HAPPY NEW YEAR! From GiLoCatur

Still not late for GiLoCatur to wish all the Malaysian chess community as well as the world chess community, HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

It is common that the first day of a new year is a public holiday. On the first day of the new 2013 year, GiLoCatur and wife were busy sending both Fikri and Anis Fariha back to their boarding schools. Leaving home at 11 o'clock in the morning, we arrived back home in Shah Alam at 6 o'clock in the evening. 

The year of 2013 is an important year for GiLoCatur and wife since Fikri will be sitting for SPM examination while his younger sister, Anis, will be taking PMR exam. It means, their chess activities this year will be much less. 

Both Fikri and Anis most probably will miss almost all the chess tournaments lined up by CAS or Chess Association of Selangor as per its new facebook group here. 

Enough with that.

In a local Malay newspaper Harian Metro today, GiLoCatur's eyes were struck by a poem about chess. Even the title of the poem is Catur, the Malay word for chess. As writing poem is one of GiLoCatur's hobbies, GiLoCatur has not yet write one about chess. 

Below is the poem which GiLoCatur scanned for all Malaysian chess community to see and read. Bravo to the writer of the poem whom GiLoCatur believes come from Perak.

in Harian Metro newspaper

Selangor Open - 2 (The Champions of Past 2 Editions)

GiLoCatur just want to refresh who are the last two editions champions of the Selangor Open. Surely many especially those who had participated still remember.

FM Nicholas Chan - The Champion of 36th edition (2009)

Seeded second behind IM Mas, FM Nicholas won 6 and drew 2 games to score 8/9 points. The opponents he drew were (then-FM) Yee Weng and Ian Udani in the fifth and seventh round respectively. He got the winning edge when he defeated the top seed in the sixth round.

Will he defend the championship? It looks YES when GiLoCatur notices his name is among the pre-registered list as per published in the official blog of CAS. GiLoCatur did not see Mas and Yee Weng in the list. Maybe they are tight up with their work commitment.

(FM) Lim Yee Weng - The Champion of 35th edition (2008)

Even though did not play in the sixth round, IM Yee Weng still managed to win the 35th edition. He scored 7.5/9 points leaving Ronnie and Nicholas halfpoint behind. With 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (coz not playing), Yee Weng was crowned as the champion for the 35th champion. His fourth round is the turning point in GiLoCatur's opinion, when he managed to win against the top seed. Then he drew in the next round with the third seed and the eventual first runner up.

So, who will it be in this year's 37th edition? Please come back again to find out. Based on the pre-registration list, GiLoCatur notices several new comers or first timers. One of them is Suniil Kalivanan, Fikri's teammate in the recent MSS Selangor Chess Championship. GiLoCatur also believes there are several players who make a comeback.

So, see ya at the SELANGOR OPEN!

credit for the above photos : the official blog of CAS

CAS Chess Calendar for the "Tiger" Year of 2010

Below are the chess events / tournaments for this year organized by CAS, the acronym for Chess Association of Selangor.

No : 1

Date : 20 June (Sunday)

Event : 12th CAS-Octagon 2nd Quarter Allegro (National-rated)

Format : 7 Swiss rounds of G/25 (25 minute time control per side)

Venue : DAT Chess Center, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur

Eligibility : Anyone

(note : Please email selangorchess@gmail.com or access CAS official blog for the entry form.)

Octagon Consolidated - The sponsor

No : 2

Date : 29 April (Thursday) to 2 May (Sunday)

Event : 37th Selangor Open (Both FIDE-rated & National-rated)

Venue : DAT Chess Center, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur

Eligibility : Anyone

No : 3

Date : 23May (Sunday)

Event : CAS Closed (National-rated) + (33rd Annual General Meeting)

Venue : DAT Chess Center, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur

Eligibility : Members only

No : 4

Date : 25 July (Sunday)

Event : 12th CAS-Octagon 3rd Quarter Allegro (National-rated)

Venue : To be confirmed

Eligibility : Anyone

No : 5

Date : 10 October (Sunday)

Event : 12th CAS-Octagon 4th Quarter Allegro (National-rated)

Venue : To be confirmed

Eligibility : Anyone

No : 6

Date : 14 November (Sunday)

Event : 23rd Selangor Juniors Open (National-rated)

Venue : To be confirmed

Eligibility : Under-10 & Under-14

No : 7

Date : 28 November (Sunday)

Event : 23rd Selangor Juniors Open (National-rated)

Venue : To be confirmed

Eligibility : Under-12 & Under-16

For enquiries :

• email - selangorchess@gmail.com
• CAS official blog - http://selangorchess.blogspot.com/

SO, CHESS PLAYERS ESPECIALLY "ANAK SELANGOR YANG CEMERLANG, GEMILANG & TERBILANG" COME TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ABOVE EVENTS ORGANIZED BY CAS.

"SELANGOR, negeri yang maju & makmur! Proud to be anak Selangor!"