NAG 2011 (12-14 March)

Date: 12 - 14th March 2011

 

Venue: Chancellor Hall, UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI PETRONAS (UTP), Tronoh, PERAK,

 

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY

UTP, PICA & MCF

 

TOURNAMENT :

6 Age Groups in 2 categories (Boys & Girls)

8 rounds Swiss System

Time Control:  45 min. + 30 sec. increment from move 1 -

All moves must be recorded.

U-8	Date of Birth	On or after 2003		U-14	Date of Birth	On or after 1997
U-10	Date of Birth	On or after 2001		U-16	Date of Birth	On or after 1995
U-12	Date of Birth	On or after 1999		U-18	Date of Birth	On or after 1993

Participants are requested to bring along their I/C or Birth Certificate at all time for verification.

DATE	TIME	PROGRAMME
12TH March 2011 (Saturday)	0830 – 1000	Registration
	1000 - 1030	Briefing to all Players
	1030 - 1300	Round 1
	1330 - 1600	Round 2
	1630 - 1900	Round 3
13TH March 2011 (Sunday)	0900 - 1130	Round 4
	1230 - 1500	Round 5
	1530 – 1800	Round 6
14TH March 2011 (Monday)	0900 – 1130	Round 7
	1230 – 1530	Round 8
		Tie-Breaker
	1600	Prize Giving

 

ENTRY FEES:    

1. RM25.00 for Under 8/10/12. 
(Registration after closing date on 05.03.11 – RM50.00)

 2. RM35.00 for Under 14/16/18.
(Registration after closing date on 05.03.11 – RM70.00)

 

ENTRIES AFTER 05^TH MARCH 2011 WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ORGANIZERS. 

 

MODE OF PAYMENT

1. The entry form and a copy of pay-in-slip MUST be faxed to 03-77283672 (Attn : Gregory Lau) not later than 05^TH March 2011). The copy of Bank-in slips and entry form can also be scanned and email to .msianchess2010@gmail.com
2. MODE OF PAYMENT (Bank-In) PERSEKUTUAN CATUR MALAYSIA – AmIslamic Bank, Jln. Raja Chulan Branch, Current A/C No. :  211-202-200852-2.
3. Direct submission of entry form with cash payment to Mr. Gregory Lau and En. Najib Wahab not later than 05^th March 2011 (1300 hrs). Registration can be done on from 22^ND Feb. 2011 at Dato’ Arthur Tan Chess Centre ,4^th  Floor, Parking Bay ,Wilayah Complex, Jln. Munshi Abdullah, KL from 0930 –1300 hours.

NO REGISTRATION BY TELEPHONE OR SMS.

 

TIE-BREAK:      

1) P.E (Where applicable, only for Champion)          
2.Buchholz      
3) S.B.
4) Cumulative

 

For further enquiries, please contact :

 

Mr. Gregory Lau :  012 – 2577123 (e-mail: msianchess2010@gmail.com)

 

Pn.Zuraihah Wazir 017-2837808 /  Pn. Haslindah Ruslan 019-2069605   CATEGORY PRIZES BOYS GIRLS U-8 U-10 U-12 Champion Challenge Trophy + Medal Challenge Trophy + Medal FIDE Junior Scholarship Award FIDE Junior Scholarship Award 2nd Medal Medal 3rd Medal Medal 4th Medal Medal 5th Medal Medal 6th – 10th Medal U-14 U-16 U-18 Champion Challenge Trophy + Medal Challenge Trophy + Medal FIDE Junior Scholarship Award FIDE Junior Scholarship Award 2nd Medal Medal 3rd Medal Medal 4th Medal Medal 5th Medal Medal 6th – 10th Medal Top 10 placing in all Age Groups (Boys) and top 5 (Girls) will also receive Certificates of Achievement.   The FIDE Junior Scholarships shall be awarded to all respective Age-Group Champion of NAG 2011 in an Awarding Ceremony to be organized by Malaysian Chess Federation.   The top 4 players (based on tie-break results) from this event shall qualify for representation to WORLD, ASIAN, ASEAN & other Age-Group events subject to acceptance of conditions of all Malaysian Chess Federation regulations.   An updated registration list of participants will be posted on the MALAYSIAN CHESS FEDERATION BLOG Site : 8th  March 2011 prior to the start of the tournament. Entry forms & results can be downloaded from this website.   ENTRY FORM:   Malaysian Chess Federation

Jax Steamrolls At Excel FIDE

Pix 1. Chia (Left), Bernard Ng.

