Puteri Rifqah Gold, Yeoh Li Tian Silver in APSSO

13 October 2011, Kuala Lumpur -Last night Puteri Rifqah Fahada Bt Azhar finally got it right by winning the precious gold medal for team Malaysia at the 5th APSSO chess rapid individual girls category. Rifqah scored 5.5 points from 7 rounds of rapid play held over two days. She managed to reduce her draws to just one and won all the others. Congratulations to Rifqah for perseveringly and gritty enough by winning and confirming her top seeding.
Meanwhile Yeoh Li Tian suffered a loss but still won the Silver medal for Malaysia. Li Tian lost to Novendra Priasmoro in the fourth round of play.Novendra eventually ended as the champion of the boys individual rapid event.

To read more, please visit chess-results.com or at this link :-
http://chess-results.com/tnr57838.aspx?art=4&lan=1

Chess at SEA Games

11 October 2011, Kuala Lumpur – Latest News Chess: In the upcoming SEA Games to be held in Palembang, Indonesia from 10th – 22nd November 2011, chess will have 9 gold medals at stake. Malaysia will be participating in all the chess events as scheduled and shown below:-

Mixed Pair Standard Chess : 12 - 16 Nov 2011
Men Individual Blindfold : 12 - 16 Nov 2011
Men Individual ASEAN Chess: 12 - 16 Nov 2011
Prize medal Ceremony: ( 3 Gold Medal )

Women Individual Rapid Chess: 17 - 20 Nov 2011
Men Individual Rapid Chess : 17 - 20 Nov 2011
Prize medal Ceremony: ( 2 Gold Medal )

Women Individual Standard Chess : 17 - 21 Nov 2011
Men Individual Standard Chess; 17 - 21 Nov 2011
Women Individual Blitz Chess: 21 Nov 2011
Men Individual Blitz Chess: 21 Nov 2011
Prize medal Ceremony: ( 4 Gold Medal )

Men Squad:

1. IM Mas Hafizulhelmi
2. IM Lim Yee Weng
3. IM Jimmy Liew Chee Meng
4. Sumant Subramaniam
5. IM Mok Tze Meng

Women Squad:

1. WCM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham
2. WFM Nur Najiha Azman Hisham
3. Tan Li Ting
4. Camilia Johari

To read more, please visit biro catur wanita MCF’s blog or click here. We wish our Malaysia Chess Team bound for Palembang Indonesia in November 2011, the very best of luck! Bring back some medals for us!

RSC Annual Rapid Open 2011

12 October 2011, Kuala Lumpur - Here is a rapid tournament to be held over two weekend Sundays at Royal Selangor Club, Bukit Kiara

Venue: ROYAL SELANGOR CLUB, BUKIT KIARA (1st Floor)
Sunday October 30th: 9 am to 1.00 pm ( 3 rounds)
Sunday November 6th: 9 am to 2.00 pm (4 rounds)
: Prize-giving & Lunch

Prizes:
1st : RM 600 +Challenge Trophy
2nd : RM 400
3rd : RM 300
4th : RM 200
5th : RM 100

Best U-9 : RM 100 + Certificate ; runner-up RM 50 + Certificate
Best U-11: RM 100 + Certificate; runner-up RM 50 + Certificate
Best U-13: RM 100 + Certificate; runner-up RM 50 + Certificate
Best Veteran (55 yrs and above) : RM 100
Best Lady ( any age category) : RM 100

Entry fee: RSC Members : RM 30 ; family discount (RM 25 for 2 or more players)
Non-RSC Members: RM 40 ; family discount (RM 30 for 2 or more players)
[Entry fee includes Lunch on November 6th ]

Sms entries to: Dr. Wahid (016-3283160), Dr. Ajeet (012-2121372)
before 28th Oct or email : awkarim@gmail.com or ajeet@pc.jaring.my to confirm registration.

