Author: MCF Secretariat

There was quite a large crowd sending off the Malaysian Youth Squad to the FIDE World Youth Chess Championship 2023 to be held in Montesilvano, Italy which is scheduled to kick off tomorrow. Consisting mostly of the player’s family members, friends, sponsor and MCF officials, it was a joyful send off for our 5 junior…

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The list of participants at the Eastern Asian Juniors and Girls Chess Championship 2023 to take place in Sabah later next month is beginning to take shape. A total of 32 Boys and 17 Girls from 6 countries including Malaysia have so far confirmed their participation. Leading the Boys category is IM Aditya Bagus Arfan…

It was a cozy event meant for Seniors to mingle and reconnect, and enjoy the game that they had loved all their lives – Chess. While the event may have only attracted 14 of the wisest chess players in the country, the inaugural edition is considered as successful despite the low turnout. As this was…

KL Gateway Mall, Jalan Kerinchi, Kuala Lumpur The Malaysian Chess Federation has extended the closing date to participate in the event to 10th November 2023 with no penalty imposed. For the Rapid event, the games are to be played over 9 rounds Swiss with a time control of 15 minutes + 10 seconds. For the…

The Malaysian Chess Federation will move forward with its new selection process which has been in place for the last few events regarding national representatives to World, Asian and Regional events. In view that next year is an Olympiad year, selection of players that will definitely become a popular topic discussed by interested players, parents,…

The following events have been submitted by the respective organizer for MCF Rating purposes. MCF thanked all the organizers and players, officials and state affiliates who are and have been supporting our Rating Program since its inception. The rating will be very valuable to gauge internal progression and growth, and measure players improvement prior to…

The Malaysian Chess Federation completed its first ever Train-The-Trainer and Coach Seminar earlier this month with 23 newly inducted NT (National Trainer) recognized and approved by the Malaysian Chess Federation. The 23 Trainers are (updated from 18 names earlier): CONGRATULATIONS to all! We hope that all participants have benefitted from the program, and that more…

Organized by the UAE Chess Federation, the Asian Youth Chess Championship is scheduled to be held from the 12th to the 22nd of December in Al-Ain, UAE. With most of the slots offered to the National Youth Champions have been accepted, a few more slots are now open for those who are interested to participate…

The 1st National Seniors Chess Championship 2023 is a new event introduced by the Malaysian Chess Federation to promote continuous interest for the Malaysian Chess Community regardless of age. Further, chess is one of the few sports that competitive players are able to compete at high level tournaments well into their senior years. The first…