Goh, Shawn Winners At No Frills

5 December 2010, Kuala Lumpur – At the Excel Chess Academy today, Goh Xin Yen (Above 14000 Rating) (pix left) and Shawn Edgar Miranda (Under 1400 Rating) won the December 2010 edition of the No Frills Chess Tournament.

Goh beat 7 others including Jax Tham to become the December 2010 winner with 4.5/5.0 pts and a tournament performance of 1837. Andrew Soong came in second with 3.5/5 and newcomer Muhd Anuar Abdul Fatah in third with 3.5/5.

Meanwhile Shawn beat 13 other players in the under-1400 rating category with an incredible perfect score 5.0/5.0 pts. Shawn had a tournament rating of 1916! In second place was Kung Soon Heng with 4.0/5.0 pts and third was Siow Kah Qun with 4.0/5.0 pts.

Ranking after round 5 of No Frills December 2010 Above 1400
No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We
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1. 6 GOH XIN YEN 4.5 12.5 10.75 14.0 1436 1837 +2.25
2. 3 ANDREW SOONG 3.5 13.5 7.75 11.5 1496 1657 +1.10
3. 5 MUHD ANUAR ABDUL FATAH 3.5 13.0 7.25 10.0 1479 1635 +1.05
4. 1 JAX THAM 3.0 10.5 3.50 8.0 1735 1553 -1.05
5. 4 GABRIEL SOONG 2.5 14.0 4.75 7.5 1483 1513 +0.20
6. 8 DEREK POON 2.0 11.5 1.00 6.0 1357 1397 +0.25
7. 2 ISKANDAR RASHID 1.0 12.0 0.00 3.0 1540 1243 -1.90
8. 7 MAX WONG 0.0 13.0 0.00 0.0 1405 844 -1.70

Ranking and Games after round 5 of NF12A14
No. PNo. Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Score
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1. 6 GOH XIN YEN 2w1 4b1 3b1 5wｫ 8w1 1 4.5
2. 3 ANDREW SOONG 7w1 5b1 6w0 1w1 4bｫ 1 3.5
3. 5 MUHD ANUAR ABDUL FATAH 1b1 3w0 8b1 6bｫ 7w1 -1 3.5
4. 1 JAX THAM 5w0 7b1 4w1 3b0 2w1 1 3.0
5. 4 GABRIEL SOONG 8b1 6w0 1b0 2b1 3wｫ -1 2.5
6. 8 DEREK POON 4w0 2b1 5w0 7w1 6b0 1 2.0
7. 2 ISKANDAR RASHID 6b0 8w0 7b1 4w0 1b0 -1 1.0
8. 7 MAX WONG 3b0 1w0 2w0 8b0 5b0 -1 0.0

Ranking after round 5 of No Frills December 2010 Under-1400
No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We
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1. 6 SHAWN EDGAR MIRANDA 5.0 16.0 16.00 15.0 1233 1916 +2.04
2. 4 KUNG SOON HENG 4.0 14.0 9.00 11.0 1287 1398 +0.56
13 SIOW KAH QUN 4.0 12.5 7.50 10.0 0000 1396 +1.00
4. 8 AVITRA DHIVIA 3.0 14.5 5.50 12.0 1168 1292 +0.85
2 CHEAH EA SON 3.0 12.5 5.50 8.0 1377 1209 -0.88
6. 1 JONATHAN ANANDA LEONG 2.0 15.5 3.50 6.0 1123 1058 -0.26
5 LEE ZHI YAN 2.0 14.0 3.00 9.0 1269 1152 -0.47
11 HARIS TASNIM HAFIZAN 2.0 12.5 1.50 4.0 0000 655 0
9 OWEN SOONG 2.0 10.5 1.50 5.0 1148 585 -1.02
10. 7 WONG KAR KIN 1.5 11.5 0.75 5.5 1186 596 -0.76
14 WONG KAR WENG 1.5 7.5 0.75 4.5 0000 879 0
12 MUHD IZZUDDIN ESHAK 0.0 9.0 0.00 0.0 0000 524 0

