Kuala Lumpur Roads Closed

I have just got back from lunch and read on the monitors of ITIS (Intelligent Transport Information System) in Kuala Lumpur that roads around the KLCC building will be closed to traffic from 2 pm till 7 pm today, Wednesday, 31st March 2010. The roads concerned mentioned were Jalan Binjai, Jalan Tun Razak (jalan masuk terowong ke Jalan Bukit Bintang) and a few more (my memory escapes me).

Pix 1. Dr Ajeet Singh playing a practice chess game at DATCC while waiting for his son, Roshan of First Saturday Chess Team, to finish his round 1 game last Wedenesday, 25th March 2010.
Let’s hope it will not dampen the players to come to DATCC for the second round of play of the 3rd DATCC KL Team Chess League 2010 being held this evening at 7.00 pm. See you guys there!

14TH BANDARAYA CHESSMASTER JOHOR OPEN - RESULTS

The results of the 14th Bandaraya Chessmaster Johor Open, which concluded recently, is as shown below, courtesy of Mr. Narayanan Krishnan, the organiser of the tournament :-

Champion      : Julius Joseph De Ramos   - 6.5 points
Second         :  Ian Udani                         - 6.0
Third             :  Kamaluddin Yusof            - 6.0
Fourth           :  IM Paciencia                   - 5.0
Fifth              :  Nik Ahmad Farouqi          - 5.0
Sixth             :  Ong Thian Loan               -5.0
Seventh         :  Leong Mun Wan              -5.0
Eighth           :  Ahmad Afiq Afyfy             - 5.0
Nineth           :  Derak Lim                       - 5.0
Tenth            :  Mohd Nabil Azman           -5.0
Eleventh        :  Amitpal Singh                  -4.5
Twelveth        :  T.Mandar                         -4.5
Thirteenth      :  Norazman Ismail              - 4.0
Fourteenth    :   Herman                           -4.0
Fifteen          :  Marzuki                           - 4.0

 Pix 1. Winners of the Open Category, Julius (centre), Ian (2nd from left) and Kamaluddin (2nd from right).

Best Lady     : N.Renitha

Under 18
Champion      :  Muhd Irfan Haqqim          - 6.5
Second         :   Muhd Fareed Hisham     - 6.0
Third             :   Iskandar                        - 6.0
Fourth           :   Nur Nabila Azman          - 6.0
Fifth              :   Muhd Syakir Shazmeer  - 6.0
Sixth             :   Boo Zhan Hui                - 5.5
Seventh         :   Ling Zhang Yang            - 5.5 
Eighth           :   Ng Hong Yuan               - 5.0
Nineth           :   Wu Fu Wei                    - 5.0
Tenth            :   Teo Che Chong               - 5.0
Eleventh        :   Low TzeHong                 - 5.0
Twelveth          :   Lim kim Siong                 - 5.0
Thirteenth     :    Ng Shi Hao                    - 5.0
Fourteenth    :   Kenny Koh                     - 5.0
Fifteenth       :   Boo Zhan Quan               - 5.0 
Best Girl      :    Nur Nabila Azman

To see more results and pictures, please visit Syedchess’s blog or click here.

Cross Table For DATCC Chess League 2010

The cross-table ranking for round 1 3rd DATCC Kuala Lumpur Team Chess League 2010 that had started on the 25th March 2010 is shown below.

Sixteen teams are participating in this season with most favourite teams winning their first round games.

Teams like Think Big, Team AU, Excel Chess Team, Price Waterhouse Cooper, Kam Mah, Nusa Mahkota Chess Club, Sea Horse have all won their round 1 games.

New team on the block is Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia chess team. They won their first round game against another new team, Ad-Hoc.

Kam Mah although a new name but its players consists of seasoned chess players like Abdullah Che Hassan and Nik Ahmad Farouqi.

The second round of the chess league will be played on Wednesday night, 31st March 2010 at DATCC, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur. To see the pairings, please click here to see an older post on fireyrook’s blog.

Malaysian Chess Festival 2010, 28 Aug-08 September 2010

THE MALAYSIAN CHESS FESTIVAL

The annual Malaysian Chess Festival will take place from 28th August 2010 to 08 September 2010 at the CitiTel MidValley Hotel, MidValley MegaMall, Kuala Lumpur.

For those below 16 years old, there will be a National Age-Group. There will be several categories from Under-8, Under-10, Under-12, Under-14 to Under-16. We encourage parents to register their children for this high profile chess event and make our very own Malaysian Chess Festival 2010 a success!

For those eager to get FIDE ratings or to improve their FIDE ratings, you will have the IGB Malaysian Open and AmBank Chess Challenge.

While those who are keen on team events, the Malaysian Chess Festival has one too! You may join the 30th ASTRO Merdeka Team Chess Championship on 28-31 August 2010.

For the veteran aged 55 and above, we have the Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng International Seniors Open slated for 1-8 September 2010. This is a new event included for some older new-comers !!!!

This year (2010) the Festival comprises of the following events;
28 - 31 August
30th ASTRO Merdeka Team Chess Championship
ASTRO Merdeka Individual Rapid Chess Championship
01 - 08 September 
IGB Malaysia Open Chess Championship
AmBank Chess Challenge
Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng International Seniors Open
The National Age-Group Rapid Chess Championship
For more details, you may visit fireyrook’s blog or click here.

