Abdullah Strikes Back With An Open Victory!

At the DATCC today, the 17 ChessClub Open 2011, a one-day, 7 Swiss rounds of rapid play was held. 54 players participated in the event.

Abdullah Che Hassan finally nailed the 17 ChessClub Open 2011 by winning the tournament with a 6.0/7 points and superior tie-break points. He beat Muhd Taufik Azman, Razali Hamzah, Muhd Syazwan Zulkifli, Norizzudin Afendi Norazman, Ahmad Fadzil Nayan, Nor Ilhamuddin Shaik Ali and Mohd Saprin Sabri on his way to the winning rostrum. Hopefully winning this open would compensate for his earlier disappointment at IIUM Invitational Open just a week ago in Gombak, Kuala Lumpur. In that tournament he finished in 11th placing.

In second place was won by Ian Udani, also with 6.0 points. Ian lost to Mohd Saprin Sabri in the 5th round. For chess enthusiasts, Ian Udani is the IIUM Invitational Chess Open champion held last week. In third place, also with 6.0 points is Ahmad Fadzil Nayan of UIAM. Fadzil lost to Ian Udani in the final 7th round today.

The full ranking of the top 38 players:

Tuan Haji Saleh b Abdul Latif created the sensation of the day by winning the 2nd best Under 1500 rating. The best Under 1500 rating went to Rohizan Mohd Ali. Saleh's performance of the day was 1413 as compared to his national rating of 1233. Well done Saleh!

Congratulations to all winners of the 17 ChessClub Open 2011, participating players, arbiters, and to the organisers of the tournament!! It was a well organised tournament with a bottle of mineral water and some snacks for all participating chess players of the tournament! Hope to join this tournament again next year.

Renegade DATCC Rapid Chess Weekend - 30th Jan 2011

A HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone!

Now that the New Year celebration has passed us all, its time to move forward with our chess activities. And DATCC Rapid Weekender series is back on the calendar with the 2011 inaugural event to take place at the end of the month on 30th January 2011.... starting at 9:00am. With the New Year, comes the New Management and there is a lot of events in store to satisfy all players of all playing strength - chess tournaments for Individuals and Teams, Blitz, Rapid and Classical, National and FIDE Rated events are all in store.... Not to mention, forging chess alliances with other chess organizations to ensure endless activities are organized at the center. Its going to be the year with a bang!!!!

Our first event for the year : DATCC Renegade Rapid Chess Weekend on 30th January 2011 starting at 9:00am. 25 minutes time control with 7 rounds of play. RM25 for all players and RM15 for those U-12 (Psst..... We will be giving certificates to all participants U12 provided they confirmed registration with payment before 28th January 2011)

Details as follows:

This is an open event for all chess players of various playing strength with attractive prizes awarded to the eventual winners including special prizes for junior player, best female player and players who are rated below 1600 and 1400. All players below 12 years old will receive a Certificate of Participation for taking part in this event provided registration is made before 28^th January 2011.

Tournament Format will be 25 minutes per player per game over 7 Round Swiss System Pairing

Entry Fees is RM25 for all players and RM15 for those U-12

Schedule of Rounds

SUNDAY 30th January 2011	9:00am	Registration	2:00pm	Round 4
	10:00am	Round 1	3:00pm	Round 5
	11:00am	Round 2	4:00pm	Round 6
	12:00noon	Round 3	5:00pm	Round 7
	1:00pm – 2:00om	Lunch	6:00pm	Prize Giving

First Place: RM 300, Second: RM150, Third - Fifth: RM50 each
Best U-12 and Best Lady: RM40 each
Best U1600 and U1400 rating: RM40 each
All players U12 will receive a Certificate of Participation provided entry and payment is received before 28th January 2011

For online payment or payment via check, please pay in favor of CS SOLUTIONS, CIMB (Acc # 1410-0000234-10-2)

For inquiries or registration, please call Najib Wahab at +6016 3382542 0r email him at najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com

Full Results Of Malaysia-Singapore Chess Ch 2011

Here are the full results of the four rounds of chess play between Malaysia and Singapore held at the Stansfield Residence 1, Vernon Road, Singapore on the 31st December 2010-1st January 2011. At the end of the results is the summary of team performance of both Malaysia and Singapore.

Final Result: Singapore vs Malaysia 74.5-77.5 (22.5-17.5, 19-19, 14-24, 19-19). Team Malaysia had White pieces on all 38 boards in rounds one and three. Summary of team performance is shown at bottom of this post. Team Malaysia won this round of the Malaysia-Singapore Chess Challenge series with our Singaporean neighbours. Well done to Malaysia!!

(results courtesy of singaporechess.org.sg)

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Videos of Malaysia-Singapore Chess Challenge 2011

2 January 2011, Kuala Lumpur – Here are a few video footages of the Malaysia-Singapore Chess Challenge 2011 held on 31st Dec 2010 – 1st Jan 2011 at the Stansfield Residence 1, Vernon Road, Singapore.

Final Result: Singapore vs Malaysia 74.5-77.5 (22.5-17.5, 19-19, 14-24, 19-19). Team Malaysia had White pieces on all 38 boards in rounds one and three. Summary of team performance is shown at bottom of this post.







