Wednesday 10 December 2014
Sunday 7 December 2014
Saturday 6 December 2014
Friday 5 December 2014
Lye Lik Zang
Ah.. finally get the spelling of his name right..
10 year old Lik Zang just before defeating FM Cubas Pons Juan Miguel (ELO 2251) in Round 8, board 15. He beat Abdullah Che Hassan the round before.
Thursday 4 December 2014
Johor Open Blitz 2014
Johor Chess Open 2014
Date: 06 December 2014 (Saturday)
Time: 1.15 pm to 3:15 pm
Venue: 36th Floor, City
Square, Johor Bahru
Format: 9 Swiss Rounds
Time control: 3 minutes + 2 seconds for every move.
Prizes according to Tie Break. (1) Bucholz (2) Sonnen Berger (3) Cumulative
Prizes (in Ringgit
Malaysia) :
1st 500
|
2nd 350
|
3rd 250
|
4th 200
|
5th 150
|
6th 150
|
7th 150
|
8th 100
|
9th 80
|
10th 80
|
Entry fee: RM 40 (GMs & WGMs FREE ENTRTY)
50% DISCOUNT FOR UNDER 12
Contact: Tan Kok Liang (016 7720396)-
Arbiter Table
Kenny Yee (012 7223393)- Arbiter Table
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Wednesday 3 December 2014
Muhd Hanis Hanafi Zulkiflee
A very happy Muhd Hanis Hanafi Zulkiflee after defeating an FM on board 11
His results is quite impressive after 5 rounds. Have a look..
Edgar Reggie Olay
Created the first upset of the tournament beating GM Drazen Sermek in Round 2. Now he is playing on board 3 (Round 5)
Anurag Mhamal leads the Johor Open after 4 rounds
IM Anurag Mhamal is the new leader of the Johor Open after four rounds. He has a perfect score of 4 out of 4.
However, 5 players are following closely behind with just half a point behind. They are IM Dimakiling Oliver, Olay Edgar Reggie, FM Menkinoski Riste ,IM Nolte Rolando and IM Nitin S.
Anurag will meet Dimakiling in Round 5 tomorrow.
Tuesday 2 December 2014
Standings after 3 rounds
After 3 rounds it is interesting to note that the tournament only 2 GMs have each suffered upset losses.
There now emerge four joint leaders after three rounds.
They are IM Anurag Mhamal of India, Edgar Reggie Olay who defeated top seed GM Drazen Sermek in Round 2, IM Paciencia Enrique who defeated GM Venkatesh, and IM Oliver Dimakiling.
Full standings :-
There now emerge four joint leaders after three rounds.
They are IM Anurag Mhamal of India, Edgar Reggie Olay who defeated top seed GM Drazen Sermek in Round 2, IM Paciencia Enrique who defeated GM Venkatesh, and IM Oliver Dimakiling.
Full standings :-
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | |
1 | 3 | IM | Anurag Mhamal | IND | 2437 | 3 | 5 |
2 | 13 | IM | Paciencia Enrique | SIN | 2335 | 3 | 5 |
3 | 20 | Olay Edgar Reggie | PHI | 2225 | 3 | 5 | |
4 | 8 | IM | Dimakiling Oliver | PHI | 2373 | 3 | 4.5 |
5 | 14 | FM | Mariano Nelson Iii | PHI | 2312 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
6 | 9 | FM | Menkinoski Riste | MKD | 2360 | 2.5 | 5 |
7 | 23 | Cabe Arlan | PHI | 2192 | 2.5 | 5 | |
8 | 5 | IM | Nolte Rolando | PHI | 2395 | 2.5 | 4 |
9 | 12 | IM | Nitin S. | IND | 2347 | 2.5 | 4 |
10 | 54 | Lye Lik Zang | MAS | 1778 | 2.5 | 3.5 | |
11 | 11 | IM | Senador Emmanuel | PHI | 2354 | 2 | 6 |
12 | 63 | Ediyanto | INA | 1564 | 2 | 6 | |
13 | 25 | FM | Liu Xiangyi | SIN | 2138 | 2 | 5.5 |
14 | 2 | GM | Venkatesh M.R. | IND | 2477 | 2 | 5.5 |
15 | 1 | GM | Sermek Drazen | CRO | 2501 | 2 | 5.5 |
16 | 10 | FM | Tin Jingyao | SIN | 2355 | 2 | 5 |
17 | 7 | IM | Sharma Dinesh K. | IND | 2380 | 2 | 5 |
18 | 16 | FM | Harshal Shahi | IND | 2296 | 2 | 5 |
19 | 18 | FM | Cubas Pons Juan Miguel | ESP | 2251 | 2 | 4.5 |
20 | 32 | Manaog Stewart | PHI | 2077 | 2 | 4.5 | |
