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Round 8 is Going On So Soon it will be Just One More Game to Go!
Mas Hafizulhelmi has made it to the top ten - hence his game is being broadcast live! Mas is now on 5/7 and a win would most certainly keep him seated there.In the meantime Yeoh Li Tian recorded a...
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Before the Last Round....
Malaysia's hopes to end the 13th BCC Open with a bang lie with Mas Hafizulhelmi and Yeoh Li Tian, both on 5.5/8 (the same as defending champion Nigel Short).Both have tough matches but I am confident...
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Last Day at the 13th BCC Open
Unfortunately I will miss the closing ceremony thanks to Air Asia moving to an airport north of Bangkok when Pattaya is south of the city.Will however have time to pack up the equipment for the live...
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Zhao Zong-Yuan Wins Thailand Open 2013 - 13th BCC Open
The winning encounter with the defending champion probably won the tournament for the Australian No. 1 player but great consistency also helped!Second to seventh places half a point behind on 7/9 were...
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K. Muralimohan - Cancer Appeal
It is no secret that I have a especially good relationship with Indian chess going back to the days - the mid 80's - when I was Executive Secretary of the Malaysian Chess Federation.K. Muralimohan is...
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Dato' Sri Dr. Edmund Santhara - Independent MP for Hulu Selangor
It is time to put petty and often selfish chess politics aside and for the chess community to come together and support one of our own for full and direct representation in government! Go and friend...
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Chess Malaysia
www.chessmalaysia.orgSince the MCF Council Meeting, a brand new MCF website was planned for and a vendor quickly engaged but somehow, for one reason or another, we have had delay after delay and it has...
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Whose Up For The Challenge?
MCF has sent invitations to our players 2200+ (men) and 1900+ (women), 100 hundred points below that for additional players. Hopefully at least one would step up to the challenge!Our deadline is end of...
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Two Veterans & The Future of Malaysian Chess
JimmyIn many recent years Jimmy Liew has become very active in chess and with his recent retirement he seems to be ramping it up even further.Jimmy is particularly interested in still being a part of...
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Exciting Times - As Usual! - At The Selangor Open
The Selangor Open has always had a special place in Malaysian chess - in fact as a kid I cut my teeth on it and have even been a winner (although I can't remember when or how long ago!).Over the years...
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New Hopes?
Encouraging performances by several of our usual young players, although really nothing to really shout about, at the just concluded Selangor Open, was further helped by an SMS forwarded from Greg with...
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National Closed Championships 2013 is Official!
Terengganu is one of my absolute most favourite places in Malaysia and for many months now it had been confirmed that the National Closed Championships would be held there.Unfortunately there became...
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Of World Championships, Both Men and Women
The very existence of FIDE, the World Chess Federation for those who still do not know this, is owed to the World Chess Championship and its basic reason for existence is completely dependent on...
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Manny Pacquioa Cup Asian Continental Chess Championship Starts
Malaysia is represented by IM Jimmy Liew at the Asian Continental Championships being held in Manila from 17-27 May 2013.He is seeded 58 from 76 players in a top class field from 14 countries including...
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Winners at the Asian Continental Championships
Congrats to a worthy winner in China's Li Chao. The top five qualify for the World Cup and because Barbosa had already qualified, the top six above are effectively all in!For the women it was just one...
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The Masters - Who Will Qualify?
All attention is now shifting to the Malaysian Masters where our top ten men and top eight women players will seek to establish themselves as members of the national team to the coming SEA Games, Asia...
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DYTM Raja Dr Nazrin Shah Invitational Masters
The DYTM Raja Dr Nazrin Shah Invitational Masters will be held at Swiss Inn, Kuala Lumpur from 13-21 June 2013 and at the Palace of the Golden Horses together with the start of the Malaysian Masters on...
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Marathon Man!
Yes, I am talking about Mas Hafizulhelmi. From 13-21 June he will be playing 10 games in 8 days at the DYTM Raja Nazrin Shah Invitational and then without break be defending his title with 9 games in 5...
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A Gift From Heinz Brunthaler
Today Thomas Luther had a bye so after the round started he invited me for a coffee. And he handed me a gift from a mutual friend Heinz Brunthaler.A couple of years ago I was supposed to collaborate...
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National Closed Championships Play-Offs Begin
Final two places in Malaysian Masters are up for grabs today - one for men and one for women. Wong Jianwen or Muhammad Syazwan Zulkifli? Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan, Jessica Augustine or Nur Sabrina Aliya...
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