FIDE PRESIDENT KIRSAN IIYUMZHINOV COURTESY VISIT TO MALAYSIA TOMMOROW!

Achtung!

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (also the President of Republic of Kalmykia, Russia ) will be making a short courtesy visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 27th August 2010 and he will be accompanied by FIDE General Secretary Mr Ignatius Leong and Mr. Berik Balgabaev.

For further details, click Malaysian Chess Federation's blog here

2010 Malaysian Chess Festival

Click the official site here for the latest info (entry forms/ airport info/ etc) about the coming 2010 Malaysian Chess Festival.

Karpov vs Kirsan

The 2010 FIDE election is getting hotter and hotter. Who will win the battle?

Kirsan (left) vs Karpov

My vote goes to Karpov.

Ibrahim Abu Bakar - Malaysian Chess Federation's Deputy President (left) with 12th World Chess Champion - GM Anatoly Karpov (right)

Photos from Mr. Ibrahim Abu Bakar who snap the photos during the 2008 Dresden Olympiad. 

Kuala Lumpur is the 2010 MAKSAK Champion !

Kuala Lumpur win the 2010 Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota-Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK) Championship. The team event was held from 6 - 8 August 2010 at the Puteri Park Hotel Kuala Lumpur.

It have been quite some time since KL win this event and this time they did it convincingly by beating their arch rivals - Terengganu and Sarawak both with 3-1 score.

Second place goes to Terengganu followed by Sarawak and Pahang respectively.

Further details visit Terengganu Chess Association's blog.