Pairing of round 3 of NC2007

Table White - Black
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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”)

Open Catagory ( 7 Rounds )

Champion : Abdullah Che Hassan - 6.5 points
Second : Jimmy Ng -6.5
Third : Michael Siong - 5.5
Fourth : Ong Chuan Hock -5.5
Fifth : Yee Keng Yew -5.0
Sixth : T.Mandar -5.0
Seventh : Kamal Azmi -5.0
Eighth : Herman -5.0
Nineth : Abdul Khalid -5.0
Tenth : Lee Wen Xi -5.0

Open Section
Final Round 9 Standings:
1 Lim Kian Hwa 8.0; 2 Morsin Ahmad 7.5; 3-4 Leong Voon Choon, Ahmad Ridzuan Ismail 6.5; 5-10 Pg Abdul Rahman, Junaidi Gusni, Suhaidi Suhaimi, Mansur Japal, Ayub Murshidi, Wawan Darmawan Rosli 6.0;
KRP Chess 2007 Photos

Welcome to the new GilaChess. It’s about time too!!
It’s been years since this website had a redesign. I’m sure readers will like the change too. The underlying administration functions has been changed too to make posting chess news and events more efficient. Let’s hope all this will translate into a better an enjoyable experience for [...]