20 February 2011, Kuala Lumpur – At the Excel FIDE-Rated Tournament Feb.-March 2011, Jax Tham continues his dominance with a solid 4 points lead after the fourth round.

Pix 2. Muhammad Noor Azam b Mohd Noor. Pix 3. Muhd Hafidzuddin b Junaidi

Azam (above pix left) is second with 3.5 points. While Chia and Puteri Rifqah at joint third with 3.0 points. Bernard, Faqih and Hafid at joint fifth with 2.0 points each.

Here is the cross-table for the Excel FIDE-Rated Feb.-March 2011 after the 4th Round shown below:-

  Pix.4. Arif and Nadia.         Pix 5. Muhd Faqih b Aminuddin.

Four In The Lead, Excel FIDE

 

19 February 2011, Kuala Lumpur – At the EXCEL FIDE-Rated Chess Tournament Feb.-March 2011, four persons are in the lead with two full points. They are Jax Tham, Bernard Ng, Puteri Rifqah and Azam.

Here are the cross-table of results after the 2nd Round of the EXCEL FIDE-Rated Tournament Feb.-March 2011 being held at the Excel Chess Academy, OUG, Kuala Lumpur.

For those interested to enter a future FIDE-Rated organised by EXCEL Chess Academy please call or sms Jax Tham at h/p: 0133232280, or email:jaxtham@hotmail.com.

Round 1 Results, Excel FIDE-Rated Tournament

19 February 2011, Kuala Lumpur – At the Excel FIDE-Rated Chess Tournament 2011, all the usual suspects won their first round games. Jax, Bernard, Chia and Rifqah all won their games. While Hafid and Azam won the other two games.

(source: Jax Tham, ECA)

Excel FIDE Rated Tournament

18 February 2011, Kuala Lumpur – Latest news is that the gods of chess have answered. The Excel Chess Academy is organising a special FIDE-Rated Chess Tournament for FEB-March 2011. It will be a closed 12 person tournament over 11 rounds of play.

Here are the list of players, the schedule of the tournament and the pairings of each round from 19 February 2011 till 6th March 2011 at Excel Chess Academy in OUG, Kuala Lumpur. It is held over three weekends.

(source: Jax Tham, Excel Chess Academy)

The Original Mr First Saturday Himself!

18 February 2011, Kuala Lumpur - It has been quite a while that our Malaysian version of First Saturday Chess Tournament has disappeared from the local scene for whatever reason. Let's revisit some facts and history of the original Mr First Saturday himself!

Here is a video footage from the original Mr First Saturday, Mr Lazlo Nagy  of Budapest, Hungary. He is the chess organiser of the First Saturday Classical Chess tournament in Budapest which has a fairly long and steady history of chess players around the world entering and gaining their respective GM and IM norms.

 

To read more about the First Saturday chess tournament and its history, please go to the following link:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6109

Or visit his website : First Saturday

The Original Mr First Saturday Himself!

18 February 2011, Kuala Lumpur - It has been quite a while that our Malaysian version of First Saturday Chess Tournament has disappeared from the local scene for whatever reason. Let's revisit some facts and history of the original Mr First Saturday himself!

Here is a video footage from the original Mr First Saturday, Mr Nagy Lazlo of Budapest, Hungary. He is the chess organiser of the First Saturday Classical Chess tournament in Budapest which has a fairly long and steady history of chess players around the world entering and gaining their respective GM and IM norms.

 

To read more about the First Saturday chess tournament and its history, please go to the following link:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6109

Or visit his website : First Saturday

Pre-register National Closed 2011

Elite 2011 Chess Calendar

 

Venue for all Elite events is DATCC.