Jimmy Liew Wins Insofar 2nd Open Scholarship 2011

12 October 2011, Kuala Lumpur - IM Jimmy Liew (pix above) wins the INSOFAR 2nd Open (Adult) Scholarship 2011 held at DATCC last Sunday, 9 October 2011. He scored 3.5 points from four rounds of play.

In second place, Abdul Haq Mohamad with 3.0 points and in third place Chek Kin Keow.


(source: Azhar Said, arbiter of event)

UPSI Open Update!

UPSI OPEN UPDATE!

13 October 2011, Kuala Lumpur - The organizers of the UPSI chess tournament to be held this weekend (15-16 October 2011) in Tanjung Malim, Perak has issued the following players registration list for the open, secondary school and primary school categories:-

SENARAI PEMAIN KATEGORI TERBUKA

1. MUHD SYAZWAN BIN ZULKIFLI
2. ABDUL HAQ MOHAMED
3. AHMAD FAIZAL BIN AHMAD FAHMI
4. AINUN ‘AFIFAH BINTI YUSOF
5. AISAH BINTI REDUAN
6. AL’NURUL AMIN BIN MUSTAPHA
7. ALIFFAUZI BIN MOHD HUZIR
8. AMIR QAYYIM BIN MOHD SAPRIN
9. ARAVINTHA RAM A/L SUPPIAH
10. BISYR ASFAR BIN AHMAD BAKHTIAR
11. Chin Yoon Mei
12. Chin Yoon Mei
13. DENI SATRIA
14. EFENDI BIN BAHURI
15. FIKRI BIN SALEH
16. FIQRI HAZIQ BIN MOHD SUHAIMI
17. Fong Choong Ee
18. Fong Choong Ee
19. Fong Yit Ho
20. Fong Yit Ho
21. Fong Yit San
22. Fong Yit San
23. Ganesh Mahendranathan
24. HALIM JOHARI
25. HEMASHINI A/P ILANGOVAN
26. HIDAYAT BIN SYAMSUL DARURATMAN
27. Ian Udani
28. JAZLAN HAFIZZUDIN BIN JAMIL
29. KAMALUDIN YUSOF
30. KHAIRUL AZAM
31. KHAIRUL FAIZAL BIN MOHAMMAD
32. KOVALAN A/L KRISHNANSAMY
33. KWAN TSZEE YEUBG
34. M.M HARITH
35. M.PUTRA ADHA
36. MAS HAFIZUL
37. MOHAMAD AZRIL FADLY B RAZALY
38. MOHAMAD FAISAL BIN MURAT
39. MOHAMED SAHARUDDIN BIN SABRI
40. MOHAMMAD AZIZUL BIN ABD AZIZ
41. MOHAMMAD AZMIR BIN MOHAMMAD ZAMRI
42. MOHD AZLAN BIN HASYIM
43. MOHD EZMI BIN MAHMOOD
44. MOHD HANIFF BIN SIDEK
45. MOHD KHAIRUL NIZAM
46. MOHD NUR ARIEF BIN RAZALI
47. MOHD RAZIF BIN ABDUL RAHMAN
48. MOHD RUQAIM ASYRAFI BIN SULAIMAN
49. MOHD ZULLGHAFARI
50. MUHAMAD AZHAR BIN ZAMLI
51. MUHAMMAD ARIEZ BIN AZMAN
52. MUHAMMAD ARIF BIN DALILA
53. MUHAMMAD AZIM B JALIL
