ANNOUNCEMENT
National Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship 2025
Join MCF Blitz New Year Eve
MCF is set to kickstart its 2026 Calendar of events by organizing the MCF Office Blitz on New Year’s Eve, beginning
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
News Highlights
MCF GRAND PRIX SERIES FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP CYCLE FOR 2025 TO BE CONTESTED IN JANUARY 2026
COMING SOON!
NATIONAL JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 to be held from 23rd to 25th January 2026 in Kuala Lumpur
NATIONAL YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 is scheduled for to be held from 6th to 8th February 2026. Venue will be confirmed soon
MALAYSIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP and NATIONAL CHALLENGER CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 is planned to be held from 1st April to 5th April 2026
MCF will kick start its 2026 Calendar of events with the now customary New Year Eve Blitz to be held at MCF office on 31st December starting at 10:00pm and is expected to conclude on the wee hours of New Year day at 2:00am
Participation is limited to 48 players offering a total prize fund of RM1,000 with the eventual winner to earn RM200 for his/her effort. This is a Rated event as such players who intend to participate must have both FIDE and MCF IDs to play.
The entry fee is set at RM30 for players with a FIDE Rating, and RM45 for Unrated, and RM80 for foreigners to participate regardles of Rating and Title. Players with GM/IM/WIM title and former National Champions are invited to play for free.
Entry closes at 12:00noon on 30th December and those who registered after this timeline will be charged an additional RM15 for late entry
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.
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)