No Frills Chess, November 2010

(Repost of this announcement made last 9th October 2010)
9 October 2010, Kuala Lumpur – The Excel Chess Academy is planning their next No-Frills chess tournament on 7th November 2010. So read on!

NO FRILLS CHESS TOURNAMENT
NATIONAL RATED

THERE WILL BE A NATIONAL RATED RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT HELD IN EXCEL CHESS ACADEMY ON 7th OF NOVEMBER 2010 (SUNDAY) OVER 5 ROUNDS OF 20 MINUTES PLUS 30 SECONDS INCREMENTAL TIME. PLEASE REGISTER LATEST BY 6th NOVEMBER 2010 (SATURDAY) THROUGH SMS OR EMAIL.

ALL PLAYERS WHO REGISTER MUST ARRIVE BY 9.30 a.m. RECORDING THE GAMES ARE COMPULSORY FOR ALL PLAYERS. ENTRY FEES WILL BE RM 10.00 AND A PENALTY OF RM 5.00 WILL BE CHARGE FOR CHESS PLAYERS WHO ARE LATE, SO BE PUNCTUAL. CERTIFICATES WILL BE GIVEN ONLY TO PLAYERS* WHO SHOW PROGRESS IN THE NATIONAL RATING LIST(JANUARY 2011).

(source: email from Jax Tham, ECA)

Readjusted Final Tables, No-Frills Tournament

5 October 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Due to the new released National Ratings 2010 for the month of October 2010, the arbiter for the No Frills Tournament has redid the final tables for the No-Frills October Tournament held at the Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur last 3rd October 2010.

The tournament performance for some players would now be more reflective of their new ratings. The winner, Tin Jun Hao, has a much higher rating of 1564 and an even higher tournament performance of 1826!! And Ethan Wong’s new rating is 1525 and has a tournament performance of 1715!

Pix 1. Ethan Wong.

Vinton Wong, whose new rating is 1634, has a tournament performance of 1548.

