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 IM Oleg Badmatsyrenov leads the 47th Selangor Open Chess Tournament 2023 after 8 rounds. He has 7 points out of 8 and  is unbeaten only ceding draws to Genkeswaran Genivan and CM Tan Jun Ying.Following closely just a half point behind are CM Tan Jun Ying and Kamalsyah Muhammad at 6½ points.The last round will be played today.The tournament is held at KL Gateway...

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IM Pitra Andyka After 6 rounds, there are 3 joint leaders for the 47th Selangor Open Chess Tournament. There are International Master Pitra Andyka, International Master Oleg Badmatsyrenov and FM Christopher Castellano. All 3 are tied at 5 points out of 6. However the leaders are closely followed by 10 players following closely just half a point behind at 4.5 points. The 10...

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IM Oleg Badmatsyrenov (top seed)chess results from https://chess-results.com/tnr767689%20.aspx?lan=1&art=2&rd=1&turdet=YES%20&flag=NO Bo. Name Rtg Result Name Rtg 1 Lim, Kian Guan 1516 0 - 1 IM Badmatsyrenov, Oleg 2446 2 Hiew, Jing Yung 1508 ½ - ½ CM Tan, Jun Ying 2307 3 FM Sharifov, Mekhriddin 2209 1 - 0 Mahmood, Mohd Ezmi 1508 4 Chen, Yu Kun Austin 1504 0 - 1 IM Andyka, Pitra 2205...

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Newly crowned Malaysian National Champion FM Lim Zhuo-Ren is leading in the 6th Sharjah Challengers 2023 in the United Arab Emirated at this moment. 3 rounds have concluded and the Lim is sharing the lead with last year's Johor Open Champion, GM Sivuk Vitaly. Both have scored a perfect 3 points from 3 rounds. Notable results including wins against IM Al Qudaimi, Basheer...

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If you look back at our National Close now known as Malaysia Chess Championship, there has been many cases where there are joint National Champions (National Masters). However, organisers today prefer using tie-breaks to determine only one ultimate champion. In fact this year championships saw both the MEN and WOMEN section having 2 persons with the highest score and a tie break was...

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This is a snapshot of the player's list. For the updated list go to https://chess-results.com/tnr767689.aspx?lan=1 No. Name FideID FED Rtg 1 IM Badmatsyrenov, Oleg 24115762 FID 2446 2 IM Nolte, Rolando 5200636 PHI 2342 3 CM Tan, Jun Ying 5710413 MAS 2307 4 FM Sharifov, Mekhriddin 14701545 TJK 2209 5 IM Andyka, Pitra 7103255 INA 2205 6 Irwandi, 7128029 INA 2200 7 FM Castellano, Christopher...

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 Mohd Afif Ainul Mardhiah emerged champion of the 2023 Malaysian Chess Championship (Women) scoring 7 points from 9 rounds.Mohd Afif Ainul Mardhiah had 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.Wins include games againstLoganathan DivyadarrshiniMohd Azman Farihah Nur AisyahWFM Chong Kai Ni AgnesAinul Fikri Aqilah HusnaNurul Akma Quzaina KhairolhisalMohd Izham Nur Balqis Sofeaand draws againstMohd Azamanizam Azraa Adeline AzmanAFM Lee Xia Seanand loss againstOng Zhiwei.A total of 14...

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According to Selangor Open blog, Malaysia's newest National Master FM Lim Zhuo Ren has earned a direct entry to the Selangor Open.Besides that, 4 other players,  have open invitation to participate.1. Anderson Ang (elo 2127), 2. Mohd Saprin Sabri (elo 1996), 3. Kaushal Khandhar (elo 1936), and 4. Ismail Ahmad (elo 1876).Although this does not mean all the above players will play but there is a good...

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Many young ones today don't know him but Christi Hon was Malaysia's first Fide Master after earning a rating from the World Chess Federation (FIDE). He also boast of having beaten Anand Viswanathan, a former  world champion from India, in an IM tournament in New Delhi in 1985. Besides holding the distinction of 5 times Malaysian Champion, Christi has represented Malaysia in the World...

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 Lim Zhuo-Ren is a name that should be known by all Malaysians, not just chess enthusiasts. He has not only brought pride to our country by becoming the Malaysian Chess Champion twice, but he has also overcome incredible obstacles that make him an inspiration to all.In 2011, at the young age of 19, Lim Zhuo-Ren won his first Malaysian Chess Championship title making...

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 FM Lim Zhuo-Ren joins the prestigious list of champions who have won the National Master twice.Others who have got the title multiple times are:Christi Hon - 4 times (1978, 1981, 1982, 1983)Goh Yoon Wah - 2 times (1976, 1981)Jimmy Liew - 2 times (1980, 1984)Peter Long - 2 times (1985, 1986)Francis Chin - 2 times (1985, 1986)Kamal Abdullah - 3 times (1988, 1989,...

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 Note: The championship was known for a long time as the National Closed and then changed to National Chess Championship and finally to the present Malaysian Chess Championship. Regardless, the function of the tournament is the same - to determine the National Champion for Malaysia. As is common in other countries, the champion will automatically gain the title NM (National Master)YearChampion1974Choo Min Wang1975Chan...

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The world now celebrates the crowning of the 17th Chess World Champion, Ding Liren. This remarkable Chinese Grandmaster has not only revolutionized the game but also touched the hearts of chess enthusiasts worldwide. Let's take a closer look at some unique aspects of this extraordinary champion that set him apart from his peers.A Master Innovator:Ding Liren's creativity and willingness to experiment with different...

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In an exciting final match, Ding Liren defeated Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi. Magnus Carlsen of Norway loses his world championship title to him.On Sunday, Ding Liren of China defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia in a rapid-play tiebreak to gainthe title of new world chess championn.After the two players tied 7-7 after 14 longer "classical" games, 30-year-old Ding prevailed in the rapid chess playoff by...

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