New Malaysian names in the FIDE list

Congratulations to

1. Gerald Soh Han Loong (2119),
2. Noorullah Omar (2002),
3. Gavin Fong Wei Chern (1900),
4. Morsin Ahmad (1869),
5. Elgin Lee Kah Meng (1866),
6. Abang Azman Abang Draup (1736) &
7. Mohamad Chan Mahathir (1717)

who had made it in the latest FIDE Rating List.

April 2008 FIDE Rating list

FIDE April 2008 Malaysia Top Active Players

1  IM Mas Hafizulhilmi  	2396
2  FM Lim Yee Weng		2349
3  FM Mok Tze Meng		2308
4  IM Jimmy Liew Chee Meng	2306
5  NM Ronnie Lim Chuing Hoong	2276
6  FM Anas Nazreen Bakri	2270
7  Leong Mun Wan		2232
8  Fairin Zakaria		2220
9  WIM Siti Zulaikha Foudzi	2218
10 Mohd Saprin Sabri		2201

The above list shows the Country top 10 active players.
For complete list (incl. inactive players) click here.

Congratulations to Gerald Soh Han Loong (2119),
Noorullah Omar (2002), Gavin Fong Wei Chern (1900),
Morsin Ahmad (1869), Elgin Lee Kah Meng (1866), Abang
Azman Abang Draup (1736) & Mohamad Chan Mahathir
(1717) who had made it in the FIDE Rating List.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia – 2 Chess Tourneys

15/06/2008: Kejohanan Sukan Catur Terbuka KESAS/SEME 2008

Venue: UTM, Skudai, Johore
Date: 15th June 2008 (SUNDAY)
Registration: 8:00 – 9.00 am
Event categories is Open & U-12; Entry for Malaysian Nationality Only.
7-round Swiss rapidplay (30 minutes)

07/09/2008: Kejohanan Catur Merdeka Terbuka UTM 2008

Venue: UTM, Skudai, Johore
Date: 7th September 2008 (SUNDAY)
Registration: 8:00 – 9.00 am
Event Category: Open and U-12 (Entry is open to all Nationalities)
7-round Swiss rapidplay (30 minutes)

Information:

12th ChessMaster Bandaraya Johor Open (20/04/2008)

Organiser : The tournament is organized by the Johor Chess Academy, JB Chess
Association and MBJB

Venue : Dewan Jubli Intan Johor Bahru

Date & Time :Sunday – 20th April 2008 from 8.30 am to 5.30pm

Time Control : Swiss System of 7 rounds with 25 minutes per player to complete the game

Entry Fee : Entry Fees for the open category : RM50
Entry fee for under 16 : RM12
Entry Fee for under 16 : RM10.00

Closing Date : 18th April 2008

Prizes : ( 10 cash prizes )
Open Category : RM1500, RM1000, RM700, RM600, RM400, RM200,RM200, RM200
RM200, RM200

Under 16 : RM300, RM200, RM100, RM80, RM70, RM50m RM50, RM50, RM50
RM50,

Under 12 : RM200, RM150, RM60, RM70, RM60, RM50, RM50,RM50, RM50, RM50

Late enteries and entries without payment will not be accepted . Entry fees are not
refundable.
In the event of any disputes (outside the Lawa Of Chess ) , the organizer’s decision shall
be final and no further correspondences shall be enterained.

For more information, kindly contact :

Narayanan Krishnan
Tournament Director
Johor Chess Academy

email : jb_chess_associatio n@yahoo.com
johore_chess- academy@yahoo. com
Tel N0. 0137717525