After months of discussion and planning, the Commonwealth Chess Association has agreed to award Malaysia to organize the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2023-24 in Quarter One of 2024 from 19th to 28th February 2024. Initially planned for 10th to 18th December 2023, MCF was advised not to use the dates due to the upcoming Asian Youth Chess Championship to be held in Al-Ain during the same period.

The CCC was last held in Sri Lanka in 2022 with 198 players took part in the Age Group event, and 98 players in the Open event. The best turnout was in 2013 – hosted by South Africa, when almost 900 players turned out when it had only 2 main sections to offer – the Open section with 314 players, and the challenger event with 567 players. The event skipped 2014 and when India resumed the event in 2015, it introduced the Age Group event with 268 youngsters taking part, and another 298 players in the Open section.

Malaysia hosted the event once in 1992 in Kuala Lumpur, and was supposed to host it again in 2009 but had to withdraw with Singapore taking over the event from Ipoh. For this Malaysia edition, the Age Group and the Open section have been maintained with an introduction of a Blitz event on the very last day of the Championship.

Those who are interested to participate are requested to download and read the following brochure:

To register for the event, please click the following link . Should you face issues with the form, kindly contact Syawal Amar Shahrir Ariff at +6017.275.7276 for assistance.

Those who would like to take up accommodation at the official hotel, please contact mcfsecretariat@malaysiachess.com. MCF will provide discounted rates for rooms only, or with full board – whichever the choice is, as option for outstation players who prefer less hassle of finding a suitable lodging.

As per any international event, the entry fee is USD150 and registration fee is USD 110 – but for Malaysians only, the fee is reduced to USD60 (Total RM1,008 per person)

Closing date to register is 15th January 2024.