Organisers:
1. Stonemaster Event Management Enterprise (SEME)
2. SM Chess Academy Enterprise
3. SM Chess Shop Enterprise

Target :
Only players who gave a national rating of 1600 and below or NO national rating whatsoever.
This event is designated “MINI” and thus limited to 60 participants only.

Date :
19 April 2008 (Saturday)- 1st MINI
20 April 2008 (Sunday) - 2nd MINI

Venue :
Undisclosed (as yet) in Kuala Lumpur. Place confirmed a week or two before the tournament begins.

Rounds :
5 atau 6 Rounds. Depends on total participants.

Time Control :
25 minit to the end.

Prize :

Champion - 1st MINI (19 April 2008)
- 1/2 Juta Rupiah (IDR) + Certificate

Champion - 2nd MINI (20 April 2008)
- USD 50 Dollar + Certificate

2nd Place
- RM 100 + Certificate

Third
- RM 90 + Certificate

Fourth
- RM 80 + Certificate

Fifth
- RM 70 + Certificate

Sixth to Tenth
- T-Shirt MINI Sukan Catur StoneMaster Amatur 2008 (Limited Edition) worth RM35 eacg + Certificate

Lucky draw prize
- 3 lucky draws. Mystery prizes !!!

NOTE: Prizes may be replaced at any time with an equivalent prize (in value) according to the organisers wishes

Entrance Fees :
RM 18 (stonemaster.biz members)
RM 15 (Under 12 years old)
RM 15 (Ahli OKU / special needs / disabled)
RM 20 (Others)

Details at Stonemaster website.

15/06/2008: Kejohanan Sukan Catur Terbuka KESAS/SEME 2008

Venue: UTM, Skudai, Johore
Date: 15th June 2008 (SUNDAY)
Registration: 8:00 - 9.00 am
Event categories is Open & U-12; Entry for Malaysian Nationality Only.
7-round Swiss rapidplay (30 minutes)

07/09/2008: Kejohanan Catur Merdeka Terbuka UTM 2008

Venue: UTM, Skudai, Johore
Date: 7th September 2008 (SUNDAY)
Registration: 8:00 - 9.00 am
Event Category: Open and U-12 (Entry is open to all Nationalities)
7-round Swiss rapidplay (30 minutes)

Information:

Mr. Azri Hohad
012-7953806
07-5530376
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Faks : 07-5570815

The Champion for this 9 rounds FIDE-rated event will receives RM 2,200 cash plus Royal Selangor Pewterware. The event: 30th April to 4th May 2008 @ Royal Selangor HQ, Setapak Jaya, Kuala Lumpur.

Entrance Fee for CAS Members only >> RM 70, while Others >> RM 110.

For pre-registration, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Or visit GilaChess.com for registration.

Top 10 in the final standing.

Read more for detailed result.

Top 10 in the final standing.

Read more for the complete standing.

The year 2008 edition of Chung Ling High School Open was concluded on the 17th of February with Chuah Heng Meng capturing the champion title after 2 days of battles.

National Age Group 2008 result is now available at GilaChess.com

Quick links:

|| U08B || U08G || U10B || U10G || U12B || U12G || U14B || U14G || U16B || U16G ||

National Age Group 2008 Selection result is also available at GilaChess.com  

Note:

• This list is generated based on the Mar08 version of MCF Rating .
• This list of PCA members if based on the list of PCA Members 2008 at PCA website .
• The list of PCA members is updated on 10th of March by the time of the extraction of this PCA-MCF rating list.
• Do let me know if any name is left out.

Read more for the complete list.

Venue:
Methodist Boy School, Jln Ayer Itam

Date:
14-17 Apr - Individual Event - 8-round Swiss System. 1pm - 5.30pm
21-24 Apr - Team Event. 1pm - 5.30pm

Entry Form || Jadual Pertandingan

Teachers' meeting 19 Mar 1pm at MBS.

Please visit PCA Website for information and updates.

Top 10 finishers of PFS Open 2008

Report to come later. Read more for complete standing and cross table.

Organiser : The tournament is organized by the Johor Chess Academy, JB Chess Association and MBJB
Venue : Dewan Jubli Intan Johor Bahru
Date & Time :Sunday - 20th April 2008 from 8.30 am to 5.30pm
Time Control : Swiss System of 7 rounds with 25 minutes per player to complete the game

Entry Fee : Entry Fees for the open category : RM50
Entry fee for under 16 : RM12
Entry Fee for under 16 : RM10.00

Closing Date : 18th April 2008

Prizes : ( 10 cash prizes )
Open Category : RM1500, RM1000, RM700, RM600, RM400, RM200,RM200, RM200, RM200, RM200

Under 16 : RM300, RM200, RM100, RM80, RM70, RM50m RM50, RM50, RM50, RM50

Under 12 : RM200, RM150, RM60, RM70, RM60, RM50, RM50,RM50, RM50, RM50

Late enteries and entries without payment will not be accepted . Entry fees are not refundable.