Pictures of Winners of Razzle Dazzle 2010

Some pictures of the prize winners of the recently concluded DATCC Razzle Dazzle 2010 held at DATCC, 4th Floor, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur on the 28th March 2010.

 

Pix 1. Abdullah Che Hassan, the winner.       Pix 2. Nor Ilhamuddin, first runners-up.

 

Pix 3. M Sapirin Sabri, second runners-up. Pix 4. Kamalarifin Wahiddudin, fourth.

  

Pix 5. Ahmad Fadzil Nayan, sixth.           Pix 6. M Faizal Roslan, Best U-1600.

 

Pix 7. Ng6, Second U-1600.                  Pix 8. Emir Rusyaidi A Nazri, Best U-1400.

First Saturday Classical Chess (April 2010)

The April’s First Saturday Classical Chess has been delayed to April 10-11, 2010 due to many chess tournaments on the first weekend of April 2010. So here are the details of the FSCC April 2010 for your information.

FIRST SATURDAY CLASSICAL CHESS (APRIL) 2010

( EVERY FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH CALENDAR MONTH ONWARD )

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

DATES:

ROUND 1 : SATURDAY APRIL 10 ( 9.30 am to 12.30 pm )

ROUND 2 : SATURDAY APRIL 10 ( 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm )

ROUND 3 : SATURDAY APRIL 10 ( 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm )

ROUND 4 : SUNDAY APRIL 11 ( 9.30 am to 12.30 pm )

ROUND 5 : SUNDAY APRIL 11 ( 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm )

ROUND 6 : SUNDAY APRIL 11 ( 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm )

FORMAT : 60 MINUTES PLUS 30 SECOND INCREMENT EACH MOVE

ENTRY FEE : RM 30.00 (DISCOUNT FOR GROUP ENTRY )

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

MAIN PRIZES :

1^st PRIZE : RM 150 + MYSTERY PRIZE

2^nd PRIZE : RM 100 + MYSTERY PRIZE

3^rd PRIZE : RM 80 + MYSTERY PRIZE

4^th PRIZE : RM 60 + MYSTERY PRIZE

5^th PRIZE : RM 40 + MYSTERY PRIZE

SPECIAL PRIZES : ( AT LEAST 3 PLAYERS IN NATIONAL RATING CATEGORY )

NATIONAL RATING BELOW 1600 ( BOY AND GIRL ) : MYSTERY PRIZE

NATIONAL RATING BELOW 1500 ( BOY AND GIRL ) : MYSTERY PRIZE

NATIONAL RATING BELOW 1400 ( BOY AND GIRL ) : MYSTERY PRIZE

NATIONAL RATING BELOW 1300 ( BOY AND GIRL ) : MYSTERY PRIZE

NATIONAL RATING BELOW 1200 ( BOY AND GIRL ) : MYSTERY PRIZE

NATIONAL RATING BELOW 1100 ( BOY AND GIRL ) : MYSTERY PRIZE

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

CLOSING DATE 9^th APRIL ( FRIDAY )

ENTRY FORM : NAME: __________________________________

TEL: _________________

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

Picture Gallery of DATCC Razzle Dazzle 2010

Here are some pictures of the DATCC Razzle Dazzle Chess Tournament 2010 held on the 28th March 2010, Sunday, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur.

  

Pix 1. Khairul Azam vs Abdullah.             Pix 2. Khair vs M Zullghafari Saparmin.

 

 

Pix 3. Jax and Fadzil Nayan (blue shirt).  Pix 4. Fadli Zakaria (blue hat) vs young boy.

 

Pix 5. Faizal vs Abdullah.                  Pix 6. Khairul Azam vs Fireyrook (blue).

Pix 7. Ranking Results After Round 6 Of All Players For Dazzle Razzle.

Pix 8. En. Abdul Hamid Majid and En. Najib Wahab gave some last words before closing the prize ceremony. Don’t forget to go to Klang Parade Championship next weekend!

Jax Tham Wins The March Rapids, 27th March 2010

On Saturday, the Excel Chess Academy ran the March Rapids Chess Tournament at OUG, Kuala Lumpur with 16 registered players. As most of the games completed very fast per round, parents of the children desired for a one-day tournament instead.

Jax Tham, ever willing to hear and comply with the wishes of parents, relented and agreed to turn it into a one-day tournament. And so the supposedly two-day tournament turn out to be a one-day affair.

Jax Tham (picture) won the 10 round rapids with 9.0 points. Lim Zhou Ren ended with second position with the same 9.0 points but weaker tie-break points. In third place was Tham Chee Leong, Jax’s son, with 8.0 points. Fourth place is Chang Chye Tan with 7.0 and fifth was Tan Jia Hong, also with 7.0 points.

