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World Youth Under-16 Olympiad 2007, August 4 to 12 »

Malaysian representatives are:-

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

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Chess in Kuantan ~ 5th August 2007 »

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 [...]

Penang Closed 2007 ~ Results »

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, [...]

Keputusan Terakhir Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Lahad Datu 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, [...]

2007 Kuching Festival Chess Allegro (5 August 2007) »

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 [...]

Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Kolej Disted-Stamford 2007 »

Tarikh : 29hb Julai 2007 (AHAD)

Tempat : Dewan Kolej Disted-Stamford,
[...]

Improve your Chess with IM Gary Lane (18th August 2007) »

IMPROVE your CHESS with INTERNATIONAL MASTER GARY LANE: Chess Coaching and Simultaneous Display
Chess workshop for aspiring junior players by one of Australian Player of the Year 2004
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Klang, Monday July 23rd 2007:
The Chess Club of Sekolah Tengku Ampuan Rahimah (STAR), Klang officially announced that it is organizing an upcoming chess workshop by [...]

9th CAS Third Quarter Allegro on 5th August »

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CATEGORY 1 1st Prize = RM 300
Venue: The Chess Network, 2nd Floor, Wilayah Complex

Name: CAS First Quarter Allegro Chess Championship

Category: Category 1 (Nat rating 1400 & above), Category 2 (National
Rating less than 1400)

No. of Rounds: 7

In seventh heaven on July 7 »

News taken from The Star (15/07/2007)
THE date 07.07.07 was special for the junior chess teams from SM La Salle Klang and SM Methodist Girls School Klang as they emerged champions in the boys and girls categories at the inaugural Gambit Publications Star Open 2007 chess competition.
Organised by the chess club of Sekolah Tengku [...]

17th Johor Bahru Merdeka Chess Tournament (12/08/2007) »

17TH JOHOR BAHRU MERDEKA CHESS TOURNAMENT
1. Organiser : The Tournament is organised by the Johor Chess Academy,
SouthernCity Johor Bahru and JB Chess Association
2. Venue : Giant SouthernCity, Taman Suria, JB
3. [...]

Lahad Datu Open (21~22 July 2007) »

Nama Kejohanan :Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Lahad Datu,Piala Pusingan Yb Dato’ Hj.Datu Nasrun Bin Datu Hj.Mansur
Pembantu Menteri Kepada Ketua Menteri,Merangkap Dun 50 Lahad Datu,Tahun 2007
Anjuran :Adun N50, Persatuan Catur Sabah (Cawangan Lahad Datu), Kelab Sukan Teluk Darvel Lahad Datu
Tempat : Dewan SRJK (C) Siew Ching, Lahad Datu, Sabah.
Sistem : Swiss (Pairing Komputer),7 Pusingan,Masa 1 Jam.
Tiebreak : [...]

12th Royal Selangor Grand Prix on 8th July »

VENUE: SUNWAY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, BANDAR SUNWAY.
DATES: 08TH JULY (Leg 2)
CATEGORY: UNDER-12 & UNDER-16
REGISTRATION 09:00 - 09:30
ROUND 1 10:00 - 10:50
ROUND 2 11:00 - 12:00
ROUND 3 12:10 - 13:00
LUNCH BREAK 13:00 - 14:00
ROUND 4 14:00 - 14:50
ROUND 5 15:00 - 15:50
ROUND 6 16:00 - 16:50
Pre-registration: selangorchess@gmail.com, please write your Name and
Category that you wish to [...]

Sumant & Sarika in Dubai »

Sumant Subramaniam (ELO 1964) and his sister Sarika are now playing in the 6th Dubai Juniors from 2nd July to 12th July 2007 with former World U12 Champion FM Srinath Narayanan (ELO 2218) of India leading the field of 137 players.
Swiss-Manager link for the tournament HERE.

Dungun Chess Open (18/08/2007) »

KEJOHANAN CATUR TERBUKA DUNGUN 2007
ANJURAN : KELAB CATUR UITM DUNGUN
HADIAH WANG TUNAI BERJUMLAH RM2000.00 DAN TROFI
BAYARAN MASUK : TERBUKA RM20.00, NOVIS RM10.00, BAWAH 12 RM5.00

PENGINAPAN AKAN DISEDIAKAN BAGI YANG MEMERLUKAN

TERHAD [...]

FIDE July 2007 Malaysia Top Active Players »

1 IM Wong Zi Jing 2414
2 FM Nicholas Chan 2380
3 IM Mas Hafizulhilmi 2372
4 FM Mok Tze Meng 2346
5 FM Lim Yee Weng 2336
6 IM Jimmy Liew Chee Meng 2309
7 NM Ronnie Lim Chuing Hoong 2276
8 Ahmad Maliki 2254
9 NM Jonathan Chuah Jin Hai 2250
10 FM Christie Hon Kah Seng 2236

Johor Chess Open (21/07/2007) »

Venue: Level 35 Office Tower City Square,
Jalan Wong Ah Fook, 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor
Time : 9.00am - 7.00pm
Date : 21st July 2007 (SATURDAY)
Organiser: Johor Chess Association
Categories:
Open Section RM20 Entry fee
Under-16 RM 8 Entry fee
Under-12 RM 5 Entry fee

Penang Closed Chess Tournament 2007 »

Date: 8th July, 22nd July 07 (2 Sundays)
Venue: PCA Clubhouse, Bayan Baru.
Objective:
Top 3 players from each categories will be representing Penang in the coming Merdeka Team Championship.
Format:
7 rounds will be played based on the Swiss System with time control of 1-hour each.
More details at: http://chess.euhong.net/

2007 Sarawak M.O. Selection Chess Championship »

Dear chess friends,
Persatuan Catur Sarawak is organising a chess championship for Sarawakians from 29 June - 1 July at Borneo Chess Academy, Jalan Song, Kuching. This competition beside giving away total cash prize of RM600 also subsidizes the top 4 winners to take part in the 2007 Malaysia Open Chess Championship which will be [...]

Dewasa bersama catur »

Dipetik dari Harian Metro (23/06/2007)
Dewasa bersama catur oleh Md Fuzi Abd Lateh
 
BANYAK keistimewaan remaja kembar, Nur Shazwani Zullkafli, 18, dan abangnya, Zarul Shazwan Zullkafli, 18, dalam permainan menguji minda, catur.
Biarpun hanya bermula dengan hobi, Nur Shazwani mampu berdiri gagah di arena pertandingan kebangsaan dan antarabangsa bagi mengharumkan nama keluarga dan negara.
Gadis manis ini mula [...]

ASEAN to have Chess Grand Prix »

News taken from Jakarta Post (24/06/2007)
JAKARTA: Five members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to jointly hold an ASEAN chess grand prix and regional circuit tournament.
The Indonesian Chess Association (Percasi) said in a media release the tournament would take place in Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia. The decision [...]