Ranking after round 5 of NF10
No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We
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1. 1 TIN JUN HAO 4.5 18.5 16.25 13.5 1564 1826 +1.30
6 ETHAN WONG 4.5 13.5 11.25 13.5 1525 1715 +0.67
3. 7 VINTON WONG 4.0 14.0 9.50 13.0 1634 1548 -0.36
10 LIM MING XIAN 4.0 12.0 7.50 11.0 1326 1550 +1.16
5. 8 HEMANT SATHISH 3.0 13.5 8.00 9.0 1358 1364 +0.05
11 CHEONG JIE YAO 3.0 13.5 6.00 8.0 1479 1317 -0.65
4 YEE JIAN YANG 3.0 13.0 6.00 11.5 1338 1433 +0.65
5 DAWSON TAN SOON WEI 3.0 13.0 5.50 9.0 1410 1293 -0.64
13 LEE ZHI YAN 3.0 11.0 4.50 8.0 1269 1303 +0.20
15 WONG YONG KEN 3.0 11.0 5.50 8.0 1075 1391 +1.48
12 KONG DAK NAM 3.0 9.5 4.50 8.0 1273 696 -0.72
12. 3 SHUM RUI YUAN 2.5 17.0 7.50 10.0 1407 1328 -0.55
9 KUNG KAH HENG 2.5 13.0 4.00 10.5 1353 1346 -0.06
14. 17 PRAVIN KUMAR 2.0 13.5 3.50 5.0 1092 1209 +0.44
18 WONG KAR KIN 2.0 13.5 3.75 6.0 1186 1160 -0.12
2 LIM MING KANG 2.0 13.0 4.50 7.0 1388 1159 -1.55
16 MUKESH KUMAR 2.0 11.5 1.00 5.0 0000 749 0
23 SAURAV KUMAR 2.0 11.5 1.25 6.0 0000 688 0
14 CHEONG KEAT ZHEN 2.0 10.5 2.50 3.0 1293 586 -1.62
22 SUNNY DEV BALACHANDAR 2.0 10.0 1.00 6.0 0000 723 0
21. 20 JASON CHAN 1.0 12.0 0.25 3.0 0000 546 0
19 WONG KAR WENG 1.0 10.0 0.25 2.0 0000 636 0
21 THAVENESH KUMAR 1.0 9.5 0.25 4.0 0000 675 0
Ranking and Games after round 5 of NF10
No. PNo. Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Score
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1. 1 TIN JUN HAO 11w1 10b1 6w« 7b1 4w1 1 4.5
6 ETHAN WONG 16b1 23w1 1b« 9w1 5b1 -1 4.5
3. 7 VINTON WONG 17w1 22b1 3b1 1w0 8w1 1 4.0
10 LIM MING XIAN 20b1 1w0 18b1 13w1 3b1 -1 4.0
5. 8 HEMANT SATHISH 18b0 14w1 15b1 12w1 7b0 -1 3.0
11 CHEONG JIE YAO 1b0 16w1 23b1 5w0 9b1 -1 3.0
4 YEE JIAN YANG 14b1 18w1 9b« 3w« 1b0 -1 3.0
5 DAWSON TAN SOON WEI 15w0 17b1 21w1 11b1 6w0 1 3.0
13 LEE ZHI YAN 3b0 20w1 2w1 10b0 17w1 1 3.0
15 WONG YONG KEN 5b1 3w0 8w0 20b1 2w1 1 3.0
12 KONG DAK NAM 2w0 19b1 22w1 8b0 16w1 1 3.0
12. 3 SHUM RUI YUAN 13w1 15b1 7w0 4b« 10w0 1 2.5
9 KUNG KAH HENG 19w1 2b1 4w« 6b0 11w0 1 2.5
14. 17 PRAVIN KUMAR 7b0 5w0 14b1 23w1 13b0 -1 2.0
18 WONG KAR KIN 8w1 4b0 10w0 2b0 r1 0 2.0
2 LIM MING KANG 12b1 9w0 13b0 18w1 15b0 -1 2.0
16 MUKESH KUMAR 6w0 11b0 19w1 21b1 12b0 -1 2.0
23 SAURAV KUMAR r1 6b0 11w0 17b0 20w1 0 2.0
14 CHEONG KEAT ZHEN 4w0 8b0 17w0 22b1 21w1 1 2.0
22 SUNNY DEV BALACHANDAR 21b1 7w0 12b0 14w0 19b1 -1 2.0
21. 20 JASON CHAN 10w0 13b0 r1 15w0 23b0 0 1.0
19 WONG KAR WENG 9b0 12w0 16b0 r1 22w0 0 1.0
21 THAVENESH KUMAR 22w0 r1 5b0 16w0 14b0 0 1.0

(source: Jax Tham, ECA)

No Frills October 2010 – Final Result

3 October 2010, Khanty-Mansiysk – Here are the final results of the No-Frills October 2010 held at the Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur.  There were 21 players who participated in this event.

This event was won by Tin Jun Hao with 4.5 points and a rating performance of 1695 and in second place is  Ethan Wong with 4.5 points and a rating performance of 1655. Ethan’s new October 2010 rating just released by Lim Tse Pin indicates that he now has a National Rating of 1525. While in third place is Vinton Wong with 4.0 points and a performance rating of 1523. Vinton’s new October 2010 rating is 1634, an improved rating points of 278 from two months ago.

