Organiser : The tournament is organised by the Johor Chess Academy and JB Chess
Association
Venue : Plaza Pelangi, Johor Bahru
Date & Time : Sunday, 22nd June 2008
Time Control : Swiss system of 7 rounds with 25 minutes per player to complete the game
Catagory : 3 catagories, namely Open, Under 16 & Under 12
Entry Fees : Open […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Players in Action. Photo © Dr. George Ha.

Dear chess friends,
2007 Sarawak Chess Open Championship had attracted 72 players from all over our nation and neighbouring countries. The breakdown are as below:
Brunei 12
Singapore 2
KL 2
Perak 8
Sabah 5
Kuching 7
Sibu 23
Miri 8
Sarikei 3
Bintulu 1
Kapit 1
Among them, there are 16 FIDE rated players.
The results of this 9-round event are […]

oleh Ziauddin Sharuddin (dipetik dari Berita Harian, 23/12/2007)
SIAPAKAH pemain catur yang paling anda kagum? Jika soalan ini ditanya kepada pemain atau sesiapa yang mengikuti perkembangan dunia catur, sudah […]

FIDE Jan 2008 Malaysia Top Active Players
1 IM Wong Zi Jing 2414
2 IM Mas Hafizulhilmi 2382
3 FM Nicholas Chan 2380
4 FM Mok Tze Meng 2346
5 FM Lim Yee Weng 2338
6 IM Jimmy Liew Chee Meng 2309
7 Ronnie Lim Chuing Hoong 2276
8 Ahmad Maliki 2254
9 FM Anas Nazreen Bakri 2253
10 Jonathan Chuah Jin Hai 2250
The above […]

Open Category
Champion : IM Julio Catalino Sadorra - 6.5 points

Second : FM Anas Nazreen Bakri -5.5
Third :Michael Siong -5.5
Fourth :Clyde Seruelo -5.5
Fifth :Abd Haq Mohammed -5.5
Sixth :Abd Khalid Musa -5.5
Seventh :Abdullah Che Hassan -5.0
Eighth :GM Bong Villamayor -5.0
Read More The Star (29/12/2007) & News Straits Times article (26/12/2007):-

Ahmad Fadzil Nayan scored a perfect 6/6 to win the event. Read more about it at Eddy Fong’s blog here

Venue: Penang Free School Hall
Date: December 22nd -23rd, 2007
Maximum: 80 teams
Registration and Entry Fees by 19th Dec 07 (Closing Date).
All teams are encouraged to use the online registration.
List of registered teams
Prizes
Schedule of play
Details: PCA Official Website and Chess.EuHong.NET

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 @ […]

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

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 […]

Malaysian representatives are:-

FM Anas Nazreen Bakri (2230)
Sumant Subramaniam (1964)
Muhammad Izz Saifuddin
Justin Ong

Official Site: singaporechess.org.sg
View Pairings & Results

Kepada semua peminat catur di Pahang,
Satu pertandingan catur akan di adakan di Kuantan, khusus untuk rakyat
Pahang dan mereka yang bermastautin di Pahang. Penyertaan adalah
terhad, hadiah disediakan untuk kategori open, remaja bawah 20, bawah
16, bawah 12 dan bawah 9. Tujuan pertandingan adalah untuk tujuan
mesyuarat penubuhan Persatuan Catur Pahang.
Kepada yang berminat dan untuk maklumat lanjut sila hubungi […]

The Penang Closed Chess Tournament 2007 took place in PCA Clubhouse, Bayan Baru, July 8th & July 22nd, 2007. Tan Khai Boon took clear first place half a point clear of Anthony Liong Ing Kiat, Tan Eu Hong and Evan Timothy Capel.
View Full Results at PCA website HERE.
Read PS Lim’s reports:-
Penang Closed Chess Tournament 2007, […]

PIALA PUSINGAN DATUK HJ DATU NASRUN BIN HJ DATU MANSUR
PEMBANTU MENTERI KEPADA KETUA MENTERI
MERANGKAP DUN 50 LAHAD DATU (21-22hb JULAI 2007)
KATEGORI TERBUKA.
1 Akhmad Wadudi, 7 (Lahad Datu)
2 Adam Ulamah, […]

Dear chess friends,
In conjunction with Kuching Festival, Persatuan Catur Sarawak and Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan (MBKS) will be holding the 2007 Pesta Kuching Chess Allegro on 5 th August 2007, Sunday at MBKS ground floor, Jalan Padungan during day time and Dewan Masyarakat, Jalan Padungan during night time. The event will be a 9-round Swiss […]