Please be informed that this Sun (18 Jan) Chess Allegro is postponed to 15 Feb because no electricity supply to Wilayah Complex. Sorry for any inconvenience cause.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Ni Hua wins Reggio Emilia 2008/2009 with 1½ points
The Champion GM Ni Hua posing for CHEERS!!!
Last year Zoltan Almasi or Hungary took first place in the traditional Italian tournament, scoring half a point more than Ni Hua. This year the Chinese grandmaster came to the event with a 69-point higher rating, while Almasi had dropped by 28 points. The result: Ni Hua took first place with 7.5/9 and a 2840 performance, while Almasi came a distant second with 6.0/9.
Zoltan Almasi, 2663 vs Alexey Dreev, 2670 in round five (Dreev won in 96 moves)
Alexei Dreev, 2670, vs Mihail Marin, 2556 in round six (Marin won in 62 moves)
Luca Shytaj, 2472, vs Ni Hua, 2710 in round seven. Ni Hua won in 33 moves
Manuel Leon Hoyos, Mexico, vs Miso Cebalo, Coratia in round eight (draw)
Mihail Marin, Romania vs Jan Gustafsson in round eight: 1-0 in 40 moves
Decisive game Ni Hua vs Almasi in round eight: Black won in 41 moves
Source: Chessbase.
KLANG OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009
KLANG OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009
Organised by Badan Kebajikan Kakitangan Pejabat Agama Islam Daerah And Majlis Guru Besar Daerah Klang
( THIS IS A NATIONAL RATED EVENT )
Date:7th February 2009 ( Saturday )
Transportation : Take KTM to KTM Komuter Klang & take cab to the Pusat Sumber Pendidikan Jais (PSPJ) about 1-2km and around RM5-7.
Time:7.30 am – 6.00 pm
Venue:Pusat Sumber Pendidikan JAIS ( PSPJ ) , Jalan Bukit Jati,
KAMPUNG JAWA, KLANG, SELANGOR ( Refer Map Attached )
System:SWISS SYSTEM – 7 ROUNDS ( ROUND 1 STARTS AT 09:30AM )
Time Control:25 minutes per player
Tie Break:SOLKOFF, SONNEBORN BERGER, PROGRESSIVE SCORE
Entry Fees:RM15.00 – Under 12 Category
:RM20.00 – Under 18 Category
:RM25.00 – Open Category
NOTE: TROPHY WILL BE GIVEN TO ALL TOP THREE WINNERS OF MAIN CATEGORY
CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO ALL WINNERS.
TOTAL CASH PRIZES : RM7410.00 TO BE WON !!!
OFFERING 72 OVERALL WINNERS!!!
NOT-TO-BE-MISSED : LUCKY DRAW DURING PRIZE GIVING !!!!
BREAKFAST & LUNCH PROVIDED!!!
PRE – REGISTRATION & ENQUIRES
ZAMRI SAJARI 016 - 277 5005 / SYED ABD RAHMAN 012 - 248 4513 / AZHAR MS 012 – 679 6193
CLOSING DATE : 31 January 2009
Register thru SMS, deposit entry fee to 'Badan Kebajikan Kakitangan PAID Klang' - Bank Islam Account No: 12010010017749
and fax bank slip to 03-33231319 before closing date ( 31 January 2009 )
ONLY PAID ENTRANCE WILL BE ACCEPTED.
STRICTLY : Registration Or Payment After Closing Date WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
CNY Open 2009
CNY Open 2009
Tempat : Dewan Tan Sri Mahfoz Khalid
26 & 27 Januari 2009.
Hadiah Keseluruhan RM 4985.00
Hubungi Suhairi 012 3631591.
Rezal 0133641001
Akbar 0169789555
Al Ain Chess Club A (UAE) won the ACC Championship!
