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| Date & Day | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, 12th September | SMS Deen Merdeka Open Rapid Team Chess Championship | |
| Team Managers Meeting | 2:45 PM | |
| Round 1 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | |
| Round 2 | 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM | |
| Round 3 | 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | |
| Dato Tan Chin Nam Foundation Merdeka Junior (U-12) Team Chess Championship | ||
| Team Managers Meeting | 7:45 PM | |
| Saturday, 13th September | Round 1 | 8:00 PM – 8:50 PM |
| Round 2 | 9:00 PM – 9:50 PM | |
| SMS Deen Merdeka Open Rapid Team Chess Championship | ||
| Round 4 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | |
| Round 5 | 10:15 AM – 11:15 AM | |
| Round 6 | 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | |
| Lunch | ||
| Round 7 | 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | |
| Round 8 | 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM | |
| Round 9 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | |
| Prize Giving | 5:30 PM | |
| Merdeka Blitz Chess Championship | 6:30 PM | |
| Dato Tan Chin Nam Foundation Merdeka Junior (U-12) Team Chess Championship | ||
| Round 3 | 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | |
| Round 4 | 10:10 AM – 11:15 AM | |
| Sunday, 14th September | Lunch | 12:00 PM |
| Round 5 | 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | |
| Round 6 | 2:40 PM – 3:40 PM | |
| Round 7 | 3:50 PM – 4:50 PM | |
| Prize Giving | 5:30 PM | |
| Merdeka Blitz Chess Championship | 6:30 PM | |
| Dato Tan Chin Nam Foundation Age-Group Chess Championship (U-06/08/10/12/14/16) | ||
| Round 1-3 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | |
| Monday, 15th September | Lunch – Time Chess Lecture | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM |
| Round 4-6 | 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM | |
| Prize Giving | 5:00 PM | |
| 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship | ||
| Round 1 | 9:00 AM | |
| Round 2 | 3:00 PM | |
| Daniel Yong Chen-I Memorial – Malaysia Chess Challenge | ||
| Tuesday, 16th September | Round 1 | 9:00 AM |
| Round 2 | 3:00 PM | |
| Dato Tan Chin Nam International Seniors’ Open Chess Championship | ||
| Round 1 | 9:00 AM | |
| Round 2 | 3:00 PM | |
| 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship | ||
| Round 3 | 9:00 AM | |
| Round 4 | 3:00 PM | |
| Daniel Yong Chen-I Memorial – Malaysia Chess Challenge | ||
| Wednesday, 17th September | Round 3 | 9:00 AM |
| Round 4 | 3:00 PM | |
| Dato Tan Chin Nam International Seniors’ Open Chess Championship | ||
| Round 3 | 9:00 AM | |
| Round 4 | 3:00 PM | |
| Dato Tan Chin Nam Foundation Malaysia Day Age Group | ||
| Rounds (3) | 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM | |
| 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship | ||
| Round 5 | 9:00 AM | |
| Thursday, 18th September | Round 6 | 3:00 PM |
| Daniel Yong Chen-I Memorial – Malaysia Chess Challenge | ||
| Round 5 | 9:00 AM | |
| Round 6 | 3:00 PM | |
| Dato Tan Chin Nam International Seniors’ Open Chess Championship | ||
| Round 5 | 9:00 AM | |
| Round 6 | 3:00 PM | |
| 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship | ||
| Round 7 | 9:00 AM | |
| Friday, 19th September | Festival Blitz Chess Championship | 2:00 PM |
| Daniel Yong Chen-I Memorial – Malaysia Chess Challenge | ||
| Round 7 | 9:00 AM | |
| Festival Blitz Chess Championship | 2:00 PM | |
| Dato Tan Chin Nam International Seniors’ Open Chess Championship | ||
| Round 7 | 9:00 AM | |
| Festival Blitz Chess Championship | 2:00 PM | |
| Saturday, 20th September | 20th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship | |
| Round 8 | 9:00 AM | |
| Prize Giving | 2:00 PM | |
| Daniel Yong Chen-I Memorial – Malaysia Chess Challenge | ||
| Round 8 | 9:00 AM | |
| Sunday, 21st September | Dato Tan Chin Nam International Seniors’ Open Chess Championship | |
| Round 8 | 9:00 AM | |
| Daniel Yong Chen-I Memorial – Malaysia Chess Challenge | ||
| Round 9 | 9:00 AM | |
| Prize Giving | 2:00 PM | |
| Dato Tan Chin Nam International Seniors’ Open Chess Championship | ||
| Round 9 | 9:00 AM | |
| Prize Giving | 2:00 PM | |
| Festival Blitz Chess Championship | ||
| 2:00 PM | ||