Ranking after round 5 of NF10

No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We
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1. 1 TIN JUN HAO 4.5 18.5 16.25 13.5 1431 1695 +1.30
6 ETHAN WONG 4.5 13.5 11.25 13.5 1377 1655 +1.03
3. 7 VINTON WONG 4.0 14.0 9.50 13.0 1356 1523 +0.68
10 LIM MING XIAN 4.0 12.0 7.50 11.0 1326 1453 +0.50
5. 8 HEMANT SATHISH 3.0 13.5 8.00 9.0 1355 1378 +0.12
11 CHEONG JIE YAO 3.0 13.5 6.00 8.0 1194 1257 +0.22
4 YEE JIAN YANG 3.0 13.0 6.00 11.5 1390 1329 -0.32
5 TAN SOON WEI 3.0 13.0 5.50 9.0 1379 1090 -1.16
13 LEE ZHI YAN 3.0 11.0 4.50 8.0 1145 1259 +0.40
15 WONG YONG KEN 3.0 11.0 5.50 8.0 1075 1390 +1.44
12 KONG DAK NAM 3.0 9.5 4.50 8.0 1168 709 -0.44
12. 3 SHUM RUI YUAN 2.5 17.0 7.50 10.0 1408 1258 -1.00
9 KUNG KAH HENG 2.5 13.0 4.00 10.5 1335 1258 -0.46
14. 17 PRAVIN KUMAR 2.0 13.5 3.50 5.0 0000 1063 1063
18 WONG KAR KIN 2.0 13.5 3.75 6.0 0000 1179 1179
2 LIM MING KANG 2.0 13.0 4.50 7.0 1417 988 -2.20
16 MUKESH KUMAR 2.0 11.5 1.00 5.0 0000 569 0
23 SAURAV KUMAR 2.0 11.5 1.25 6.0 0000 609 0
14 CHEONG KEAT ZHEN 2.0 10.5 2.50 3.0 1142 696 -0.42
22 SUNNY DEV BALACHANDAR 2.0 10.0 1.00 6.0 0000 545 0
21. 20 JASON CHAN 1.0 12.0 0.25 3.0 0000 505 0
19 WONG KAR WENG 1.0 10.0 0.25 2.0 0000 575 0
21 THAVENESH KUMAR 1.0 9.5 0.25 4.0 0000 584 0

Ranking and Games after round 5 of NF10
No. PNo. Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Score
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1. 1 TIN JUN HAO 11w1 10b1 6w« 7b1 4w1 1 4.5
6 ETHAN WONG 16b1 23w1 1b« 9w1 5b1 -1 4.5
3. 7 VINTON WONG 17w1 22b1 3b1 1w0 8w1 1 4.0
10 LIM MING XIAN 20b1 1w0 18b1 13w1 3b1 -1 4.0
5. 8 HEMANT SATHISH 18b0 14w1 15b1 12w1 7b0 -1 3.0
11 CHEONG JIE YAO 1b0 16w1 23b1 5w0 9b1 -1 3.0
4 YEE JIAN YANG 14b1 18w1 9b« 3w« 1b0 -1 3.0
5 TAN SOON WEI 15w0 17b1 21w1 11b1 6w0 1 3.0
13 LEE ZHI YAN 3b0 20w1 2w1 10b0 17w1 1 3.0
15 WONG YONG KEN 5b1 3w0 8w0 20b1 2w1 1 3.0
12 KONG DAK NAM 2w0 19b1 22w1 8b0 16w1 1 3.0
12. 3 SHUM RUI YUAN 13w1 15b1 7w0 4b« 10w0 1 2.5
9 KUNG KAH HENG 19w1 2b1 4w« 6b0 11w0 1 2.5
14. 17 PRAVIN KUMAR 7b0 5w0 14b1 23w1 13b0 -1 2.0
18 WONG KAR KIN 8w1 4b0 10w0 2b0 r1 0 2.0
2 LIM MING KANG 12b1 9w0 13b0 18w1 15b0 -1 2.0
16 MUKESH KUMAR 6w0 11b0 19w1 21b1 12b0 -1 2.0
23 SAURAV KUMAR r1 6b0 11w0 17b0 20w1 0 2.0
14 CHEONG KEAT ZHEN 4w0 8b0 17w0 22b1 21w1 1 2.0
22 SUNNY DEV BALACHANDAR 21b1 7w0 12b0 14w0 19b1 -1 2.0
21. 20 JASON CHAN 10w0 13b0 r1 15w0 23b0 0 1.0
19 WONG KAR WENG 9b0 12w0 16b0 r1 22w0 0 1.0
21 THAVENESH KUMAR 22w0 r1 5b0 16w0 14b0 0 1.0


(source: Jax Tham, ECA)

Up Coming No-Frills Chess Tournament, Excel Chess Academy

30 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Here is the latest flyer from Excel Chess Academy for an upcoming chess tournament on the 15th August 2010. So read on!