21 | 19 | Liu Yi | AUS | 2233 | 2 | 4 | |
22 | 41 | FM | Wong Yinn Long | MAS | 1924 | 2 | 4 |
23 | 4 | IM | Swapnil S. Dhopade | IND | 2418 | 2 | 3.5 |
24 | 69 | Johan Muhammad | INA | 0 | 2 | 3.5 | |
25 | 27 | Zhu Ying | CHN | 2127 | 2 | 3.5 | |
26 | 33 | Yusof Kamaluddin | MAS | 2065 | 2 | 3.5 | |
27 | 48 | Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan | MAS | 1811 | 2 | 3.5 | |
28 | 31 | Che Hassan Abdullah | MAS | 2079 | 2 | 3.5 | |
29 | 28 | FM | Wiwatanadate Poompong | THA | 2120 | 2 | 2.5 |
30 | 37 | Low Zhen Yu Cyrus | SIN | 2028 | 1.5 | 6.5 | |
31 | 64 | Sufian | INA | 1563 | 1.5 | 5.5 | |
32 | 21 | IM | Suhendra Andi Supardi | INA | 2222 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
33 | 38 | WFM | Tan Li Ting | MAS | 2026 | 1.5 | 5.5 |
34 | 46 | Ooi Zhi Yang | MAS | 1821 | 1.5 | 5 | |
35 | 22 | Bagamasbad Efren | PHI | 2202 | 1.5 | 4.5 | |
36 | 15 | FM | Ferry Ferdiansyah | INA | 2301 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
37 | 29 | Susanto Andreas | INA | 2106 | 1.5 | 4.5 | |
38 | 42 | Kwan Nam Seng Eddy | MAS | 1895 | 1.5 | 4.5 | |
39 | 6 | IM | Lioe Dede | INA | 2391 | 1.5 | 4 |
40 | 49 | Kebbedies Frank | GER | 1803 | 1.5 | 4 | |
41 | 17 | IM | Praveen Kumar C. | IND | 2251 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
42 | 45 | Zulkiflee Muhd Hanis Hanafi | MAS | 1826 | 1.5 | 3.5 | |
43 | 40 | Cuizon Loreshyl | PHI | 2003 | 1 | 6.5 | |
44 | 24 | Villanueva Nelson | PHI | 2184 | 1 | 6 | |
45 | 53 | Ong Wei Bin | MAS | 1778 | 1 | 5.5 | |
46 | 35 | Liu Hongyan | CHN | 2049 | 1 | 5 | |
47 | 36 | Vospernik Andrej | SLO | 2044 | 1 | 5 | |
48 | 47 | Sivanesan Subramanian | MAS | 1816 | 1 | 5 | |
49 | 56 | Srivatanakul Pricha | THA | 1714 | 1 | 5 | |
50 | 39 | FM | Tiwari Ashwani | IND | 2025 | 1 | 4.5 |
51 | 44 | Lee Kah Howe William | MAS | 1843 | 1 | 4.5 | |
52 | 61 | Chan Kim Yew | MAS | 1514 | 1 | 4.5 | |
53 | 70 | Pereira Johnharry Sebastian | SIN | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | |
54 | 30 | FM | Leong Ignatius | SIN | 2100 | 1 | 4 |
55 | 50 | Lim Kiat Liong | MAS | 1798 | 1 | 4 | |
56 | 26 | Alahakoon Isuru | SRI | 2127 | 1 | 4 | |
57 | 43 | Lim Kian Hwa | MAS | 1859 | 1 | 4 | |
58 | 59 | Koo Wei Xin Rosamund | MAS | 1633 | 1 | 4 | |
59 | 60 | Lee Kah Teng Benjamin | MAS | 1579 | 1 | 3.5 | |
60 | 55 | Mohd Saprin Amir Ghaazi | MAS | 1761 | 1 | 3 | |
61 | 57 | Tin Ruiqi | SIN | 1685 | 1 | 3 | |
62 | 58 | Mustafa Albakri Suhaimi | MAS | 1646 | 1 | 2.5 | |
63 | 52 | CM | Ng Jen Sheng | MAS | 1792 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
64 | 34 | Pang Siew Chong | MAS | 2065 | 0.5 | 5 | |
65 | 62 | Cheah Kah Hoe | MAS | 1370 | 0.5 | 4 | |
66 | 68 | Emuy Dondigo Gonzales | PHI | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
67 | 71 | Shee Jia Wee | MAS | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | |
68 | 51 | Mohd Hisham Muhd Hafiz | MAS | 1797 | 0 | 4 | |
69 | 65 | Saparmin Mohd Zullghafari | MAS | 1483 | 0 | 4 | |
70 | 66 | Arrocena Winston Elmer | PHI | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
71 | 67 | Buenaobra Leo Jr | PHI | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Monday 1 December 2014
Thursday 25 September 2014
Johor International Chess Open 2014
JOHOR CHESS ASSOCIATION (JCA) / PERSATUAN CATUR NEGERI JOHOR
1st Johor International Chess Open 2014
Venue : City Square, Johor Bahru
Date : 1st December – 6th December 2014
Tournament Regulations
• This is an individual tournament, open to all players.
