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| ASTRO MERDEKA INDIVIDUAL RAPID OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 | ||
| 28 Aug (Sat) | 08:00 | 18:00 |
| 30th ASTRO MERDEKA RAPID OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 | |||
| 29 Aug (Sun) | Opening / Registration | 08:00 | 08:45 |
| Round 1 | 09:00 | 10:30 | |
| Round 2 | 11:00 | 12:30 | |
| Round 3 | 13:30 | 15:00 | |
| 30 Aug (Mon) | Round 4 | 09:00 | 10:30 |
| Round 5 | 11:00 | 12:30 | |
| Round 6 | 13:30 | 15:00 | |
| Round 7 | 15:30 | 17:00 | |
| 31 Aug (Tue) | Round 8 | 09:00 | 10:30 |
| Round 9 | 11:00 | 12:30 | |
| Closing/Prize Giving | 13:30 | ||
| 31 Aug (Tue) | MERDEKA BLITZ OPEN | 1500 | 1800 |
| IGB – 7th Dato’ Arthur Tan Malaysia Open Chess Championship 2010 | ||
| 1st Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng – International Seniors Open 2010 | ||
| AmBank Malaysia Chess Challenge 2010 | ||
| 31 Aug (Tue) | Players Meeting | 2100 |
| 01 Sep (Wed) | Registration
Round 1 |
0730
0900 |
| 02 Sep (Thu) | Round 2 & 3 | 0900 & 1500 |
| 03 Sep (Fri) | Round 4 | 0900 |
| 04 Sep (Sat) | Round 5 & 6 | 0900 & 1500 |
| 05 Sep (Sun) | Free Day | |
| 06 Sep (Mon) | Round 7 & 8 | 0900 & 1500 |
| 07 Sep (Tue) | Round 9
Malaysian Blitz Open Prize Giving |
0900 – 1300
1500 – 1900 |
| ASTRO SIMULTANEOUS EXHIBITION – Friday, 03 September 2010 (15:00 – 18:30)
The participants will be grouped in batches of 20. There will be a total of 10 batches. (20 players x 10 batches= 200 players). There will be 1 Grandmaster playing against 20 players. |
| MERDEKA NAT. OPEN RAPID AGE-GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 | ||
| 05 Sep (Sun) | Round 1 – 3 | 0900 – 1200 |
| Lunch-Time Chess Lecture by US NM Ron Gross | 1230 – 1400 | |
| Round 4 – 7 | 1400 – 1800 | |
| Prize Giving | 1800 | |
| Prizes in US$: Open Section | Malaysians | Special Prizes | |||||||
| 1 | 4000 | 6 | 700 | 11 | 250 | 1 | 800 | Best Lady | 500 |
| 2 | 3000 | 7 | 600 | 12 | 250 | 2 | 500 | 2 Best Lady | 250 |
| 3 | 2000 | 8 | 500 | 13 | 250 | 3 | 300 | Best U 16 | 200 |
| 4 | 1000 | 9 | 400 | 14 | 250 | 4 | 200 | Best U 12 | 150 |
| 5 | 800 | 10 | 300 | 15 | 250 | 5 | 100 | ||
| Incentive Prizes: To encourage decisive results there is a prize fund (maximum US$ 2,000) to be distributed at the end of the tournament among players of any rank defeating Grandmasters. The maximum prize per win is US$ 100 and if the number of wins exceeds 20, then those defeating GMs will receive a pro-rated share of the prize fund. Another US$ 200 will be given as the Best Game Prize. | |||||||||
| Medals & certificates will be given to winners. Champion’s name will be engraved on the Dato’ Arthur Tan Challenge Trophy. | |||||||||
| Participants are entitled to only one prize (the larger). Where prizes are the same value, the Open Section Prizes will take precedence over the Malaysian/Special Prizes. | |||||||||
Venue: Ballroom, 5th Floor, CitiTel Mid Valley Hotel, Mid Valley Megamall, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 KL. Accommodation:
All players are required to budget for their own board and lodging as well as transportation needs. The official hotel is CitiTel Mid Valley Hotel. First 20 GMs to register will be provided accommodation on a twin-sharing basis. Conditions for Titled Players: No tournament entry fee for Gms, Ims, WGms, WIms and players rated above 2500 on the July 2010 FIDE Rating List. Room rates are US$ 70 per room per day on a twin-sharing basis with breakfast. Tournament Entry Fees: In US$ – There will be 10 % discount if entry fees are paid before June 2010.
| 2400 – 2499 | 50 | 2200 – 2299 | 100 | 1600 – 1999 | 150 |
| 2300 – 2399 | 75 | 2000 – 2199 | 125 | unrated | 200 |
| Bank Account:: DAT CHESS CENTRE - Maybank Current Account: 5145 9822 0396 | |||||
| Jalan Bunus, 50100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - SWIFT : MBBEMYKL | |||||
Tournament Entry Fees must be paid before the start of the first round. Closing Date for entries: 10 August 2010. Entries after this
date will be charged double. Tournament entry fees must be paid before the closing date. For further details call Abd Hamid Majid
Tel: (60) 3 40219576 Mobile: (60) 19 3158098 - Fax: (60) 3 40244337 Email: aham@pc.jaring.my & aham4you@gmail.com
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