The Malaysian Chess Festival is not over yet with the end of DATMO. There is one last event to go. So, are you playing in the Astro Merdeka Team ?
Here are the details of the 3-day tournament:-

31 Aug 2007 (Fri)
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Registration              0800 - 0830
Captain/Manager’s Meeting 0830
Round 1                   0900 - 1200
Round 2                   1500 - 1800
Round 3                   1930 - 2230

01 Sep 2007 (Sat)
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Round 4                   0900 - 1200
Round 5                   1300 - 1600
Round 6                   1630 - 1930

02 Sep 2007 (Sun)
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Round 7                   0900 - 1200
Round 8*                  1300 - 1600 (if >50 teams)
Closing                   1700       

Champion               RM 3,000 + trophies + medals
Second                 5 (S) Medals + RM 2,000
Third                  5 (B) Medals + 1,000
Fourth                 RM 800
Fifth                  RM 500
6th – 10th             RM 400
Best State/Affiliate   RM 2,000
2nd State / Affiliate  RM 1,000
3rd State / Affiliate  RM 800     

Best School *          RM 300
Best Ladies *          RM 300
Best Family *          RM 300
Best Govt  *           RM 300
Best IPT *             RM 300
Best Veteran - ^ 50*   RM 300
Best Board Prizes      Board 1 - 5     

Entry Fees - OPEN section
4 players  - RM 200
5 players  - RM 250  

Entry Fee - JUNIOR (Under 16)
4 players  - RM 100
5 players  - RM 125

JUNIOR (ASTRO MERDEKA JUNIOR TROPHY)

Champion ASTRO Merdeka Jr Trophy+5(G)Medals + RM 1,200
Second  5 (S) Medals + RM 800
Third   5 (B) Medals + RM 600
Fourth  RM 500
Fifth   RM 400
6th – 10th      RM 200
Best Board Prizes – Board 1 - 5

Best Jr State/Affiliate        5  (G) Medals
2nd Jr State / Affiliate       5 (S) Medals
3rd Jr State / Affiliate       5 (B) Medals
Best School *   RM 200 + 6 Medals
Best Jr Ladies *        RM 200

(* At least 3 teams participating)

Conditions for participation for both the events:
The average rating of the players in a team should not exceed 2250 during play.
Example: Player A: 2500 - Player B: 2300 - Player C: 2200 - Player D: 2000 = 9000 ÷ 4 = 2250
Unrated players will be considered as 1800 for calculation purposes.

CLOSING DATE: WEDNESDAY 29 AUGUST 2007 BY 10:00 AM. ENTRIES AFTER THIS WILL BE SURCHARGED RM 100. CHANGE OF BOARD ORDER, CHANGE OF NAMES ETC. WILL ALSO BE SURCHARGED RM 20 PER CHANGE.

Tournament entry fees must be paid before the closing date.For further details call
Abd Hamid Majid - Tel: (60) 3 40219576 Mobile: (60) 19 3158098 - Gregory (012 9020123) - Lim Tse Pin (012 2984922)
Fax: (60) 3 40244337 Email: aham@pc.jaring.my

See you there. GilaChess team will be there too.