Category: Announcement

After 9 days of play – 1 round per day, the 4th FIDE World Chess Championship for Players with Disabilities came to a conclusion last Saturday, 13th November 2021. Nine (9) Malaysian hopefuls took part in the event with mixed outcomes and one impressive performance. Junior Chess player – Loo Pin Xie, continue his fine…

The 4th FIDE World Chess Championship for Players with Disabilities starts today with nine(9) Malaysian hopefuls entering the event. Hosted by Germany’s Dresdner Schachfestival e.V., the event is scheduled from 4th November (with Opening Ceremony) until 14th November (for Awards Ceremony) with only a single round of play to be contested each day from 5th…

Many Malaysians may not realize that three (3) of our promising Juniors in the country are currently participating in the FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid Chess Championship Grand Prix Series which kicked off on 1st November 2021. The players are WCM Sim Jia Ru – playing in the Girls U16 category, WCM Chua…

Although many social, recreational and sporting activities are gradually returning to normal since the nation achieved its 90% vaccination target, Online Chess remain a popular mode of play for tournaments for many chess players. The fact that the game can be played from the comfort of a player’s home continue to be the main attraction…

UPDATED AND CORRECTED The MASUM Open Chess Championship 2021 via Online concluded on Saturday, 30th October 2021 with more than 140 players participating in the Open section and another 88 players in the Juniors Section. With participation coming in from as far as India, Ireland, Japan, Sri Lanka and neighboring Philippines, Thailand and Singapore, it…

With 2 more days to go before registration closes, players who are interested to play in the tournament are advised to sign up early to avoid disappointment of not having the chance to play in MASUM Open 2021. Organized by the Majlis Sukan Universiti Malaysia (MASUM – Malaysian Universities Sports Council) and scheduled for Saturday,…

Organized by Dresdner Schachfestival e.V. of Germany and FIDE, the 4th FIDE World Chess Championship for People with Disabilities is set to be held from 4th November to 14th November 2021 via the Tornelo Online platform. Contested over 9 Round Swiss with a time control of 45 minutes + 30 seconds, the 4th edition is…

It was the first time event that an an Online event is being organized for the Differently Abled Community and albeit the low number of participants, it received an encouraging numbers of entries considering that this is only the event inaugural edition. At the end of the championship, it was an amazing feat as both…

The Asian Chess Federation and the Chess Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran is inviting Malaysia to participate in the ASIAN Club Cup Hybrid Chess Championship 2021. This is a FIDE Rated event with Classical Time Control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds to be played over 9 rounds starting from 2nd November to…