
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Check It Out! Malaysian Chess Blogs One-Stop-Center

Thursday, May 20, 2010
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
DATCC Dream Team Chess Weekend - 29th & 30th MAY 2010

Dear Chess Friends….
Please upload, disseminate and share the information with fellow chess players
FYI, 28th May (Friday) is Wesak Day so it is a long weekend – a good time to get outstation players to come to KL and participate in the event
TEASER
“DATCC will be organizing the DATCC Dream Team Chess Weekend during the Wesak Day long weekend at the end of the month on 29th and 30th May (Saturday/Sunday) to complete the variety of events that it has to offer to the chess community in the country. In line with its status as the premier chess centre and organizer in the country, the Team Event is one of the main activities organized by DATCC aside from the Individual Rapid events, Blitz, DATCC Commercial League, etc, including co-organizing the “Learn Much Better Chess with GM Ziaur Rahman” program.
The DATCC Dream Team Chess Weekend is open to teams of 4 players and seeding will be based on the team players National Rating average. 4 main prizes are up for grabs in the open section with 3 additional category prizes for the 1Malaysia Team, Junior Team and Ladies Team
- 1Malaysia Team is a team comprising of different races and at least one player of the opposite gender
- Junior Team is a team comprising of players who are all below 15 years old
- Ladies Team is a team comprising of all female players
All players in these 3 categories must be Malaysian Citizen.
In order to qualify for the category prizes, each category must have at least 3 teams participating.
The time control is for the event is 60 minutes per player per game (to finish) and the tournament shall be played over 6 Round Swiss Pairing system. Team will be paired based Match Points and the first tie breaker shall be the game point
Teams can register early or by 9:00am on Saturday, 29th May and the first round to start at 10:00am, immediately after the registration concludes. 3 rounds of play is scheduled for Saturday, and the next 3 rounds, is scheduled the next day, Sunday 30th May starting at 9:00am
The 4 main prizes and the sectional prizes for the event are as follows:
Champion : RM 700
Runner Up : RM 350
Third : RM 200
Fourth : RM 200
Section Prizes:
.Best 1Malaysia Team : RM 150
.Best Junior Team : RM 150
.Best Ladies Team : RM 150
(Section Prizes must have at least 3 teams playing in each section)
The entry for the event is RM 120 per team for all teams.
For further inquiries on the event, or if you wish to request for the entry form, please contact Hamid Majid at 019 315 8098 (aham@pc.jaring.my) or Najib Wahab at 016 338 2542 (najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Read Malaysia 2010

Monday, May 17, 2010
Chess Tournament @Malaysian Public Agency Indoor Games

Sunday, May 16, 2010
Selamat Hari Guru Buat Isteriku Cg Nor Azizah

This Weekend (2nd week of May) Chess Events
Saturday, May 15, 2010
The Report & Photos of Stonemaster Laguna Park Chess Tournament
Friday, May 14, 2010
Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Mustari UiTM Dungun - 14 & 15 Mei
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Sarawak Closed

Dear Chess Friends,Sarawak Chess Association will be organising 2010 Sarawak Closed Chess Championship from 28 to 30 May 2010 at Borneo Chess Academy (BCA), Jalan Song (Adjacent block to Upwell), Kuching, SarawakThe schedule

Entrance fees are RM20/= for PCS members and RM30/= for non-PCS members.Youth 16 years and below and ladies shall enjoy half of these rates.The top 4 winners of this event will represent Sarawak in National/International event for the current session. The likely events are :a. Merdeka Team Chess Championshipb. Malaysia Inter-State Chess Championshipc. Borneo Cup Chess Championship etc.Beside, there are cash prizes totaling RM1,200 with several prizes reserved for youth.Interested Sarawakian players may register with any of the followings before 25 May 2010. Malaysians who are currently working or studying in Sarawak may also participate provided they have been in Sarawak for more than 2 years.SMS to the followings bearing the words “Chess Close”, name and year of birth is acceptable.Morsin Ahmad 012-8949415Abg. Mohd. Reduan 019-8887786Hj. Mohd. Nasir 019-8860323Lim Kian Hwa 016-8603180Please help to inform other chess players or disseminate the information on your chess columns, blogspots or websites.Regards,Lim Kian HwaPresident, Sarawak Chess Association
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Seri Embun Homestay - Very Impressive, Elegant & Unique