Ranking and Games after round 5 of NF12U14
No. PNo. Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Score
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1. 6 SHAWN EDGAR MIRANDA 13b1 4b1 2w1 8b1 1w1 -1 5.0
2. 4 KUNG SOON HENG 11b1 6w0 9b1 5w1 8b1 -1 4.0
13 SIOW KAH QUN 6w0 11w1 1b1 7w1 5b1 1 4.0
4. 8 AVITRA DHIVIA 1b1 7w1 5b1 6w0 4w0 1 3.0
2 CHEAH EA SON 9b1 5w0 6b0 11w1 7b1 -1 3.0
6. 1 JONATHAN ANANDA LEONG 8w0 14b1 13w0 9b1 6b0 -1 2.0
5 LEE ZHI YAN 12w1 2b1 8w0 4b0 13w0 1 2.0
11 HARIS TASNIM HAFIZAN 4w0 13b0 14w1 2b0 12b1 -1 2.0
9 OWEN SOONG 2w0 12b1 4w0 1w0 14b1 1 2.0
10. 7 WONG KAR KIN 14wｫ 8b0 12w1 13b0 2w0 1 1.5
14 WONG KAR WENG 7bｫ 1w0 11b0 12w1 9w0 1 1.5
12 MUHD IZZUDDIN ESHAK 5b0 9w0 7b0 14b0 11w0 -1 0.0

(results courtesy of Jax Tham, ECA)

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Lim Zhou Ren Wins Above 1400 Category, No Frills Tournament

7 November 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Here are the second group, above 1400 category of the November 2010 No Frills Chess Tournament held at the Excel Chess Academy on today at the Overseas Union Garden, Kuala Lumpur.

There were 14 players that participated in this No-Frills Chess Tournament and Lim Zhou Ren (pix left) came out tops with 4.5 points from five rounds of play. He beat Jax Tham who end the tournament with 4.0 points in second place. Roshan Ajeet Singh finished in third place with 3.5 points, after losing to Jax Tham in the fifth and final round of the tournament.

Congratulations to the winners, participating players and the organiser for a successful No Frills Chess Tournament!

 

 

Round 4 Rankings and Round 5 Pairings, No Frills Chess Tournament, Nov. 2010.

Final Ranking of Above 1400 category, No Frills, Nov. 2010.

(source: Jax Tham, ECA)

Yee Jian Yang Wins No Frills U-1400

7 November 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Here are the final two round results and final rankings after round 5 of the No-Frills Chess Tournament for the under-1400 category. The winner is Yee Jian Yang with 4.0 points.Second was Kung Soon Heng with 3.5 points and third, Cheong Yi Yao with 3.0 points.

Final Rankings of No Frills (Under-1400 category), Nov 2010.




(source: Jax Tham, ECA)

No Frills Chess Tournament, Rounds 1-4

7 November 2010, Kuala Lumpur – There were 26 chess players that participated in the No Frills Chess Tournament held today at the Excel Chess Academy, Overseas Union Garden, Kuala Lumpur.

After two rounds of play, Kung Kah Heng was leading with two full points. He meets his brother Kung Soon Heng in the third round.

After three rounds of play, Yee Chiang Yang and Cheong Keat Zhen are leading with 3.0 full points and Kung Kah Heng faltering with a draw, dropped to third rank.

Round 1 Results, No Frills Chess Tournament, Nov 2010.


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Round 2 Results, No Frills Chess Tournament, Nov 2010



Round 3 Results, No Frills Chess Tournament, Nov. 2010.




Round 4 Results, No Frills Chess Tournament, Nov. 2010.




(results courtesy of Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy)

Some End of Year Chess Tournaments 2010

1 November 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Here are a few upcoming chess tournaments and their annoucements for the attention of chess enthusiasts to consider to participate as follows:-

MSSM-Masterskill chess

The Polgar Chess Asia has postponed indefinitely the organising of the MSSM-Masterskill national scholastics chess championship that was scheduled for Nov 8-12 at the Masterskill University College campus in Ipoh. For details, contact Peter Long (peterlong@aol.asia) or Gregory Lau (greglau64@gmail.com). Or click here for some more details on fireyrook’s blog.

No Frills Chess Tournament

The Excel Chess Academy is organising the No Frills Chess Tournament on its premises on the  7th November 2010, Venue: Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur. Click here for details.

SJKC Jln Davidson open

SJK Cina Jalan Davidson in Kuala Lumpur will organise an open chess tournament for under-16 players at the school on Nov 14. Six rounds, 30-minute time control games. Entries close on Nov 12. Details from Collin Madhaven (016-212 3578) or Bob Yap (012-287 8378).  Click here for details.

November rating tournament

The Cheras Chess Academy will hold a Fide-rated open tournament, limited to players with Fide ratings of 1,950 and below, at the Pusat Kecemerlangan Sukan Cochrane in Jalan Cochrane, Kuala Lumpur, from Nov 20-24. Seven rounds, two-hour play-to-finish time control games. Details from Collin Madhaven (016-212 3578 / geodat@yahoo.com). Click here for details.

