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In this day and age, you'd think the old Dragon was slain so many times it's extinct. It's still alive in today's chess, surprisingly. Lots of resource have been found for the Black player to infuse new dragon's breath to this old opening. In this day and age, you'd think the old Dragon was slain so many times it's extinct. It's still alive...

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Both Yeoh Li Tian and Wong Jian Wen are not playing in the National Juniors which is essentially is an under 20 junior event. Understandable as both have played in some tiring events such as the Asian Amateurs, Penang Open and Sarawak Open. Favorites are most probably Mark Siew, MOHD Nabil and Roshan. Who is your pick to be 2011 National Junior master....

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You know the horrible stories of waiters spitting on food of bad tippers. I have a suspicious feeling I am getting similiar treatment. Almost as soon as a mentioned how bad the web hosting company Exabyte service is, GilaChess.com and blog.GilaChess.com are down due to internal database error ("Error establishing Database connection" message) I know it could be a coincidence but it's really...

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  Final Ranking after 9 Rounds Rk.SNoTeamGames  +   =   -  TB1  TB2  TB3  13Kelantan Chess Team963025.5150 21Najib's Rojak Team954025.0142 34Too Less Ordinary962125.0140 45Nusa Mahkota Chess Club952221.5120 5717 Chess Club942321.5100 62DATCC Seniors Team943220.5110 78Seahorse PETRONAS941419.590 86Renegade Chess Team932418.080 911Swordfish PETRONAS924315.080 1010Carikomputer Dot Com911712.030 119PJMIM Chess Team912611.540 1212BERNAMA Chess Team90091.000 source : http://chess-results.com/tnr60870.aspx?lan=1  Round 9 No.TeamTeamRes.:Res. 1  PJMIM Chess Team  Kelantan Chess Team1:3 2  Too Less Ordinary  Carikomputer Dot Com2½:1½ 3  Najib's Rojak...

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No sooner had I mentioned Exabytes spotty services, I cannot connect to my gilachess blog due to database error. This is a common occurrence. I have given up callling on Exabytes support as they will most probably pin the blame on me saying I've used up too much server resources. Sometimes I think I am not the only customer who avoids complaining for...

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Someone asked me if NJM - National Junior Master is a recognised title. I don't see that title listed in FIDEs website so I guess it's recognised only by MCF since it was created by them. Even more recent is the newly minted Amateur Master (AM) title won by Ahmad Fadzil Nayan. FIDE doesn't recognise that title but since the Asian Chess Federation...

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The lower boards may have seen many absentees but the stronger teams all turned out and are fighting it out. Some notable players who turned up are IM Jimmy Liew, Sumant, Zaidan, Fairin, Fadli, Abdul Haq, Yeoh Li Tian, Yeoh Chin Seng, Abdullah Che Hassan. ...

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RM 80 for reactivation fees!! Blogging for chess is not cheap. Especially when I have to pay th RM 80 on to of the annual fees to maintain my website. That's just for chess-malaysia portal. GilaChess.com renewal coming up in two weeks :( It's my fault for being late but it was only two days. I have been a customer of Exabytes since...

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Last week's game had a poor turnout due to the rain and resulting traffic jam. Today's event on a Saturday morning seems not much better seeing the 6 empty boards at the lower boards. ...

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Maribelajar.com which hosts chess-malaysia portal has been suspended. ...

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Didn't realize the time and it's already 5.30 pm and I have not taken lunch yet. Followed foursquares on the iPad which recommended this place just 250 meters from the Tanjung Bungah hotel. Not bad. Char Kuay Teow. And the internet speeds is decent too. Free wifi. Password: 6666666666666 ...

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That's GM Nelson Mariano who is busy throughout of the tournament taking care of his protégés of the Chess Kidz academy. I foresee many strong talents to emerge from Singapore in the coming years. That's GM Nelson Mariano who is busy throughout of the tournament taking care of his protégés of the Chess Kidz academy. I foresee many strong talents to emerge from...

