Friday, December 31, 2010

Hastings Masters, Howell Leads

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31 December 2010, Kuala Lumpur – At the Hastings Masters Chess Tournament, the top seed is David Howell. 109 players have registered for the Hastings Masters 2010-2011. David Howell has won all three rounds so far. This is a 9 round Swiss chess tournament.

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Here is the third round game between GM David Howell and Ramnath Bhuvanesh of the Hastings Masters 2010-2011. The Caro-Kann Opening transpired. Black ends with a win.


To see the full rankings table, please click here.

Official website : http://www.hastingschess.org.uk/default.asp

Vallejo Leads Reggio Emilia, Italy

WGM Olga Zimina, WGM Yulia Kochetkova, WGM Martha Fierro
Pix 1. WGM Olga Zimina, WGM Yulia Kochetkova, and WGM Martha Fierro (picture courtesy of chessdom.com)
Vallejo Pons Francisco leads 2.5 / 3 pts 31 December 2010, Kuala Lumpur – At the 53rd Reggio Emilia Chess Tournament in Italy, Vallejo Pons Francisco (pix left) beats Navara David of Czech Republic in the third round. Meanwhile Short suffered a loss at the hands of Caruana Fabiano of Italy, as a result, the third round leader is now Vallejo Pons Francisco with 2.5 points.


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Cross-table (after round 3):
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The diagram above demonstrates the ending of the Caruana-Short chess game during the third round of the 53rd Reggio Emilia 2010-2011 Italy. Despite black having the  extra pawn, it did not help matters as white has an advanced c-pawn at the seventh rank. White played 59.Qd7 allowing the white pawn to reach its queening square, c8 and taking the pin out while giving white a gain in material.
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17chessclub Blitz

31 Disember 2010, Kuala Lumpur – Berita terkini daripada Syazrin Abdul Rahman mengenai pertandingan catur blitz pada lewat petang, 9 Januari 2010 di DATCC, Kuala Lumpur.

17chessclub blitz@datcc open

17chessclub blitz @ datcc open
(Kawalan Masa 5 minit seorang)

9 pusingan
Tarikh:  9hb January 2011
Tempat: DATCC 4 Floor Wilayah Complex,KL
Masa:   0630 ptg- 0930 mlm
Yuran:   RM10

Jadual pertandingan
0630-0715Pusingan 1 hingga 3
0715-0745 Sembahyang Maghrib/Rehat
0800-0930 Pusingan 4 hingga 9

Format hadiah seperti berikut;
Hadiah hanya tempat pertama,kedua dan ketiga sahaja
*Hadiah mengikut bilangan peserta.

Matlamat pertandingan adalah untuk menajamkan lagi 'opening' para peserta,mendedahkan lagi keseronokan aktiviti catur di kalangan masyarakat.

Sila SMS nama pada Syazrin Abd Rahman 0126091898 atau register pada 9hb January 2011 pada pukul 1 tengahari hingga pukul 5 petang

Who Said Chess Isn’t Sexy

31 December 2010, Kuala Lumpur – It’s the last day of the year folks and tomorrow we usher a new year – 2011 and enjoy the youtube video on the former Women’s World Chess Champion, Alexandra Kosteniuk exploits in chess.

