(2 lecithin tablets before the tourney)
I had about 2 hours sleep (coffee overload) before playing in the first tournament (for me) in the year - the Engitex tournament.
It was an adventure as I had not been there before and I took bus 91 to IIUM (International Islamic University of Malaysia).
This was my first [...]

The 15th Asian Games starts today (December 1, 2006) and ends on December 15, 2006. Chess is included for the very first time in the Asian games as one of the 46 disciplines from 39 events scheduled to be contested.
The following is the schedule for chess:-
Men’s Rapid Chess
* December 2 - [...]

Here is the results and pictures from the recent UUM tourney:-… Continue reading

Thanks to Stonemaster Fadli for posting the map to the coming Stonemaster #2 tournament coming soon on 17th September. Original map on http://stonemaster.biz (I took the liberty to add the big red arrow pointing to the place :))
Those who have not pre-registered, please do so early. From past experience, there are many disappointed people who [...]

There’s a chess tournament in Gerik, Perak on the 16th September 2006. It’s a government funded chess tournament. Here are the details:-… Continue reading

The Malaysian Chess Challenge, now known as AmBank Group Malaysian Chess Challenge has received a monetary prize increase.
The total fund now is a whopping RM 10,000 (about USD 2700).
Here is the new prize structure:… Continue reading

The ASEAN Age Groups has started a few days ago in Jakarta Indonesia. Our juniors are playing in the under 8, under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16 and under 18 categories. Not much news out of Jakarta yet but we did pick this up from Jakarta Post:

JAKARTA: A total of 168 boys [...]

Judging from the last few scholastic chess events like the MSSM, I’m predicting a record turnout by the young ones for this tourney. 500+ particpants is not impossible
Date: June 18 and July 12 2006
Venue: Royal Selangor Club (Dataran Merdeka @ CARD ROOM Ground Floor)… Continue reading

Here’s a reminder that the Stonemaster tourney is just one month away. It’s unique in the sense that it is open to :
NON-FIDE RATED PLAYERS only !!
Please tell me if you have heard of any other tourney in the world that is similiar to this.
This is a fantastic chance for amature chess enthusiast (like [...]

There will be a chess tournament held in Lutong Sarawak. Details:-
I will post the entry form in GilaChess.com later.
2006 KRP Open “International Chess” Tournament
Date: 13 & 14 May 2006
Venue: Kelab Rekreasi Petroliam, Lutong … Continue reading

The long awaited Kuala Kubu results is out!!
One thing to note here is the Zulkafli family won first place in all three categories!
Here are the top 10 places for all three categories contested:-
Open Category

Zarul Shazwan Zullkafli 5.0
Norazman Ismail 5.0
FM [...]

The entry forms for the Seremban tournament is out. It will clash with the Selangor Open (which I will be taking part in).
Download the form for more details… Continue reading

Sorry couldn’t put up the full results as the file I copied from the organisers could not be opened either because it’s the wrong file format or it was corrupted.
Anyway the winner is WFM Siti Zulaikha !! with 5.5 points.
She has won this annual event for the 3rd time in a row.
Her brother Kamal Firdaus [...]

Kepong Open 2006 will be on this Sunday.
However, I feel it hasn’t got the attention it deserves. It’s funny that it never got the proper publicity this past few years.
For example in 2004 it was announce at the last minute so few players made it to this tournament. Last year the Kepong Open clashed with [...]

The organisers just sent me this details to be posted:-… Continue reading

A total of 380 participants took part in this event.
Here’s the results.… Continue reading

Here’s a bit of background about the coming Royal Selangor Open.… Continue reading | 6 Comments

Zarul Shazwan Zullkafli
Tjin Hau *
Masrin Erowan
Siti Zulaikha Foudzi
Liew Kwan Wooi [...]

Thanks to Encik Ahmad Shafruddin we finally have some pictures from the Temerloh event.

FM Anas Nazreen Bakri becoming champion after the exciting last round drama where he beat FM Nicholas Chan.
Anas receives the prize from Dato Sarit-Ahli Parlimen Temerloh.… Continue reading