Sabah Chess Association is set to host the Eastern Asia Juniors Open and Girls Chess Championship 2023 to be held in Kota Kinabalu sometime in early December. While the exact dates have not been confirmed, the announcement has already been made public in the FIDE Calendar for Asian Continent 2023. Details of the event are […]

MCF CONGRATULATES EllieEmira Syamimi Ahmad Nazari as Malaysia’s first Female to be awarded the title of International Arbiter (IA) by the Arbiter’s Commission and approved by FIDE at its 1st Council meeting which sat on the 4th of April 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. Shy of her 23rd birthday, Ellie also holds the record as […]

A gentle reminder for everyone on the closing dates for a few critical events that may be of interest to many: MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPThe closing date to register is on the 22nd of April 2023 which also coincides with the first day of Eid Fitri. Please click HERE to learn more about the event and […]

The Malaysian Chess Federation is compiling a list of Trainers to be submitted to the National Sports Institute (ISN) to be recognized as Chess Trainers in the country. ISN has requested the names be forwarded to them before 30th April 2023 for it to be compiled and recorded. To establish the list, MCF calls for […]

Since the MCF ID system started almost a year ago, 1,100 players have signed up as registered players with the Federation – short of its target of 5,000 players by end of 2022. Currently, only MCF events are National Rated with one/two organizers opting to use the system. To encourage more organizers to use the […]

Many have asked how to check for the MCF ID as it has been a while since they last use it. And to help many chess players out there, please note the few simple steps to get the information off our portal. Go To https://rating.malaysiachess.my/rating.aspx Type your name (or part of your name) in the […]

MCF is inviting all the age category champions/first place winners of each age group category of the Agrobank National Scholastic Chess Championship 2023 which was held earlier this year, to join the Malaysian Chess Championship 2023 in Taiping, Perak later next month with Free Entry. The U17, U15, and U13 Open/Boys Champions are invited to […]