Category: Announcement
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APPLY NOW to have a chance to represent Malaysia at the Asian Youth Under 14 Years (Open & Girls) Chess Championships 2021 – Online
Malaysia has accepted the invitation from ASIAN Chess Federation (ACF) and Chess Federation of Sri Lanka to participate in the upcoming Asian Youth Under 14 Years (Open & Girls) Chess Championships 2021 to be held in the last weekend of March 2021. Each Asian Nation is allowed to send a maximum of 4 teams –…
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Selangor XTiv Event – FAQ (Updated)
UPDATE ON Some of the popular questions asked by those interested to participate. More questions will be posted if there are new questions received from those interested. NEW!!! What is new about XTiv Series 2? The event is now registered with KPM (Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia) for PAJSK points. NEW!!! Do I get Certificate for participating…
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MCF BLITZ FINAL RESULT
The final result for the MCF Online Blitz which was conducted yesterday, 28th February 2021 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm A total of 93 players took part in the 11 rounds event which was eventually won by FM Wong Yinn Long with Nik Ahmad Farouqi Nik Aziz in second spot and Evan Timothy Capel rounding up…
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MCF Blitz – An Impressive Line Up!
The Q1 MCF Blitz is attracting some of the best players in the nation led by former National Champions NM Evan Capel and FM Wong Yinn Long, Malaysia’s Junior players FM Rohan Shan Tze Navaratnam and FM Lye Lik Zang, Senior players Abdullah Che Hassan and Nik Ahmad Farouqi. Other notable players include WCM Nithyalakshmi…
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Online Blitz (National Rated) – Closing Date extended to 27th February
The closing date for the MCF Online Blitz Chess Tournament has been extended to 27th February 2021 – Saturday, with registration slowly picking up pace. The event will be played on Sunday, 28th February starting at 2:00pm with the final round expected to be concluded by 6:30pm. The 11 rounds event will be played using…
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Reviving the Rating System
Earlier in 2020, the Malaysian Chess Federation has agreed to revive a National Rating system similar to the one which was discontinued in 2017. However, with many Over The Board tournaments cancelled due to the pandemic in 2020, the idea was put on hold temporarily. With FIDE approving certain guidelines for Online and Hybrid events…
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Selangor XTiv Virtual Chess Series 2021 – April to August 2021
The Selangor Exco for Youth and Sports have confirmed the dates for the Selangor XTiv Virtual Chess Series 2021 to be held between April and August 2021 starting with Series 1 on 10th April 2021. Players have the option to enter any of the four playing categories offered – U12, U18, Ladies and Open with…
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List of Arbiters – Malaysia
In response to a few emails sent to MCF Secretariat inquiring the current Arbiter status – mostly for NA, please view the attached listing to see if your name is listed as NA, FA or IA. If you have applied but your name does not appear, please send an email to mcfsecretariat@malaysiachess.org to check the…
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Busy Weekends Ahead – 1 Seminar, 5 Events, more than RM23,000 in cash prizes up for grabs!
It will be busy weekends ahead for the Malaysian Chess Federation starting with the last weekend in February and continuing until the middle of April – a day before Muslim starts its Ramadhan fasting ritual. Pending the MCO situation – of which KBS has agreed for certain sports sector to resume competitively by March, it…
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GONG XI FA CHAI
The President and Committee Members of the Malaysian Chess Federation wishes all Malaysian a HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR 2021 – GONG XI FA CHAI May the New Year brings us endless happiness, immense health, longer life, abundance of wealth and great fortune!