Thursday, April 30, 2009

Penang Chess Association Annual General Meeting 2009

Date: 10 May 09             Time: 11am - 12pm.

Venue: RABB, PCA club house.

AGM Blitz tournament (PCA members only)  from 9am to 11am.

For more details refer to Chess Eu Hong

Penang Heritage City International Chess Open 2009

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Dewan Sri Pinang, Penang ● 10 – 14 June 2009

Tournament Regulations
• This is an individual tournament, open to all players.
• There are two groups of play: Open category for all players, and Challenger category for players rated below
2000 (FIDE ratings) or national rating 1750 and below.
• FIDE (International Chess Federation) rules and regulations shall apply. Results will be sent for FIDE rating calculations.
• Both groups will be played using the Swiss System, with 9 rounds for Open and Challenger. For the pairings, a Swiss Manager program will be used.
• The matches shall be conducted according to the schedule attached.
• Each player is accorded with a time control of 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move.
• Five minutes before the games start, the Chief Arbiter shall make the announcement accordingly. If any player is not present within an hour after the game is started, he shall lose by default.
• FIDE regulations apply for mobile phones, which must be switched off during playing times. Penalty is automatic loss of game.
• Officials and players should be smartly attired at all times while in the playing hall.

Programme / Schedule
Day 1 (Wednesday, 10 June 2009)
0800-0830 Final Registration
0830-0900 Players' Briefing
0900-1300 Round 1
1500-1900 Round 2
Day 2 (Thursday, 11 June 2009)
0900-1300 Round 3
1500-1900 Round 4
Day 3 (Friday, 12 June 2009)
0900-1300 Round 5
1500-1900 Round 6
Day 4 (Saturday, 13 June 2009)
0900-1300 Round 7
1500-1900 Round 8
Day 5 (Sunday, 14 June 2009)
0900-1300 Round 9
1300 Closing / Prize-giving Ceremony

Accommodation
Players are required to budget for their own board and
lodgings, as well as transportation needs.

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

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

Prizes

Prize Money (RM) Open Challenger
1 RM4,000 RM500
2 RM2,000 RM300
3 RM1,000 RM200
4 RM700 RM150
5 RM500 RM100
6 RM450 RM90
7 RM350 RM80
8 RM300 RM70
9 RM250 RM60
10 RM250 RM50
Best Lady RM250 RM50
Best PCA 1 RM250 RM50
Best PCA 2 RM200 RM50
Best PCA 3 RM200 RM50

Contact Person
Mr Tan Eng Seong
Tel: (60)12-4299517
Email: estan64@streamyx.com

Mr Tan Eu Hong
Tel: (60)12-4882133
Email: euhong@euhong.net

Source: Penang Chess Association

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

The Ravana Challengge

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The Ravana Challenge International Chess Tournament

September 12th – September 20th 2009, Colombo, Sri Lanka

1. Invitation

The Blue & Gold Chess Club in collaboration with the Excalibur Consultants has the honor of inviting all Chess players to participate in the inaugural “The Ravana Challenge International Chess Tournament” under the auspices of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, from September 12th (arrival) to September 20th, 2009 (departure) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Tournament will be held in a 5 star hotel in Colombo.

Blue and Gold guarantees that you will participate in one of the most professional competitions in the history of chess.

Blue and Gold aims for record participation in these events. We hope to attract more than 250 rated players including a minimum 40 Grand Masters from various parts of the world. We are ready to accommodate over 500 participants.

2. Prizes

Trophies, medals and certificates will be awarded to the top performers. A total of USD 15,000 in cash prizes shall be awarded as follows:

Overall Champion Trophy, Gold Medal & USD 3000 11th Place USD 200
1st Runner Up Silver Medal & USD. 2000 12th Place USD 200
2nd Runner Up Bronze Medal & USD. 1500 13th Place USD 200
4th Place USD 1,000 14th Place USD 200
5th Place USD 800 15th Place USD 100
6th Place USD 600 16th Place USD 100
7th Place USD 400 17th Place USD 100
8th Place USD 300 18th Place USD 100
9th Place USD 200 19th Place USD 100
10th Place USD 200 20th Place USD 100

Best Player - Rating category (minimum 5 points) All Top 3 will be given Gold, Silver or Bronze respective.

