamat : ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

Jantina : L / P

Rating : ___________________________________________________

Telefon : ____________________ E-mail ____________________

Sila tanda (/)

Kategori Terbuka
Kategori Bawah 21 tahun
Kategori Bawah 12 tahun

PENGESAHAN

Saya dengan ini mengesahkan penyertaan saya di dalam Kejohanan Catur
Jemputan UIAM Kali Ke-2, 2009 dan bersetuju diatas segala syarat-syarat
dan peraturan-peraturan kejohanan. Saya juga bersetuju bahawa pihak
penganjur berhak menolak atau menerima mana-mana penyertaan yang di
dapati mencurigakan atau tidak benar.

____________________
____________________
Tandatangan
Tarikh

- Kejohanan Catur Jemputan UIAM Kali Ke-2, 2009 -

BORANG PENDAFTARAN

Nam Organisasi : ___________________________________________________

Alamat : ___________________________________________________

Telefon : ____________________ E-mail ____________________

Sila tanda (/)

Kategori Terbuka
Kategori Bawah 21 tahun
Kategori Bawah 12 tahun

No. Nama IC / No Pasport. Jantina Rating
1.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

PENGESAHAN

Kami dengan ini mengesahkan penyertaan di dalam Kejohanan Catur Jemputan
UIAM Kali Ke-2, 2009 dan bersetuju diatas segala syarat-syarat dan
peraturan-peraturan kejohanan. Kami juga bersetuju bahawa pihak penganjur
berhak menolak atau menerima mana-mana penyertaan yang di dapati
mencurigakan atau tidak benar.

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Tarikh

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Result Of The First Friday Classical Chess, 4-6 September 2009

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Last weekend the 2nd First Friday Classical Chess was held at the Excel Chess Academy, Overseas Union Garden, Kuala Lumpur from 4-6 September 2009.

Seven players participated in the chess tournament which used the 90 min. plus 30 second increment per game format.

Mr. Francis Tan came out tops over five rounds of play while Jax Tham, the tournament host, was second, Anthony Tan was third. Surprisingly, Kaushal Khandar, finished a distant sixth.

Let's hope the next First Friday Classical Chess in October 2009, will continue to have more players participate as playing in such a long time control locally is far and few. So having one nearby should be good for everyone to participate.

Kudos to the tournament organiser and to continue hosting such tournaments in the future.

6th Round Results and Seventh Round Pairings, KL Open 2009

Pic top: Round 7 Pairings, Pic bottom: Round 6 Results.
(click on image to see an enlarge picture of table pairings)

In the afternoon of 7th September 2009, the seventh round of the Kuala Lumpur Chess Open 2009 began with the top board seeing the two top seeds GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Vie), 2589 and GM Thien Hai Dao (Vie), 2542 play each other.

Picture 1. Hasian Panggabean (Ina), 2262 lost to

NM Edward Lee (Mas) in the sixth round.

Both players have 5 points after six rounds of play and are primed as favourites of the KL Open 2009. A pack of three players are at 4.5 points:- IM Irwanto Sadikin (Ina), FM Pak Yevgeniy (Kaz) and GM Dzhumaev Marat (Uzb). While another big group of 13 players are stack at 4.0 points.

With the Malaysian pack, NM Lee Kim Han (Mas) came out tops with 3.5 points after triumphing over Hasian Panggabean (Ina) while next up is the young gun Wong Jianwen overwhelming the Filipino, Edmundo Legaspi, 2158. Most relieved is to see Haslindah Ruslan breaking the duck with a fine win over Chan Yi Jun Timothy of Singapore in the sixth round.

Round 6 Pairings, KL Open 2009

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On the 7th September 2009, Monday, play will begin at 8.30 am for the 6th round of the Kuala Lumpur Chess Open 2009 being played at Shah's Village Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Selangor from 4th - 8th September 2009. There are still four more rounds to decide the winner of the Kuala Lumpur Chess Open Championship 2009.

On top board, GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Vie) will meet IM Irwanto Sadikin (Ina) to see who gets to lead into the 7th round of the tournament. On board 2, we will see IM Liu Dede (Ina) squaring off with GM Thien Hai Dao (Vie) and on board 3, CM Nguyen Hoang Nam will challenge GM Dzhumaev Marat (Uzb).

Picture 1. WIM Muminova Nafisa (Uzb)

While WIM Muminova Nafisa (Uzb) is at 2.5 points after 5 rounds and is playing against Kalugampitiya R.S. (Sri Lanka) on board 14.

