Archive for November, 2007

Reminder on Sarawak Open »

2007 Sarawak Open Chess Championship from 29 Dec 2007 2:00 pm till 1
Jan 2008 2:00 pm at Premier Hotel, Sibu, Sarawak. Total prize fund
RM5,500 with Champion RM1,500 Runner-up RM1,000 2nd Runner up RM400 and
so on. Prizes also ready for U18, U15, U12 and ladies. Entrance fee:
RM20 Youth and lady: RM10.
The event will be FIDE rated [...]

Record breaking Simul in Cheras »

KL Chess Challenge (versus 64)Date:     8 December 2007
Venue:   
Quantum Corporation Sdn Bhd, 8, Jalan 3/91A,Taman Shamelin Perkasa, 56100 KL
Time:     8.45 am to 1 pm
Eligibility: Open to all, children and adults.
Fees:   Free of Charge.
Organisers:  Quantum88 & & Kids for Chess Program.
Sponsors: Quantum Corporation Sdn Bhd (main) & Sekolah Sri Garden.
Contacts: [...]

World Youth Highlight »

Fantastic results by Yeoh Li Tian to finish 4th place in the recent World Junior in Antalya, Turkey.
Boys Under 8

Rank

SNo.

Name

IRtg

FED

Pts

Fide

Rp

1

93

Savenkov Konstantin

0

RUS

10

62

1835

2

87

Qasimov Chingiz

0

AZE

9

58

1752

3

101

Sinyanskiy Maxim

0

RUS

9

52½

1662

4

120

Yeoh Li Tian

0

MAS

8½

54

1639

5

122

Zajic Milan

0

SRB

8½

52

1673

6

33

Chiang Jonathan

0

USA

8

49

1575

Note: This results overshadoes Singapore’s own Wonderboy Derik Lim.

FIDE Seminar for National Instructor/Developmental Instructor »

This NI(DI) Seminar will be held from Dec 2 - Dec 6 at the Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam.
Places are limited. Max 24 places.  6 locals already registered. First come first serve basis.
Fee: RM 800
Contact Tel No: 03-23001680
Some of the topics include:

Role of Regional Chess Academies
trainer’s Certification
Chess in Schools
Using the Internet/libraries in lesson preparation process
Developing and [...]

Don’t Miss! GM Susan Polgar on Astro TV! Dec 3, 9pm »

My Brilliant Brain is a three-part series offering a rich mix of fascinating experiments new to TV. The show, which airs on National Geographic Channel (Astro Channel 553), features special effects photography and computer animations based on the latest brain scanning technology.
The second part, My Brilliant Brain: Make Me a Genius (Monday, December 3 @ [...]

Klang Executive Club 2007 Pictures and Results »


UIA Chess Tournament »

The UIA Chess tournament will be held on the 26-27 January 2008.
There will be two categories, School (19th Jan) and Open (20th Jan) at IIUM, Gombak.
Details:

11TH BANDARAYA CHESSMASTER JOHORE OPEN »

Organisers : Organised by Johore Chess Academy, JB Chess Association &
MBJB and played under the Laws of Chess
Date : Sunday , 23rd December 2007
Time : 8.00am 6.00pm
Venue :MBJB Indoor Stadium, Johor Bahru
Category : 3 categories, namely open , Under 16 & Under 12
Format : Swiss System of 7 rounds with 25 minutes each player
to complete [...]

3rd STONEMASTER PRO/AMATEUR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2007 »

FOR NATIONAL RATED PLAYERS 1601 & ABOVE (PRO)AND FOR NATIONAL RATED PLAYERS 1600 & BELOW (AMATEUR)
Organized by Stonemaster Event Management Enterprise (S.E.M.E.)
Date : 2nd December 2007 (Sunday)
This is a national rated tournament.
This one day event is divided into 2 categories :1.PRO2.AMATEURNote: Categories/Pairings will be based on National Rating October 2007.

Segamat Open Results »

Segamat Open results:-
Open section:

MOK TZE MENG,
MAK WENG YEE,
NORAZMAN ISMAIL,
MICHAEL SIONG,
KAMALUDDIN, BIN YUSOF
LEONG MUN WAN,
ABD KHALID, B. MUSA
ABDULLAH, CHE HASSAN
T. MANDAR,
WAN ALI, B. WAN MANAN

Pictures from the event

3rd Kids for Chess Camp (11/12/2007-13/12/2007) »

3rd Kids for Chess Camp

(December 11 to 13, 2007) 

 

Date:   
 
 

Time: 

Venue:

 

3 Levels

 December 11 (Tuesday)
December 12 (Wednesday)

December 13 (Thursday)
9.00 am to 12.30 pm 
School Hall, Sekolah Sri Garden 
1) Absolute beginner/beginner
2) Intermediate player
3) Aspiring tournament player
[...]

Sekolah Sri Garden - Kids for Chess Program (11/11/2007) »

There will be a chess tournament organised by Sekolah Sri Garden for Under-15, Under 12, Under 9 at The Chess Network on 11th November 2007 (Sunday).

CAS Fourth Quarter Allegro (09/12/2007) »

Venue: The Chess Network, 2nd Floor, Wilayah Complex
Name: CAS Fourth Quarter Allegro Chess Championship
Category: Category 1 (Nat rating 1400 & above), Category 2 (NationalRating less than 1400)
No. of Rounds: 7
Time control: 25 minutes per player
Prizes: Total prize fund worth RM 1,600 with Cat 1 1st prize = RM 300.
External Sponsorship: No
Reg fee for Cat 1: [...]

PICA Chess Activities »

Details for Remaja Negeri Perak 2007
Details for Perak Closed 2007

Segamat Open 2007 »

Please take note that the venue has changed!
Date: 17 Nov 2007
Venue:Hotel Villa, Segamat
Map to Hotel Villa:-

Download Entry Form

Straight from the horses mouth: KEC results »

This is an informal post on the results for the recent Klang Executive Club tournament. I called Leong Mun Wan to find out who were the winners.
(Audio format)

PS: As this is something new to me, please leave your feedback on whether you can hear the audio or not. Thanks! I will post the detail results [...]

Stonemaster Amateur 2007 Results »

Mohd Hafez Hilmi Harun emerged champion in the Stonemaster Amateur Championship 2007. He finished unbeaten after 7 rounds with a total of 6 ½ points.
Juniors Tan Ken Wei and Wong Jianwen also finished with 6 ½ points but had to settle for 2nd and 3rd place after the tie-break.
There were 4 players with 6 points [...]