Category: Announcement

At MCF Office on 29th September (Beginner Class) and 6th October (Master Class) Note: Date and Day corrected for Master Class MCF will be holding its first ever Swiss Manager classes for those who are interested to learn more about how to effectively use the popular pairing program. Whilst the target audience are those who…

MCF will organize a casual and fun (unrated) double chess also known as Bughouse at its office on 15th of September 2024. Limited to only 16 teams, 2 players per team, the event will be played over 9 rounds using time control of 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment. The event will start at 8.30…

MCF regrets any inconveniences caused to participants who may have registered or planned to take part. The same program is expected to be held in December 2024 during the school holiday. The dates will be finalized and confirmed later. For any questions regarding the next Chess Camp, kindly contact us via mcfsecretariat@malaysia.org.

It is with regret that MCF has to postponed the scheduled Standard U2200 event that is scheduled this weekend to another date later in the year. The reschedule dates will be confirmed later this month – after the Olympiad and Malaysian Chess Festival concludes to allow for better preparation and planning. The proposed new date…

MCF wishes all the best to our Malaysian Open and Women teams that will be taking part at the upcoming 45th FIDE World Chess Olympiad to be held in Budapest, Hungary starting tomorrow until the 22nd of September 2024. With the Budapest Olympic Sports and Conference Centre marked as the official venue for the event,…

MCF congratulates our 19th FM (FIDE Master) in FM Nirish Kumar Siva Kumar whose title was confirmed by FIDE on 3rd September 2024. Nirish Kumar performed well at tournament circuits in Europe where he was able to clinch and secure the necessary points to be eligible to bag the FM title. CONGRATULATIONS!

As of 31st August 2024, the total number of players that has registered with the Federation is calculated at 3,902 which includes 50 new registration in July and another 88 new registration in August. Based on the list, there are 2,509 players that have obtained a Rating whilst another 1,392 players are still UnRated. From…

MCF receives confirmation and hereby CONGRATULATES our newly minted WFM (Women FIDE Master) Sim Jia Ru on being conferred the title by FIDE earlier today. MCF is also proud to announce three (3) new FAs and four (4) NAs that have been approved by FIDE recently. There are also a few additional IAs, FAs and…

MCF will be organizing two (2) chess camp sessions for Beginner and Intermediate students who are keen to learn more about chess and improve their understanding on the correct ways to play the royal game. Headed by National Trainer and Program Coordinator Adam Hafiz Jaffri Malin, the Beginner session will be held on 17th and…

6 rounds | 60 minutes + 30 seconds | Open EventMCF will organize a Standard event for players with FIDE Rating of 2200 and below at its office on 15th and 16th of September 2024 – during the Hari Malaysia long weekend/school holidays. Limited to only 64 players, the event will be played over six(6)…