Syabas & Tahniah CM Fadli aka Stonemaster!

GiLoCatur would like to congratulate CM Fadli (below photo) on his appointment as an EXCO with the KLCA ie Kuala Lumpur Chess Association. GiLoCatur notices that the chess association has new website / blog link - http://www.klcachess.blogspot.com/. GiLoCatur has to update the new link in GiLoCatur's Blog since the old website link is no more active.

Wish CM Fadli as well as KLCA for great future for Malaysian chess.

source : CM Fadli FB

A Chess Grand Prix

WOW! THE YEAR 2010 IS FULL OF CHESS ACTION FOR THE MALAYSIAN CHESS FRATERNITY. A SERIES OF CHESS TOURNAMENTS ARE BEING LINED UP. SO, PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE! THEN WE BATTLE OUT IN THE TOURNAMENT.

KL CHESS GRAND PRIX SURELY WILL KEEP MALAYSIAN CHESS PLAYERS BUSY ...

Below are the details :

The Organizers

The Sponsors

http://www.ypim.com.my/

The Format

G/45 : 45 minutes time-control per player, Swiss System of 6 rounds

The Schedule

1st Leg : 6th & 7th Feb 2010

2nd Leg : 6th & 7th Mar 2010

3rd Leg : 3rd & 4th APR 2010

4th Leg : 8th & 9th MAY 2010

Grand Finale : 5th & 6th JUN 2010

On Saturday,

12.00 - 1.00pm : Final registration

2.00 - 3.30pm : Round 1

4.00 - 5.30pm : Round 2

On Sunday,

9.00 - 10.30am : Round 3

11.00am - 12.30pm : Round 4

1.30 - 3.00pm : Round 5

3.30 - 5.00pm : Round 6

5.30 - 6.00pm : Closing and Prize Giving

The Prizes

The Fees

• Members of KLCA and RSC - Open (RM 15), Under 12 years old (Rm 5)

• Non-members - Open (RM 20), Under 12 years old (RM 10)

Payment

Please make payment to MBB (Maybank) account : 514-187-214-430 [EFFECTIVE COMMERCE SDN BHD], 3 days before each leg kicks off, or else a 50% penalty may apply.

The Tournament Venue

The Card Room, Royal Selangor Club, Dataran Merdeka KL

Important Points

Points (actual scores) accumulated from each leg will be used as the basis for qualifying for the Grand Finals, where the top 10 in each section will be given free entry and the top 25 overall finishers* in each section will be given priority in participation.

The organizers reserve discretion in modifying the number of qualifiers.

Participants are encouraged to pre-register with the organizers to be assured of a place as space is limited and so only 80 places are guaranteed for each leg.

This Weekend Chess Tournaments Results

In conjuction of Convo Fair at Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) in Perak, a chess open tournament was held in its Chancellor Hall last Saturday. Nearly 70 players particpated in the Open section. Sumant Subramaniam won the tournament with a single defeat. Among the oppononets he beat were Kamaluddin Yusof and the current NM Evan Timothy Capel from Penang. Congratulation to Sumant!

While at OUG Pearl Shopping Complex, there was KL Young Talent championship organized by KLCA. In Under 11 age-group, the top two seeded made to the Top 3. Aziz Farhan who was ranked second before the game came top with 6 and 1/2 points. He won all his games except a draw with NWM Tan Li Ting in th efourth round. While the current National Woman Master, Tan Li Ting was second with 6 points. He drew with the champion and the fourth placed, Subramaniam Sivanesan, in the fifth round. Subramaniam, the third seed, just managed the fourth place with 5 points. He was edged by Dilwen Ding Tze How by half point. About 40 players played in this age-group category.

In the Under 9 age-group category, Teh De Juan was the champion scoring 6 points. He just lose once to the top seed, Tan Yong Zhao who came third with 5 and 1/2 points. He shared 6 points with the second place, Amier Hamzah Mohd Zuhri, but he won againts Amier in the third round. Danish Hamzah, the second seed, and his sister Maisarrah, the third seed, just managed the fifth and ninth spot respectively.

Congratulation to all the winners!

1st Pearl Point KL Junior Chess Championship 2009

Date:                    26^th April 2009 ( Sunday)

Time:                    9 am to 6 pm

Venue:                 Level 2, Pearl Point Shopping Mall

                            5^th Mile , Jalan Klang Lama, 58200 Kuala Lumpur.

Organiser:    KLCA dengan kerjasama MSSKL.        

 

Objektif : 

1. Untuk pemilihan pemain ke Asean Age Group di Vietnam(6-15 Jun 2009). Pemain yang layak akan ditanggung sebanyak 80% perbelanjaan.

2. Pemilihan ke Asian School di Singapura.  (Julai 2009)

3. Pemilihan ke National Close.  (31 Mei- 4 Jun 2009)

4. Membentuk skuad KL Juniors ke Malaysian Chess Festival. (Ogos 2009)

 

Events:        

• U-9 (boys & girls)
  
• U-11 (boys & girls)
  
• U-13 (boys & girls)
  
• U-15 & U-20 (Open )
  

         

Format  :   6 or 7 Rounds Rapid play (25 minits each). Must be here before 9.30 am.

Entry fee:        

• RM 10 For under-9, 11 & 13.  
  
• RM 15 For under-15 & under-20
  
• RM 25 for Non KL students.
  

Closing date: 24^rd of April2009 (Friday). Maximum number of players per age category will be 80 players.

Untuk sebarang pertanyaan dan pembayaran, sila hubungi:    

• Rezal 013-3641001  
  
• Azwan 019-2788471 
  
• Pn Zuraidah Wazir  017-6930519 
  
• Ustaz Rahman 019-2526121 
  
• En. Khairil Helmi 013-3455849  
  
• En Suhairi Hussin 012-3631591