Sunday, August 2, 2015

CAS Main Committee 2015/2016


Main Committee of The Chess Association of Selangor for the year 2015/2016 was elected today. We look forward to bringing chess to the next higher level for the current term in Selangor, with En Daniel Yong (Seated left) at the helm and En Ahmad Shafruddin Arshad  (seated right) assisting him as Vice President. En Lim Tse Pin remains as Hon Secretary, En Fariz Shafruddin as Treasurer and En Mat Zaki Yeop as Committee Member.

En Daniel Yong thanked the past Committee for contributing to the fine performance of CAS and was confident that the new line-up would continue to propel CAS to an even greater height in the current term and the years to come

Monday, May 4, 2015

42nd Selangor Open Chess Tournament 2015 - Prize Winners

Champion - IM Rolando Nolte
2nd Placing - FM Yeoh Li Tian
3rd Placing - IM Mas Hafizulhelmi
Group photo of all Prize Winners with Tournament Organisers


42nd Selangor Open: Final round


IM Rolando has take a full point lead into the final round when his nearest rival IM Mas lost to Efren of Philippines.


Now, Efren will try to stop IM Rolando. It is a very interesting finish if Efren can create another spectacular upset. Efren could be the new Champion based on 1st tie break direct encounter, that is provided FM Yeoh didnt win the final round against Johor Tan Kok Liang. Else, all three will have same points. Rolando has a slim edge of half point lead over Yeoh in 2nd tie break.
Tan vs Yeoh

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42nd Selangor Open: Last Day

After a gruelling 7 rounds battle, defending champion IM Nolte, Rolando has taken a half point lead over his nearest rival IM Mas. Bearing upset, Rolando may seal the title if he beats his compatriot Senador in this round. He had played IM Mas and FM Yeoh already.

Meanwhile, IM Jimmy from Selangor ( a 8-time winner who won his first back in 1980) has staged a remarkable comeback after dropping 1.5pts in his first 3 games and currently playing on Board 4 against the most impressive junior player in this edition. A win in this round may see him playing Rolando in the next and final round. If it happens, this mouth watering clash will be the highlight of the tournament. Only he can stop Rolando from winning the title for the 3rd time in 4 years.

Click here for this morning round pairing.

Saturday, May 2, 2015

42nd Selangor Open Chess Tournament 2015 - picture grab with the event main sponsor, Kasparov Chess Foundation Asia Pacific on the Opening Day 30thApril 2015

CAS officials with IA Hamid Majid seated far left and Director of Kasparov Chess Foundation as well as President of ASEAN Chess Confederation IA Ignatius Leong seated far right
Ignatius Leong watching over the moves of our newly crowned FM, Ismail Ahmad
Earlier on CAS President Ahmad Shafruddin delivering his Opening Speech, with IA Ignatius Leong  (seated on his right) and IA Hamid Majid (standing far left) 

Friday, May 1, 2015

42nd Selangor Open: Round 3 pairing @ 3pm (1/5)

Click here for the pairing.

In Round 2, there is a few upsets on top boards. IM Jimmy secures a draw against up-and-coming Muhd Aziz Farhan in a pawn down position. Efren too drop half a point against Yee Jian Yang. While, NM Yeoh Chin Seng lost his game against Amir Ghaazi.

Pictures from Round 3
Top boards in action







Ahmad Nazmi (on the right) vs Emir Rusyaidi (MSSS Selangor U15 Champion)

Thursday, April 30, 2015

42nd Selangor Open: Venue setup


The event will start in couple of hours from now.

Players meeting @ 2pm.

The venue:- Bilik Kuliah, 1st floor, Pusat Kecemerlangan Sukan Paralimpik, Jalan Perwira, KL.

Monday, April 27, 2015

42nd Selangor Open: Namelist

 
 















With the long weekend ahead, this edition has attracted a huge crowd of school-going children. Of the total 92 participants, 58 of them are school children. This group of children will benefit tremendously from playing against GM, IMs and FMs. Slightly more than one-third of the participants are from Selangor.

Click here to read on the history of Selangor Open.

