The 7th round will be the last round for the Fisher Open Chess Tournament!

It will start tonight an hour earlier. So at 8:00PM the clocks start! So try to be there earlier.

Of course, the winner for the tournament is Ferdinand Laming! He has so far 6 wins out of 6 games! making him the only UNDEFEATED player in the tourney!

More about the tournament later this week. Good Luck to you all!

On August 6th, the 5th night of the chess tournament was over. Many of the top players lost thier lead while others cemented thier victory. ONLY two rounds remain, who will win the grand prize, one could only guess. It is still anybodies game.

Here is the round 6 pairings and total combined points each player has.

1. Ferdinand Laming 5 VS. Ferdinand Bugay 5
2. Ahmad Imad Taha 4 VS. Ibrahim Shehab 4
3. Eid Mohamed 4 VS. Bader Al Hajeri 4
4. Roberto Flouro 4 VS. Navaneetha Krishnan 4
5. Florentino Silao 4 VS. Nasser Maqseed 4
6. Mark McCready 4 VS. Ahmed Hosni 3.5
7. Asfand Khan 3.5 VS. Edgar Benitiez 3.5
8. Waleed Al Awadhi 3.5 VS. Ahmad AlRab 3.5
9. Khaled Khan 3.5 VS. Hamada Birahim 3.5
10. Taher AlKhateeb 3 VS. Philip Caysido 3
11. Samuel Santos 3 VS. Adel Ameri 3
12. Imad Abdulatief 3 VS. Faisal Hamlan 3
13. Herculano Zacarias 3 Vs. Abdullah Salah 3
14. Crigoriou martiez 3 VS. Talal Salam 3
15. Dennis Poliquit 3 VS. Hashem Hussain 3
16. Nour AlDein 3 VS. Mohammed Gabr 3
17. Mohammed Hajem 3 VS. Nassir Bahamany 3
18. Mina Labib 2.5 VS. Shereef Al Shereif 3
19. Oliver John 2.5 Vs. Faizar Rahman 2.5
20. Hussain Shalabi 2 Vs. Ghassan Merjeh 2
21. Mina Gad 2 Vs. Basir Cosain 2
22. Kennith Tasadao 2 VS. Fernando frisco 2
23. Ali Al Dein 2 Vs. Khaled AlHashem 2
24. Maythem 2 Vs. naemi Vs. Ashraf 2
25. Sara Abdul 2 Vs. Ziyad Saleh 2
26. Abdulmohsin Mshari 2 Vs. M. AlShamlan 2
27. Sami Behbehani 2 Vs. Mydeen Bakr 2
28. Talal Ali 2 Vs. Fawaz Khateeb 2
29. Anoop Pious 1 Vs. John Belimont 1
30. Mohammed Ali 1 Vs. Mohamed Abdo 1
31. mima alGhon 1 Vs. Ibrahim Shamlan 1
32. Yazan Saadi 1 Vs. Abdullah Mutairi 1
33. Ahmad Hussain 1 Vs. Maha Soudi 1
34. Yousef Shamlan 1 Vs. Mishari Yoursef 0
35. Talal Al Shitan 0 BYE

WATCH THE NEW VIDEO THAT I UPLOADED ON YOUTUBE HERE!

Hello everyone!

I finally have gotten my computer running at 100% again. I couldn’t upload 60 pictures on this site but I did make a video. You can view the video below or go to youtube.com and type “kuwait chess.” Anyways, I will update the site more often from now on. Keep tuned in for the latest happenings in Kuwait about Chess!

 Dear Friends,

This might be a late post but I thought everyone should know that the FCAK Summer Open Tournament, Round 5 has been postponed til September 11, 2009. Below Are the Pairings for Round 5.

