Collection of Malaysian Chess news and happenings
1. SUKMA XXII Selangor 2026 - Cumulative State Medal Tally (12 Events)RankState🥇 Gold🥈 Silver🥉 BronzeTotal1Selangor42172Pulau Pinang335113Johor30034Wilayah Persekutuan24395Perak01126Melaka01016Negeri Sembilan01018Kelantan00118Pahang00112. Individual Medal ContributorsRankAthlete NameStat
1. SUKMA XXII Selangor 2026 - Cumulative State Medal Tally (12 Events)RankState🥇 Gold🥈 Silver🥉 BronzeTotal1Selangor42172Pulau Pinang335113Johor30034Wilayah Persekutuan24395Perak01126Melaka01016Negeri Sembilan01018Kelantan00118Pahang00112. Individual Medal ContributorsRankAthlete NameStat
1. SUKMA XXII Selangor 2026 - Cumulative State Medal Tally (12 Events)RankState🥇 Gold🥈 Silver🥉 BronzeTotal1Selangor42172Pulau Pinang335113Johor30034Wilayah Persekutuan24395Perak01126Melaka01016Negeri Sembilan01018Kelantan00118Pahang00112. Individual Medal ContributorsRankAthlete NameState🥇 Gol
♟️ Pulau Pinang Reigns Supreme at SUKMA 2026 Chess! The chess battles at SUKMA XXII Selangor 2026 concluded with Pulau Pinang dominating the arena, capturing 7 medals (3 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze). Their star player, IM Poh Yu Tian, pulled off a sensational golden double in both standard
Maybe people are talking about this event are in Europe but not here in Malaysia, it's the first I've heard about this event. Call me "Katak bawah tempurung" but I don't even know of any chess event that comes close to this in terms of titled chess players except for the Olympiad. The only reason th
Malaysian International Master Poh Yu Tian’s pursuit of the Grandmaster title took an important turn in Europe. After narrowly missing a GM norm in France, the 17-year-old produced a powerful performance in Germany to secure the first GM norm of his career.The contrasting results—an unsuccessf
Malaysian International Master Poh Yu Tian has delivered one of the strongest tournament performances of his young career, scoring 6½ points from 9 rounds in the A-Open of the 2026 Sparkassen Chess Trophy in Dortmund, Germany. Poh also holds the distinction of being the youngest Malaysian IM ever.Th
🧒 At just 11 years old, English chess prodigy Bodhana Sivanandan achieved a stunning upset by defeating Grandmaster Ameet Ghasi with an incredible 99% accuracy playing with the black pieces ♟️ during Round 4 of the 112th British Chess Championships at the University of Warwick. 📋 Match Details
The August edition of the GP Circuits Monthly event has been set to be held on the 22nd and 23rd of August 2026 With the usual 300 GP points awarded to the top 32 finishers, the champion will earn a huge boost of 50 GP points that will catapult his standing at the top of […]
The second edition of the Rapid Team Chess Championship is set to be held on the 12th of September 2026 at Dewan Banquet, 2nd Floor, CASA 4, Kompleks Majlis Sukan Negara Bukit Jalil. Mirroring the popular National Open Team event, the Rapid Team Chess Championship will be played using the faster tim