By Lim Tse Pin
The Chess Association of Selangor will be organizing the oldest chess tournament in Malaysia from 26th April to 1st May 2019.
We will be celebrating 46 continuous years of our event which has had a very colorful history since its first inception in 1974. As in previous years, this event will be divided into two categories i.e. the Open and the Challengers.
The 9-round Open which is open to all will have a time control of 90 minutes plus 30 seconds increment from move one and a total prize fund of RM 21,000 (Champion RM 6,000), plus another RM 3,000 in special prizes, and 12 medals for the best Malaysian schools/institutions of higher learning.
Free entry shall be given to any WIM/WGM/IM/GM and past Selangor Open Champions.
The Challengers will have the same number of rounds and time control and a total prize fund of of RM 3,900, plus another RM 1,000 in FIDE Rating categories and top three women, and 12 medals for the best Malaysian primary Schools.
Challengers is open to all with a FIDE Standard Elo below 2000 rating (April 2019) or with no FIDE rating.
The venue for this event is at Grand Ballroom, 5th floor, Cititel Mid Valley Hotel, KL. Participants needing accommodation at Cititel Hotel, can contact En. Hamid Majid (aham@pc.jaring.asia) to enjoy a special rate (one-night twin sharing with breakfast @ RM272 nett). Alternatively, you can book the room via one of the online web portals.
We have appointed DAT Chess Centre as the Event Manager for this event. DAT Chess Centre will be handling the registration and payments shall be made into DAT Chess Centre’s Maybank account 5145-9822-0396.
A rebate will be given to players registering with payment in the Open by 8th April 2019 and this also applies to four or more children from the same school in both the Open and Challengers.
Those physically handicapped in the Open will also enjoy special discounts on entry fees
Here you can download a copy of the OPEN prospectus or the CHALLENGERS prospectus.