Asian Amateur-2011

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

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.

Dharam Bahadur Lama- 1^st 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 1^st 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