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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
14:30​​Round 8
16 Dec 2011, Friday​09:00​Round 9
​13:00​Prize Giving & Closing
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Entrance Fees:​RM50.00 per head
​RM25.00 per head for 16 & under and Ladies

Prizes

Champion:​RM2500 + Trophy
Runner Up:​RM1500 + Trophy
2nd Runner Up:​RM800 + Trophy
4th Placing:​RM600
5th Placing:​​RM400
6th Placing:​RM300
7th Placing:​RM200
8th Placing:​RM100
9th Placing:​RM100
10th Placing:​RM100


16 and Under (born on or after 1 Jan 1995)

Champion​100/= + Certificate
Runner-up​ 60/= + Certificate
2nd Runner-up​ 40/= + Certificate

14 and Under (born on or after 1 Jan 1997)

Champion​100/= + Certificate
Runner-up​ 60/= + Certificate
2nd Runner-up​ 40/= + Certificate

12 and Under (born on or after 1 Jan 1999)

Champion​100/= + Certificate
Runner-up​ 60/= + Certificate
2nd Runner-up​ 40/= + Certificate

10 and Under (born on or after 1 Jan 2001)

Champion​100/= + Certificate
Runner-up​ 60/= + Certificate
2nd Runner-up​ 40/= + Certificate

8 and Under (born on or after 1 Jan 2003)

Champion​100/= + Certificate
Runner-up​ 60/= + Certificate
2nd Runner-up​ 40/= + Certificate

For the aged-group prizes, there should be at least six competitors. Otherwise, they will join the other aged group.

(Each player may claim only one prize)


Tie-breaks

In the event that total scores are equal, the following criteria will be based:

a)​Solkoff (Sum of Opponents’score)
b)​Sonneborn berger
c)​Cummulative


Pairing

Any player who does not turn up for more than two rounds without giving good reasons would be considered withdrawn from the tournament.

Recording

Recording is compulsory throughout the game

Time Control

The time control is 90 minutes with 30 seconds increment per move.

Chess Rules

Based on FIDE chess rules and competition rules

Accommodation

The tournament venue is situated right at the centre of the City with many hotels within walking distance:

*****Pullman Hotel (082- 222888)*****Hilton Hotel (082-248200), ***** Riverside Majestic(082-247777), ****Grand Margherita Hotel(082-423111), ****Somerset Gateway(082-250958), ****Ariva Gateway(082-250958),****Hotel Grand Continental(082-230399)***Habour View Hotel (082-274666), ***Batik Boutique Hotel(082-422845),***Abell Hotel(082-239449),**Abell Residence(082-238977),**Liwah Hotel (082-429222), **Borneo Hotel(082-244122), *The Room(082-423688), Tune Hotel, **360 Xpress CityCentre Hotel(082-236060), John’s Place(082-233746), River view Inn (082-412551), Kuok Pin Hotel (082-426822), Goodwood Inn (082-244862), Motel Siangolila (082-425221), Hotel Cozy ZZZ (082-233961),Mandarin Hotel(082-418269) Kapit Hotel(082-420091), B&B Inn(082-237366), Orchid Inn (082-411417), One Star Lodge (082-253577), Borneo Bed & Breakfast (082-246292), Tracks Bed & Breakfast (019-6407372), Green Mountain Lodging House (082-416320), Nomad Borneo Bed & Breakfast(082-237831),

The room rate for budget hotels starts from RM15.00 net per person per night.



Conduct of players

No smoking, no hand phone and no analysis of games are allowed in the tournament hall.

Immediately after each game, the winners or the drawers playing white have to return the score sheets and chess clocks to the arbiter while the opponents have to rearrange back the pieces.