So here are the final rankings of the March Rapids and round-by-round results of all participating players.
Ranking after round 10 of MR123

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

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  1.    2  JAX THAM                    9.0  57.5  48.50  49.0  0000  -   0   

  2.    1  LIM ZHUO REN                9.0  56.0  49.00  45.0  0000  -   0   

  3.    3  THAM CHEE LEONG             8.0  54.0  36.00  44.0  0000  -   0   

  4.    8  CHANG CHYE YAN              7.0  58.5  34.50  33.0  0000  -   0   

  5.    7  TAN JIA HONG                7.0  57.0  31.00  38.0  0000  -   0   

  6.    4  CHIN SHUN YI                5.0  49.0  13.50  27.0  0000  -   0   

  7.    6  SERENA GOON WOOI-U          5.0  39.0  13.00  25.0  0000  -   0   

  8.   12  JON LUIS KOE                4.5  59.5  17.00  30.0  0000  -   0   

  9.   16  CHOONG ZHEN HAO             4.5  56.5  14.25  29.0  0000  -   0   

 10.    5  KEE JIAN LONG               4.5  44.0  12.25  23.0  0000  -   0   

 11.    9  MAH LIAM                    4.0  51.5  10.00  22.0  0000  -   0   

 12.   13  YAP KON XIN                 4.0  50.0   9.50  23.0  0000  -   0   

 13.   15  WONG KAH WENG               3.5  42.0  11.00  21.0  0000  -   0   

 14.   11  YAP KONN YUE                3.0  41.5   5.50  17.0  0000  -   0   

 15.   14  TAN PEI TING                1.5  41.0   3.75  10.0  0000  -   0   

 16.   10  YAP KHONN LIANG             0.5  43.0   0.75   4.0  0000  -   0   

Ranking and Games after round 10 of MR123

No.  PNo.  Name                          R1    R2    R3    R4    R5    R6    R7    R8    R9    R10      Score

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  1.    2  JAX THAM                      9b1   7w1  12b1   3b1   1w0   8b1  16w1   5w1   6b1  13w1    0   9.0

  2.    1  LIM ZHUO REN                  8w0  11b1  13w1  16b1   2b1   7w1   3b1  12w1   4b1   9w1    0   9.0

  3.    3  THAM CHEE LEONG              10w1   8b1  16b1   2w0   4w1  12b1   1w0   7b1   9b1  15w1    0   8.0

  4.    8  CHANG CHYE YAN                1b1   3w0   7b0   9w1  13b1   2w0   4w1  16b1  15w1  12b1    0   7.0

  5.    7  TAN JIA HONG                 14w1   2b0   8w1   4b1  12w1   1b0  13b1   3w0   5b1  16w1    0   7.0

  6.    4  CHIN SHUN YI                 11b1  12w0   9b1   7w0   3b0   5w1   8b0  10b1   1w0  14b1   -2   5.0

  7.    6  SERENA GOON WOOI-U           13b1  16w0  15b«   5w0   9b0  10w1  12w«  14b1   2w0  11b1    0   5.0

  8.   12  JON LUIS KOE                  5b1   4b1   2w0  15w1   7b0   3w0   6b«   1b0  14w1   8w0    0   4.5

  9.   16  CHOONG ZHEN HAO              15b1   6b1   3w0   1w0   5b«  11w1   2b0   8w0  10b1   7b0   -2   4.5

 10.    5  KEE JIAN LONG                12w0  13b0  11w1   6b1  16w«   4b0  14w1   2b0   7w0  10w1    2   4.5

 11.    9  MAH LIAM                      2w0  14b1   4w0   8b0   6w1  15b0  10w1  11b1   3w0   1b0    0   4.0

 12.   13  YAP KON XIN                   6w0   5w1   1b0  10b1   8w0  14b1   7w0  15b0  11w1   2b0    0   4.0

 13.   15  WONG KAH WENG                16w0  10b1   6w«  12b0  14w0   9w1  11b0  13w1   8b0   3b0    0   3.5

 14.   11  YAP KONN YUE                  4w0   1w0   5b0  14w1  10b1  16b0  15w1   9w0  13b0   6w0    2   3.0

 15.   14  TAN PEI TING                  7b0   9w0  10w«  11b0  15b1  13w0   5b0   6w0  12b0   4w0    0   1.5

 16.   10  YAP KHONN LIANG               3b0  15w0  14b«  13w0  11w0   6b0   9b0   4w0  16w0   5b0    0   0.5

Congratulations to all winners and participating players in the March edition of the Rapids chess tournament held at Excel Chess Academy.

(Results courtesy of Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy.)

Winners List of DATCC Razzle Dazzle, 28th March 2010

Here is the winning list of players at the recently concluded DATCC Razzle Dazzle Chess Rapid Weekend held at DATCC, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur on the 28th March 2010.

Results courtesy of Najib Wahab.

Abdullah Wins Razzle Dazzle

Abdullah Che Hassan won convincingly with 7 full points over 7 rounds at DATCC today. He even allowed his opponent to play beyond the stipulated 25 minutes and still won his game against Faizal. Even NM Kamalarifin Wahidduddin had to relent to Abdullah's fierce chess play. Congratulations to Abdullah for his determined win at DATCC's Razzle Dazzle Chess Rapid tournament held on the 28th March 2010.

