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Got my second hand PDA. It's the Dell Axim X5. Price: RM 390 (USD 104) RAM: 32Kb Extra peripheral: 256Mb SD card + WiFi card I'm pretty happy after testing it for a couple of days. The battery life is twice that of my previous PDA (HP IPaq 1940). The only thing I'm not happy is the size. It's huge compared to my...

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The first international open chess tournament for ONGC Cup will be held in Hyderabad, India from 25th February to 5th March 2006. The event carries a prize pool of over 18000 US Dollars and it will offer many opportunity for chess players to make GM and IM norms. This is the first tournament organised by the Chess Players Association of India. So it's...

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In about a month's time the most prestigious Scholastic Chess tournament for Malaysia will take off. It's the National Age Group(NAG). NAG has been steadily gaining more popular ever since the National Sports Council (MSSM) dropped chess as an annual event some years back. That was truly a controversial decision as the chess event was gaining popularity with many parents and teachers recognizing...

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Disaster!! I can't repair my faulty Ipaq 1940. The screen is dead for no reason. Anyway, it's a big blow to me as I can't carry on my "chess training". No more exercises, puzzles and sparring partner. Since getting a new PDA is too expensive I think I'll get a similiar 2nd hand model as a replacement for the time being. Already looking...

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One of the biggest problems that I face is choosing a decent opening to play as White and Black. Even Grandmaster and Novices must figure out what openings to be part of their "Opening Repertoire". In the past I've played King Indian Defence (KID) for the Black side and employing KIA (King Indian Attack) as White because they have similiar strategies. This was...

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With a total prize fund of RM 5000, the 2 day Temerloh Open in Pahang will have the highest first prize amounting RM 1000! Details can be found here. With a total prize fund of RM 5000, the 2 day Temerloh Open in Pahang will have the highest first prize amounting RM 1000! Details can be found here. ...

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A break Originally uploaded by gilachess. I am enjoying a break from work in my hometown, Teluk Intan, Perak. Just went for a morning walk with my parents at 6.30am.No chess. No computers. No internet. I'm posting this from my handphone. It's going to be a quiet month this February before the chess fever starts again in March. So I'm going to take...

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