54. MUHAMMAD AZWAN B MASARUDIN
55. MUHAMMAD HAFIZ BIN ROSLAN
56. MUHAMMAD HAIRUL BIN MASDOL
57. MUHAMMAD RAMLI BIN MOHAMMAD
58. MUHAMMAD SAFWAN SUFRI
59. MUHAMMAD SHAFIQ BIN ABDUL RAHMAN
60. Muhammad Zuhairi Bin Zainal
61. NAJWA BINTI AZIZ
62. NASAREE BIN MOHD ISMAIL
63. NOORAHIM BIN ABDULLAH
64. NOR AISYAH AKMAL BINTI MOHD YASIN
65. NORATIRAHWANI BINTI MUHAMAD DAUD
66. NUR SHAHIRAH BINTI MIOR HAMID
67. ROSDI BIN RAMLI
68. SALEH BIN ABD LATIF
69. SHAHRUL ISKANDAR BIN MOHD ALI
70. SOLOMON NYURANG JUK
71. SYAMAIZAR BIN LUP
72. SYAMSUL FAIZ BIN MOHD YUSOF
73. TANG WEI CHIAT
74. YASMIN BINTI ABDUL RAZAK
75. YASMIN BINTI ABDUL RAZAK
76. YASMIN KHAIRANI BINTI MUHAMMAD ISMADI
77. Zahid Sarkawi​
78. TAULANI TUKIRAN
79. NAJWA BINTI MOHAMMAD ASHIM
80. NURUL AIN BINTI YAHAYA
81. JARAH ANAK GURANG
82. KIMBERLY JANE D.CUNANAN
83. RISSA Y.LAGUISMA
84. JAYSON BIN RAMOS
85. William Lee Kah Howe
86. Elgin Lee Kah Meng
87. YUSRI BIN M.SAPUAN
88. MOHD MAULANA MALANI BIN MOHD SAHID
89. NOOR AHMAD FAZILAH BINMOHAMAD SAHID
90. MUHD MUSTAKIN BIN JAMAL
91. MUHAMMAD FIRDAUS BIN OTHMAN
92. AHMAD FAIZ BIN ROSLAN
93. MOHD HAYUMMI BIN AHMAD SHAIFUDIN
94. MUHAMMAD AFIQ IZZUDIN BIN KAMARUDIN
95. AHMAD RAFIQ BIN RAZIF
96. MUHAMMAD ARIFF ASHRAF BIN ABDUL RAHIM
97. MOHD FIRDAUS B RAMLEE
98. AARON CH'NG DUAN XIAN
99. EZZUL HAKIM B OTHMAN
100. TAN LI TING
101. TAN JUN FENG
102. LOUIS MALISON GIMIR
103. NOORZULIANA BINTI JAZULI
104. AZMAN HISHAM BIN CHE DOI
105. MUHAMMAD NABIL BIN AZMAN HISHAM
106. NUR NABILA BINTI AZMAN HISHAM
107. MOHD FADLI BIN ZAKARIA
108. MOHD FAISAL BIN ZAKARIA
109. CAMILIA BIN JOHARI
110. MUHAMMAD ARIEZ AZMAN
111. TANG WEI CHIAT
112. MOHAMAD ZAKI BIN MOHAMAD YUSOFF
113. MUHAMMAD NOR HIZAD BIN JAMALUDIN
114. S M ZIKRI BIN S M MUBASIR
115. ADDELLEY MANSING
116. IRWAN BIN ASMIN
117. HADI FARHAN BIN SOETIYONO
118. EZZAIDAH BIN SAZALI
119. MOHD HUZAIRI BIN HUSIN
120. MUHAMAD ASYRAF BIN IBRAHIM
121. MUHAMMAD ZULLFAHMI BIN DARESHAH
122. SITI HAJAR BINTI SALIKAN
123. NUR FARAHIN BINTI ABD HALIM
124. KASWADI BIN KAMARUDDIN
125. GUAN XIN TING


