To watch Selangor Open round 7 between Mark Siew and Wong Jianwen on top board, please click link below:-
http://thechessconnections.blogspot.com/p/live-game.html?showComment=1367323208249
29 April 2013, Kuala Lumpur – Here is the winning round 4 game for Wong Jianwen against GM Alexander Fominyh of Russia during the Selangor Open 2013. The round 4 game was held on Sunday, 28 April 2013 at DAT Chess Connections, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur.
(Game courtesy of CAS)
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Standings After Round 8:
Official website: http://zug2013.fide.com/en
Pix 1. Wong Jianwen, MAS making an impact.
28 April 2013, Kuala Lumpur – Wong Jianwen of Malaysia did the unthinkable by beating GM Fominyh in round 4 on top board of the Selangor Open 2013. Another important win for Jianwen who now has four full points, the same as another youngster, Fong Yit San. Yit San beat Aldrino Pardino on board two.
Meanwhile another Malaysian youngster, Mohd Nabil beat Villanueva of PHI on board 5.
Results of Round 4:
To see more results, please visit chess-results.com or click here.
Or visit the official website: http://selangorchess.blogspot.com
28 April 2013, Kuala Lumpur – Wong Jianwen did the unthinkable by beating GM Fominyh in round 4 on top board of the Selangor Open 2013. Another important win for Jianwen who now has four full points, the same as another youngster, Fong Yit San.
Results of Round 4:
To see more results, please visit chess-results.com or click here.
Or visit the official website: http://selangorchess.blogspot.com
27 April 2013, Kuala Lumpur – In the lead are five players with GM Fominyh of Russia, Alberto Muniz Pardino of Hong Kong, Fong Yit San, Nor Ilhamuddin and Wong Jianwen. All scoring the perfect three full points from three rounds.
Wong Jianwen overcomed National Master Roshan Singh on board six during round 3. That’s an important win for Jianwen.
Rank after Round 3 (Top 31):
To see more results, please visit chess-results.com or click here.
Official website: http://selangorchess.blogspot.com
27 April 2013, Kuala Lumpur – At the end of round two of the 40th Selangor Open 2013, twelve players are in the leading group with two full points. GM Fominyh is still top gun with a win against Mark Siew of Malaysia during round 2. Ian Udani won, IM Jimmy Liew drew with Fairul Yusoff on third board and Villanueva of Philippines drew against youngster WFM Nur Najiha bt Azman Hisham on fourth board.
Results of Round 2, Selangor Open 2013 (top 21 boards):
Rank after round 2:
To see more results, please visit chess-results.com or click here.
Official website: http://selangorchess.blogspot.com
by Lim Chong
Bogo-Indian Defence
White played 66.Rf6 and Black resigned.
(Source: CAS website)
27 April 2013, Kuala Lumpur – Here are the round 1 results of the Selangor Open 2013 held earlier this evening in DAT Chess Connections, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur. Most of the seeded players won their first round classical games. GM Fominyh Alexander of Russia won his game against Vice President of MCF, Madam Haslindah Ruslan (picture above).
To see more results, please visit chess-results.com or click here.
Or visit official website: selangorchess.blogspot.com
(picture courtesy of Ahmad Shafruddin, CAS President)
27 April 2013, Kuala Lumpur – Here are the round 1 results of the Selangor Open 2013 held earlier this evening in DAT Chess Connections, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur. Most of the seeded players won their first round classical games. GM Fominyh Alexander of Russia won his game against Vice President of MCF, Madam Haslindah Ruslan.
26 April 2013, Kuala Lumpur – the first round of the 40th Selangor Open 2013 begins tonight at 7 pm at DAT Chess Connections, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur. Top seed is Russian, GM Alexander Fominyh and he has 71 other players for company. Thank you to Chessdom.com for promoting Selangor Open.
First round pairings Selangor Open:
Please visit chessdom.com to read the article or click here.
Or visit the official website: http://selangorchess.blogspot.com
26 April 2013, Kuala Lumpur – Here is one new tournament for age-group 12 and below.
2nd Smart Kids Chess Tournament 2013 is as follows:-
For a copy of the registration form please click this link:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9k30NdpARLUMk4zUG16RUFfM00/edit?usp=sharing
22 April 2013, Kuala Lumpur – In anticipation and celebration of the upcoming Selangor Open 2013, here is another article by the late Lim Chong on his thoughts of the Selangor Open.
