Author: MCF Secretariat

7th and 8th February 2026 at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) will be organizing the National Youth Chess Championship 2026 (NYCC26) on the 7th and 8th of February, returning to its favorite venue at the Chancellor Hall of the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Perak This year’s event will maintain the previous…

This year’s National Junior Chess Championship 2026 will be held from the 23rd to the 25th of January 2026 at KL Gateway Mall, Jalan Kerinchi, Kuala Lumpur. The event will be divided into the Boys and Girls events, to be played over 7 rounds with a time control of 60 minutes + 30 seconds. MCF…

MCF is set to kickstart its 2026 Calendar of events by organizing the MCF Office Blitz on New Year’s Eve, beginning at 10:00 pm, and is expected to conclude by 2:00 am on the early hours of New Year’s Day. Entry fee to participate is set at RM30 for players with a FIDE Rating and…

MCF CONGRATULATES the following for successfully earning their respective Arbiter title and upgrades: Looking forward to your continuous contribution towards the development and progress of Chess in Malaysia

With many Malaysians eyeing to participate at the upcoming Commonwealth Chess Championships 2025 to be held from the 8th until the 17th of November 2025, the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) has agreed to remove some of the requirements to allow for more Malaysians to participate at the International event. Foremost, MCF has agreed to allow…

The Malaysian Chess Federation is calling Malaysians who are interested to represent the country at either the Open or Women event at the upcoming 6th ASEAN+ INDIVIDUAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 to be held in Ozamiz City, Philippines from the 2nd until the 10th of November 2025. Organized by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines,…

The Malaysian Chess Federation is proud to introduce a new event in its 2025 calendar of activities which is the upcoming National Open Team Rapid Chess Championship 2025 to be held on 30th of August 2025. To be hosted and supported by International Youth Centre in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, the Team event will mirror the…

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…