Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Asian Amateur-2011



Published in Kantipur Daily(Nepali) & The Himalayan Times(English).

Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Asian Amateur Chess 2011

Arbiters doing their job on Asian Amateur Open & Women Chess Championship. Left to Right ( Umesh KC/NEP,  Tok/MAS, Shamsuddin/MAS & Nik/MAS).

29th Nov News Covered by Daily Papers




These are only two cutting of news covered by daily newspapers in Nepal.

Monday, 28 November 2011


Dharam Bahadur Lama- 1st National Amateur Champion
Dharam Bahadur Lama of Makawanpur district became the national champion in the category of amateur. He got the title of National Amateur Champion after beating Rajkaji Maharjan in the ninth round of 1st National Amateur Chess Championship, Saturday. He made 7.5 points out of nine. It is the maiden title in his chess career.
Top 10:
Position
Name
Place
Points
FIDE
1st
Dharam Bahadur Lama
Makawanpur
7.5
38
2nd
Shyam Sundar Shrestha
Kathmandu
7
37.5
3rd
Sudip Bajracharya
Lalitpur
7
36.5
4th
Prakash Nepal
Jhapa
6.5
34.5
5th
Sagar Kumar Dangol
Kathmandu
6.5
26.5
6th
Bikash Kuluju
Bhaktapur
6
34
7th
Rajkaji Maharjan
Lalitpur
6
32
8th
Milan Roka
Rukkum
6
28
9th
Sanjay Maharjan
Lalitpur
6
28
10th
Madhav Prasad Pradhan
Rupandehi
6
24



Asian Amateur: Farewell

Nepal Chess Association President Mr. Rajesh Joshi and some other officials with the nepalese delegates for Asian Amateur Open & Women Chess Championship, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Name List of Delegates:
1. Umesh K.C., FA, Dolakha, Arbiter
2. Rajendra Prasad Shrestha, Kathmandu, Player
3. Rabindra Shakya, Lalitpur, Player
4. Dr. Badri Prasad Thaiba, Rupandehi, Player








Dedication for Healthy Chess!

Chakratirtha Cup-2011






Chaktatirtha Cup Chess, Badrilal Hits Again
Nepal's Chess Hero Badrilal Nepali hits again the Title Trophy of Chakratirtha Cup Open Chess at Chovar. Nepali drew the final round game with Keshav Shrestha. While Keshav Became second with equal 8 points. Niraj Niraula of Dhrubatara Club placed third with 7.5 points after beating Naveen Tandukar of Sankata Club.

Top 10:
Position
Name
Place
Points
FIDE
1st
Badrilal Nepali
Kathmandu
8
47
2nd
Keshav Shrestha
Kathmandu
8
42
3rd
Nirajj Niraula
Dhrubatara,, Damak
7.5
45.5
4th
Madan Krishna Kayastha
Bhaktapur
7.5
43.5
5th
Rajan Puri
Kathmandu
7.5
42
6th
Naveen Tandukar
Sankata, KTM
7
41.5
7th
Surbir Lama
Macchindra, KTM
7
41
8th
Herakaji Maharjan
Lalitpur
7
40.5
9th
Bikash Kuluju
Bhaktapur
7
38.5
10th
Bijaya Dangol
Kathmandu
7
38



Dhrubatara Cup-2011

Trailokya Nanda Became The Hero of Dhrubatara Cup
Indian player Trailokya Nanda of ELO 2099 got the winner trophy of Dhrubatara Cup Open Fide Rating Chess Tournament. In the final & 10th round of the event he drew the game with Nepalese veteran Singeshwor Das of Saptari District, and received 15 thousands rupees along with the trophy. He made 8.5 points from the 10 rounds. Nanda is also the runner up of the Lalitpur Cup Int'l Chess held on 2010 in Lalitpur District.
Naveen Tandukar of Sankata Club placed second with 8 points. He beat Krishna Thapa of Makawanpur District on the last round. He got 10 thousand rupees. Rakesh Rauniyar of Macchindra Club Kathmandu placed 3rd with 7.5 points.
Prize Details:
Main Prizes:
Position
Name
Place
Points
Buc.
Cash
1st
Trailokya Nanda
India
8.5
67
15,000/-
2nd
Naveen Tandukar
Sankata, KTM
8
56.5
10,000/-
3rd
Rakesh Rauniyar
Macchindra, KTM
7.5
64
6,000/-
4th
Krishna Thapa
Makwanpur
7
64.5
2,800/-
5th
Raju Subedi
Dhrubatara,, Damak
7
60.5
2,800/-
6th
Nirajj Niraula
Dhrubatara, Damak
7
59
2,800/-
7th
Dharam B. Lama
Makwanpur
7
55
2,800/-
8th
Singhesor Das
Saptari
7
54
2,800/-
9th
Niranjan Prajapati
Bhaktapur
6.5
62.5
2,000/-
10th
Rajan Puri
Kantipur, KTM
6.5
59.5
2,000/-



Category
Name of The Player
Point
Prize
Rating 1200-1699
Ram Surat Pd Shah, Dhanusha
5
RS. 1,500/-
Rating 1700-1899
Gyanendra Khaiju, Bhaktapur
6.5
RS. 1,500/-
Best Junior U15
Rakesh Gurung, IND
5.5
RS. 1,500/-
Best Junior U19
Indranil Talukdar, IND
6.5
RS. 1,500/-
Best Veteran S60
Sitaram Agrawal, KTM
6
RS. 1,500/-
Best Unrated 1st
Himal Rai, Sunsari
6.5
RS. 2,000/-
Best Unrated 2nd
Dr Suraj Tiwari, Rupandehi
6
RS. 1,500/-
Best Local ( DAMAK)
Prakash Nepal
6
RS. 2,500/-

Organizer: Dhrubatara Sporting Club, Damak, Jhapa
Place: Marwadi Sewa Samiti Bhawan
Date: September 18-25, 2011
Tournament Director: Kamal Katuwal, President, DTSC
Chief Arbiter: Umesh K.C., FA
Deputy Arbiters: Mahendra Dhakal(IND), Tirth Raj Mishra(NEP)