Chess Tournaments Galore

3 December 2010, Kuala Lumpur – The school holidays are here again and the chess activities galore for the year end 2010 will definitely delight the chess enthusiast. Just run down through the whole list and pick one up for yourself to participate.

5th December 2010
Insofar Chess Event
Venue: DATCC, 4th Floor, Wilayah Complex (starts at 9:00am, and 2:00pm)
Contact: Mat Zaki Yeop (017-2032051)
More info, click here

5th December 2010 - Excel Chess Academy – No Frills Chess at Excel Chess Academy, Overseas Union Garden, Kuala Lumpur. Contact : Jax Tham (HP:013-3232280) or E-Mail: jaxtham@hotmail.com. Or visit http://excelchess.blogspot.com.

8th to 12th December
Penang Heritage City International Open Chess Championship (Open and Challenger Section)
Venue: Penang City Hall
First Prize: RM 5,000 with entry fee ranging from RM50 to RM180 per player
Contact: Tan Eng Seong (012-4299517 or estan64@streamyx.com)

15th to 19 December
National Junior Chess Championship 2010
Venue: Olympic Hall, 2nd Floor, OCM Building, Jalan Hang Jebat
Contact: Gregory (012-9020123), Zuraihah (017-2837808), Haslindah (019-2069605)

15th to 21st December
Grand Asian Chess Championship (GACC) International Chess - for Universities
Venue: University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
Contact:

17th to 19th December
Sarawak Open Chess Championship
Venue: Premier Hotel, Jalan Kampong Nyabor, Sibu
First Prize: RM2,500 with entry fee ranging from RM25 and RM50 per player
Contact: Lim Kian Hwa (016-8603180 or lkhwa@tm.net.my). Click here for details.



19th December 2010
National Blitz Masters Chess Championship
Venue: Olympic Hall, 2nd Floor, OCM Building, Jalan Hang Jebat
Contact: Gregory (012-9020123), Najib (016-3382542 or najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com)



25th December 2010 (Christmas)
Stonemaster 1 Malaysia Chess Open
Venue: DATCC at 4th Floor, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur
Contact: Fadli Zakaria (014-2312370 or seme_event@yahoo.com)

Singapore will also be organizing the annual Singapore International Chess Festival during the Christmas Holidays starting from 26th December 2010 until 30th December followed by the Annual Malaysian-Singapore match to be played on 31st December 2010 and 1st January 2011. If you wish to travel across our southern border and participate in the festival, do visit their website(here) for more information

Penang Chess League
The annual Penang Chess League takes place this weekend at the SJK Cina Kheng Thean in Jalan Van Praagh, George Town. Seven rounds, one-hour time control games. The event is open to teams from the public sector, business community, factories, institutions of learning and registered societies and clubs. Details from Penang Chess Association assistant secretary Tan Eng Seong (012-4299 517).


Penang open
The Penang Chess Association (PCA) will organise the Penang Heritage City international open chess championship at the Penang City Hall from Dec 8-12. This will be a Fide-rated event with a RM5,000 first prize. Nine rounds, full time control games. Entry fees for the open tournament are RM50 (Fide-rated player), RM150 (PCA members) and RM180 (others), while for the challengers section, they are RM30 (Fide-rated player), RM50 (PCA member) and RM80 (others). Contact Tan Eng Seong (012-4299 517, estan64@streamyx.com) for details.

17ChessClub Open Chess Championship 2010, 9 January 2011, Venue: to be decided later. Click here for details.

17th USM Chess Festival 2011, 15-16 Jan 2011/ 22-23 Jan 2011. Venue: Students' Big Hall, USM, Penang. Click here for details.

3rd IIUM Chess Invitational Tournament 2010, 31st December 2011-2 January 2011, Venue: Cultural Activity Centre (CAC), International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak, Kuala Lumpur. Click here for details.

Upcoming Chess Tournaments In Malaysia Nov 2010

12 November 2010, Kuala Lumpur – For those looking for chess tournaments in Malaysia, here are a few choices to choose from.

SJKC Jln Davidson open

SJK Cina Jalan Davidson in Kuala Lumpur will organise an open chess tournament for under-16 players at the school this Sunday. Six rounds, 30-minute time control games. Today is the closing date for entries. Details from Collin Madhaven (016-212 3578) and Bob Yap (012-287 8378). Click here for details.

