Fourth Quarter Allegro 2013, 29 Dec 2013

30th November 2013, Kuala Lumpur – The Chess Association of Selangor will be organizing the 14th CAS Fourth Quarter Allegro Championship 2013 on the 29th December 2013 at DAT Chess Connections, 4th Floor, Wilayah Complex, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, Kuala Lumpur.

Two categories: National Rating >1400 and National Rating <1400.

Prizes have been improved and conditions improved to retain loyal participants of the Allegro tournament series. 7 rapid rounds as usual. Closing date on 14th December 2013.

 

 

Official website link: http://selangorchess.blogspot.com/2013/11/14th-cas-fourth-quarter-allegro-on-29th.html

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/SelangorChess

Malaysia win annual match against Singapore!

24 November 2013, Kuala Lumpur – News from Ismail Ahmad of Malaysia’s win against neighbours, Singapore, in a weekend team chess event held at the CitiTel Hotel, Mid Valley over the weekend, 22-24 November 2013.

Two rounds of classical chess and two rounds of rapid chess were held giving Malaysia a 78.5 – 65.5 scoreline over Singapore.

Congratulations to coach, Ismail Ahmad of Malaysia who also doubled-up as the senior player in the team. Congratulations to all Malaysian players, officials and all those who helped organised the event!

(Picture from Ismail Ahmad’s facebook)

Carlsen New World Chess CHAMPION!

23 November 2013, Kuala Lumpur - Last night in game 10 in Chennai,  Magnus Carlsen drew his game against Vishy Anand. This draw gave Carlsen a 6.5-3.5 score and the prized World Chess Champion title.

The Sicilian Defence Moscow variation transpired during the game.

Carlsen only needed to play 10 of the 12 scheduled games to win the title. Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen, the new World Champion! 22 year old Carlsen went from amateur to world champion in just  ten years.

http://chennai2013.fide.com

5th IIUM Chess Invitational Tournament 2013, 30th November 2013

21 November 2013, Kuala Lumpur – The International Islamic University is organizing the 5th IIUM Chess Invitational Tournament this 30th November 2013. It will be held at Engin Hall, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak.

There will be three categories: Open, Under-21 and Under-12.

Details of the tournament are shown below:-

5TH IIUM CHESS INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT 2013 (NATIONAL RATED)

IIUM Sports & Recreational Centre in collaboration with Ministry of Education (MOE) and Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) will be organizing the 5^th IIUM Chess Invitational Tournament 2013 scheduled to be held on 30^th November 2013 at Engin 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.

Registration Fees:-

1. Open Category	RM 40
2. Under-21 Category	RM 20
3. Under-12 Category	RM 20

DATE/DAY	PROGRAMME	TIME	VENUE
30th November 2013 Saturday	Walk In Registration	8.00am – 9.00am	Engin Hall, IIUM
Round 1	10.00am – 10.50am
Round 2	11.00am – 11.50am
Round 3	12.00pm – 12.50pm
Round 4	2.00pm – 2.50pm
Round 5	3.00pm – 3.50pm
Round 6	4.00pm – 4.50pm
Round 7	5.00pm – 5.50pm
Closing and Prize Giving Ceremony	6.15pm

PRIZES
PLACING	OPEN CATEGORY	UNDER 21 CATEGORY	UNDER 12 CATEGORY
1st	RM 1,000 + Trophy + Medal + Certificate	RM 250 + Trophy + Medal + Certificate	RM 250 + Trophy + Medal + Certificate
2nd	RM 750 + Medal + Certificate	RM 200 + Medal + Certificate	RM 200 + Medal + Certificate
3rd	RM 500 + Medal + Certificate	RM 150 + Medal + Certificate	RM 150 + Medal + Certificate
4th	RM 300 + Medal + Certificate	RM 100 + Medal + Certificate	RM 100 + Medal + Certificate
5th	RM 200 + Medal + Certificate	RM 80 + Medal + Certificate	RM 80 + Medal + Certificate
6th	RM 100 + Medal + Certificate	RM 50 + Medal + Certificate	RM 50 + Medal + Certificate
7th	RM 100 + Medal + Certificate	RM 50 + Medal + Certificate	RM 50 + Medal + Certificate
8th	RM 100 + Medal + Certificate	RM 50 + Medal + Certificate	RM 50 + Medal + Certificate
9th	RM 100 + Medal + Certificate	RM 50 + Medal + Certificate	RM 50 + Medal + Certificate
10th	RM 100 + Medal + Certificate	RM 50 + Medal + Certificate	RM 50 + Medal + Certificate
11th	RM 80 + Medal + Certificate
12th	RM 80 + Medal + Certificate
13th	RM 80 + Medal + Certificate
14th	RM 80 + Medal + Certificate
15th	RM 80 + Medal + Certificate
Best IPTA/S	RM 80 + Medal + Certificate
Best Women	RM 80 + Medal + Certificate
Best Under 21	RM 80 + Medal + Certificate
Best Under 12	RM 80 + Medal + Certificate
Best IIUM Staff	1st = RM 80 + Medal + Certificate
2nd = RM 70 + Medal + Certificate
3rd = RM 60 + Medal + Certificate
Best IIUM Student	1st = RM 80 + Medal + Certificate
2nd = RM 70 + Medal + Certificate
3rd = RM 60 + Medal + Certificate
Best Rating <1700	1st = RM 80 + Medal + Certificate
Best Rating <1600	2nd = RM 70 + Medal + Certificate
Best Rating <1500	3rd = RM 60 + Medal + Certificate

