2nd Johor International Open 2014

Following of the success of the 1st Johor International Open, this year sees the 2nd Johor International Open with an even bigger prize funds.

Malaysia Day Open 2015

Held on 16th September 2015 at Mall of Medini, Nusajaya, Johor.

Saturday, December 31, 2016

MCF Chess Calendar 2017

Monday, December 12, 2016

Johor Open 2016 - Round 1 pairing

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Johor Chess Open participants

Latest list I cut and paste from JohorChess official website. But please go to that site to check out the actual list for the latest update.
No Name ELO Rating Sex Ctry
1 Pouya Idani 2530 Male IRI
2 Amirreza Pourramezanali 2522 Male IRI
3 Igonin Temur 2466 Male UZB
4 NEELOTPAL DAS 2463 Male IND
5 Fominyh Alexandr 2437 Male RUS
6 Nguyen Van Huy 2423 Male VIE
7 Tair Vahidov 2422 Male UZB
8 Nolte Rolando Palomar 2419 Male PHI
9 Muhammad lutfi ali 2416 Male INA
10 Vo Thanh Ninh 2413 Male VIE
11 IM SEAN WINSHAND CUHENDI 2408 Male INA
12 Gerhard Alexander Schebler 2406 Male Ger
13 Cao Sang 2402 Male VIE
14 LAXMAN RAJARAM 2387 Male IND
15 Dang Hoang Son 2372 Male VIE
16 Lioe Dede 2372 Male INA
17 Amirmohammad soozankar 2366 Male IRI
18 HAMED NOURI 2354 Male PHI
19 Abdisalimov,Abdimalik 2313 Male UZB
20 Pitra andika 2308 Male Ina
21 RAMNATH BHUVANESH RAJARAMAN 2306 Male IND
22 DINESH KUMAR SHARMA 2298 Male IND
23 Emmanuel Rodriguez Senador 2298 Male PHI
24 Nathan Alfred 2275 Male ENG
25 Michael Gotel 2252 Male PHI
26 Lee Qing Aun 2249 Male SGP
27 Norboev Nabijon 2246 Male UZB
28 Chan Peng Kong 2225 Male SIN
29 Lim Zhuo Ren 2217 Male MAS
30 Tejaswini Sagar 2204 Female IND
31 Low Zhen Yu Cyrus 2200 Male SIN
32 Wong Yinn Long 2186 Male MAS
33 Baymuratova Sevara 2158 Male UZB
34 FIKRUL SAIFUDDIN., S.H. 2155 Male INA
35 Muhammad johan 2150 Male Ina
36 Ng Jen Sheng 2142 Male MAS
37 Zaidan Zulkipli 2136 Male MAS
38 WFM DEWI ARDHIANI ANASTASIA CITRA 2133 Female INA
39 Navalgund Niranjan 2129 Male IND
40 Yeap Eng Chiam 2124 Male Mas
41 Mohd Kamal Abdullah 2117 Male MAS
42 Lye Lik Zang 2098 Male MAS
43 Denis Molofej 2089 Male LTU
44 Wika hardiyanto 2071 Male INA
45 Constantius Leonardo Pratama 2071 Male INA
46 Stewart Manaog 2033 Male PHI
47 Pham Minh Hieu 2026 Male VIE
48 Poompong Wiwatanadate 2024 Male THA
49 Vakhidov Shahzod 2021 Male UZB
50 ismail bin ahmad 2019 Male MAS
51 JOERG ABRAMOWSKI 2017 Male GER
52 Kaushal Khandhar 2006 Male MAS
53 Vakhidov Daler 2004 Male UZB
54 Jumaev Bahtiyor 1999 Male UZB
55 Daniel Hermawan 1993 Male INA
56 Tan Jun Ying 1980 Male MAS
57 ISHA SHARMA 1935 Female IND
58 Asgharzadeh Mitra 1920 Female IRI
59 Nguyen Truong Bao Tran 1911 Female VIE
60 TAN KOK LIANG 1901 Male MAS
61 Nithyalakshmi a/p Sivanesan 1892 Female MAS
62 Dawson Tan Soon Wei 1889 Male MAS
63 Frank Kebbedies 1877 Male GER
64 Kabir Singh Ajeet Singh 1829 Male MAS
65 Rosamund Koo Wei Xin 1818 Female MAS
66 Renitha Narayanan 1780 Female MAS
67 Pereira Johnharry Sebastian 1693 Male sin
68 Chua Jia-Tien 1651 Female MAS
69 SHREESH AMIT CHEMBETI 1650 Male MAS
70 Ang Jing Xuan 1636 Male MAS
71 Muhammad Harith Farhan Bin Mohd Radzuan 1626 Male MAS
72 Cheah Kah Hoe 1611 Male MAS
73 Siddharth Jagadeesh 1608 Male SIN
74 Didik Widiarso Tarimo 1571 Male INA
75 Lim Lui Lung 1557 Male MAS
76 Sri Shiva Kumar A/L Narayanan 1543 Male MAS
77 Ng Wee Lok, Bryan 1532 Male SGP
78 Sim Jia Ru 1501 Female MAS
79 Jagadeesh Balakrishnan 1411 Male SIN
80 LIM ZEN HONG 1306 Male MAS
81 Wee Han Xia 0 Male mas
82 WAZIR BIN JAFFAR 0 Male MAS

