The 10th Malaysian Chess Festival 2013

13 May 2013, Kuala Lumpur (Repost) – As the closing date of 1st August 2013 draws near for registration in the upcoming Malaysian Chess Festival, it would be best to alert intending chess participants of the blog post again. The 10th Malaysian Chess Festival 2013 incorporating the following events will be held from 9th Aug (Arrival Day) - 19th Aug (Departure Day).
This year it will be a FIDE rated event with possibilities of title norms.

1) 10th IGB Dato Arthur Tan International Open Chess Championship 2013
2) 4th KLK Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng International Seniors Open Chess Championship 2013
3) 8th AmBank Malaysia Chess Challenge 2013
4) 33rd ASTRO Merdeka Rapid Open Team Chess Championship 2013
5) 4th SWENSEN'S Open Rapid Age-Group Chess Championship 2013
and the usual Festival Blitz Opens.

Entry forms are as shown below:-

 

(source: email from A Hamid Majid, aham@pc.jaring.my)

Karjakin’s surprise loss to Leko, Round 7

12th July 2013, Kuala Lumpur - Here is the round 7 game between Sergey Karjakin and Peter Leko in the FIDE Grand Prix chess in Beijing 2013. Karjakin playing the black pieces lost the game allowing Grischuk and Mamedyarov to take the lead in Beijing.

Results of Round 7:

 

Links:

FIDE Grand Prix Beijing 2013 (Beijing CHN)
Thu 4th Jul 2013 - Tue 16th Jul 2013 - Official Site

FIDE GP Beijing (12 players 11 Rds SRR Indiv TC:120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Games | Live

Three In The Lead at FIDE GP Beijing 2013

11 July 2013, Kuala Lumpur – In Beijing, three players are now joint leaders with a score of 4 points. Karjakin lost his game against Mamedyarov, while Grischuk drew his game against Topalov. The joint leaders currently after round 6 are Karjakin, Mamedyarov and Grischuk.

The official website of the tournament reported that in the sixth round of Grand Prix in Beijing half of the games were decisive. Sergey Karjakin and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov played the longest game of the round which finished in favor of Azeri player. Grischuk, who was place d second after 5th round, made a draw against Veselin Topalov and, as the result, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Alexander Grischuk and Sergey Karjakin lead with 4 out of 6. Morozevich outplayed Gata Kamsky and in Chinese derby Wang Yue defeated Wang Hao.  Vassily Ivanchuk was looking for revenge for his lost in the match against Giri in Leon but could not convert his advantage and the game finished in a draw.

Results of Round 6 played yesterday, 10 July 2013 in the FIDE GP Beijing 2013

Standings After Round 6:

Links:

FIDE Grand Prix Beijing 2013 (Beijing CHN)
Thu 4th Jul 2013 - Tue 16th Jul 2013 - Official Site

FIDE GP Beijing (12 players 11 Rds SRR Indiv TC:120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Games | Live

Berlian KUSESS Team wins team chess

10 July 2013, Kuala Lumpur - Here are some of the latest final ranking of Blitz and team chess during KUSESS Chess Tournament 2013 in Kuala Selangor held on the 6th July 2013.

Gold Blitz was won by the fivesome group of individuals comprising of Nur Najiha, Nur Nabila, Teh De Zen, Mohd Noor Azam and Irfan Haqqim Azhar.

Meanwhile the Secondary Schools team category, team Berlian KUSESS won by top scoring 13 Match Points. In the Lower Secondary team category, team SJK(C) Perempuan Cina Pulau Pinang emerged as the winning chess team.

“Johan Berpasukan Sekolah Rendah   : SJK(C) Perempuan Cina Pulau Pinang ( Teh De Juan, Heng Gu Jia, Teh De Zen, Chua Jia-Tien )
Johan Berpasukan Sekolah Menengah : BERLIAN KUSESS ( Muhd Irfan Haqqim, Nur Najiha, Puteri Rifqah Fahada dan Mohd Noor Azam )”

(Pictures and results courtesy of Azhar Md Said)

KUSESS Chess Event 2013 With Some Pictures!

Gold Winners of Individual Blitz 2013 held on the 6th July 2013.

9 July 2013, Kuala Lumpur - Here is some additional information given by En. Azhar Mohd Said of the KUSESS Chess event recently held in Kuala Selangor.

6 Julai Sabtu.
Acara berpasukan Sekolah Menengah 83 pasukan X 4 = 332 pemain
Acara berpasukan Sekolah Rendah 37 pasukan X 4 = 148 pemain
Jumlah pemain acara berpasukan 480 orang.

