• Ambank Challenge
• DATMO 2009

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Just got the details for the AmBank MALAYSIA CHESS CHALLENGE 2009. Click here for details and entry form.

Those who feel that the Malaysian Open entry fees is too expensive, then the AmBank is a better alternative.

Entry Fees 

Prizes up for grabs are:-

Forms and details.

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#	Name	Title	Fed	Rating	G	B-Year
1	Chan, Nicholas	f	MAS	2403	8
2	Mas, Hafizulhelmi	m	MAS	2391	62
3	Lim, Yee-Weng	f	MAS	2376	8	1982
4	Mok, Tze-Meng	f	MAS	2343	16
5	Long, Peter	f	MAS	2331	0	1961
6	Liew, Chee-Meng-Jimmy	m	MAS	2299	0	1958
7	Lim, Chuing Hoong Ronnie		MAS	2281	8	1983
8	Chin, F		MAS	2223	5
9	Zakaria, Fairin		MAS	2188	0
10	Leong, Mun Wan		MAS	2182	0

The speculated rating change is correct. FM Nicholas Chan crosses the 2400 rating and is also takes over the no 1 position from IM Mas Hafizulhelmi. Mas may have just broken the record for the most rated game for a Malaysian for a given rating period. 62 games in total!!

FM Mok Tze Meng overtakes FM Peter Long to take 4th place. It’s also surprising to see Francis Chin is still in the active list. He has 5 games rated recently.

Taken from FIDE rating website.

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	Deep Rybka 3 Acknowledged to be the world’s strongest chess engine. ‘Deep’ refers to the multiprocessor version of this chess analysis monster. Since most computers nowadays are at least dual-core, it’s better to get the ‘Deep’ version to squeeze even more ELO strength out of this already formidable analysis engine. Fritz is still popular but Rybka is just stronger. Common use of this engine is to pin-point missed tactics. Some lazy players (me included!) leave the engine to analyse the games overnight to do the hard work of checking the games for mistakes/improvements. Of course everybody knows the best thing is to use your own brains to criticallly analyse first and then only compare with the engine’s findings. That’s how one can derive the maximum benefit of using a strong engine. Problem is that I’m just too lazy to follow this advice
	Megabase 2009 Great for opening and sometimes preparation against specific opponents. Couple this with “Opening Report” feature in Chessbase 10 and you have a nice way to study openings. Also a good supplement to opening books which are quickly outdated in the latest variations. With a huge 4 million+ games and 62,000 of them annotated, this is the only chess database anyone would need. I just update the newer games using TWIC and the database is up to date.
	Chessbase 10 You need this to enter your games, search from Megadatabases and it is the single chess program that I use the most often. Of course you can also use the FREE Chessbase reader that comes with Megadatabase  but it’s a crippled version with many features unavailable. Better to get the real deal in Chessbase 10. Use this to annotate your games, save analysis, and watch those chess media videos from Chessbase.

Owning any one of the original Chessbase products also entitles you to one year of Playchess.com user account.

Of course Chessbase product is not the only programs you can use. I see some professional chess players using Convekta products such as Chess Assistant.

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That’s in US dollars. I wished I had bought it back in the day..

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Solutions have appeared in the form of  “accelerated pairings” where essentially the group of really strong players and weaker players are less likely to meet each other in the early rounds.

Anyway, the good news is there IS a Challenger’s section and I will publish the details as soon as I receive it. So there is an alternative to a cheaper entry fee tournament going on simultaneously as DATMO 6.

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Download Entry Form

“National-rated Chess Event”

PRIZES Under-08 “SJK(C) Kepong 2 PIBG Challenge Trophy” 
Under-10 “Cheah Lum Choy Challenge Trophy” 
Under-12 “Pang Chew Kong Challenge Trophy” 
Under-14 “Kong Foo Leong, AMN Challenge Trophy” 
Under-16 “Dato’ Tan Kim Hor,JP,KMN Challenge Trophy”

Each category 1^st – 5^th Trophies + Cash Prizes + Hampers 
6^th – 10^th  Trophies + Hampers 
Best Girl Trophy + Hamper 
Best School Hampers

