Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Sarawak 15-minute Blitz Tournament

Dear chess friends,

In response to the visit of Brunei Chess Team, Sarawak Chess Association will be organising Boulevard Rapid Chess Competition.

Date : 1 February 2009 (Sunday)
Venue : 2nd Floor, Boulevard Shopping Mall, Jalan Datuk Tawi Sli, Kuching

The fixture is as follows:
09:00                      Registration
09:30                      Opening
09:45 – 10:15        Round 1
10:15 – 10:45        Round 2
10:45 – 11:15         Round 3
11:15 – 11:45         Round 4
11:45 - 12:15          Round 5
12:15 - 13:00         Lunch Break
13:00 – 13:30        Round 6
13:30 – 14:00        Round 7
14:10 – 14:30        Closing 


Entrance fees :
  • RM5/= for adults 
  • RM3/= for youth & ladies 


Prizes are as follows:             

Champion:                             300/= + medal
Runner Up:                            200/= + medal
2nd Runner Up:                   100/= + medal
4th Placing:                          80/=
5th Placing:                          70/=
6th Placing:                          60/=
7th Placing:                          50/=
8th Placing:                          40/=
9th Placing:                          30/=
10th Placing:                         20/= 

Special prizes are available for each of the categories, namely 16 & under, 12 & under and ladies as follows:

          Champion                   50/=
          Runner-up                  30/=
          2nd Runner-up          20/=

The competition will be played under time control of 15 minutes and 7-round Swiss system will be adopted.. Entries are limited to only 80 players on first-come-first-serve basis. Interested players may register with any of the followings before 28 January 2009 

  • Morsin Ahmad                   012-894 9415     morsinab@sarawaknet.gov.my
  • Abang Mohd. Reduan       019-888 7786     mdred_1@yahoo.com
  • Lim Kian Hwa                    016-860 3180    limkhwa@gmail.com

SMS or email is acceptable. Required information: Name, contact number,  New IC No. (or Date of birth)


Regards,

Lim Kian Hwa
President, Sarawak Chess Association

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