FIDE-rated tournament

The Cheras Chess Academy will hold a Fide-rated open tournament, limited to players with Fide ratings of 1950 and below, at Pusat Kecemerlangan Sukan Cochrane in Jalan Cochrane, Kuala Lumpur, from Nov 20-24. Seven rounds, two-hour play-to-finish time control games. Entry fees are RM50 (Fide-rated players) and RM80 (non-Fide-rated players). Details from Collin Madhaven (016-212 3578,geodat@yahoo.com). Click here for details

Perak closed

The Perak International Chess Association together with the Majlis Sukan Negri Perak and KLK Bhd will jointly organise the Perak closed chess championship at the Dewan MSN in Ipoh from Nov 27-28. Only players born, residing and working in the state are eligible to take part. Nine rounds, 45-minute time control games. Contact Yunus (013-390 8129) to register. Please click here for details.

Chess camp

A fun and informative Kids For Chess camp for beginners, intermediate-level and aspiring tournament players will be held at the Pandan Lake Club in Pandan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur, from Dec 1-2. Entry fees are RM90 per participant. Closing date is Nov 30. Details from www.kids4chess.com. Click here for details.

Penang Chess League

The Penang Chess Association will organise the annual Penang Chess League at SJK Cina Kheng Thean in Jalan Van Praagh, George Town, from Dec 4-5. Seven rounds, one-hour time control games. The event is open to teams from the public sector, business community, factories, institutions of learning and registered societies and clubs. Entry fees per team are RM150 (open category), RM90 (under-18 teams) and RM60 (under-12 teams). Entries close on Dec 1. Details from Tan Eng Seong (012-429 9517). Click here for details.

Sarawak Open Chess Championship 2010,

The Sarawak Chess Association will be organising their Sarawak Open Chess Championship 2010 on 17-19 Dec 2010, Venue: Kingwood Hotel, Sibu, Sarawak. You may contact Joseph Ting, Tel: 016-8893185, Fax: 084 – 331451, or, Lim Kian Hwa, Tel: 016 8603180, Email: lkhwa@tm.net.my. Click here for details.

INSOFAR ELITE OPEN/Junior Quarterfinal 2010

The Insofar Chess Academy has announced its upcoming Insofar Elite Quarterfinal chess tournament which will be held on the 5th December 2010, Sunday at DATCC, 4th Floor Car Park, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur. You may contact En. Mat Zaki b Yeop, hp: 0172032051 or hp; 0123415030. For details, please click here.

Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng Perak Grand Prix Chess Championship 2010

The Grand Final leg will be held on 12 December 2010 at Dewan Majlis Sukan Negeri Perak. Details will be posted later or please visit http://perakchess.blogspot.com/.

Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2010

Penang will be organizing the traditional Penang Heritage City International Chess Open Tournament at Penang City Hall from the 8th – 12th December 2010 in Georgetown, Penang. Click here for details.

Upcoming Weekend Chess Tournaments!

14 October 2010, Kuala Lumpur – There will be two events this weekend. Both tournaments are out of Kuala Lumpur as follows:-

a. UUM Chess Open 2010, 16 October 2010, Venue: Bgn. Teknologi Maklumat, UUM, Sintok, Kedah. Click here for details.

b. Kubang Kerian Chess 2010, 16 October 2010, Venue: USM Campus, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. Click here for details.

The third tournament is a one-day chess tournament at the Datuk Arthur Tan Chess Centre, Wilayah Complex, Kuala Lumpur on the 17th October 2010. It is called the Insofar Rapid Open 2010 and for details, please click here.

Upcoming Chess Tournaments

17 September 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Here are a few of the chess tournaments that will be played soon and for chess enthusiasts to make a note of.

DATCC weekender: The Datuk Arthur Tan Chess Centre will organise the fourth DATCC super supreme rapid chess weekender tournament at their Wilayah Complex premises in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 26. Seven rounds, 25-minute time control. Entry fees: RM15 for players below 12 and RM30 for others. Details from Najib Wahab (016-338 2542,najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com) or Justin Kumar (018-396 0781,kjustin09@yahoo.com).