For our Malaysian players, there will, generally, be playing on the lower boards. NM Edward Lee on board 17 against P Hasian (Ina), NWM Tan Li Ting on board 30 against our own Ismail Ahmad (Mas), our young gun Wong Jianwen on board 18 playing Legaspi Edmundo (Phi). While our lady veteran campaigner Haslindah Ruslan is still without a point on the scoreboard after 5 rounds. Let's hope everyone will get some points moving towards the seventh round in the afternoon. Best of luck to all players!

Round 5 Ranking Results, KL Open 2009

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After round 5 of the Kuala Lumpur Chess Open 2009 being played at Shah's Village Hotel, Petaling Jaya located next A&W restaurant from 4 - 8 th September 2009, GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Vie) is the current leader at 4.5 points.


Picture 1. GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, (Vie), 2589, the top seed.
(source: Gila Chess.com)

Following closely behind is a pack of 4 players at 4 points, and they are IM Liu Dede (Ina), GM Thien Hai Dao (Vie), IM Irwanto Sadikin (Ina) and CM Nguyen Hoang Nam (Vie).

Tomorrow play will start at 8.30 am, Monday, 7 September 2009. It is a public holiday in Selangor due to Nuzul Quran state holiday, though people in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya are working.

Our highest ranked Malaysian player is now NM Edward Lee Kim Han (Mas), 2089, is ranked at joint 32nd, while NWM Tan Li Ting (Mas) is at joint 35th ranked.

Round 5 Pairings, KL Chess Open 2009

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For Round 5 of the Kuala Lumpur Chess Open 2009 being held at Shah's Village Hotel in Petaling Jaya from 4-8th September 2009;

On top board, GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Vie) will meet CM Farid Firman Syah (Ina), while on board 2, GM Thien Hai Dao (Vie) will meet GM Marat (Uzb) and on board 3, GM M Susanto (Ina) will meet IM Liu Dede (Ina).


Picture 1. Truong Son (Vie) vs Ismail Ahmad (MAS) in Round 1.

On board 9, WIM Muminova Nafisa (Uzb) will meet CM Van Huy Nguyen (Vie).

On board 16, Malaysia's Tan Li Ting will square off with N Shannon Scott of Singapore while Wong Jianwen of Malaysia will meet Eng Andre-Jerome, also of Singapore on board 15.

For our "Chief Arbiter" Najib Abdul Wahab of Malaysia will meet NM Lee Kim Han Edward on board 21. And Ismail Ahmad with Sathiyanarayanan R V (India) on board 23. Pn Haslindah Ruslan will play on board 28 against Dissanayake of Sri Lanka.

Ranking Crosstable After Round 4, KL Chess Open 2009

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After four rounds of play, there are three co-leaders standing at 3.5 points and they are GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (Vietnam), GM Marat (Uzbekistan) and CM Farid Firman Syah (Indonesia).

Picture 1. CM Farid Firman Syah, Indonesia. (source: Gilachess.com)

For Malaysia, the young guns of Tan Li Ting and Wong Jianwen leads the Malaysian pack at 2.0 points each and are at 30th and 34th position respectively in the table. Followed closely by Edward Lee Kim Han and Najib Abdul Wahab at 1.5 points and are at 39th and 43rd spots respectively. Meanwhile Ismail Ahmad is at 45th spot with 1.0 point after 4 rounds of play.

Tomorrow play will start at 2.30 pm, Sunday, 6th September 2009 as there will only be one round of play for the day.

KL Open and Young Talent Teams Begins

by Peter Long

The Kuala Lumpur Open and Young Talent Team Chess Challenge has officially started today with a technical meeting at 8 p.m. where a total of 82 entries have been confirmed, amongst which are 6 GMs, 7 IMs, 2 WIMs, and 5 FMs and 7 other titled players. Of the 58 entries in the Open from 11 countries, 27 are titled and 49 have FIDE ratings, a turnout that has successfully built on last year's inaugural KL Open Chess Championship.

GM Thien Hai Dao, (2542) Vietnam

In the KL Young Talent Team Chess Challenge, 4 teams of 6 players each, 3 under 14 years of age and 3 under 10 years of age, are playing using the Scheveningen System and they are Indonesia, the Serangoon Chess Club (Singapore), KLCA (Kuala Lumpur Chess Association) and Polgar Chess University Asia.

Held from 3-9 September at Shah's Village Hotel in Petaling Jaya, the 9 round swiss system tournament which is the flagship event of the KLCA boasts a total prize fund of 35,000 Ringgit (US$ 10,000).

Chessdom.com is official media partner of the event and will bring you daily results, standings, videos, and photos.