NO FRILLS CHESS TOURNAMENT

THERE WILL BE A PROMOTIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT HELD IN EXCEL CHESS ACADEMY ON 15th OF AUGUST 2010 (SUNDAY). OVER FIVE ROUNDS OF 20 MINUTES PLUS 30 SECONDS INCREMENTAL TIME. PLEASE REGISTER LATEST BY 14^th AUGUST 2010 (SATURDAY) THROUGH SMS OR EMAIL. ALL PLAYERS WHO REGISTER MUST ARRIVE BY 9.30 a.m. RECORDING THE GAMES ARE COMPULSORY FOR ALL PLAYERS. NO FEES WILL BE COLLECTED. HOWEVER, A PENALTY OF RM 10.00 WILL BE CHARGED FOR CHESS PLAYERS WHO ARE LATE, PLEASE BE PUNCTUAL.

NEW MEETING PLACE FOR ALL CHESS PLAYERS!! PLAY,STUDY AND LEARN CHESS!!

** 1. Take any bus from Pasar Seni(Central Market) to Pearl Point 2. Take U73 bus from Pearl Point to get to TMC Kopitiam 1st Floor 3.Contact Jax Tham HP:013-3232280 or E-Mail: jaxtham@hotmail.com 4.Excel Chess Academy (26A,Jln Hujan Emas 4)

Final Results Of No-Frill Chess Tournament, 25 July 2010

25 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Here are the final results of the five rounds rapid No-Frills Chess Tournament held at the Excel Chess Academy today.

The winner is Jax Tham with 5.0 full points and in second place is Haslindah bt Ruslan with 4.0 points and third is Kung Kah Heng with 3.0 points and a better tie-break point.

Ranking after round 5 of NFRC(7)

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

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  1.    7  JAX THAM                    5.0  15.5  13.25  15.0  0000  -   0   

  2.    1  HASLINDAH RUSLAN            4.0  10.5   6.00  11.0  0000  -   0   

  3.    3  KUNG KAH HENG               3.0  15.5   5.75  10.0  0000  -   0   

        2  AARON CH'NG                 3.0  10.5   3.50   9.0  0000  -   0    

  5.    5  CHIN YI HAO                 2.0  13.5   1.25   6.0  0000  -   0   

        6  LEE GHI SANN                2.0  11.5   1.25   6.0  0000  -   0   

  7.    4  LEE JOON YEW                1.0  10.5   0.25   3.0  0000  -   0   

Ranking and Games after round 5 of NFRC(7)

No.  PNo.  Name                          R1    R2    R3    R4    R5       Score

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  1.    7  JAX THAM                       r1   1w1   3b1   2b1   5w1    0   5.0

  2.    1  HASLINDAH RUSLAN              4w1   7b0   5w1   3b1   6w1    1   4.0

  3.    3  KUNG KAH HENG                 6w1   2b1   7w0   1w0    r1    2   3.0

        2  AARON CH'NG                   5b1   3w0   6b1   7w0   4b1   -1   3.0

  5.    5  CHIN YI HAO                   2w0   4b1   1b0    r1   7b0   -2   2.0

        6  LEE GHI SANN                  3b0    r1   2w0   4w1   1b0    0   2.0

  7.    4  LEE JOON YEW                  1b0   5w0    r1   6b0   2w0    0   1.0

(source: Jax Tham, ECA)

