Johor emerges new MAKSAK 2013 champions!

6th October 2013, Kuala Lumpur – In Johor Bahru, the host state, Johor emerged as the new MAKSAK 2013 champions during the MAKSAK Chess Tournament 2013 held over the weekend, 4-6th October 2013. Johor scored 17.5 Game Points and 10 Match Points.

In second place, Kuala Lumpur with 16.5 Game Points and 10 Match Points. While in third place was Terengganu with 14.5 Game Points and 6 Match Points.

Meanwhile in the losers’ pool, team Kedah became champions of the losers’ pool with 11 Game Points and 6 Match Points. Penjara was second and PDRM in third place.

(pictures from Hairul’s fb Catur MAKSAK and Syed Iskandar’s fb Catur Kedah)

Kuala Lumpur Are Champions Of MAKSAK Team Chess 2010

8 August 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Here are the latest results courtesy of Terengganu Chess Association’s blog and Kuala Lumpur are the Champions!
KEJOHANAN CATUR BERPASUKAN MAKSAK 2010
PUTERI PARK HOTEL, JALAN RAJA LAUT
KUALA LUMPUR
BERPASUKAN
JOHAN              :           KUALA LUMPUR
NAIB JOHAN   :           TERENGGANU
KETIGA            :           SARAWAK
KEEMPAT        :           PAHANG
PAPAN TERBAIK
PERTAMA       :           ISMAIL AHMAD (PDRM)      
KEDUA             :           KAMALARIFIN WAHIDUDDIN (KUALA LUMPUR)
KETIGA            :           RIZAL AHMAD KAMAL (KUALA LUMPUR)
KEEMPAT        :           BAHARUDIN HAMZAH (KELANTAN)
KELIMA           :           ROSLAN SULAIMAN (SELANGOR)
KEENAM         :           MUHAMMAD RIZAL JUSAH (KUALA LUMPUR)

Terengganu and Kuala Lumper Leads In Respective Groups

7th August 2010, Kuala Lumpur – After four rounds of play, Terengganu are leading Group A of the MAKSAK Inter-Governmental Chess Tournament being held at Puteri Park Hotel, Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur.

Terengganu beat defending champion Sarawak 2.5 to 1.5. On the first board Hashim Jusoh could only managed a draw with Abang Mohd Reduan. Terengganu’s winning point came from Norazmi Mohd Nor who beat Lim Kian Hwa on board two. Games from other board results ended with a draw. Terengganu convincingly beat Perlis and Penjara with 4-0 respectively. Terengganu has 8 MP, Sarawak - 4 MP, Sabah – 2 MP, Perlis – 2 MP and Penjara lost all three games so far. Terengganu has played all games in the group, while the other four teams has one more game to play today, 7th August 2010.

In Group B, Kuala Lumpur are current leaders of the group with 6 MP. beating Perak 3.5-0.5, beating Johor 2.5-1.5 and winning against Melaka, 4-0. PDRM and Johor are runners-up with 4 MP each. Following closely behind is Perak with 2 MP and Melaka has yet to win a match with 0 MP. Perak has played all four games. While Kuala Lumpur, Johor, PDRM and Melaka have one more game each to play today.
(results are courtesy of Terengganu Chess Association’s blog)

MAKSAK Inter-State Team Championship

31 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Just discovered that MAKSAK Chess Inter-State Team Championship for government servants is being held from 6-8th August 2010 at Puteri Park, Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur.

Sarawak is the defending champion and Terengganu was 2008 champion.

To read more, please go to Terengganu Chess Association’s blog by Muhammad Arshad or click here.