Official site: klchess.com

Top results round 1

1 Ismail Ahmad 2089 0 - 1 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2589
2 GM Thien Hai Dao 2542 1 - 0 Lee Kim Han Edward 2089
3 WIM Mendoza Beverly 2060 0 - 1 GM Dzhumaev Marat 2532
4 GM Megaranto Susanto 2527 1 - 0 Neubronner Shannon Scott 2050
5 Foo Benjamin 2037 0 - 1 IM Vakhidov Tahir 2520
6 GM Iuldachev Saidali 2519 ½ - ½ Rahman Masruri 1987
7 WCM Sihite Chelsie Monica 1986 0 - 1 IM Bitoon Richard 2490
8 GM Nguyen Anh Dung 2454 1 - 0 Ferdiman Tersiman 1979
9 WCM Medina Warda Aulia 1950 0 - 1 IM Irwanto Sadikin 2429
10 IM Liu Dede 2419 1 - 0 Abedin Md. Jaynul 1947 1
1 WFM Dewi A. A. Citra 1931 0 - 1 CM Van Huy Nguyen 2414
12 IM Tirto 2407 1 - 0 Biswajit Bharadwaj 1920
13 Sathiyanarayanan R V 1822 0 - 1 FM Wahono Awam 2393
14 FM Chan Wei Xuan Timothy 2363 1 - 0 Dissanayake R.d.a.c. 1811
15 Lee Kai Jie Edward 1763 - - + Tolentino Rustum 2362
16 FM Pak Yevgeniy 2348 1 - 0 Wong Jianwen 1763
17 Chen I-Chen 1715 0 - 1 FM Mahmud Syarif 2347
18 FM Chan Yi-Ren Daniel 2340 1 - 0 Haslindah Ruslan 1698
19 M. Vivek 1661 0 - 1 CM Nguyen Hoang Nam 2329
20 WIM Muminova Nafisa 2320 1 - 0 Chan Yi Jun Timothy 1594
21 Abdul Wahab Najib 0 ½ - ½ IM Gokhale Chandrashekhar 2284

Top results round 2
1 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2589 1 - 0 Tolentino Rustum 2362
2 FM Mahmud Syarif 2347 0 - 1 GM Thien Hai Dao 2542
3 GM Dzhumaev Marat 2532 1 - 0 FM Pak Yevgeniy 2348
4 CM Nguyen Hoang Nam 2329 1 - 0 GM Megaranto Susanto 2527
5 IM Vakhidov Tahir 2520 1 - 0 FM Chan Yi-Ren Daniel 2340
6 IM Bitoon Richard 2490 ½ - ½ WIM Muminova Nafisa 2320
7 Udani Ian 2241 ½ - ½ GM Nguyen Anh Dung 2454
8 IM Irwanto Sadikin 2429 ½ - ½ IM Shetty Rahul 2270
9 CM Neubronner Jarred 2220 0 - 1 IM Liu Dede 2419
10 CM Van Huy Nguyen 2414 0 - 1 CM Farid Firman Syah 2207
11 Legaspi Edmundo 2158 0 - 1 IM Tirto 2407
12 FM Wahono Awam 2393 1 - 0 Kalugampitiya R.S. 2131
13 Eng Andre-Jerome 2089 0 - 1 FM Chan Wei Xuan Timothy 2363
14 Mohamed Abdul Haq 0 0 - 1 GM Iuldachev Saidali 2519
15 IM Gokhale Chandrashekhar 2284 ½ - ½ Panggabean Hasian 2226
16 Rahman Masruri 1987 1 - 0 Abdul Wahab Najib 0
17 Dissanayake R.d.a.c. 1811 0 - 1 Ismail Ahmad 2089
18 Lee Kim Han Edward 2089 1 - 0 Chen I-Chen 1715
19 Wong Jianwen 1763 0 - 1 WIM Mendoza Beverly 2060

As with all KLCA events, the Kuala Lumpur Open and Young Talent Team Chess Challenge, is to support the development of chess in KL and Malaysia, and so is positioned as an event to provide International Master title opportunities for players from the ASEAN region.

In the Open, once again there is a large and comprehensive turnout from Indonesian neighbours and this year they have shown that they are good friends indeed of the KL Open with 17 entries represented by players from all over Indonesia and at all levels, amongst them Grandmaster Susanto Megaranto, International Masters Sadikin Irwanto, Dede Liu, and Tirto, FIDE Masters Wahono Awam and Mahmud Sharif, Candidate Master Farid Firman Shah, and so on.

