Nigel Short intends to be at the KL Open 2010!

This year, subject to his expected participation in the Thailand Open (as advisor to the organising Bangkok Chess Club), Grandmaster Nigel Short, former World Championship Contender, many time Commonwealth Champion, and the current English Champion still ranked as the No. 1 British player, will visit Malaysia as a guest of the KL Open 2010!

Short who is tentatively scheduled to arrive on 10 April via Bangkok after an expected long flight from Europe, has still kindly agreed to conduct a simultaneous exhibition at 4 p.m. that very same day (as it is a Saturday) and we hope to persuade him to do another on Sunday.

This simultaneous exhibition is limited to a maximum of 20 places (we have increased the number to meet expected demand) and seats are priced at RM 500 each on a first come first serve basis.

For the best possible experience, we will limit spectators, participants will have their score sheets signed by (and their photo taken with) the most famous grandmaster ever to grace a local chess tournament, and they will also be invited to join the dinner function to be held immediately after (where their questions may be directed to this legend of the game).

Any enquiries and your registrations should be directed to KL Open 2010 Organising Secretary Peter Long at peterlong@aol.asia.

KL Rapid Grand Prix – 2nd Leg - 6-7 March 2010

It’s coming up again to the time of the KL Rapid Grand and as before, the second leg will be held at the Royal Selangor Club at Dataran Merdeka.

All details as in our original announcement at http://www.klchess.com/2010/01/kl-rapid-grand-prix-2010.html

See you there!

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.