10th CAS Second Quarter Chess Allegro 2008 - 6th April 2008

The Chess Association of Selangor ('CAS') will be organising the above event at The Chess Network, Wilayah Complex Kuala Lumpur. For preregistration email us your name and category by 4th April 2008

Royal Selangor International Open Chess Tournament 2008 - Early chess pieces in Selangor

Scouring through an archive were pictures of these chess pieces believed to be the oldest archeological finding of its kind in Malaysia. Found somewhere in the state of Selangor the complete chess pieces or chator is called the Selangor set by a writer HJR Murray at the turn of the last century.

Chator was probably introduced by the Indians. Almost similar pieces and layout style could be found at archeological sites in Java, Sumatera, Borneo and Champa (Kampuchea) with subsequent refinements by the Arabs, long before the arrival of the Europeans in this part of the world.

Chess in Selangor or Malaysia for that matter has indeed a long history and contributes to the study of chess evolution and human civilization.

CAS Juniors topped NAG2008

The recently concluded National Age-Group Chess Championship 2008 saw CAS Junior Nur Nabila scoring a perfect 8 points in the Under12 (Girl) category. She was already unstoppable after the sixth round and maintained her fine form throughout the tournament. Another highlight was CAS Junior Muhd Shakir securing the Under14 (Boy) title on tie-break when the Penang duo on the top board finished with a draw. 6 other CAS juniors Puteri Rifqah - U8 (G), Nur Najiha - U10(G), Tan Yong Zhao - U8(B), Yeoh Li Tian - U10(B), Tan Wei Hao - U12 (B) and Edward Lee - U16(B) completed the CAS Juniors dominance with 8 gold medals out of the 10 on offer. The Chess Association of Selangor or CAS will continue to provide the platform for the betterment of chess in the Klang Valley and Malaysia in general.

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Syabas!

22nd Royal Selangor Juniors Open Chess Tournament 2008 - U 12 and U 16

Low Jun Jian took the Under-16 title with 6 points while Yeoh Li Tian wrested the Under-12 title with 6 1/2 points at the Sunway Univerity College premises earlier today. 101 players participated in this weekend tournament under two separate cartegories. MCF Deputy President Hj Ibrahim Bakar and MCF Council Member Mr Gregory Lau were also present in the closing ceremony to give away the prizes.

The CAS President En Shafruddin in his closing speech commented that the championships this year were based on shorter time-control of 25 minutes which would not be sufficient to test the strength of the players. This was due to the dwindling turnout of participants in the past years when each of the tournaments was held over 2 days. But our young players would definitely not be able to compete on a level playing field in international tournaments or in most other standard tournaments. Thus The Chess Association of Selangor ('CAS') with the support of Royal Selangor, felt it would be timely to introduce the standard time-control tournament for the juniors not only to those aspiring to compete internationally but to those wanting to apply their skills and knowledge to the full. The parents and players were urged to support this endeavour scheduled this coming June.

Royal Selangor International Open Chess Tournament 2008 - The year before

The 2007 Royal Selangor International Open Chess Tournament (or the 34th Selangor International Open Chess) top title went to Ronnie Lim, seen here receiving the prize from our sponsor Datin Paduka Chen Mun Kuen, Director of Royal Selangor. Looking on were Chess Association of Selangor ('CAS') officials En Kamarul Zaman and IA Lim Tse Pin.

The tournament attracted a number of strong local players including IM MasHafizulhelmi, FM Lim Yee Weng, FM Anas Nazreen, Leong Mun Wan, Zarul Shazwan (who later went on to win his NM title in Penang) and his twin sister Nur Shazwani ( also secured her NWM title at the same time last year), Ismail Ahmad, Mohd Saprin and juniors Sumant Subramaniam and Yeap Eng Chiam, to name a few. 77 players participated in the tournament. Result

For this year's tournament ( scheduled for the period 30th April - 4th May 2008) The Chess Association of Selangor or CAS alongside our co- sponsor Royal Selangor will play host providing the playing venue at the company's HQ and Showroom in Setapak.

Royal Selangor International Open Chess Tournament 2008 - The Venue

CAS premier tournament, The 35th Selangor International Open Chess scheduled this 30th April to 4th May 2008 is set to be held at the Royal Selangor corporate HQ and Showroom in Setapak. This will be a great opportunity for chess players to get to know our major sponsor better. Royal Selangor is internationally renowned for the quality pewterwares,fine jewellery and other collectibles, including the beautifully crafted chess sets you can get to see at the showroom. Make a date to join this longest running and prestigious Malaysian chess tournament.

10th CAS First Quarter Chess Allegro 2008 (Category 1)

Ian Udani from The Philippines topped CAS's Allegro series with 6 1/2 points, stopping a strong run by Abdullah Che Hassan in the local chess circuit. The photo shows him receiving the first prize from CAS President, En Shafruddin. Another strong challenger Kamaluddin Yusof was also checked in the 4th round by the filipino and had to settle for a 9th placing, which is nonetheless a consistent top 10 placing by this veteran. Another CAS member Sumant S, fresh from his chess stint in India did well to settle for 2nd placing.