Category: Announcement

Following its bimonthly committee meeting last week, and advised received from those involved with the event, the Malaysian Chess Federation has decided to cancel the Federal Territory Classical Chess Championship 2020 and reschedule it to 2nd April until 4th April 2021. Whilst the plan is to maintain the same format and playing schedule for the…

Fourteen (14) Malaysian youngsters took part in Asian qualifying rounds of the the first ever FIDE Online World Cadets & Youth Rapid Chess Championship 2020. Eight (8) boys and six (6) girls represented Malaysia in the various ASIAN Zone age categories – U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18, which started on Friday 11th December and…

Fourteen Malaysian players – participating in the different age groups at the FIDE World event, will start their campaign when the Asian Zone kicks off its qualifying rounds starting today, Friday, 11th December 2020 at 10:00am Central European Time (5:00pm local Malaysian Time). Two (2) rounds will be played on today, followed by three (3)…

The Malaysian Chess Federation is moving ahead with its Hybrid Online series by organizing the second Hybrid event – the 1st National Hybrid Online Juniors U20 Open and Girls Chess Championship 2020, which is scheduled for 9th and 10th January 2021 The National Junior event is open to all players born in the year 2000…

In its effort to fulfill its obligation to organize its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2020 – subsequent to the earlier AGM which was scheduled on 29th October 2020 but cancelled due to COVID19 resurgence, the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) have agreed to proceed with its AGM via Online on 30th December 2020. The decision…

With the ladies event gradually picking up pace and 16 players already confirming their slots, Chess Hacks a.k.a. MCF Office, has become the most popular choice for Hybrid location chosen by many with 7 players already confirming their spots. As per SOP regulation, MCF may have to stop the registration at 10 players in order…

After much delay due to CMCO being imposed in many states to curb the spread of COVID19, the Malaysian Chess Federation is continuing its plan to organize its FIRST EVER Hybrid Online event – the 1st National Hybrid Online Ladies Open Chess Championship 2020, scheduled on 19th and 20th December 2020. With many states easing…

The Online Olympiad for People with Disabilities is now entering its 6th Round with Malaysia Team 1 in 28th position and Malaysia Team 2 in 49th position. For tonight’s game – starting at 10:00pm on www.tornelo.com, Malaysia Team 1 will be going against Canada on Table 16 while Malaysia Team 2 has been paired with…

In July 2020, the ASIAN CHESS FEDERATION (ACF) organized the Asian Online Chess Camp for Girls U20 which was attended by two of our Malaysian chess players. And now, ACF is organizing a similar event for the boys and have invited the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) to send two (2) U-20 boys to attend the…

The Malaysian Chess Federation would like to wish all our Players – Malaysia 1 and Malaysia 2, all the best in the upcoming event and that everyone will gain valuable experience and opportunities pitting their mind against some of the best players in the world. Team Captains for the Malaysian Teams are Masrin Erowan (for…