February-March Calendar of Activities

3 February 2011, Kuala Lumpur – Here is a calendar of chess activities for the months of February and March 2011 for chess enthusiasts to take note of.

Calendar is courtesy of stonemaster.info.

Chess Tournaments Galore

3 December 2010, Kuala Lumpur – The school holidays are here again and the chess activities galore for the year end 2010 will definitely delight the chess enthusiast. Just run down through the whole list and pick one suitable date and tournament for your participation.

5th December
Insofar Chess Event
Venue: DATCC, 4th Floor, Wilayah Complex (starts at 9:00am, and 2:00pm)
Contact: Mat Zaki Yeop (017-2032051)
More info, click here

5th December 2010 - Excel Chess Academy – No Frills Chess at Excel Chess Academy, Overseas Union Garden, Kuala Lumpur. Contact : Jax Tham (HP:013-3232280) or E-Mail: jaxtham@hotmail.com.

8th to 12th December
Penang Heritage City International Open Chess Championship (Open and Challenger Section)
Venue: Penang City Hall
First Prize: RM 5,000 with entry fee ranging from RM50 to RM180 per player
Contact: Tan Eng Seong (012-4299517 or estan64@streamyx.com)

15th to 19 December
National Junior Chess Championship 2010
Venue: Olympic Hall, 2nd Floor, OCM Building, Jalan Hang Jebat
Contact: Gregory (012-9020123), Zuraihah (017-2837808), Haslindah (019-2069605)

15th to 21st December
Grand Asian Chess Championship (GACC) International Chess - for Universities
Venue: University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Contact:

17th to 19th December
Sarawak Open Chess Championship
Venue: Premier Hotel, Jalan Kampong Nyabor, Sibu
First Prize: RM2,500 with entry fee ranging from RM25 and RM50 per player
Contact: Lim Kian Hwa (016-8603180 or lkhwa@tm.net.my). Click here for details.

19th December 2010
National Blitz Masters Chess Championship
Venue: Olympic Hall, 2nd Floor, OCM Building, Jalan Hang Jebat
Contact: Gregory (012-9020123), Najib (016-3382542 or najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com)

25th December 2010 (Christmas)
Stonemaster 1 Malaysia Chess Open
Venue: DATCC at 4th Floor, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Contact: Fadli Zakaria (014-2312370 or seme_event@yahoo.com)

Singapore will also be organizing the annual Singapore International Chess Festival during the Christmas Holidays starting from 26th December 2010 until 30th December followed by the Annual Malaysian-Singapore match to be played on 31st December 2010 and 1st January 2011. If you wish to travel across our southern border and participate in the festival, do visit their website(here) for more information

Penang Chess League

The annual Penang Chess League takes place this weekend at the SJK Cina Kheng Thean in Jalan Van Praagh, George Town. Seven rounds, one-hour time control games. The event is open to teams from the public sector, business community, factories, institutions of learning and registered societies and clubs. Details from Penang Chess Association assistant secretary Tan Eng Seong (012-4299 517).

Penang open

The Penang Chess Association (PCA) will organise the Penang Heritage City international open chess championship at the Penang City Hall from Dec 8-12. This will be a Fide-rated event with a RM5,000 first prize. Nine rounds, full time control games. Entry fees for the open tournament are RM50 (Fide-rated player), RM150 (PCA members) and RM180 (others), while for the challengers section, they are RM30 (Fide-rated player), RM50 (PCA member) and RM80 (others). Contact Tan Eng Seong (012-4299 517, estan64@streamyx.com) for details. Click here for details.

17ChessClub Open Chess Championship 2010, 9 January 2011, Venue: to be decided later. Click here for details.

17th USM Chess Festival 2011, 15-16 Jan 2011/ 22-23 Jan 2011. Venue: Students' Big Hall, USM, Penang. Click here for details.

3rd IIUM Chess Invitational Tournament 2010, 31st December 2011-2 January 2011, Venue: Cultural Activity Centre (CAC), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak, Kuala Lumpur. Click here for details.

Upcoming Chess Tournaments

12 November 2010, Kuala Lumpur – For those looking for chess tournaments in Malaysia, here are a few choices to choose from.

SJKC Jln Davidson open

SJK Cina Jalan Davidson in Kuala Lumpur will organise an open chess tournament for under-16 players at the school this Sunday. Six rounds, 30-minute time control games. Today is the closing date for entries. Details from Collin Madhaven (016-212 3578) and Bob Yap (012-287 8378). Click here for details.