Promotional Rapid Chess Tournament, 18 July 2010

PROMOTIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT

15 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur - THERE WILL BE A PROMOTIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT HELD IN EXCEL CHESS ACADEMY ON 18^th JULY 2010(SUNDAY). OVER 5 ROUNDS OF 20 MINUTES PLUS 30 SECONDS INCREMENTAL.PLEASE REGISTER LATEST BY SATURDAY THROUGH SMS OR EMAIL TO JAX THAM (013-3232280 OR jaxtham@hotmail.com). ALL PLAYERS WHO REGISTER MUST ARRIVE BY 9.30 A.M. NO FEES WILL BE COLLECTED. HOWEVER, LATE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE CHARGE RM 10.00. SO BE PUNCTUAL.

NEW MEETING PLACE FOR ALL CHESS PLAYERS!! PLAY, STUDY AND LEARN CHESS!!

(source: email from Jax Tham, ECA)

Excel Chess Academy Starts New Season Of Chess Training!

22 June 2010, Kuala Lumpur - The Excel Chess Academy is starting off a new season of chess training and they are doing it with a bang. So come have a look on the 26th June 2010, 2.30 pm, Excel Chess Academy, Overseas Union Garden, Kuala Lumpur and see what he has to offer to you for chess training for you or your children or the interested chess enthusiasts. You are kindly advised to come early to catch the  limited number of seats available at the academy.

To read more of his promo for Excel Chess Academy, please go to the "Chess Tigers, Excel Chess Academy" posting or click here. Or you may visit the Excel Chess Academy blog or click here.

Chess Tigers Project, Excel Chess Academy

17 June 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Here is a chess promo from Jax Tham of Excel Chess Academy inviting chess enthusiasts to pick up the study of chess in a systematic manner.

CHESS TIGERS PROJECT
INTRODUCTION

During my many years of work as a chess trainer, I have noticed that there are only a few books which are really suitable for most amateur players. Some good books treat individual aspects of the game (middlegame or endgame, tactics or positional play) without paying any real heed to the reader’s playing level. This brought about the idea of working out a teaching programme aimed specifically at a certain playing strength. Such teaching programmes, in a brief form and intended as systematic help for trainers, are common only in Russia, where they are very popular.

In 2003, I began a 3-year training programme in my chess academy. Three groups were set up according to playing strength: under Elo 1500, under Elo 1800 and under Elo 2100. Each annual stage consisted of 24 teaching modules and 24 tests, plus a final test at the end of the course. This programme was later taken over, in a different form, by the Chess Tigers University and is still being used there.

This text book is a series of manuals designed for players who are building the foundations of their chess knowledge. The participant will receive the necessary basic knowledge in six areas of the game - tactics, positional play, strategy, the calculation of variations, the opening and the endgame.

The participant will benefit from the methodical build-up in this text book, even if some of the material is familiar, as it will close any possible gaps in his chess knowledge and thus construct solid foundations for future success. With perseverance and hardwork this text book simply gives you a solid basis for a leap forward in chess ability. You should also play in tournaments, analyse your own games, play through well annotated games of stronger players and read books on chess.

I believe that many talented chess players could develop much further, if they had support at the correct time and if they had not left gaps in their learning. Chess is a complicated sport, which has to be studied for many years. It is hard to imagine any other sport without coaches. I further believe that many chess lovers, who show great commitment will gain with this text books going through important methodological support and high quality training material for their chess lessons.

GM Artur Yusupov ( 2009 )
ENQUIRIES : JAX THAM (HP 013- 3232 280 )
COMMENCEMENT : 26 JUNE 2010 ONWARDS.
(source: email from Jax Tham)

First Saturday Classical Chess May 2010

FIRST SATURDAY CLASSICAL CHESS (MAY) 2010

( EVERY FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH CALENDAR MONTH ONWARD )

Here are the details of the next coming First Saturday Classical Chess for the month of May 2010 for chess enthusiasts to consider to participate:-

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

DATES: ROUND 1 : SATURDAY MAY 15 ( 9.30 am to 12.30 pm )

