Author: MCF Secretariat
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RALAT: ASEAN Chess – Chiang Mai, Thailand is from 22nd June to 26th June
The date for the ASEAN Chess Tournament (ASEAN Chess not the Standard Chess) is from 22nd June to 26th June and not was published earlier. The earlier date mentioned was for the actual Thailand Open (Standard Chess) in Chiang Mai from the 28th of June to the 4th of July 2023. ASEAN Chess is a…
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List of Names for NYCC23
List of Names as of 28th May 2023 (9:00pm)Closing date is on the 31st of May 2023 As of today, we have 293 players who have registered for the event. We expect the numbers to hit 350 players or more within the next few days as many scrambled to meet the dateline.
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National Rated Events – FAQ
Including questions regarding MCF ID registration The use of the revived National Rating system a.k.a MCF Rating, begins to gain support from a few organizers who have submitted request to use the system for their tournaments. Events that will deploy the MCF ratings are: National Youth Chess Championship 2023 (Organized by MCF) Pertandingan Catur Bawah…
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World Rapid Team Championship 2023 – An Open event for all teams!
FIDE has entered a partnership with a German company WR Group Holding GmbH to launch a new major global competition: the World Rapid Team Championship scheduled to take place in Düsseldorf (Germany) from August 25th to August 28th, 2023 The inaugural edition, to be played over a 12-round Swiss tournament under rapid time control over…
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Azerbaijan National Leader Celebration Day – 100th Anniversary of Heydar Aliyev
CONGRATULATIONS Zhuo Ren and Nithya Thank you to the Azerbaijan Embassy – especially to His Excellency (HE) the Ambassador of Azerbaijan – HE Irfan Davudov, for their support and assistance in making the event a success. Played over 6 rounds using a rapid time control, the event was open for FREE ENTRY to players with…
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Preliminary List of Names – NYCC2023
As of yesterday, the number of players that have registered for the event is just shy of 120 players from all age groups. Registration for the event is still open and will close on 31st May 2023
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List of Players for Azerbaijan event this Sunday – UPDATED!
For those who have registered, please check to see if your name has been included. The list of players can be found at:https://chess-results.com/tnr759347.aspx?lan=1 (for the Open Section)https://chess-results.com/tnr759350.aspx?lan=1 (for the Women Section) We will still accept registration but, please get in touch with the organizer at mcfsecretariat@malaysiachess.org for confirmation. Space is limited as such, we do…
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Malaysia Crowns a Returning National Champion and a New Women Champion
This year’s event saw 54 hopefuls in the Open event, 14 in the Women, and 84 in the Challenger event. Going by the number, this year’s MCC2023 has the most participants – thanks in part to the encouraging number of players that have signed up for the Challenger event which enters its second year. In…
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Final List of Names for MCC 2023 – UPDATED (1st May 2023)
PLEASE CHECK YOUR NAMES. PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH mcfsecretariat@malaysiachess.org ASAP IF YOUR NAME IS NOT IN THE LIST. TAKE NOTE THAT THIS IS A FIDE-RATED EVENT. HENCE, BOTH MCF ID and FIDE ID ARE COMPULSORY. FAILURE TO HAVE EITHER WILL RESULT IN YOUR PARTICIPATION BEING DENIED BY THE ORGANIZER For the Malaysian Chess Championship…
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SEA Games 2023 – Cambodia
It may not be the “normal” chess that we are used to but despite the differences, MCF still took the effort to field our hopefuls for the event. It is called Ouk Chatrang or Cambodia Traditional Chess – or Makruk in Thailand, and the board game is very popular in Indochina hence the reason it…