Ian Udani Declared The Champion at UPSI Open 2012

14 October 2012, Kuala Lumpur – In Tg Malim, Perak, Ian Udani, the winner and champion of the UPSI Open 2012. He scored unassailable 6.5 points. Nobody could match his score nor beat him over 7 rapid rounds over two days of tournament play.

Second, Nelson Villanueva with 6.0 points. He beat Muhd Syazwan b Zulkifli on second board on the final 7th round today. Third, Aram Varahram. Aram scored 6.0 points and beat Mohd Faizal b Roslan on third board of the final round.

Prize Winners List:

Rank/Category	Name	Hadiah (RM)
CHAMPION	IAN UDANI	1000
2	NELSON VILLANUEVA	500
3	ARAM VARAHRAM	400
4	IM MAS HAFIZULHELMI	300
5	YEOH LI TIAN	200
6	KAMALUDDIN BIN YUSOF	150
UPSI 1	IZZA HASRINA	150
IPTA 1	MUHD SYAZWAN BIN ZULKIFLI	150
7	MUHD FAIZAL BIN ROSLAN	100
8	SYAWAL AQMAR BIN SYAHRIR ARIFF	100
UPSI2	KWAN TSZEE YEUNG	100
IPTA 2	AHMAD FADZIL BIN NAYAN	100
UPSI 3	LEE SIM LIANG	70
9	MOHD KHAIRUL NIZAM JOHARIY	50
10	ABDUL HAQ MOHAMAD	50
11	NUR NAJIHA AZMAN HISHAM	50
12	MOHD RIZAL JUSAH	50
13	TAN JUN FENG	50
14	MOHD FAIZAL BIN JAMALUDDIN	50
15	CAMILIA JOHARI	50
GURU	AMIRUDDIN BIN ZAKARIA	50
WANITA	TAN LI TING	50
VETERAN >45	JAX THAM	50
IPTA 3	CHE MUHAMMAD HAFIZ CHE ISMAIL	50
<1700	KWAN NAM SANG	50
<1600	ASMAH AHMAD HAMBADLEY	50
<1500	MUHD KHAIRUL IDZAMUDDIN B MOHAMAD	50
UPSI 4	DAVEY TIOH	50
UPSI 5	KASWADI KAMARUDDIN	50
UPSI W1	NUR FARAHIN	50
UP7C 1	LOUIS MALISON	50
STAFF UPSI	NORFAIZI BIN OTHMAN	50
ALUMNI UPSI	MOHD HUZAIRI HUSIN	50
UPSI W2	NAJWA BINTI MOHD HASHIM	40
UP7C 2	ZULFAHMI BIN DARESHAH	40
UPSI W3	MIXVIANA WENTTY JOHNSON	30
UPSI W4	SYUHADA BINTI SELAMAN @ SULAIMAN	30
STAFF UPSI 2	MOHAMAD AZMIR BIN MOHAMMAD ZAMRI	30
UP7C 3	NORHIDAYAH BINTI YUSOF	30

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

(Results courtesy of Nik Ahmad Farouqi, chief arbiter of UPSI Open 2012)

Kamaluddin Yusof and Ian Udani leaders at UPSI Open 2012

13 October 2012, Kuala Lumpur – In Tanjung Malim, Perak, the UPSI Open 2012 has completed four rounds of rapid play with an hour time control. IM Mas Hafizulhelmi played to a draw against Nelson Villanueva of the Philippines, the recent winner of the 13th CAS 3rd Quarter Allegro Chess Championship in early September 2012. As a result, Mas has scored 3.5 points.

The new leaders are Kamaluddin Yusof and Ian Udani, both scored four points and are sitting pretty at the top after round 4.

Mas Hafizul leads at UPSI Open

13 October 2012, Kuala Lumpur – More than eighty players are participating in this year’s UPSI Open now currently on-going at the Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) in Tanjung Malim, Perak. It will be held over two days, 13-14 October 2012. IM Mas Hafizulhelmi is playing as the top favorite for the tournament and currently the leader on the ranking list after round 2.

Up and coming youngster, Yeoh Li Tian fresh from the Chess Olympiad is also playing. However, he drew his second round play against Syaimazar.

The results of round 2 is shown below up to board 23 :-

Top 35 Rank After Round 2:

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

(Photos courtesy of Nik Ahmad Farouqi)

UPSI Open Begins Today!

13 October 2012, Kuala Lumpur – The UPSI Open is now currently on-going at the Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) in Tanjung Malim, Perak. It will be held over two days, 13-14 October 2012. IM Mas Hafizulhelmi is playing as the top favorite for the tournament.

The results of round 2 is shown below up to board 23 :-

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

(Photo courtesy of Nik Ahmad Farouqi)

Early Bird Registration–UPSI Open 2012

12 Sep 2012, Kuala Lumpur – The organisers of the UPSI Open Chess Championship 2012 to be held in October 2012 has announced that for the first 50 registered players for the Open Category, the entrance fees will be reduced to RM30 while for the schools category, a fee reduction to RM 13 will be given.

So please hurry and register and be the first fifty players to register for the upcoming UPSI Open Chess Championship 2012 in Tg Malim, Perak, this coming 13-14 October 2012. To enquire, please call the Program Director, Asyraf h/p: 017-400 7827.

To see the previous post on the same topic, please click here.

(source: email from Izza Hasrina Ismail)

UPSI Open 2012, 13-14 October 2012

6 Sep 2012, Kuala Lumpur (Repost) – The Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) in Tanjung Malim, Perak are organising the 6th UPSI Chess Open 2012 on 13-14th October 2012 at the Convention Hall, UPSI, Tg Malim, Perak. Time control is one hour per player per game while it will be played over 7 rounds of play. Here is a chance to play in a rapid game but with a slightly longer time control and played over two days (weekend).

Please contact Asyraf (017-4007827), Ezzaidah (013-7460686) for more information.

Registration Form:

Chief arbiter for the event will be Nik Farouqi.

(source: Nik Farouqi and Izza)