ORGANISED BY Parent-Teacher Association, SJK(C) Kepong 2, KL

ELIGIBILITY Under-08, children born in or after 2001 
Under-10, children born in or after 1999 
Under-12, children born in or after 1997 
Under-14, children born in or after 1995 
Under-16, children born in or after 1993

TIME-CONTROL 30 minutes each to the finish

TOURNAMENT FORMAT 6 rounds Swiss system

TIE-BREAKS 1) Personal Encounter (If Applicable) 4) Progressive Score (P.S.) 
2) Solkoff (W.P.)  5) Number of won games 
3) Sonnerborne Berger (S.B.)  6) Blitz play-off (For 1^st place tie only)

SCHEDULE OF PLAY Check-In 08.00 am – 08.30 am 
Round 1 09.00 am – 10.00 am 
Round 2 10.30 am – 11.30 am 
Round 3 11.45 am – 12.45 pm 
LUNCH BREAK 12.45 pm – 01.30 pm 
Round 4 01.30 pm – 02.30 pm 
Round 5 02.45 pm – 03.45 pm 
Round 6 04.15 pm – 05.15 pm 
Prize Giving /Closing Ceremony        05.30 pm

RULES & REGULATIONS FIDE Laws of Chess plus Supplementary Tournament Regulations. Games recording is compulsory.

ENTRY FEES SJK(C) Kepong 2 students  RM 10.00 
Others  RM 15.00 
Registration after Closing Date RM 5.00 extra

LUNCH & DRINKS FOR EVERY PARTICIPANT! 
SOUVENIR TO COLLECT ON TOURNAMENT DAY FOR THE FIRST 100 ENTRIES WHO REGISTER WITH PAYMENT

CLOSING DATE 1^ST SEPTEMBER 2009

ENQUIRIES Mdm. Goh, Tel. No: 012-988 3351; Mr. Lim Tse Pin, Tel. No: 012-298 4922 (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

REGISTRATION Please address entries to; 
“15^th Kepong Juniors Open Chess Tournament 
Persatuan Ibu Bapa dan Guru, SJK(C) Kepong 2 
52100 Kuala Lumpur”

Supplementary Tournament Rules and Regulations

1. This event is open to all children who qualify for the 5 respective age groups.
2. The FIDE Laws of Chess apply, supplemented by these tournament rules and regulations.
3. The Organizing Committee reserves the sole right to accept or reject any entry without explanation. The Committee may also, at its discretion, limit the number of participants on first-come-first-serve basis to accommodate space or other organizational constraints. We will refund such rejected entrant(s).
4. If a particular category is full (limited to 64 players), then the organizer has the right to push up the late entrants to a higher category.
5. All participants must play 6 games in the said event regardless of their results from earlier encounters. The participant with the most accumulated points after these 6 games is declared the winner.
6. All participants must report to their respective section 30 minutes before the start of Round 1. Failure to do so may result in immediate disqualification from the tournament. Failure to play in any round will result in immediate disqualification unless prior notification was given to the Chief Arbiter. Entry fees under such circumstances are not refundable.
7. The time-control for each player shall be 30 minutes to-be-finish, i.e., players must complete all their moves within their allotted time. In the event of an inconclusive result within this allotted time, the player whose flag falls first is deem the loser. There is no walkover period for this tournament.
8. Everyone must record all moves, both White’s and Black’s, played until the player’s has 5 minutes remaining. Failing to do so would result in losing 10 minutes or half of the remaining time leftover, which ever is lower, as penalty time.
9. The winner of each game is responsible for handing in the duly signed score sheets with the correct results recorded to the Arbiter table. In the case of drawn games the player playing White holds this responsibility.
10. The loser of each game is responsible for rearranging the pieces on the chessboard. In the case of drawn games the player playing Black holds this responsibility.
11. We expect all participants and parents to conduct themselves sportingly. The Tournament Director reserves the right to remove any individual deemed a nuisance or undesirable.
12. To qualify to compete for best school prize, the particular school must send a minimum of 4 players for the category.
13. The decision of the Tournament Director, Chief Arbiter and Arbiters with regard to the running of the event is FINAL.

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