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FIDE calls upon Cadets and Youth players – ages from Under 8 to Under 18, to participate in the upcoming World Cadet & Youth Chess Championship 2023 to be held in Batumi, Georgia from 5th to 12th June 2023. Organized by the Georgian Chess Federation and FIDE, Similar to the Zonal event, any players who…

The Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship is set to be contested from 5th to 13th May 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia to select the top two Open players, and the top women player to automatically qualify for the FIDE World Cup 2023. All players from Federations listed within FIDE Zone 3.3 are invited to play in…

With the recent announcement by YB Minister Youth and Sports – YB Puan Hannah Yeoh, MCF will also be taking the same steps and will no longer process or provide sanction letters for registered sports entities under COS to manage events/programs. As the ruling is meant only for sports entities that are registered with COS,…

For players who are interested to play in the Malaysian Chess Championship 2023 and are looking for alternative hotels to stay, the following list has been prepared for your convenience. However, take note that the list is prepared based on information that we have gathered through open information as such, the details and cost –…

The Malaysian Chess Federation extends its sincerest and deepest condolences to the family and friends of the late Gregory Lau Beng Hock – former MCF Secretary, on his passing yesterday morning. A former national player who represented Malaysia at the Olympiad in 2002 and 2010, and later on took the role of coach and trainer…

The most awaited National Event is set to be held from 3rd to 7th May 2023 at Flemington Hotel, in Taiping, Perak. This year’s format will be the same as last year where the event is divided into 3 categories – the Open, the Women, and the Challenger Category. The only difference is that the…

Slightly more than a month after being elected as the new office bearers for the 2023/2024 term, MCF Committee begins to take shape with the appointment of newer – and returning members to the national body. Aside from Abu Bakar Martin Abdullah of Perak as the only newly elected committee member to MCF, 3 more…

Pursuant to the meeting between the HE Ambassador of Azerbaijan – HE Irfan Davudov, and MCF President – Akhramsyah Muammar Ubaidah Sanusi, a friendly four boards Junior U14 and U16 match was set up between our Malaysian Junior Team against their Azerbaijan counterpart. Hosted by Persatuan Catur Putrajaya at their Chess Center in Precinct Diplomatic,…

Thailand Chess Association – under the auspices of the ASEAN Chess Confederation (ACC) and the Sports Authority of Thailand, will be organizing the 21st ASEAN+ AGE GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand from the 17th to the 27th of June 2023. ASEAN+ Chess Championship is an event where the invited countries are not limited…