One night after work in December 1978, I decided to go take a look at national individual chess championship which was being held in Petaling Jaya. Late at night, there were few spectators and sometimes they were outnumbered by the players.
Lew Chin Chuan and Laurence How, who were involved in organising the event, were the first two chess officials I met. Though I told them I was not on assignment, they were still pleased to see a reporter showing interest in the game.
The title that year was won by Christi Hon, with Jimmy Liew in second place and Peter Long third and the three of them went on to dominate the chess scene for many years.
From here I was introduced by Lew and How to the Chess Association of Selangor (CAS) and its activities, including its flagship tournament, the Selangor Open, which has the distinction of being the longest running chess event after having started in 1974.
Those who have participated in the Selangor Open would surely have found it an unforgettable experience. Having taken part in five events of the series, with the earliest in 1979 and the latest this year’s edition, they have all provided fond chess memories despite the poor results.
The Selangor Open provided an exciting opportunity for an enthusiast like me to play against top players like Liew, Tony Tay, Ahmad Muzzaffar Mustaffa and Chang Hing Wah, all of whom handed out valuable lessons in chess.
As well as women’s champion Audrey Wong at Selangor Open 1983 through a “surprise introduction” nicely arranged by How, who was the tournament director. I was one of those who lost to Audrey who was making her debut and at the end of the tournament, a star was born when she scored five points from nine rounds.
Audrey’s mother, Jackie Wong, was one of the hardworking officials who helped CAS to rise to the pinnacle. As a longtime secretary, her efficient and frugal approach saw the association having more members, more sponsors and more activities than ever before.
Even during the hard times, CAS somehow was always able to find the resources to carry on with its activities, including its junior training programme, that ensured that new generations of players kept coming up.
Despite difficulties in finding sponsors in recent years, current CAS secretary Lim Tse Pin is among those at the association who have managed to keep things going. He reported that last year’s Selangor Open suffered a loss of RM3,000 and this year’s event, even with 70 participants, is expected to incur a deficit of RM4,000.
The bad news continued with Lim warning that the tournament may be scrapped if CAS is unable to find a sponsor for next year. That would be a terrible loss for chess in this country. Though overshadowed in recent years by events like the Datuk Arthur Tan Malaysia Open and Kuala Lumpur Open in terms of international appeal, the Selangor Open has a unique tradition of its own, which evolved through the long years.
At the latest Selangor Open 2010, the final results saw four generations of players among the top four winners.
Liew, placed second, comes from the veterans, third-placed Kamal Ariffin Wahiddudin was the 1991 national champion, 11-year-old Yeoh Li Tian, who ended fourth, is considered among the most promising juniors, and champion Dr Nicholas Chan is currently the country’s strongest player without the international master title.
Also deserving mention is Penang coach Loo Swee Leong who should be commended for not just playing well to take the fifth spot but also for his effort in bringing down a group of schoolchildren to gain useful exposure in the tournament.
Chan was able to retain the title he had won last year but he still has a long way to catch up with Liew, an eight-time champion. The pivotal moment was in round five when both were paired against each other in their first ever meeting and Chan won with the white pieces.
Throughout the tournament, Chan was hardly troubled except for the eighth round when his opponent Ian Udani of the Philippines had a winning position but failed to convert and the result was a draw. Chan later admitted that he played badly in the opening but he was resourceful enough to fight hard to share the point, maintaining his unbeaten record.
At the rate Chan is progressing, it looks like a matter of time before he joins our small group of international masters if he is able to still find the time to continue playing.
For Liew, being the runner-up showed that he remains a force to be reckoned with. He was the one who ended the foreign domination at the Selangor Open by winning the title in 1980, marking a new era in the country’s chess development.
Liew went on to win the Selangor Open title eight times, a remarkable record that is unlikely to be broken, especially when he has shown that he is still capable of winning more.
The closest challenger is five-time winner Mok Tze Meng but he seems to be less active in tournaments after becoming an international master.
Many of us have gained in many ways from the Selangor Open which represents chess tradition at its finest. It would be surely be an immeasurable loss for all chess enthusiasts if such a tradition is not continued. So, see you at the 38th Selangor Open next year
21 April 2013, Kuala Lumpur – Here is an important annoucement from Selangor Chess on the upcoming Selangor Open 2013 to be held from 26 April – 1st May 2013.
For those who yet to register but would like to be part of this historical event (40 consecutive years), please send an email with your name, HpNo and ICNo to selangorchess@gmail.com by 23rd April 2013.
For tournament details, please click here.