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Thanks to Mr Kaber, all the games from Round 1 to Round 9 is now available online.  Javascript playable version:- Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Tournament blog: http://asian-chess.blogspot.com ...

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Sarawak Open Chess Championship 2011 (FIDE rated & National Rated) Organisers:​Sarawak Chess Association Venue:​Ultimate Professional Centre, 3rd Floor, Jalan Bukit Mata Kuching, Kuching (Opposite Pullman Hotel) Dates:​12-16 December 2011 System:​9 round Swiss Fixture Date​Time 12 Dec 2011,​Monday​08:00​​Registration 09:00 ​​Round 1 14:30​​Round 2 13 Dec 2011, Tuesday​09:00 ​​Round 3 ​14:30​Round 4 14 Dec 2011, Wednesday​09:00 ​​Round 5 ​14:30​Round 6 15 Dec 2011, Thursday​09:00​Round 7...

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That's 77 out of a total of 110 players from Malaysia. A good thing considering Malaysian participation have been somewhat lacking when international events are held here on home soil. Full stats at http://asian-chess.blogspot.com/2011/11/breakdown-of-countries.html ...

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Interactive Cross table results for SEA Games 2011 Men's Rapid ...

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Yeah I know, why should we be interested? I guess Philippinos have been so prevalent in our chess scene, so many of the names below have become familiar to us.   Philippins Top 40 #NameTitleFedRatingGB-Year  1 So, Wesley g PHI 2659 13 1993  2 Barbosa, Oliver m PHI 2571 27 1986  3 Antonio, Rogelio Jr g PHI 2557 9 1962  4 Paragua, Mark g PHI 2522 11 1984  5 Sanchez, Joseph g PHI 2518 23 1970  6 Bitoon, Richard m PHI 2515 27 1975  7 Sadorra, Julio Catalino g PHI 2506 11 1986  7 Gomez, John Paul g PHI 2506 9 1986  9 Laylo, Darwin g PHI 2502 18 1980  9 Torre, Eugenio g PHI 2502 9 1951  11 Barcenilla, Rogelio g PHI 2501 0 1972  12 Salvador, Roland g PHI 2500 14 1982  13 Nolte,...

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It's 5.15pm and there's heavy downpour here at kompleks Wilayah. Predicting heavy jams again and late comers for today's DATCC Team Event ...

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Latest FIDE ratings for November 2011. Source:- http://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml?ina=1&country=MAS #NameTitleFedRatingGB-Year  1 Mas, Hafizulhelmi m MAS 2398 9 1981  2 Chan, Nicholas f MAS 2378 0    3 Mok, Tze-Meng m MAS 2363 0 1968  4 Liew, Chee-Meng-Jimmy m MAS 2303 9 1958  5 Ng, Tze Han MAS 2285 0 1981  6 Lim, Yee-Weng m MAS 2253 9 1982  7 Chia, Soon-Keat MAS 2186 0    8 Wahiduddin, Kamalarifin MAS 2176 0 1972  9 Lee, Kim Han Edward MAS 2172 0 1993  10 Chin, F MAS 2171 0    11 Lau, Gregory MAS 2170 0 1964  12 Loo, Swee Leong MAS 2155 0 1983  13 Karim, Wahid MAS 2153 7 1970  14 Yeap, Eng Chiam MAS 2150 0 1995  15 Yeoh, Chin-Seng MAS 2147 0    16 Yeoh, Li Tian MAS 2139 0 1999  17 Ibrahim, Mohd Irman MAS 2116 0 1976  18 Tan, Khai Boon MAS 2108 0 1982  19 Au Yoong, Yow Loo MAS 2102 0    20 Lim, Zhuo Ren MAS 2089 15 1992  21 Subramaniam, Sumant MAS 2083 8 1993  22 Zullkafli, Zarul...

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