MERDEKA INDIVIDUAL & TEAM RAPID 2011 - MALAYSIA CHESS FESTIVAL 2011

MERDEKA INDIVIDUAL RAPID OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2011

The DAT Chess Centre will organize the 2nd Merdeka Individual Rapid Open Chess Championship 2011 in the Ballroom, CitiTel Midvalley Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The time control is 25 mins to finish.

DUE TO SPACE CONSTRAINTS ONLY THE FIRST 100 PLAYERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Date	Programme	Time	Venue
26 August 2011 (Friday)	Registration*	08:00 – 08:45	VENUE: Bintang Ballroom 5th Floor CitiTel Mid Valley Hotel
	Round 1 - 4	08:45 – 12:45
	BREAK
	Round 5 - 7	14:30 – 17:30
	Closing / Prize Giving	17:45

PRIZES – 2nd MERDEKA INDIVIDUAL RAPID OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2011
Champion:	RM 700 + Medal	Eleventh - Fifteenth	RM 60 + Medal
Second:	RM 400 + Medal	Best Lady	RM 40 + Medal
Third:	RM 250 + Medal	2nd Best Lady	RM 40 + Medal
Fourth:	RM 150 + Medal	Best Veteran	RM 40 + Medal
Fifth:	RM 120 + Medal	Best Junior (U-16)	RM 40 + Medal
Sixth	RM 100 + Medal	Best Junior (U-12)	RM 40 + Medal
Seventh - Tenth	RM 80 + Medal

Entry Fee – OPEN – RM 30 Entry Fee - JUNIOR (Under 16) – RM 20

Bank Account:: DAT Chess Centre - Maybank Current A/C No: 5145 9822 0396 - Jalan Bunus, 50100 KL, Malaysia

CLOSING DATE: 15 AUG 2011 BY 12:00 PM. ENTRIES AFTER THIS WILL BE SURCHARGED DOUBLE Entry fees must be paid before the closing date. For further details call:

Abd Hamid Majid - Tel: (60) 3 40219576 - Mobile: 019 3158098 - Fax: (60) 3 40244337 Email: aham@pc.jaring.my

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DAT CHESS CENTRE - Official Receipt - Being payment for 2nd MERDEKA INDIVIDUAL OPEN RAPID CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2011
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31st ASTRO MERDEKA RAPID OPEN TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

2011

The DAT Chess Centre will organize the 31st ASTRO Merdeka Rapid Open Team Chess Championship

2011 in the Ballroom, CitiTel Midvalley Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A team will consist of 4 or 4 + 1 (reserve) players. The time control is 25 minutes to finish.

DUE TO SPACE CONSTRAINTS ONLY THE FIRST 50 PAID TEAMS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Date	Program	Time	Venue
26 August 2011 (Friday)	Merdeka Individual Rapid Open		Venue: Ballroom, 5th Floor CitiTel Midvalley Hotel
28 August 2011 (Saturday)	Opening / Registration*	08:00 –08:45
	Round 1	09:00 – 10:15
	Round 2	10:15 – 11:30
	Round 3	11:30 – 12:45
	Round 4	14:00 – 15:15
	Round 5	15:15 – 16:30
	Round 6	16:30 – 17:45
29 August 2011 (Sunday)	Round 7	09:00 – 10:15
	Round 8	10:15 – 11:30
	Round 9	11:30 – 12:45
	Closing / Prize Giving	13:30

* Only for teams who do not have confirmed entries.

OPEN SECTION - (ASTRO MERDEKA Challenge Trophy)
Champion:	Challenge Trophy + 5 Medals + RM 4,000	Best Malaysian Team		RM 2,000
Second:	5 Medals + RM 3,000	2 Malaysian Team		RM 1,500
Third:	5 Medals + RM 2,000	3 Malaysian Team		RM 1,000
Fourth:	RM 1,000	*# Best State Team:		RM 1,000 + Medals
Fifth - Sixth	RM 750	*Best Jr Team (U16)		5 Gold Medals = RM 300
Seventh - Tenth	RM 500	*Best Jr Team (U12)		5 Gold Medals = RM 300
Best Board Prizes	Medals for Board 1 - 5
*Best Government / *IPT / *Ladies / *School / *Family / *Veteran (>50) Team:				RM 400 each
* Subject to at least 3 teams playing & 50 % result			# Born, Reside, Schooling, Working in the State

* Government Team must be certified by the department / * School Team must be certified by the School. / * IPT must be certified by

IPT

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Entry Fee - OPEN		Entry Fee - JUNIOR (Under 16)
4 players	5 players	4 players	5 players
RM 300	RM 375	RM 200	RM 250
Bank Account:: DAT Chess Centre - Maybank Current A/C No: 5145 9822 0396, Jalan Bunus, 50100 K L,

Conditions for participation for both the events:

The average rating of the players in a team should not exceed 2250 during play. Example: Player A: 2500 - Player B: 2300 - Player C: 2200 - Player D: 2000 = 9000 ÷ 4 = 2250

Unrated players will be considered as 1800 for calculation purposes.