CLOSING DATE: 29^TH NOVEMBER 2013

(ENTRIES AFTER THIS WILL BE SURCHARGED DOUBLED)

1. Please pre-register your entry before the closing date stated.

2. Players are encouraged to budget for their own board and lodgings, as well as transportation needs.

3. Payment of entry fee must be paid in cash on registration day. For payment by cheque should be written in the name of BENDAHARI UIAM.

4. Any inquiries, please contact the Secretariats:-

Sr. Norsharmila Zabani

No. Tel.: 012-9771017/016-3332207

Br. Ahmad Fadzil Nayan

No. Tel.: 013-3122187

Br. Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Abdul Rahman

No. Tel.: 019-3644840

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1) This tournament is restricted to FIDE laws of tournament.

2) The time control is 25 minutes per game/per player. The adjustment of number of round and time control will be determine by Chief Arbiter.

3) One winner is eligible to one prize only.

4) All decisions are final.

REGISTRATION FORM

Name : ___________________________________________________

IC No./Passport No. : ___________________________________________________

Address : ___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

___________________________________________________

Gender : M / F

Rating : ___________________________________________________

Telephone : ____________________ E-mail ____________________

Please tick (/)

1. Open Category
2. Under-21 Category
3. Under-12 Category

DECLARATION

I hereby declare my participation in the 5^th IIUM Chess Invitational Tournament 2013 and agree with the rules and regulations stated above. I understand that the organizing committee reserves the right to accept or to reject the application as deemed fit.

____________________ ___________________

Signature Date

* Kindly return this form via fax 03-6196 4749 or e-mail to sharmila@iium.edu.my

For more information, please contact the Secretariats:-

Sr. Norsharmila Zabani

No. Tel.: 012-9771017/016-3332207

Br. Ahmad Fadzil Nayan

No. Tel.: 013-3122187

Br. Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Abdul Rahman

No. Tel.: 019-3644840

5th IIUM Chess Invitational Tournament, 30 November 2013

21 Nov 2013, Kuala Lumpur - The International Islamic University is organizing a rapid chess tournament on the 30th November 2013. It will be a 7 rounds of time control of 25 minutes per player per round. Details shown in photos below:-

Anand draws in 7th game

18th November 2013, Kuala Lumpur – Tonight’s game between Anand and Carlsen ended in a draw after the 32nd move. Anand played white in a Ruy Lopez opening. With this draw, Carlsen continues to lead 4.5-2.5 after the seventh game. Anand needs to win two games to level the score. It didn’t happen tonight.

[Event "FIDE World Chess Ch 2013 Chennai"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2013.11.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Anand, V."] [Black "Carlsen, M."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C65"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8. Nf1 Nd7 9. Ng3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 g6 11. Be3 Qe7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Ne2 Rhe8 14. Kb1 b6 15. h4 Kb7 16. h5 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Nc5 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. g3 a5 20. Rh7 Rh8 21. Rdh1 Rxh7 22. Rxh7 Qf6 23. f4 Rh8 24. Rxh8 Qxh8 25. fxe5 Qxe5 26. Qf3 f5 27. exf5 gxf5 28. c3 Ne6 29. Kc2 Ng5 30. Qf2 Ne6 31. Qf3 Ng5 32. Qf2 Ne6 1/2-1/2

Links:

World Chess Championship 2013 (Chennai IND)
Sat 9th Nov 2013 - Thu 28th Nov 2013 - Official Site

WCh 2013 (2 players 12 Rds Match Indiv TC:120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Games| Live

(Photo by Anastasiya Karlovich)

Carlsen captures second victory in Chennai

17 November 2013, Kuala Lumpur – In Chennai, India, Magnus wins his second victory against Anand in the sixth game of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2013. With this win, Magnus pulls ahead with a 4-2 scoreline against Anand.

The Ruy Lopez Opening transpired with the Berlin Defense variation. Carlsen played black in this game and won in the rook endgame.

