Author: MCF Secretariat

The following players have registered and responded to MCF’s calling to participate in the upcoming 21st ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championship in Bangkok, Thailand from 17th to 27th June 2023. With the closing date set to be on 25th April 2023, players can still register directly with the organizer but the process will incur an…

With 2 days to go before the closing date, MCF begins to receive entries from its State Affiliates led by Pulau Pinang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, and Melaka. While the number of entries could be the lowest number of entries in recent years, the overall number of participants in the event is the second highest at…

MCF will be organizing the National Youth Chess Championship to be held at Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Seri Iskandar, Perak starting from 9th to 11th June 2023. The date has been picked as further delay will create challenges for MCF to select official players to represent the country at international Youth and Cadets events, and will…

With 1 week more to go before the registration closes, only 4 players (above FIDE Rating of 2000) have taken up the free offer to participate in the Open event. But for the Women Section, none of the players above FIDE Rating of 1800 has taken up the free offer. To date, 22 players below…

In an email that was received by MCF earlier today, FIDE Arbiter’s Commission has approved the organizing of an FA Seminar to be organized by the Sandokan Chess Club/Sabah Chess Association to be held in Sandakan from 17th to 20th May 2023. With Pavilion Hotel in Sandakan to be the venue for the Seminar, the…

Update of Trainer’s List to be submitted to ISN by 25th April 2023 FIDE Qualified Trainers who have registered with MCF. Thank you for the support provided. FIDE Qualified Trainers listed below are requested to upgrade their MCF Registration as Trainer. Please write to mcfsecretariat@malaysiachess.org of your intention to be listed as “Trainers” and attach…

Sabah Chess Association is set to host the Eastern Asia Juniors Open and Girls Chess Championship 2023 to be held in Kota Kinabalu sometime in early December. While the exact dates have not been confirmed, the announcement has already been made public in the FIDE Calendar for Asian Continent 2023. Details of the event are…

MCF CONGRATULATES EllieEmira Syamimi Ahmad Nazari as Malaysia’s first Female to be awarded the title of International Arbiter (IA) by the Arbiter’s Commission and approved by FIDE at its 1st Council meeting which sat on the 4th of April 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. Shy of her 23rd birthday, Ellie also holds the record as…

A gentle reminder for everyone on the closing dates for a few critical events that may be of interest to many: MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPThe closing date to register is on the 22nd of April 2023 which also coincides with the first day of Eid Fitri. Please click HERE to learn more about the event and…

The Malaysian Chess Federation is compiling a list of Trainers to be submitted to the National Sports Institute (ISN) to be recognized as Chess Trainers in the country. ISN has requested the names be forwarded to them before 30th April 2023 for it to be compiled and recorded. To establish the list, MCF calls for…