  2251-2399 2100-2250 1900-2099 Below1900 Best Women
Champion USD 300 USD 300 USD 200 USD 100 USD 400
1st Runner Up USD 200 USD 200 USD 100 USD 50 USD 300
2nd Runner Up USD 200 USD 200 USD 100 USD 50 USD 200
4th Place   USD 100 USD 100 USD 50 USD 100
5th Place   USD 100 USD 100 USD 50 USD 50
6th Place         USD 50

1 USD = Rs 114

All amounts are will be paid in Sri Lanka Rupees. Please note that a Tax@10% (as per Sri Lankan income tax regulations) will be deducted from the prize money.

Ties shall be broken and cash prizes shall NOT be shared among the winners.

3. Registration

The deadline for registration is July 30, 2009. After this a late registration charge will be added. However, organisers reserve the right to refuse or decline late registrations. (Details are given under the heading ‘Entry fees’ )

The registration form must include the FIDE ID, surname, first name, international rating and FIDE title and the passport details of every player and every accompanying person. An identity photo (2x3 cm) must also be sent for each player and accompanying person by 30th July 2009. The photo can also be taken on arrival at the Hotel at the cost of US$1.00.

All players must pay their entry fee and accommodation with registration.

Players will not be paired until all payments have been fulfilled.

SLCF registration fee for 2009 is compulsory for all Sri Lankan participants.

4. Format

The tournament will be played using the Swiss system with 10 rounds. The national rankings will not be taken into account for pairings. The rate of play will be in accordance with the FIDE rules: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. Official tie-break rules of FIDE will be accepted. The cash prizes however will NOT be shared.

5. Playing Schedule

Arrival 12th September 2009 at 1200 hrs.

Inauguration 12th September 2009 at 1800 hrs.

Rounds

Day 1   13.09.2009 10.00 hrs. Round 1

           13.09.2009 16.30 hrs. Round 2

Day 2   14.09.2009 15.00 hrs. Round 3

Day 3   15.09.2009 15 .00 hrs. Round 4

Day 4   16.09.2009 9.30 hrs. Round 5

          16.09.2009 16.30 hrs. Round 6

Day 5   17.09.2009 15.00 hrs. Round 7

Day 6   18.09.2009 9.30 hrs . Round 8

          18.09.2009 16.30 hrs. Round 9

Day 7   19.09.2009 9.30 hrs. Round 10

           19.09.2009 16.00 hrs Prize Distribution Ceremony

20th September 12.00 hrs Departure

6. Entry Fees

GMs, IMs, WGMs, WIMs and players with ratings above 2500 will not be charged entry fees.

Rated 2400-2499 USD 50 Rated 2300-2399 USD 70

Rated 2200-2299 USD 100 Rated 2000-2199 USD 130

Rated 1800-1999 USD 160 Rated 1400-1799 Rs. USD 220

Entry fee for SL Players

Rated above 2000 Rs 15,000

Rated between 1800-1999 Rs 20,000

Rated below 1800 Rs 25,000

Unrated players will not be allowed to take part

No request towards waiver of entry fee will be entertained.

FIDE Rating List July 2009 will be considered for all purposes related to the tournament.

The last date of entry: 30th of July, 2009

Entries with late fee of USD 50 1st to 20th of August 2009

Entries with late fee of USD 100 21th of August- 10th of September

Registration- Mail the entry form to the contact address. Registration will be on first come first serve basis

7. Accommodation:

All players will be provided accommodation in a 5 star hotel in Colombo. All foreign players shall stay in the official hotel. Local players shall find their own accommodation.

