Important Announcement on NC 2011–Limited place!

The number of players registering for the National Closed increased rapidly over the last 24 hours with the number of players for the Open section hitting 75 players and the Women section climbing to 22 players.

Penang sent in 11 players for the event (9 for the Open section and 2 for the Women) followed by Kelantan and Pahang with 3 players each, and Sarawak with a single representative. Both the winners of last year National Junior event, Lim Zhuo Ren and Alia Anin Azwa Bakri have registered for the event, including reigning Women Champion, Fong Mi Yen.

For the Open section, the top seeded player is currently Loo Swee Loong of Penang followed by Mohd Saprin Sabri and Yeoh Li Tian. In the Women section, WFM Ali Azwa Anin Bakri leads the pack followed by WCM Fong Mi Yen and WCM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham.

With capacity for the National Closed is limited to 120 seats, there are only 21 seats left to be filled. With some states still waiting for the 1st March deadline to register, and those who are rated 2200 and above who are waiting until 9th of March to confirm their participation, the door might close much earlier as soon as the number of players hit the ceiling of 120.

Some of those who have preregistered but have not made the necessary payment, are advised to complete the payment soon or contact the organizer for extension failing which, their names may be canceled to allow for other players to take part.

For further information or clarification, or if you find that your name has been listed in err, please contact Najib Wahab at +6016 338 2542 or najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com.

NC2011 Women Participant List

 

. Nr. Title Name EloN EloI . 1   Aminuddin Nur Faqihah 1295 0 . 2   Aminuddin Nur Farihah 1460 0 . 3   Azhar Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahra 1611 1729 . 4   Azhar Puteri Rifqah Fahada 1525 1830 . 5 WFM Bakri Alia Anin Azwa 1804 1959 . 6   Camilia Bt Johari 1562 1724 . 7   Chua Jia-Tien 1120 0 . 8 WCM Fong Mi Yen 1657 1890 . 9   Ganesan Khirranya 1191 0 . 10   Haslindah Ruslan 1511 1666 . 11   Madhavan Olivia 1519 1793 . 12   Mohd Saufi Najihah 1286 0 . 13   Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan 1478 1686 . 14 WCM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham 1792 1874 . 15 WFM Nur Najiha Hisham 1748 1820 . 16   Saleh Anis Fariha 1391 0 . 17   Sarika Subramaniam 1584 0 . 18   Tan Li Ting 1688 1824 . 19   Tan Wei Ting 1233 0

. 20   Tang Kar Khei 1553 0 . 21   Teh De Zen 1376 0 . 22   Zullkafli Amira Syahmina 1512 1725

Pre-register National Closed 2011

ATTENTION: Take note that this does not constitute as an early registration unless it is accompanied with the necessary payment before 20th February.

Free entry for 2200 above for NC2011

All players with a rating of 2200 and above (for Open) and 2000 and above (for Women) can participate in the National Closed event with FREE entry.

The condition is confirmation must be received before 9th March 2011 - 1 week before the event is scheduled to start.

After the deadline, the entry fees for these players shall be RM50. The rating shall be based on both January and March (coming out soon) official FIDE rating list so, a player who is above the threshold in either of the rating list, shall be allowed for FREE entry.

Seniors sharing with juniors

Maybe this is one reason Philippines is such a strong chess force.

They have sessions where their nation strongest chess player interact with the young ones to give them the extra spark.

GM Jayson Gonzales

IM Oliver Dimakiling

The “Interaction with Masters” event was sponsored by Shell.

Elite 2011 Chess Calendar

 

Venue for all Elite events is DATCC.

January
Sat 15 Jan	Elite Junior (Semi Final) 9 – 1 pm
	Prestige (Preliminaries) 2 – 6 pm
Sun 16 Jan	Elite Open (Semi Final) 9 – 1 pm
	Insofar Team Tournament (Final Round) 4 – 5 pm
February
Fri 11 Feb	Insofar Team 2011 (Starts) 8.30 – 10.00 pm
Sat 12 Feb	Prestige (Quarter Final) 9 – 1 pm
Sun 13 Feb	Elite Open (Final) 9 am – 6 pm
	Elite Open 2011 (Preliminaries) 10 am – 6 pm
Mac
Sat 12 Mac	Prestige (Semi Final) 9 – 1 pm
Sun 13 Mac	Elite Junior (Final) 9 – 6 pm
	Elite Junior 2011 (Preliminaries) 10 am – 6 pm
April
Sat 9 Apr	Prestige (Final) 9 – 1 pm
Sun 10 Apr	Elite Open 2011 (Quarter Final) 9 – 6 pm
	Elite Junior 2011 (Quarter Final) 2 – 6 pm
May
Sun 15 May	Insofar FIDE 5 Categories Tournament
Sat 21 May	(7 round swings)
Jun
Sat 11 Jun	Elite Junior 2011 (Semi Final) 10 – 4 pm
Sun 12 Jun	Elite Open 2011 (Semi Final) 10 – 4 pm
July
Sat 9 July	Elite Junior 2011 (Final) 9 am – 6 pm
Sun 10 July	Elite Open 2011 (Final) 9 am – 6 pm
Aug
Sun 14 Aug	Insofar Age Group Open 9 am – 6 pm
Sept
Sun 11 Sept	Insofar Annual Rapid Open 9 am – 6 pm

