Author: MCF Secretariat

Scheduled on Saturday, 26th of April 2025 via Online Zoom The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) will be organizing its first combined National Arbiter Exam on Saturday, 26th April 2025  from 8:30pm until 10:30pm. As per previous format, attendees need to answer 30 objective and 10 subjective questions and 75% score  to meet the passing mark.…

The long awaited Malaysian Chess Championship 2025 (MCC2025) – scheduled from the 16th to the 20th of April is now open for registration. Having decided to move the event from Pontian back to Klang Valley due to popular demand, the event will now be hosted by venue sponsor and host SEGi College Subang Jaya located…

MCF will be holding its Blitz Q2/2025 series on 5th of April 2025 starting at 8:30pm at its office in Seri Kembangan. And with the event being held on the first weekend of Hari Raya month, MCF will also be hosting a Hari Raya Open House starting at 6:00pm as a show of celebration and…

MCF will continue its Standard event series with the 2nd Quarter edition of the MCF Office U2400 Standard event to be held at MCF office on the 12th and 13th April 2025. The five (5) or six (6) rounds Swiss event – depending on the number of players, will deploy the Standard Time Control of…

The following event has been submitted for MCF Rating Calculation purposes. Eleven (11) events including four (4) events from December 2024 has been tabulated and uploaded as of 12th January 2025. The National Youth Chess Championship and the National Junior Chess Championship will be added to the February MCF Rating Calculation for March 2025. The…

Foremost, the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF), the Organizer and the Team of Officials, Arbiters and Helpers would like to extend its sincerest gratitude and appreciation to all players, parents, coaches, teachers, supporters and chess fans from all around the country that have come to support and participate at the recently concluded National Youth Chess Championship…

One of the more anticipated event in MCF calendar is the Russian House Open Chess Tournament which is organized by the Russian Centre for Science and Culture in collaboration with the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF). This is one of the exeptionally fun event that many players look forward to playing – not so much because…

A few more events which were submitted in November and December but were missed out during the last publication of the MCF Rating, has been updated. While MCF aspires to update the rating on a monthly basis, delays may occur from time to time due to system updates and late submissions of events. Starting January…

After much delay, the MCF Rating for all registered players have been updated and covers all rated events until 31st December 2024 The rating covers all MCF events such as the KBS Masters Games, the U2200 Standard Event, the National Rapid and Blitz Events and the Age Group Standard Events held at MCF Office throughout…

FIDE has approved ten(10) more new NA (National Arbiters) as of 6th January 2025. CONGRATULATIONS!