The Malaysian Chess Federation is inviting young chess players within the age brackets of Under 14, Under 16 and Under 18 – both boys and girls, to participate at the World Youth Chess Championship 2024 to be held in Brazil from the 28th of October to the 10th of November 2024. Last year, Montesilvano was the host for the same event which saw a few of our youngsters took part in the event such as WNM Ainul Mardhiah and Nur Farihah – among others.

As usual, players who are selected as official representative for the country will be given free accommodation by the organizer but, additional cost to attend such as flight tickets, registration fees and costs for any accompanying persons, shall be borne by the player.

Players who are interested to participate at the event hosted by the football nation are requested to download and read the following brochure for more information:

Players can apply as official players by going to https://forms.gle/9TxXfymywx2fAwbV7 and submit alongside the application a non-refundable application fee of RM50 before the 20th of August 2024. Selection will be made before 25th August 2024 and all payments need to be settled by 30th August 2024.

All questions or queries about the event can be forwarded to mcfsecretariat@malaysiachess.org.