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Chess
Tournaments (October to December 2011)
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Date
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Tournament
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Starting
17 October
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4th DATCC Kuala Lumpur Open
Chess Team Championship 2011
(FIDE Rated)
(Kuala Lumpur)
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23 October
(Sunday)
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2nd KL Scholastic 2011
(Kuala Lumpur)
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the form
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30 October
(Sunday)
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17th Kepong Juniors Open Chess Tournament
(Kuala Lumpur)
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the form
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5
November
(Saturday)
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13th
National Veterans Chess
Championships 2011
(Singapore)
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the form
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12
November
(Saturday)
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3rd Ole Ole Chess Open 2011
(Shah Alam)
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the form
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13
November
(Sunday)
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2nd Giant Tampoi Junior Chess Tournament
Johor
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the form
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12 and 13
November
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National Scholastics Age-Group
Chess Championships 2011
Under-7, Under-9, Under-11.
(Kuala Lumpur)
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19 and
20 November
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National Scholastics Age-Group
Chess Championships 2011
Under-13, Under-15.
(Kuala Lumpur)
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the form
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20
November
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Penang Age Group 2011
(Penang)
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Registration
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25
November to 1 December
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ASIAN AMATEUR OPEN AND WOMEN
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2011
(Kuala Lumpur)
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the form
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3 Dec
(Sunday)
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DATCC RAPID BONANZA
(Kuala Lumpur)
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the form
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3 to 4 December
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Penang Chess League (Team Event)
(Penang)
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Online
Registration
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8 to 9 December
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5 to 10 Dec
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Penang Heritage City International Chess Open
(Penang)
(FIDE rated)
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12 to 16
Dec
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Sarawak open
(Sarawak)
(FIDE rated)
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More details soon
Morsin Ahmad, T:012-8949415, email: morsinab@sarawaknet.gov.my
Abg. Mohd Reduan, T:019-8887786, email: reduan_sahari@bsn.com.my
Lim Kian Hwa, T:016-8603180, email: limkhwa@gmail.com
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16 to 23 December
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7th ASIAN SCHOOLS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
(New Delhi, India)
(FIDE rated)
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25 to 31 Dec
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SINGAPORE OPEN 2011
ASEAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011
S'PORE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH C'SHIPS
ARBITERS’
SEMINAR
FIDE Trainers Seminar
(FIDE rated)
(Singapore)
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the form
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Simultaneous Chess
Match
SMK Seri Bintang Utara, Kuala Lumpur
20 October 2011
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19 students from SMK Seri Bintang Utara played in a Simultaneous Chess match on
Thursday the 20th of
October 2011. The match was played at the school and lasted for about an hour. The
final score was 18.5 to 0.5 in favour of CM Collin Madhavan.




















SMK Seri Bintang Utara, Kuala
Lumpur
Team Chess tournament (Year 9/Form 3)
19 & 20 October 2011 |
Played over two days, 14 Form 3 teams from SMK Seri Bintang Utara Kuala Lumpur
battled for top honours. The second stage of competition was based on the
knock-out format. At this stage of the Chess contest, many matches were close
and had to be decided by Armageddon play-offs. In the end, it was Gigih 1 who
emerged Champions in the knock-out phase of the competition.

The Champs: Gigih 1




































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Hong Kong International Open
Chess Championship 2011
1
to 5 October 2011
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Alberto Muniz from Spain won the Open with
a perfect score of 7 points. What was more impressive was the fact that
Alberto won the event 2 points ahead of his nearest rival. Thirty-six players
from 8 countries participated in this 5-day international chess event.

Alberto Muniz winner of the Hong Kong Open 2011.


The top 3 winners of the Hong Kong Open 2011.
Left to right: KK Chan, Alberto Muniz and Daniel Dwyer.