              ROUND 2 : SATURDAY MAY 15 ( 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm )

              ROUND 3 : SATURDAY MAY 15 ( 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm )

              ROUND 4 : SUNDAY MAY 16 ( 9.30 am to 12.30 pm )

              ROUND 5 : SUNDAY MAY 16 ( 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm )

               ROUND 6 : SUNDAY MAY 16 ( 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 14^th MAY ( FRIDAY )

ENTRY FORM : NAME: __________________________________ TEL: _________________

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

Abdullah Wins The April Rapid 2010

Here are the final rankings of the April Rapid 2010 held at the Excel Chess Academy from 24-25th April 2010 at OUG, Kuala Lumpur.

Abdullah Che Hassan is the outright winner with 8.5 points and superior tie-break points.

Second was Nor Azman Ismail and third Nik Ahmad Farouqi. Both players had 8.5 points with different tie-break points separating the two.

In fourth place was Jax Tham with 7.5 points and in fifth Hew Zhen Jing with 5.5 points.

Ranking after round 10 of AR123
  
No.  PNo.  Name                       Score WP    SB     PS    rat.  TPR  W-We

  
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  1.    1  ABDULLAH CHE HASSAN         8.5  50.5  40.75  45.0  0000  -   0    
        4  NOR AZMAN ISMAIL            8.5  49.0  36.75  46.5  0000  -   0    
        2  NIK AHMAD FAROUQI           8.5  46.5  34.25  44.0  0000  -   0    
  4.    3  JAX THAM                    7.5  50.0  30.25  39.0  0000  -   0    
  5.    8  HEW ZHENJING                5.5  53.0  19.25  28.5  0000  -   0    
  6.   11  BALACHANDRAN                5.0  46.5  14.00  28.0  0000  -   0    
  7.    6  LIM JING HONG               4.5  51.0  10.25  26.0  0000  -   0    
        7  NOR AMIRUDDIN               4.5  51.0  10.25  27.0  0000  -   0    
  9.   12  ABDULRAQEEB                 2.5  50.0  10.75  12.0  0000  -   0    
        9  NOMIN TUVSANAA              2.5  49.0   4.25  17.5  0000  -   0    
 11.   10  YEOH SOOK YEE               1.5  53.0   2.25   8.5  0000  -   0    
 12.    5  LAXMI                       1.0  50.5   2.50   8.0  0000  -   0    

Ranking and Games after round 10 of AR123
   

(source: Jax Tham, ECA)

April Rapid 2010

In the recent April Rapid at the Excel Chess Academy held over two days of 24-25th April 2010 where 12 players participated.

Pix 1. Abdullah Che Hassan.

After 9 rounds of play, Abdullah Che Hassan, Nik Ahmad Farouqi and Nor Azman Ismail all came out with 7.5 points each. Jax Tham is in fourth position with 6.5 points and Hew ZhenJing with 4.5 points.

The ranking after round 9 is as shown below and the round 10 pairings below it as follow:-

 Ranking after round 9 of AR123

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

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1. 1 ABDULLAH CHE HASSAN 7.5 44.0 35.25 36.5 0000 - 0


2 NIK AHMAD FAROUQI 7.5 41.5 30.75 35.5 0000 - 0

4 NOR AZMAN ISMAIL 7.5 41.5 30.75 38.0 0000 - 0

4. 3 JAX THAM 6.5 40.5 23.25 31.5 0000 - 0

5. 8 HEW ZHENJING 4.5 45.5 15.25 23.0 0000 - 0

7 NOR AMIRUDDIN 4.5 41.0 9.75 22.5 0000 - 0

6 LIM JING HONG 4.5 38.5 9.75 21.5 0000 - 0

8. 11 BALACHANDRAN 4.0 38.0 9.50 23.0 0000 - 0

9. 9 NOMIN TUVSANAA 2.5 39.5 4.25 15.0 0000 - 0

12 ABDULRAQEEB 2.5 37.5 9.25 9.5 0000 - 0

11. 10 YEOH SOOK YEE 1.5 40.5 2.25 7.0 0000 - 0

12. 5 LAXMI 1.0 38.0 2.50 7.0 0000 - 0

Pairing of round 10 of AR123

Table White - Black Results

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1 NOR AZMAN ISMAIL ( 7.5) - ABDULRAQEEB ( 2.5) 4- 12 .