INSOFAR CATEGORIES TOURNAMENT 2010 SHAH ALAM

INSOFAR
CATEGORIES TOURNAMENT
SHAH ALAM
( FIDE RATED )
*Limited to 10 players only for each category
Date : Every Friday Nights (except certain Fridays)
9 weeks
Start : 4^th June 2010
Finish : 13^th August 2010
Time : 7.30 p.m. – 11.00 p.m.
Place : HBM Professional Training Centre,
03 – 36 3^rd Floor,
PKNS Complex,
Shah Alam.
Rounds : 9 rounds (Round Robin)
Time control : 90 min. + 30 sec. ( increment )
Fees : Deposit RM 80 ( Returnable )
Entrance RM 100
RM 180
a) Deposit – pay earlier
b) Fees – can pay during Round 1
Arbiter : En. Abd. Hamid Majid
Closing Date : 27^th April 2010 (will register with FIDE on 28^th April 2010)

2 CATEGORIES

1) Open
2) Below FIDE 1800 & Unrated
ORGANISER
INSOFAR CHESS ACADEMY (since 1996)
*The FIRST 3 FIDE RATED PLAYER (for every category) can register FREE.
However, they still have to pay the deposit RM80 & will not be returned if they cancelled participation.
PRIZE (cash RM 1,500)

Category	1st	2nd	3rd	4-8th
1) Open	RM 500	RM 200	RM 150	Medals/ Trophies/ Cert.
2) < 1800 + Unrated	RM 300	RM 200	RM 150	Medals/ Trophies/ Cert.

Each category 10 players only.
1) If less than 10 players in a category, the category will be cancelled, deposit returned & some players will be offered to another category.
2) Lower rated players are allowed to play in higher rated category.
3) Unrated player can choose any category.
4) Each player can play only ONE category.
5) The organiser can make changes (except prize) if necessary.
Application

1. Application by SMS your Full Name to 0172032051 and wait for reply.
Do not bank in your RM80 ( deposit ) until your application is approved.
2. Once your application is approved, you can bank in RM 80 ( deposit ) to  Maybank 158172805863 (Mat Zaki ).

3. SMS to inform date & time of bank in and keep the slip for tournament day.

4. Entrance fees of RM 100 can pay during Round 1.

5. Must bank in deposit ( RM 80 ) within 3 days of approval.

6. If absent on any round, RM 20 will be deducted for every round of absence. Balance of deposit will be returned on last round.

7. If any player cancelled participation, the deposit will NOT be returned.

# Players who are still playing in any Insofar FIDE Rated tournament, can use their former deposit but must SMS name.
#One deposit can be use in more than one tournament.

SCHEDULE

ROUND	DAY	DATE	TIME
1	Friday	4th June 2010	7.30 p.m.
2	Friday	25th June 2010	7.30 p.m.
3	Friday	2nd July 2010	7.30 p.m.
4	Friday	9th July 2010	7.30 p.m.
5	Friday	16th July 2010	7.30 p.m.
6	Friday	23rd July 2010	7.30 p.m.
7	Friday	30th July 2010	7.30 p.m.
8	Friday	6th Aug 2010	7.30 p.m.
9	Friday	13th Aug 2010	7.30 p.m.

# No games on 11^th June & 18^th June because of Penang Open & National Championship.

Nigel Short Simultaneous Chess Exhibition

Nigel Short Simultaneous Chess Exhibition
This year, with his participation in the Thailand Open (as advisor to the organising Bangkok Chess Club), Grandmaster Nigel Short, former World Championship Contender, many time Commonwealth Champion, and the current English Champion will visit Malaysia as a guest of the KL Open 2010!
Short who is scheduled to arrive on 9 April via Bangkok from Europe has agreed to conduct a simultaneous exhibition at 4 p.m. on Saturday 10 April (the next day).
The simultaneous exhibition is limited to a maximum of 20 places (we have increased the number to meet expected demand) and seats are priced at RM 500 each on a first come first serve basis and of course those already playing in the KL Open interested will receive a 50% percent discount!
For the best possible experience, we will limit spectators and participants will have their score sheets signed by (and their photo taken with) the most famous grandmaster ever to grace a local chess tournament.
Together with our other VIPs, the media and special guests, the participants in this exhibition will also be invited to join the dinner function planned to be held immediately after (where their questions may be also directed to this legend of the game).
Any enquiries and your registrations should be directed to KL Open 2010 Organising Secretary Peter Long at peterlong@aol.asia.