Monday, May 10, 2010
SAJAK UNTUK BONDA BERSEMPENA HARI IBU

Amak,Bosau jasomu amak indak terbaleDiusuong kesiton kesinyak dalam powekmu amakselamo 9 bulan sambilmemasak di dapu arang, bukan pewok currentmembasuoh guno tangan, indak ditolong washing machinemenggusuok baju dengan caro lamo, bukan seterika yang ringanbuek kojo sorang-sorang, indak ditolong pembantu indonanak-anak yang lain dibai makananak-anak yang lain dipakaikan bajuanak-anak yang lain disiapkan ke sekolahkok nak nak ke kodai,indak bemutu Kriss atau berkegheto Hyundaikok nak memboli barang-barang dapur,indak ke Giant, Mydin atau Carefourkok nak sayu-sayu ulam,pai ke kobun atau ke topi-topi paghitkok nak panehkan lauok,bukan dengan microwave macam kinikok nak menumbuok cili,guno batu giliong bukan blenderkok nak santan,mengukor kambia indak bermesinAmak,godang pengorbananmu amak indak terkiromenggodangkan anakmu dalam serba kepayahanmemastikan anakmu berjayo dalam kehidupanmenasihati anakmu bilo tersasarberjago malam bilo anakmu sakik domamindak putuih berdoa buek anakmuAmak,Terimo kasih amak yang kami sayangToche amak yang kami hormatiNandre amak yang kami sanjungiThank you amak yang kami muliakanGiLoCaturShah Alam - 10 Mei 2010
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Friday, May 7, 2010
Ole Ole Chess Tournament - 10 July 2010


4th of July - Telok Gong Pro Am Tournament


Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Malaysian Chess Trivia - Part 1
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Homestay - An Alternative Accommodation For Chess Players