Le Quang Liem leads 4/4 in Aeroflot

According to Gilocatur Anas once finished ahead of the now Super GM Le Quang Liem.

Le is now leading the prestigious Aeroflot tournament with 4/4 after having defeated last year's winner Gata Kamsky.
Jimmy Liew has the game.




Here is Le's round 1 game:-





Here's Le's round 2 game:-










Here's Le's 3rd round game:-

Peter Long new chess column

Peter Long (above picture as KL Grand Prix arbiter) is a qualified FIDE Trainer, arbiter, FIDE Master and also a famous chess columnist. At one time there were only 3 newspaper chess columns run Quah Seng Sun, Lim Chong and Peter Long. Peter Long had the distinction for writing for three different newspapers. But that was years ago and Peter Long has since concentrated his efforts outside of chess.

Good news! Peter Long is back writing a brand new chess column for the Selangor Times.

Here is the link.

National Closed 2011 announced

It is
that time of the year again for the most important chess event in our
annual calendar – the National Closed. This is the main event that will
crown the best Men and Women player in the country, earning the coveted
National Master title. With the SEA Games event set to be staged towards
the end of the year, the top finishers in this year’s National Closed
will also earned the opportunities to be selected as Malaysia’s
representative in the regional biannual event.



The National Closed 2011 will be organized by Malaysian Chess Federation
(MCF) and jointly organized and hosted by the Dato Arthur Tan Chess
Center (DATCC). The details of the event are as follows:

Date : 16^th March to 20^th March 2011

Venue : Dato’ Arthur Tan Chess Center (DATCC),4^th Floor, Wilayah Complex,

No 2, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, Kuala Lumpur



Tournament format is based on 9 Rounds Swiss with Time Control of 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move per game per player



Entry Fees is FREE for the 2010 Champions (Open/Women) provided
registration is received before 1-Mar. After this date, a fee of RM50
shall be imposed.



Other Fees are based on FIDE Rating:

FIDE rating above 2000 RM 60

FIDE rating between 1600 & 1999 RM 100

FIDE rating below 1599 & UNRATED RM 150



20% discount if before 20-Feb (RM 54 / RM 80 / RM 120)

Normal charge if between 20-Feb and 13-Mar

50% penalty if after 13-Mar (RM 90 / RM 150 / RM 225)



50% discount for State representatives

- Limited to 1 Open and 1 Woman player per state

- Registration confirmed and paid before 1-Mar

- Players must be endorsed by State Association

- After 1-Mar, normal entry fee rate shall apply

- Free registration if State player is above FIDE Rating of 2200



Entries limited to the first 120 players who have registered, confirmed and paid the entry fees for the event



Schedule of rounds, tie-breakers used, payment method, registration
forms including terms and conditions and other information about the
event are contained within the Registration Form.



For those who would like to request for the Registration Form, or to
obtain further inquires on the event, please send an email to najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com or send an SMS containing your email address details to +6016 338 2542.





Or, visit DATCC's blog or click here.

Happy Chinese New Year!!

Yatzchess would like to wish Gong Xi Fa Cai and have a prosperous new year ahead to all readers!!

Who is Ezmi?

Thanks to Nor Ilhamuddin posts we now know Ezmi ‘Agdestin’ Mahmood is …

the big guy with long gold coloured hair and wearing that smiley T shirt. He used to play football representing Kelantan and nearly make it to represent Malaysia. He won the best unrated in this tournament. Ezmi is now eyeing to take part in next month Kelantan’s selection.

Got Chess Got It All welcomes this chess player who is now making a successful comeback in chess!