Below is the namelist which is sorted alphabetically:-


No.   Name IRtg NRtg FED Club
1   Abdul Jalil, Syahril 1564 1527 MAS Selangor
2   Abdul Shukor, Abdul Aziz 1872 1660 MAS  
3 NM Abdullah, Mohd Kamal 2115 1925 MAS Selangor
4   Ahmad Nazar, Ellie Emira Syamimi 0 1502 MAS Selangor
5   Ahmad Nazari, Emir Rusyaidi 1793 1761 MAS Selangor
6   Azhar, Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa 1699 1658 MAS Selangor
7   Bagamasbad, Efren 2124 1901 PHI  
8   Chan, Kim Yew 1781 1698 MAS Selangor
9   Chandran, Mirnash 0 1610 MAS Selangor
10   Cheah, Kah Hoe 1491 1608 MAS Selangor
11   Chembeti, Shreesh Amit 1518 1511 MAS  
12   Chin, Shun Yi 0 1272 MAS Selangor
13   Chong, Ning Christopher 0 1294 MAS Selangor
14   Chua, Jia-Tien 1536 1737 MAS  
15   Demudu, Subramaniam 1933 1508 MAS  
16 GM Fominyh, Alexander 2439 2373 RUS  
17   Goh, Kai Ray Alden 0 1511 MAS  
18   Goo, Wan Sin 0 1208 MAS  
19   Gunalan, Tharuna Ruben Rao 0 1266 MAS  
20   Hairul, Muhd Ilhan Mansiz 1460 1497 MAS Selangor
21   Haji Ghanbari, Nader 1898 0 IRI  
22   Hamid, Hairul Abdul 1751 1675 MAS Selangor
23   Ho, Chen Ee 1478 1509 MAS  
24   Ho, Wern Wei 0 1432 MAS  
25 FM Ismail, Ahmad 2055 1899 MAS  
26   Jayakumar, Divyasree 0 1428 MAS Selangor
27 WFM Johari, Camilia 1864 1766 MAS  
28   Kebbedies, Frank 1843 1851 GER  
29   Khairil, Muhd Khairil Asyraf 1523 1480 MAS  
30   Koh, Jing Yi 0 1508 MAS  
31   Koh, Sian Kuan Bausch 1758 1602 MAS  
32   Kong, Ren En 0 1491 MAS  
33   Koo, Wei Wei Melanie 1577 1654 MAS  
34   Koo, Wei Xin Rosamund 1716 1746 MAS  
35   Lee, Ryan 1325 1435 MAS  
36   Lee, Yean Herng 0 1214 MAS  
37 IM Liew, Chee-Meng Jimmy 2208 2051 MAS Selangor
38   Liew, Ken Yew 1842 1787 MAS  
39   Lim, Kian Hwa 1800 1715 MAS Selangor
40   Lim, Zen Hong 0 1412 MAS  
41   Low, Chee Pang 1597 1556 MAS  
42   Lum, Sun Yuan 0 1438 MAS  
43   Lye, Lik Zang 2009 1973 MAS  
44 IM Mas, Hafizulhelmi 2340 2145 MAS  
45   Md Nizam, Ahmad Nazmi 1419 1427 MAS  
46   Mohd Fazli, Adi Alfie Najat 0 1213 MAS Selangor
47   Mohd Fazli, Nur Afrin Najat 0 1224 MAS Selangor
48   Mohd Ikhranizam, Ahmad Hadif 0 1287 MAS Selangor
49   Mohd Ikhranizam, Muhd Al-Waqeef 0 1375 MAS Selangor
50   Mohd Nazroel, Mohd Nazri Aiman 0 1143 MAS  
51   Mohd Nazroel, Mohd Nazri Aizad 0 0 MAS  
52   Mohd Saprin, Amir Ghaazi 1788 1745 MAS Selangor
53   Mohd Yusri, Mohd Yussaini 1420 1463 MAS  
54 CM Ng, Jen Sheng 1868 1817 MAS  
55 IM Nolte, Rolando 2400 2367 PHI  
56   Noor Akbar, Muhd Aziz Farhan 1830 1688 MAS  
57   Ooi, Zhi Ping 1285 1476 MAS  
58   Qamar, Asadullah 1517 1455 MAS Selangor
59   Raj, Harrscheen Devan 0 1189 MAS Selangor
60   Rohizan, Nurul Aina Akmar 0 1454 MAS  
61   Sabri, Mohd Saprin 2116 1988 MAS Selangor
62   Saleh, Fahim Al-Faqeh 1595 1593 MAS Selangor
63   Saleh, Fikri 1720 1765 MAS Selangor
64   Saparmin, Mohd Zullghafari 1566 1416 MAS  
65   Sathyanarayanan, Raamamurthy 0 1226 MAS  
66   Saw, Lye Guan 1590 1477 MAS Selangor
67 IM Senador, Emmanuel 2340 2241 PHI  
68   Seow, Chun Hong Ryan 0 1340 MAS  
69   Shaik Ali, Nor Ilhamuddin 2006 1884 MAS  
70   Sim, Jia Ru 1112 1509 MAS  
71   Soh, Zee Wee 2012 1857 MAS  
72   Sreenivasan, Brandon Tien 0 1384 MAS  
73   Sreenivasan, Lucas Ren 0 1281 MAS  
74   Subarmaniyam, Sarwhin 0 1189 MAS Selangor
75   Subramaniam, Shreyes 1897 1938 MAS  
76   Subramaniam, Sumant 2084 2053 MAS  
77   Tan, Jiin Yih 0 0 MAS  
78 CM Tan, Jun Ying 1943 1933 MAS  
79   Tan, Kok Liang 1844 1766 MAS  
80   Tan, Soon Wei Dawson 1839 1796 MAS  
81   Tan, Yong Zhao 1728 1703 MAS  
82   Tee, An Qi 0 1245 MAS  
83   Teo, Jun Sim 0 1318 MAS Selangor
84   Tham, Tick Hong Jax 2005 1887 MAS Selangor
85   Wong, Kah Hing 0 1176 MAS  
86   Wong, Shu Rui 0 1442 MAS  
87   Wong, Zi Yue 1615 1596 MAS Selangor
88   Woo, Ka Wai 0 1365 MAS  
89   Yee, Jian Yang 1805 1664 MAS Selangor
90 NM Yeoh, Chin Seng 2102 1758 MAS Selangor
91 FM Yeoh, Li Tian 2348 2235 MAS Selangor
92   Yusoff, Fairul 1836 1704 MAS