Update:
Under-10 section is full. Future U10 entries will be pushed to U12 or U14.
Deadline for registration extended to 15th October 2007.

The 13th Kepong Juniors Open will be held in SJK(C) Kepong 2, Kepong, KL on on 28 Oct 2007.
To take part, fill up the form, attached a cheque and send to the address listed [...]

Persatuan Catur Sarawak is organising the Sarawak Open is on 29 December 2007 – 1 January 2008.

Date: 1-7 December 2007 Venue : Grand Ballroom of the 5 Star Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam.
This event, held in Visit Malaysia Year 2007, and organised jointly
with the Ministry of Education Malaysia and the ASEAN Chess
Confederation, is open to any properly constituted or representative
organisation and the categories are U-15, U-12 and U-9. Each team will
be made [...]

Just found out about this new blog started by FM & FT Peter Long titled “Peter Long on ASEAN Chess“.
Check it out.
URL: http://aseanchess.blogspot.com/

Other related links:http://www.themalaysian.com.my - CM Colin Madhavan, IM Jimmy Liew, Larry Parrhttp://www.stonemaster.biz - Fadli Zakaria

On the 11th of August, 2007(Saturday), Collin Madhaven breaks Simul Record played against 59 chess players simultaneously in the School hall of Sekolah Sri Garden.
After 3 and a half hours, Collin was victorious and ended the event undefeated. The final results: 56 wins, 3 draws and no losses.
Certificates were given to all participants and the [...]

The following appeared in The Sun on 14th September 2007 on page 27.

Official site: http://www.chessmexico.com

1. FM Nicholas Chan (6.5)
2. Mak Weng Yee (6.5)
3. Michael Angelo Palma (PHI) (6.5)
4. Sulaiman Johari (6)
5. Jimmy Ng (SIN) (6)
6. Abdul Khalid Musa (6)
7. Mohd Aizuddin Che Hassan (6)
8. Norazman Ismail (5.5)
9. Muhammad Nabil Azman Hisham (5.5)
10. Noorullah Omar (5.5)

Zhang Jing from China is unrated yet she had a good performance with 5/11 in the Malaysian Open.
Here’s one of her games vs former World Police Champion, Ismail Ahmad.
Zhang Jing vs Ismail Ahmad game (with Deep Fritz 10 analysis)
Update:
Zhang Jing is now playing in Tehran for the Asian Women Chess Championship. See her [...]

Here’s a picture report on the short blitz tournament held right after the Malaysian Open ended.

1) HUSM Open (08 Sep 2007)
Venue: Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia Kubang Kerian Kelantan
3 categories: Open section/Novice/Under 12
Entry fees: Open RM10; U-18 RM8; U-12 RM 5
For Registration: Norisham Tel: 012 9392132
Info: Muhammad Arshad Tel: 012 921 0841
Update: NorAzmi Mohd Nor won the event. Final Results here.
2) Kejohanan Catur Merdeka Terbuka UTM (09 Sep 2007)
Venue: Dewan Astana, [...]

Apart from the DATMO official website, GilaChess’ blog & Edwin Lam Choong Wai’s chessbase report, more Malaysia Chess Festival 2007 news & pictures are also available from these local sites:-
Hairul Abdul Hamid’s blog
NWM Khairunnisa’ Wahidduddin’s blog here & here.
Stonemaster
Hidden Stream here & here & here
Kids for Chess
Lim Poay Sim’s report here & here

1. Arwin T. Bedes ( BRUNEI ) - 7 Pts
2. Mohd Noh Anuk ( SABAH - Kota Kinabalu ) - 6.5 Pts
3. Taulani Tukiran ( SABAH - Kota Kinabalu ) - 6.5 Pts
4. Roslye Abdul Dahi ( SABAH - Lahad Datu ) - 6 Pts
5. Adam Ulamah ( SABAH - Kota Kinabalu ) - 6 [...]

This is the round 7 pairing for the Astro Merdeka Standard Team.

WCM Nur Shazwani emerged champion for the National Women 2007 after beating tournament favourite WIM Siti Zulaikha in Round 4. Siti fought hard to catch up but in the end still finished half a point behind Nur Shazwani. This ends Siti’s 8-year winning streak in the National Women.