Category: Announcement

Fresh from organizing the World Olympiad in 2022, the state of Tamil Nadu in India continues its effort to organize more chess events as they aspire to dominate the field of Indian chess – be it the quality and quantity of players, arbiter, organization and administration. With both D. Gukesh who is currently ranked 11th…

While China continue their dominance at the 7th Eastern Asian Youth Chess Championship hauling 6 gold medals out of the 12 offered, it was a promising and encouraging outing for our youngsters especially to Yee Hao Loong who managed to secure the Silver Medal in the U14 Standard Open event. Hao Loong was levelled with…

MCF is opening up application for U8 players who are interested to participate at the FIDE World Cadets Chess Championship to be held in Egypt from 14th to the 27th of October 2023. As an official player, accommodation will be provided by the organizer but players will have to bear the flight tickets and registration/entry…

The Malaysian Chess Federation is inviting seniors (above 50 and above 65) who are interested to participate at the Asian Seniors Chess Championship to be held in the Philippines, to do so before the 15th of September 2023. Scheduled to be held between the 14th and the 22nd of October 2023 in Tagaytay City, Philippines,…

On the same, MCF is also inviting Amateur chess players – below FIDE Rating 1700, 2000 and 2300, to participate at the upcoming World Amateur Chess Championship to be held in Muscat, Oman from 1st November to 11th November 2023. The last date to apply is on the 1st of September 2023. The event will…

With invitation to receive her award at the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary in 2024. MCF is proud to announce that 9 year old Melissa Wong was crowned as the Overall Champion for the U9 Girls Unrated Category at the recently concluded Queen’s Online Chess Festival 2023 which was organized by FIDE Commission for…

It has been a long wait for many chess fans for chess to be included in SUKMA, and after more than a decade of waiting, chess has finally been accepted. It was a team effort not only from the MCF Committee led by President Akhramsyah Muammar Ubaidah Sanusi, but also with the support from the…

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…