Enrolment

Closing date is 4:00 p.m,5 December 2011. Please bank in your entrance fee to Abang Mohammad Reduan @ RHB Account No.(1-11212-0012781-9) and Email/SMS to anyone of the followings together with Name, IC’s/Date of Birth, Sex and Contact:

Morsin Ahmad
Tel: 012-8949415
Email: morsinab@sarawaknet.gov.my

Abg. Mohd.Reduan
Tel: 019-8887786
Email: reduan_sahari@bsn.com.my

Lim Kian Hwa
Tel: 016 8603180
Email: limkhwa@gmail.com
Sarawak Open Chess Championship 2011
Entry Form


Name:​___________________________ Chinese Character (if applicable): ______________

IC No. /Passport No. ​________________ Date of Birth: _____________​Sex: ___________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________

​ ___________________________________________________________________

Tel or hand phone: ________________

FIDE ID: ______________ FIDE rating: _________ National Rating: _________

I wish to enroll for the Sarawak Open Chess Championship, 2011, and forward herewith RM ___________ for the payment of the entrance fee please.

Adult: ​RM50/=
16 & under and Ladies:​RM25/=
* delete whichever inapplicable.
​___________________
Date: ____________ ( )





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Temporary Receipt


I acknowledge the receipt of RM _________ from

Mr./ Miss/Mdm._____________________________

for the payment of the entrance fee for Sarawak Open Chess Championship, 2011.


​_______________________
Date: ____________​( )
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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

Details at

gilachess.com

malaysianchess.blogspot.com

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

#	Name	Title	Fed	Rating	G	B-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, Rolando	m	PHI	2455	18	1972
14	Villamayor, Buenaventura	g	PHI	2440	0	1967
15	Dimakiling, Oliver	m	PHI	2432	27	1980
16	Martinez, Rolly	m	PHI	2420	19	1970
17	Diano, Eden		PHI	2416	0
18	Garcia, Jan Emmanuel	f	PHI	2409	0	1995
19	Yap, Kim Steven	m	PHI	2405	9	1988
19	Gonzales, Jayson	g	PHI	2405	0	1969
21	Ganzon, Rommel		PHI	2403	0
22	De Guzman, Ricardo	m	PHI	2390	3	1961
23	Ranola, Yves	m	PHI	2373	9	1972
24	Vuelban, Virgilio	m	PHI	2361	37	1972
24	De Ramos, Julius	f	PHI	2361	0	1987
26	Senador, Emmanuel	m	PHI	2357	0
27	Del Mundo, Anton Paolo C.	f	PHI	2353	0	1982
28	Young, Angelo	m	PHI	2350	3	1963
29	Gloria, Eric		PHI	2349	0	1960
30	Garma, Chito	m	PHI	2340	0	1964
31	Chiong Zacarias Romero, Luis	m	PHI	2336	9	1957
32	Udani, Ian		PHI	2331	18	1977
33	Olay, Edgar Reggie		PHI	2330	18	1976
34	Emperado, Emmanuel		PHI	2313	9
35	Pascua, Haridas	f	PHI	2310	0	1993
35	Sevillano, Voltaire		PHI	2310	0
37	Makinano, Anthony		PHI	2306	0
38	Legaspi, Rhobel		PHI	2302	9
39	Causo, Deniel		PHI	2296	0
40	Datu, Alcon John		PHI	2290	0	1993

FireyRook blogging from his iPad

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

Latest FIDE ratings for November 2011.
Source:- http://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtml?ina=1&country=MAS

