This calendar will be periodically updated as and when new events are inserted (05.01.19)
| Date | Event | Venue | Organizer |
| 26 Jan | GACC Open Chess Championship 2019 (FIDE Rated) | Universiti Malaya | GACC,MCF |
| 27 Jan | GACC Open Team Chess Championship 2019 | Universiti Malaya | GACC,MCF |
| 28 Jan – 2 Feb | 23rd GACC Inter Varsity Chess Championship | Universiti Malaya | GACC,MCF |
| 23 – 27 Mar | National Youth Chess Championship | Ipoh, Perak | MCF |
| 20 – 21 Apr | Pahang Open Chess Championship | Pahang | PCP |
| 26 Apr – 1 May | 46th Selangor Open and Challenger Chess Championship | Cititel, Midvalley | CAS |
| 27 – 28 Apr | Langkawi International Open | Langkawi, Kedah | PACU, Kedah |
| 25 – 30 May | National Chess Championship | Pahang / Johor (Interested) | MCF |
| 9 – 18 Aug | 16th Malaysian Chess Festival | Cititel, Midvalley | MCF |
| 31 Aug – 2 Sep | National Interstate Chess Championship | Pulau Pinang (Interested) | MCF |
| 14 – 16 Sep | National Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship | Kuala Lumpur | MCF |
| 2 – 8 Dec | Johor Open | Johor | JCA |
| 9 – 14 Dec | Penang Open | Pulau Pinang | PCA |
| Open | National Scholastic | MCF |
International Events
| Date | Event | Venue |
| Not yet | World Cadet U8, 10, 12 Chess Championship 2019 | Weifang, China |
| Not yet | World Youth U14, U16, U18 Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2019 | Spain |
| 1 – 10 Apr | Asian Youth Chess Championships 2019 | Sri Lanka |
| 21 – 30 Apr | World School Individual Championships 2019 | Sousse, Tunisia |
| 3 -14 May | World Senior Team Championships 50+ & 65+ | Crete, Greece |
| 9 – 19 June | 20th the ASEAN Age Group Championships | ACC, Myanmar |
| 30 Jun – 6 Jul | World Amateur Championship 2019 | Mexico |
| 30 Jun – 10 Jul | Asian Junior Chess Championship (Open & Girls) | Solo, Indonesia |
| 15 – 19 Aug | World Cadet U8, U10, U12 Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2019 | Minsk, Belarus |
| 1 – 13 Oct | World Youth U14, 16, 18 Chess Championship 2019 | Nagpur, India |
| 14 – 26 Oct | World Junior and Girls U20 Chess Championship 2019 | N. Delhi, India |
| 4 -30 Nov | World Cup 2019 | KhantyMansiysk |
| 11 – 24 Nov | World Senior Championship 2019 | Romania |