2016 KL CLOSED - ANNOUNCEMENTS on Men & Women Competition

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Kuala Lumpur Chess Association(KLCA) had an
EXCO Meeting which began at 8.30PM on
Thursday, 27th October 2016 at Sri Hartamas, K.Lumpur.

After deliberations and taking into account the number of players registered for each category as well as players' request due to festivities and holidays,
the EXCO's decision vis-a-vis 2016 KL Closed are as follows:-

MEN

The Men's competition will be shortened to 1-day ONLY,

to be held on Saturday, 29th October 2016.

Registration and Playing times as per below:-

2016 KL CLOSED SCHEDULE:

Registration: 9.00 - 9.30 AM

Round 1: 9.30 - 10.30 AM

Round 2:  10.45 - 11.45 AM

Round 3: 12.00 NOON - 1.00 PM

LUNCH BREAK: 1.00 - 2.00 PM

Round 4: 2.00 - 3.00 PM

Round 5: 3.15 - 4.15 PM

Round 6: 4.30 - 5.30 PM

WOMEN

As there were insufficient entries i.e. less than 10 players,

KLCA's EXCO decided to cancel the Women's team selection competition.

IF, a team is to be sent to represent the F.T.of Kuala Lumpur
 - selection will be done via " President's Pick ".

KL Closed 2016 - Players List

KL CLOSED 2016

PLAYERS LIST (Preliminary)
* 4th Update: 28 October 2016, 2300hrs *

MEN

FIDE ID / ELO / Name
1.    5702720, 2176. FM Sumant Subramaniam.
2.    5704154, 2136  Zaidan Zulkipli.

3.    5700175, 2122. Ahmad Muzzaffar Mustapha.
4.    5712181, 2098. Lye Lik Zang.

5.    5708478, 2094. CM Ng Jen Sheng.
6.    5704820, 2086. WFM Tan Li Ting
7.    5707153, 2013. Shreyes Subramaniam          
8.    5702763, 2006. Kaushal Khandhar.
9.    5711746, 1671. Mohd Ezmi Mahmood.

10.  5718813,      1477. Ngasiman Hj. Sapuan  
11.  5714729,      1455. CM Amir Faiz Amirul.

12.  5726883,      1442. Chin Yi Hao.  

13.  5726212,      1339. Muhd Al-Waqeef M. Ikhranizam.

14.  393199980 , 1328.  Emir Rasyid Emran.

15.  5725615,      1307. Muhammad Syukur Razali       .

16.  5726220,      1194. Ahmad Hadif M. Ikhranizam.
17.  5711967,      UR. Shahrizal Samsuddin.
18.  MCR025801, NR 1527.  Mohd Hafizul Bin Ishak



* Note: Women's event CANCELLED due to insufficient entries *
WOMEN
1. 5704820, 2086. WFM Tan Li Ting (Competing in Open category).
2. 5712173, 1665. Melanie Koo Wei Wei.
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KUALA LUMPUR CLOSED 2016

KUALA LUMPUR  CLOSED  2016

( Updated: 27 October 2016 )

The Kuala Lumpur Chess Association (KLCA) will be organising the  Kuala Lumpur Closed Chess Competition 2016 (KL Closed 2016). Purpose of KL Closed 2016 is to pick players to represent the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur in selected TEAM competitions.

Details of Kuala Lumpur Closed Chess Competition 2016 are as follows:-

1. Date:

Saturday, 29th October 2016.

2. Venue:

Kompleks Rakan Muda Bukit Kiara,

No. 1, Jalan Bukit Kiara, 60000 Kuala Lumpur.

3. Eligibility:

A. ONLY F.T.of Kuala Lumpur players are eligible to play in the KL Closed 2016

B. Players who represented other states in this year's Malaysian Masters* and Malaysian Chess Festival team event* are NOT allowed to take part in this competition.

4. Categories:

A. Open 

B. Women

Note: The Men and Women competition will be held separately. However, KLCA reserves the right to make the necessary changes depending on the final number of participants. 

5. Time Control:
30 minutes per player, NO  time increment.

6. Playing Schedule

Registration: 8.30AM

Day 1: Saturday, 29th October 2016
Round 1: 9.30AM - 10.30AM
Round 2: 10.45AM - 11.45AM
Round 3: 12.00NOON - 1.00PM

LUNCH BREAK: 1 - 2PM.

Round 4: 2.00PM - 3.00PM
Round 5: 3.15PM - 4.15PM
Round 6: 4.30PM - 5.30PM

Day 2: Sunday, 30th October 2016
PLAY-OFFS (IF, Necessary)

Note: Tentative Schedule (subject to final number of players)

7. Entrance Fees:
RM30.00 (Ringgit Malaysia: Thirty Only)

RM40.00 (Ringgit Malaysia: Forty Only) for those Registering after the dead-line.


