Wednesday 7 April 2010

KL Open 2010 Begins!

With the grand opening ceremony at the Olympic Sports Hotel today that was graced by The Regent of Perak, Raja Nazrin Shah Sultan Azlan Shah, the 3rd KL Open Chess Championship has gotten underway.
See Video

Read Bernama Coverage

The KL Open will be played from 7-12 April and games will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. daily on 7, 8 & 11 April, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on 9 April, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on 10 & 12 April.

On 10 April there will also be a simultaneous exhibition to be conducted by visiting grandmaster Nigel Short from 4 p.m. and this will be followed by dinner at 7 p.m. with all grandmaster participants.

A variety of daily coverage can also be found at:

Chess Results
Official Tournament Website
Alex Wohl's Blog