Carlsen suffers upsets in Gashimov Memorial 2014, AZE

27 April 2014, Kuala Lumpur - Two games that World Champion Magnus Carlsen lost recently in the Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2014 in Shamkir, Azerbaijan. Carlsen suffered losses in rounds 4 and 5 against Fabiano Caruana of Italy and Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan

Here are the two important games involving the World Champion shown below.

1st game Magnus Carlsen lost to Fabiano Caruana of Italy in round 4.

2nd game in which Magnus Carlsen lost was against Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan in round 5

 

 

Standings After Round 6:

Links:

Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2014 (Shamkir AZE)
Sat 19th Apr 2014 - Wed 30th Apr 2014 - Official Site

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2014 (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC:120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)) - Games in PGN: Games A | Live A

Kasparov in Malaysia

26 April 2014, Kuala Lumpur – The Malaysian Chess Federation in collaboration with other NGOs co-organised a fund-raising dinner at Putrajaya International Convention Center (PICC) in conjunction with Ex-World Chess Champion, GM Garry Kasparov’s visit to Malaysia. Malaysia’s Sports Minister, YB Khairy Jamaluddin gave a welcoming speech and honoured Kasparov’s visit here to Malaysia during the dinner.

Garry Kasparov did a six match simul with chess enthusiasts and won 6-0 with 15 minutes time control.

Malaysia’s Sports Minister, YB Khairy Jamaluddin (2nd from left, picture above) was on hand watching the brief chess exhibition by Garry Kasparov against six chess enthusiasts.

MCF President Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib (2nd from right picture above) and Deputy President, Tengku Ahmad Badli Shah Raja Hussin (3rd from right) were present during the dinner and chess simul by Garry Kasparov.

During the dinner, Datuk Tan Chin Nam, “Father of Malaysian Chess” was honoured by the Sports Minister for his many generous support of chess. He was the founding president of the Malaysian Chess Federation in the 1970s. Dato’ Tan has spent over 30 years of his life as benefactor and organizer of nearly every great chess event held in Malaysia. A generation of young chess masters developed to maturity thanks in significant part to his organisational efforts and financial generosity. Dato’ Tan describes chess as “ a game that forces one to think, it teaches discipline.”

Gula Perlis Open Chess Challenge 2014, 24th May 2014

2 April 2014, Kuala Lumpur – The upcoming Gula Perlis Open Chess Challenge 2014 sponsored by Kilang Gula FELDA Perlis Sdn Bhd in conjunction with His Royal Highness DYMM Raja Perlis 71st Royal Birthday Celebrations. The tournament venue will be held at Putra Palace Hotel, Kangar, Perlis. The chess event has six separate categories, namely, Open, Open Perlis, Secondary School, Secondary School Perlis, Primary School Boys, Primary School Girls.

Details of the tournament are as shown below:-

 

 

 

Tarikh	:	24 Mei 2014 (Sabtu)
Masa	:	8.00 pagi – 5.30 petang (Kawalan masa 25 minit)
Venue	:	Hotel Putra Palace, Kangar, Perlis.

 

Hadiah Utama

 

	KATEGORI
	TERBUKA	TERBAIK PERLIS (TERBUKA)	SEKOLAH MENENGAH	TERBAIK PERLIS (SEK. MEN.)	SEKOLAH RENDAH (LELAKI)	SEKOLAH RENDAH (PEREMPUAN)
Johan	RM700	RM200	RM300	RM150	RM200	RM200
Ke-2	RM500	RM100	RM200	RM70	RM100	RM100
Ke-3	RM250	RM70	RM100	RM50	RM70	RM70
Ke-4	RM150	RM50	RM70	RM30	RM50	RM50
Ke-5	RM150	RM50	RM70	RM30	RM50	RM50
Ke-6	RM100		RM50		RM30	RM30
Ke-7	RM100		RM50		RM30	RM30
Ke-8	RM50		RM30		RM20	RM20
Ke-9	RM50		RM30		RM20	RM20
Ke-10	RM50		RM30		RM20	RM20
Jumlah	RM2,100	RM470	RM930	RM330	RM590	RM590

 

Hadiah Khas                                                             Yuran Penyertaan

 

Terbaik Felda	RM50		Terbuka	RM20
Ke-2 Terbaik Felda	RM30		Sek. Menengah	RM15
Terbaik IPT	RM50		Sek. Rendah	RM15
Terbaik Wanita Sek. Menengah	RM50
Ke-2 Terbaik Wanita Sek. Menengah	RM30
Tempat ke-43 Sek. Menengah	RM30
Tempat ke-58 Sek. Menengah	RM30
Tempat ke-43 Sek. Rendah (L)	RM30
Tempat ke-43 Sek. Rendah (P)	RM30

 

JUMLAH HADIAH WANG TUNAI = RM5,340.00

MEDAL UNTUK SEMUA PEMENANG

SIJIL PENYERTAAN UNTUK PESERTA YANG MENYEMPURNAKAN BAYARAN SEBELUM 1 MEI 2014

HADIAH CABUTAN BERTUAH = 4 BUAH JAM CATUR DIGITAL

 

PESERTA NO. 1 - 100	PESERTA NO. 101 - 200	PESERTA NO. 201 & KE ATAS
10 NO. CABUTAN BERTUAH	5 NO. CABUTAN BERTUAH	1 NO. CABUTAN BERTUAH

 

Untuk mendaftar sila kreditkan bayaran yuran penyertaan ke akaun CIMB 0902-0136677-52-6 (SYAIFULZAMANI BIN ISMAIL) dan smskan Nama Peserta, Kategori Yang Disertai, Tarikh & Masa Bayaran ke 013-3939838 (Syaiful).

 

 Gula Perlis Open Chess Challenge 2014