• There are two categories of play: the Open category for all players and the Challenger category for players rated below 2000 (FIDE ratings) or 1850 (national ratings).
• FIDE (International Chess Federation) rules and regulations apply. Results will be sent for FIDE rating calculations.
• Both categories will be played using the Swiss System, with 9 rounds for both the Open and Challenger categories. For the pairings, a Swiss Manager program will be used.
• The rounds shall be conducted according to the schedule attached.
• Each player is accorded a time control of 90 minutes plus 30 seconds increment per move.
• Five minutes before each round starts, the Chief Arbiter shall make the relevant announcements. If any player is not present within an hour after the round is started, he shall lose by default.
• FIDE regulations apply for mobile phones – all mobile phones must be turned off during playing times. Penalty is the automatic loss of the game.
• Officials and players should be smartly attired at all times while in the playing hall.
Programme / Schedule
Day 1 (Monday, 1 December 2014)
1400 Final Registration
1430 Players' Briefing
1500-1900 Round 1
Day 2 (Tuesday, 2 December 2014)
0900-1300 Round 2
1500-1900 Round 3
Day 3 (Wednesday, 3 December 2014)
0900-1300 Round 4
Day 4 (Thursday, 4 December 2014)
0900-1300 Round 5
1500-1900 Round 6
Day 5 (Friday, 5 December 2014)
0900-1300 Round 7
1500-1900 Round 8
Day 6 (Saturday, 6 December 2014)
0900-1300 Round 9
Prize Money |
Open (RM)
|
Challenger (RM)
|
1st |
6000
|
800
|
2nd |
4000
|
600
|
3rd |
3000
|
400
|
4th |
2000
|
300
|
5th |
1000
|
250
|
6th |
800
|
200
|
7th |
700
|
150
|
8th |
650
|
100
|
9th |
600
|
100
|
10th |
550
|
100
|
11th - 12th each |
500
|
100
|
13th – 15th each |
400
| |
16th – 20th each |
250
| |
Best Lady |
300
|
100
|
Best JCA1 |
300
|
100
|
Best JCA2 |
250
|
100
|
Best JCA3 |
200
|
100
|
Best JCA4 |
200
|
100
|
U12B/ U12G/U10B/ U10G/U8B/ U8G | Age Group medals are for the Challenger categoryonly.1st – 5th for each category. |
Entry Fee (RM)
Open | |
Above FIDE 2300 | FOC |
Malaysian NM | FOC |
FIDE 2000 - 2299 | 200 |
FIDE 1800 - 1999 | 250 |
FIDE 1600-1799 | 350 |
Unrated | 400 |
Challenger | |
FIDE rated | 150 |
Unrated | 200 |
Closing Date: 15th November 2014
Registration and payment after the closing date incurs the payment of double the entry fee stated above.
Online Registration:
Please Download forms for registration. Registration to play is completed only after payment is made.
Payment:
- Bank in PERSATUAN CATUR JOHOR – RHB Bank, CITISQUARE Branch
Current A/C No: 20101700207247, and then email the bank in slip to johorchess@gmail.com
- Other payment modes please contact us by email johorchess@gmail.com
Accommodation
I. Players are required to budget for their own board and lodgings, as well as transportation needs. Please send all queries and bookings to johorchess@gmail.com
II. Hotel rooms at a special rate can be arranged through us as stated in the registration forms.
Provisions for titled player (GM, IM):
Hotel rooms are provided on a twin-sharing basis for the first 10 GMs/ IMs that register and show confirmed flight details.
Contact Person:
Mr Steven Cheong Tel: (60)167202272
Email: johorchess@gmail.com
The organizers reserve the right to change the rules and regulations without prior notice.
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