2 ABDULLAH CHE HASSAN ( 7.5) - YEOH SOOK YEE ( 1.5) 1- 10 .

3 NIK AHMAD FAROUQI ( 7.5) - LAXMI ( 1 ) 2- 5 .

4 JAX THAM ( 6.5) - LIM JING HONG ( 4.5) 3- 6 .

5 BALACHANDRAN ( 4 ) - NOR AMIRUDDIN ( 4.5) 11- 7 .

6 NOMIN TUVSANAA ( 2.5) - HEW ZHENJING ( 4.5) 9- 8 .

(source: Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy)

Weekend Chess Activities, 24-25th April 2010

Here are a few chess tournaments that are lined up for this coming weekend for chess enthusiasts to consider for participation:-

1. April Rapid Chess (10.20.30), 24-25 April 2010. Venue Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur.Click here for details.
2. Stonemaster Amateur Special Edition, 2nd Leg, 25 April 2010 (Sunday), Cochrane Sports School of Excellence, Jalan Cochrane, Kuala Lumpur. For details, please look at images below or visit stonemaster.info for further details or click here. It will be a seven round rapid chess tournament with 20-30 mins time control.

Beyond the weekend, there will be one major chess tournament that is FIDE and National-rated for you to consider as follow:-

3. Selangor Chess Open 2010, 29 April-2 May 2010. Venue DATCC, KL. Pls click here for details.

Have a nice weekend playing or watching chess!

April Rapid Chess (10.20.30) 2010

APRIL RAPID CHESS (10.20.30) 2010

Here is the new April Rapid Chess from Excel Chess Academy. It will be held from 24-25 April 2010 at Overseas Union Garden, Kuala Lumpur. It uses the rapid time control of only 20 minutes. However you have the 30 second increment after each move to help you further.

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

DATES:

ROUND 1 : SATURDAY APRIL 24 ( 9.30 am to 11.00 am )

ROUND 2 : SATURDAY APRIL 24 ( 11.15am to 12.45 pm )

ROUND 3 : SATURDAY APRIL 24 ( 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm )

ROUND 4 : SATURDAY APRIL 24 ( 3.15 pm to 4.45 pm )

ROUND 5 : SATURDAY APRIL 24 ( 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm )

ROUND 6 : SUNDAY APRIL 25 ( 9.30 am to 11.00 am )

ROUND 7 : SUNDAY APRIL 25 ( 11.15am to 12.45 pm )

ROUND 8 : SUNDAY APRIL 25 ( 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm )

ROUND 9 : SUNDAY APRIL 25 ( 3.15 pm to 4.45 pm )

ROUND 10: SUNDAY APRIL 25 ( 5.00 pm to 6.30 pm )

FORMAT : 10 ROUNDS OF 20 MINUTES PLUS 30 SECOND INCREMENT EACH MOVE

ENTRY FEE : RM 30.00 ( DISCOUNT GIVEN FOR MORE THAN ONE PLAYER. )

MAIN PRIZES :

1^st PRIZE : RM 150.00 + MYSTERY PRIZE

2^nd PRIZE : RM 120.00 + MYSTERY PRIZE

3^rd PRIZE : RM 80.00 + MYSTERY PRIZE

4^th PRIZE : RM 60.00 + MYSTERY PRIZE

5^th PRIZE : RM 40.00 + MYSTERY PRIZE

SPECIAL PRIZES : ( MINIMUM 3 PLAYERS IN NATIONAL RATING GROUP )

