Ampang Chessmaster 2011

14 April 2011, Kuala Lumpur – A new chess tournament for the urban Ampang chess enthusiast is sprouting in your area, so let’s join this upcoming tournament in the month of May 2011.

“A NATIONAL RATED EVENT”

The Ampang Jaya Chess Club together with the YB Ampang MP Office will be organizing a one day rapid National Rated event - AMPANG CHESSMASTER 2011 for the YB Ampang MP Trophy on Sunday, 15th May 2011.

Event will be played over 7 round Swiss with a time control of 25 minutes per player per game played to the finish. Entry fees is RM25 for adults and RM10 for students.

A total prize fund of RM2,190 has been aside for the winners with the champion to earn RM500. There are plenty of consolation prizes for various categories including prizes for secondary and primary students, local Ampang Jaya resident, veteran, ladies, IPT student and many more. This event has been registered for National rating hence, players will have a chance to earn valuable rating points to improve their standing/ranking within the Malaysian Chess community.

The venue for the event is at the Medan Selera Ampang Waterfront, Jalan Bukit Belachan, Ampang. Registration opens at 9:00am with the Round 1 scheduled at 10:00am.

For more information, please contact Abdul Hakim Nordin at (019)3925828. Early registration or payment can be made via Najib Wahab at (016)3382542 or email: najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com”