Grandmasters

The personally invited Grandmasters with an Elo rating of above 2500 (1/7/2009) will be provided free food and accommodation in double rooms in a 5 star hotel and will have to share the room with another Grandmaster. All other Grandmasters will be provided free accommodation in triple rooms in a 5 star hotel.

The rates of the hotel will be as follows.
Tournament is for 8 nights

  Full board per day Total Cost  Half board per day Total cost
Single  $ 61 per person  $488  $52 per person  $ 416
Double  $ 84 = $ 42 per person  $ 336 per person $66 = $ 33 per person  $ 264 per person
Triple $ 117 = $ 39 per person $ 312 per person $ 90= $ 30 per person  $ 240 per person

The Blue and Gold Chess Club will arrange entry visa and hotel booking for the participants;
Accommodation will be from September 12th (including dinner) to September 20th (including breakfast).

Early bird discount
If a player pays on or before 30th July he will get a discount of 5%.

  Total Cost (Full) Discount 5% Total Cost (Half) Discount 5%
Single  $ 488 $ 464 per person $ 416 $ 395 per person
Double  $ 336 per person $ 319 per person $ 264 per person $ 250 per person
Triple $ 312 per person $ 296 per person $ 240 per person $ 228 per person

The accommodation charges must be paid in advance. Rooms will be booked on the principle of FCFS (First Come First Served) basis.
8. Weather:
The Weather in Colombo during September is expected to be cold. The minimum / maximum temperature will be around 25/30 Degree Celsius.
9. Venue
Venue of the tournament will be a 5 star hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka (1 hour drive from the Airport) Access to playing areas, venues and the hotels will be allowed only to accredited people by the organisation.

10. Payment procedure
Players should make the payment in advance

Payment procedure, bank details will be notified later

All bank commissions should be paid by sender. As soon as the payment transfer is confirmed, the organising committee will send to the respective player/accompanying person the confirmation of the hotel reservations. Also all confirmed registrations will be declared on the official web site, where players may check their participants’ situation on a daily basis. Players will not be paired until all the payments are made to the organisers.
11. Appeals Committee
The Appeals committee will consist of 5 members and will be declared on the first day of the tournament.
12. Information about Visas
The Federations or players who need assistance with their visas are asked to contact the organizing committee before July 30th, 2009. The organiser will supply official letters of invitation only after all the payments are made (registration and accommodation fees for every member of the delegation). Check Emigration and immigration Sri Lanka http://www.immigration.gov.lk/
13. Tournament Committee:
Tournament committee has the discretion to accept or reject any entry. Decisions of the committee shall be final
and binding in all respect.

14. Contacts of the Organizing Committee
Joint Secretaries, Organizing Committee,
Muditha Hettigama
23/137, Pagoda Road, Sri Lanka.
Mobile : +94 717-394064
Email - mudithahettigama@gmail.com

Malinda Seneviratne
21 St. Mary’s Road, Mt. Lavinia
Mobile : + 94 777-807556
Email – malinsene@gmail.com

FIDE Delegate
Luxman Wijesuriya
Hony. Secretary Chess Federation of Sri Lanka
107/6, Piyadasa Sirisena Mawatha. Colombo 10, Sri Lanka.
Mobile: +94-715-397829
Fax: +94-11-2650622
Email: godigamu@yahoo.com

Entry forms can be obtained here.

Tehran Won Asian Cities Championship (Dubai Cup) Lebanon 15 - 23 April 2009

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The 16th Asian Cities Team Championship for Dubai Cup started off with 20 teams competing from 15th to 23rd April in Beirut, Lebanon. Tehran which was seeded 1st in the Asian Cities Championship that comprised of GM Ghaem Maghami Ehsan, GM Moradiabadi Elshan, GM Mahjoob Morteza, FM Moosavian S.Hamed & IM Mallahi Amir strolled over successfully with only one draw against team Bangalore from India. The second placing went to team Bangalore who needed the last win which they won Amman (Jordan), and third placing fell to Damascus (Syria) which won on better tie-break ahead of Furn El Chebak A (Lebanon).