Chess camp

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

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, on Dec 4 and 5. Seven rounds, one-hour time control games. Open to the public sector, business community, factories, institutions of learning, and registered clubs and societies. 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).

Penang open

The Penang Chess Association will organise the Penang Heritage City international open chess championship at the Penang City Hall in George Town, from Dec 8-12. This will be a Fide-rated event with a RM5,000 first prize. Nine rounds, full time control games. Contact Tan Eng Seong (012-429 9517 / estan64@streamyx.com) for details. Click here for details.

Sarawak open

The Lanang Chess Association and Sarawak Chess Association will jointly organise the Universal Chinese Sports Sarawak open chess championship at the Premier Hotel in Jalan Kampung Nyabor, Sibu, Sarawak, from Dec 17-19. This will be a Fide-rated event with a RM2,500 first prize. Eight rounds, full time control. Contact Joseph Ting (016-8893185 / fax: 084-331451) or Lim Kian Hwa (016-8603180 /lkhwa@tm.net.my) for details. Click here for details.

No Frills Chess, November 2010

9 October 2010, Kuala Lumpur – The Excel Chess Academy is planning their next No-Frills chess tournament on 7th November 2010. So read on!

NO FRILLS CHESS TOURNAMENT
NATIONAL RATED

THERE WILL BE A NATIONAL RATED RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT HELD IN EXCEL CHESS ACADEMY ON 7th OF NOVEMBER 2010 (SUNDAY) OVER 5 ROUNDS OF 20 MINUTES PLUS 30 SECONDS INCREMENTAL TIME. PLEASE REGISTER LATEST BY 6th NOVEMBER 2010 (SATURDAY) THROUGH SMS OR EMAIL.

ALL PLAYERS WHO REGISTER MUST ARRIVE BY 9.30 a.m. RECORDING THE GAMES ARE COMPULSORY FOR ALL PLAYERS. ENTRY FEES WILL BE RM 10.00 AND A PENALTY OF RM 5.00 WILL BE CHARGE FOR CHESS PLAYERS WHO ARE LATE, SO BE PUNCTUAL. CERTIFICATES WILL BE GIVEN ONLY TO PLAYERS* WHO SHOW PROGRESS IN THE NATIONAL RATING LIST(JANUARY 2011).

Readjusted Final Tables, No-Frills Tournament

5 October 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Due to the new released National Ratings 2010 for the month of October 2010, the arbiter for the No Frills Tournament has redid the final tables for the No-Frills October Tournament held at the Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur last 3rd October 2010.

The tournament performance for some players would now be more reflective of their new ratings. The winner, Tin Jun Hao, has a much higher rating of 1564 and an even higher tournament performance of 1826!! And Ethan Wong’s new rating is 1525 and has a tournament performance of 1715!

Pix 1. Ethan Wong.

Vinton Wong, whose new rating is 1634, has a tournament performance of 1548.

