Dimakiling Takes Over Lead In Penang Open 2011

  Pix 1. IM Mas Hafizulhelmi, Malaysia

8 December 2011, Kuala Lumpur – At the 3rd Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2011 in Penang, IM Dimakiling Oliver of Philippines takes over leadership by winning his round 6 encounter with IM Nguyen Van Huy of Vietnam on top board. Dimakiling now has scored 5.5 points  and is sole leader.

IM Mas Hafizulhelmi of Malaysia, has now climbed into the top 10 of the Penang Open with a win against Looi Xin Hao on the fifth board with a score of 4.5 points from six rounds of play.

Tomorrow, 9 December 2011, IM Mas will meet defending champion, IM Dimakiling Oliver of PHI on top board during the 7th round of play. Best of luck to IM Mas in his endeavours!

Results of Round 6 pairings:

Pairings of Round 7:

Meanwhile in the Challengers Section, Mohd Faizal b Roslan has caught up with the leaders and is now joint leaders with Teh De Juan and Soh Isaak Ethan Hong Han. All three players scored 5.5 points each.

Faizal scored an important win over Gero Kuich, the top seed on board two during round 6 play, while the top board game between Teh and Soh ended in a draw.

Tomorrow, Faizal plays on top board against Teh De Juan to battle for sole leadership of the Challengers Section of the Penang Heritage City Chess Tournament 2011.

Round 7 pairings of Challengers Section:-

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Nguyen Scores Perfect 4.0!

 Pix 1. Mark Siew of Malaysia, in top 10 after round 4.

8 Dec 2011, Kuala Lumpur – At the Penang Heritage City International Open 2011, IM Nguyen Van Huy of Vietnam is co-leading with Mariano Nelson III of the Philippines after scoring 4.0 points after four rounds of play thus far.

Interestingly, Mark Siew (top pix) of Malaysia is in the top 10 with a largely international group of players from Philippines, Vietnam, India and Singapore, having scored 3.0 points up to round 4.

Nguyen Van Huy Leads In Penang Open 2011

 

Pix 1. Manaog Stewart, Philippines.

7 Dec 2011, Kuala Lumpur – At the Penang Heritage International Open 2011, IM Nguyen Van Huy takes the lead after overcoming Eng Andre Jerome on top board during round 4 of the tournament. IM Dimakiling drew against Olay Edgar Reggie on second board. On fifth board we have Mark Siew drawing with FM Ronnie Lim Chuin Hoong of Penang. Manaog Stewart (pix above) of Philippines lost to NM Tan Khai Boon.

 

During round 5, IM Nguyen will match up against Mariano Nelson III on top board while IM Dimakiling faces Turqueza Mari Joseph on second board.

On seventh board, Penangite FM Ronnie Lim meets fellow Penangite Loo Swee Leong while IM Mas Hafizulhelmi meets Bagamasbad Efren on 10th board. IM Mas has scored 2.5 points so far. On 14th board, Limono Handjojo of Indonesia meets Nik Ahmad Farouqi of Kelantan Chess Team who has scored two points from four rounds.

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Dimakiling Among Leaders After Round 2, Penang Open

6 Dec 2011, Kuala Lumpur – At the Penang Heritage City International Open 2011, defending champion IM Dimakiling Oliver of the Philippines is among the pack of 15 players with the perfect score of 2 points from 2 rounds of play.

IM Nguyen Van Huy of Vietnam, IM Nguyen Duc Hoa, IM Dableo Ronald and IM Mas Hafizulhelmi among the early leaders at Penang Open. Youngster Yeoh Li Tian was playing on top board against IM Nguyen, while Yeap Eng Cheam of Malaysia played against the defending champion IM Dimakiling. Both lost their games.

Veteran Loo Swee Leong played on board 2 against IM Nguyen Duc Hoa. Malaysian player Elgin Lee Kah Meng fresh from his Turkey exploits in the Under-14 team Chess Olympiad, also lost to FM Carlos Leonardo. Stonemaster’s brother Fairin Zakaria won against Asian Amateur Unrated Champion 2011, Manaog Stewart of the Philippines. Gilocatur’s son, Fikri Saleh beat Saprin’s son, Amir Qayyim in round 2 on board 34.

The chief arbiter of the event is Abdul Hamid Majid and tournament director, Tan Eng Seong.

Rank After Round 2:

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Penang Heritage City Open Won By Dimakiling

12 December 2010, Kuala Lumpur – The final round 9 results of the Penang Heritage City Chess Open was won by IM Dimakiling Oliver of Philippines. He drew his last round game against IM Chion Zacarias Romero Luis of Philippines, too. IM Dimakiling scored 7.5 points after nine rounds of play.

In second place was won by IM Barbosa Oliver (pix left) of Philippines with 7.5 points. In third place was GM Murshed Niaz of Bangladesh with 7.0 points. Malaysia’s IM Mas Hafizulhelmi (pix right) was in sixth place with 6.0 points.

Final Ranking – Penang Heritage City Open 2010.

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Dimakiling Leads in Penang Heritage Open 2010

10 December 2010, Kuala Lumpur – At the Penang Heritage City Open  Chess Championship 2010, IM Dimakiling Oliver of the Philippines is leading with 4 points from four rounds.

Dimakiling will meet IM Mas Hafizulhelmi (pix left), Malaysia’s top chess player in the fifth round later today. There are 70 players participating in the open category of the Penang Heritage Chess Championship 2010 and another 109 players are in the Challengers’ section of the chess event.

Challengers Section – Round 5 Pairings.

Open section:  http://chess-results.com/tnr41419.aspx?lan=1
Challenger section: http://chess-results.com/tnr41418.aspx?lan=1

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.

Penang Heritage City Open International Chess Tournament

24 August 2010, Georgetown – Latest news on Penangchess.com is the announcement of the Penang Open tournament. 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.

There are two categories comprising of the Open and Challenger categories during the tournament. The Open category is for all players and the Challenger for those having FIDE ratings of below 2000 or National Ratings below 1750. It will be a 9 round Swiss using classical chess time of 90 minutes plus 30 seconds increment.

Entry fees are as follows:

Free entry for titled player (GM, IM, FM, NM)

	Open	Challenger
FIDE Rated	50	30
PCA Member	150	50
Non-PCA Member	180	80

To get a copy of the flyer details, please click here or go to http://penangchess.com.