Board 1 
Rank    Name  Rtg  Team  Pts.  Games  Medal
1 IM  Hassan Abdullah  2322 Sharjah (UAE)  8 9 Gold
2 GM  Ghaem Maghami Ehsan  2593 Tehran (Iran)  6 7 Silver
3   Thejkumar M. S.  2420 Bangalore (India)  7 9 Bronze
Board 2 
Rank    Name  Rtg  Team  Pts.  Games  Medal
1 CM  Shamieh, Mahmoud  2191 Beirut (Lebanon)  8 9 Gold
2 GM  Moradiabadi Elshan  2526 Tehran (Iran)  7 9 Silver
3 FM  Mohannad, Farhan  2284 Amman (Jordan)  6 8 Bronze
Board 3 
Rank    Name  Rtg  Team  Pts.  Games  Medal
1 GM  Mahjoob Morteza  2498 Tehran (Iran)  7 8 Gold
2 FM  Faraj, Yahya  2252 Sanaa (Yemen)  6 7 Silver
3   Sanjay N.  2316 Bangalore (India)  7 9 Bronze
Board 4 
Rank    Name  Rtg  Team  Pts.  Games  Medal
1   Amr Jawich  0 Chiah (lebanon)  6 7 Gold
2   Ihsan Jawad  2116 Al Quds (Palestine)  6 7 Silver
3   Asaad Albonni  2202 Damascus (Syria)  7 9 Bronze
4   Sriram Sarja  2219 Bangalore (India)  7 9  
Board 5 
Rank    Name  Rtg  Team  Pts.  Games  Medal
1 IM  Mallahi Amir  2387 Tehran (Iran)  5 6 Gold
2 FM  Ali, Layth.Ahmed  2289 Baghdad (Iraq)  6 7 Silver
3   Ibrahim Ismail  2127 Abu Dhabi (UAE)  6 7 Bronze

 

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds
Rk. SNo Team Games   +   =   - TB1 TB2 TB3
1 1 Tehran (Iran) 9 8 1 0 17 273 85
2 4 Bangalore (India) 9 6 2 1 14 230 90
3 8 Damascus (Syria) 9 5 3 1 13 187 90
4 3 Furn El Chebak A (Lebanon) 9 6 1 2 13 175 92
5 13 Kathmandu (Nepal) 9 5 1 3 11 124 66
6 7 Amman (Jordan) 9 4 2 3 10 182 90
7 5 Sanaa (Yemen) 9 4 2 3 10 170 83
8 10 Abu Dhabi (UAE) 9 5 0 4 10 117 67
9 2 Baghdad (Iraq) 9 4 1 4 9 181 89
10 6 Aleppo (Syria) 9 3 3 3 9 154 89
11 9 Sharjah (UAE) 9 4 1 4 9 146 79
12 15 Sulaimaniyah (Iraq) 9 4 1 4 9 110 75
13 14 Chiah (lebanon) 9 4 1 4 9 93.5 73
14 12 Bandar Emam (Iran) 9 4 0 5 8 143 97
15 11 Beirut (Lebanon) 9 4 0 5 8 85.5 68
16 19 Hazmieh (Lebanon) 9 3 0 6 6 104 68
17 16 Dubai (UAE) 9 2 2 5 6 82 61
18 18 Al Quds (Palestine) 9 3 0 6 6 59.5 65
19 17 Furn El Chebak B (Lebanon) 9 1 1 7 3 57.5 65
20 20 Gaza (Palestine) 9 0 0 9 0 21.5 65

Friday, April 24, 2009

How to Prepare for a First Chess Tournament

image For those who is the first time playing their first chess tournament can be stressful sometimes but take it as a step for you to learn & progress. Don't bother about the amount money you paid for & take it as investment in it. I remembered my first tournament was the USM Individual in 1995 which I scored only 2 points.
 