Ranking after round 5 of NF10
No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We
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1. 1 TIN JUN HAO 4.5 18.5 16.25 13.5 1564 1826 +1.30
6 ETHAN WONG 4.5 13.5 11.25 13.5 1525 1715 +0.67
3. 7 VINTON WONG 4.0 14.0 9.50 13.0 1634 1548 -0.36
10 LIM MING XIAN 4.0 12.0 7.50 11.0 1326 1550 +1.16
5. 8 HEMANT SATHISH 3.0 13.5 8.00 9.0 1358 1364 +0.05
11 CHEONG JIE YAO 3.0 13.5 6.00 8.0 1479 1317 -0.65
4 YEE JIAN YANG 3.0 13.0 6.00 11.5 1338 1433 +0.65
5 DAWSON TAN SOON WEI 3.0 13.0 5.50 9.0 1410 1293 -0.64
13 LEE ZHI YAN 3.0 11.0 4.50 8.0 1269 1303 +0.20
15 WONG YONG KEN 3.0 11.0 5.50 8.0 1075 1391 +1.48
12 KONG DAK NAM 3.0 9.5 4.50 8.0 1273 696 -0.72
12. 3 SHUM RUI YUAN 2.5 17.0 7.50 10.0 1407 1328 -0.55
9 KUNG KAH HENG 2.5 13.0 4.00 10.5 1353 1346 -0.06
14. 17 PRAVIN KUMAR 2.0 13.5 3.50 5.0 1092 1209 +0.44
18 WONG KAR KIN 2.0 13.5 3.75 6.0 1186 1160 -0.12
2 LIM MING KANG 2.0 13.0 4.50 7.0 1388 1159 -1.55
16 MUKESH KUMAR 2.0 11.5 1.00 5.0 0000 749 0
23 SAURAV KUMAR 2.0 11.5 1.25 6.0 0000 688 0
14 CHEONG KEAT ZHEN 2.0 10.5 2.50 3.0 1293 586 -1.62
22 SUNNY DEV BALACHANDAR 2.0 10.0 1.00 6.0 0000 723 0
21. 20 JASON CHAN 1.0 12.0 0.25 3.0 0000 546 0
19 WONG KAR WENG 1.0 10.0 0.25 2.0 0000 636 0
21 THAVENESH KUMAR 1.0 9.5 0.25 4.0 0000 675 0
Ranking and Games after round 5 of NF10
No. PNo. Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 Score
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1. 1 TIN JUN HAO 11w1 10b1 6w« 7b1 4w1 1 4.5
6 ETHAN WONG 16b1 23w1 1b« 9w1 5b1 -1 4.5
3. 7 VINTON WONG 17w1 22b1 3b1 1w0 8w1 1 4.0
10 LIM MING XIAN 20b1 1w0 18b1 13w1 3b1 -1 4.0
5. 8 HEMANT SATHISH 18b0 14w1 15b1 12w1 7b0 -1 3.0
11 CHEONG JIE YAO 1b0 16w1 23b1 5w0 9b1 -1 3.0
4 YEE JIAN YANG 14b1 18w1 9b« 3w« 1b0 -1 3.0
5 DAWSON TAN SOON WEI 15w0 17b1 21w1 11b1 6w0 1 3.0
13 LEE ZHI YAN 3b0 20w1 2w1 10b0 17w1 1 3.0
15 WONG YONG KEN 5b1 3w0 8w0 20b1 2w1 1 3.0
12 KONG DAK NAM 2w0 19b1 22w1 8b0 16w1 1 3.0
12. 3 SHUM RUI YUAN 13w1 15b1 7w0 4b« 10w0 1 2.5
9 KUNG KAH HENG 19w1 2b1 4w« 6b0 11w0 1 2.5
14. 17 PRAVIN KUMAR 7b0 5w0 14b1 23w1 13b0 -1 2.0
18 WONG KAR KIN 8w1 4b0 10w0 2b0 r1 0 2.0
2 LIM MING KANG 12b1 9w0 13b0 18w1 15b0 -1 2.0
16 MUKESH KUMAR 6w0 11b0 19w1 21b1 12b0 -1 2.0
23 SAURAV KUMAR r1 6b0 11w0 17b0 20w1 0 2.0
14 CHEONG KEAT ZHEN 4w0 8b0 17w0 22b1 21w1 1 2.0
22 SUNNY DEV BALACHANDAR 21b1 7w0 12b0 14w0 19b1 -1 2.0
21. 20 JASON CHAN 10w0 13b0 r1 15w0 23b0 0 1.0
19 WONG KAR WENG 9b0 12w0 16b0 r1 22w0 0 1.0
21 THAVENESH KUMAR 22w0 r1 5b0 16w0 14b0 0 1.0
(source: Jax Tham, ECA)

No Frills Chess Tournament, 3rd October 2010

6 September 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Here is the new flyer for Excel Chess Academy for the month of October 2010.

 NO FRILLS CHESS TOURNAMENT

NATIONAL RATED

THERE WILL BE A NATIONAL RATED RAPID CHESS TOURNAMENT HELD IN EXCEL CHESS ACADEMY ON 3rd OF OCTOBER 2010 (SUNDAY). OVER 5 ROUNDS OF 20 MINUTES PLUS 30 SECONDS INCREMENTAL TIME.  PLEASE REGISTER  LATEST  BY 2nd OCTOBER 2010 (SATURDAY) THROUGH SMS OR EMAIL.  ALL PLAYERS WHO REGISTER MUST ARRIVE BY 9.30 a.m.  RECORDING THE GAMES ARE COMPULSORY FOR ALL PLAYERS.  ENTRY FEES  WILL  BE RM 10.00 AND A PENALTY OF RM 5.00 WILL BE CHARGE FOR CHESS PLAYERS WHO ARE LATE,  SO BE PUNCTUAL. CERTIFICATES WILL BE GIVEN ONLY TO PLAYERS* WHO SHOW PROGRESS IN THE  NATIONAL RATING LIST(JANUARY 2011).

