Author: MCF Secretariat
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Puteri Munajjah Crowned as MASUM Best Woman Athlete for 2022
The Malaysian Chess Federation CONGRATULATES WIM Puteri Munajjah Az Zahraa Azhar for being the first collegiate chess athlete to be recognized by MASUM (Majlis Sukan Universiti Malaysia) as its Best Athlete for the year. Puteri Munajjah received her award from Timbalan Pengerusi MASUM II – YBhg Prof. Madya Dato’ Dr Mohd Hafiz Yusoff at the…
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A Message From FIDE President – Arkady Dvorkovich
My congratulations on behalf of FIDE to the Malaysian Chess Federation with the International Chess Day. This year is marked with the participation of best Malaysian chess players at FIDE World Cups in Baku. The spots have been granted to them based on the achievements of the national team at the 2022 Olympiad in Chennai.…
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World Junior U20 Chess Championship in Mexico City – Application is now open for interested players!
CLOSING DATE TO APPLY IS 16th JULY 2023 The Malaysian Chess Federation invites interested Junior players (below the age of 20) to apply as Malaysia’s representative to the World Junior U20 Chess Championship 20 be held in Mexico City, Mexico from the 20th of September until the 2nd of October 2023. Those who are interested,…
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National Juniors Chess Championship 2023 – Under 20 (Open and Girls)
THE DATES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO 18th to 20th August 2023. THE VENUE REMAINS THE SAME. The Malaysian Chess Federation will be organizing the National Junior Chess Championship 2023 for U20 (Open and Girls event) from the 18th to the 20th of August 2023 to be held in Flemington Hotel, Taiping, Perak. As everyone may…
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Malaysia Confirms Junior Squad to 7th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship in Hainan
Malaysia will be sending a junior contingent of nine (9) players and one (1) official to the upcoming 7th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship to be held in Hainan, China from the 3rd to the 11th of August 2023. The players chosen are those who have earned the rights to wear our National colors by…
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New National Arbiters Approved by FIDE
FIDE approved eight (8) more Arbiters for the title of National Arbiters (NA) recently with the first six (6) Arbiters approved on the 19th of June and another two (2) Arbiters approved earlier today The Arbiter approved on the 19th of June were as follows: The Arbiters approved today were: CONGRATULATIONS and ALL THE BEST…
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National Training Program Dateline Extended
The Malaysian Chess Federation Training Commission – lead by Head Coach and Chairman FM Sumant Subramaniam, has agreed to extend the submission dateline for the training program (NTP 4.0) to the 10th of July 2023. With the dateline extended for another week, the starting date for the program has also been push back to begin…
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FM Zhou Ren and WIM Munajjah to FIDE World Cup
The Malaysian chess Federation has confirmed both FM Lim Zhou Ren and WIM Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar as our representatives at the upcoming FIDE World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan. This will be the second outing for WIM Puteri Munajjah after her initial appearance in the same event in 2021. For FM Lim Zhou Ren, this…
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