Step1
Get enough rest. It will do you no good to enter a tournament in the situation tired and with a fuzzy brain. Go to bed about an hour earlier than you normally would to ensure that you feel invigorated for your first game.
 
Step2
Do not study the night before the tournament. Take a break–watch TV, read a book, go to the movies. Do anything but study. This type of last minute work does not work well. Just don’t think about chess, don’t look at chess, don’t play chess same like Coke slogan except the other way round.
 
Step3
Have a good breakfast. Flying through a fast food joint and a cup of coffee is likely not going to help your creative juices flow. Try to get some fruits during the lunch break if possible. Get up a little early and have a well-balanced, healthy breakfast that will keep you full for a while.
 
Step4
Take a sack or backpack in with you. In the sack, there should be extra pens/pencils, a snack or two, bottled water or juice, and a sweatshirt or light jacket in case the tournament hall gets cold.
 
Step5
Play the openings you know, and studied so far. It is a big mistake to try something new at a chess tournament unless if the tournament you took part is for fun. If you get into positions you are not familiar with against a stronger player, things will probably not end well. The best way is to complicate the positions & hopefully your opponent will run out of time! Make sure when you complicate, make sure you got space & development to move around. Trust your instincts–play what you know!
 
 

MBSS Invitational Open Chess Tournament 2009

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4th MBSSKL INVITATIONAL CHESS OPEN TOURNAMENT 2009

Saturday, July 18, 2009

 

RULES & REGULATIONS

Host & Venue:Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan   Laki-Laki Methodist, Jalan Hang Jebat, 50150 Kuala Lumpur

Tel:  03 2078 293                                                           Fax:  03 2034 1346

Category:        Individual sections only, limited to 20 – 30 participants per section.

Category

Under 14

Under 17

Under 20

Individual Section

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

 

 

 

Participation is strictly on invitational basis by the host.  Participants should be chess players who have won at least top ten placing at state-level chess competitions or are strongly recommended by state MSSM chess officials or coaches.

Tournament Regulations:

1.         This 6 Round, individual tournament is open only to invited players by the host.

2.         FIDE (World Chess Federation) rules and regulations will apply.  The tournament will be national rated.

3.         The Swiss Manager Program will be used for pairings.

4.         The games will be played according to the schedule below.  Time control is 25 minutes from move 1. 

5.         All mobile phones & electronic devices are banned in the tournament hall.

6.         All officials & players should be smartly attired in the playing hall.

7.         Draw by agreement only after 30 moves.

8.         All decisions made by the Chief Arbiter is final.

9.         MBSSKL reserves the right to accept and reject entries.

Schedule:

Round

Time

 

Round

Time

Registration

7.30 – 8.30 am

 

4

1.00 – 1.50 pm

1

9.00 – 9.50 am

 

5

2.00 – 2.50 pm

2

10.10 – 11.00 am

 

6

3.00 – 3.50 pm

3

11.20 – 12.10 am

 

Closing Ceremony

4.10 pm

Lunch

12.10 – 1.00 pm

 

Prizes:

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th – 6th

RM200 + Trophy

RM150 + Trophy

RM100 + Trophy

RM75 + medal

RM50 + medal

All participants will receive a certificate of participation.  Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.

Entry Fees:     RM10 (non-returnable) per participant payable to Persatuan Catur SMK (L) Methodist KL Maybank Account No. 1640 3428 3940.  Please mail or fax entry form together with payment slip by July 3, 2009 (Friday). Entry fees for MBSSKL students are waived.

Arbiter:           Mr. Lim Tse Pin, assisted by En. Mohd Suhairi Hussin.

Information:    Please contact the school office at 03 2978 2293; or Pn. Yong (016 4925 530) / Mr. Chin (016 319 3878)