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 Day 2: SMS Deen Rapid Team Open Championship

Personally rooting for our mouth watering Malaysian team who are in currently in 6th position the "NASI LEMAK, LAKSA OR ROTI CANAI?" team after 3 rounds. This is a snapshot of them in Round 4. They are playing Snoopy and Co. (the team name sounds like what Peter Long would have picked)

Surprisingly, I've never really looked at the prize money for the festival until now. I can see why some locals try to go after the Best Malaysian prize. Ok the other special prizes too for fame and bragging rights.

SMS Deen Rapid Team prizes

Champion    RM 3000 (4 medals)
2nd         RM 2000 (4 medals)
3rd         RM 1000 (4 medals)
4th         RM 750
5th         RM 500
6th         RM 500
7th         RM 400  
8th         RM 400
9th         RM 400
10th        RM 400
         
Best Board Prizes 
Medals for Board 1-4 (Gold,Silver,Bronze)         

Best Malaysian RM 2000 (Trophy+Medal)
2nd            RM 1500
3rd            RM 1200

Best State.    RM 1000 (Trophy+Medal)

Best Junior (U16) RM 500 (4 medals)

Best Ladies.      RM 500 (4 medals)
* Best Govt                              RM 400 
* Best IPT                               RM 400  
* School GOVT                            RM 400 
* School PVT                             RM 400 
* Best Family                            RM 400 
* Best Veteran                           RM 400

* Subject to at least 3 teams playing and 50% result

* Govt team must be certified by department

* School team must be certified by school

* IPT must be certified by IPT

Last year's winners

The 19th Malaysian Chess Open 2024 has once again proven to be a melting pot of international chess talent, drawing participants from across the globe. This year’s tournament showcases a diverse array of players, with a total of 92 participants representing 15 different federations.

Federation Representation

The tournament’s federation statistics highlight the global nature of the event:

1. Australia (AUS): 2 players
2. Brunei Darussalam (BRU): 1 player
3. China (CHN): 8 players
4. FIDE (FID): 1 player
5. Indonesia (INA): 4 players
6. India (IND): 16 players
7. Iran (IRI): 1 player
8. Japan (JPN): 1 player
9. Morocco (MAR): 1 player
10. Malaysia (MAS): 27 players
11. Philippines (PHI): 18 players
12. Singapore (SGP): 3 players
13. Sri Lanka (SRI): 1 player
14. United States of America (USA): 1 player
15. Vietnam (VIE): 7 players

Malaysia leads the pack with 27 participants. The Philippines follows closely with 18 players, while India also has a significant presence with 16 participants.

Title Holders

• Grandmasters (GM): 5
• Woman Grandmasters (WGM): 3
• International Masters (IM): 9
• Woman International Masters (WIM): 2
• FIDE Masters (FM): 12
• Woman FIDE Masters (WFM): 3
• Candidate Masters (CM): 1
• Woman Candidate Masters (WCM): 1

With a total of 36 titled players, the competition promises to be fierce and exciting. The presence of 5 Grandmasters and 9 International Masters.

Here is a snapshot of the current list of participants. There may be additions or changes. Go to Chess-Results to see the latest list.

  

Registration for the 19th IGB Malaysian Chess Festival closing date is extended to 4th of September after which late fee will be imposed.