ANNOUNCEMENT
National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2025
New National Arbiters
MCF CONGRATULATES the following for successfully earning their respective Arbiter title and upgrades: Looking forward to
MCF Rating Updated
The MCF Rating has been updated as of 1st December 2025, with 13 additional events added to the rating calculation. This
National Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2025 – 6-7 December at KL Gateway Mall – Registration Open
The National Rapid & Blitz Chess Championship 2025 will take place from 6–7 December 2025 at KL Gateway Mall, Kuala
Preparation of Teachers (PoT) Program 2025 — Successfully Concluded!
The Preparation of Teachers (PoT) Program 2025 was held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2025. This
Malaysia’s Youth Delegation Heads to Bangkok for the Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025
Malaysias youth chess delegation has landed in Bangkok, ready for an exciting battle at the 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships
Commonwealth Chess Championship 2025 Concludes with Triumphs Across All Categories
English Grandmaster Daniel Howard Fernandez emerged as the 2025 Commonwealth Chess Champion as the event concluded on Sunday
News Highlights
MCF GRAND PRIX SERIES FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP CYCLE FOR 2025 TO BE CONTESTED IN JANUARY 2026
After 12 tournaments that started in April and up to September 2025, the leaders of the first ever Grand Prix circuit is beginning to take shape with more than 200 players already registering some points collected from their participation.
With 6 more tournaments to go, the 32 field is still wide open with NM/FM Kavin Mohan still maintaining his lead but with CM Mohd Syakir Syazmeer right at his tail with only a few points behind. Youngster and top female contender is Aqilah Husna in 3rd place with soon-t0-be CM Chow Yi at 4th place.
With a total prize fund of RM30k offered to all the winners, and a cool RM10,000 first prize – the highest ever offered for a local player in a National level event, the GP Final Round will definitely be a mouth watering encounter not to be missed by players, fans and spectators alike.
The final leg of the GP Series organized by the Malaysian Chess Federation has been scheduled to be held on the 22nd and 23rd of November 2025
This will be one of the last avenues for players to increase their GP points in order to qualify for the 32 player Championship style knock out format that is planned to be held on the last weekend of December, and the first weekend of January 2026
To register for the final leg, interested players can click on the link below. Take note that as MCF anticipates many players keen to improve their standing, the tournament is limited only to 48 players and those who registers late, will not be allowed to participate.
Come and join MCF U2400 event, and a chance to take part in an exciting event never before held in Malaysia.
LINK HAS BEEN UPDATED! REGISTER NOW…
Mark your calendar for the upcoming National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship (NRBCC) which is scheduled to take place on the 6th and 7th of December 2025.
While MCF is still negotiating for the event venue, the organizer is confident that the event will take place as scheduled with Kuala Lumpur being the host city for the annual championship.
A slight change in the format where the event now is squeezed into becoming a 2 day event due to popular demand from player who took part in the event last year.
The first day schedule will hold 6 rounds of Rapid play with the remaining 3 rounds to be held on Sunday, and the Blitz championship to contested in the afternoon.
Be on the lookout for more news as the dates get closer.
Get Ready for the 2nd
GM IM Invitational Chess Championship 2026
The stage is set for Malaysia’s first ever GM IM Invitational Chess Championship to kick start a new era for chess development in Malaysia
With Corus Hotel on Jalan Ampang as the official venue for the event, it will be mouth watering event that features some of Malaysia’s Top Players against 8 Grandmasters and 9 International Masters including our very own Numero Uno – IM Yeoh Li Tian.
Come and support the event by converging to Corus Hotel between 28th of July and 3rd of August to witness history in the making.
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MCF Calendar for 2026 – UPDATED
The Malaysian Chess Federation has updated its Calendar of events for 2025 following confirmations received from venue operators and sponsors.
While the Corporate Day event is like to be held within Klang Valley, the National Scholastic event will make its way up north to Perak (not Taiping) pending discission and confirmation from venue management.
MCF Office Location – Where To Find Us
Since September 2024, MCF has opened its official office located at Taman Equine, Seri Kembangan, Selangor. Managed by a small group of volunteers and committee members, the office serves as MCF center of activities for weekend events, Seminars and a Meeting place.
Since its inception, the office has hosted and organized several Age Group events, Standard events, Quarterly Blitz, NA Seminars and Swiss Manager Classes.
CONTACT
+6011.6262.4377 (WhatsApp)
+6016.338.2542 (Secretariat)
+6016.343.6911 (Inquiries)
+6017.564.5183 (CIO)