Set to be held from 3rd to 6th October 2025 in the small township of Pontian, Johor, this year’s edition of the National Interstate Chess Championship will maintain the same format of offering 3 playing categories – Open, Women and Junior events. The 3 category format was first introduced when Persatuan Catur Negeri Perlis hosted the event in 2023 and has been used since.
The event has made a full Journey as it had started in Kota Kinabalu in 2022, followed by Arau in 2023, Kuantan in 2024 and now Pontian in 2025.
Only state endorsed teams are allowed to play in the tournament and PCDP – Persatuan Catur Daerah Pontian, is confident to attract more than 40 teams to converge to Pontian for the annual event. In 2023, Perlis managed to attract 31 teams and in 2024, there were 33 teams playing in Pahang.
For more information and to register for the event, please download the following documents