For accommodation details, please click here.
The name list for the event as at 20th April (10pm) is listed as below:-
| No. | Names | FED | Status |
| 1 | Amier Hamzah Mohd Zuhri | MAS | Paid |
| 2 | Amir Ghaazi Mohd Saprin | MAS | Paid |
| 3 | Amir Muqqri Mohd Saprin | MAS | Paid |
| 4 | Amir Qayyim Mohd Saprin | MAS | Paid |
| 5 | Azizul Azlan Zainuddin | MAS | Paid |
| 6 | Bausch Koh Sian Kuan | MAS | Paid |
| 7 | Benjamin Koo Wei Jie | MAS | Paid |
| 8 | Bick, Gabriel J | USA | Paid |
| 9 | Dawson Tan Soon Wei | MAS | Paid |
| 10 | Dilwen Ding Tze How | MAS | Paid |
| 11 | Evan Loo Hsien Rong | MAS | Paid |
| 12 | Fairul Yusoff | MAS | Paid |
| 13 | Fariz Shafruddin | MAS | Paid |
| 14 | Fong Yit Ho | MAS | Paid |
| 15 | Fong Yit San | MAS | Paid |
| 16 | Haslindah Ruslan | MAS | Paid |
| 17 | Ho Chen Ee | MAS | Paid |
| 18 | IM Jimmy Liew Chee Meng | MAS | Paid |
| 19 | Joel Su Weng Yang | MAS | Paid |
| 20 | Kabir Singh Ajeet Singh | MAS | Paid |
| 21 | Kaushik Panamparampil | IND | Paid |
| 22 | Liew Ken Yew | MAS | Paid |
| 23 | Looi Ka Loc | MAS | Paid |
| 24 | Low Chee Pang | MAS | Paid |
| 25 | Lye Lik Zang | MAS | Paid |
| 26 | Mark Siew Kit-Tze | MAS | Paid |
| 27 | Martha Victor Plaintiram | MAS | Paid |
| 28 | Mat Zaki Yeop | MAS | Paid |
| 29 | Maushmi Panamparampil Mahesan | IND | Paid |
| 30 | Muhd Amirul Mohd Rosli | MAS | Paid |
| 31 | Muhd Nabil Azman Hisham | MAS | Paid |
| 32 | Muhd Nurhaffiz Zakaria | MAS | Paid |
| 33 | Muniz Pardino, Alberto | HKG | Paid |
| 34 | Ng Jen Sheng | MAS | Paid |
| 35 | Ng Wei Kiang | MAS | Paid |
| 36 | Nur Nabila Azman Hisham | MAS | Paid |
| 37 | Nur Najiha Azman Hisham | MAS | Paid |
| 38 | Nur Sabrina Aliya Asman | MAS | Paid |
| 39 | Puteri Rifqah Fahada Azhar | MAS | Paid |
| 40 | Renitha Narayanan | MAS | Paid |
| 41 | Rosamund Koo Wei Xin | MAS | Paid |
| 42 | Roshan Singh Ajeet Singh | MAS | Paid |
| 43 | Shreyes Subramaniam | MAS | Paid |
| 44 | Sri Kabelen Srimuralitharan | MAS | Paid |
| 45 | Sri Shiva Kumar Narayanan | MAS | Paid |
| 46 | Sumant Subramaniam | MAS | Paid |
| 47 | Wong Jianwen | MAS | Paid |
| 48 | Zulfikar Zulkifli | MAS | Paid |
| 49 | Ahmad Fadzil Nayan | MAS | |
| 50 | Amir Faiz Amirul | MAS | |
| 51 | Amira Farhana Amirul | MAS | |
| 52 | Amirul Haji Mohd | MAS | |
| 53 | Bustaman Harun | MAS | |
| 54 | Ian Udani | PHI | |
| 55 | Iskandar Danial Adam Adonis | MAS | |
| 56 | Lee Zhi Wei | MAS | |
| 57 | Mahadevan, Aravind | HKG | |
| 58 | Md, Monir Hossain | BAN | |
| 59 | Melanie Koo Wei Wei | MAS | Paid |
| 60 | Muhd Syazwan Zulkifli | MAS | |
| 61 | Nor Ilhamuddin Shaikh Ali | MAS | |
| 62 | Shahrizal Shamsuddin | MAS | |
| 63 | Sofea Aliya Syahril | MAS | |
| 64 | Surindren Radha Krishnan | MAS | |
| 65 | Villanueva, Nelson | PHI | <>
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