31st March 2014, Kuala Lumpur – The Chess Association of Selangor is organising the 41st Selangor Open 2014 from 30th April 2014 till 4th May 2014 at the DAT Chess Centre, 2nd Floor, Wilayah Complex, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, Kuala Lumpur. Please read flyer for details. It will be FIDE rated and National rated event.
For enquiries, please contact En. Fariz @ 012-643 9636, Mr Yeoh @ 012-619 9816, or Mr Lim @ 012-298 4922
17th March 2014, Kuala Lumpur – Here is a new international chess tournament in Nepal. Its called the Mount Gaurishankar 3rd International Open Chess Tournament. So if you like to travel, try this international chess tournament in the mountains.
Entry Fees:
ELO 2100 plus: Rs. 2,000/-
ELO 1000-2100: Rs. 2,250/-
Unrated: Rs. 2,500/-
Local(Dolakha): Rs. 1,000/-
Dolakha Women/Students: Rs. 500/-
· No request towards waiver of entry fee will be entertained.
The Last date of Entry: 5th May 2014, Monday
Entries with late fee of Rs. 500/- 8th May 2014 till 20:00PM
Tournament Rules:
System of Play:
The tournament will be conducted as per FIDE Laws of Chess and FIDE Swiss System with 9 rounds. Swiss Manager software will be use for pairing.
Time Control:
90 minutes plus 30 second increment from move 1.
Tie Break:
In case of a tie, the latest FIDE Rules shall come in effect. However Cash Prize will not be Shared.
Accommodation:
All out station players will be arranged free lodging on sharing basis. The accompany have to pay Rs. 2,000/-.
Weather:
The weather in Charikot during May expected be pleasant.
Eligibility:
The tournament is open to all.
For further details, please contact the following person:
Umesh KC, IA/NI: Tournament Director
Mobile: +977-98510-54329, +977-97410-46770
E-mail:umeshcha@gmail.com
Blog: http://chessnepal.blogspot.com/
http://chessnepal.blogspot.com/2014/03/intl-chess-tournament.html
16th March 2014, Kuala Lumpur – Today is a rest day in Khanty Mansiysk Russia for the FIDE Candidates Championship 2014. Vishy Anand won his third round game when he won with black against Mamedyarov Shakhriya of Azebaijan yesterday. Anand is leading with 2.5 points after round 3.
The official website reported that the former World Champion Viswanathan Anand moved into sole lead after defeating Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in round 3 of Candidates Tournament in Khanty-Mansiysk.
With the other three games, Dmitry Andreikin – Sergey Karjakin, Veselin Topalov – Levon Aronian and Peter Svidler – Vladimir Kramnik, being drawn, Anand is alone on the top of the crosstable with 2,5 points.
Svidler and Kramnik are sharing the second place with 2 points each. Topalov and Aronian are on 1,5 points, while Andreikin and Karjakin are on 1 point each. Mamedyarov remained on 0,5 points.
Standings:
Here is the round 3 game between Shahkhriyar Mamedyarov and Vishy Anand in FIDE Candidates 2014, Khanty Mansiysk, Russia played on Saturday, 15 March 2014. Black pieces won in 31 moves.
Official website: http://candidates2014.fide.com/standings/
15th March 2014, Kuala Lumpur – Here are the results of the first two rounds of the Candidates Chess Championship 2014 in Khanty Mansiysk Russia. In round 2, Anand played the Slav variation against another ex-world champion, Topalov which ended in a dead draw with two kings on the board. In round two, three boards gave decisive wins to Kramnik, Svidler and Aronian. Three players are now with 1.5 points.
The candidates is a 14 round robin tournament, where the eight players will meet each other twice with opposite colours. The winner will challenge the new reigning World Champion, GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway.
Standings:
Official website: http://candidates2014.fide.com/
14 March 2014, Kuala Lumpur – The National Chess Closed Championship 2014 is being held at Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur from 12-16 March 2014. After round 5, Sumant Subramaniam of Selangor is leading with five full points thus far. In second is Mark Siew Kit-Tze of Perak with 4.5 points.
To see more results and pairings, please visit www.chess-results.com
8 March 2014, Kuala Lumpur – In Yerevan Armenia, after round five of the European Individual Championship 2014 being held from 2 – 15 March 2014, GM Riazantsev of Russia is leading with 4.5 points. Here is the round five game between GM Riazantsev and GM Najer.
Official website: http://www.eicc2014.am
