Date : 29 March 2009
Venue : Penang Free School Hall
Format : 7 round swiss (if more than 130 players, there will be 8 rounds)

Last day for registration and payment is 28 March 2009.

Visit PCA Website for details.

Online Registration || Players

The DAT Chess Centre will be organizing the 1st DATCC Kuala Lumpur Commercial & Recreational Chess League (Round Robin for Teams) every wednesday from 6 - 9 pm, with a 15 minute break for Maghrib prayers. The event will be FIDE rated. Time Control: 90 mins + 30 sec increment from move 1).

The event will kickoff from 8 April 2009 for 19 weeks. To allow for flexibility for working staff and students, a team can register up to 10 players, but only 4 players will be playing each match.

Prizes: (Total of RM 10,000)
Champion RM 3,000 + DAT Challenge Trophy + 10 medals
Second: RM 2,000, Third: RM 1,000
and a total of 12 prizes etc.
Board Prizes will also be given.

Entry Fees: RM 300 (4 players) additional players will be charged RM 50 per player
Junior (Under 16): RM 200 (4 players) - additional players will be charged RM 25 per player.

Closing Date: Sunday, 5 April 2009.

For Entry Forms: email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

DAT Chess Centre, 4.20 CS, 4th Floor Car Park, Kompleks Wilayah, 2 Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 50100 Kuala Lumpur

The 1st Senior Chess Championships for those who are 55 years and above will be held from 17 - 19 April in
DAT Chess Centre, 4.20 CS, 4th Floor Car Park, Kompleks Wilayah, 2 Jalan Munshi Abdullah, 50100 Kuala Lumpur.

A prize Fund of RM 3,000 + other prizes in kind. Entry Fee RM 30. Closing Date: 12 April 2009.

For Entry Forms email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

UNION OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 2009
 (INDIVIDUAL EVENT)

Venue: School Hall of Union High School (Block A 3rd floor)
Date: 22 March 2009

Time: 7:40am – 6:30pm (Round 1 starts at 8:40am)
System: 8 round Swiss
Time control: 25 minutes
Tie break:
1. Cumulative
2. Solkoff
3. Sonnenborn-Berger
4. No. of games taken black
5. Play off
Closing Date: 21 March 2009

Tarikh          :         28 Mac 2009

Tempat        :         Kafeteria UniKL MSI

 Masa          :         8.00pg – 5.30ptg

Format Pertandingan : 6 pusingan (Semua kategori akan 

                                     bermain dalam satu “pairing”)

     ; 25minit kalawan masa  (walk over)

Peraturan Pertandingan : Undang-undang FIDE

Yuran Pernyertaan :    Terbuka :-    RM  7.00 ;

 Bawah 18:-  RM  5.00

                                     Bawah 12 :- RM  3.00

Hadiah :-

Terbuka;                        B18 L / P                   B12 L / P        

(semua kategori                   (hadiah lelaki                      (hadiah lelaki

berpeluang mendapat        dan perempuan                   dan perempuan

hadiah terbuka)                  berasigan)                        berasingan)

1.                   RM 100             (bawah 12 berpeluang               

2.                       RM  70          mendapat hadiah bawah 18)      

3.                       RM  50.            1. RM 50                      1. RM 30

4.                        RM  20             2  PIALA                     2. PIALA

5.                        RM  20             3. PIALA                     3. PIALA              

6.                        PIALA             4. PIALA                      4. PIALA

7.                        PIALA             5. PIALA                      5. PIALA

8.                        PIALA

9.                        PIALA

10.                    PIALA

Tarikh Tutup Pendaftaran : (27/3/2009)

Yuran Pendaftaran boleh dibayar pada hari pertandingan.

(terhad kpd 100 perserta terawal sahaja)

Sijil Penyertaan akan diberikan kepada perserta yg mendaftar sebelum 27/3/2009 sahaja (sijil akan di tulis nama peserta)

Pendaftaran nama pada pertandingan akan dikenakan yuran tambahan  RM 2.00 (sekirannya terdapat kekosongan)

Pihak penganjur menyarankan agar para peserta mendaftar awal agar dapat memudahkan pihak penganjuran.

