Category: Announcement

82 players from 15 countries – including 2 Malaysians, took part in the recently concluded ASIA CONTINENTAL (Hybrid Mode) CHESS CHAMPIONHSIP 2021 organized by the Asian Chess Federation and FIDE. The 9 round Swiss event conducted via Hybrid on Tornelo platform started on 21st May 2021 and concluded with the final round yesterday, 29th May…

As of today – with just a few more hours before the application link is closed, more than 50 hopefuls and aspiring chess players from various backgrounds and age group, have applied to join the MCF Training Program which is scheduled to start next week. With the overwhelming response received, the acceptance limit has been…

The Malaysian Chess Federation is opening an exclusive training camps for players who would like to be trained by some of Malaysia’s leading trainers and players, in its effort to further improved and developed the playing skills of local players. There is NO AGE LIMIT or PLAYING LEVEL (players must have some chess basics) for…

MCF would like to extend its thanks to all involved in the MCF KUPTM National Hybrid Online Individual Open and Challenger Chess Championship 2021 which was held via TORNELO online platform from 31st March to 4th April 2021. The event was participated by 34 players in the Open Category and 92 players in the Challenger…

In 2017, it was elation for the chess community when the then-FM Yeoh Li Tian surprised everyone by taking the top spot in the Zonal Championship and qualified as the first Malaysian ever to enter the World Championship Cycle Match. Although beaten in the first round to non other than former World Champion Vishy Anand,…

With Series 1 completed but with lower than expected number of entries, the Organizer has obtained approval from Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (KPM) for primary and secondary schools student to earn PAJSK points by participating in the event. MCF is also planning to use the XTiv Series event to revive the MCF Rating System which is…

A special session was held on Wednesday at Wisma FAM Kelana Jaya hosted by Datuk Haji Hamidin Haji Mohd Amin, Chef de Mission of the Malaysian Contingent to the 31st SEA Games Vietnam 2021 to discuss more on the potentials and preparation of the various National Sports Association on their respective targets and aspiration for…

As the heat for the upcoming Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship begins to build up, ACF and FIDE have announced two more major chess events in the form of ASIAN Continental Chess Championship (via Hybrid mode) and the FIDE World Cup 2021 to be held in Sochi, Russia via Over-The-Board format. While the dates for the…