August 30, 2009 by Khaled

2 Days Left! FISCHER CHESS TOURNAMENT!

The Tournament starts this Tuesday at 8:00PM!

That is LESS THAN 48 HOURS from now!

Please be at the Tournament Venue before that time.

If you still did NOT pay the entrance fee and still WISH TO REGISTER, you can still do so in the Kuwait Society of Engineers at 7:30PM on Tuesday. Mr. Essam Husanin will be there to help you guys out.

SIGN UP! REGISTRATION STILL NOT FULL!

Of course, the directions to the Tournament Hall are located in previous posts. Mr Essam’s number is also located in previous posts. Make sure you have everything arranged.

DO NOT FORGET, The Tournament begins at 8:00 PM at Tuesday Night and 9:00PM on the other days! Make sure you make it earlier because the roads tend to get busy at that time of night!

Wishing you all th best of luck and may Allah guide us all and provide us with peace and joy.

from: Khaled Hashem

P.S. I also will provide everyone with up-to-date info related to this tourney

I hope that answered your question Asfand 🙂

August 27, 2009 by Khaled

5 Days Left Til the Fischer Chess Tournament

Registration is still open or the FISCHER CHESS TOURNAMENT for those of you who are considering to join.

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There is about 30 seats left open.

TO Register:

Call Mr. Essam Hassanain at 6595 7141.

or Call Mr. Sami Ayoub (Secretary of KCF) at 6666 1949

I will be at the Filipino Chess Club Friday night, August 28th, at around 7:30PM til about 10:00PM. I will be accepting registrations!

What is Needed By players:

Full name
Nationality
Mobile Number
Email
Picture
10kd Fee

Full Name and Fee are the Most Important! If you don’t have the others, you can still register!

Drinks and Snacks will be offered FREE OF CHARGE during the rounds to all participating players. Drinks include sodas, other beverages, and maybe RedBull.

There will be a Closing Ceremony with a nice offering as well.

Don’t forget the TOP 30 PLAYERS will GET REWARDS!

ALSO, There will be a surprise for the players at the Last day of the tournament!!!

August 25, 2009 by Khaled

FCAK Round 3 Report

Three rounds are now over and 6 are left. The two main leaders of the tournament are Bader Al Hajeri and Ric Penuaelous! Next week, these two leaders will face head to head. One player will remain undefeated, while the other will fall from the top Charts.

Here are the Leaders Standings after 3 rounds:

Bader Al Hajeri = 3 points
Ric Panuaelos = 3 points
Ryan Carandang = 2.5 pts
Bogs Silao = 2 pts
Boyet Zacarias = 2 pts
Nathaniel Tinsay = 2 pts
Nasir Bahamany = 2 pts
Oliver Revidad = 2 pts
Ferdie Bugay = 2 pts
Dante Sarsalejo = 2 pts
Bart Macapaz = 2 pts
Khaled Hashem = 1.5 pts
Abdullah Munir = 1 pt
Manny Cornelio = 1 pt
Mari Zapanta = 1 pt
Eman Ygpuara = 1 pt
Samy Cayabyab = 1 pt
Nasser Maqseed = 1 pt
Greg Greg = 0.5 pts
Hashim Hussin = 0.5 pts
Liquat Ali = 0 pts
Gary Garanganao = 0 pts

Here are the results from Round three:

Hajeri 1:0 Silao
Panuaelos 1:0 Tinsay
Zacarias 0:1 Carandang
Bugay 1:0 Munir
Cayabyab 0:1 Revidad
Sarsaleji 1:0 Cornelio
Bahamany 1:0 Zapanta
Ygpuara 0:1 Macapaz
Ali 0:1 Khaled
Greg 0.5:0.5 Hussain
Maqseed 1:0 Garanganao

Here are the pairings for Round 4:

Panuaelos Vs. Hajeri
Carandang Vs. Bugay
Sarsalejo Vs. Bahamany
Macapaz Vs. Silao
Revidad Vs. Zacarias
Khaled Vs. Tinsay
Munir Vs. Cayabyab
Cornelio Vs. Ygpuara
Zapanta Vs. Maqseed
Greg Vs. Ali
Hussain Vs. Garanganao

August 22, 2009 by Khaled

The Holy Month of Ramadan

كل عام وانتم بخير و مبارك عليكم الشهر. من اخوكم خالد

Ramandan Mubarek. May your days be filled with joy and peace. Wishing all of you the very best!

