1st DATCC Individual 2009 Kicks Off

Today, the 1st DATCC Individual 2009 has kicked off smoothly with the first round of play at 2.00 pm on Saturday, 14th  November 2009.

Even Dato' Tan Chin Nam dropped by at the start and asked participants if there are any more improvements needed to the Chess Centre to make it more comfortable for players to come and play.

Here are some pictures of the first day of play.

Picture 1. Haslindah Ruslan (right).

Picture 2. Mark Siew(in red) vs Hisham Ismail (right).

Picture 3. Mat Zaki Yeop (right, far table) vs

Ilhamuddin(left).

Picture 4. Board 1 - Kamaluddin Yusof (in blue) and Board 2 - NM Edward Lee (green).

Picture 5. Me and Sri Shiva Kumar (right), my 2nd round opponent.

Two rounds have been played on Saturday and another two more rounds on Sunday, 15th November 2009 for the First DATCC Individual 2009 (FIDE-rated).

And a chess lecture on the Sicilian Dragon by IM Lim Yee Weng will be held during lunch hour today, 15th November 2009. Come over to the chess centre and listen to an interesting lecture on a chess opening, the Sicilian Dragon. It is located on the 4th Floor Car Park, Wilayah Kompleks, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, Kuala Lumpur.