Al Ain Chess Club A stormed the event with the unbeaten record powered by Ukranian GM Sergey Karjakin & his counterpart GM Zahar Efimenko after drawing with Vietnam Victory Club (Vie) in the last round.
| Team-Composition with round-results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pts. | |||||||||||
| 1 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2730 | UKR | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4,0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | GM | Efimenko Zahar | 2680 | UKR | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4,0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | GM | Jobava Baadur | 2664 | GEO | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4,0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2642 | ARM | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3,0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | GM | Li Chao B | 2622 | CHN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5,5 | |||||||||||
| Final Ranking after 7 Rounds | |||||||||
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
| 1 | 1 | Al Ain Chess Club A (UAE) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 169 | 59 |
| 2 | 3 | Qi Yuan Club (CHN) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 138 | 54 |
| 3 | 2 | Fajr Shams Chess Club (IRI) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 140 | 53 |
| 4 | 4 | Tagaytay Chess Club (PHI) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 139 | 58 |
| 5 | 6 | Vietnam Victory Club (VIE) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 123 | 56 |
| 6 | 11 | Mon-Cad (MGL) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 108 | 50 |
| 7 | 13 | Galkynysh (TKM) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 102 | 45 |
| 8 | 9 | Al Ain Chess Club B (UAE) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 97 | 48 |
| 9 | 8 | Club Intchess (SIN) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 95 | 53 |
| 10 | 7 | Club India (IND) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 127 | 55 |
| 11 | 5 | Chirchik Chess (UZB) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 103 | 60 |
| 12 | 16 | Al Muhafaza (SYR) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 70.5 | 44 |
| 13 | 19 | Al Shuolaa (YEM) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 61.5 | 44 |
| 14 | 10 | Rah Ahan (IRI) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 87 | 52 |
| 15 | 18 | Peshmerga (IRQ) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 69.5 | 49 |
| 16 | 20 | Lahore Chess Club (PAK) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 60 | 40 |
| 17 | 17 | Sport Electricity Club (IRQ) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 75.5 | 46 |
| 18 | 14 | Yemen Chess Club (YEM) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 46 |
| 19 | 27 | Brunei Chess Center (BRU) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 55.5 | 37 |
| 20 | 24 | Tanmiyah Sports Club (LIB) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 40 |
| 21 | 21 | Sri Lanka Chess Club (SRI) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 43.5 | 37 |
| 22 | 23 | Nables (PLE) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 35.5 | 37 |
| 23 | 12 | Sharjah Chess Club (UAE) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 69 | 44 |
| 24 | 22 | Bahrain Union Club (BRN) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 44.5 | 40 |
| 25 | 15 | Tajikistan Chess Club (TJK) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 37 | 41 |
| 26 | 28 | Afghanistan Chess Club (AFG) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 36.5 | 34 |
| 27 | 26 | Elite Chess Club (NEP) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 39.5 | 37 |
| 28 | 25 | Ilsan Chess Club (KOR) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 31 |
| 29 | 29 | Al Shulah Club (SYR) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 34.5 | 34 |
| 30 | 30 | Jerusalem Chess Club (PLE) | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 31 |
Asian Chess Club Championship League
Hi guys! sorry was in the holiday New Year mood! Haha...!
The event started on the 25th of December 2008 and recently ended on 31st December 2008
The Al Ain Culture and Chess Club A team will be represented by GM Sergey Karjakin from Ukraine. Karjakin was the youngest ever player to become a GM when he was only 12 years and 7 months old. Karjakin, born in January 12,1990 in Simferopol-Ukraine, is ranked number 15 in the world according to the FIDE ranking last October and the 2nd in the Under 20 category with his elo rating of 2730. He was the World Under 12 Champion. Karjakin started playing chess when he was only five years old and became an International Master when he was 11. GM Zahar Efimenko, also from Ukraine, was born in July 3, 1985 and became a GM when he was 17. In 1999 he became the World Under 14 Champion and in the same year he played for the Ukrainian team that won the World Under 16 Championship. Has an elo rating of 2680 GM Baadur Jobava, from Georgia. Jobava, born inNovember 26,1983, won the Dubai Open Chess Championship in 2003 and since the new start of the Millennium he increased his elo rating to 2664 and became a GM. He was born in a chess family and was Georgia’s Juniors Champion. The other two players in the ACCC line up are: GM Gabriel Sargissian from Armenia who has an elo rating of 2643 (born in February 3,1983) and GM Li Chao, from China, with an elo rating of 2622 who is number 6 in the world junior category. Here we also have our own Malaysian player playing FM Peter Long represent Intchess Singapore.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
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