Category: News
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More NA (National Arbiter) Titles Awarded
The Malaysian Chess Federation has received approvals for four (4) more local chess arbiters to be awarded the title of National Arbiters (NA) for November 2022. They are: FIDE ID Name 5728584 Pooja, Aishwareya 5714788 Lee, Ryan 5772354 Khor, Boon Yaw 35817208 Haw, Wai Kiat Congratulations to everyone! We look forward to your contributions toward…
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Wrapping Up 2022 (Almost)
There were plenty of events offered towards the end of 2022 with many organizers scrambling to complete their programs for the calendar year as countries worldwide began easing their COVID restrictions. Starting with the 44th Olympiad in Chennai, India, endless waves of FIDE World and Regional events – mainly for the Juniors, took turns and…
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Penang A Crowned As National Inter-State Chess Champion 2022
With Penang B securing a one-two finish for the Island State The Penang A Team was crowned as the 2022 Champion at the recently concluded National Inter-State Chess Championship held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah from the 22nd to the 24th of November 2022. Penang A – comprise of Looi Xin Hao, Tin Shan Wen, Eshwant…
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CONGRATULATIONS FM (soon to be IM) Rohan Shan Tze Navaratnam
The Malaysian Chess Federation would like to CONGRATULATE FM/IM Rohan Shan Tze Navaratnam for winning the U18 Open event at the 6th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship 2022 which has just concluded in Bangkok, Thailand. With the win, and as per the event regulation, Rohan has earned himself the direct title of an IM (International…
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The National States Chess Championship 2022 – Sabah (21st Nov to 24th Nov 2022)
The National States Chess Championship 2022 event is ON with the Sabah Chess Association agreeing to host this year’s edition which has been scheduled to be held in the city of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah from the 22nd to the 24th of November 2022. The championship will be divided into the Open and Woman events with…
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6th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship 2022 – Players Confirmed
With a few more days before the closing date to submit the names of our players to the Organizing Committee of the 6th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship 2022 to be held in Bangkok, almost all players have confirmed their participation in the event. The players are: U18 (O) – FM Rohan Shan Tze NavaratnamU18…
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Selection for 6th Eastern Asia (ASEAN) Youth CC is almost completed
The Malaysian Chess Federation Selection Committee has selected seven (7) players to represent Malaysia at the upcoming 6th Eastern Asia (ASEAN) Youth Chess Championship to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 4th November to 13th November 2022. Earlier, three (3) players were selected based on their outstanding performance at the NYCC event earlier this year.…
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Commonwealth Chess Championship 2022 – Sri Lanka (13th to 23rd Nov)
The Chess Federation of Sri Lanka will be organizing the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2022 to be held from 13th to 23rd November 2022 at the Citrus Hotel, Waskaduwa, Sri Lanka. The championship offers a variety of events ranging from Senior (60+) events to the usual Age Group (U20, U18, U16, U14, U12, U10, and U8…
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MCF Confirms Entries for World Junior, Continental, and Asian Amateur
As of today, the Malaysian Chess Federation has confirmed and completed the necessary registration and payment for the World Junior U20 event, the Asian Continental event, and the Asian Amateur event. Sadly as of today, no registration or interest has been received for the World Seniors event in Assisi, Italy, the Asian Seniors in Auckland,…
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Interested to be recognized and certified FIDE Trainer?
The FIDE Trainer’s Commission is planning to conduct a few FIDE Trainer’s Seminars in October offering a variety of languages to those who are interested to gain recognition and certification as FIDE Trainers. And with one being organized by the Sekolah Catur Utut Adianto of Indonesia, the Malay/Indonesian language will now be available as one…