UiTM Won The Teams MASUM Chess 2012

5 May 2012, Kuala Lumpur – The Inter-Varsity Games was held in Kuching, Sarawak last month from 8 – 11 April 2011 and it was  called the Kejohanan Catur MASUM 2012. It was won by the UiTM women and men’s chess teams.

For the men, Universiti Teknologi MARA won with 5 wins, 2 draws and 20 board points. In second place was Universiti Teknologi Malaysia with a similar 5 wins, 2 draws but only 19.5 board points. Third was Universiti Malaya with 4 wins, 3 losses and 17 board points.

In the women’s team category, again Universiti Teknologi MARA won with 6 wins and 1 draw, with 22.5 board points. In second place was Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) with 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss with 21.5 board points. In third was International Islamic University with 4 wins, 3 draws and 19.5 board points.

Men’s Teams Final Standings:

Team Composition With Results (Top 3 Teams):

Women Teams Final Standing:

Team Composition With Results (Top 3 Teams – Women):

To see more results, please visit chess-results.com or click here.

Probable MASUM Schedule 7-15 April 2012

25 March 2012, Kuala Lumpur - a few readers asked for the MASUM Chess schedule in UNIMAS, Sarawak from 7-15 April 2012. Here is the tentative schedule from the organizers:-


7 April: Afternoon-Manager's meeting
8 April: Round 1 & 2 in the morning and afternoon
9 April: Round 3 in the morning. Afternoon is the opening ceremony or maybe preparation for the opening ceremony.
10 April: Round 4 and 5 in the morning and afternoon
11 April: Round 6 and 7 in the morning and afternoon and probably followed by the closing ceremony.

(source: Siew Cheok, University Malaya)