Thank you FIDE for the promotion!

http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/4336-3rd-kl-open-chess-championship

List of registered participants are at:  http://www.chess-results.com/tnr29862.aspx?lan=1

KL Rapid Grand Prix Gets off to Good Start!

The 1st leg of the KL Rapid Grand Prix 2010 sponsored by the Malaysian Intellect Development Foundation and the Royal Selangor Club (RSC) was held from 6-7 February at the RSC premises at Dataran Merdeka.

Organised by the Kuala Lumpur Chess Association, the first of a monthly series series got underway as scheduled with 54 participants – an impressive turnout give it was a school day on Saturday 6 February and there were also no less than 4 tournaments being held simultaneously over the weekend.  

Yeoh Li Tian scored 6/6 to win the Open Section and is seen here with the RM 300 prize presented by Mohd Nasri Mohd Nordin of the KLCA with Tournament Director Dr Ajeet Singh of the RSC looking on.

Full results can be found at http://www.chess-results.com/tnr30085.aspx?lan=.

With and unbeaten 5.5/6, Subramaniam Sivanesan was an equally deserving winner of the U-12 section and all the results can be viewed at  http://www.chess-results.com/tnr30086.aspx?art=1&rd=6&lan=1&m=-1&wi=1000.

The 2nd leg of the KL Rapid Grand Prix is scheduled for 6-7 March and entries may be directed to peterlong@aol.asia and more information is at http://www.klchess.com/2010/01/kl-rapid-grand-prix-2010.html.

Petaling Street in KL’s Chinatown and Pasar Seni (or Central Market)

If you play in the KL Open, expect to enjoy this (and much more) every day!

(One of several entrances to Petaling Street)


(An authentic and safe street shopping experience is guaranteed, day or night!)


(Pasar Seni in English is Cultural Market but we still call it Central Market as that was what it originally was in our grandparent’s time!)


(One of many themed “streets” promising a sample of what each part of Malaysia has to offer).

3rd KL Open Chess Championship, 6-12 April 2010

1. Organisers and Sponsor

Organised by Kuala Lumpur Chess Association (KLCA) with sponsorship from Masterskill University of Health Sciences and the Malaysian Intellect Development Foundation. Supported by the Malaysian Chess Federation and managed by Effective Commerce Sdn. Bhd.

2. Schedule & Format of Play

Tuesday 6 April
12:00- Arrival & 18:00 Final Registration & Players Meeting

Wednesday 7 April
09:00 Round 1 & 16:00 Round 2

Thursday 8 April
09:00 Round 3

Friday 9 April
09:00 Round 4 & 16:00 Round 5

Saturday 10 April
09:00 Round 6

Sunday 11 April
09:00 Round 7 & 15:00 Round 8

Monday 12 April
09:00 Round 9 & 14:00 Blitz Tournament & 18:00 Prize Giving & Closing Ceremony

The KL Open will be played using the Swiss system and be FIDE rated and titled*. The rate of play will be 90 minutes for the whole game with 30 seconds increment for every move starting from the first move.

*The Malaysian Chess Federation is responsible for submission of the KL Open tournament report generated with the Swiss manager pairing program to FIDE for rating and title purposes

3. Prize Fund
1^st – RM 10,000 & Challenge Trophy; 2^nd – RM 5,000; 3^rd – RM 3,000; 4^th to 10^th - RM 1,000; 11^th to 20^th – RM500 each

4. Entry Fees to be payable by 16^th March 2010; thereafter a 50% penalty of applicable entry fee applies.

GM/IM/WGM/WIM and players over 2400*  No Fee
FM/WFM and players over 2300                  RM 100
2200-2299                                                 RM 150
2100-2199                                                 RM 200
2000-2099                                                 RM 250
1900-1999                                                 RM 300
Unrated and below 1900                             RM 350

*First 10 GM/IM/WGM/WIM and players over 2400 registering with a refundable USD 100 deposit will get free board at the official hotel, and will also be provided a meal allowance.

*The organisers reserve the right to accept and reject entries.

5. The Playing Venue & Official Hotel

The KL Open will be held at the Olympic Sports Hotel where we are proposing a package of 7 nights stay on a twin sharing basis in a superior or deluxe room (inclusive of breakfast) together with meet and greet airport transfers for just USD 200. Subject to room type, each additional night would be charged between USD 35-45. 

Olympic Sports Hotel is located in Kuala Lumpur’s vibrant China Town, at the centre of which is Petaling Street, a frantically busy market of amazing colours, smells and sights that offers an experience like no other from morning till night!

And next to Petaling Street is Pasar Seni (Central Market), today a cultural and crafts centre which is also next to a Light Rail Transit station of the same name and which connects to KL International Airport via the KL Sentral transportation hub and just a 10 minute ride to other major tourist attractions such as the Kuala Lumpur City Centre with its iconic Petronas Twin Towers.

6. Payment

All payments (net of all bank charges) shall be made payable by 16 March 2010 to:

Effective Commerce Sdn. Bhd.
Maybank Berhad, Jalan Yong Shook Lin, Petaling Jaya Branch
Account Number: 514187 214430
Swift Code: MBBEMYKL

Copy to: peterlong@aol.asia

*You are reminded that it is your responsibility to ensure payment has been received so please communicate payment details to the organizers and ask for acknowledgement of the same.

7. Visas

If a letter to support a visa application is required, please contact the KL Open 2009 Organising Secretary & Tournament Director Peter Long (E:peterlong@aol.asia, M: +6013 3920 920).

KL Rapid Grand Prix 2010

1. Organisers and Sponsors

Organised by Kuala Lumpur Chess Association (KLCA) & Polgar Chess Asia with sponsorship from Malaysian Intellectual Development Foundation and the Royal Selangor Club.

