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The Dato’ Arthur Tan Chess Centre (DAT Chess Centre) with endorsement from the Malaysian Chess Federation will be organizing the 18^th Malaysian Chess Festival – 25^th August – 03^rd SEPTEMBER 2023 comprising the following events as per the details below: All the events will be held in Cititel Midvalley Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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1) SMS DEEN MERDEKA OPEN RAPID TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023

Dates: 25^th & 26^th August 2023 (Friday & Saturday)

Type: Rapid, Time Control: 20 minutes + 5 seconds to finish

No of Rounds: 9 (nine), Team Swiss System – (Prize Fund: RM 20,000)

2) DATO’ TAN CHIN NAM FOUNDATION MERDEKA JUNIOR TEAM (U-12) CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Dates: 25^th & 26^th August 2023 (Friday & Saturday)

Type: Rapid, Time Control: 20 minutes + 5 seconds to finish

No of Rounds: 9 (nine), Team Swiss System – (Prize Fund: RM 10,000)

3) MERDEKA BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP – (Saturday, 26^th August 2023)

Dates: 26^th August 2023

Type: Blitz, Time Control: 3 minutes + 2 seconds to finish

No of Rounds: 9 (nine), Swiss System – (Prize Fund: RM 2,500)

4) DATO TAN CHIN NAM FOUNDATION AGe-GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023

(UNDER 06/08/10/12/14/16/18)

Dates: 27^th August 2023 (Sunday)

Type: Rapid, Time Control: 25 minutes to finish  – No of Rounds: 6 Round Swiss

5) 18^th IGB DATO’ ARTHUR TAN MALAYSIAN OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Dates: 27^th August (Arrival)  – 04^th September 2023 (Departure)

Type: Standard, Time Control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1 to finish – (Prize Fund: US$ 18,000)

6) 16^th MID VALLEY CITY MALAYSIA CHESS CHALLENGE

Dates: 27^th August (Arrival)  – 04^th September 2023 (Departure)

Type: Standard, Time Control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1 to finish – (Prize Fund: RM 15,000)

7)  11^th DATO TAN CHIN NAM INTERNATIONAL SENIORS OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Dates: 27^th August (Arrival)  – 04^th September 2023 (Departure)

Type: Standard, Time Control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move 1 to finish – (Prize Fund: RM 18,500)

8) MERDEKA DAY AGE GROUP (OPEN, UNDER 6,8,10,12,14 & 16)

Dates: 31^st August 2023

Type: Rapid , Time Control: 20 minutes to finish

No of Rounds: 6 Round Swiss System – (Prize Fund: RM 3,000)

9) FESTIVAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP – (Saturday, 3^rd September 2023)

Dates: 3^rd September 2023

Type: Blitz, Time Control: 3 minutes + 2 seconds to finish

No of Rounds: 9 (nine), Swiss System – (Prize Fund: RM 2,500)

H.E Sheikh Talal Fahad Al-Sabah has been elected today as the new President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) for a new term of 4 years, during the 42nd General Assembly held in the Thai capital, Bangkok. H.E Sheikh Talal beat Kuwaiti Husain Al-Musallam, the organisation’s director general and President of World Aquatics, at the OCA General Assembly in Bangkok by 24 votes to 20.

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H.E Sheikh Talal, 58, held several positions previously, most notably the presidency of the Kuwaiti Olympic Committee and the Football Association before he moved away from the sports scene in recent years due to health conditions.

H.E Sheikh Talal replaces his older brother Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, who led the OCA for more than three decades, as he held the position since July 1991.

Additionally, the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Second Vice President, His Excellency Dr Thani bin Abdulrahman Al Kuwari, has been re-elected as the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Vice President for West Asia during the 42nd OCA General Assembly in Bangkok, Thailand.

H.E Dr. Thani bin Abdulrahman Al Kuwari will now serve the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of Asia for a further four-year term.

The meeting has seen Sheikh Talal Al-Fahad Al-Sabah elected as the OCA President, Mr. Timothy Fok as the OCA Vice President for East Asia, Mr. Dato Seri Chaiyapak Siriwat, as the OCA Vice President for South East Asia, Mr Timur Kulibayev as the OCA Vice President for Central Asia and Lt. Genl. Syed Arif Hasan as the OCA Vice President for South Asia.

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Warmest congratulations and best wishes to Sheikh Dr. Talal Al-Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on the occasion of winning the presidency of the Olympic Council of Asia, seen below with Asian Chess Federation General Secretary Hisham Al Taher (right).