Also, I uploaded a few pictures in youtube. The video is below. More pictures will be uploaded onto flikr.com soon 🙂 

1. Carandang Vs. Panuaelos
2. Hajeri Vs. Sarsalejo
3. Silao Vs. Revidad
4. Zacarias Vs. Khaled
5. Bugay Vs. Macapaz
6. Tinsay Vs. Cayabyab
7. Bahamany Vs. Maqseed 
8. Ygpuara Vs. Munir
9. Ali Vs. Zapanata
10. Garanganao Vs. Greg
11. Cornelio Vs. Hussain

Hello everyone! I apologize for not updating the website more frequently. I had a few difficulties with my computer. I had to format it and now everything should be okay.

I will again start updating the site when I have all the software re-installed.

Thanks for your patience.

Sincerly,

Khaled

It was a great and exciting night for the EIGHTY PLAYERS who registered for the tournament. There was a lot of new faces. All familiar with the game of chess and ready to slaughter thier opponents.

The biggest surprise was on Table #2, where Bader Al Hajeri (the Kuwait Chess-Champ) was defeated by a young lad at the age of 12! Asfand Yar Khan is the son of another great chess player, Khaled Khan Anwer. The game was extremely difficult and the tactics were wild! So many people gathered around that board just to watch what was going to happen.

Thier game will be posted shortly, along with pictures and a more indepth coverage. I got home late last night and didn’t have the time to update the website.

Stay tuned for coverage for the 1st and 2nd round of the Fischer Open CHESS tournament. Have a good day chess fans. And for the chess players, good luck to you all!

The Society of Engineers is a huge building with many, many entrances. I created this map to help people find thier way to the tournament hall.

If you follow the map exactly, you should arrive to the building marked with “X.”

When inside building “X,” ask for the basement area because that is where the chess tournament will be held.

UPDATES and INFORMATION:

• 75 people have registered for the tournament.
• And since Parking could be a problem, I suggest you get there early.

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 🙂

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

There is about 30 seats left open.

TO Register:

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:

1. Full name
2. Nationality
3. Mobile Number
4. Email
5. Picture
6. 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!!!

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:

1. Bader Al Hajeri = 3 points
2. Ric Panuaelos = 3 points
3. Ryan Carandang = 2.5 pts
4. Bogs Silao = 2 pts
5. Boyet Zacarias = 2 pts
6. Nathaniel Tinsay = 2 pts
7. Nasir Bahamany = 2 pts
8. Oliver Revidad = 2 pts
9. Ferdie Bugay = 2 pts
10. Dante Sarsalejo = 2 pts
11. Bart Macapaz = 2 pts
12. Khaled Hashem = 1.5 pts
13. Abdullah Munir = 1 pt
14. Manny Cornelio = 1 pt
15. Mari Zapanta = 1 pt
16. Eman Ygpuara = 1 pt
17. Samy Cayabyab = 1 pt
18. Nasser Maqseed = 1 pt
19. Greg Greg = 0.5 pts
20. Hashim Hussin = 0.5 pts
21. Liquat Ali = 0 pts
22. Gary Garanganao = 0 pts

Here are the results from Round three:

1. Hajeri 1:0 Silao
2. Panuaelos 1:0 Tinsay
3. Zacarias 0:1 Carandang
4. Bugay 1:0 Munir
5. Cayabyab 0:1 Revidad
6. Sarsaleji 1:0 Cornelio
7. Bahamany 1:0 Zapanta
8. Ygpuara 0:1 Macapaz
9. Ali 0:1 Khaled
10. Greg 0.5:0.5 Hussain
11. Maqseed 1:0 Garanganao

Here are the pairings for Round 4:

1. Panuaelos Vs. Hajeri
2. Carandang Vs. Bugay
3. Sarsalejo Vs. Bahamany
4. Macapaz Vs. Silao
5. Revidad Vs. Zacarias
6. Khaled Vs. Tinsay
7. Munir Vs. Cayabyab
8. Cornelio Vs. Ygpuara
9. Zapanta Vs. Maqseed
10. Greg Vs. Ali
11. Hussain Vs. Garanganao