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Berita hangat: Keputusan rasmi Pertandingan Catur UPSI 2009 yang telah diadakan pada minggu lalu, 24-25 Oktober 2009 baru saja dipamerkan di blog selchess.blogspot.com.
Berikut di pamerkan keputusan yang telah dikeluarkan :
a. Kategori Terbuka (104 orang)
b. Kategori : Sekolah Menengah
c. Kategori: Sekolah Rendah
Di ucapkan tahniah kepada para pemenang UPSI Catur 2009:-
a. Ian Udani - pemenang kategori terbuka,
b. Muhd Syakeer Azhar - pemenang kategori sekolah menengah, dan;
c. Muhd Irfan Haqeem Azhar - pemenang kategori sekolah rendah
MALAYSIAN CONTINGENT READY FOR THE WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 IN TURKEY
KUALA LUMPUR - A flag presentation ceremony for the Malaysian chess contingent off to the World Youth Chess Championship 2009 in Antalya, Turkey from the 9th - 23rd November 2009 will be held this weekend.
Tan Sri Dato' Seri DiRaja Ramli bin Ngah Talib, President of the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF), will present the Jalur Gemilang to the Team Chef de Mission at a ceremony to be attended by participants, parents, guests, supporters and sponsors.
Members of the Media are cordially invited to attend the ceremony, a news conference and thereafter to refreshments as follows :
DATE : 1st November 2009 (Sunday)
TIME : 1:00 pm
VENUE : Engine Hall, International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak Campus, Jalan Gombak, Kuala Lumpur.
A CHANCE TO GET A FIDE RATING or INCREASE YOUR FIDE RATING !!!!!
The Dato’ Arthur Tan Chess Center (DATCC) will organize the first individual FIDE rated 9 Round Swiss Tournament as per the schedule below:
Saturday 14 November 2009: 14:00 – 18:00 Round 1
19:00 – 22:00 Round 2
Sunday 15 November 2009: 09:00 – 13:00 Round 3
14:00 – 18:00 Round 4
Friday 20 November 2009: 19:00 – 2200 Round 5
Saturday 21 November 2009: 14:00 – 18:00 Round 6
19:00 – 22:00 Round 7
Sunday 22 November 2009: 09:00 – 13:00 Round 8
14:00 – 18:00 Round 9 followed by the Prize Giving
All games will be held in the DAT Chess Centre, Lot 4.20CS, 4th Floor Car Park,
Kompleks Wilayah, No 2, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 50100 K.L, Malaysia
Tel. 019 3158098 - Fax. – 03 40244337 - Email: aham@pc.jaring.my
SCHEDULE AND REGULATIONS:
The Prize Fund will be 60% of the total collection or RM 2,000 (whichever is more). In addition vouchers for dinner & room nights from the CHM Hotel Chain (CitiTel Midvalley, CitiTel Express KL, Boulevard Hotel, Pangkor Beach Resort, CitiTel Penang, CitiTel Express Kota Kinabalu will be given. Detailed prizes will be announced before the start.
Time Control: 90 minutes + 30 sec (increment from move 1) and will kickoff from Saturday, 14 November 2009.
Entry Fees as follows:
IM, GM : Free Of Charge (FOC)
FIDE Rtg greater than 2300 : RM 20
FIDE Rtg greater than 2200: RM 30
FIDE Rtg greater than 2100: RM 40
FIDE Rtg greater than 2000: RM 50
FIDE Rtg less than 2000: RM 75
No FIDE Rtg : RM 100
All Under 16 players will get a 25% discount.
CLOSING DATE: 12 NOVEMBER 2009.
ENTRIES AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE SURCHARGED RM 50
Tournament entry fees must be paid before the closing date. For further details, please call
The IIUM Sports & Recreational Centre will be organizing the 2nd IIUM Chess Invitational Tournament 2009 schedule to be held on 1st November 2009 at Engine Hall, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak. This tournament will be divided into three categories which are Open Category, Under-21 Category and Under-12 Category. The time control is 25 minutes per game/per player.
Here are some pictures of the recent UPSI Chess Open held at Bitara Siswa Building, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim, Perak on 24-25th Ocotber 2009.
Picture 1: Firey_rook vs Selvamarry in 5th round of UPSI Open
Picture 2 : Evan Timothy Capel vs Mark Siew
Picture 3 : Evan Timothy Capel vs M Firdaus on board 4.
Picture 4 : Amir Hamzah waiting patiently to start play on 2nd day of UPSI Open.
Picture 5 : Syed Remizan Syed Sobri smiles for the camera.
Picture 6 : Suhaimie Al-Bakrie (in red) in serious endgame struggle.
Picture 7: Firey rook by the front entrance gate to UPSI.
Picture 8 : Bird's eye picture of one of the two gardens inside Bitara Siswa Building. Parents of participating children exchanging greetings and recent news about chess. A smiling GiloCatur in orange t-shirt (rebranded t-shirt, too!)
