Selangor Official and Invited Players for National Closed 2013

The list of players who will be representing Selangor in the upcoming National Closed in Kuala Terengganu from 27th May to 2nd June as follows:-

Open Category
1. Yeoh Li Tian

2. Sumant Subramaniam

3. Muhd Nabil Azman Hisham

4. Muhd Irfan Haqqim Azhar


Women Category
1. NWM Nur Najiha Azman Hisham

2. NWM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham

3. Puteri Rifqah Fahada Azhar

4. Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar

5. Cheong Keat Zhen

We wish these players have great success in this National event.

CAS Second Quarter Allegro on 7th July 2013

After a tremendous support from chess players who had joined the CAS First Quarter Allegro on 24th March, CAS is pleased to announce that our next series aka Second Quarter Allegro will take place on 7th July 2013 @ DAT Chess Connections, 4th floor, Wilayah Complex, KL. 

If you ever notice that the event date does not fall inside Second Quarter but why is it name that way. Reason: CAS had published our Calendar backed in Jan 2013 that this event is to be held on 30 June (the first organizer to book this date at that time). However, certain organizer has clashed on this date, WE (A state-level organizer) for the sake of Klang Valley Chess Community do not want to clash on dates, so we had decided to move the event one week after and hope other organizers in Klang Valley is NOT GOING to use 7th July 2013 (Again, CAS is the first organizer to book this date at this point of writing) for their tournament.

This is a NATIONAL-RATED Event. Effective from March 2013, all applications for events to be National-rated or FIDE-rated must be accompanied by an approval / endorsement letter from their respective State Association. Also, National Rating and FIDE Classical Rating of Chess Players (No other type of rating system / list) are very IMPORTANT CRITERIA in Selection of Players by MCF for National and International representations from now onwards. As a reminder, it is easier to improve your ratings via National Rating since there are 14,000 chess players than FIDE Rating (450-odd players) because fewer FIDE-rated Events and more importantly much smaller pool of players who possess FIDE rating which mean a win against non-FIDE rated players in FIDE-rated event will not help you in improving your FIDE Rating at all.

Lets come back to our event, the Second Quarter will be divided into two categories namely Category 1 for players with National Rating 1400 and above, while Category 2 for players below National Rating 1400. Before 2013, the prize fund for this event was around RM 1,800 for two categories combined. Due to space constrain with the new setup in the playing hall, we only accept the first 100 entries.

How is this year edition going to be different from previous years?
1. CAS has decided to raise the prize fund to RM 3,000/=.

2. In addition, CAS has decided to offer equal prize fund for both categories. Over the years, CAS receives strong support from players in Category 2, so we felt that it is time that we should be rewarding players in this group.

3. CAS is going to introduce special prizes for Selangor Players.

4. CAS offers more cash prize for lower positions to encourage more participation.

5. The event is going to be played over 7 rounds as opposed to 6 rounds previously.


We hope that with the improvise structure, we will continue to get strong support platform from the chess community to drive our events to new heights.

The infosheet:

To get a copy of entry form, please click here. For those who are interested to sign-up for the championship, please send an email to selangorchess@gmail.com. Pre-registration closing date is 3rd July 2013.

National Closed Application for Selangor Players

Dear Chess Players (Malaysian Only) who born / residing / working / schooling in Selangor,
 

This year National Closed will be held at UMT, Kuala Terengganu from 27th May (Arrival) to 2nd June (Departure). All participants must arrive on 27th May to attend the Players meeting, else your name will not be paired for Round 1 which is scheduled on 28th May. This year top finishers from National Closed have chance to play in Malaysian Masters and also be included into the National Squad automatically. Click here for more information on how to qualify into Malaysian Masters. 

Please take note that with effect from March 2013, player's registration for all National-level chess tournament must go through respective State-level Chess Association. No more direct application to the Tournament Organiser or MCF. Any Chess Players from Selangor can write-in to selangorchess@gmail.com for enquiries, while players from other states can check with their respective State Association Secretary on the National-level Tournament Entry Form and the Players Registration Form. 
 
CAS has shortlisted a list of players to represent Selangor as official players. The player must fill up Selangor Players Registration Form and submit the form via email to selangorchess@gmail.com by 15th MAY 2013. All registration fees shall be paid by CAS. All expenses on travelling and hotel accommodation fees shall be paid by player (if you did not play in 40th Selangor Open), while those selected and had played in 40th Selangor Open shall be given a fixed allowance for taking part in the Championship (up to RM 450/player, subject to a maximum RM 3,000 per contingent).  