KK Chan, Organiser, Arbiter and player, emerged 3rd in the
Open.
Final ranking
| Rk. |
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Name |
FED |
RtgI |
Pts. |
TB1 |
TB2 |
TB3 |
| 1 |
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MUNIZ
PARDINO Alberto |
ESP |
2107 |
7 |
29 |
21 |
28.5 |
| 2 |
FM |
DWYER
Daniel |
AUS |
2142 |
5 |
33 |
23 |
21 |
| 3 |
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CHAN
Kwai Keong |
HKG |
1866 |
5 |
30 |
20 |
18 |
| 4 |
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LAM
Daniel King-Wai |
HKG |
0 |
5 |
28 |
20 |
19.5 |
| 5 |
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LAI
Cyrus Ho-Yeung |
HKG |
1819 |
5 |
26 |
18 |
17.5 |
| 6 |
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LIU
Xiangyi |
CHN |
0 |
4.5 |
32 |
22 |
18 |
| 7 |
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LO
Cheuk Wai |
HKG |
1780 |
4.5 |
29 |
21 |
16.8 |
| 8 |
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WU
Raymond |
HKG |
0 |
4.5 |
25 |
18 |
14.3 |
| 9 |
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KOENIGSBERG
Andrew |
USA |
2005 |
4 |
31 |
22 |
15 |
| 10 |
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WONG
Enoch Yat-Long |
HKG |
1719 |
4 |
29 |
20 |
13 |
| 11 |
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WONG
Yee Chit |
HKG |
0 |
4 |
28 |
20 |
13.8 |
| 12 |
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SCOTT
Ian |
HKG |
1670 |
4 |
27 |
19 |
13.8 |
| 13 |
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LAW
Mark |
HKG |
1788 |
4 |
27 |
19 |
13.5 |
| 14 |
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LAI
Robin |
HKG |
1918 |
4 |
26 |
18 |
13 |
| 15 |
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MASTERS
Christopher |
HKG |
1749 |
4 |
26 |
18 |
14.3 |
| 16 |
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LEVINE
Seth |
HKG |
1785 |
4 |
24 |
18 |
11.3 |
| 17 |
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WOODS
John Philip |
HKG |
0 |
4 |
21 |
15 |
9.5 |
| 18 |
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GURUNG
Mohan Kumar |
NEP |
1771 |
3.5 |
25 |
18 |
11.5 |
| 19 |
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LIMBU
Chandra Singh |
HKG |
0 |
3.5 |
24 |
16 |
7 |
| 20 |
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YEUNG
Chun Keung |
HKG |
1884 |
3.5 |
24 |
18 |
10.3 |
| 21 |
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HATIBIE
Taufan Ariq H |
HKG |
0 |
3 |
28 |
21 |
9.25 |
| 22 |
WFM |
WANG
Yamei |
CAN |
2117 |
3 |
27 |
19 |
10 |
| 23 |
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LAI
Sai Wing |
HKG |
0 |
3 |
24 |
18 |
9.25 |
| 24 |
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CHAN
Chi Loon Jake |
HKG |
0 |
3 |
24 |
18 |
7.25 |
| 25 |
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LO
Billy |
HKG |
1979 |
3 |
23 |
17 |
7 |
| 26 |
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OH
Benjamin Yao-Teng |
HKG |
0 |
3 |
22 |
17 |
7 |
| 27 |
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LAU
Joe Yiu-Cho |
HKG |
0 |
3 |
21 |
15 |
6 |
| 28 |
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TSUI
Isaac |
HKG |
0 |
3 |
21 |
15 |
6.5 |
| 29 |
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LAI
Ming Fai David |
HKG |
0 |
3 |
20 |
14 |
4 |
| 30 |
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WOLFAARDT
Francois |
RSA |
1780 |
2 |
26 |
18 |
4.5 |
| 31 |
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CHANG
Raphael |
HKG |
0 |
2 |
22 |
16 |
3 |
| 32 |
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LEONG
Hung Rey |
HKG |
0 |
2 |
20 |
14 |
4 |
| 33 |
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CHAN
Tsz Fung |
HKG |
0 |
2 |
18 |
13 |
4.5 |
| 34 |
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ZHAO
Peter Daiyang |
HKG |
0 |
2 |
15 |
11 |
3 |
| 35 |
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CHAN
Jason Man-Hei |
HKG |
0 |
1 |
18 |
12 |
2.5 |
| 36 |
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PANG
Cheuk Hang |
HKG |
0 |
0 |
18 |
12 |
0 |

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Simultaneous Chess
Match
SK Seri Bintang Utara, Kuala Lumpur |
25 pupils
from SK Seri Bintang Utara played in a Simultaneous Chess match on Friday the 7th of
October 2011. The match was played at the school and lasted for an hour. The
final score was 24.5 to 0.5 in favour of CM Collin Madhavan.
























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Chess
sessions in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur |
Day & Time:
Sunday from 3 to 5 pm.
Levels: All
levels from beginner to tournament player.
Age: Children
from 5 years of age to adults.
Who should
join: Anyone who is interested to play Chess either for fun or to become
a
strong player. For your information, we have been running classes in Cheras
for more than 4 years.
Area: In
Cheras, Kuala Lumpur (near Leisure Mall).
Enquiries:
Please call/sms Collin at 016-2123578, or email
us.
     
Chess Puzzles
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#121
White to
play and win.
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#122
White to
play and win.
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| Solution:
1.Rh8 Kh8 2.Bg7 1
– 0 1 – 0 Keres – Jansa 1970 {2. ..... Kg7 3. Qd5}
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Solution:
1. Rxg7 Qxf2 2. Rg8 Ke7 3. Nxd5 #
1 – 0 Fahrni –
Duras 1914 {1. ...... Qe7 2. Rg8 +-}
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