Picture 9: Khairul Azam Mastuki(tengah, baju biru jalur putih), pemenang tempat ketiga IPTA/IPTS.
Top: En. Saleh Abd Latif (above) busy blogging in the rest hall below the playing hall in Bitara Siswa Building, UPSI.
During the recent UPSI Chess Open 2009 in Tanjung Malim, Perak, I suddenly noticed that En Saleh of GiLoCatur webmaster has been wearing a new shirt with the words "GiLoCatur" on his new orange-white short sleeve shirt. And on the back of his shirt is shown the address of his website : http://gilocatur.blogspot.com/.
Top: If you look closely on his left breast shirt(above), the new slogan "GiloCatur" clearly shown.
And if you have been following the UPSI Chess Open, one will find that En. Saleh will do his blogging just about anywhere there is a wall plug for his laptop. Since he has a mobile broadband device attached to his laptop, makes him even more mobile. So I was surprised to see him doing his blogging just outside the playing hall, busy blogging with the laptop on his lap. I took a photo with Izam, the President of the UPSI Chess Club as proof for readers to see.
Top: GiloCatur and Izam outside the playing hall in Bitara Siswa, UPSI.
Breaking News: Ian Udani successfully defended his two year winning streak as Champion of the Univesiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) Chess Open 2009 at Tanjung Malim, Perak held at the Bitara Siswa Building of UPSI.
He held off strong challenges from WCM Nur Nabila bt. Azman Hisham, Abdullah b. Che Hassan, NM Kamal Ariffin b Wahiddudin, Zarul Shafiq b Zulkifli and Kamaluddin Yusof.
Top: Ian Udani (right) playing on first board against Ahmad Fadzil Nayan during the 4th Round of play, 25th October 2009 at UPSI Open.
Above: WCM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham won second place.
Top: Abdullah Che Hassan on Board 3 against WCM Nur Nabila in Round 4.
KEJOHANAN CATUR TERBUKA UNIVERSITI PENDIDIKAN SULTAN IDRIS 2009
(ANJURAN KELAB CATUR UPSI BERSAMA KEMENTERIAN PENGAJIAN TINGGI)
TARIKH : 24-25 OKTOBER 2009.
HARI : SABTU & AHAD
MASA : 08.00 pg – 6.00 ptg
TEMPAT : Bitara Siswa, UPSI.
YURAN : TERBUKA (RM25), SEKOLAH (RM15), UPSI ( RM10 ).
FORMAT : STANDARD – SISTEM SWISS 7 PUSINGAN. TIME CONTROL : 1 JAM. TIE-BREAK : SOLKOFF , SB , PS
(click on image to enlarge it)
1. SEMUA PESERTA AKAN DIBERI SIJIL PENYERTAAN
2. 10 CABUTAN BERTUAH UNTUK DIMENANGI!!
3. PENYERTAAN TERHAD KEPADA 200 PESERTA SAHAJA. PENYERTAAN SELEPAS TARIKH TUTUP AKAN DIKENAKAN DENDA RM 5
TARIKH TUTUP : 20 OKTOBER 2009.
HADIAH WANG TUNAI KESELURUHAN RM6000.00!!
Tournament entry fees must be paid on registration days.For further details call: IZAM 013-4608173 email tk_sixteen88@yahoo.com ERNA 013-4608169 Fax 054585137 up SHARIL IZAM BIN MUARA
Sharil Izam Bin Muara, Presiden Kelab Catur UPSI Sessi 2009/2010
MUAT TURUN BORANG PENYERTAAN DI SINI— UPSI OPEN 2009.doc
SENARAI HOTEL DI SEKITAR TANJONG MALIM, PERAK MALAYSIA
HOTEL CAHAYA
No. 5 Jalan Cahaya, Taman Anggerik Desa 2
35900 Tanjong Peti, Perak
Tel/fax : 05-4584331/ 05-4594454
HOTEL ANGGERIK DESA SDN BHD
No 4-4A, Taman Anggerik
Jalan Besar, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak
Tel/Fax : 05-4599118/ 05-4594469
HOTEL BUNGA RAYA
No. 77 Taman Indah Setia,
35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak
Tel : 05: 4594388
HOTEL SAHARA INN
( Mohammad Kamal )
No. 1 Jalan Bahtera 1B, Taman Bahtera,
Ulu Bernam, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak
Tel/Fax : 05: 4595949
HOTEL TWIN STAR
No. 73A-74A, Taman Indah Setia,
35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak
Tel/Fax : 05-4598889
-2339891/012-2118044
Terdapat lima peserta Kejohanan Catur Rapid Deepavali 2009 yang telah terpilih untuk mewakili Negara di kejohanan di luar Negara Turki. Bagi kejohanan catur di Asean Primary School Sports Olympiad di Jakarta, Indonesia dari 3-9 November 2009, dua pemain yang terpilih ialah adik Muhd Irfan dan WCM Nur Nabila.