Many thanks and gratitude to Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense in the State of Kuwait, for his great efforts in supporting athletes and Asian sports, and for chairing the Olympic Council of Asia from 1990 to 2023. From Asian Chess Federation General Secretary Hisham Al Taher (right)

World Schools Team Championship 2023: Registration deadline extended

Dear member federations,

FIDE and the Kazakhstan Chess Federation have extended the registration deadline for the participants of the World Schools Team Championship 2023 (WSTC). National Federations should submit or complete the information about their invited and additional teams using the link for the online registration form before July 10.

The championship will take place in Aktau, Caspian Sea-Side, from August 3 (arrivals) to August 8 (departures) of 2023. The playing venue is Halyk Arena.

About 50 National Federations first to enter with preliminary confirmation of participation in WSTC have already received for one of their teams “invited team” status and a travel grant (for schools located in member Federations affiliated to Africa or the Americas, the travel grants are up to $10,000, for schools situated in member Federations affiliated to Asia or Europe they are up to $5,000).

Registration form: https://wstcc2023.fide.com/registration/

Contact email: wstcc@fide.com

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Uralsk open 2023 – stage of the Cup of Kazakhstan

International Chess Tournament – Uralsk-open 2023” is held in Uralsk from July 20 (arrival) to July 29, 2023 (departure) and is stage Cup Kazakhstan among men and women.

Tournament with a total guaranteed prize pool of 23,000 000 tenge.

Venue of the competition is Uralsk, 5th microdistrict, 12 “a”, Palace of Culture “Atameken”.

4.     Tournament arrangements

4.1.1. The pairing is carried out using the Swiss program manager.

4.1.2. Tournaments are held according to the Swiss system in 9 rounds according to FIDE rules with rating calculation.

4.1.3. KCF guarantees the participation in the tournament of at least 10 countries, with the observance of the mandatory standards for the number of foreign participants (at least 20) and holders of international titles (at least 10) necessary to fulfill the norm of an international master, international grandmaster.

4.2. Time control:

90 minutes with an addition of 30 seconds for each move made by each participant.

5. Program:

The schedule of rounds can be adjusted by the panel of arbiters of the Tournament.

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World Schools Team Championship 2023 in Aktau, Kazakhstan: Registration is open

Dear member federations,

The championship will be played in two categories:

Players who shall not have reached the age of 12 before January 1st of 2023.

Players who shall not have reached the age of 18 before January 1st of 2023.

National Federations may allocate a maximum of three qualifying places to the two categories in total. Each team shall consist of four main players, one reserve, and one non-playing captain. All members of the team must have a FIDE ID.

About 50 National Federations first to enter with preliminary confirmation of participation in WSTC have already received the right to nominate one of their teams to have “invited team” status (with free accommodation and a travel grant), and the Organizing Committee will contact them directly.

The deadline for registration is July 3, 2023.

The registration form is available for all the teams via the following link:
https://wstcc2023.fide.com/registration/

FIDE member federations will be able to add data or modify the registration using an edit link before the registration deadline. The edit link will be delivered via an official email provided during the registration. Photos for accreditation and passport data for a visa should be prepared beforehand.

Contact email: wstcc@fide.com

Regulations and invitation letter (pdf)

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VAR in chess. At the U6-U18 Western Asia Youth Chess Championship 2023 in Kyrgyzstan, new technologies will be used to help arbiters.

Thanks to technologies and the idChess platform, for the first time in chess, an assistant system for arbiters has appeared that allows you to track controversial moments in the game and make the right decisions.

What is VAR

VAR (Video assistant referee) is a set of technological solutions to help referees at sports competitions. In many sports, various technologies are already used to help referees make decisions. For example, there is a line-calling system (Hawk-Eye) in tennis that shows the projection of the ball on the line at controversial moments. A similar system is used in volleyball. In recent years, the VAR system has become widely accepted in football: VAR in football is a video surveillance system from different points of the football pitch. During the match, the video assistant
referee team constantly checks for errors related to certain actions. Video assistants pay attention to goals and situations leading to goals, penalties, and situations leading to penalties, mistaken identity, and red cards. The VAR team contacts the referee only in case of clear and obvious errors or serious missed incidents. At the same time, the match referee has the right to watch the video recording of the moment and make a decision.

In the English Premier League, the technology appeared in the 2019/2020 season and the percentage of correct decisions in key game episodes increased to 94%. A year earlier, the figure was 82%, that is, almost every 5th decision of the referee in important moments was wrong. In all sports listed above, the final decision remains with the human referee. In other words, VAR systems provide additional information but do not make decisions for referees.

