I am now back from an unexpected visit to Dubai and from there on to Batumi and after recovering from 48 hours of travel, am fully recovered and teaching again.My weekend classes are broken down now to three levels i.e. Enjoy Chess 0-1400, Young Talent…

Malaysia is ranked 83rd in the World, and was seeded 107th at the Batumi Olympiad.We finished 93rd (tied 82nd-101st with a group of 20 teams on 11 points, a 50 percent score).R1: Loss: 0.5-3.5 vs Belarus, Europe/Ex-SovietR2: Draw: 2:2 vs Afghanistan, A…

4thASEAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS (OPEN/WOMEN) 2018 Regulations 1. Organization Organized by the Myanmar Chess Federation under the auspices of the ASEAN Chess Confederation. 2. EligibilityOnly players from the ASEAN member Federations can participate. ASE…

MenWith four rounds to go, Malaysia is in a large group of teams on 7 points and tied 79th to 104th.Our actual current ranking of 86th outperforms our seeding of 107th with the team playing to their “real” ratings against opponents between 2100-2200, a…

Once again we have the monthly ranking of our players according to FIDE (World Chess Federation) and it is particularly relevant given it is coming out during the World Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia.Why? Well, because its as indicative as it can be…