Perak grand prix: The Kampar leg of the Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng Perak grand prix chess tournament will be played at the Grand Kampar Hotel in Kampar, Perak, on Sept 26. Entry fees are RM25 for the open section, RM15 for under-16 players and RM10 for under-12 players. Members of Perak International Chess Association and players born in Perak pay RM5 less. To register, contact Yunus (013-390 8129), Sukumaran (012-525 2445) or Kamaruddin (019-431 6793). Details from perakchess.blogspot.com

UPSI Open 2010: The Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) Open Chess Tournament 2010 will be held on the 23-24th October 2010 at the Bitara Siswa Hall, UPSI campus, Tanjung Malim, Perak. Entry fees are RM30 for the open section, RM15 for Secondary School, RM12 for Primary School and RM10 for UPSI students. To register, contact IZZA (0127412326), HUZAIRI (0135959350). Closing date is 20th October 2010. Or click here for details. 

Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Ampang AidilFitri 2010. Lokasi: Galeri Tkt 4, Menara MPAJ, Jalan Pandan Utama, Pandan Indah, Kuala Lumpur. Untuk keterangan lanjut sila klik disini.

No Frills Chess Tournament, Venue: Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur. 3rd October 2010. Click here for details.

First UTP National Rapid Chess Championship, Venue: UTP, Tronoh, Perak, 9-10 October 2010. Click here for details.

Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2010, Venue: City Hall, Georgetown, Penang, 8-12 December 2010. Click here for details.

Segamat Grand Prix 2010, 1st Leg

If you live in Johor and had always yearned to participate in a chess tournament, then one has just landed by your doorstep. And if you like the idea of grandprix style tournament, then this your golden chance to grab.

The new chess tournament is jointly organised by MSSKL Event Management, Malaysian Chess Federation and SMK Seri Kenangan, Segamat, Johor. And it is called the “SMK Seri Kenangan Rapid Chess Grandprix @SMK Seri Kenangan, Segamat, Johor”. It will have four legs in its series of tournaments beginning with 6-7th March 2010. It will climax with a fourth and grand finale in early July 2010. The rapid tournament adopts the 45 minutes time control per player per game with a 7 rounds Swiss-system spread over two days.

To read further details of the Segamat GrandPrix Chess, please visit this link here.

Meanwhile if you are from Lembah Kelang area and interested in joining this event and intending to travel to Segamat, Johor for the Segamat Grand Prix Chess, Johor on the 6-7th March 2010, 1st Leg, and in search of possible accommodation places, then you might consider a few hotels in Segamat which have reasonably priced room rates to choose from. Below are just two of the hotels:-

Neo Pegasus Hotel Sdn Bhd

128-D2, Jln Genuang Kampung, 85000 Segamat, Johor

T: 07-931 2128

The Pine Classic Inn Sdn Bhd

No. 30, Jln Genuang, 85000 Segamat, Johor

T: 07-932 2008

There are quite a range of hotels in Segamat  town to choose from. To search for more hotels in Segamat, please visit yellowpages.com.my and select or type “Hotels” as category and type “Segamat, Johor” as location.

Seremban Parade Chess Championship 2010

Latest News: There is a new chess rapid tournament in the Seremban area. The Seremban Parade is organising a two-day chess tournament on the 27-28th February 2010 covering several categories. Two age-groups of Under-12 and Under-18 will be held on the first day of the tournament, 27th February 2010, while the open category held on the second day, 28th February 2010.

The details of the chess tournament is as shown below as taken off DATCChess.blogspot.com, or you may visit fireyrook’s blog at this link here, or stonemaster’s blog at this link here.

For those in the Negri Sembilan area or those nearby, you may consider playing in this chess rapid tournament for the weekend. It is another golden opportunity for you to pit your chess skills with others in this area. You pick and choose which chess tournament is easiest or convenient for you!

A New FIDE-rated Chess Tournament

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There is a new FIDE-rated chess tournament that is being organised by INSOFAR Chess Academy that will be held once in two weeks on a Thursday night.

If you are a full weekend person and wish to have it for the family, then the alternative is to use your week nights for catching up with some chess play.

It is very unique and allows a person another avenue for reaching his ambition or goals of a FIDE rating.

You may read the details of this unique chess tournament at this link.