Jax Tham Wins No-Frills Chess Tournament

16 August 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Here are the final results and rankings of last Sunday’s No-Frills Chess Tournament held on 16 August 2010 at the Excel Chess Academy.

Jax Tham won the No-Frills Chess Tournament with a solid 5.0 points. In second place is Kenneth Choo with 4.0 points and Lim Kai Yuan in third with 3.0 points.

Ranking after round 5 of NF8

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

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  1.   11  JAX THAM                    5.0  16.5  14.25  15.0  0000  -   0   

  2.    5  KENNETH CHOO                4.0  13.0   8.50  13.0  0000  -   0   

  3.    3  LIM KAI YUAN                3.0  14.5   7.00   9.0  0000  -   0   

  4.    2  CHAN MUN FYE                3.0  12.0   3.50  10.0  0000  -   0   

  5.   12  IM GIAM                     3.0  12.0   8.00   6.0  0000  -   0   

  6.    8  AARON CH'NG                 3.0  11.0   4.00   9.0  0000  -   0   

  7.    1  TIN JUN HAO                 2.0  15.5   4.00   9.0  0000  -   0   

  8.    4  KUNG KAH HENG               2.0  11.5   2.50   7.0  0000  -   0   

  9.    6  ALAKARTHIKA                 2.0  11.0   2.00   5.0  0000  -   0   

 10.    9  GURUGOWTHAM                 2.0   7.5   0.50   3.0  0000  -   0   

 11.   10  EHSAN KHAJEH                1.0  11.5   0.25   4.0  0000  -   0   

 12.    7  TRISTEN DUTTA               0.0  14.0   0.00   0.0  0000  -   0   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ranking and Games after round 5 of NF8

No.  PNo.  Name                          R1    R2    R3    R4    R5       Score

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  1.   11  JAX THAM                       r1   3w1   1b1   5w1   2b1    0   5.0

  2.    5  KENNETH CHOO                 10w1   2b1   4w1  11b0   8w1    1   4.0

  3.    3  LIM KAI YUAN                  8w1  11b0   6w1   2b0   4w1    1   3.0

  4.    2  CHAN MUN FYE                  7b1   5w0  10b1   3w1  11w0    1   3.0

  5.   12  IM GIAM                        r0    r0   7b1   6b1   1w1   -1   3.0

  6.    8  AARON CH'NG                   3b0   7w1   9b1   1w1   5b0   -1   3.0

  7.    1  TIN JUN HAO                   6w1   4b1  11w0   8b0  12b0   -1   2.0

  8.    4  KUNG KAH HENG                 9b1   1w0   5b0  10w1   3b0   -1   2.0

  9.    6  ALAKARTHIKA                   1b0   9w1   3b0  12w0   7b1   -1   2.0

 10.    9  GURUGOWTHAM                   4w0   6b0   8w0   7w1  10b1    1   2.0

 11.   10  EHSAN KHAJEH                  5b0    r1   2w0   4b0   9w0    0   1.0

 12.    7  TRISTEN DUTTA                 2w0   8b0  12w0   9b0   6w0    1   0.0

Up Coming No-Frills Chess Tournament, Excel Chess Academy

30 July 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Here is the latest flyer from Excel Chess Academy for an upcoming chess tournament on the 15th August 2010. So read on!

NO FRILLS CHESS TOURNAMENT

THERE WILL BE A PROMOTIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT HELD IN EXCEL CHESS ACADEMY ON 15th OF AUGUST 2010 (SUNDAY). OVER FIVE ROUNDS OF 20 MINUTES PLUS 30 SECONDS INCREMENTAL TIME. PLEASE REGISTER LATEST BY 14^th AUGUST 2010 (SATURDAY) THROUGH SMS OR EMAIL. ALL PLAYERS WHO REGISTER MUST ARRIVE BY 9.30 a.m. RECORDING THE GAMES ARE COMPULSORY FOR ALL PLAYERS. NO FEES WILL BE COLLECTED. HOWEVER, A PENALTY OF RM 10.00 WILL BE CHARGED FOR CHESS PLAYERS WHO ARE LATE, PLEASE BE PUNCTUAL.

NEW MEETING PLACE FOR ALL CHESS PLAYERS!! PLAY,STUDY AND LEARN CHESS!!

** 1. Take any bus from Pasar Seni(Central Market) to Pearl Point 2. Take U73 bus from Pearl Point to get to TMC Kopitiam 1st Floor 3.Contact Jax Tham HP:013-3232280 or E-Mail: jaxtham@hotmail.com 4.Excel Chess Academy (26A,Jln Hujan Emas 4)