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Take note for those attending the UPSI tourney, there is a slight change in schedule. For one thing, the start of the tournament is at 9.30am (instead of 10.30am). Here is the updated and latest schedule:- ...

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Last chance to register for the coming KTJ Tournament coming this Sunday.. Organiser:The Kolej Tuanku Jaafar Event:Inaugural KTJ Chess Tournament 2014 Venue:Mantion, Negeri Sembilan Date:2nd November 2014, Sunday Download the entry form ...

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The app has been updated to now support iPad/iPhones. Latest rating is July 2014 and will be updated again once the October rating is published by IA Lim Tse Pin. ...

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RAPID EVENTSYSTEM OF PLAY: 9 rounds Swiss SystemTIME CONTROL: 20 minutes + 10 seconds increment per moveTIE-BREAKS: Buchholz, SB and CumulativeCATEGORY: Open (FIDE RATED). Age-Group Category (National Rated): Under-8 Boys, Under-8 Girls, Under-10 Boys, Under-10 Girls, Under-12Boys, Under-12 Girls, Under-14 Boys, Under-14 Girls, Under-16 Boys and Under-16 Girls. BLITZ EVENTSYSTEM OF PLAY: 9 rounds Swiss SystemTIME CONTROL: 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment...

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They upgraded MySQL database and broke my app. Fix is easy, with a 2 line command, except that they don't allow me command line access! Will work on it and update as soon as it is up again. Thanks Exabytes !! :( Update : Fixed!! Solution was to create another user for the database. Thanks Google ! :) ...

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FIDE elections is over! But let's see who the general public would have voted for as FIDE President :- created by ePoll FIDE elections is over! But let's see who the general public would have voted for as FIDE President :- created by ePoll ...

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I see chess organisers are getting better at using online forms for tournament registration. Example the form used in Stonemaster’s Sg Besar event. Online forms are not difficult as in this case where a free service can be used. One popular service (and also used by Stonemaster) is JotForm.com. The big advantage besides having a nice and tidy participant list in electronic form,...

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