Newly-crowned National Master Zarul Shazwan Zullkafli receiving his championship trophy from YB Dato’ Hajah Jahara bt Hamid, DSPN, PJK, Penang EXCO and Chairman of Youth and Sports, Women, Family and Community Development Committee. Photo © GilaChess

This is the final round.
Round 9 on 2007/05/31 at 0900

Rank after round 8
One more round to go and there is no clear leader.
Sumant, Eu Hong and Zarul Shazwan all have 6.5 points.
Today will be the last round.
Click here to see the full Round 8 crosstables

Marathon Chess in support of Cancer Awareness @ Relay for Life Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur
Time: 6pm, 2nd June 2007 to 10 am, 3rd June 2007
Venue:MSN Training Stadium Bukit Jalil
Website:www.cancer.org.my.
The chess community is invited to join in Marathon Chess in support of Cancer Awareness @ Relay for Life Kuala Lumpur - 16 hours of non-stop chess activity! [...]

Pictures taken by Remis Aman

Things have taken a surprising turn after the tournament favourite (according to the website poll) Tan Khai Boon, was beaten by Tan Eu Hong in the 6th round. Tan Eu Hong now leads the tournament unbeaten with Sumant Subramaniam who beat Au Yoong Yaw Loo in the 6th round. Both Eu Hong and Sumant have [...]

Date:    3rd June 2007 (Sunday)
Time:   9 am to 5 pm
Venue: Sekolah Sri Garden (SSG),
Off Jalan Pria, Taman Maluri, K. L.
Organisers: Kids for Chess Program.
Events: Under-9 (boys and girls)
Under-12 (boys and girls)
Under-15 (boys and girls)
Format: 6 Rounds Rapid play (½ hour each).
Entry fees: RM 15 for non-SSG students RM 10 for SSG [...]

o Date: June 5 (Tuesday)

June 6 (Wednesday)

June 7 (Thursday)
o Time : 9.30 am to 12.30 pm

o Venue: Sekolah Sri Garden, Taman Maluri, KL

o 3 Levels

1) Absolute beginner/beginner

2) [...]

As the Malaysian Chess National Closed 2007 is about to reach it’s halfway mark, here’s a poll to see who you think will become National Champion this year. Go on place your vote now!

Pairing of round 5 of NC2007
Table White - Black
——————————————————-
1 Sumant Subramaniam ( 4 ) -Tan Khai Boon ( 4 )
2 Tan Eu Hong [...]

After 4 rounds, only three players remain with
perfect scores. They are Tan Khai Boon,
Abdullah Khairi KZ and Sumant Subramaniam.

Following closely behind at 3½ points are
Tan Eu Hong (http://chess.euhong.net/) and
Zarul Shazwan Zullkafli.

Ranking and Games after round 4 of NC2007
No.PNo. Name [...]

By Remis Aman

The absence of titled players for this year National Closed has thrown the competition wide open. Who will win in the end?
The biggest upset of Round 1 was Sarawak top junior player Ahmad Afiq Afyfy bin Rosli win over Abdullah Che Hassan (2097) in just 31 moves. The other two unexpected results were [...]

Pairing of round 3 of NC2007

Table White - Black
———————————————————
1 Looi Xin Hao ( 2 ) - Ismail Ahmad [...]

One of our best known chess players of the seventies has passed away.
Dr Foo Lum Choon who represented Malaysia in a number of Chess
Olympiads, passed away on the 16th of May 2007.
~ Collin Madhavan.
Read also SSQuah’s blog here
(Update: Apologies to Mr Quah for taking the picture and placing it here without acknowlegding Mr Quah [...]

Johor Rapid 1
Date : 15th July 2007 (SUNDAY)
Time : 8.30 am
Venue : Dataran Bandaraya Johor Bahru
Organisers: Johore Chess Academy, JB Chess Association & Rakan Muda Johor
Category : 2 catagories namely, Open and Under 16
Prizes : Cash money ( 1st till 10th placing)
17th Johor Bahru Merdeka Chess Tournament
Date : 12th August 2007 (SUNDAY)
Time : 8.30am
Venue : [...]

KEJOHANAN CATUR TERBUKA SK SERI INDRA
(Individu)

Penganjur Bersama:
Sek Keb Seri Indra & Persatuan Catur Prestij Perlis 

Tempat
Kantin Sek Keb Seri Indra

Tarikh
26 Mei 2007 (Sabtu)

Masa
8.00am – 6.00pm (Pusingan 1 bermula pukul 9:00am)

Lim Kian Hwa receiving his championship trophy and
cash prize from Hj Wan Morshidi, President of Miri
Malay Association. Photo © Bujang Poli
Final Round 9 Standings (Open):
1. Lim Kian Hwa (Kuching) 9.0; 2-4. Abd Sahim Wising (Sabah), Pg Abd Rahman (Brunei), Morsin Ahmad (Kuching) 7.0; 5. Yap Choow Tun (Brunei) 6.5; 6-7 Junaidi Gusni (Miri), Osman [...]

During the school holidays there’ll be a holiday program offered by ASEAN Chess Academy Malaysia.
HOLIDAY INTENSIVE PROGRAMME
START TO PLAY CHESS (Basic Level - Beginner, Elementary & Intermediate Courses)
PREPARE FOR COMPETITIVE CHESS
GET TO MASTER CHESS
Structured and Occasional TrainingDownload the details here. (MS Word format)

A supplementary chess course designed to improve your tournament play!
Initiate yourself on the benefits and dangers of chess openings!
Date: 30 May - 1 June, 2007 (3 days)
Time: 2-5pm
(with breaks in between)

Fee: RM150 per pax + RM20 registration (for non-students)

Benefits:

This course offers an opportunity to strengthen players’ understanding of
the first stage of the game. The [...]

Penganjur: PERSATUAN CATUR ANTARABANGSA PERAK (PICA)
Tarikh: Ahad 10hb Jun 2007
Pendaftaran: 9:00 pagi
Tempat: Kolej Syuen, 59 Jalan Kampar, 30250 Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan
Format: Pertandingan Catur Terbuka (Kategori “A” & “B”)