1.WFM Nur Najiha bt. Azman
2. Muhd Irfan Haqqim b Azhar
3. Camilia Johari
4. WCM Nur Nabila bt. Azman
5. Amir Hamzah
Sementara bagi kejohanan World Youth Chess di Turki pada 9-25 November 2009, lima pemain yang menyertai Deepavali Rapid 2009 ini yang akan menyertai kejohanan catur di Turki ini ialah :-
WCM Nur Nabila;
WFM Nur Najiha;
Muhd Irfan;
Amir Hamzah; dan,
Camilia Johari
Bagi adik-adik ini kita ucapkan tahniah kerana terpilih mewakili Negara dan selamat berjuang dan bermain catur dengan cemerlang, agar ada adik-adik ini yang dapat menjulang bendera Malaysia dan mengharumkan nama negara.
Muhd Nabil wins the two-day Deepavali Rapid Chess 2009 held at the Excel Chess Academy, Overseas Union Garden, Kuala Lumpur. Muhd Nabil maintained his winning ways by beating Muhd Fadli Zakaria (alias Stonemaster) in the final and penultimate 10th round of the Deepavali Rapid Chess 2009.
L to R: All the winners: Muhd Syakir, Muhd Nabila, Jax Tham, Lim Zhou Ren, Mohd Fadli.
Second, was won by Lim Zhuo Ren with 8.0 points. In third place, Muhd Syakir Shazmeer with 7.5 points while Mohd Fadli Zakaria (alias Stonemaster) and Jax Tham, both with 7.0 points, were placed fourth and fifth placings respectively.
Well done everyone! Most of the players had fun and enjoyed their games. It is a great place to have chess games and tournaments. See you all again in future tournaments in Lembah Kelang!
The second day of the Deepavali Rapid Chess 2009 ended with Muhd Nabil proclaimed as the Champion of the tournament held over two days and played over 10 rounds at the Excel Chess Academy.
The table below summarises the overall ranking of players and the number of points scored and their respective tie-breaking points.
17 - 18 October 2009
Ranking after round 10 of Deepavali Rapid 10.20.30 2009
At the Excel Chess Academy, on its second day of tournament play of the Deepavali Rapid Chess 2009, a battle for the top spot is brewing into a storm. The current batch of leaders after round 8 are Muhd Syakir Shazmeer, Mohd Fadli Zakaria and Muhd Nabil, all with 6.5 points.
Lim Zhuo Ren lost in the previous round to Stonemaster and with it a valuable point.
The champion for this tournament is still wide open with two rounds of play.
The following two tables are the ranking of players after round 8 and the second table, the pairings of players for round 9 of the Deepavali Chess Rapid 2009.
Jax Tham posing for the camera while playing in the 6th round of play during the Deepavali Rapid Chess 2009.
Players on other boards during the 6th round.
Top: Parents playing on the side of the tournament while waiting for their children to complete the last few rounds of play on the 17th October 2009. Seen here is En. Azman who has at least three children competing in the Deepavali Rapid Chess 2009.
After the 6th Round of the Deepavali Chess Rapid (10.20.30) 2009 held at Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur on the 17th October 2009, the up-and-coming youngster, Lim Zhuo Ren, the second seeded, is now clear leader at 6.0 full points.
Closely following behind him is Mark Siew with 5.0 points. A pack of six players with 4.5 points is within firing distance of the two front runners. This chasing pack includes Muhd Syakir Shazmeer, Mohd Fadli Zakaria (alias Stonemaster), Muhd Nabil, Muhd Irfan Haqqim, Jeff Tan Jun Feng, and WFM Nur Najiha.
The top seed of the tournament Abdullah Che Hassan is way back at no. 9 with 4.0 points bunched together with Jax Tham, WCM Nur Nabila, Muhd Aziz Farhan, Chong Kwai Kun and Mohamed Ismail.
With four more rounds of play, the field is still quite open. Who knows? A new up-and-coming player might just be the new star of this year's Deepavali Rapid Chess.
The tables below rank the players by the number of points won up to the sixth round of play and the second table below is the starting line-up for tomorrow morning at 9.30 am sharp at Excel Chess Academy, 18th October 2009 (Sunday).
On the first day of the Deepavali Rapid Chess (10.20.30) 2009 held at Excel Chess Academy, Overseas Union Garden, Kuala Lumpur on 17th-18th October 2009. After the 5th Round, Lim Zhou Ren is the clear leader with 5.0 full points from five rounds of play.
Some of the seeds have taken a tumble as Abdullah Che Hassan has stumbled in the 4th round while Jax Tham, the veteran chess player, took a beating at the hands of a youngster named Irfan.
The situation room is heating up in the Deepavali Rapid Chess and will continue tomorrow over four more rounds of intense play jostling to take the lead at the Deepavali Rapid Chess 2009.
Following discussion and feedback from all players, the organisers of the event has decided to extend today's play to six rounds and leave the remaining four rounds of play for tomorrow, 18th October 2009.
The following tables will provide:
a. the ranking of players after the 5th round of play; and,
b. the second table, the pairings of the sixth round of play.
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