Friday, September 4, 2015

2nd Johor International Open 2015

Venue:36th floor Johor Bahru City Square Tower
Date:  14th December – 19th December 2015
Tournament Regulations
  • These are individual tournaments, open to all players.
  • There are two separate tournaments. The Open category for all players and the second tournament which is the Challenger category for players rated below 2000 (FIDE ratings) or 1850 (national ratings).
  • FIDE (International Chess Federation) rules and regulations apply. Results will be sent for FIDE rating calculations.
  • Both categories will be played using the Swiss System, with 9 rounds for both the Open and Challenger categories. For the pairings, a Swiss Manager program will be used.
  • The rounds shall be conducted according to the attached schedule.
  • Each player is accorded a time control of 90 minutes plus 30 seconds increment per move.
  • Five minutes before each round starts, the Chief Arbiter shall make the relevant announcements. If any player is not present within an hour after the round is started, he shall lose by default.
  • FIDE regulations apply for mobile devices apply – a player is forbidden to have a mobile phone and /or other electronic means of communication in the playing venue.
  • Officials and players should be smartly attired at all times while in the playing hall.
PLAYERS WITHOUT A FIDE ID. NO WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Programme / Schedule
Day 1 (Monday, 14 December 2015)
1430   Final Registration
1500   Players’ Briefing
1530-1930 Round 1
Day 2 (Tuesday, 15 December 2015)
0900-1300 Round 2      1530-1930 Round 3
Day 3 (Thursday, 16 December 2015)
0900-1300 Round 4      1530-1930 Round 5
Day 4 (Wednesday, 17December 2015)
0900-1300 Round 6
Day 5 (Friday, 18 December 2015)
0900-1300 Round 7        1530-1930 Round 8
Day 6 (Saturday, 19 December 2015)
0900-1300 Round 9          1430 Closing Ceremony
Prizes RM
Prize MoneyOpenChallenger
1st8000800
2nd5000600
3rd3000400
4th2000300
5th1000250
6th800200
7th700150
8th650100
9th600100
10th550100
11th  – 12th each500100
13th – 15th each500
16th – 20th each300
Best Lady300100
Best Veteran (>50)300100
Best JCA1300100
Best JCA2250100
Best JCA3200100
Best JCA4200100
Best JCA5200100
U12B/ U12G/
U10B/ U10G/
U8B/ U8G
Age Group medals are for the Challenger only.
1st – 5th for each category.
  
Contact Person:
Mr Steven Tel: (60)167202272   Mr Dinesh  Tel:+6014 6115256
Entry Fee (RM)
OpenJCA Member 2015Non-JCA Member
GM > FIDE 2400FOC+Twin Sharing Room+RM500
IM > FIDE 2300FOC + Twin Sharing Room
Above FIDE 2300FOCFOC
FIDE 2200-2299100200
FIDE 2000-2199200300
FIDE 1800-1999300500
FIDE Below 1800400700

ChallengerJCA Member 2015Non JCA Member
FIDE rated100150
Unrated150200
20% discount for all early entries before 1st October 2015
Closing Date: 8 December 2015
Registration and payment after the closing date incurs the payment of double the entry fee stated above.
Online Registration:
Please click here to   REGISTER ONLINE ,  registration to play is completed only after payment is made.
Payment (by 8 December 2015) :
  1. RHB Bank Current A/C No. 20101700207247 (Persatuan Catur Johor/ Johor Chess Association) SWIFT Code RHBBMYKL
  2. Maybank A/C No. 001271103730 (Cheong KL)SWIFT Code MBBEMYKL
  3. Singapore DBS A/C No. 019-5-041904 (Cheong KL)
  4. Paypal account – euhong@euhong.net
The evidence of payment to be submitted to johorchess@gmail.com
Accommodation
Players are required to budget for their own board and lodgings, as well as transportation needs. However Hotel rooms at promotional rate can be arranged through us . You may send your queries tojohorchess@gmail.com .
Amansari Hotel City Centre : TANG LI PENG  tang@amansarihotels.com.
Citrus Hotel Johor  Bahru:  Nur Aziana Rahmat sales@citrushoteljb.com
Conditions (Provisions) for titled player (GM, IM):
Hotel rooms are provided on a twin-sharing basis for the first 10 GMs with rating above 2,400/ IMs with rating above 2,300
that register and show confirmed flight details.
All GMs with rating above 2,400 will be given RM500 food allowance .
The organizers reserve the right to change the rules and regulations without prior notice.

Last year's prize winners picture :

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

MALAYSIA DAY OPEN 2015


Date: 16.9.2015
Venue : Mall of Medini , Nusajaya, Johor Bahru, Johor.
Format:  5 round Swiss, 20 minutes per player
Tournament Director : Dean Dinesh 014-6115256  dean_dinesh@yahoo.com
OpenUnder 17Under 12
Champion:  RM 300 + medalChampion:  RM 150 + medalChampion:  RM 150 + medal
2nd : RM200 + medal2nd : RM100+medal2nd : RM100 +medal
3rd : RM120 + medal3rd : RM60 + medal3rd : RM60 + medal
4th: RM1004th : RM404th : RM40
5th : RM805th : RM405th : RM40
6th : RM50Best girlBest girl
7th : RM501st  : RM60 +medal1st  : RM60 +medal
8th: RM402nd : RM50+medal2nd : RM50+medal
Best lady: RM 80 + medal3rd  : RM40 + medal3rd  : RM40 + medal
ScheduleCategoryRegistration Fees
Registration :9.00 amOpenRM30
Round 1-3:10.30am – 1.00 pmUnder 17RM20
break:1.00pm – 2.30 pmUnder 12RM20
Round 4-5:2.30pm – 4.30 pm
closing/prize giving :4.30pm
Registration and Payment
1.  Bank in to Persatuan Catur Johor, RHB Bank , Current Account 20101700207247
2.  Send payment slip by email to johorchess@gmail.com
3. fill up the online registration form Register Online
4.  Registration is completed only after payment is made.
5.  Maximum number of players for every category is 30.  First come first serve