2. Format, Time Control & System

There will be two sections - Open & Kids (U-12), played using the Swiss System, and the rate of play will be 45 minutes for the whole game.

There will be 4 legs, played monthly, followed by the grand finals:

First Leg: 6-7 February 2010
Second leg: 6-7 March 2010
Third Leg: 3-4 April 2010
Fourth leg: 8-9 May 2010
Grand Finals: 5-6 June 2010

Points (actual scores) accumulated from each leg will be used as the basis for qualifying for the Grand Finals, where the top 10 in each section will be given free entry and the top 25 overall finishers* in each section will be given priority in participation.

*The organizers reserves discretion in modifying the number of qualifiers.

3. Schedule

Played on weekends: On Saturdays from 2 to 5:30 p.m., and on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday
12:00-13:00 Final Registration
14:00-15:30 Round 1
16:00-17:30 Round 2

Sunday
09:00-10:30 Round 3
11:00-12:30 Round 4
13:30-15:00 Round 5
15:30-17:00 Round 6
17:30-18:00 Closing & Prize Giving

Participants are encouraged to pre-register with the organizers to be assured of a place as space is limited and so only 80 places are guaranteed for each leg.

4. Total Prize Fund (RM 6,600)

Each Leg:
Open:
1^st Prize – RM300; 2^nd – RM150; 3^rd – RM100; 4^th to 5^th – RM50 each; 6^th to 10^th – RM 25 each
Kids (U-12):
1^st Prize – RM150; 2^nd – RM75; 3^rd – RM50; 4^th to 5^th – RM25 each

Grand Finals:
Open:
1^st Prize – RM600; 2^nd – RM300; 3^rd – RM200; 4^th to 5^th – RM100 each; 6^th to 10^th – RM 50 each
Kids (U-12):
1^st Prize – RM300; 2^nd – RM150; 3^rd – RM100; 4^th to 5^th – RM50 each

5. Entry Fees to be payable three days before each leg, thereafter a 50% penalty of up to the applicable entry fee may apply.

Members (KLCA & RSC):
Open: RM 15
Kids (U-12) RM 5

Non-Members:
Open: RM 20
Kids (U-12) RM 10

*The organisers reserves the right to accept and reject entries.

6. The Playing Venue

The tournament playing venue is the Card Room of the Royal Selangor Club at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur.

7. Payment

All payments shall be made payable to:
Effective Commerce Sdn. Bhd.
Maybank Berhad, Jalan Yong Shook Lin, Petaling Jaya Branch
Account Number: 514187 214430
Swift Code: MBBEMYKL

Copy to: peterlong@aol.asia

Top Seeded Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son wins the KL Open 2009 and Indonesia is the first Young Talent Teams Champion

Kuala Lumpur Open 2009

Grandmaster Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son from Vietnam lived up to his top billing by winning the KL Open 2009 with an impressive 7.5 points from 9 games and RM 10,000.

In second place, half a point behind on 7 points, was Indonesian Grandmaster Susanto Megaranto whose victory over Grandmaster Dao Tien Hai of Vietnam to earn RM 5,000 almost made up for two disasters in earlier rounds against less fancied opponents.

And Uzbekistan Grandmaster Saidali Iuldachev proved be a comeback kid with a strong finish to score 6.5 points for sole third place and RM 3,000.

Sharing 4th to 8th places and RM 1,000 were Dao, Grandmaster Marat Dzhumaev and International Master Tahir Vakhidov of Uzbekistan, Candidate Master Nguyen Hoang Nam from Vietnam, and International Master Richard Bitoon from the Philippines.

But perhaps the happiest were Nguyen Hoang Nam and Candidate Master Farid Firman Shah from Indonesia earned their first International Master title norms.

Of the locals, Edward Lee was the best performer with 5 points with Wing Jianwen, Najib Abdul Wahab, and Mohamed Abdul Haq a point behind with 4/9.

With 80+ participants from 11 countries (including 6 Grandmasters and 7 International Masters from a total of 27 titled players), the media friendly KL Open (which has perhaps set new standards for organisational excellence in the locally) can be considered to be a big success!

KL Young Talent Teams

As expected, Indonesia proved a convincing winner of the KL Young Talent Team Challenge with 38.5 points from a possible 54 with Singapore edging PCU Asia for second place.

Individual standouts were Luftu Ali (Indonesia), Joel Chan (Singapore), and Aziz Farhan (KLCA) in the under 14 section and Mohammad Firmansyah and Novendra Priasmoro (Indonesia) and Ryan Ow (PCU Asia).

The KL Open & Young Talent Team Championship 2009 was organised by the Kuala Lumpur Chess Association with sponsorship from the Malaysian Intellect Development Foundation and Masterskill University College of Health Sciences.

Chessdom is the KL Open 2009 Official Media Partner!

The Kuala Lumpur Chess Association is both honoured and very grateful to Chessdom (www.chessdom.com) for agreeing to be the KL Open & Young Talent Teams Chess Challenge 2009 Official Media Partner.

From today we will also be using www.ChessASIA.net for daily press releases, the publishing of games as well for posting videos and photos.

Young Talent Teams Challenge

This year, instead of a Challengers Section in the KL Open 2009, we have, in line with the newly launched KL Young Talent Development Program in conjunction with Polgar Chess Asia, the KL Young Talent Chess Team Challenge with four teams of peers participating by invitation.

Indonesia is the favourite but like Singapore (represented by Serangoon Chess Club) is also joining the teams from KLCA and Polgar Chess University Asia in opting for exposure rather than results with younger line ups rather than the maximum age allowed!

We also have an unusual format with the teams of six having three under 14 players and three under 10 players respectively also participate in a Scheveningen style competition and so we have three competitions in one, team, under 14, and under 10.