Insofar Categories Tournament 2010, Kuala Lumpur

INSOFAR
CATEGORIES TOURNAMENT
KUALA LUMPUR
( FIDE RATED )
*Limited to 12 players only for each category
Date : Every Thursday Nights (except certain Thursdays)
11 weeks
Start : 3^rd June 2010
Finish : 26^th August 2010
Time : 7.00 p.m. – 11.00 p.m.
Place : DATCC 4^th Floor,
Wilayah Complex,
Kuala Lumpur
Rounds : 11 rounds (Round Robin)
Time control : 90 min. + 30 sec. ( increment )
Fees : Deposit RM 80 ( Returnable )
Entrance RM 100
RM 180
a) Deposit – pay earlier
b) Fees – can pay during Round 1
Arbiter : En. Abd. Hamid Majid
Closing Date : 27^th April 2010 (will register with FIDE on 28^th April 2010)

5 CATEGORIES

1) Open
2) Below FIDE 2200 & Unrated
3) Below FIDE 2000 & Unrated
4) Below FIDE 1800 & Unrated
5) Below FIDE 1600 & Unrated
ORGANISER
INSOFAR CHESS ACADEMY (since 1996)
*The FIRST 3 FIDE RATED PLAYER (for every category) can register FREE.
However, they still have to pay the deposit RM80 & will not be returned if they cancelled participation.
PRIZE (cash RM 4,400)

Category	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5-10th
1) Open	RM 500	RM 250	RM 150	RM 120	Medals/ Trophies/ Cert.
2) < 2200 + Unrated	RM 450	RM 200	RM 150	RM 120	Medal/ T/ C
3) < 2000 + UR	RM 400	RM 200	RM 150	RM 120	Medal/ T/ C
4) < 1800 + UR	RM 350	RM 200	RM 150	RM 120	Medal/ T/ C
5) < 1600 + UR	RM 300	RM 200	RM 150	RM 120	Medal/ T/ C

Each category 12 players only.
1) If less than 12 players in a category, the category will be cancelled, deposit returned & some players will be offered to another category.
2) Lower rated players are allowed to play in higher rated category.
3) Unrated player can choose any category.
4) Each player can play only ONE category.
5) The organiser can make changes (except prize) if necessary.
Application

1. Application by SMS your Full Name to 0172032051 and wait for reply.
Do not bank in your RM80 ( deposit ) until your application is approved.
2. Once your application is approved, you can bank in RM 80 ( deposit ) to
 Maybank 158172805863 (Mat Zaki ).
3. SMS to inform date & time of bank in and keep the slip for tournament day.

4. Entrance fees of RM 100 can pay during Round 1.

5. Must bank in deposit ( RM 80 ) within 3 days of approval.

6. If absent on any round, RM 20 will be deducted for every round of absence. Balance of deposit will be returned on last round.

7. If any player cancelled participation, the deposit will NOT be returned.

# Players who are still playing in any Insofar FIDE Rated tournament, can use their former deposit but must SMS name.
#One deposit can be use in more than one tournament.

SCHEDULE

ROUND	DAY	DATE	TIME
1	Thursday	3rd June 2010	7.00 p.m.
2	Thursday	24th June 2010	7.00 p.m.
3	Thursday	1st July 2010	7.00 p.m.
4	Thursday	8th July 2010	7.00 p.m.
5	Thursday	15th July 2010	7.00 p.m.
6	Thursday	22th July 2010	7.00 p.m.
7	Thursday	29th July 2010	7.00 p.m.
8	Thursday	5th Aug 2010	7.00 p.m.
9	Thursday	12th Aug 2010	7.00 p.m.
10	Thursday	19th Aug 2010	7.00 p.m.
11	Thursday	26th Aug 2010	7.00 p.m.

# No games on 10^th June & 17^th June because of Penang Open & National Championship

INSOFAR Categories Tournament 2010

INSOFAR
CATEGORIES TOURNAMENT
BANDAR BARU BANGI
( FIDE RATED )
*Limited to 12 players only for each category
Date : Every Saturday Nights (except certain Saturdays)
11 weeks
Start : 22^nd May 2010
Finish : 21^st August 2010
Time : 7.00 p.m. – 11.00 p.m.
Place : AMPAC (AZ-ZAHRAH MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE ACADEMY),
10A,Medan Pusat Bandar 1, Seksyen 9,
Bandar Baru Bangi, (near Mosque).
Rounds : 11 rounds (Round Robin)
Time control : 90 min. + 30 sec. ( increment )
Fees : Deposit RM 80 ( Returnable )
Entrance RM 100
RM 180
a) Deposit – pay earlier
b) Fees – can pay during Round 1
Arbiter : En. Abd. Hamid Majid
Closing Date : 15^th April 2010 (will register with FIDE on 16^th April 2010)

3 CATEGORIES

1) Open
2) Below FIDE 2000 & Unrated
3) Below FIDE 1800 & Unrated
ORGANISER
INSOFAR CHESS ACADEMY (since 1996)
*The FIRST 3 FIDE RATED PLAYER (for every category) can register FREE.
However, they still have to pay the deposit RM80 & will not be returned if they cancelled participation.
PRIZE (cash RM 2,700)

Category	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5-10th
1) Open	RM 500	RM 240	RM 150	RM 120	Medals/ Trophies/ Cert.
2) < 2000 + Unrated	RM 400	RM 200	RM 150	RM 120	Medal/ Trophies/ Cert.
3) < 1800 + Unrated	RM 350	RM 200	RM 150	RM 120	Medal/ Trophies/ Cert.

Each category 12 players only.
1) If less than 12 players in a category, the category will be cancelled, deposit returned & some players will be offered to another category.
2) Lower rated players are allowed to play in higher rated category.
3) Unrated player can choose any category.
4) Each player can play only ONE category.
5) The organiser can make changes (except prize) if necessary.



