15TH MALAYSIAN CHESS FESTIVAL 2018 - 17 – 27TH AUGUST 2018

The Dato’ Arthur Tan Chess Centre (DAT Chess Centre) with endorsement
from the Malaysian Chess Federation will be organizing the MALAYSIAN
CHESS FESTIVAL 2018 comprising the following events as per the details
below:

All the events will be held in Cititel Midvalley Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1) ASTRO MERDEKA TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2018

Dates: 17th & 18th August 2018
Email: aham@pc.jaring.asia - ahamchess@yahoo.com - datcc@outlook.com
URL: www.datchesscenter.net
Type: Rapid, Time Control: 25 minutes to finish
No of Rounds: 9 (nine), Team Swiss System
(Prize Fund: RM 25,000)

2) 3RD DATIN YEE WAI FONG MERDEKA JUNIOR TEAM (U-12) CHESS
CHAMPIONSHIP
Dates: 17th & 18th August 2018
Email: aham@pc.jaring.asia - ahamchess@yahoo.com - datcc@outlook.com
URL: www.datchesscenter.net
Type: Rapid, Time Control: 25 minutes to finish
No of Rounds: 9 (nine), Team Swiss System
(Prize Fund: RM 10,000)

3) 9TH DATCC / DATIN YEE WAI FONG AGE-GROUP CHESS

CHAMPIONSHIP 2018
Dates: 19th August 2018 (Sunday)
Email: aham@pc.jaring.asia - ahamchess@yahoo.com - datcc@outlook.com
URL: www.datchesscenter.net
Type: Rapid, Time Control: 25 minutes to finish
No of Rounds: 6 Round Swiss

4) 15TH IGB DATO’ ARTHUR TAN MALAYSIAN OPEN CHESS

CHAMPIONSHIP
Dates: 19th August 2018 (Arrival) – 27th August 2018 (Departure)
Email: aham@pc.jaring.asia - ahamchess@yahoo.com - datcc@outlook.com
URL: www.datchesscenter.net
Type: Standard, Time Control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from
move 1
No of Rounds: 9 Round Swiss System
(Prize Fund: US$ 20,000)

5) 9TH IGB SENIORS OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Dates: 19th August 2018 (Arrival) – 27th August 2018 (Departure)
Email: aham@pc.jaring.asia - ahamchess@yahoo.com - datcc@outlook.com
URL: www.datchesscenter.net
Type: Standard, Time Control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from
move 1
No of Rounds: 9 Round Swiss System
(Prize Fund: RM 20,000)

6) 14TH IGB BERHAD MALAYSIA CHESS CHALLENGE

Dates: 19th August 2018 (Arrival) – 27th August 2018 (Departure)
Email: aham@pc.jaring.asia - ahamchess@yahoo.com - datcc@outlook.com
URL: www.datchesscenter.net
Type: Standard, Time Control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds increment from
move 1
No of Rounds: 9 Round Swiss System
(Prize Fund: RM 15,000)

7) MERDEKA DAY INDIVIDUAL RAPID OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

(OPEN / UNDER 18 / UNDER 12)
Dates: 22nd August 2018 (Wednesday)
Email: aham@pc.jaring.asia - ahamchess@yahoo.com - datcc@outlook.com
URL: www.datchesscenter.net
Type: Rapid , Time Control: 20 minutes to finish
No of Rounds: 6 Round Swiss System
(Prize Fund: RM 3,000)

8) MERDEKA BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP – (16:45 - Saturday, 18th

August 2018)

9) MALAYSIA FESTIVAL BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP (1pm -

Sunday, 26th August 2018)

10) FIDE ARBITER SEMINAR (FIDE LECTURER – IA NIKOLOPOULOS

PANAGIOTIS (20TH – 24TH AUGUST 2018)