Singapore has 10 players, led by FIDE Masters Timothy Chan Wei Xuan and Daniel Chan Yi-Ren (unrelated), both who are amongst their countries best young talent and genuine International prospects today.

Uzbekistan Grandmasters Saidali Iuldashev and Marat Dzhumaev are no strangers to Malaysia but the KL Open is new to them and they are for sure in the absence of their defending champion countryman Anton Filippov, and joining them is their National Champion, International Woman Master Nafisa Muminova. Of the six Grandmasters playing, Vietnam is contributing three - half the total! They have five players, three of which are members of the Vietnam National Team that was the big surprise of the Dresden Olympiad late last year where they were the top Asia team!

Grandmaster Nguyen Anh Dung was always coming together with Nguyen Van Nuy but it was a big surprise when one of their rising stars, young Grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son also asked to play and then Grandmaster Dao Tien Hai informed us he was just back to Vietnam and that he would be coming together with Nguyen Hoang Nam! So, from a planned event for International master title norms for the 2300 level players and opportunities to increase their ratings for others we had in one stroke become a Grandmaster event!

Last year the KL Open was a disaster for the strong Philippine delegation but it is a clash with a national elimination event that has seen a much smaller group this year, just four players (or officially five if including locally based Ian Udani who is a constant top prize winner at all Malaysian events), International Master Richard Bitoon, 2362 rated Rustum Tolentino, International Woman Master Beverly Mendoza, and National Master Edmundo Legaspi.
Notables from the other countries participating are Yevgeniy Pak, the young 17 year old Kazakhstan National Champion with many International Master norms already, and our good friend from Sri Lanka, Luxman Wijesuriya who recently agreed to a developmental partnership with KLCA and has started the ball rolling by entering two prospects, that of R.S. Kalugampitiya and R.D.A.C. Dissanayake.

Glenda Chen I-Chen is the sole entry from from Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) and we also welcome this brave young lady who is about to start a Masters program in University as the KL Open will indeed be a baptism of fire for someone who has not touched a chess piece in anger since the Dresden Olympiad in November 2008!

Malaysia of course is represented by both veterans and some young for the future. Ismail Ahmad is a seasoned campaigner as is Haslindah Ruslan and even Najib Abdul-Wahab who is usually an arbiter has joined in. Edward Lee, 16, and Tan Li Ting, 11, are National Champions and Wong Jianwen is perhaps the most promising young player to emerge recently.

source: Chessdom.com

Full AmBank Challenge (22-28 Aug 2009) And Merdeka Rapid Team Results (29-31 August 2009)

For full AmBank Challenge 2009 results, pls go to the following link:

http://maribelajar.com/ext/am2009.html


For additional full Merdeka Rapid Team 2009 results, pls go to the following link:-

http://hairulovchessevents.blogspot.com/


Source : GilaChess and Hairolovchess.

Women's Top 20 FIDE Ratings - 1 September 2009

source: FIDE.com (1 September 2009)

FIDE New Ratings For Malaysia's Top 99

Malaysia Top 99 (All players)

