Although busy with work, I managed to get the latest Round 2 National Closed live game (from kedaicatur.com) .
Pretty convenient since the game was saved on the PC to my DropBox folder, I can access it using my phone too because the it is immediately synced to it. Now I can watch it during my tea break. Running Android and it currently have a healthy set of chess viewer and engines running on it.
From a recent game of IM Jimmy Liew in the Philippines. Event though the results was not decisive it was interesting.
CDs and hard disk used to be my main medium for backup and storage for important files. Not any more.
Nowadays I realise everything I save goes on to the “cloud”. For example I find DropBox invaluable now that almost all my main files are kept there. All 9 editions of DATMO pgns are there. Most of my chess photos are there although not all as they are too big to be stored there. I have about 50Gb of storage on DropBox alone. One huge advantage of using Dropbox is that I can access all my main files anywhere as long as I have internet. For example I can view all the chess games I have ever saved in PGN from any device like my phone, ipod, iPad or notebook. Dropbox keeps everything in sync.
One good news for me is that just a few days ago Flickr announced a whopping increase to 1Terrabyte for free and I am going to transfer most of my pictures there. I am happy because Flickr is my main online photo “storage” system I use besides Facebook.
After weeks of organizing Open event where players of all strength are able to play, it is time to open up the opportunities for the mere amateurs to try their skills amongst players of the same strength - without having to deal with the likes of IM Jimmy and IM Mas whom both took part in DATCC weekend event last Sunday.
For this weekend event, only Unrated players and players who are rated below 1600 in the April National Rating list are allowed to play in this event. Event will be held over 7 round Swiss using a time control of 25 minutes to finish. Registration starts at 9:00am with Round 1 to start at10:00am.
Prizes are allocated for the top 3 finishers, the top 3 players with a rating of below 1400, the Best Veteran, the Best Lady and the Best Unrated including the Best and 2nd Best DATCC members playing in the event.
For best performer in the U16, U12 and U8 age group category, each winner will earn a medal and a certificate for their performance. Except for the Best DATCC member prizes, all other prizes must have at least 3 participants eligible for each category in order for the best player to earn the category prizes.
Entry fees are RM 20 for non-members and RM 15 for U12, and for DATCC members, the entry fees are RM 10 and RM 8 for the U12.
Please download the entry forms for the events at the following URL: http://www.chess-malaysia.com/Amateur.pdf For more information on our events and activities to date, please visit our FACEBOOK page at http://www.facebook.com/ChessMalaysia
Come and join us for the fun!
Najib Abdul Wahab
Trying to restore this blog again for one sole reason – Lim Chong’s articles are here..
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Last night I had the chance to bump into someone trying out Microsoft Surface Pro.
It is not available yet for sale officially in Malaysia but it’s only a month away ie. June 2013.
The previous incarnation of this device really attracted me when I saw it being used in many recent TV programs. The way the magnetic keyboard hooked on to the screen looked really cool. However it had a serious flaw. It could only run Windows RT which looks like Windows 8 but is really only a tablet OS and cannot run essential chess programs like Chessbase, Fritz, Houdini etc. That immediately made the “Surface” unattractive to me.
However the new Surface Pro seems to address this weakness now that it runs a full blown Window 8. That unfortunately comes at a price in terms of USD 899 or RM 2735 (for the 64Gb edition) and RM 3099 for the 128 Gb version. Still at an iPad size and with a relatively fast i5 CPU with 4Gb RAM this is indeed an attractive gadget for chess players. It can run every chess application they can think of and packed into the size of a tablet. It weighs only 0.9 Kg. Expandability is sacrificed a bit because it only comes with one USB 3.0 port.
Related links and reviews:-
Official site: http://selangorchess.blogspot.com
Chess results : http://www.chess-results.com/tnr99400.aspx?art=4&lan=1&wi=821
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