Author: MCF Secretariat

It will now be a FIRST COME FIRST SERVE basis for schools to register at the inaugural MCF-IGBIS National Inter School Team Chess Championship to fill up the available 33 slots for Open Entry. Due to the confusion arising from the registration process that has hindered some schools from registering, the registration process is now…

The updated calendar of chess events for 2024 – including World, Asian, ASEAN and other international events collected from FIDE Calendar. National events are marked in “Green”.

Twenty (20) aspiring trainers and coaches took part in the second edition of the Train-The-Trainer and Coach Program organized by the Malaysian Chess Federation over the weekend in Shah Alam, Selangor. Hosted by Nik Ahmad Farouqi’s Chess Center located in Kemuncak Alam, the 2-day program was attended mostly by participants from around the Klang Valley,…

While the closing date for MCC is well a month away, the event has already attracted confirmation from three(3) former Women Champions with the current reigning Champion – Ainul Mardhiah Mohd Afif, has indicated her interest to defend her title. The former champions that are planning to be in Pontian for the event are WFM…

Open to ALL Schools in Malaysia – Public, Private, and Internationals In line with the inaugural World School Team Championship introduced by FIDE last year, the Malaysian Chess Federation has taken the initiative to introduce the first ever National Inter School Chess Championship 2024 to be held on 11th and 12th May 2024. Partnered and…

Players who are interested to take part in the Commonwealth Blitz 2023/24 to be held on 27th February 2024 at MITC Ayer Keroh, Melaka, can do so by paying RM 100 (or USD 25) to sign up for the event. The 11 rounds Blitz event will start at 2:00pm and is expected to end by…

The list of players for both Open/Boys and Girls event has been uploaded on chess-results.com at https://chess-results.com/tnr891306.aspx?lan=1&turdet=YES for the Girls event and https://chess-results.com/tnr891317.aspx?lan=1 for the Open/Boys event. For any correction or amendments, please contact Tournament Director – Iwan Schani Ibnu

Four more events organized by FA Saiful Asyraf of Pulau Pinang is set to be MCF Rated for February. The Lotus Series CNY Special Edition is set for tomorrow in Sg Petani with the Mitsubishi and Chung Shan Gong Xi Fa Chai tournaments planned for next weekend.

MCF will conduct the second session of the National Train-The-Trainer and Coach Program on the 9th and 10th of March in Shah Alam, Selangor continuing the first session which was conducted in Putrajaya last October. Conducted just before the start of Ramadhan, the two day program is aimed at providing tips and knowledge for trainers…

Many chess organizers – especially independent organizers not registered under the Commissioner of Sports, may not be aware that approval from the Ministry is critical when organizing any chess events especially events dubbed as National and/or International level events. MCF appeals to all organizers to adhere and comply to this regulation and to not take…