Malaysia’s Top 100 Chess Players

1 January 2011, Kuala Lumpur – FIDE has just released the latest FIDE Rating List for all countries including Malaysia. Here is the top 100 FIDE Rated Malaysian chess players for the January 2011.
# Name Title Fed Rating G B-Year
1 Mas, Hafizulhelmi m MAS 2418 9  
2 Mok, Tze-Meng m MAS 2394 0  
3 Chan, Nicholas f MAS 2375 0  
4 Ooi, Chern Ee f MAS 2349 0  
5 Lim, Chuin Hoong Ronnie f MAS 2335 0 1983
6 Liew, Chee-Meng-Jimmy m MAS 2302 0 1958
7 Ng, Tze Han MAS 2285 9 1981
8 Long, Peter f MAS 2282 0 1961
9 Lim, Yee-Weng m MAS 2248 0 1982
10 Law, Zhe Kang MAS 2215 0  
11 Chin, F MAS 2211 0  
12 Zakaria, Fairin MAS 2198 0  
13 Yeoh, Chin-Seng MAS 2185 0  
14 Wahiduddin, Kamalarifin MAS 2169 0 1972
15 Leong, Mun Wan MAS 2167 0  
16 Lau, Gregory MAS 2163 0 1964
17 Lee, Kim Han Edward MAS 2161 8 1993
18 Tan, Khai Boon MAS 2150 8  
19 Loo, Swee Leong MAS 2141 7  
20 Yeap, Eng Chiam MAS 2140 9 1995
21 Sabri, Mohd Saprin MAS 2139 0 1972
22 Ibrahim, Mohd Irman MAS 2119 0 1976
23 Yeoh, Li Tian MAS 2115 12 1999
24 Liong, Ing Kiat Anthony MAS 2107 0  
24 Soon, Wai Cheong MAS 2107 0 1988
26 Mohamed, Abdul Haq MAS 2096 0  
27 Ooi, Chong Hean MAS 2094 0 1982
28 Tan, Hong Ghee MAS 2092 8  
29 Wahiduddin, Mohd Khair MAS 2089 0  
30 Chin, David MAS 2082 0 1961
31 Zullkafli, Zarul Shazwan MAS 2081 4 1989
31 Pok, Wern Jian MAS 2081 0 1987
33 Abang, Mohd Reduan MAS 2080 4  
34 Che Hassan, Abdullah MAS 2076 7 1984
35 Lim, Zhuo Ren MAS 2074 13 1992
36 Soh, Han Loong Gerald MAS 2073 0 1985
37 Zainal, Faiezul MAS 2069 0  
38 Subramaniam, Sumant MAS 2065 3 1993
39 Othman, Tun Seri Lanang MAS 2062 0 1975
40 Ong, Thian Loon MAS 2059 0  
41 Chan, Tze Wei MAS 2058 3 1987
42 Nik, Nik Ahmad Farouqi MAS 2057 7 1982
42 Zullkafli, Zarul Shafiq MAS 2057 0 1987
44 Amru, Muhd Tariq MAS 2049 0 1992
45 Zakaria, Mohd Fadli c MAS 2048 0 1969
46 Abdul Shukor, Abdul Aziz MAS 2046 0 1970
47 Azman Hisham, Mohd Nabil MAS 2044 23 1994
47 Zulkipli, Zaidan MAS 2044 0 1984
49 Leong, Zhi Wen MAS 2043 0 1990
50 Ong, Way Justin MAS 2041 0 1992
51 Capel, Evan Timothy MAS 2040 0  
51 Tham, Tick Hong Jax MAS 2040 0 1960
53 Tukiran, Taulani MAS 2033 0 1965
54 Yusof, Kamaluddin MAS 2029 8 1967
54 Siah, Jun Ren Ian MAS 2029 3  
56 Erowan, Masrin MAS 2027 0  
57 Nayan, Ahmad Fadzil MAS 2023 3  
58 Tan, Ken Wei MAS 2022 0 1992
59 Husain, Hazril MAS 2021 0  
60 Cheah, Cheok Fung MAS 2020 0 1982
61 Saifuddin, Muhd Izz MAS 2016 0 1993
62 Han, Kun Lin Zach MAS 2015 0 1986
63 Fong, Choong Ee MAS 2014 0 1961
64 Shaik Ali, Nor Ilhamuddin MAS 2012 0  
65 Ibni Hajar, Amri MAS 2010 6  
65 Andin, Faizal MAS 2010 0  
67 Al-Ashaari, Mohd Musa MAS 2005 4  
68 Khandhar, Kaushal MAS 2003 0 1990
69 Wan Nawawi, Wan Mohd Fazli MAS 2001 0  
70 Ismail, Ahmad MAS 1997 7 1963
71 Ahmad, Morsin MAS 1995 3  
71 Fong, Yit Ho MAS 1995 0 1993
73 Kz, Abdullah Khairi MAS 1991 3 1989
74 Kueh, Yan Chew MAS 1989 3  
75 Tan, Yik Ping MAS 1988 9  
76 Yeoh, Phee Leong Marcus MAS 1986 0 1981
77 Kz, Amir Hamzah MAS 1984 2 1992
78 Zulkifli, Muhd Syazwan MAS 1981 3  
79 Wahiduddin, Nurul Huda MAS 1977 0  
80 Chew, Yaw Chong MAS 1973 0 1963
81 Shah Atan, Noor Muhd Azlan MAS 1972 0  
82 Looi, Xin Hao MAS 1970 9  
83 Thong, Yung Cheng MAS 1968 13  
84 Wising, Abdul Sahim MAS 1967 0  
85 Loo, Pak Kwan MAS 1966 0  
86 Siew, Kit-Tze Mark MAS 1961 6  
87 Bakri, Alia Anin Azwa wf MAS 1959 5 1994
87 Giridau, Guadis MAS 1959 0  
87 Lim, Kian Hwa MAS 1959 0  
90 Ramli, Abdul Rahim MAS 1955 0  
91 Wong, Jianwen MAS 1954 10 1995
92 Kamal, Rizal Ahmad MAS 1951 0 1973
92 Mahmood, Nasrul Humaimi MAS 1951 0 1977
94 Ng, Bernard MAS 1950 0  
95 Fong, Yit San MAS 1945 0 1994
96 Azhar, Muhammad Syakir Shazmeer MAS 1937 5 1994
97 Rosli, Ahmad Afiq Afyfy MAS 1933 7  
98 Kimbin, Richard MAS 1926 14 1975
99 Wahiduddin, Khairunnisa MAS 1925 0  
100 Lee, Kah Meng Elgin MAS 1923 15  

(source: fide.com)