Summary of both teams performance of the Singapore-Malaysia 2011:

(videos and summary courtesy of www.singaporechess.org.sg)

Ian Udani - IIUM Open Champion

2 January 2011, Kuala Lumpur – At the Cultural Activity Center (CAC) International Islamic University Malaysia, Ian Udani (picture above) scored 7 pts out of 8 rounds of rapid play during two days of tournament play held on 31st December 2010-2nd January 2011 as part of the 3rd IIUM Chess Invitational Tournament 2010/2011. Time control was 45 minutes per player. Ian Udani managed to beat Fariz in the sixth round earlier this morning. Ian Udani was declared the Open IIUM Chess Champion.

In second place is Kamalarifin Wahiduddin (pix left above) with 6.5 points, third Nik Ahmad Farouqi Nik Mat (pix right above) with 6.5 points as well, fourth Mohd Saprin Sabri, the Malay Chess Champion 2010 and fifth, Fariz Shafruddin, both scored 6 points.

In the under-21 category, Muhd Syazwan b Zulkifli scored an incredible 7.5 points from 8 rounds of play.

(results courtesy of Najib Wahab, arbiter of event and A Fadhil Nayan, tournament director)

Cabaran Cerdik Catur Ke-2, 5 Feb 2011

Stonemaster akan menganjurkan pertandingan catur yang dipanggil CABARAN CERDIK CATUR KE-2 pada 5 Februari 2011 di DATCC, Tingkat 4, Wilayah Kompleks, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, Kuala Lumpur. Pertandingan ini terhad kepada warganegara Malaysia sahaja.

Flyer pertandingan tersebut adalah seperti dibawah:-

Sila hubungi CM Fadli 014-2312370 atau emel:cerdikcatur@yahoo.com untuk keterangan lanjut.

MCF’s Chess Calendar 2011

The Malaysian Chess Federation has issued a new calendar of activities for the new year 2011 on its official website.

Here is a copy of its calendar of proposed important chess events for the year 2011, which includes both local and international events, for chess enthusiasts to take note of.

The National Closed is proposed in March 2011, Malaysian Masters in May 2011 while the upcoming SEA Games chess event take place in Indonesia, November 2011.

The Merdeka Team and Malaysian Open is slated in the month of August 2011.

Despite that, the Chess League events are missing from the calendar of events. Or is that not supposed to be on MCF’s calendar? Maybe on Kuala Lumpur’s or Selangor’s calendar.

To get a copy of the calendar, please visit MCF’s official website.

DATCC’s First Quarter Calendar 2011

Here is the latest first quarter calendar of activities for Dato’ Arthur Tan Chess Center in Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur. There are still some available weekends for those interested in organising chess activities at the center.

Please contact:

En. Najib Abdul Wahab,

Program Manager/Coordinator

Tel: +6016 338 2542

Email: najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com

DATCC Changes Management

The DATCC is undergoing a management change for the new year 2011. Here is an email from Najib Abdul Wahab explaining the changes that will occur at DATCC for all chess enthusiasts to take note.

Come 1st January 2011, the management of DATCC will change over with a new person at the helm to further expand the center to new heights. After more than 2 months of discussion, Najib Wahab is set to take over the management of DATCC from Hamid Majid who has been managing the center for the last 3 years.

Whilst most part of the center will remain as it is now, slight changes will be made to the center to accommodate a small area for training and knowledge sharing area where patrons are able to browse through some of the chess books, magazines, bulletins, etc. collection that are available for reading. The current "lepak" area will also be relocated to allow for more playing space and a permanent electronic board has also been set for visitors to have a feel of playing on the state of art chess interaction hardware/software.

Although the complete handover date has not been ascertained, during this interim period, both Hamid and Najib will be working together to ensure a smooth transition will take place and that the activities that have been planned (and booked) for the center will comokntinue as usual.

Najib Wahab, who has organized and arbitrate many local events including being part of the 2010 Malaysia Chess Festival, is set to announce and release DATCC calendar of activities for 2011 within the next couple of weeks. According to him, apart from the usual DATCC Weekender Series, there are also plans to continue the

KL Team League and forging relationships with other local organizers and Chess Clubs/Associations to organize more events at the center. Najib is also planning to hold small classes (for 10 students per class) to coach and teach players who are of beginners and intermediate levels. Framework and syllabus for the classes are currently being designed to ensure players will learn chess via a more structured and proper way of learning, combining ideas that are being practiced in other parts of the world with his own unique approach. The classes will also include computer interactions work, homework, exercises and plenty of sparring sessions for the youngster and beginners.

For the first month of January, all the weekends in DATCC has been fully booked by organizers right up to the Chinese New Year weekend marking a very good start for the new year. For those who would like to rent the playing hall for events (including renting the place for other board games like carrom, scrabble, etc), please forward your inquiries to Najib Wahab at +6016 338 2542 or write to him at his email address najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com. Currently, DATCC is running a special rate of RM250 for a weekend/public holiday rental (including sets and clocks), and RM 150 for a weekday rental. The rate will increase once the center has been fully handed over which is expected to complete before the end of the first quarter.

Be on the lookout for DATCC 2011 Calendar of Activities which is expected to come out within the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, the Management of DATCC wishes all Chess players, supporters, fans and ALL MALAYSIANS a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR - May the new year ushers in more success, prosper, wealth and health to all of us!

Salam 1 Malaysia and a Happy New Year!

Thank you and Warm Regards

Najib Abdul Wahab

Program Manager/Coordinator

Tel: +6016 338 2542

Email: najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com