(picture is the rights of yatzchess.blogspot.com. Do not just use (steal!!) on blogs and say ‘courtesy’ of so-and-so blog)

Seremban Parade 2011

DATCC Maverick Rapid Chess Weekend (27 Feb 2011)

(A National Rated Event)

Following the success of its first DATCC Rapid Chess Weekender series for 2011 – Renegade Rapid last Sunday, DATCC will once again be organizing the second 2011 Weekender series, the DATCC Maverick Rapid Chess Weekend on 27 February (Sunday). 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, unrated player, veteran (NEW!) and players rated below 1600 and 1400 (and NEW added prizes for second best players in these two categories). PRIMARY and SECONDARY SCHOOL students playing in this event will receive a Certificate of Participation for taking part in this event provided registration/payment is made before 21^st February 2011.

Time Control is 25 minutes per player per game (to finish)

Tournament Format used is 7 Round Swiss System Pairing

Schedule of Rounds

Schedule of Rounds

SUNDAY 27th February 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 Break	6:00pm	Prize Giving

 

Prize Money

Champion      : RM 300       .Best Lady     : RM 40 (Provided 3 or more players playing)

Runner Up     : RM 150       .Best U-12     : RM 40 (Provided 3 or more players playing)

Third             : RM 100       .Best Veteran : RM 40 (Provided 3 or more players playing) NEW! (Above 50)

Fourth           : RM 50         .Best Unrated : RM 40 (Provided 3 or more players playing)

Fifth             : RM 50         .National Rating below 1600         National Rating below 1400

Sixth             : RM 50         .Best Player   : RM 40                  .Best Player   : RM 40

                                      .2^nd Best        : RM 30 NEW!         .2^nd Best        : RM 30 NEW!

Tie break used

1. Bucholz with variable [37]
(1) For Best and Weakest game dropped are counted as "0", (2) For not played games (forfeit, bye, etc) is "compute with real points", (3) For adding own points is "No", (4) For dropped players is counted as "No points (for all rounds)"
2. SB with variable [52]
- variables are the same as above
3. Bucholz with variable [37]
- variables are the same except - For not played games (forfeit, bye, etc) is "compute as draw against the player himself"

Entry Fees

The entry fee for the event is set as RM 25 (For all players) and RM 15 (for U-12). In order to facilitate and encourage efficiency and punctuality, a RM5 penalty shall be imposed if registration is made on the event day itself.

Note: The Champion (Wong Jianwen), Best Lady (Nithyalakshmi)and Best U-12 (Ng Jen Sheng) from Renegade Weekend event is invited to return for free!

Payment

For online payment, please deposit payment into CS SOLUTIONS account (CIMB Account: 1410-0000234-10-2)

Inquiries

For inquiries/ entry forms, please contact Najib Wahab at +60163382542 or email najib.wahab@hotmail.com, or visit our DATCC website at http://datcchess.blogspot.com

Thank you and Warm Regards

Najib Abdul Wahab

Program Manager/Coordinator

Tel: +6016 338 2542

Email: najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com

"Wish, Way, KnoWlegde - SDARA Alumni"

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Crucial Round Jianwen vs Mark Siew

