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Going into Round 7, IM Oliver Dimakiling and GM Laxman are sharing the lead with 5 out of 6 points. Round 7 pairing

As with all Blitz held in Cititel so far, response is always good so please register early to avoid disappointment. Limited places !! Note: in the unlikely event the minimum number of 50 participants are not met, the blitz will be cancelled. ...

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I took the KTM train because I wanted to avoid the hassle of the finding parking space at Cititel Mid Valley. Also my place was only 6 minutes away from the Shah Alam station. However the entire trip too 2 ½ hours !!  This is not chess related but a travel tip I hope will help those in the same boat too. I advice those who...

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All the top seeds performed as expected without any major upsets except for Board 8 where higher seeded Ian Udani was defeated by Amir Qayyim who sacrificed a Knight for a decisive King side attack. The game can be found somewhere on this blog.

The Selangor Open 2017 has barely started and already we have an interesting game to show here. This game is between Ian Udani (ELO 2276) and Amir Qayyim (ELO 1709). Amir played a Knight sac on move 23 which must have come as a complete surprise to his opponent. Watch ... You can download AI Chess app which already includes this game in...

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This is possibly the strongest Selangor Open with 67 participants consisting of  3 GMs  (GM Nguyen Duc Hoa, GM Alexei Barsov and GM Laxman). Top seed is GM Nguyen Duc Hoa. 5 International Masters are also taking part in this event held at 5th Floor Cititel Hotel Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur from the 27th April to 1st May 2017. Here is the round...

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Check your latest April 2017 National Rating at myrating.catur.org ...

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1st Arbiter Blitz Master Challenge Date : 1st May 2017 Time : 9.00 AM – 12.30 PM Venue : YCM Chess Center Time Control : 5 Minutes to finish Format : 16 Rounds Swiss System Tie Break : Buchholz,Sonnerborn-Berger,Progressive Score,Most Win With Black Prize Champion RM 100.00 2nd RM 70.00 3rd RM 40.00 4th – 10th RM 20.00 ____________________________ Arbiters Talk On Chess...

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The definition of OP is  Overpowered (usually in a video game, in which a person or group becomes or is too powerful; has become very popular in the mmorpg crowd). I use this often in the game of Starcraft when new changes suddenly makes a unit seem too strong i.e OP. Recently too, I think it's Evan Capel who coined the term "too...

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GilaChess blog used to publish Birthday greetings to known chess players a couple of years back but stopped doing so when Facebook Birthday wishes made website reminders obsolete. Still, I will post this one here for one of the veterans in the field of Malaysian chess bloggers who is still active in his postings.. Happy Birthday GiloCatur !!!! ...

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The 44th Selangor Open 2017 will be held from 27th April to 1st May at Cititel Midvalley. Details below:- Download the actual forms here (PDF). ...

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