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Silly Season
I understand that MCF will be holding their elections at its coming Annual General Meeting and both I and KLCA will of course support everyone interested in holding office!After all it is a thankless...
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Before the Final Round
I wish all our young players playing in the WYCC 2012 all the best in the final round of a long and very demanding event... they have all done the best they could under various circumstances that even...
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WYCC 2012 - The Final Results
As expected, the best performances have come from the youngest where in the starting stages of chess pure talent rules and so even a small chess country like Malaysia is able to compete so big...
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Malaysia's International Participation in 2013?
I was browsing the FIDE website when I came across a calendar update for 2013 where my attention was drawn to quite a few events listed, most of which Malaysians might be interested in participating...
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Enjoying Queensland, Dropping by Brisbane... and Visiting Doubleroo!
Thanks to a client I am in Australia for 10 days and yesterday, while enjoying Brisbane on the weekend, I was asked (on a quite beautiful Sunday afternoon) to "help" run the inaugural First Sunday...
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Speaking at Doubleroo... then Missing my Flight Home!
The night before going home I gave a small talk to parents at the Doubleroo Chess Academy and to my surprise it was a rather decent turn out and I really did appreciate the warm nice reception.In most...
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Officiating at the MAKITA Women Chess Match
My readers will know that it has been an incredibly hectic time for me chess wise since August... starting with preparing and then coaching our national women's team at the World Chess Olympiad, then...
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Blitz Match at the Opening Ceremony!
Soon after I arrived at the hotel from the airport where the AirAsia flight again proved to be the now usual nightmare, we held the technical meeting where the principal business was the drawing of...
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Indonesia Takes Lead on First Day of Rapids
The Rapid Match has gotten underway at the Grand Ballroom of the Sekolah Catur Utut Adianto with the first two rounds being played and Indonesia has taken the lead with 5.5 points again 2.5 for France...
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The Rapid Match Goes To Indonesia!
The third round was nearly an amazing triumph of pre-game preparation. It was no exaggeration that while sitting next to the Indonesian coach once the games got underway that I was told that he had...
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Reporting for Chessdom
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Indonesia beats France with one match to go!
The MAKITA Women Chess Match being held from 16-22 December 2012 at the Sekolah Catur Utut Adianto (SCUA) in Bekasi, Jakarta between Indonesia and France has been a absolute success for the...
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MAKITA is now over... and is a huge triumph for Indonesia
The winners on the stage with guest of honour Utut Adianto on the left and flanked by the two teams is Eka Wirya whose MAKITA sponsored the match.In the end the results will show that Indonesia lost...
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National Age Groups is from 1-3 February 2013
The National Age Group Championships is early this year, from 1-3 February 2013 and to be held at Chancellor Hall, University Teknologi Petronas (UTP) Tronoh, Perak.Since this this event is used...
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The KL Masters is On!
KLCA will be organising the DYTM Raja Dr Nazrin Shah Invitational KL Masters from 5-16 June 2013. It will be a 11 player, 10 round robin, FIDE title and rating tournament with a mix of legends, GM...
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Asian Zonal Championships
Young Yeoh Li Tian will be the sole Malaysian representative at the Zone 3.3 Championships to be held in Tagaytay, Philippines from 21-30 January 2012.This will be the strongest tournament ever for 13...
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International Arbiter!
FIDE has just published the list of titles approved by the 1st quarter Presidential Board 2013 meeting held in Tsakhadzor, Armenia from 19-20 January 2013 and I have been awarded the International...
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Stories from the Asian Zonals in Tagaytay
Just five countries are represented at the Zone 3.3 Championships being held in Tagaytay and for many there is a familiar feel to the proceedings with a large delegation from Vietnam and good sized...
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He is to Blame!
I am here in Tagaytay as a guest of Casto "Toti" Abundo Jr, currently the Deputy President of the Asian Chess Federation based in Al Ain, UAE, but who is also the Phillippines's FIDE Delegate and...
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