Archive for November, 2007
Reminder on Sarawak Open
2007 Sarawak Open Chess Championship from 29 Dec 2007 2:00 pm till 1 Jan 2008 2:00 pm at Premier Hotel, Sibu, Sarawak.
Total prize fund RM5,500 with Champion RM1,500 Runner-up RM1,000 2nd Runner up RM600 and so on. Prizes also ready for U18, U15, U12 and ladies.
Entrance fee: RM20 Youth and lady: RM10.
The event will be […]
The Deadly Chess Cycle
I know I don’t have to blog about this as many people already know the cycle where we lose all our promising chess talents. Or at least ALL who will not see their chess talents reach even half of their full potential.
Still, I just want to share my own perception of this. With more junior […]
GilaChess back to normal
When I first got the no confidence vote from Stonemaster via email to the newsgroup on Nov 20 it was like a slap in the face. I never expected it. I went into denial and even hacked my own site. However, after a long think, I guess I deserved ‘kena tembak’ by SM for neglecting […]
FIDE Seminar for National Instructor/Developmental Instructor
This NI(DI) Seminar will be held from Dec 2 - Dec 6 at the Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam.
Places are limited. Max 24 places. 2 locals already registered. First come first serve basis.Fee: RM 800 (normal fee USD 300 about RM 1000) Contact Tel No: 03-23001680
Among the topics include:
Role of Regional Chess Academies
trainer’s Certification
Chess in Schools
Using […]
Saturday Random Surfing
I was surfing randomly when I found this blog post by a Malaysian 16 year old girl.
I Like Chess…
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Besides it being a game of strategy, the game teaches you how to part with pieces. I’m not a fantastic player (heck, even I lose to my youngest sister!) but I still love the […]
Chess, Fastest Growing Sport in Australia
Spotted by Susan Polgar first.
The national school chess competition has grown exponentially over the past five years, by 40 to 50 per cent every year, with some competitors as young as five. Other schools are taking chess out of the lunch hour and integrating it into their maths classes for the strategic thinking and problem-solving […]
How to create a chess blog under 10 minutes
Yes, you can create a blog in under 10 minutes. It is really that easy and fast.
Here’s how:
Click on the picture…
Photo (c) Lim Tse Pin.
PS:Please ask permission before you use ANY image. As a matter of courtesy don’t forget to credit the person who took the picture.
Why Blog?
Even though there’s no denying Malaysians are backwards in terms of Chess compared to our neihbouring Asian countries but I think we are quite up to date in our online social networking tech. I am not a sociable type of person and yet I already have over 10 chess friends in my Friendster list. Also, […]
Yeoh Li Tian is hot!
So far our Under 8 rep in Turkey is doing well winning all four rounds in a row.
Picture (c) Lim Tse Pin (http://malaysianchess.blogspot.com)Here’s one of his games in the third round:
GilaChess was Hacked!
Last night GilaChess.com got hacked. And the hacker was me! Yes I hacked my own site Some thought it was a big joke but most thought that my site was really hacked. Sorry for the deception and if you were fooled by this. I just wanted to test a theory of mine.
If GilaChess was […]
at stesen pelabuhan klang right ? I'm going to pre- register the tournament now
thanks in advance
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