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Jianwen and Nithyalakshmi are the Qualifiers
Both Wong Jianwen and Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan largely dominated their rivals to win the final two qualifying places in the Malaysian Masters which will be from 22-26 June (Men) and 22-25 June (Women)...
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Final and First Rounds and then the Closing Ceremony
The last round of the DYTM Raja Dr Nazrin Shah Invitational Masters will begin at 11 a.m. followed by the closing ceremony.For standings and final round pairings:...
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DYTM Raja Dr Nazrin Shah Ends With Malaysian Masters in Full Swing!
My full report on the grand closing ceremony is at http://www.klchess.com/2013_06_01_archive.html#1616748776466492978
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After the First Three Rounds of the Malaysian Masters
After three rounds IM Mas Hafizulhelmi remains perfect with 3/3 with young Aron Teh in second place with 2.5/3.Of course with a round robin positions can change quickly and it is quite early days yet...
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Young Aron Teh, Camelia Johari Leads After Five Rounds
After the third day of play, 14 year old Aron Teh has taken the lead with a stunning upset of a clearly out of sorts Mas Hafizulhelmi and now has 4/5.In joint second and third places together with Mas...
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Camilia Johari Comes Of Age
With a dominant display where she led from start to finish, Camilia Johari has now won the biggest prize of all - the first Malaysian Women Masters!The top six finishers are now officially our national...
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Aron, Yee Weng and Mas Lead with One Round to Play
With one round to go, Aron Teh, Lim Yee Weng and Mas Hafizulhelmi continue to share the lead on 5.5/8 in a hard fought event.Aron is certainly with the best chance as he plays the off form Dr Ronnie...
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It's Yee Weng on Tie-Break!
In the end it was Lim Yee Weng on tiebreak over Aton Teh and Mas Hafizulhelmi when all the leaders could only drawn their last round games.Yee Weng understandably took a quick draw against Mas but then...
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Kazan
Chess was part of the 27th Summer Universiade 2013 in beautiful Kazan, Russia and as you can see from the photo, we had representatives on the KPT team from Malaysia!Some photos of the city centre...
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Polgar FIDE Rated 1800 & 2200
Polgar Chess Asia has agreed to organise, together with the Kuala Lumpur Chess Association, a series of monthly FIDE Rated tournaments to provide chess players with opportunities to either get FIDE...
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At the 9th Asian Schools Championships...
The obligatory Malaysian group photoGoh Jie Yi was the standout performer amongst Malaysian's participating at the 9th Asian Schools Championships with one gold and two silver medals (which with a...
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Big deal indeed: After 15 Years, an Inter State Team Championship!
The Malaysian Inter State Team Championship returned, after 15 long years, and fittingly, to Kota Kinabalu, capital of beautiful Sabah which is celebrating its 50th birthday!Organised as part of the...
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Medina Warda Aulia is Indonesia's Youngest WGM!
Medina Warda Aulia is Indonesia's youngest ever Women Grandmaster, achieving her third and final norm at the ongoing World Junior Championship.Last time around she almost won the championship,...
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It's Official - Mas Hafizulhelmi is Malaysia's No. 1
While some talk about how good they are, Malaysia's best ever player has quietly gone around doing his job and with the latest FIDE rating list published, Mas Hafizulhelmi is again officially our No. 1...
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Looking Forward to a Great Indonesia Open!
On the 8th of October I will be off to Jakarta for the 3rd Indonesia Open 2013 and am very excited with an event that last year had recognised it was an achievement to repeat for a second successive...
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A Good & Promising Performance by Aron Teh at IOCC 2013
With Lim Kian Hwa entered as a 'local' player, Aron Teh was officially Malaysia's sole representative at the super strong Indonesia Open Chess Championship 2013.The above extract from chess results...
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Tan Li Ting is In India!
In conjunction with the Anand-Carlsen World Championship Match from 7-28 November 2013 in Chennai, the All India Chess Federation, through the Tamil Nadu Chess Association, has put together a month...
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Mas is now in India
IM Mas Hafizulhelmi is playing two Opens in India, the just concluded Chennai Grandmaster International Open from 15 to 23 November organised in conjunction with the Anand-Carlsen World Championship...
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National Juniors - Yit San and Li Ting retain their Titles
Heavily favoured defending champions Fong Yit San and Tan Li Ting lived up to their seedings to easily emerge as repeat winners at the National Junior Championships held at the 35th Floor of City...
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Birthday and Blitz in Brunei
I was honoured to be a guest at the birthday celebration hosted by GM Tahir Vakhidov and it was double the reward when despite not remembering when I last played chess, I somehow managed to stumble to...
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