DATCC Sizzling Rapid Open - Sunday, 16 May 2010

Dear Chess Friends….Following up from the previous DATCC Razzle Dazzle Rapid Chess Weekend, DATCC is coming up with its second rapid event, the DATCC Sizzling Rapid Chess Weekend which will be held at our center on 16th May 2010 starting with Player’s registration at 9:00am. This will be a nationally rated event and players will be seeded according to their National Rating points.With more prize categories offered for the Sizzling edition, the organizer is confident that the series will attract a bigger crowd compared to the previous DATCC Razzle Dazzle Rapid that attracted 52 players from around the country. Aside from the top 5 winners for the open category, and the normal category prizes for Under 12, Best Ladies, Top Pair for those rated below 1600 and 1400, the Sizzling Rapid is adding 2 more category prizes for Veteran Above-45 and Unrated, to attract those who are first timer to the local chess scene.The total prize fund that has been aside for this event is RM900 with the eventual winner to take home RM300.All in all, 13 prizes are up for grabs with 5 main prizes in the open section, 1 prize each for the Under-12, Ladies, Veteran and Unrated, and 2 prizes each for players with National Rating of below 1600 and 1400 respectively.The entry fee for the DATCC Sizzling Rapid Chess Weekend is set at RM30 for adults and RM15 for children below 12 years of age. The event shall be played over 7 rounds (using Swiss Pairing System) starting with player’s registration at 9:00am, round 1 at 10:00am and is expected to conclude by 6:00pm on the same day. Time control is 25 minutes per player per game played to the finishShould you require any further information or clarification, please feel free to contact Hamid Majid at aham@pc.jaring.my or +6019 315 8098, or Najib Wahab at najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com at +6016 338 2542. The attached entry form is for your perusals and references, and for registration purposes.See you there folks!Najib Abdul Wahab
Monday, May 3, 2010
37th Selangor Open - In the Local Chess Blogs
- http://selangorchess.blogspot.com/ - The official blog of the Chess Association of Selangor or simply known as CAS. It has the the picture of the winners.
- http://www.gilachess.com/ and http://blog.gilachess.com/ by the "otai" Malaysian chess blogger, Andrew Ooi, who at the end could not participate in the tournament where he had pre-registered. As far as GiLoCatur acknowledges, Andrew of Gilachess has been chess blogging for many years.
- http://hairulovchessmaniacs.blogspot.com/ by the other "otai" Malaysian chess blogger, Mr Hairul, that provides some game analyses
- http://caturterengganu.blogspot.com/ by Muhammad Arshad and http://badbishops.blogspot.com/ by Badbishop that covers about Terengganu and Kelantan chess players respectively.
- http://stonemaster.info/ by Fadli aka Stonemaster who just got the Candidate Master recently.
- http://fireyrook.blogspot.com/ by a very passionate chess enthusiast, Shamsuddin Sabri aka fireyrook.
- http://mamakchess.blogspot.com/ by a Malaysian chess lover who just like to be known as a mamak, LOL.
- http://yatzchess.blogspot.com/ by a very passionate and enthusiastic young Malaysian chess player.
- http://datcchess.blogspot.com/ - the official blog for the DAT Chess Center, the venue of the tournament.
- http://2010chessodyssey.blogspot.com/ - interesting insights and perspective by Ilham, one of the tournament participants who is loyal to his home state, Terengganu it is. GiLoCatur's son, Fikri who played against him in the sixth round, is still long way to go to match his chess skills, tactics and strategy.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
37th Selangor Open - The Final Standings
Rk | SNo. | Name | Rtg | Pts | BH. | Position |
1 | 1 | Chan, Nicholas | 2398 | 7½ | 53 | CHAMPION |