Acara Blitz Individu open ( selepas tamat acara berpasukan ) = 112 pemain.
Jumlah penyertaan hari pertama = 592 penyertaan

7 Julai Ahad
Acara Individu Bawah 18 Tahun 202 pemain
Acara Individu Bawah 12 Tahun 127 pemain
Jumlah penyertaan hari kedua 329 pemain

Jumlah penyertaan keseluruhan = 912 penyertaan!!!

Satu kejayaan bagi Kusess yg kali pertama menganjurkannya.

Playing Hall KUSESS Chess 2013.

KUSESS Chess Event 2013 backdrop

(Pictures courtesy of Manooba Zainoor's facebook)

Nur Najiha, Teh De Juan winners at KUSESS 2013

9 July 2013, Kuala Lumpur - In Kuala Selangor the KUSESS Chess Tournament 2013 was held over two days, 6-7 July 2013, last weekend. Nur Najiha bt Azman Hisham (pix below in yellow jacket) of Selangor won the U-18 category with 7.5 points beating 201 other players from eight states (Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Sabah, Kedah, Perak, Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu). Sister Nur Nabila bt Azman Hisham came in second with a similar high score of 7.5 points.

Meanwhile Teh De Juan of Penang won with 7.5 points beating 126 other players in the U-12 age category. Only two states participated in this category, namely Selangor and Penang.

FIDE Grand Prix in Beijing 2013

8 July 2013, Kuala Lumpur - The FIDE Grand Prix Beijing takes place 4th to 16th July 2013. Opening ceremony 3rd July. Players: Boris Gelfand, Anish Giri, Alexander Grischuk, Vassily Ivanchuk, Gata Kamsky, Sergey Karjakin, Peter Leko, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Alexander Morozevich, Veselin Topalov, Hao Wang, Yue Wang. After round 4, Sergey Karjakin of Russia is leading with 3.5 points.

The official website of the tournament reported that the fourth round of Grand Prix in Beijing started with a quick draw between two Russian players Sergey Karjakin and Alexander Grischuk.  Sergey Karjakin keeps on leading half a point ahead of his nearest rival Shakhriyar Mamedyarov who outplayed Wang Hao today. Alexander Morozevich and Wang Yue won their first games in the tournament.  The games Giri-Leko and Topalov-Ivanchuk were drawn.

8th of July is a free day. The fifth round will start on 9th of July at 3 p.m. local time.

Standings After Round 4:

Here is a game of round 3 between Karjakin and Morozevich during the FIDE GP in Beijing, China. Karjakin won this game with the black pieces.

Position after black played 35…Rh8,white resigned.

Links:

FIDE Grand Prix Beijing 2013 (Beijing CHN)
Thu 4th Jul 2013 - Tue 16th Jul 2013 - Official Site

FIDE GP Beijing (12 players 11 Rds SRR Indiv TC:120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Games | Live

FIDE GP Beijing (12 players 11 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Games

Wong Jianwen Wins Allegro Cat 1

7 July 2013, Kuala Lumpur – The 14th CAS Second Quarter Allegro for the Category 1 was won by Wong Jianwen with a score of 6.0 points today. Forty-nine players participated in this category 1 chess event.

Second, Ronnie Lim with 6.0 points, third, Mohd Faisal Roslan with 5.5 points.

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

Ahmad Fadzil Wins Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng Perak GP Championship 2013 (Open)

3 July 2013, Kuala Lumpur – In Ipoh, Perak, The Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng Perak Grand Prix Chess Championship took place at the Syuen Hotel last Sunday, 30 June 2013. Ahmad Fadzil Nayan, the Asian Master, won by scoring 5.5 points from 6 rounds. He beat 31 others in the Open category. Second, NM Tan Khai Boon with 5.0 points and third, Fong Yit Ho with 4.5 points.

New update KUSESS - ADULT OPEN scrapped

1 Julai 2013, Kuala Lumpur - Here is an important announcement from the chess organisers of KUSESS Open on 7th July 2013 to be held in Kuala Selangor.

"Harap maklum, kategori terbuka individu DEWASA Kusess open pada 7 Julai dibatalkan bagi memberi laluan kepada penyertaan diluar jangkaan kategori  terbuka U18 dan terbuka U12 individu pada hari yang sama dan acara berpasukan pada 6 Julai.

Tempat terhad. Harap dapat hubungi pihak sekolah bagi pemulangan yuran pendaftaran kategori OPEN DEWASA SHJ.  Sebarang kesulitan  amat dikesali. "