Category: Announcement

The August edition of the GP Circuits Monthly event has been set to be held on the 22nd and 23rd of August 2026 With the usual 300 GP points awarded to the top 32 finishers, the champion will earn a huge boost of 50 GP points that will catapult his standing at the top of…

The second edition of the Rapid Team Chess Championship is set to be held on the 12th of September 2026 at Dewan Banquet, 2nd Floor, CASA 4, Kompleks Majlis Sukan Negara Bukit Jalil. Mirroring the popular National Open Team event, the Rapid Team Chess Championship will be played using the faster time control of 15…

The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF), together with the Kuala Lumpur Chess Association (KLCA), and Malaysia are set to organize and host the first-ever Commonwealth Schools Chess Championship 2026 to be held from the 4th to the 12th of October 2026. With CitiTel Hotel MidValley acting as the event’s main venue and accommodation for the participants,…

The Malaysian Chess Federation extends its deepest condolences to the family of Ibrahim Abu Bakar on his passing early Wednesday evening. Ibrahim is one of the more significant and well-known chess officials who had served as the Deputy President of the Malaysian Chess Federation throughout the 80’s, 90’s, and 2000’s. Aside from his involvement in…

After much delay since the MCF ID registration started in 2022, the Malaysian Chess Federation has now decided to launch the LIFETIME Registration for players who are keen chess enthusiasts or those who prefer to make a single payment instead of repeating the process every two (2) years. The Lifetime registration is RM200 per person,…

After the GP Event Q3 series, another GP event is set to be held in July – the monthly GP Circuit Monthly series. As usual, the GP Monthly event awards 300 GP points to the top 32 finishers, with 50 points going to the outright winner. Those who participated in the event will also have…

One of the more popular events around our region, the Eastern Asian Youth Chess Championship 2026, is set to be held in Hainan, China, from the 20th to the 30th of August 2026. As many may remember, Pulau Pinang hosted the 2024 edition, which attracted more than 300 players from across Eastern Asia (FIDE Zone…

MCF invites interested Junior chess players under the age of 20 to participate in the Asian Juniors Chess Championship 2026 to be held in Mumbai, India, from the 16th to the 26th of August 2026. While the official player slots will be offered to the current reigning Junior Champions and/or top winner, the organizer is…

The invitation dateline has been extended to Malaysians who are interested in participating in the upcoming Asian Youth Chess Championship 2026, scheduled to be held from the 15th to the 25th of July 2026 in Shenzhen, China While all official spots have been filled, seats for additional players are still available and are open for…