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August 19, 2009 by Khaled

FCAK Summer Open: Round 3 Pairings

Here are the latest pairings for the Round 3 FCAK Summer Open Tourney. There are no pictures available from round 2. I also don’t have the results for the second round so that’s why they both aren’t posted. Sorry for the inconvenience. Future results and pictures will hopefully be available to everyone in later rounds.

Pairings for Round 3:

Al Hajeri Vs. Silao
Panuelos Vs. Tinsay
Zacarias Vs. Carandang
Bugay Vs. Munir
Cayabyab Vs. Revidad
Saraalejo Vs. Cornelio
Bahamany Vs. Zapanta
Ygpuara Vs. Macapaz
Ali, L Vs. Al Hashem
Greg Vs. Hussein
Maqseed Vs. Garangano

August 16, 2009 by Khaled

REGISTRATION now OPEN for “Fisher Open Chess Tournament!”

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

THE FIRST ANNUAL FISCHER OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF 2009

Sponsored by

SHEIKH DAWOUD SALMAN ALSABAH

The TAHER GROUP LAW FIRM, KUWAIT SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS, and

The Kuwait Chess Federation

SIGN UP NOW!

HERE ARE THE FULL DETAILS.

Location: The Kuwait Society of Engineers. جمعية المهندسين الكويتية—

Located in the Gulf Road, directly opposite to Applebee’s.

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Dates and Time:

Round 1: 01/09/2009 at 8:00PM
Round 2: 02/09/2009 at 9:00PM
Round 3: 03/09/2009 at 9:00PM
BREAK DAY – 04/09/2009 – BREAK DAY
Round 4: 05/09/2009 at 9:00PM
Round 5: 06/09/2009 at 9:00PM
Round 6: 07/09/2009 at 9:00PM
Round 7: 08/09/2009 at 8:00PM + Closing Ceremony and Reward Distribution.

PRIZES and REWARDS ($3,000 PRIZE FUND)

1st Place: $1,000 + Trophy
2nd Place: $500 + Trophy
3rd Place: $250 + Trophy
4th Place: $150
5th Place: $100
6-30 Places: Valuable Electronics and other giveaways.
Everybody else: Dvd’s and other great giveaways

HOW TO REGISTER:

What is Needed By You:

2 Passport Sized Photos for creating ID’s,
A copy of your civil ID (or full name),
10kd entrance fee.

Contact Information:

Call Mr. Essam at 6595 7141 or Fax Him at 2255 2595
or Call Mr. Sami Ayoub (Secretary of KCF) at 6666 1949
Or Send an Email with your name and mobile number to Kuwaitchess@gmail.com

Other Details

A Maximum of 100 Players will be allowed to participate in the tournament (due to lack of space.)
A handful of people have already signed up.
Best to sign-up before 30/08/2009.

SIGN UP TODAY!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

This is the Biggest Chess Tournament in Kuwait This Year!

Don’t Let This Pass You By.

SIGN UP!

إنطلاقاً من دعم النشاط الرياضي الذهني

في دولة الكويت

يعلن الإتحاد الكويتي للشطرنج

عن إقــامـــة

بطولة Fischer Open Chess Tournament الرمضانية للشطرنج

تحت رعاية الشيخ داوود سلمان الصباح

Details: “Fischer Open Chess Tournament” in Ramadan!

A GREAT OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT that will be held in the beggining of September.

It will be called the:

“1st ANNUAL FISCHER OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT!”

The prize fund will be over 3,000 U.S. DOLLARS!!!

The top 5 of or players will recieve cash prizes on top of trophies, DVDs, and other things.
The top 20 players will receive electronics and other give aways.
And everybody else will get DVDs, certificates, and other GREAT GIVEAWAYS!

Here are the details of the up-coming 1st Annual “Fisher Open Chess Tournament!”

Number of Rounds: 7 rounds + knock-out blitz tournament in the break-day
Time Control: 60 minutes + 30 seconds
Entrance Fee: 10kd
Starting Date: To be announced shortly… (Most likely beggining of September)
Location: Kuwait Society of Engineers (Directions will be posted shortly…)
Max Amount of Players: 100 (ONCE WE REACH 100 PLAYERS, REGISTRATION WILL BE CLOSED!)
Prizes Include: Cash Money, trophies, medals, electronics, gold cards, certificates, DVDs, and Much More.
Tournament Offerings: Beverages and Snacks will be available in the Tournament Hall.
How to Register: Of course the first 100 players that pay the entrance fee will be chosen. “The Early Bird Gets The Worm.” Anyways, the contact information will also be printed shorty.