BEST NATIONAL RATING UNDER- 1600 ( BOY AND GIRL ) MYSTERY PRIZE

BEST NATIONAL RATING UNDER- 1500 ( BOY AND GIRL ) MYSTERY PRIZE

BEST NATIONAL RATING UNDER- 1400 ( BOY AND GIRL ) MYSTERY PRIZE

BEST NATIONAL RATING UNDER- 1300 ( BOY AND GIRL ) MYSTERY PRIZE

BEST NATIONAL RATING UNDER- 1200 ( BOY AND GIRL ) MYSTERY PRIZE

BEST NATIONAL RATING UNDER-1100 ( BOY AND GIRL ) MYSTERY PRIZE

REGISTRATION HP SMS 013-3232280 ( JAX ) OR EMAIL jaxtham@hotmail.com

CLOSING DATE: 23 APRIL 2010 (FRIDAY)

ENTRY FORM :

NAME: __________________________________

TEL: _________________

D.O.B./ I.C.NO __________________________

SCHOOL : ____________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS : _______________________________________

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 : ___________________

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

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  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

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  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.)

Picture Gallery 2, CNY Rapids 2010

Here is the picture of the top gun, Lim Zhou Ren (pix 1, below, playing against the new-kid-on-the-block, Alfred Ting) who is currently leading at the CNY Rapids 2010 at the Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur being held over 26-27th February 2010.

   

Pix 1. Lim Zhuo Ren(yellow shirt).  Pix 2. Tan Jun Feng

 

Pix 3. Yeoh Li Tian.                  Pix 4. Lim Chong.

  

Pix 5. Iskandar Danial.

New Chess Tournament From Cheras Chess Academy

Cheras Chess Academy and Insofar Chess Academy have teamed up to jointly organise a chess tournament at Excel Chess Academy, Overseas Union Garden, Kuala Lumpur from 17-20th March 2010. The tournament is jointly sponsored by Cheras Chess Academy and PERCAWI (Persaturan Catur Wilayah Persekutuan).

Fireyrook is pleased to note the excellent cooperation of the chess fraternity to produce more chess tournaments for the benefit and further development of chess. There is no doubt that chess will grow and benefit everyone including the players!

To read more details of the FIDE rated tournament, please visit the following blogs:-

a. DATCC’s blog or click here; or,
b. Excel Chess Academy’s blog or click here; or
c. FIDE.com blog or click here or
d. Kids-4-chess blog or click here.
(Latest News: Venue has been changed to Pusat Kecemerlangan Sukan Cochrane, Jalan Cochrane, Kuala Lumpur. Pls see latest news on DATCC's blog or on fireyrook's blog or click here.)

First Saturday Classical Chess February 2010 Update 2!

During the first round of play, Lim Zhou Ren and Joshua Foong were battling it out on the first board at the First Saturday Classical Chess February 2010 at the Excel Chess Academy.

Lim Zhou Ren was thinking (Pix 1) and was about to make a winning (Pix 2)white move Be5… pinning the black rook at f6. Black could not save the rook and a few moments later resigned.

 

Pix 1. Joshua (L) vs Zhou Ren.  Pix 2. Position before white moved Be5.

Pix 3. Andrew (L) thinking hard on 2nd board

Andrew  and Jax Tham was facing it off in the second board in a very open game with both Kings losing their protecting pawns. Both players had chances to attack. At the time of posting, the game is still on-going. (The game was eventually drawn. Andrew missed his chance to win.)

Meanwhile Haslindah playing black lost to the younger Low Jun Jian. And younger sibling to Jun Jian, Low Jun Keat won against Daniyar. While Shamsuddin had a forfeit win over Alfred Ting.

New chess blog in town for the year 2010!

Image via Wikipedia

There is a new chess blog in town and it is arguably the most active chess centre in the Klang Valley with monthly and biweekly chess competitions and during festive holidays and when time and opportunity presents itself.

You may visit the Excel Chess Academy blog as follows:-

http://excelchess.blogspot.com/

Happy New Year 2010!