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Wish I could have blog updates on the on going Para games between 18th September to 22 September taking place at MITEC KL. Anyway here is a video of our Malaysian team sparring at Hotel Seri Pacific. ...

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When was the last time any Malaysian gave a World Champion a good fight in chess? Some discussion in Facebook pointed to games where Peter Long beat World Women Champion Xie Jun over a decade ago. Perhaps that's the closest. It's for that reason, and just like Yeoh Li Tian's attainment of Malaysia's first GM norm, this recent results against no less than...

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Usually at this time during the penultimate round of the Malaysian Open there would be a clear leader. However for the first time this year, thing are not so clear as there are 11 joint leaders ! They are : GM Venkatesh M.R. GM Ma Qun GM Fang Yuxiang GM Tran Tuan Minh GM Zhou Jianchao IM Tan Justin GM Vishnu Prasanna. V GM Yu Ruiyuan GM Nguyen Duc Hoa...

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Everything is broadcasted via the phone. All this is made possible by Acid Ape Chess app which has the ability to connect to a Bluetooth DGT chess board and Youtube Gaming Live to help broadcast the game. Go to http://live.catur.org to see 8 boards (traditional wired connections to a PC) and the totally wireless DGT board without using a PC(at bottom most board)....

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Register early to avoid disappointment. We had to turn away many entrees as it was already full for the first blitz. ...

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46 players took part in Open Rapid event which is part of the Malaysian Chess Festival 2017.  Prize Structure Prize Winners 10th place GM Rogelio Antonio 4th place - IM Abdusattorov Nodirbek 3rd place - Parondo Rolly 2nd place - FM Kurniawan Muhamad Agus Rapid Open Champion - FM Taher Yoseph Theolifus ...

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Psychologically the worst thing I can imagine happening to any chess player in a tournament. This happened to WGM Irene Sukhandar Kharisma recently. Also, please no hate comment  chess player that refused the draw suggestion from the arbiters. It's perfectly his or her right to refuse. However, personally I think most people (including me) will be sympathetic and reduce Irene's worry and burden...

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