Renegade Rapid Weekend

Organized by DATCC

Round 7 on 2011/01/30 at 17:00
Bo.	SNo.	Name	Pts	Res.	Pts	Name	SNo.
1	5	Wong Jianwen	6	½ - ½	5	Nor Ilhamuddin Shaikh Ali	11
2	32	Ng Jen Sheng	5	0 - 1	5	Kamalarifin Wahiduddin	2
3	3	Lim Zhuo Ren	5	1 - 0	5	Fikri Saleh	27
4	18	Muhd Ariez Azman	5	0 - 1	5	Mark Siew Kit-Tze	6
5	7	Low Jun Jian	5	1 - 0	5	Chan Sheng Yip	17
6	8	Sikivou Taione	4	1 - 0	4½	Anis Fariha Saleh-G	46
7	1	Sumant Subramaniam	4	1 - 0	4	Khairul Azam Mastuki	33
8	26	Mohd Syahir Abu Bakar	4	0 - 1	4	Roshan Ajeet Singh	12
9	13	Norazman Ismail	4	1 - 0	4	Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan-G	35
10	24	Joshua Foong Tim Sing	4	0 - 1	4	Razali Hamzah	14
11	42	Tan Yong Zhao	4	0 - 1	4	Andrew Liew	16
12	37	Muhd Fareed Mohd Hisham	4	0 - 1	4	Tariq Ziad Abdul Razak	19
13	20	Norizzudin Afendi Norazman	4	1 - 0	4	Mohd Ezmi Mahmood	93
14	70	Tiam Wen Yong	4	0 - 1	4	Low Jun Keat (selangor)	21
15	25	Mat Zaki Yeop	3½	1 - 0	4	Muhd Nizamuddin Jamil	68
16	29	Muhd Taufik Azman	3½	1 - 0	3½	Jagathees Guna Balan	45
17	44	Mohd Khairul Nizam Johariy	3½	1 - 0	3½	Eugene Chong Yuen Kit	74
18	15	Subramanian Sivanesan	3	1 - 0	3	Dominic Long Sze Weng	50
19	22	Suniil Kalivanan	3	0 - 1	3	Kughan Ravindran	51
20	30	Haslindah Ruslan-G	3	1 - 0	3	Liew Ashton	54
21	61	Alakarthika Ulaganathan-G	3	0 - 1	3	Ee Sun-Xin-G	31
22	34	Emir Rusyaidi Ahmad Nazari	3	0 - 1	3	Muhd Zuhdi Shariff	76
23	36	Lucas Matthew Dutton	3	1 - 0	3	Chan Tuck Yuan	88
24	38	Mohd Azmi Mokhtar	3	0 - 1	3	Aliffauzi Mohd Huzir	86
25	57	Nur Faqihah Aminuddin-G	3	0 - 1	3	Muhd Hafiz Mohd Hisham	39
26	41	Wan Mohd Zulikhsan Wan Md Zaid	3	1 - 0	3	Nittikorn Prom-chiam	95
27	59	Muhd Faqih Aminuddin	3	½ - ½	3	Bausch Koh Sian Kuan	47
28	94	Nazreen Abdul Ghani	3	1 - 0	3	Raja Bazli Bot Raja Badli	48
29	89	Chee Wei Nen	3	0 - 1	2½	Goh Xin Yen-G	23
30	28	Muhd Azirul Zulkafli	2½	1 - 0	2½	Saleh Abdul Latif	66
31	49	Hafiy Hazmi Saad	2½	½ - ½	2½	Nur Farihah Aminuddin-G	40
32	53	Alan Lai Swee Chin	2	1 - 0	2	Nur Faiqah Aminuddin-G	71
33	55	Eric Choong Ee Jin	2	0 - 1	2	Mohd Hisham Hj Buang	72
34	56	Mok Shu Zing-G	2	1 - 0	2	Nadia Syafiqah Mohd Hisham	83
35	58	Lim Jun Hong	2	1 - 0	2	Julian Chin Tze Wen	82
36	79	Pravin Kumar Selvanayagam	2	1 - 0	2	Kuhan Kovalan	60
37	99	Tan Kah Shing	2	0 - 1	2	Mok Khye Zen	62
38	85	Aimran Yahaya	2	1 - 0	2	Gurugowtham Ulaganathan	63
39	65	Kabir Singh	2	1 - 0	2	Kohilan Ananthan	91
40	69	Lim Way Shearn	2	1 - 0	2	Sonibare Mumin	98
41	73	Raja Bazil Bot Raja Badli	1½	0 - 1	1	Ravie Kumar Selvanayagam	77
42	67	Joanne Chin Zhi May	1	0 - 1	1	Sriram Odaiyappan	78
43	75	Fahim Al-Faqeh Saleh	1	0 - 1	1	Nur Sabrina Mohd Hisham	81
44	92	Lim Way Ian	1	1 - 0	½	Divashini Shasitharan	90
	97	Selventiraan Ananthan	½	1 - -		Bye

DATCC RenegadFinal Results

DATCC Updated Calendar 2011

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Carlsen Smashes Nakamura

Magnus Carlsen rebounding from his silly blunder against Anish Giri earlier on, demolishes Nakamura in Round 8 of Tatachess (traditionally known as the elite Wijk Aan Zee super tournament.

Here is the game:-

[Event "73rd Tata Steel GMA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2011.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. g4 Be6 10. g5 Nfd7 11. h4 Nb6 12. Qd2 N8d7 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ne5 15. O-O-O Rc8 16. Kb1 Qc7 17. h5 Rfe8 18. Ka1 Bf8 19. Nd4 Qc5 20. g6 Nec4 21. Bxc4 Nxc4 22. Qd3 fxg6 23. hxg6 h6 24. Qg3 Qb6 25. Bc1 Qa5 26. Rdf1 Ne5 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. exd5 Qxd5 29. Bxh6 gxh6 30. g7 Be7 31. Rxh6 Nf7 32. Qg6 Nxh6 33. Qxh6 Bf6 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. g8=Q+ Rxg8 36. Qxf6+ Ke8 37. Re1+ 1-0

Nakamura graciously let Carlsen deliver mate to the audience delight.