Application

1. Application by SMS your Full Name to 0172032051 and wait for reply.
Do not bank in your RM80 ( deposit ) until your application is approved.
2. Once your application is approved, you can bank in RM 80 ( deposit ) to
 Maybank 158172805863 (Mat Zaki ).
3. SMS to inform date & time of bank in and keep the slip for tournament day.

4. Entrance fees of RM 100 can pay during Round 1.

5. Must bank in deposit ( RM 80 ) within 3 days of approval.

6. If absent on any round, RM 20 will be deducted for every round of absence. Balance of deposit will be returned on last round.

7. If any player cancelled participation, the deposit will NOT be returned.

# Players who are still playing in any Insofar FIDE Rated tournament, can use their former deposit but must SMS name.
#One deposit can be use in more than one tournament.

SCHEDULE

ROUND	DAY	DATE	TIME
1	Saturday	22nd May 2010	7.00 p.m.
2	Saturday	12th June 2010	7.00 p.m.
3	Saturday	26th June 2010	7.00 p.m.
4	Saturday	3rd July 2010	7.00 p.m.
5	Saturday	10th July 2010	7.00 p.m.
6	Saturday	17th July 2010	7.00 p.m.
7	Saturday	24th July 2010	7.00 p.m.
8	Saturday	31th July 2010	7.00 p.m.
9	Saturday	7th Aug 2010	7.00 p.m.
10	Saturday	14th Aug 2010	7.00 p.m.
11	Saturday	21st Aug 2010	7.00 p.m.

# No games on 29^th May, 5^th June & 19^th June because of National Championship & DATCC Tournament.

Razzle Dazzle

Top boards. Abdullah and M Sapirin. And the players in round 1.

Razzle Dazzle Begins

At the Datcc this morning, 28 th March 2010, 52 players have registered for DATCC RAZZLE DAZZLE TOURNAMENT. Najib seen here to give a team briefing before the start of the tournament. It is a 7 round Swiss system and National-rated event.

2ND BANDARAYA CHESSMASTER TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - RESULT

Results from Narayanan Krishnan, organiser of the 2nd Bandaraya Chessmaster Team Championship held today, 27th March 2010 in Johor Bahru, Johor.

Champion    : Young & Danger
Second       :  SMS Gold 2
Third           :  JB Chess Association
Fourth         :  Novena Nobodies
Fifth            :  Chess Expats
Best Government : Polis JB
Best IPT             : UTM Queen

Round 6 Results of Insofar Shah Alam FIDE Rating 2010

This round 6 results dropped into my email box tonight, courtesy of Mat Zaki Yeop. Here are the round 6 results played on Friday night, 26 March 2010.

April's Saturday Classical Chess Changed To Second Weekend!

Latest News: The Excel Chess Academy has decided to change its First Saturday Classical Chess for the month of April 2010 to the second weekend of April 2010. So book the new dates of 10 and 11 April 2010 for the First Saturday Classical Chess at the Excel Chess Academy, Overseas Union Garden, Kuala Lumpur.

Round 9 Rankings and Round 10 Pairings, March Rapids 2010

Lim Zhou Ren and Jax Tham continues to lead jointly with 8.0 points each from nine rounds of play in the March Rapids 2010 being held at Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur, 27-28 March 2010.

Ranking after round 9 of MR123
No.  PNo.  Name                       Score WP    SB     PS    rat.  TPR  W-We
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1.    1  LIM ZHUO REN                8.0  47.0  41.00  36.0  0000  -   0   
        2  JAX THAM                    8.0  47.5  39.50  40.0  0000  -   0   
  3.    3  THAM CHEE LEONG             7.0  45.5  29.50  36.0  0000  -   0   
  4.    7  TAN JIA HONG                6.0  46.5  23.50  31.0  0000  -   0   
        8  CHANG CHYE YAN              6.0  49.0  28.00  26.0  0000  -   0   
  6.   12  JON LUIS KOE                4.5  45.5  14.50  25.5  0000  -   0   
       16  CHOONG ZHEN HAO             4.5  43.5  12.75  24.5  0000  -   0   
  8.    4  CHIN SHUN YI                4.0  42.5  11.00  22.0  0000  -   0   
        6  SERENA GOON WOOI-U          4.0  34.0  10.00  20.0  0000  -   0   
        9  MAH LIAM                    4.0  37.5   9.00  18.0  0000  -   0   
       13  YAP KON XIN                 4.0  36.0   8.50  19.0  0000  -   0   
12.    5  KEE JIAN LONG               3.5  39.5  10.75  18.5  0000  -   0   
       15  WONG KAH WENG               3.5  32.0  10.50  17.5  0000  -   0   
14.   11  YAP KONN YUE                3.0  33.5   5.50  14.0  0000  -   0   
15.   14  TAN PEI TING                1.5  33.0   3.75   8.5  0000  -   0   
16.   10  YAP KHONN LIANG             0.5  35.5   0.75   3.5  0000  -   0   