#	Name	Title	Fed	Rating	G	B-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 Shazwan		MAS	2081	0	1989
23	Abang, Mohd Reduan		MAS	2080	0	1976
24	Zulkipli, Zaidan		MAS	2076	8	1984
24	Tham, Tick Hong Jax		MAS	2076	6	1960
26	Nik, Nik Ahmad Farouqi		MAS	2070	0	1982
27	Shafruddin, Fariz		MAS	2064	0	1987
28	Jamil, Mohd Johan		MAS	2060	0
28	Wahiduddin, Mohd Khair		MAS	2060	0
28	Yap, Abel Jinwei		MAS	2060	0	1989
31	Chan, Tze Wei		MAS	2058	0	1987
32	Che Hassan, Abdullah		MAS	2045	6	1984
33	Tan, Hong Ghee		MAS	2042	0	1966
34	Azman Hisham, Mohd Nabil		MAS	2038	0	1994
35	Zakaria, Mohd Fadli	c	MAS	2036	4	1969
36	Zullkafli, Nur Shazwani	wc	MAS	2032	0	1989
37	Ong, Thian Loon		MAS	2030	0
38	Ong, Way Justin		MAS	2024	17	1992
39	Cheah, Cheok Fung		MAS	2021	9	1982
40	Khandhar, Kaushal		MAS	2020	5	1990
41	Tan, Ken Wei		MAS	2019	0	1992
42	Quah, Seng Sun		MAS	2017	9
43	Ibni Hajar, Amri		MAS	2010	0	1973
44	Nayan, Ahmad Fadzil		MAS	2009	0
44	Siah, Jun Ren Ian		MAS	2009	0
46	Al-Ashaari, Mohd Musa		MAS	2005	0
47	Choo, Min Wang		MAS	2004	0
47	Kwan, Nam Seng Eddy		MAS	2004	0
49	Fong, Yit San		MAS	2002	0	1994
50	Lee, Kah Meng Elgin		MAS	2001	9	1996
50	Erowan, Masrin		MAS	2001	3
50	Fong, Yit Ho		MAS	2001	0	1993
50	Looi, Xin Hao		MAS	2001	0	1988
54	Ng, Bernard		MAS	1999	7	1947
55	Ahmad, Morsin		MAS	1995	0	1973
56	Siew, Kit-Tze Mark		MAS	1994	6	1993
57	Zulkifli, Muhd Syazwan		MAS	1993	6
58	Kz, Abdullah Khairi		MAS	1991	0	1989
59	Ismail, Ahmad		MAS	1989	8	1963
59	Kueh, Yan Chew		MAS	1989	0	1968
61	Tan, Yik Ping		MAS	1988	0
62	Yeoh, Phee Leong Marcus		MAS	1987	0	1981
63	Kz, Amir Hamzah		MAS	1984	0	1992
63	Shaik Ali, Nor Ilhamuddin		MAS	1984	0
65	Abdul Shukor, Abdul Aziz		MAS	1981	0	1970
66	Azhar, Muhammad Syakir Shazmeer		MAS	1977	0	1994
66	Fong, Choong Ee		MAS	1977	0	1961
68	Bakri, Alia Anin Azwa	wf	MAS	1975	0	1994
69	Yusof, Kamaluddin		MAS	1971	0	1967
70	Ramli, Abdul Rahim		MAS	1970	0
71	Thong, Yung Cheng		MAS	1968	0	1991
72	Png, Ren Chi		MAS	1963	0
73	Wong, Jianwen		MAS	1960	0	1995
74	R., Subramaniam		MAS	1950	7
75	Nur, Nabila Azman Hisham	wc	MAS	1941	25	1997
76	Kimbin, Richard		MAS	1937	0	1975
77	Lim, Kian Hwa		MAS	1935	15	1953
77	Low, Jun Jian		MAS	1935	0	1994
79	See, Kai Loong		MAS	1934	0
80	Kamal, Rizal Ahmad		MAS	1930	0	1973
81	Ajeet Singh, Roshan		MAS	1922	17	1997
82	Rosli, Ahmad Afiq Afyfy		MAS	1920	0	1992
83	Kamin, Al-Kamil		MAS	1918	0
83	Yusoff, Fairul		MAS	1918	0
85	Wahiduddin, Nurul Huda		MAS	1913	0	1967
86	Khore, Bean Hwa		MAS	1903	0	1953
87	Chin, Choong Wee Kenneth		MAS	1902	0
88	Tan, Chew Beng		MAS	1899	0
89	Tan, Jun Feng		MAS	1897	0	1996
90	Fong, Mi Yen	wc	MAS	1895	0	1991
91	Abdul Wahab, Najib		MAS	1890	0	1964
92	Reduan, Japeri		MAS	1874	0	1965
93	Mohd Noor, Mohd Noor Azam		MAS	1872	0	1999
94	Nur, Najiha Hisham	wf	MAS	1867	0	1999
95	Azhar, Puteri Rifqah Fahada		MAS	1865	0	2000
96	Keok, Kai En		MAS	1857	0	1994
97	Tan, Li Ting		MAS	1854	21	1998
98	S., Balendran		MAS	1848	0	1965
99	Kung, Soon Heng		MAS	1842	0
100	Aron, Teh Eu Wen		MAS	1839	6	1998