2 | 2 | Liew, Chee-Meng-Jimmy (V) | 2315 | 7 | 51½ | 2ND |
3 | 5 | Wahiduddin, Kamalarifin | 2122 | 7 | 49½ | 3RD |
4 | 21 | Yeoh, Li Tian (12) | 1971 | 6½ | 49 | 4TH |
5 | 4 | Loo, Swee Leong | 2162 | 6½ | 47 | 5TH |
6 | 25 | Zulkifli, Muhd Syazwan | 1916 | 6½ | 46 | 6TH |
7 | 23 | Tan, Ken Wei | 1957 | 6½ | 46 | 7TH |
8 | 3 | Udani, Ian | 2286 | 6 | 53 | 8TH |
9 | 10 | Wahiduddin, Mohd Khair | 2088 | 6 | 52 | 9TH |
10 | 15 | Ismail, Ahmad | 2033 | 6 | 50½ | 10TH |
11 | 17 | Ahmad Fadzil Nayan | 1995 | 6 | 48½ | |
12 | 18 | Cheah, Cheok Fung | 1988 | 6 | 46 | |
13 | 28 | Fong, Yit San | 1856 | 6 | 45½ | |
14 | 16 | Fong, Choong Ee | 2013 | 5½ | 48 | |
15 | 26 | Low, Jun Jian | 1907 | 5½ | 47½ | |
16 | 12 | Mohamed, Abdul Haq | 2057 | 5½ | 47 | |
17 | 7 | Yusof, Kamaluddin | 2104 | 5½ | 47 | |
18 | 27 | Azhar, Muhd Syakir Shazmeer | 1859 | 5½ | 44½ | |
19 | 6 | Nik, Nik Ahmad Farouqi | 2108 | 5 | 51 | |
20 | 13 | Lim, Zhuo Ren | 2055 | 5 | 50½ | |
21 | 20 | Azman Hisham, Mohd Nabil | 1981 | 5 | 50 | |
22 | 9 | Soh, Han Loong Gerald | 2094 | 5 | 48 | |
23 | 30 | Nur, Nabila Azman Hisham (F) | 1829 | 5 | 44½ | CAS FEMALE-1ST |
24 | 37 | Azhar, Muhd Irfan Haqqim | 1658 | 5 | 44½ | BEST UNRATED |
25 | 14 | Shaikh Ali, Nor Ilhamuddin | 2040 | 5 | 43 | |
26 | 48 | Quake, Zhun Zian Shaun | 1493 | 5 | 42½ | |
27 | 38 | Syed Mohd, Syed Abdul Rahman | 1652 | 5 | 41 | |
28 | 11 | Tham, Tick Hong Jax (V) | 2076 | 5 | 41 | CAS VETERAN-1ST |
29 | 36 | Ramli , Abdul Rahim | 1678 | 5 | 39 | |
30 | 8 | Che Hassan, Abdullah | 2101 | 5 | 35½ | |
31 | 19 | Siew, Kit-Tze Mark | 1987 | 4½ | 45 | |
32 | 31 | Ismail, Norazman | 1816 | 4½ | 41½ | |
33 | 34 | Yeop, Mat Zaki (V) | 1666 | 4½ | 40½ | CAS VETERAN-2ND |
34 | 24 | Marmono, Roslina (F) | 1945 | 4½ | 40½ | CAS FEMALE-2ND |
35 | 29 | Low, Jun Keat | 1841 | 4½ | 39 | |
36 | 67 | Adam, Iskandar Danial | 1179 | 4½ | 38 | |
37 | 35 | Nur, Najiha Hisham (12F) | 1699 | 4½ | 38 | CAS U12-1ST |
38 | 41 | Azhar, Puteri Rifqah Fahada (12F) | 1600 | 4½ | 36 | CAS U12-2ND |
39 | 54 | Mohd Hisham, Muhd Fareed | 1372 | 4½ | 35½ | |
40 | 51 | Tang, Wei Kit (12) | 1424 | 4½ | 28½ | CAS U12-3RD |
41 | 40 | William, Lee Kah Howe (12) | 1609 | 4 | 43½ | |
42 | 42 | Saleh, Fikri | 1572 | 4 | 40½ | |
43 | 50 | Lim, Chong (V) | 1437 | 4 | 39 | CAS VETERAN-3RD |
44 | 22 | Sarifdin, Sahir | 1965 | 4 | 37½ | |
45 | 33 | Haslindah, Ruslan (F) | 1698 | 4 | 37 | CAS FEMALE-3RD |
46 | 43 | Heng, Fook Liang | 1547 | 4 | 37 | |
47 | 32 | Amier, Hamzah B. Mohd Zuhri (12) | 1723 | 4 | 33½ | |
48 | 49 | Poon, Guo Liong Derek | 1454 | 4 | 31 | |
49 | 56 | Sim, Chung Seng | 1366 | 4 | 29½ | |
50 | 46 | Poon, Jit Wai | 1530 | 3½ | 39½ | |
51 | 45 | Tang, Kar Khei (F) | 1544 | 3½ | 39½ | |
52 | 39 | Mappa, Saharuddin (OKU) | 1644 | 3½ | 39½ | OKU-1ST |
53 | 53 | Ee, Sun-Xin (12F) | 1407 | 3½ | 37 | |
54 | 68 | Ramzani, Abdul Hadi | 1066 | 3½ | 37 | |
55 | 47 | Wong, Yinn Long (12) | 1503 | 3½ | 36 | |
56 | 64 | Kalivanan, Suniil | 1233 | 3½ | 35½ | |
57 | 63 | Mohd Hisham, Muhd Hafiz | 1243 | 3½ | 35 | |
58 | 52 | Azhar, Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa (12F) | 1417 | 3½ | 33 | |
59 | 58 | Sathish, Hemant (12) | 1361 | 3½ | 31 | |
60 | 65 | Ramzani, Amir Abdul Hakim | 1233 | 3 | 36 | |
61 | 62 | Choong, Ee Jin Eric | 1262 | 3 | 32½ | |
62 | 69 | Besari, Saiful Azrin | 0 | 3 | 29½ | |
63 | 61 | Goh, Xin Yen (F) | 1305 | 2½ | 33½ | |
64 | 66 | Viajantheran, Viknesh (12) | 1205 | 2½ | 31½ | |
65 | 55 | Saleh, Anis Fariha (12F) | 1369 | 2½ | 31½ | |
66 | 57 | Sundra Rajoo, Natasha Kavina (F) | 1362 | 2½ | 31 | |
67 | 59 | Ahmad Nazari, Emir Rusyaidi (12) | 1359 | 2 | 33 | |
68 | 70 | Hj Buang, Mohd Hisham (OKU) | 0 | 2 | 32 | |
69 | 44 | Zaini, Mohd Razief Hakiem | 1545 | 1 | 40 | |
70 | 71 | Jaliluddin, Ahmad Helmi | 0 | 1 | 35½ | |
71 | 60 | Hassan, Mohd Azham | 1357 | 1 | 33½ |