The Malaysian Chess Federation will move forward with its new selection process which has been in place for the last few events regarding national representatives to World, Asian and Regional events. In view that next year is an Olympiad year, selection of players that will definitely become a popular topic discussed by interested players, parents, […]

The following events have been submitted by the respective organizer for MCF Rating purposes. MCF thanked all the organizers and players, officials and state affiliates who are and have been supporting our Rating Program since its inception. The rating will be very valuable to gauge internal progression and growth, and measure players improvement prior to […]

The Malaysian Chess Federation completed its first ever Train-The-Trainer and Coach Seminar earlier this month with 23 newly inducted NT (National Trainer) recognized and approved by the Malaysian Chess Federation. The 23 Trainers are (updated from 18 names earlier): CONGRATULATIONS to all! We hope that all participants have benefitted from the program, and that more […]

Organized by the UAE Chess Federation, the Asian Youth Chess Championship is scheduled to be held from the 12th to the 22nd of December in Al-Ain, UAE. With most of the slots offered to the National Youth Champions have been accepted, a few more slots are now open for those who are interested to participate […]

The 1st National Seniors Chess Championship 2023 is a new event introduced by the Malaysian Chess Federation to promote continuous interest for the Malaysian Chess Community regardless of age. Further, chess is one of the few sports that competitive players are able to compete at high level tournaments well into their senior years. The first […]

The Malaysian Chess Federation invites all state affiliates to field teams for the upcoming National Interstate Chess Championship 2023 to be held at Dewan Semarak, Universiti Teknologi Mara Cawangan Perlis, Kampus Arau, Perlis from 11th to 14th December 2023. For this year’s edition, the main organizer will be the Persatuan Catur Negeri Perlis and to […]

The organizer of the Eastern Asia Juniors and Girls Chess Championship 2023 – Sabah Chess Association, has upped the ante by offering medals to all the top winners participating at the upcoming December event. This includes medals for top Malaysian players, top Sabahan players, top age group players including the top 15 players in the […]

In order to ensure that events are better and properly organized, the Malaysian Chess Federation is enforcing a new rule for organizers who want to organize Round Robin events in the future. This additional rules does not effect Swiss System events. At its recent Committee meeting, MCF has agreed that effective immediately, organizers who wants […]

After its initial kick off in April 2022, the MCF Rating system has seen a few changes for improvement. While there were initial challenges regarding calculation and usability, the rating list is now more stable and consistent, with the correct rating formula being put in place. While the rating calculation is almost similar to FIDE, […]

ALL PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO STAY AT OFFICIAL HOTEL – SABAH ORIENTAL HOTEL Please take note that all players are required to stay at the Sabah Oriental Hotel which is the official hotel for the EASTERN ASIA JUNIORS and GIRLS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023. However, to ensure that players are not burdened with the high accommodation […]