How VAR works in chess based on the idChess technology

The use of VAR in chess can be divided into three stages:
1) Controversial moments
One of the players called the arbiter to note the violation
A controversial situation has arisen, for example, the first payer claims that the second one touched a chess piece but did not move it, and the second player denies this.
The arbiter missed the moment and can only be guided by the presumption of innocence
2) VAR review and recommendations
If there is a broadcast using the idChess platform, the arbiter can pause the game broadcast in the mobile application and watch the recording of the game using VAR, which shows the behavior of the players.
3) Decision making
The arbiter watches the game and makes a decision.

The VAR technology allows you to increase the number of correct decisions made by chess arbiters and make the decision-making process simpler and more transparent for both arbiters and players.

Broadcasting Games Using idChess

idChess is an intelligent platform for recognizing chess games that allows you to make broadcasts of chess competitions available to a wide audience. Games are recognized in real time via the mobile application using the artificial intelligence technology. During the game, the technology recognizes moves and records them in chess notation for players. Tournament organizers use the tournament version of idChess to broadcast competitions. Recently, games were broadcast using idChess at the World Cadets & Youth & Blitz Chess Championship in Batumi (Georgia) and the Children’s Chess Cup of Kazakhstan in Astana, and many other competitions

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Olga Chernysheva
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SUMMER CUP CLASSICAL BELOW 1600 FIDE RATING OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT 2023 in the loving memory of Late Sh. Ramesh Chander Sharma & late Dr. Prashant Bhardwaj, was held from 16^th  June, 2023 to 18^th  June, 2023, at Orbit Resort, Udaipur Rajasthan, Chess In Lake city organized the event. The tournament attracted total 572 players from All over the India including and 4 players from United States of America, South Africa. There were in all 389 International FIDE rated players.

Ojasya Saxena of Uttar Pradesh  won the tournament with 8.5  points out of possible 9 clinch the title and cash prize of Rs. 1,11,000 INR & Coveted Trophy. Runner up of the event was Sujeet Kumar Chaudhari of Uttar Pradesh won Cash prizes of Rs. 71,000 INR & Trophy. M Tulasi Ram Kumar of Telangana  won cash prizes of Rs.1,01,000 in rating category (1200 to 1399) &  Saurabh Somvanshi from Uttar Pradesh  won cash prizes of Rs.1,00.000 in rating category (1000 to 1199 ).Total 98 cash prizes with 75 trophy were given to  winners in Different  Rating & Age categories.

Inauguration of the tournament was done By Shri Rajendra Bhatt, IAS (Divisional Commissioner) Seating International Arbiter Vikas Sahu , Secretary, Chess in Lakecity, Executive Member, Rajasthan Chess Association , Shri Rajeev Bhardawaj, President CIL, Shri Tushar Mehta, Chief Patron, CIL, International Arbiter Sunil Soni, Shri Sanjeev Bhardwaj, Org Chairman and Shri Neelesh Kumawat

Prizes were distributed by International Arbiter Rajendra Teli, VP Rajasthan Chess Association, and Shri Rajeev Bhardawaj. President CIL, Shri Prem Singh Shkatawat, Shri Sanjeev Bhardwaj, Org Chairman, Shri CP Bhatt Sahab, Shri Pankaj Bhardwaj, Shri Vipin Lodha, Shri Neelesh Kumawat and Bhawesh Pandiyar IA Vikas Sahu Chess in Lakecity present in the Closing ceremony.

The team of Arbiters was headed by Chief Arbiter by IA Varun Kumar and he was ably assisted by younger team of Arbiters IA Sunil Soni, Deputy. Chief Arbiter & FA Neelesh Kumawat Deputy. Chief Arbiter, Sector Arbiters: FA Manish Chandalia, & FA Rahul Joshi and Arbiters FA Bakshi Chandresh, FA Monika Sahu, FA Lakshaya Arora, FA Akshay Kumar, SNA Ram Ranjan Singh SNA Kashish Sharma SNA Amrish Ambadas Tallu, SNA Jairaj, SNA Mohite Yogesh SNA Soni Sourabh, SNA Vigneshwaran, S, SNA Vashishtha Ankesh, SNA Manodhya Prakrati, SNA Ekta Singh, SNA Devansh Singh worked hard to make the event a grand success.

– IA Vikas Sahu