Dilwen Drew In Round Three!

Dilwen Ding Lost In Round Two

Dilwen Lost In Round One

Ramli Is Now MCF Treasurer?

https://www.fide.com/component/content/article/15-chess-news/9832-fide-trainers-seminar-in-kuantan-malaysia.html

I came upon this surprising announcement on the FIDE website... but then was even more surprised to see the following detail at the bottom of the "regulations":

Seems the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) President has so much time to answer email enquiries as to how payment is to be made for the seminar... or can it be perhaps that the email given is administered by someone else?

Why not just list the details of the MCF bank account?

Dilwen Ding Is Playing In Khanty-Mansiysk!

http://wy2016.fide.com/participants/starting-rank-open-18/

Malay Mail Online: The Good, The Sad And The Ugly

http://www.themalaymailonline.com/opinion/peter-long/article/the-good-the-sad-and-the-ugly

FIDE Arbiter's Seminar in Mandalay, Myanmar from 28 October to 2 November 2016

http://arbiters.fide.com/seminars/seminar-announcements/804-fide-arbiters-seminar-in-mandalay-myanmar.html

The Results Of The Malaysian Olympiad Teams Over The Years

From Olimpbase I extracted the results from the "Open" Era where all the teams played together.


OPEN (MEN)

2016 - Baku, Azerbaijan - 134th from 180 teams
2014 - Tromso, Norway - 72nd from 172 teams
2012 - Istanbul, Turkey - 64th from 156 teams

2010 - Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia - 92nd from 148 teams
2008 - Dresden, Germany - 96th from 146 teams
2006 - Turin, Italy - 80th from 147 teams

2004 - Calvia, Spain - 70th from 128 teams
2002 - Bled, Yugoslavia - 75th from 134 teams
2000 - Istanbul, Turkey - 64th from 126 teams

1998 - Elista, Russia - 74th from 110 teams
1996 - Yerevan, Armenia - 64th from 114 teams
1994 - Moscow, Russia - 96th from 124 teams
1992 - Manila, Philippines - 78th from 102 teams
1990 - Novi Sad, Yugoslavia - 73rd from 108 teams
1988 - Thessaloniki, Greece - 58th from 107 teams
1986 - Dubai, UAE - 42nd from 108 teams

1984 - Thessaloniki, Greece - 50th from 88 teams
1982 - Lucern, Switzerland - 57th from 91 teams
1980 - La Valletta, Malta - 49th from 81 teams
1978 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - 57th from 65 teams

Our best result was 1986 in Dubai where the number of teams also increased significantly and another jump in numbers can be seen from 2000 and again from 2006 while from 2012 it has been off the chart.

In 1976 it was held in Haifa, Israel where Malaysia did not participate and before that teams were ranked and played in groups according to strength.


WOMEN

2016 - Baku, Azerbaijan - 15th from 134 teams
2014 - Tromso, Norway - 54th from 123 teams
2012 - Istanbul, Turkey - 61st from 125 teams
2010 - Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia - 64th from 113 teams
2006 - Turin, Italy - 44th from 103 teams

2002 - Bled, Yugoslavia - 62nd from 90 teams
2000 - Istanbul, Turkey - 60th from 86 teams
1996 - Yerevan, Armenia - 64th from 74 teams
1994 - Moscow, Russia - 49th from 81 teams

1992 - Manila, Philippines - 47th from 62 teams
1990 - Novi Sad, Yugoslavia - 49th from 65 teams
1988 - Thessaloniki, Greece - 46th from 56 teams
1986 - Dubai, UAE - 40th from 49 teams
1984 - Thessaloniki, Greece - 32nd from 51 teams

Our best ever result is of course 2016 in Baku where all previous performances were eclipsed!

It seems we did not send women teams in 2008 to Dresden, Germany, in 2004 to Calvia, Spain, and in 1998 to Elista, Russia.