39th Selangor Open Chess Tournament ?

What happen to this year edition of Selangor Open? For the record, Chess Association of Selangor (CAS) will be celebrating the 39th anniversary of the Selangor Open if this event can be organised this year. As of last year, this oldest event was organised for 38 consecutive years and it would have been regarded as the impossible wish list of mad visionaries.

According to reliable source, the propose dates are from 1st May to 6th May 2012.

However, this event usually offers a prize fund of RM8,000/= (from the past few editions estimate) will need a working capital between RM 13,000/= and RM 15,000/= (inclusive of prize fund) to begin with. As of today, Venue sponsorship - Not forthcoming? Prize fund Sponsorship - RM 0.

Any well wisher who would like to contribute to the event, please contact Mr. Lim, Hon. Secretary of CAS @ 012-298 4922 or email to tsepin@gmail.com.

38th Selangor Open: Round 9 Result and Final Ranking

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Round 9 Result:



The Final Ranking:

38th Selangor Open: Round 4 Pairing [29th Apr 09:00]

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Here is the Round 4 pairing list. Please click on the image to enlarge it.

38th Selangor Open Namelist [updated 25th Apr]

Source: CAS Blogsite

Please send your name to selangorchess@gmail.com if you would like to take part in this event. The pre-registration deadline (without penalty) is extended to today, 25th April 2011.


The names as follow:

01. Muhd Faqih Aminuddin

02. Raja Bazil Bot Raja Badli

03. Afiq Mohd Jamil

04. Muhd Ihsan Syahiran Mohd Najib

05. Mark Siew

06. Mat Zaki Yeop

07. Liew Ashton

08. Sotimin Muhalip

09. Alan Lai

10. Abang Mohd Reduan

11. Hasidin Abdul Rashid

12. Haslindah Ruslan

13. Bustaman Harun

14. Kughan Ravindran

15. Arif Mohd Jamil

16. Sim Chung Seng

17. Abdul Rahim Ramli

18. Ismail Ahmad

19. IM Jimmy Liew

20. Anis Nabilah Ahmad Zuhdi

21. Izzanuddin Irman Aminuddin

22. Ruzenan Abu Bakar

23. Jax Tham Tick Hong

24. Suniil Kalivanan

25. Noor Hafiz Mohd Nor

26. Dawson Tan Soon Wei

27. Dilwen Ding

28. Amier Hamzah Mohd Zuhri

29. Goh Xin Yen

30. Ng Wei Kiang

31. IM Srinath Narayanan

32. Sean Ooi - Paid

33. Viknesh Viajantheran - Paid

34. Ian Udani

35. Daryl Wong Cheng Lim - Paid

36. Poon Jit Wai - Paid

37. Derek Poon Guo Liong - Paid

38. Jaron Tan Xe Yung - Paid

39. Shahrizal Shamsuddin

40. Tariq Ziad Abdul Razak

41. FM Nicholas Chan

42. Vinton Wong

43. Ethan Wong

44. Muhd Syazwan Zulkifli

45. Natasha Kavina Sundra Rajoo

46. Tan Yong Zhao - Paid

47. Ho Chen Ee - Paid

48. Chew Zhi Jing - Paid

49. Chew Zhi Qi - Paid

50. Muhd Amzar Danish Chairil

51. Wong Yinn Long

52. Lee Zhi Wei - Paid

53. Kamaluddin Yusof

54. Ng Shi Yang

55. Ahmad Eizran Ezra

56. Bausch Koh Sian Kuan - Paid

57. Mohd Irfan Haqqim Azhar

58. Mohd Syakir Shazmeer Azhar

59. Puteri Munajjah Azhar

60. Puteri Rifqah Fahada Azhar

61. Tan Ri Hong - Paid

62. Lucas Matthew Dutton

63. Fong Choong Ee

64. Fong Yit Ho

65. Fong Yit San

66. Jeffrey Tan Soon Keat

67. Hemant Sathish

68. Aina Farzana Che Mohd

69. Gabriel Soong

70. Lim Ming Kang

71. Lim Ming Xian

72. Suhaidi Mustafa

73. Mohan Raj Balasupramaniam

74. Max Wong Zi Quan

75. Wong Zi Qi

76. Chin Shun Yi - Paid

77. Emir Rusyaidi Ahmad Nazari - Paid

78. Ellie Emira Syamimi Ahmad Nazari - Paid

79. Sumanth Subramaniam

80. Shreyes Subramaniam

81. Sarika Subramaniam

82. Michellejeet Kaur

83. Nur Nabila Azman Hisham

84. Nur Najiha Azman Hisham

85. Muhd Nabil Azman Hisham

86. Muhd Najwan Azman Hisham

87. Kamalarifin Wahiduddin

88. Syazrin Abdul Rahman

89. Chew Yaw Chong

90. Ee Sun-Xin

91. Low Zhen Yu Cyrus

92. Muhd Danish Hisyam

93. Tan Li Ting

94. Tan Jun Feng

95. Lim Zhuo Ren

96. Fairul Yusoff

97. Raja Bazli Bot Raja Badli

98. Leong Hao Wee

99. ?