In the event of any disputes (outside the Law Of Chess ) , the organizer's decision shall be final and no further correspondences shall be enterained.

For more information, kindly contact :
Narayanan Krishnan
Tournament Director
Johor Chess Academy
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Tel N0. 0137717525

Copied from Malaysian Chess and The Academy by Tse Pin. 

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
National Age Group Chess Championship 2008 Ends

1. Under-8 Girls >>> Puteri Rifqah Fahada of Selangor has lived up to expectation as reported after 2 days of competition to win her last 2 games on Day 3 with a total of 7.5 points to deliver a gold medal for Selangor. Maisarrah Noor Akbar of Kuala Lumpur had to settle for a silver medal even though she won her last 2 rounds to finish with 7 points. Puteri Munajjah, younger sister of the champion, has grabbed the Bronze for Selangor when she won on tie-break score over Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan of Negeri Sembilan who also scores 5.5 points.

2. Under-8 Boys >>> Kuala Lumpur players Tan Yong Zhao and Danish Hamzah Al-Hadi Noor Akbar had won all the games on Day 3 to finish the event with 7.5 points. However, the former extended the tie-break points from 1.5 points after 6 rounds of competition to 2.5 points at the end of the competition. Edwin Tan of Selangor has to settle for Bronze after collecting 6 wins and two losses against both players.

3. Under-10 Girls >>> Nur Najiha of Selangor has lived up to expectation as reported after 2 days of competition to win her last 2 games on Day 3 with a total of 7.5 points to deliver a gold medal for Selangor. Wendy Tan of Kuala Lumpur won her last two games to grab the Silver. While, Ee Sun-Xin of Selangor could not recover in time from her overnight Championship game lost to Najiha when she lost to Tan Jia Yun of Penang in Round 7. However, she bounces back by crafting out a victory against second seed Nurul Aina of Kuala Lumpur in the last round. She won the Bronze for Selangor on tie-break count over Tan Jia Yun and Camilia Johari.

4. Under-10 Boys >>> Yeoh Li Tian of Selangor too has lived up to expectation as reported after 2 days of competition to win her last 2 games on Day 3 with a total of 7.5 points to deliver a gold medal for Selangor. The surprise silver medalist Aron Teh of Perak (who lives in Taiwan now together with his parents) defeated Kuala Lumpur hopeful Muhd Aziz Farhan Noor Akbar and Shreyes of Pahang in Day 3 to finish with 7 points. His only lost is to Yeoh in Round 4. His victory against other established players in his category may be seen as a surprise to many in our chess community but personally I’m aware of his ability and talent since last year when he join one of the CAS events during his holiday in Malaysia and has corresponded with his parents via emails to see if the boy can come back to Malaysia to compete in the Championship. Muhd Aziz took the Bronze.

5. Under-12 Girls >>> Nur Nabila Azman Hisham has delivered the gold medal for Selangor by winning all 8 games in the competition. She is the only player in this year edition to obtain a perfect score. Fairuz Hamizah of Kedah has maintained her 2nd position as reported at the end of Day 2 by defeating Hoh Tjin Hui of Penang in the last round. Her only lost is to Nabila. While, Hoh won the bronze for Penang on tie-break count over Najihah of Kelantan and Yap Ern Yee of Kuala Lumpur.

6. Under-12 Boys >>> Tan Wei Hao has won a gold medal for Kuala Lumpur when he won his last 2 games encounter against Roshan Singh of Selangor and Jeff Tan of Kuala Lumpur. His Championship looks like over when Jeff lost to Elgin Lee of Penang in Round 7 to maintain a half point lead over him although he has a superior lead on tie-break count. The last round encounter had pitted Elgin against Albert Ang of Kuala Lumpur who is also trailing Elgin with half point and has an inferior tie-break count on Board 1. While, Board 2 saw Tan against Jeff who is already out of contention after his lost to Elgin. Tan clinched his victory over Jeff and has to wait anxiously for 1 hour to see the outcome on Board 1 that played till the end of 3 hours. Tan will be crowned as champion if Elgin cannot win against Albert. Finally, Albert, a fellow Academy student like Tan, has managed to hold his game against Elgin and thus make Tan the new Champion. Tan was the U-10 National Champion last year. His achievement has emulated his senior, Fong Yip Siang, who won the National U-10 title in 2003 and National U-12 title in 2004 under the guidance of Malaysian Chess Academy.

More news on other categories will be posted soon......