The game viewer for the sixth game between Anand and Carlsen is shown below:-

Official website: http://chennai2013.fide.com

 

 

(Photo by Anastasiya Korlovich)

Carlsen pulls ahead with a win in 5th game!

16th November 2013, Kuala Lumpur - In Chennai, India, Magnus Carlsen manages to make a breakthrough win over Vishy Anand in the fifth game of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2013. This win gives Carlsen a 3-2 lead over Anand in this 12 match series.

The official website reported that the challenger started the game with 1.c4 and after sidelining several popular openings, from Semi-Slav to Noteboom to Marshall Attack, the relatively rare 6.Nc3 brought about an interesting position that resembled Nimzo-Indian pawn structure.

Anand’s bishop was passive but it successfully protected the entry points on the 7th rank. Black also activated the rook along the 5th rank, according to the old Capablanca’s recipe.

White couldn’t break in and black pieces gradually gained activity. However, Anand still had to find the best moves just to stay in the game. He did so for some time until a careless check 45…Rc1+ cost him the a-pawn.

In the resulting rook endgame with ‘a’ and ‘h’ pawns white pieces were ideally placed to force the quick advance of the passer. Anand resigned after Carlsen got the second passer going.

 

Official website: http://chennai2013.fide.com

Caro-Kann 2nd Game Drawn, FIDE World Chess Championship 2013

10th November 2013, Kuala Lumpur – In Chennai, India, the Caro Kann opening was played with Anand playing white in the second game of the FIDE World Chess Championship 2013. The game ended in an another draw after 25 moves.

The standings after two games is Anand 1 – 1 Carlsen. Vishy Anand is the defending World Champion and Magnus Carlsen the number one ranked player in the world is the current challenger.

In the first game, Carlsen playing white chose the Reti System an extremely conservative choice and the game ended in a draw in 16 moves and 90 minutes of play.

Link: http://chennai2013.fide.com

(picture from Chess Network)

6th National Junior Chess Championship 2013 in Johor Bahru

6th November 2013, Kuala Lumpur – The Johor Chess Association and Malaysian Chess Federation are jointly organising the 6th National Junior Chess Championship 2013 from 1st-5th December 2013 in City Square, Johor Bahru.

Please contact johorchess@gmail.com or msianchess2010@gmail.com for more information or visit Johorchessassociation.blogspot.com.

Link: http://johorchessassociation.blogspot.com/

Anand-Carlsen World Chess Championship 2013 in Chennai

5 November 2013, Kuala Lumpur - The FIDE World Chess Championship  match (FWCM) between the defending World Champion Viswanathan Anand (India) and the Challenger Magnus Carlsen (Norway) starts this week in Chennai, India. The opening ceremony is scheduled for Thursday 7th of November 2013, while game 1 is going to take place on Saturday 9th of November.

It will be played over 12 matches and the first player scoring 6.5 points or more wins.

According to the official website, the FWCM 2013 shall be played over a maximum of twelve (12) games and the winner of the match shall be the first player to score 6.5 points or more. If the scores are level after the regular twelve (12) games, after a new drawing of colors, four (4) tie-break games shall be played. The games shall be played using the electronic clock starting with 25 minutes for each player with an increment of 10 seconds after each move. In case the match is still drawn, a match of 2 games shall be played with a time control of 5 minutes plus 3 seconds increment after each move. In case of a level score, another 2-game match will be played to determine a winner. If still there is no winner after 5 such matches (total 10 games), one sudden-death game will be played.

Links:

World Chess Championship 2013 (Chennai IND)
Sat 9th Nov 2013 - Thu 28th Nov 2013 - Official Site

WCh 2013 (2 players 12 Rds Match Indiv TC:120m:60m:15m+30spm(61))

2nd Karpov Trophy KO 2013, Semis

2 Nov 2013, Kuala Lumpur – In Cap D’Agde, France, Mariya Muzychuk qualified for the semi finals of the 2nd Karpov Trophy KO 2013. She met Anatoly Karpov and lost 1.5-0.5. The game won decisively by Anatoly Karpov is shown below.

 

 

 

 

 

Links:

2nd Karpov Trophy 2013 (Cap d'Agde FRA)
Fri 25th Oct 2013 - Sat 2nd Nov 2013 - Official Site - Results - Live

2nd Karpov Trophy KO (4 players 2 Rds KO Indiv TC:25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: KO Games

2nd Karpov Trophy Pr (8 players 14 Rds DRR Indiv TC:25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Prelim Games

2nd Karpov TB (3 players 6 Rds DRR Indiv TC:3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: TB Games

2nd Karpov Trop KO2 (2 players 2 Rds Match Indiv TC:3m+2spm) - Games in PGN: TB2 Games