JADUAL PERTANDINGAN

8.00- 9.30PG                 -               Pendaftaran

9.30- 10.00PG               -               Taklimat

10.00 – 11.00PG           -               PUSINGAN PERTAMA

11.00 – 12.00 Tgh hari   -              PUSINGAN KEDUA

12.00 – 1.00 PTG          -               PUSINGAN KETIGA

1.00   - 2.00 PTG          -              REHAT

2.00   - 3.00 PTG            -              PUSINGAN KEEMPAT

3.00   - 4.00 PTG            -              PUSINGAN KELIMA

4.00   - 5.00 PTG            -              PUSINGAN KEENAM

5.00  - 5.30 PTG             -              PENYAMPAIAN HADIAH

SEBARANG PERTANYAAN DAN PENDAFTARAN NAMA BOLEH MENGHUBUNGI:-

Norazwan :- 017 5605071@ 019445017 (selepas pukul 7 mlm isnin -khamis)

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Date : 28th of February 2009 to 1st of March 2009
Venue : Exam Hall, MMU Melaka Campus

Campus address : Multimedia University (Melaka Campus), Bukit Beruang, 75400, Ayer Keroh, Melaka.

Registration fee
Individual Registration : RM 20 per person.*(Excluding food and accommodation)

1st Place Trophy + RM 1000

To register, send an email to mmu.chessclub@ gmail.com and cc it to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it / This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . State your name, identity card no, contact number, and institution (or group name). FIDE rating / National Rating be stated..

Payment latest by 12pm on the 28th of February 2009. Late registration pay a penalty of RM 5. Payment can be made to Ms Lee Pei Swan through Maybank Account Number 104068129647

Accommodation can be arranged for at hotels. Arrangements for transportation from Melaka Sentral Bus terminal.State your time of arrival.

Enquiries: Ngow Lean Jee 017 - 3997450 Yong Gwo-Liang 016 - 2086504

The final standings of Boulevard Rapid Chess Competition which attracted 77 players are:

Champion: Morsin Ahmad 6.5
Runner Up: Pg. Abdul Rahman Yusof 6
2nd Runner Up: Abg. Mohd. Reduan 6
4th: Leong Voon Choon 6
5th: Japeri Reduan 5.5
6th: Ahmad Afiq Afyfy 5
7th: Lim Kian Hwa 5
8th: Mohd. Nasir Hussain 5
9th: Tan Shu Hwa 5
10th: Mohd Taufiq Nasir 5

16 & Under
Champion: Mark Song 5
Runner Up: Nelson Kiu 4.5
2nd Runner Up: Asang Hurai 4

12 & Under
Champion: Nadzriq Izzfar
Runner Up: Ahmad Afiq Adzly
2nd Runner Up: Afiq Shahmi Saiden

Ladies
Champion: Audrey Chong
Runner Up: Aida Faridah
2nd Runner Up: Jesslyn Kho Hui Yee

[Original article was posted by Lim Kian Hwa, President,Sarawak Chess Association @ Chess-Malaysia]

For those interested to play chess in Hungary, First Saturday, Budapest and the Budapest Spring Festival should be seriously considered.

Visit the official website at FirstSaturday.hu

Read more for details about First Saturday tournament and the Budapest Spring Festival!

