GACC 24th Booklet

Grand ASEAN Chess Challenge I 1996 Grand ASEAN Chess Challenge II
Director: James Fah 1997 Director: Lim Fung Siang
Four teams from University of Malaya There were participants from
and Nanyang Technical University of 1998 Singapore, Malaysia, and teams from
Singapore, a team from Vietnam and a 1999 ASEAN countries such as Vietnam and
few other teams from local Indonesia.
universities participated in GACC I. 2000
2001 Rakan Muda GACC IV
Grand ASIAN Chess Challenge III Director: Albert Goh Chee Kong
Director: Khek Shin Ann 2002 The name of GACC IV was re-altered to
The name of GACC was changed from 2003 RAKAN MUDA GRAND ASIAN CHESS
GRAND ASEAN CHESS CHALLENGE to CHALLENGE IV after Rakan
GRAND ASIAN CHESS CHALLENGE. It 2004 Muda agreed to be the Main Sponsor.
was the first time GACC had 2005 Rakan Muda GACC VI
participants outside the ASEAN region. Director: Yap Chee Kwong
2006 GACC VI overcome many obstacles
Grand Asia Chess Challenge V 2007 while preparing for the tournament.
Director: Kwong Kar Kit The 9/11 attack struck terror around
The name yet again underwent change the world and sadly caused fear
to GRAND ASIA CHESS CHALLENGE V among the participants causes
as it only involved Asian countries. participants from Iraq and the UAE
GACC V had participants from the refused to come.
Lebanon, Indonesia, Sri Lanka,
Thailand and Malaysia. GACC Inter-Varsity Chess
Championship VIII
Rakan Muda GACC World Open Director: Chung Chun Wie
Chess Championship VII The event name is then changed to
Director: Chang Hock Kung GACC WORLD INTER-VARSITY CHESS
The name of GACC VII was then CHAMPIONSHIP. For the first time,
changed to RAKAN MUDA GACC GACC had 9 games through-out the
WORLD OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP. tournament. The Japanese and
For the first time, a UM Team Selection Russian teams merged to form one
Campaign was carried out to select team.
potential players for the event. GACC World Inter-Varsity Chess
GACC World Inter-Varsity Chess Championship X
Championship IX Director: Chow Kok Hou
Director: Daniel Chung Weng Seng Theme: Intend to Win
GACC had nine years of experience so It is the 10th anniversary of GACC and
it was more mature when it came to for the first time, A theme is
facing and of course tackling introduced.
problems. This enabled GACC to be 12th Rakan Muda GACC World
recognized around the world. Inter-Varsity Chess
11th Rakan Muda GACC World Championship
Inter-Varsity Chess Director: Chu Soon Hon
Championship Theme: Thrive Through Twelve
Director: Jackson Toh It was the first time that players from
Theme: ELEvate the ELEventh Philippines were invited and they
The event was declared open by Yg managed to obtain champion in 12th
Berhormat Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat,
who was the Deputy Minister of Higher
Education.