With today as the official closing date to register for the inaugural National Open Team Chess Championship 2024 – the PMX trophy, 51 Teams have already registered and the number is expected to increase as a few more states have requested for additional time to register. With that, MCF has agreed to extend the closing […]

While the search for the official Girls player to the event was confirmed almost immediately with the acceptance of the National Girls Champion – Aqilah Husna Ainul Fikri to participate at the event, the same cannot be said for the Open/Boys event. Current National Junior Open Champion – CM Anderson Ang Ern Jie, has declined […]

With positive responses received from almost all the countries within FIDE Asia Zone 3.3 and 3.5, and a few requests from local players, the closing date for the Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship to be held in Penang later next month, has been extended to the 23rd of June 2024. As of today, 151 players […]

CONGRATULATIONS to the following newly minted National Arbiters which includes WIM Puteri Munajjah Az Zahraa Azhar. MCF would also like to announce that FIDE has also approved the title of FIDE Arbiter to Evelyn Tan Eng Thong as of 12th May 2024. The slightly delayed announcement for Evelyn was due to the confirmation that FIDE […]