January
Sat 15 Jan	Elite Junior (Semi Final) 9 – 1 pm
	Prestige (Preliminaries) 2 – 6 pm
Sun 16 Jan	Elite Open (Semi Final) 9 – 1 pm
	Insofar Team Tournament (Final Round) 4 – 5 pm
February
Fri 11 Feb	Insofar Team 2011 (Starts) 8.30 – 10.00 pm
Sat 12 Feb	Prestige (Quarter Final) 9 – 1 pm
Sun 13 Feb	Elite Open (Final) 9 am – 6 pm
	Elite Open 2011 (Preliminaries) 10 am – 6 pm
Mac
Sat 12 Mac	Prestige (Semi Final) 9 – 1 pm
Sun 13 Mac	Elite Junior (Final) 9 – 6 pm
	Elite Junior 2011 (Preliminaries) 10 am – 6 pm
April
Sat 9 Apr	Prestige (Final) 9 – 1 pm
Sun 10 Apr	Elite Open 2011 (Quarter Final) 9 – 6 pm
	Elite Junior 2011 (Quarter Final) 2 – 6 pm
May
Sun 15 May	Insofar FIDE 5 Categories Tournament
Sat 21 May	(7 round swings)
Jun
Sat 11 Jun	Elite Junior 2011 (Semi Final) 10 – 4 pm
Sun 12 Jun	Elite Open 2011 (Semi Final) 10 – 4 pm
July
Sat 9 July	Elite Junior 2011 (Final) 9 am – 6 pm
Sun 10 July	Elite Open 2011 (Final) 9 am – 6 pm
Aug
Sun 14 Aug	Insofar Age Group Open 9 am – 6 pm
Sept
Sun 11 Sept	Insofar Annual Rapid Open 9 am – 6 pm

Seremban Parade 2011

DATCC Maverick Rapid Chess Weekend (27 Feb 2011)

(A National Rated Event)

Following the success of its first DATCC Rapid Chess Weekender series for 2011 – Renegade Rapid last Sunday, DATCC will once again be organizing the second 2011 Weekender series, the DATCC Maverick Rapid Chess Weekend on 27 February (Sunday). This is an open event for all chess players of various playing strength with attractive prizes awarded to the eventual winners including special prizes for junior player, best female player, unrated player, veteran (NEW!) and players rated below 1600 and 1400 (and NEW added prizes for second best players in these two categories). PRIMARY and SECONDARY SCHOOL students playing in this event will receive a Certificate of Participation for taking part in this event provided registration/payment is made before 21^st February 2011.

Time Control is 25 minutes per player per game (to finish)

Tournament Format used is 7 Round Swiss System Pairing

Schedule of Rounds

Schedule of Rounds

SUNDAY 27th February 2011	9:00am	Registration	2:00pm	Round 4
	10:00am	Round 1	3:00pm	Round 5
	11:00am	Round 2	4:00pm	Round 6
	12:00noon	Round 3	5:00pm	Round 7
	1:00pm – 2:00om	Lunch Break	6:00pm	Prize Giving

 

Prize Money

Champion      : RM 300       .Best Lady     : RM 40 (Provided 3 or more players playing)

Runner Up     : RM 150       .Best U-12     : RM 40 (Provided 3 or more players playing)

Third             : RM 100       .Best Veteran : RM 40 (Provided 3 or more players playing) NEW! (Above 50)

Fourth           : RM 50         .Best Unrated : RM 40 (Provided 3 or more players playing)

Fifth             : RM 50         .National Rating below 1600         National Rating below 1400

Sixth             : RM 50         .Best Player   : RM 40                  .Best Player   : RM 40

                                      .2^nd Best        : RM 30 NEW!         .2^nd Best        : RM 30 NEW!

Tie break used

1. Bucholz with variable [37]
(1) For Best and Weakest game dropped are counted as "0", (2) For not played games (forfeit, bye, etc) is "compute with real points", (3) For adding own points is "No", (4) For dropped players is counted as "No points (for all rounds)"
2. SB with variable [52]
- variables are the same as above
3. Bucholz with variable [37]
- variables are the same except - For not played games (forfeit, bye, etc) is "compute as draw against the player himself"

Entry Fees

The entry fee for the event is set as RM 25 (For all players) and RM 15 (for U-12). In order to facilitate and encourage efficiency and punctuality, a RM5 penalty shall be imposed if registration is made on the event day itself.

Note: The Champion (Wong Jianwen), Best Lady (Nithyalakshmi)and Best U-12 (Ng Jen Sheng) from Renegade Weekend event is invited to return for free!

Payment

For online payment, please deposit payment into CS SOLUTIONS account (CIMB Account: 1410-0000234-10-2)

Inquiries

For inquiries/ entry forms, please contact Najib Wahab at +60163382542 or email najib.wahab@hotmail.com, or visit our DATCC website at http://datcchess.blogspot.com

Thank you and Warm Regards

Najib Abdul Wahab

Program Manager/Coordinator

Tel: +6016 338 2542

Email: najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com

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