SENARAI NAMA PESERTA SEKOLAH MENENGAH

1. Fong Mi Lyn
2. ANIS FARIHA BINTI SALEH
3. IZHAR HAIREE BIN ZAWAWI
4. KHOR BOON YAW
5. MUHAMMAD IQBAL B AMRAN
6. NUR AINA BT RAMLI
7. MOHAMED HAFIZI B MOHAMED NAWI
8. JAZMINA BINTI MOHD SOPIAN
9. Mohd Faizal Roslan
10. MUHAMMAD ADIB BIN ABDUL RAHMAN
11. Lim Chuin Khai
12. Fong Mi Lyn
13. SHEIKH MUHAMMAD ZA`IM BIN SHEIKH ZAHIB
14. MOHAMMAD RIDZWAN BIN SAMSURI
15. Affan Amrish Mohd Jalani
16. Mazhar Che In
17. Muhd Zaen Azraei b Mohd Azni
18. M.Aliff Ashraf b Zulkifli
19. Wong Ji Xiong
20. Kalaikumar Selvam
21. Hamsanaa Devi a/p N.Tharumarajah
22. Nuriman Syakirah Ahmad
23. EQBAL HAKIMI BIN SABARUDDIN
24. MOHD NAQIB BIN MOHD YASSIN
25. MOHD AIMAN HAQIMI BIN MOHD RAZDI
26. MOHD AZIZI BIN NASARUDDIN
27. NURUL MAIZAN BINTI MAT HANAFIAH
28. NURUL DAYANA BINTI AHMAD
29. NUR FARISYA NABILA BINTIKHALID
30. Muhammad Zulhilmi bin Mohd Shah
31. Mohammad Dzul Haffiz bin Mohd Marzuki
32. Mohammad Luqman bin Ahmad Helmi
33. Muhammad Syahmin bin Md Amin
34. Mohamad Rahmat bin Azni
35. Nor Hasniza binti Mohamad Ikhsuan
36. Ainul Husna binti Abdul Aziz
37. DENIL ISKANDAR ARIF
38. MOHD AZIZ FARHAN
39. NUR NAJIHA BINTI AZMAN HISHAM


SENARAI NAMA PESERTA KATEGORI SEKOLAH RENDAH

1. IZZAH HALIM
2. FARHANA HALIM
3. AIMAN HALIM
4. SAHSWIN RAJ A/L KATHIRASAN
5. SARVEENAH A/P KATHIRASAN
6. FAHIM AL-FAQEH BIN SALEH
7. MUHAMMAD ASHRAAF BIN ABDULLAH
8. ISKANDAR ZULQANAIN BIN EFENDI
9. MIKAIL BIN ABDUL MANAF
10. KONG DAK NAM
11. MUHAMMAD FARIRIZUDDIN BIN MD SALLEHUDDIN
12. KHAIRUL DANIEL HAIQAL
13. Kelly Lim Pei Ying
14. AMIR MUQQRI BIN MOHD SAPRIN
15. AUNI `AQILAH AZAMMER
16. SYED MUHAMAD AQIL BIN SYED KAMARUZAMAN
17. MARYAM JAMEELA BINTI ZAINUDDIN
18. AZAM SHAMIL BIN ZAINUDDIN
19. MARYAM `AAQILAH BINTI ZAINUDDIN
20. SITI NURSYAKIRAH BINTI ZAMANSHAH
21. NUR SHAHIRAH BINTI ABDULLAH
22. AMAR ISKANDAR BIN FUAD
23. FAQIHAH NUWAIRAH BINTI MAHMARULIM
24. TAN WEI TING
25. ZAINOO IKMAL MAISARAH BINTI MOHAMAD NOOR
26. ZAINOOR IKMAL MUNIRAH BINTI MOHAMAD NOOR
27. MUHAMMAD NAJWAN BIN AZMAN HISHAM

For further enquiries please contact Iza Hazrina at hp 012-7412326 the project director or the program advisor Mohd Huzairi, h/p 013-5959350.

(source: Iza Hazrina, UPSI)

Asian Amateur Open, Women Chess 2011

Asian Amateur Open, Women Chess 2011

8 October 2011, Kuala Lumpur - Latest News : The event is now confirmed—Malaysia will be hosting the ASIAN Amateur Open and Women Chess Championship in Kuala Lumpur starting with player’s arrival on Friday, 25th November 2011 until the last round on 30th November 2011.

The event is limited only to players who has a FIDE Rating of below 2100 points (for at least the last 2 years) or Unrated players only.