MCF Calendar 2011–International Events

DATES	INTERNATIONAL EVENTS	VENUE
21- 29 Apr-2011	Asian Cities Team Championship 2011	Jakarta, Indonesia
1-10 May-2011	Asian Continental Championships 2011	Tehran, Iran
1-11 Jun-2011	Asian Junior U20 Championships 2011	Colombo, Sri Lanka
11- 20 Jun-2011	ASEAN+ Age Group Championships 2011	Tarakan, Indonesia
2-11 Sep-2011	Sport Accord Mind Games 2011	Beijing, China
11-Nov-2011	South East Asia (SEA) Games	Indonesia
	Asian Schools Championship 2011	Al Ain, UAE
	Asian Youth Championships 2011	Subic, Philippines
	Florencio Campomanes Memorial 2011	Indonesia
Jun-2011	Commonwealth Open Championships 2011	Cape Town, S. Africa
	World Junior U20 Championships 2011	New Delhi, India
Oct-2011	World Schools Individual Championships 2011	Krakow, Poland
Nov-2011	World Youth Championships 2011	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sept-2011	World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2011	Ankara, Turkey

MCF Calendar 2011–Local events

DATES	NATIONAL EVENTS	VENUE	ORGANISER
01 Jan 2011	Singapore vs Malaysia Match 2011	Singapore	SCF/MCF
12-16 Mar 2011	National Chess Convention 2011	Kuala Lumpur	MCF/FIDE
12-15 Mar 2011	National Age-Group Championship 2011	Kuala Lumpur	MCF/OCM
16-20 Mar 2011	National Closed Championship 2011	Kuala Lumpur	MCF
16-20 Mar 2011	National Women Championship 2011	Kuala Lumpur	MCF
May 2011	The Malaysian Men & Women Masters 2011	Kuala Lumpur	MCF
29 May -07 Jun	MSSM Chess	Penang	MSSM
June 2011	Malaysia Inter-State Chess Championship 2011	Kuala Lumpur	MCF
Aug 2011	Merdeka Team Chess Championship 2011	Kuala Lumpur	MCF
Aug 2011	The Malaysian Open 2011	Kuala Lumpur	MCF
Sept 2011	National Rapid Age-Group 2011	Kuala Lumpur	MCF
Sept 2011	2nd National Rapid Championship 2011	Perak	MCF
Nov 2011	National Chess Camps 2011	Kuala Lumpur	MCF
14-18 Dec 2011	4rd National Junior Chess Championship 2011	Kuala Lumpur	MCF
	Selangor Open 2011	Selangor	CAS
December 2011	Penang Open 2011	Penang	PCA
	KL Open 2011	Kuala Lumpur	KLCA
	National Scholastics Age-Group Championships		MSSM/MCF
	Pra- Sukma Catur 2011		MCF / OCM / MSN

Top 20 most improved chess players Jan 2011

According to IA Lim Tse Pin’s latest Malaysian Chess Rating:-

No	Name	Total Changes	Adjusted Rating	JAN '11 New Rating
1	Lau, Xian Hui Rudolph	257.6	1481.6	1482
2	Yee Jian Yang	248.6	1586.6	1587
3	Shawn Edgar Miranda	211.3	1444.3	1444
4	Jayitaa Ann Sethupathy	193.0	1134.0	1134
5	Ng Jen Sheng	190.6	1485.6	1486
6	Tan Ri Hong	170.0	1552.0	1552
7	Teh Ming Min	169.6	1304.6	1305
8	Ng, Yi-Ning Natania	163.5	1234.5	1234
9	Mohd Khairul Nizam Johariy	159.7	1413.7	1414
10	Chee, Wei Ming Marcus	154.1	1383.1	1383
11	Zarif Hazwan Zahari	150.0	1217.0	1217
12	Muhd Qhaider Zulkafli	140.4	1468.4	1468
13	Hew Wei Chen	140.0	1289.0	1289
14	Lim Chun Yan	133.3	1382.3	1382
15	Teo Boon Kee	130.4	1228.4	1228
16	Nabil Azmi	126.4	1499.4	1499
17	Nayyef Ashyraf	124.5	1373.5	1374
18	Nur Farihah Aminuddin	124.0	1460.0	1460
19	Goh Xin Yen	123.1	1559.1	1559
20	Dilwen Ding Tze How	118.7	1485.7	1486