Ranking after round 8 of Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Kelang 2009 (OPEN)

No.  PNo.  Name                       Score WP    SB     PS    rat.  TPR  W-We

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  1.   25  Ong Thian Loon              7.0  45.0  38.00  35.0  1670 2163 +3.68

        4  FM Anas Nazreen Bakri       7.0  42.0  36.00  31.0  1967 1992 +0.12

        1  FM Mok Tze Meng             7.0  42.0  35.75  33.0  2090 2113 +0.12

  4.   12  Jax Tham -V                 6.5  46.0  35.50  32.0  1770 1922 +1.38

        2  Ian Udani                   6.5  44.0  34.50  30.0  2073 1942 -0.80

        7  Fariz Shafruddin I          6.5  40.5  31.00  30.5  1894 1872 -0.17

  7.    3  NM Mohd Kamal Abdullah      6.0  45.0  31.50  30.5  1974 1870 -0.80

        6  Ismail Ahmad                6.0  43.0  29.00  29.0  1911 1830 -0.60

       13  Cheah Cheok Fung            6.0  41.5  30.25  30.5  1764 1828 +0.64

        5  Abdullah Che Hassan I       6.0  41.5  30.00  27.0  1925 1779 -1.04

Ranking after round 7 of Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Kelang (U18)

No.  PNo.  Name                       Score WP    SB     PS    rat.  TPR  W-We

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  1.    5  Muhd Nabil AH               6.0  34.5  28.75  26.0  1679 1779 +0.55

        1  Muhd Syakir Shazmeer        6.0  30.0  24.25  24.5  1832 1735 -0.40

        7  Geeneish Sivalingam         6.0  29.0  23.50  24.0  1659 1700 +0.20

  4.    4  Tan Ken Wei                 5.5  32.5  24.25  25.0  1745 1695 -0.30

        8  Mohd Bukhari MS             5.5  31.0  23.00  23.0  1505 1520 +0.06

       13  Chek Kin Leong              5.5  29.5  22.25  21.0  1420 1856 +0.40

        3  Lim Zhuo Ren                5.5  29.0  20.25  24.5  1785 1639 -0.78

  8.   55  Mohd Faizal Roslan          5.0  33.5  22.75  21.5  1610 1633 +0.24

       11  Fairuz Hamizah A.Fuad       5.0  32.5  21.25  24.0  1467 1685 +1.12

        6  Amira Syahmina Zullkafli    5.0  31.0  20.00  23.5  1659 1542 -0.75

Ranking after round 7 of Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Kelang (U12)

No.  PNo.  Name                       Score WP    SB     PS    rat.  TPR  W-We

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  1.    2  Muhd Aziz Farhan            6.5  32.0  29.25  26.5  1591 1816 +1.25

  2.    3  Nur Najiha AH               6.0  33.0  27.50  26.0  1579 1681 +0.61

        8  Muhd Sirajudin Munawir      6.0  32.5  26.50  24.0  1434 1603 +1.17

  4.    4  Puteri Rifqah Fahada Azhar  5.5  35.0  25.75  24.5  1528 1579 +0.39

        1  Muhd Irfan Haqqim Azhar     5.5  34.5  25.25  25.0  1736 1620 -0.73

        7  Roshan Ajeet Singh          5.5  30.5  21.25  24.0  1435 1565 +0.85

        5  Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa   5.5  29.0  21.75  22.5  1475 1428 -0.30

        9  Daniel Iskandar NA          5.5  29.0  21.75  21.0  1433 1390 -0.30

  9.   12  Muhd Fikri Farizal          5.0  34.0  22.00  24.0  1395 1466 +0.52

       11  Muhd Hakimi Mazlan          5.0  32.5  20.00  23.0  1423 1420 +0.03

Ranking after round 7 of Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Kelang PAID

No.  PNo.  Name                       Score WP    SB     PS    rat.  TPR  W-We

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  1.   62  Muhd Nuzul Iman Kusaini     6.0  37.0  31.00  27.0  0000  -   0   