The 9 rounds event offers a total prize fund of USD 7.000 with USD 1,500 going to the eventual winner. For the Women and Unrated player, the winner will earn cash prize of USD 500 each.

The event will be held at Crowne Plaza Mutiara Kuala Lumpur and entry fees has been set at USD125 for rated players, and USD 150 for players without rating

To read more, please visit this PDF document at this link here or you may visit chess malaysia blogger's webstite http://www.chess-malaysia.com.

Johor Open 2011

4 October 2011, Kuala Lumpur – Here is the announcement from Johor Chess Association for the upcoming Johor Chess Open 2011 to be held on the 30 October 2011 (Sunday) at Tower City Square, Johor Bahru. Closing date is on the 24th October 2011.

Pls contact Dinesh 014-6115256.

3rd Ole-Ole Shah Alam Chess Open 2011

4 October 2011, Kuala Lumpur - Here is the announcement from Abdul Haq Mohamed for the upcoming 3rd Ole-Ole Shah Alam Chess Open 2011 to be held on the 12 November 2011 (Saturday) at Ole-Ole Shopping Centre, Seksyen 18, Shah Alam. Closing date is on the 05 November 2011. The Open and Under-12 category is just for 100 participants only.

Entry Form:

ADVERTISEMENT BROCHURE (LIMIT TO 100 PARTICIPANT ONLY)
3rd Ole Ole Shah Alam Chess Open 2011

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE FOR 7 ROUNDS SWISS
12 November 2011
0900 - 1000 Round 1
1010 - 1110 Round 2
1120 - 1220 Round 3
1230 - 1330 Round 4
1330 - 1400 Rest
1410 - 1510 Round 5
1520 - 1620 Round 6
1630 - 1730 Round 7
1740 Prize Giving

For Registration:
Direct submission of entry form to Mr. A.H Mohamed via Facebook/ email not later than 05 November 2011. Please confirm your participation via FaceBook

MODE OF PAYMENT:
The registration can be paid via Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT). Please pay the fees to the following account before 5th November 2011.
(please keep the copy and bring during player meeting):
o Bank in to: A H MOHAMED, CIMB Bank (Account. No: 1226 0083 1755 22)

Entry Fees : i. Open - resident in Shah Alam (RM 20.00), Others (RM 25.00)
ii. Under-12 – resident in Shah Alam (RM 10.00), Others (RM 15.00)

For further enquiries, please contact: Mr A. H. Mohamed, 012-6167718
*The organizing committee reserves the right to make amendments or any changes to the rules and regulation if the need arises.

Table 1: Prize structure according to category.
MAIN PRIZES OPEN UNDER-12
Champion CHALLENGE TROPHY + RM300 CHALLENGE TROPHY + RM100
2nd Cash RM 150 Cash RM 90
3rd Cash RM 120 Cash RM 80
4th Cash RM 100 Cash RM 70
5th Cash RM 90 Cash RM 60
6th Cash RM 80 Cash RM 50
7th Cash RM 70 Cash RM 40
8th Cash RM 60 Cash RM 30
9th Cash RM 50 Cash RM 20
10th Cash RM 40 Cash RM 10
Best Shah Alam Cash RM 100 Cash RM 50
Best Girl Cash RM 50 Cash RM 50

For location map, click at http://www.ole-ole.com.my/location"

Or visit facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=167009543384869

DATCC Rapid Bonanza

4 October 2011, Kuala Lumpur – Here is an announcement from DATCC of a new rapid chess tournament called DATCC Rapid Bonanza. It will be a 7 rounds of Swiss System with a time control of 25 minutes per player. It will be held on the 3rd December 2011 (Saturday) at DATCC, Wilayah Complex, Jalan Dang Wangi, Kuala Lumpur.

There will be one major category which is the Open. During the event there will be 42 prizes totalling above RM6,000 up for grab. Age group players are entitle to main prize, which ever is higher in value.

Fees increases nearer the event, so book early. Please contact Jax Tham, h/p: 013-323 2280 for further details.