FIDE-rated tournament

The Cheras Chess Academy will hold a Fide-rated open tournament, limited to players with Fide ratings of 1950 and below, at Pusat Kecemerlangan Sukan Cochrane in Jalan Cochrane, Kuala Lumpur, from Nov 20-24. Seven rounds, two-hour play-to-finish time control games. Entry fees are RM50 (Fide-rated players) and RM80 (non-Fide-rated players). Details from Collin Madhaven (016-212 3578,geodat@yahoo.com). Click here for details

Perak closed

The Perak International Chess Association together with the Majlis Sukan Negri Perak and KLK Bhd will jointly organise the Perak closed chess championship at the Dewan MSN in Ipoh from Nov 27-28. Only players born, residing and working in the state are eligible to take part. Nine rounds, 45-minute time control games. Contact Yunus (013-390 8129) to register. Please click here for details.

Chess camp

A fun and informative Kids For Chess camp for beginners, intermediate-level and aspiring tournament players will be held at the Pandan Lake Club in Pandan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur, from Dec 1-2. Entry fees are RM90 per participant. Closing date is Nov 30. Details from www.kids4chess.com. Click here for details.

Penang Chess League

The Penang Chess Association will organise the annual Penang Chess League at SJK Cina Kheng Thean in Jalan Van Praagh, George Town, from Dec 4-5. Seven rounds, one-hour time control games. The event is open to teams from the public sector, business community, factories, institutions of learning and registered societies and clubs. Entry fees per team are RM150 (open category), RM90 (under-18 teams) and RM60 (under-12 teams). Entries close on Dec 1. Details from Tan Eng Seong (012-429 9517). Click here for details.

Sarawak Open Chess Championship 2010,

The Sarawak Chess Association will be organising their Sarawak Open Chess Championship 2010 on 17-19 Dec 2010, Venue: Kingwood Hotel, Sibu, Sarawak. You may contact Joseph Ting, Tel: 016-8893185, Fax: 084 – 331451, or, Lim Kian Hwa, Tel: 016 8603180, Email: lkhwa@tm.net.my. Click here for details.

INSOFAR ELITE OPEN/Junior Quarterfinal 2010

The Insofar Chess Academy has announced its upcoming Insofar Elite Quarterfinal chess tournament which will be held on the 5th December 2010, Sunday at DATCC, 4th Floor Car Park, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur. You may contact En. Mat Zaki b Yeop, hp: 0172032051 or hp; 0123415030. For details, please click here.

Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng Perak Grand Prix Chess Championship 2010

The Grand Final leg will be held on 12 December 2010 at Dewan Majlis Sukan Negeri Perak. Details will be posted later or please visit http://perakchess.blogspot.com/.

Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2010

Penang will be organizing the traditional Penang Heritage City International Chess Open Tournament at Penang City Hall from the 8th – 12th December 2010 in Georgetown, Penang. Click here for details.

MultiMedia University (MMU) Malacca International Chess Open 2010 Update!

Have just received an email containing a list of registered players for the MMU Malacca International Open 2010 to be held this coming weekend 6-7 February 2010 at Bukit Beruang, Malacca.

There are currently 15 registered chess players for the event and they are as follows:-

The details of the tournament can be found at this link.

It is very likely that most of the chess players may just walk-in during the morning registration on Saturday, 6th February 2010.

Weekend Chess Activities (6-7 February 2010)

It is chess tournaments galore in Malaysia. What do we have in store! Well, this coming weekend promises to be another busy weekend for chess in Malaysia. There will be four concurrent chess activities for the weekend.

The four choices of tournament that we have are:-

a.First Saturday Classical Chess. Feb 6 and 7. Venue Excel Chess Academy. Click here for details;
b. MMU Malacca International Chess Open 2010. Feb 6 and 7. Venue MMU Bukit Beruang, Malacca. Click here for details;
c. KL Grand Prix 2010, Card Room of the Royal Selangor Club at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. First Leg: 6-7 February 2010. Click here for details.                                                                                                                                                d. SMK Seri Putra Chess Open in Ipoh, Perak. 7 February 2010. Click here for details.

You may read more at this blog, please click here.

So take your pick! It is a chess player’s paradise. You can choose which to go to.

Have a wonderful chessing weekend! Keep on playing chess, people!