Pairing of round 10 of MR123
Table  White                     - Black                                Results
----------------------------------------------------------------------- round 10
  1    LIM ZHUO REN        ( 8 ) - MAH LIAM            ( 4 )     1-  9        .
  2    JAX THAM            ( 8 ) - YAP KON XIN         ( 4 )     2- 13        .
  3    THAM CHEE LEONG     ( 7 ) - WONG KAH WENG       ( 3.5)    3- 15        .
  4    TAN JIA HONG        ( 6 ) - CHOONG ZHEN HAO     ( 4.5)    7- 16        .
  5    JON LUIS KOE        ( 4.5) - CHANG CHYE YAN      ( 6 )    12-  8        .
  6    YAP KONN YUE        ( 3 ) - SERENA GOON WOOI-U  ( 4 )     11-  6        .
  7    TAN PEI TING        ( 1.5) - CHIN SHUN YI        ( 4 )    14-  4        .
  8    KEE JIAN LONG       ( 3.5) - YAP KHONN LIANG     ( 0.5)    5- 10        .

(source: Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy)

Round 8 Pairings and Round 7 Rankings, March Rapids 2010

Lim Zhou Ren and Jax Tham are head-to-head the co-leaders in the current edition of the Chess Rapids 2010 being held at the Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur, 27th March 2010.

Tomorrow three more rounds will be played and the round 8 pairings to be played tomorrow morning, 28th March 2010 are as below:-

Pairing of round 8 of MR123
Table  White                     - Black                                Results
----------------------------------------------------------------------- round  8
  1    LIM ZHUO REN        ( 6 ) - JON LUIS KOE        ( 3«)     1- 12       
  2    JAX THAM            ( 6 ) - KEE JIAN LONG       ( 3«)     2-  5       
  3    TAN JIA HONG        ( 5 ) - THAM CHEE LEONG     ( 5 )     7-  3       
  4    CHOONG ZHEN HAO     ( 3«) - CHANG CHYE YAN      ( 4 )    16-  8       
  5    YAP KONN YUE        ( 3 ) - MAH LIAM            ( 3 )    11-  9       
  6    WONG KAH WENG       ( 2«) - YAP KON XIN         ( 3 )    15- 13       
  7    TAN PEI TING        ( 1«) - SERENA GOON WOOI-U  ( 3 )    14-  6       
  8    YAP KHONN LIANG     ( 0«) - CHIN SHUN YI        ( 3 )    10-  4       

Ranking after round 7 of MR123
No.  PNo.  Name                       Score WP    SB     PS    rat.  TPR  W-We
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  1.    1  LIM ZHUO REN                6.0  29.5  25.50  21.0  0000  -   0   
        2  JAX THAM                    6.0  30.0  24.00  25.0  0000  -   0   
  3.    3  THAM CHEE LEONG             5.0  26.5  14.50  23.0  0000  -   0   
        7  TAN JIA HONG                5.0  27.0  15.00  20.0  0000  -   0   
  5.    8  CHANG CHYE YAN              4.0  31.0  15.00  15.0  0000  -   0   
  6.    5  KEE JIAN LONG               3.5  20.5   9.25  11.5  0000  -   0   
       12  JON LUIS KOE                3.5  28.0  10.50  17.5  0000  -   0   
       16  CHOONG ZHEN HAO             3.5  29.0  10.25  16.5  0000  -   0   
  9.    4  CHIN SHUN YI                3.0  27.0   9.50  14.0  0000  -   0   
        6  SERENA GOON WOOI-U          3.0  19.5   6.50  12.0  0000  -   0   
        9  MAH LIAM                    3.0  20.5   5.00  10.0  0000  -   0   
       11  YAP KONN YUE                3.0  20.5   4.50   8.0  0000  -   0   
       13  YAP KON XIN                 3.0  23.5   5.50  12.0  0000  -   0   
14.   15  WONG KAH WENG               2.5  18.0   5.00  10.5  0000  -   0   
15.   14  TAN PEI TING                1.5  20.5   2.75   5.5  0000  -   0   
16.   10  YAP KHONN LIANG             0.5  21.0   0.75   2.5  0000  -   0  

 

(source: Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy)

Round 8 Pairings and Round 7 Rankings, March Rapids 2010

Lim Zhou Ren and Jax Tham are head-to-head the co-leaders in the current edition of the Chess Rapids 2010 being held at the Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur, 27th March 2010.

Tomorrow three more rounds will be played and the round 8 pairings to be played tomorrow morning, 28th March 2010 are as below:-

Pairing of round 8 of MR123
Table  White                     - Black                                Results
----------------------------------------------------------------------- round  8
  1    LIM ZHUO REN        ( 6 ) - JON LUIS KOE        ( 3«)     1- 12       
  2    JAX THAM            ( 6 ) - KEE JIAN LONG       ( 3«)     2-  5       
  3    TAN JIA HONG        ( 5 ) - THAM CHEE LEONG     ( 5 )     7-  3       
  4    CHOONG ZHEN HAO     ( 3«) - CHANG CHYE YAN      ( 4 )    16-  8       
  5    YAP KONN YUE        ( 3 ) - MAH LIAM            ( 3 )    11-  9       
  6    WONG KAH WENG       ( 2«) - YAP KON XIN         ( 3 )    15- 13       
  7    TAN PEI TING        ( 1«) - SERENA GOON WOOI-U  ( 3 )    14-  6       
  8    YAP KHONN LIANG     ( 0«) - CHIN SHUN YI        ( 3 )    10-  4       

