Announcement
World Junior 2008
Someone asked me to ’start a thread’ on the world juniors in the shoutbox. Funny that this blog is becoming more like a forum
Anyway here’s a mention to the World’s Junior 2008:-
It’s Under-20 for those not familiar. Taking place on August 2-16 in Gaziantep, Turkey.
In the Women’s World Junior, notable names are WGM Yifan [...]
Sponsor GilaChess Team
Every year, I sponsor GilaChess team for the Merdeka Rapid Team but unfortunately this year, since I don’t have a full time job, cash is a little tight. So I’m asking for sponsorship for the team.
The lineup this year for GilaChess team is:
Marcus Yeoh
Ezran
Lee Kwan Pin
Michael Siong
We need RM 300 for the entrance fee. The [...]
Thanks to GilaChess Sponsors and Supporters
When I first started GilaChess it was because I was so addicted to chess during my school years that when the internet came along it was a fantastic place for me to put up news and materials related to chess.
Over the years it has grown beyond what I’d imagined it would become. It is now [...]
Did Mas make the GM norm?
Sorry for the last two post titles being question marks. I just don’t know how GM norms are given or calculated.
Mas lost his second game which we hoped he would win as that would have given him the GM norm. However, last night’s final round, Mas managed to beat Misho Cebalo who is ELO rated [...]
Mas has a chance for GM norm
Mas is playing at the 41st Biel International Chess Festival and has scored a fantastic 6.5/9 rounds and now faces GM Evgeny Gleizerov ( FIDE 2549) in round 10 (For GM Evgeny’s photo go to http://hairulovchessmaniacs.blogspot.com/ ) .I am guessing that the game should start around 8pm Malaysian time.I spoke to Mas this morning & [...]
Crazy months of chess
Every chess fan worth his salt already know the coming Malaysian Chess Festival which includes the Malaysian Open/AmBank Open/Merdeka Team Rapid & Classical. A month after that, October is also packed. It looks like every week of that month will have at least on event. At least one of them will be unique or record [...]
PERCAWI open tomorrow
Just a reminder that the PERCAWI open is tomorrow and they will be accepting registration from 3.30 to 6pm today (Saturday - 26th July 2008) at Wilayah Kompleks.
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GP3 tourney at Cochrane cancelled
Just got this SMS from the organiser that the GP3 tourney scheduled this weekend has been cancelled due to unforseen circumstances.
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Malaysian as FIDE’s new Web Editor
FIDE announced a new web editor for their website:-
FIDE and Global Chess is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Long as a Web Editor of FIDE.com to facilitate the publication of news and information from the international chess community.
Read more ~ FIDE website
It also looks like Peter Long is getting very busy in [...]
14 year old chess player killed by hit and run
JOHOR BARU: It has been a week since 14-year-old student Chai Jun Xian was killed in a hit-and-run accident and his younger brother is struggling to deal with the loss.
Wen Qin, 12, misses the chess games he used to play with Jun Xian; he keeps the chessboard beside his brother’s bed and sometimes plays a [...]
OUG Chess Meet
If you are one of the many who feel that there is not enough places to play a friendly game of chess, here’s some good news..
For those who are staying in and around OUG area there is a chess meet at the following address on Thursday July 3, 2008 at 8pm to 10pm.
If you [...]
KEJOHANAN CATUR TERBUKA TANJONG KARANG 2008
TARIKH :26 JULY 2008
HARI :SABTU
MASA :08.00 pg – 6.00 ptg ( Pusingan 1 jam 9.30 pagi )
TEMPAT :DEWAN ORANG RAMAI KG.SUNGAI GULANG GULANG,
TANJONG KARANG, SELANGOR.
YURAN :OPEN (RM20), BAWAH 18 (RM15), BAWAH 12THN ( RM10 )
FORMAT :RAPID - SWISS SYSTEM 6/7 PUSINGAN ”
Time Control : 25 minit.
Tie-break : Solkoff , SB , [...]
Chessbase 10
New integrated CB online database
Fritz 6-Engine and Crafty-Engine
Player encyclopedia with over 29,000 pictures
ChessBase Big Database 2008 with 3,75 Mio. games + automatic update until 31 December 2008
Three issues of ChessBaseMagazine - the world’s only interactive magazine.
Language: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, German
Due for release: 21 July 2008
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Happy Birthday Anas
Today is FM Anas Nazreen Bakri’s birthday!!
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IGB - 5th Dato’ Arthur Tan Malaysia Open Chess Championship 2008
Date : 17th-24th August 2008. (1st round on 18th August)
Venue: Bintang Ballroom, Cititel MidValley Kuala Lumpur.
Tournament Regulations:
1. This 11 Round, individual tournament is open to all players.
2. FIDE (World Chess Federation) rules and regulations will apply. The tournament will be FIDE rated.
3. The Swiss Manager Program will be used for pairings.
4. The games will be [...]
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Of course I already know about the new Stonemaster.info and the new sections that are going to be built.Anyway, thanks for passing the info along. I'm sure there are