Category: Announcement

The Malaysian Chess Federation CONGRATULATES WCM Sim Jia Ru for securing Malaysia’s first Bronze Medal in Chess at the 31st SEA GAMES HANOI 2022 in the Women Rapid Individual event. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

But WCM Sim Jia Ru secures Malaysia’s first medal opportunity It was heartbreaking for the chess fans all over the country but – as the Malay saying goes, no matter how heavy the eyes see, it is the shoulder that bears the burden. Malaysia’s Numero Uno IM Yeoh Li Tian was half a point away…

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar, Perak5th to 7th June 2022 After two years of absence due to the pandemic, the annual National Youth Chess Championship a.k.a National Age Group will make its return for the 2022 edition. The Malaysian Chess Federation is glad to inform that the management of the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS has agreed…

The Malaysian Chess Federation will be organizing the 2022 edition of the Malaysian Chess Championship from 8th to 12th June 2022 – which coincides with the mid-year school break, at Hotel Tenera, Bangi. This year’s event – after a 2-year absence due to the pandemic, will offer a slightly higher prize fund to the eventual…

Following a formal invitation received from the organizer of the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022, the Malaysian Chess Federation is calling upon interested (and qualified) chess players who are keen to don our national colors to apply for a spot in the National Chess squad bound for the grand event which is scheduled to be…

The President, Exco, and Council members of the 2019-2022 Malaysian Chess Federation Committee wishes all Muslims and all Malaysians a Blessed, Blissful, Joyous, and Happy Hari Raya Aidil Fitri – Maaf Zahir Batin.

The Queens’ Online Chess Festival – an event dedicated to Women Chess Players all over the globe, is back on FIDE’s calendar after a successful inauguration in 2021. The second edition is set to begin on the 5th of June 2022 until its final day on the 26th of June 2022. A handful of Malaysians…

You win some, and you lose some – a fitting summary of the mixed outcome for young Malaysians who participated in the recently concluded ASIAN Zone 3.3 Youth Chess Championship 2022. We did well in the U18 age categories but had to struggle in the other lower age groups competition. The surprise of the day…

A small group of chess enthusiasts in Phuket Thailand – dubbed the Blue Chevaliers, is planning to organize the Blue Chevaliers Open Phuket 2022 which is scheduled from the 11th to the 16th of July 2022. Hosted by Kudo Hotel alongside Phuket’s famous Patong beach, the 9 rounds Swiss event will use the more common…

52 players took part in MCF’s first edition of the 2022 Quarterly Blitz which was held on the 17th of April 2022 over the TORNELO online playing platform. With Muhammad Saiful Asyraf at the helm of the event as its Chief Arbiter andMCF Secretary (FA) Najib Abdul Wahab acting as the Deputy Arbiter, the 11…