2nd LEAGUE OF MINDA CATUR INVITATIONAL CHESS 2007

A CHESS TOURNAMENT ORGANIZED BY CHESSPLAYERS FOR CHESSPLAYERS

2nd league: 10th February 2007 (Saturday)

(1st SUNDAY is the tournament's monthly date, subject to changes if clash with other local tournaments. Please refer to http://www.mindacatur.blogspot.com/for the latest update)

Registration : 8.00-9.00 am
Players Meeting : 9.00-9.25am
Round 1 : 9.30-10.30 a.m.
Round 2 : 10.40-11.40 a.m.
Round 3 : 11.50-12.50 noon
Lunch Break & Prayers: 12.50-2.00 noon
Round 4 : 2.00-3.00 p.m.
Round 5 : 3.10-4.10 p.m.
Round 6 : 4.20-5.20 p.m.
Prize Giving : 5.30 p.m.

Format :
SWISS (5-6 ROUNDS) with prize i.e SUB WOOFER (Guaranteed Prize). Sponsored by CARIKOMPUTER DOT COM (www.carikomputer.com).

TIME CONTROL: 30 MINUTES

Point system:
1st place : 20 points
2nd place : 18
3rd : 16
and so forth
4 : 14
5 : 12
6 : 10
7 : 8
8 : 8
9 : 6
10 : 6
11 : 4
12 : 4
13 : 4
14 : 4
15 : 4
16 : 2
17 : 2
18 : 2
19 : 2
20 : 2

Anti-draw rules apply (mini M-Tel)
It’s not compulsory for players to complete all the 10 leagues but they are encouraged to play all the leagues as qualification are based on collected points(according to point system described above) . The top 6 will play a double round robin in the Grand Finale which is scheduled in December 2007.

10 LEAGUES/YEAR.

Annual membership fees RM25.00/year
Tournament fees RM10.00
Fees must be paid before the start of the tournament.

1st Prize : Sub-Woofer Speaker
2nd Prize : To be decided

Venue : UNITEN (Bangi) Food Court (near UNITEN Mosque)

Only INVITED PLAYERS are allowed to play. However, others are welcome to come and support the tournament. Strong players who are interested to play in the event are welcome to contact Shamsuddin (012-918 6958) or by mail to sudin_isa@yahoo.co.uk .

List of invited players for the 2nd tournament :

1. Ahmad Maliki
2. Mohd Saprin Sabri
3. Mohd Fairin Zakaria
4. Mohd Fadli Zakaria (StoneMaster)
5. Kamaluddin Yusof
6. Kamal Arifin Wahidduddin
7. Siti Zulaikha Mohd. Fouzi
8. Mohd Johan Iskandar Mohd. Fouzi
9. Tun Sri Lanang (Peter Svidler)
10. Shamsol Bahrin Patahol Rahman
11. Samsudin Mat Isa
12. Rizal Ahmad Kamal
13. Mohd Zambri Shariff
14. HafezHelmi
15. Abdullah Khairi KZ
16. Zulkifli Ishak
17. Wong Kim Soon
18. Gregory Lau
19. Alijeanda Ober
20. Irman Ibrahim
21. Sahir Sarifdin
22. Saifuddin Nik Pa
23. Nicholas Chan
24. Moy Chee Ban
25. Mohamad Ismail


Please take notes that writing moves on the given score sheets is compulsory till the last 5 minutes of the game. All games will be published in this blog or e-mailed to the players if the address given to the organizer.