The selection process is based on a set of criteria where CAS develop backed in 2003. The set of criteria is as follows:
1)   Best Selangor Player in National Closed 2012 (Top 10 only)
2)   2nd Best Selangor Player in National Closed 2012 (Top 20 only)
3)   Best Selangor Player in Selangor Open Tournament 2013 (Top 10 only)
4)   2nd Best Selangor Player in Selangor Open Tournament 2013 (Top 15 only)
5)   3rd Best Selangor Player in Selangor Open Tournament 2013 (Top 20 only)
6)   Best Selangor Player in Selangor Open Tournament 2012 (Top 10 only)
7)   2nd Best Selangor Player in Selangor Open Tournament 2012 (Top 15 only)
8)   Best Selangor Player In National Rating Apr 2013 Release (Top 10 only)
9)   2nd Best Selangor Player In National Rating Apr 2013 Release (Top 15 only)
10) 3rd Best Selangor Player In National Rating Apr 2013 Release (Top 20 only)
11) Best Selangor Player In CAS 1st Quarter Allegro 2013 (Top 5 only)
12) Best Selangor Player In CAS 4th Quarter Allegro 2012 (Top 5 only)
13) Best Selangor Player In CAS 3rd Quarter Allegro 2012 (Top 5 only)
14) Best Selangor Player In National Juniors Championship 2012 (Top 5 only)
15) Best Selangor Player In National U-18 2013 (Top 10 only)
16) Best Selangor Player In National U-16 2013 (Top 10 only)
17) 2nd Best Selangor Player In CAS 1st Quarter Allegro 2013 (Top 10 only)
18) 3rd Best Selangor Player In CAS 1st Quarter Allegro 2013 (Top 10 only)
19) 2nd Best Selangor Player In National Juniors Championship 2012 (Top 10 only)
20) Best Selangor Player In Selangor Juniors U-16 2013 (Top 5 only)
21) 2nd Best Selangor Player In Selangor Juniors U-16 2013 (Top 10 only)
22) Best Selangor Player In Selangor Juniors U-14 2013 (Top 5 only)
 
Anyone who is eligible under MCF-invited Namelist (please refer to NCC 2013 Application form) must fill up 2 forms i.e. Form B of NCC 2013 and Selangor Players Registration Form and submit both forms via email to selangorchess@gmail.com by 15th MAY 2013. CAS will pay for your registration fee because it is our honour to have current NJM, current MSSM U-18, ex-NM and ex-NWM from Selangor to take part in the upcoming Championship. All expenses on travelling and hotel accommodation fees shall be paid by player.
 
Meanwhile, anyone who wish to apply for a place as Selangor Additional Player must fill up 2 forms i.e. Form C of NCC 2013 and Selangor Players Registration Form and submit both forms together with bank-in slip [Bank-in RM 150 into Standard Chartered Account: 794-1-4102906-2 (Persatuan Catur Selangor)] via email to selangorchess@gmail.com by 15th MAY 2013. All expenses on travelling and hotel accommodation fees shall be paid by player.
 
Kindly take note that application as State Additional Players must fulfill the following rating regulation as:
11. STATE ADDITIONAL PLAYERS FULFILLING MINIMUM RATING REQUIREMENT / REGULATIONS

Men Qualification : A minimum rating level of either National Rating 1650 (April 2013 release) OR FIDE 1800 (May 2013 release);

Women Qualification : A minimum rating level of either National Rating 1400 (April 2013 release) OR FIDE 1550 (May 2013 release).  

Click here to download NCC 2013 Application form.
 
Click here to download Selangor Players Registration Form.


Players who do not fulfill the rating regulation NEED NOT apply. Thank you.

40th Selangor Open Chess Tournament 2013 - Final results and Group photo session

Over a span of 6 days or 9 Rounds GM Alexander Fominyh finally took the Championship title this evening  with  only a half point edge over his younger opponent  Wong Jianwen who beat him in one of  the earlier round. Notwithstanding a modest turnout of just 72 participants, the event was a success attracting a number of foreign participants and  from outside the Klang Valley, as well as a relatively large turnout of women players.

In addition to the individual winners is the IPT/Schools Category  which was won by KLMU . Pictured above is the KLMU Team with their lecturer Dr Bashiran, and CAS Officials






 Congratulations to all the Winners and Participants!

40th Selangor Open: Round 9 Pairing (1/5, 2PM)

Click here for Round 8 Result.

40th Selangor Open: Live Game Round 8 Board 1 (Nelson Villanueva vs Wong Jianwen)

Click here to view this game live!