38th Selangor Open Namelist [updated 11th Apr]

Source: CAS blogsite

The names as follow:

01. Muhammad Faqih Aminuddin
02. Nur Faqiahah Aminuddin
03. Afiq Mohd Jamil
04. Muhammad Ihsan Syahiran Mohd Najib
05. Mark Siew
06. Lim Kian Hwa
07. Liew Ashton
08. Sotimin Muhalip
09. Alan Lai
10. Abang Mohd Reduan
11. Hasidin Abdul Rashid
12. Haslindah Ruslan
13. Bustaman Harun
14. Kughan Ravindran
15. ARIF Bin MOHD JAMIL
16. Sim Chung Seng
17. Abdul Rahim Ramli
18. Ismail Ahmad
19. IM Jimmy Liew
20. Anis Nabila Ahmad Zuhdi
21. Izzanuddin Irman Aminuddin
22. Ruzenan Abu Bakar
23. Abdul Rahim Ramli
24. Suniil Kalivanan
25. Noor Hafiz Mohd Nor
26. ?


Please send your name to selangorchess@gmail.com if you would like to take part in this event.

38th Selangor Open Namelist [updated 6th Apr]

Source: CAS blogsite


The names as follow:
01. Muhammad Faqih Aminuddin
02. Nur Faqiahah Aminuddin
03. Afiq Mohd Jamil
04. Muhammad Ihsan Syahiran Mohd Najib
05. Mark Siew
06. Lim Kian Hwa
07. Liew Ashton
08. Sotimin Muhalip
09. Alan Lai
10. Abang Mohd Reduan
11. Hasidin Abdul Rashid
12. Haslindah Ruslan
13. Bustaman Harun
14. Kughan Ravindran
15. Arif Mohd Jamil
16. Sim Chung Seng
17. Abdul Rahim Ramli
18. Ismail Ahmad
19. IM Jimmy Liew
20. ?

Please send your name to selangorchess@gmail.com if you would like to take part in this event

38th Selangor Open Infosheet

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38th Selangor Open 2011

Source: CAS blogsite

This FIDE-rated event (also a nationally rated event) will be organised from 28th Apr to 2nd May 2011 at DATCC, 4th floor, Wilayah Complex, KL. The total prize fund for this event is RM 7,500 with the 38th Selangor Open Champion to receive RM 2,500 in cash.

Confirmation of Participation (28th Apr) >> 4 PM to 5.30PM;
28th Apr >> Round 1: 6.30 PM to 10.30 PM;
29th Apr >> Round 2: 9 AM to 1 PM;
29th Apr >> Round 3: 3 PM to 7 PM;
30th Apr >> Round 4: 9 AM to 1 PM;
30th Apr >> Round 5: 3 PM to 7 PM;
01st May >> Round 6: 9 AM to 1 PM;
01st May >> Round 7: 3 PM to 7 PM;
02nd May >> Round 8: 8.30 AM to 12.30 PM;
02nd May >> Round 9: 2 PM to 6 PM;
Closing Ceremony >> 6.30 PM.

Registration fee:
1. CAS Members with FIDE rating >> RM 70;
2. CAS Members without FIDE rating >> RM 80;
3. Others with FIDE rating >> RM 90;
4. Others without FIDE rating >> RM 100;
5. Schools/Institutions of Higher Learning that send at least 4 players will receive 20% discount.

FIDE President Kirsan UFO Claim Sparks Investigation Demands

I came across an interesting article with regards to our FIDE president, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, published at Unexplainable website.

Happy reading!!!!

When Kirsan Ilyumzhinov claimed that he had been in contact with alien beings that visited him and brought him aboard their vessel, several Russian politicians and military officials that this nature of incident, should it be true and repeated, could pose a threat to the country's national security. It's unknown exactly what transpired during the time Kirsan claims he was on-board an alien vessel, but the incident has raised a serious question that at least one Russian MP is proposing an investigation be carried out.

Andre Lebedev has raised a question beyond whether or not Kirsan has lost his ability to govern, but is tackling the root of the matter: If he went aboard an alien vessel alone, is it possible that something else could have happened while he was away? The possibility of alien mind control, though almost comical, is something that the MP is taking very seriously. In addition, is it possible Kirsan could have revealed state secrets? Or what if he had given some vital information about the existence or location of nuclear facilities? Lebedev has drafted and sent a letter to President Dmitry Medvedev saying if the story is true, and Kirsan is serious about this, then it is a historic event that should have been reported to intelligence officials in the Kremlin. Furthermore, Lebedev inquired as to whether there was an official policy on high ranking officials making contact with alien entities. If there is not, then this latest development almost demands that there should be.

Medvedev also demands there be an investigation into the incident, saying it is too serious a claim by too high up an official to simply laugh off. Even if it is not true, he says this incident must be investigated and some very serious decisions made about it. Whether it's likely or not, placing protocols in place for just this sort of unknown scenario is exactl the sort of thing that ensures a nation doesn't get caught unaware if something of this nature should ever happen. And it's almost certain that if there is some sort of government cover-up regarding the presence of alien visitors, then it only stands to reason that this information should get to those in charge in the event of an unlikely abduction by such alien interlopers.

Of course there are also those who suggest that any such claim by Kirsan is the result of a long history of eccentric behavior. The self made millionaire and politician's credibility has been called into question using his obsession with intellectual pursuits such as chess as evidence against him. It's strange to think a life of ambition and good deeds can suddenly become undone by one claim using those very good deeds against you. And what of the other three witnesses that claim to have seen Kirsan board the vessel? Is this further evidence of alien contact? In an investigation of any other nature, this would be certainly admissible. What really happened to Kirsan? Perhaps this investigation and inquiry will tell us.