Ranking after round 7 of MR123
No.  PNo.  Name                       Score WP    SB     PS    rat.  TPR  W-We
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1.    1  LIM ZHUO REN                6.0  29.5  25.50  21.0  0000  -   0   
        2  JAX THAM                    6.0  30.0  24.00  25.0  0000  -   0   
  3.    3  THAM CHEE LEONG             5.0  26.5  14.50  23.0  0000  -   0   
        7  TAN JIA HONG                5.0  27.0  15.00  20.0  0000  -   0   
  5.    8  CHANG CHYE YAN              4.0  31.0  15.00  15.0  0000  -   0   
  6.    5  KEE JIAN LONG               3.5  20.5   9.25  11.5  0000  -   0   
       12  JON LUIS KOE                3.5  28.0  10.50  17.5  0000  -   0   
       16  CHOONG ZHEN HAO             3.5  29.0  10.25  16.5  0000  -   0   
  9.    4  CHIN SHUN YI                3.0  27.0   9.50  14.0  0000  -   0   
        6  SERENA GOON WOOI-U          3.0  19.5   6.50  12.0  0000  -   0   
        9  MAH LIAM                    3.0  20.5   5.00  10.0  0000  -   0   
       11  YAP KONN YUE                3.0  20.5   4.50   8.0  0000  -   0   
       13  YAP KON XIN                 3.0  23.5   5.50  12.0  0000  -   0   
14.   15  WONG KAH WENG               2.5  18.0   5.00  10.5  0000  -   0   
15.   14  TAN PEI TING                1.5  20.5   2.75   5.5  0000  -   0   
16.   10  YAP KHONN LIANG             0.5  21.0   0.75   2.5  0000  -   0  

(source: Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy)

Results of Round 6 Ranking and Round 7 Pairings, March Rapids 2010

Lim Zhou Ren manages to maintain its top billing seeding by winning five points from six rounds at the Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur during the March Rapids being held over two days of play, 27-28 March 2010.

Jax Tham and Tham Chee Leong is similarly having the same five points from three rounds. Wow! Close fight.

Tan Jia Hong is fourth with four points and fifth placed is Choong Zhen Hao with 3.5 points.

Tomorrow four more rounds will be played to complete the ten rounds of play. Please see the round 7 pairings below which will be played tomorrow morning, 28th March 2010.

Ranking after round 6 of MR123
No.  PNo.  Name                       Score WP    SB     PS    rat.  TPR  W-We
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1.    1  LIM ZHUO REN                5.0  20.5  17.50  15.0  0000  -   0   
        2  JAX THAM                    5.0  22.0  17.00  19.0  0000  -   0   
        3  THAM CHEE LEONG             5.0  18.0  13.00  18.0  0000  -   0   
  4.    7  TAN JIA HONG                4.0  20.5  10.50  15.0  0000  -   0   
  5.   16  CHOONG ZHEN HAO             3.5  19.5   8.25  13.0  0000  -   0   
  6.    4  CHIN SHUN YI                3.0  18.5   6.50  11.0  0000  -   0   
        8  CHANG CHYE YAN              3.0  24.0  10.00  11.0  0000  -   0   
       12  JON LUIS KOE                3.0  22.0   8.00  14.0  0000  -   0   
       13  YAP KON XIN                 3.0  15.0   4.50   9.0  0000  -   0   
10.    5  KEE JIAN LONG               2.5  17.0   6.25   8.0  0000  -   0   
        6  SERENA GOON WOOI-U          2.5  14.0   4.75   9.0  0000  -   0   
       15  WONG KAH WENG               2.5  13.0   3.75   8.0  0000  -   0   
13.    9  MAH LIAM                    2.0  17.5   4.00   7.0  0000  -   0   
       11  YAP KONN YUE                2.0  16.0   2.00   5.0  0000  -   0   
15.   14  TAN PEI TING                1.5  14.0   2.75   4.0  0000  -   0   
16.   10  YAP KHONN LIANG             0.5  16.5   0.75   2.0  0000  -   0   

Pairing of round 7 of MR123
Table  White                     - Black                                Results
----------------------------------------------------------------------- round  7
  1    THAM CHEE LEONG     ( 5 ) - LIM ZHUO REN        ( 5 )     3-  1       
  2    JAX THAM            ( 5 ) - CHOONG ZHEN HAO     ( 3«)     2- 16       
  3    YAP KON XIN         ( 3 ) - TAN JIA HONG        ( 4 )    13-  7       
  4    CHANG CHYE YAN      ( 3 ) - CHIN SHUN YI        ( 3 )     8-  4       
  5    SERENA GOON WOOI-U  ( 2«) - JON LUIS KOE        ( 3 )     6- 12       
  6    YAP KONN YUE        ( 2 ) - WONG KAH WENG       ( 2«)    11- 15       
  7    KEE JIAN LONG       ( 2«) - TAN PEI TING        ( 1«)     5- 14       
  8    MAH LIAM            ( 2 ) - YAP KHONN LIANG     ( 0«)     9- 10      

(source: Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy)