FIDE Rating List of Malaysian Player for July 2007 is now available at FIDE.com.

We now have a couple of new players on the list. Selangor Open 2007 is rated while not for National Closed 2007.

Check for your name at the complete list (including active and inactive players).

GAMBIT PUBLICATIONS STAR OPEN junior team chess tournament will be held at, Sekolah Tengku Ampuan Rahimah secondary school. The tournament is scheduled to be held on the 7th of July 2007.

Please visit GilaChess.com for more details.

SWC Bayan Baru Chess Competition
Co-organized by PCA.

Date: 24 June 07
Venue: Perpustakaan MPPP, level 2, Sunshine market

Result

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Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting

Aerosvit Tournament

Kings Tournament Bazna

Updated information about Penang Closed Chess Tournament.

Date of the event is now 8 July and 22 July

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Penang Closed Chess Tournament 2007

Date: 8 Jul, 22 Jul 07 (2 Sundays)

Venue: PCA Clubhouse, Bayan Baru.

Top 3 players from each categories will be representing Penang in the coming Merdeka Team Championship.

Organized by: Penang Chess Association

On 26 May 2007, we(Zai Chern and I) again travel to Perlis to participate in chess tournament at Sekolah Kebangsaan Seri Indra organized by Persatuan Catur Prestij Perlis. This is our second chess trip to Perlis but without Eu Hong(See “a chess trip to Perlis”). However, we have another 2 talented players from Penang – Chuin Khai, U12B and Kelly Lim, U08G...

Aronian gets his ticket to the Mexico World Championship after he manged to equalize and draw his final round game against Shirov. The draw between Grischuk and Rublevsky ensure the both to play in play-off tomorrow.

IGB 4^th Dato’ Arthur Tan Malaysia Open Chess Championship 2007 

The 4th Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open Chess Championship will be held from 19-27 Aug 2007 at CitiTel Mid Valley Hotel, Mid Valley Megamall, Kuala Lumpur.

Time control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1

Number of rounds: 11

System: Swiss

Prize fund: US$ 21,000

Closing Date for entries: 09 August 2007. Entries after this date will be charged double.

For more information, please contact:

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Candidates Finals at Elista saw Grandmaster Peter Leko and Grandmaster Boris Gelfand go through to the Mexico World Championship after round 5.

Round 2 Result: 

Bareev, Evgeny - Leko, Peter 1/2 15 D11 Slav Defence
Rublevsky, Sergei - Grischuk, Alexander 1/2 18 C45 Scotch Game
Shirov, Alexei - Aronian, Levon 1/2 46 E15 Queens Indian
Gelfand, Boris - Kamsky, Gata 1/2 51 D15 Slav Defence

WCh Candidates Finals Elista RUS (RUS), 6-13 vi 2007

Aronian, Levon g  ARM 2759    1   =  1.5  2892
Shirov, Alexei   g  ESP 2699     0   =  0.5  2566

Leko, Peter      g  HUN 2738    1   =  1.5  2836
Bareev, Evgeny g  RUS 2643    0   =  0.5  2545

Grischuk, A       g  RUS 2717    1   =  1.5  2873
Rublevsky, S     g  RUS 2680    0   =  0.5  2524

Gelfand, Boris   g  ISR 2733     =   =  1.0  2705
Kamsky, Gata   g  USA 2705     =   =  1.0  2733

Replay the games: Round 1, Round 2

Result: 

Round 1 6th June 2007

Aronian, Levon - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 41 D20 QGA
Leko, Peter - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 34 B17 Caro Kann
Grischuk, Alexander - Rublevsky, Sergei 1-0 34 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
Kamsky, Gata - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 23 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2

Standing:

Aronian,Levon  g ARM 2759     1
Shirov, Alexei   g ESP 2699      0

Leko, Peter      g HUN 2738     1
Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2643     0

Grischuk, A       g RUS 2717     1
Rublevsky, S     g RUS 2680     0

Gelfand, Boris    g ISR 2733     =
Kamsky, Gata    g USA 2705     =