# Name Title Fed Rating G B-Year
1 Mas, Hafizulhelmi m MAS 2416 18
2 Wong, Zi Jing m MAS 2410 0 1982
3 Chan, Nicholas f MAS 2403 0
4 Lim, Yee-Weng f MAS 2376 0 1982
5 Mok, Tze-Meng f MAS 2343 0
6 Long, Peter f MAS 2331 0 1961
7 Ooi, Chern Ee f MAS 2325 0
8 Liew, Chee-Meng-Jimmy m MAS 2299 0 1958
9 Ng, Tze Han MAS 2283 0 1981
10 Lim, Chuing Hoong Ronnie MAS 2281 0 1983
11 Bakri, Anas Nazreen f MAS 2270 0 1991
12 Wong, Chee Chung MAS 2257 0
13 Cheah, Eric MAS 2255 0
14 Ahmad, Maliki MAS 2254 0
15 Chuah, Jin Hai Jonathan MAS 2250 0 1986
16 Hon Kah Seng, Christie f MAS 2236 0
17 Chia, Soon-Keat MAS 2235 0
17 Gregory, V MAS 2235 0
19 Chan, Marcus MAS 2227 0
20 Ng, Ee-Vern MAS 2224 0
21 Chin, F MAS 2223 0
21 Law, Zhe Kang MAS 2223 0
23 Madhavan, Collin c MAS 2220 0 1959
24 Foudzi, Siti Zulaikha wm MAS 2218 0 1988
25 Moh, Teng Keong Deon MAS 2215 0 1984
26 Foo, Boon-Poh Paul MAS 2210 0
26 Karim, Wahid MAS 2210 0 1970
28 Choong, Yit-Chuan MAS 2205 0
28 Phuah, Eng-Chye MAS 2205 0
28 Si, Ignatius MAS 2205 0
31 Ng, Ek Teong MAS 2200 0
32 Toh, Joseph MAS 2189 0 1959
32 Yee, Keng Yew Aaron MAS 2189 0
34 Zakaria, Fairin MAS 2188 0
35 Chow, Mon Ben MAS 2185 0 1983
35 Muzzafar, Ahmad MAS 2185 0
37 Leong, Mun Wan MAS 2182 0
38 Goh, Yoon-Wah MAS 2180 0
39 Abdullah, Mohd Kamal MAS 2177 0
40 Yeoh, Chin-Seng MAS 2174 0
41 Yusof, Kamaluddin MAS 2173 0 1967
42 Liam, Victor MAS 2169 0 1990
43 Sabri, Mohd Saprin MAS 2166 0 1972
44 Ibrahim, Mohd Irman MAS 2164 0 1976
45 Lau, Gregory MAS 2156 0 1964
46 Che Hassan, Muhd Aizuddin MAS 2155 0 1985
47 Thaw, Chee Yin MAS 2150 0 1982
48 Omar, Asrul Sharaff MAS 2148 0 1971
49 Wahiduddin, Kamalarifin MAS 2145 0 1972
50 Che Hassan, Abdullah MAS 2142 0 1984
50 Navaratnam, Julian MAS 2142 0 1972
52 Loo, Swee Leong MAS 2140 0
52 Tan, Hong Ghee MAS 2140 0
54 Liong, Ing Kiat Anthony MAS 2135 0
55 Md Nor, Azahari MAS 2130 0 1969
56 Jamil, Mohd Johan MAS 2124 0
57 Wong, Zi Chuang MAS 2123 0 1987
58 Zainal, Faiezul MAS 2117 0
59 Lim, Chin Lee MAS 2115 0 1977
60 Au Yoong, Yow Loo MAS 2113 0
61 Yeap, Eng Chiam MAS 2108 0 1995
62 Johan Iskandar Foudzi f MAS 2106 0 1987
63 Lam, Tai Thomas MAS 2105 0
64 Pok, Wern Jian MAS 2104 5 1987
64 Ooi, Chong Hean MAS 2104 0 1982
66 Zamhuri, Mustafa Kamal MAS 2102 0 1972
67 Tan, Eu Hong MAS 2101 0
68 Shafruddin, Hafiz MAS 2098 0 1986
69 Tan, Khai Boon MAS 2095 0
70 Zullkafli, Zarul Shazwan MAS 2094 0 1989
71 Abang, Mohd Reduan MAS 2093 0
71 Wahiduddin, Mohd Khair MAS 2093 0
73 Lim, Jean Nie MAS 2091 0
74 Leong, Zhi Wen MAS 2090 0 1990
74 Tan, Wei Sin MAS 2090 0
76 Lee, Kim Han Edward MAS 2089 3 1993
76 Chin, David MAS 2089 0 1961
76 Ismail, Ahmad MAS 2089 0 1963
79 Jamil, Mohd Hussein MAS 2088 0 1980
79 Soh, Han Loong Gerald MAS 2088 0 1985
81 Shafruddin, Fariz MAS 2085 0 1987
82 Lim, Han Ying MAS 2081 0 1988
83 Nik, Nik Ahmad Farouqi MAS 2077 0 1982
84 Zakaria, Mohd Fadli MAS 2073 0 1969
85 Maheran, Azril MAS 2071 0 1979
86 Wong, Su Yi Audrey wm MAS 2070 0 1969
87 Othman, Tun Seri Lanang MAS 2069 0 1975
87 Tham, Tick Hong Jax MAS 2069 0 1960
89 Hashim, Md. Sabar MAS 2068 0
89 Soon, Wai Cheong MAS 2068 0 1988
91 Chan, Tze Wei MAS 2065 0 1987
91 Mat Daud, Mohd Azizul MAS 2065 0
91 Pang, Siew Chong MAS 2065 0
94 Subramaniam, Sumant MAS 2064 16 1993
95 Lim, Tse Pin MAS 2060 0 1975
96 Wong, Ming Wai MAS 2057 0
97 Lee, Heng Jun Samantha MAS 2050 0
98 Lim, Zhuo Ren MAS 2045 0 1992
99 Cheung, Teo Kong Lester MAS 2043 0
99 Tan, Francis MAS 2043 0 1991

source: FIDE.com (1 September 2009)