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Sabah Chess Association is set to host the Eastern Asia Juniors Open and Girls Chess Championship 2023 to be held in Kota Kinabalu sometime in early December. While the exact dates have not been confirmed, the announcement has already been made public in the FIDE Calendar for Asian Continent 2023. Details of the event are…

MCF CONGRATULATES EllieEmira Syamimi Ahmad Nazari as Malaysia’s first Female to be awarded the title of International Arbiter (IA) by the Arbiter’s Commission and approved by FIDE at its 1st Council meeting which sat on the 4th of April 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. Shy of her 23rd birthday, Ellie also holds the record as…

A gentle reminder for everyone on the closing dates for a few critical events that may be of interest to many: MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPThe closing date to register is on the 22nd of April 2023 which also coincides with the first day of Eid Fitri. Please click HERE to learn more about the event and…

The Malaysian Chess Federation is compiling a list of Trainers to be submitted to the National Sports Institute (ISN) to be recognized as Chess Trainers in the country. ISN has requested the names be forwarded to them before 30th April 2023 for it to be compiled and recorded. To establish the list, MCF calls for…

Incentives for Organizers of MCF-Rated Events Since the MCF ID system started almost a year ago, 1,100 players have signed up as registered players with the Federation – short of its target of 5,000 players by end of 2022. Currently, only MCF events are National Rated with one/two organizers opting to use the system. To…

How To Check My MCF ID? Many have asked how to check for the MCF ID as it has been a while since they last use it. And to help many chess players out there, please note the few simple steps to get the information off our portal. Go To https://rating.malaysiachess.my/rating.aspx Type your name (or…

MCF is inviting all the age category champions/first place winners of each age group category of the Agrobank National Scholastic Chess Championship 2023 which was held earlier this year, to join the Malaysian Chess Championship 2023 in Taiping, Perak later next month with Free Entry. The U17, U15, and U13 Open/Boys Champions are invited to…

While some of the dates have not yet been fixed, most have been confirmed by the organizer.

OPEN and WOMEN CATEGORY. FREE ENTRY FOR FIDE- RATED PLAYERS ABOVE 2000 (Open) and ABOVE 1800 (Women). RM 5,000 prize money with RM1,000 to the winner for Open and RM600 for WOmen. Limited to 64 Players (Open/Women) The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) is proud to be a part of Azerbaijan’s global celebration to commemorate the…

Five more aspiring arbiters have been approved for the title of National Arbiter (NA) by FIDE. With that, Malaysia now has 309 Arbiters listed in the FIDE database with 252 National Arbiters, 31 FIDE Arbiters, and 20 International Arbiters. Out of the 31 FAs, only 27 are considered active, and out of the 20 IAs,…