8. Registration:

A. Players who intends to participate in the Kuala Lumpur Closed 2016, please send an email with Player's Details* to:-

A. KLCA's 2016 KL Closed - Organising Secretary
     - Dr. Mohamad Shafiq:  016 - 996 0438 / fmpaipon@gmail.com.

and c.c:

B. KLCA EXCO & 2016 KL Closed - Tournament Director.
    - Mr. Ng Ling Gee: 012 - 383 2127 / linggee@gmail.com.

* Player's Details:
i.   Name
ii.  Date of Birth
iii. Address
iv. FIDE ID
v.  FIDE Rating
vi. MCF ID (IF, player has no FIDE rating)
vii.National Rating(NR)

B. Closing Date for Registration: Thursday, 27 October 2016 (1.00 PM)

9. Selection Criteria:
KLCA is selecting 5 players to represent the F.T. of Kuala Lumpur team i.e. 4 players and 1 reserve.

A. 4 Players will be selected from the KL Closed 2016 competition.
 i. Champion of KL Closed 2016 will automatically qualify for the Kuala Lumpur state team.
ii. Runners-Up to Fourth place finisher will qualify automatically for the KL state team IF the Fifth(5th)-placed finisher is NOT level  on points.
iii. Play-offs will be conducted IF Fifth(5th)-placed finisher and below is level on points with any of the players finishing Second(2nd) to Fourth(4th) in KL Closed 2016.

B. 1 Player will be the KLCA President's pick.

C. In the event of any selected player being unable to participate in the identified competition, the KLCA President reserves the right to pick a replacement player.

10. Players List:

Players' List will be Published/Updated at:-
A. KLCA's site here ( KLCAchess.blogspot.com ); and,
B. KLCA fB. ( https://www.facebook.com/KLchess/ )

11. Ratings

KL Closed 2016 is neither a FIDE-rated event nor a National-rated event.

Kunjungan Hormat ke Pengarah,Jabatan Belia dan Sukan - Kuala Lumpur

( wakil KLCA bersama En.Aziz Rahman, Pengarah Jabatan Belia & Sukan-KL )

Persatuan Catur Kuala Lumpur atau KLCA telah mengadakan kunjungan hormat ke Pengarah, Jabatan Belia dan Sukan - Kuala Lumpur di pejabat beliau di Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur pada hari pertama beliau melapor diri. Turut hadir adalah En.Marawi (Pengurus Kompleks Bkt. Kiara).


Tujuan kunjungan diadakan adalah untuk:
- Memperkenalkan KLCA kepada Jabatan Belia dan Sukan, Kuala Lumpur;
- Menjalin kerjasama antara pihak Jabatan dan KLCA;
- Memaklumkan mengenai Kejohanan Tertutup Kuala Lumpur 2016 (KL Closed 2016) yang bakal        dianjurkan oleh KLCA;
dan,
- Bertukar maklumat mengenai Perkembangan terkini sukan secara am dan sukan catur secara khas.


KLCA diwakili oleh Dr.Zaidan Zulkipli (Presiden KLCA) dan En.Amirul Haji Mohamad (AJK KLCA).

FINANCIAL IRREGULARITIES at Commonwealth C.C. 2016 @SRI LANKA - KL Players/Accompanying Persons Advised To Lodge Report

Posted by:
EXCO Disciplinary, KLCA

UPDATE 2 @  4 October 2016
A parent informed that MCF President had issued a personal cheque to reimburse affected players/parents. 
UPDATE 1 @ 8 August 2016:
Today, KLCA received email confirmation from MCF stating that ALL complaints by "Affected Players and Accompanying Persons" re 2016 Commonwealth C.C.  in Sri Lanka should be addressed to:-

Mr. Muammar Julkarnain.
Chairman.
MCF Ethics and  Disciplinary Committee
Email: mr_julkarnain@yahoo.com.my OR,  muammar@jjafirm.my

Please c.c the report to KLCA:

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( Malaysian Contingent at 2016 Commonwealth C.C. -Sri Lanka )

KLCA received complaints from KL players/accompanying persons participating in the 2016 Commonwealth Chess Championship at Sri Lanka of "alleged financial irregularities" by certain Sports Official(s).

KL Players/Accompanying Persons affected by the alleged financial irregularities are ADVISED  to lodged  Official report(s) with KLCA and the relevant authorities.

Kejohanan CATUR MERDEKA 2016 (National-Rated event), 28th August 2016. Jointly organised by SBU-YPC-KLCA

 ( Catur Merdeka Competition Flyer )

KLCA jointly with Sekolah Sri Bintang Utara(SBU) and Yayasan Pendidikan Cheras(YPC) will be organising the Kejohanan Terbuka Catur Merdeka ( a National Rated event ) on the 28th of August 2016. 

( Registration Form )

( Venue Map )

KLCA Women Players Emerged Runners-Up and 8th to 10th in 2016 Malaysian Masters

Posted by:
Amirul HM, HS-KLCA

KLCA's WFM Tan Li Ting emerged Runners-Up after Tie-Break in the 2016 Malaysian Masters Women event and will be in the Malaysian team going to the Olympiad this year.

Kudos to WFM Tan Li Ting

2016 Malaysian Masters Women's results - HERE

KLCA's other representatives i.e. Rosamund Koo, WFM Camilia Johari and Melanie Koo placed 8th, 9th and 10th respectively.