       10  Badrul Hilmi Kamarul Hisha  6.0  33.5  27.50  22.0  0000  -   0   

        8  Azhan Fikri Mohd Iqbal      6.0  32.0  27.00  23.0  0000  -   0   

        3  Ahmad Azizi Shawal          6.0  30.0  24.00  26.0  0000  -   0   

       73  Nur Anisah Salihin          6.0  27.5  22.50  23.0  0000  -   0   

  6.   81  Raja Daniel Raja Umar       5.5  33.5  24.75  25.5  0000  -   0   

        7  Ariff Aminuddin             5.5  28.5  21.25  21.5  0000  -   0   

        4  Ahmad Daniel Aqil Salihin   5.5  28.5  20.25  22.5  0000  -   0   

       12  Daniel Intiaz Ahmad Jailan  5.5  28.5  20.25  21.5  0000  -   0   

 10.    9  Azim Aiman Abd Aziz         5.0  33.5  22.00  24.0  0000  -   0   

Tentatif Pertandingan
Tarikh: 24 Januari 2009
Tempat: SMK Khir Johari, 08000 Sungai Petani, Kedah.
8.30 pagi Pengesahan kehadiran peserta
8.45 pagi Taklimat Arbiter
9.00 pagi Pusingan 1
10.00 pagi Pusingan 2
11.00 pagi Pusingan 3
12.00 tgh MESYUARAT AGUNG PERSATUAN CATUR KEDAH KALI PERTAMA
2.30 petang Pusingan 4
3.30 petang Pusingan 5
4.30 petang Pusingan 6
5.45 petang Penyampaian Hadiah
Bersurai.

Hadiah
Hadiah-hadiah berikut disediakan. Semua hadiah, wang tunai dan piala adalah sumbangan JAFFOLEA CHESS CLUB
Kategori Open
Johan RM150 + Piala
Kedua RM100 + Piala
Ketiga RM75 + Piala
Kempat RM50 + Piala
Kelima RM40 + Piala
Keenam RM30 + Piala
Ketujuh Piala
Kelapan Piala
Kesembilan Piala
Kesepuluh Piala
Terbaik B15 tahun RM25 + Piala
Kedua Terbaik B15 Piala
Ketiga Terbaik B15 Piala
Terbaik Wanita RM25 + Piala
Kedua Terbaik Wanita Piala
Ketiga Terbaik Wanita Piala
Kategori Junior
(Bawah Umur 12 tahun)
Johan RM100 + Piala
Kedua RM75 + Piala
Ketiga RM50 + Piala
Keempat RM40 + Piala
Kelima RM30 + Piala
Keenam RM20 + Piala
Ketujuh Piala
Kelapan Piala
Kesembilan Piala
Kesepuluh Piala
Kesebelas Piala
Keduabelas Piala

Tamimi Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd is happy to offer a special package called “Jalan-Jalan Main Catur” to the 9^th Bangkok Open for all chess players from Malaysia.

For details of the tournament, please go to www.bangkokchess.com 

The package is as follows;

Open Section (1st – 6th April 2009) 
Single occupancy : RM 1530
Twin Sharing : RM 1250 per person
Triple Sharing : RM 1150 per person

Challenger Section (2nd to 6th April 2009)
Single occupancy : RM 1460
Twin Sharing : RM 1180 per person
Triple Sharing  : RM 1080 per person

(For those willing to travel Penang-Bangkok-Penang will need to buy their own flight ticket and deduct RM205 from the package above. Meeting time in Bangkok is at 1200 hours)

Package Includes ;

1. Return economy class ticket KL-Bangkok-KL (departure 31^st March  return 7^th April)
2. Return transfer Bangkok – Pattaya – Bangkok
3. 7 nights stay with breakfast - 3 star hotel in Pattaya
4. Entrance fee in the respective category
5. Travel Insurance coverage of RM 200,000.

For bookings / Inquiry kindly contact :

NM Mohd Kamal Abdullah (Managing Director)
Tamimi Travel & Tours Sdn. Bhd. (KPL/LN 5654)
31F 3, Kelana Mall, Jalan SS6/12, Kelana Jaya,
47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor D.E., Malaysia.
Tel: 603-78800666, 78063213
Fax: 603-78039013
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Fourth seed OFA A (Ex Penang Free School player) team, powered by NM Ronnie Lim, Chuah Heng Meng, Eoh Thean Keat and Peter Lim Cheng Teik, clinched the Penang Chess League 2008; 1 point ahead of their nearest rivals PERGAM from Kuala Lumpur.

The champion team OFA A :