MCF will be organizing the New Year Eve Blitz (FIDE Rated) event starting at 9:30pm to cross over midnight on 31st December 2024 and ends at 1:00am in the early days of 1st January 2025. The New Year Blitz is limited only to 50 players offering a total prize fund of RM1,000 with the winner to earn RM200.
Entry fee is set at RM0 for players with IM/WIM/NM/WNM title, RM30 for players with rating and RM40 for players without. With a time control of 3 mins + 2 seconds, the 11 rounds FIDE Rated event is expected to conclude at 1:30am on the early morning hours of 1st January 2025
A similar Blitz event with the same format and prize fund, is also scheduled the following weekend on 4th January 2025 starting at 8:00pm. The only different is that the MCF Blitz Q1/2025 is expected to finish at 11:30pm on the same day and will not spillover to the next day. Similarly, the event will also offer a prize fund of RM1,000 with similar entry fees and time control over 11 rounds of play.
The next event scheduled is the U2400 Standard Event scheduled on the 11th and 12th of January 2024. The event will use a time control of 60 minutes + 30 seconds to be played over 6 rounds. There is no limitation for players with title as long as their rating falls below FIDE Rating 2400. Free entry is offered to those with IM/WIM/NM/WNM titles, RM60 for players with a rating of 1801 and higher, RM80 for players with a rating of 1800 and below, and RM100 for Unrated players (without a Standard rating.) Foreigners/Non Malaysians are also allowed to participate at RM150 per entry regardless of Rating or Title.
Closing date for MCF New Year Eve Blitz is on the 29th of December 2024, for MCF Blitz Q1/2025 is on the 2nd of January 2025 and for the U2400 Classical event is on the 6th of January 2025. Entries received after the closing dates shall be accepted subject to seats availability accompanied by a penalty of RM50.
To learn more about the event, please review the attached files below.
Please download the brochures and click on the link/scan QR Code to register.