Collection of Malaysian Chess news and happenings
Why do you think he was looking back? Curious to know.There was no one left of his team there. They didn't stay around for his 100+ stretch vs Duda.The game. window.addEventListener("message",e=>{e['data']&&"15296330"===e['data']['id']&&document.getElementById(`${e['data']['id']}`)&&(document
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This is long overdue. Malaysia Chess Hub has been heavily funding the organization of high-level local tournaments, and that has a transformative impact on local mind sports, directly catalysing the historic breakthrough of Yeoh Li Tian. I thought it was such a disservice to Chess Hub that no one ta
🏆 DOUBLE GOLD FOR DRAGON CHILLING! 🐉 FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz 2026 Wraps Up in Hong Kong! 🇭🇰What a fantastic and gila week of chess at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong! Personally I never followed The FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Championships. But the 2026 edition that h
Chessnut Nova (courtesy of Chessnut FB page) Chessnut Nova was the strongest team based on their pre-tournament rating. They entered the championship with a very high average rapid rating of 2506.6. Malaysia Chess Hub had a tough pairing against them right out of the gate in Round 1 and
🇲🇾 MALAYSIA CHESS HUB – THE UNDERDOG WARRIORS at the FIDE World Team Rapid Chess Championship 2026 📋 TOURNAMENT OVERVIEW & FINAL STANDINGS Entering the tournament as the 37th-seeded team with an average rapid rating of 2156.2, the Malaysia Chess Hub completed the 12-round tournament in 3
📍 Playing right out of the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong 🏟️🇭🇰, the Malaysia Chess Hub team is holding their ground after 8 intense rounds of 15+10 rapid chess! ⏱️♟️ Starting the tournament as the 37th seed with an average team rating of 2102 📉➡️📈, they have fought hard to climb up slightly t
🏆 **FIDE WORLD TEAM RAPID & BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026** ♟️🌏📍 **WHERE:** Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong 📅 **WHEN:** June 16 – 22, 2026 🔥 **Main Competition Days:** June 17 – 21 🌏 This historic event marks the tournament's **first-ever appearance in East A
Here are the top 20 strongest chess players participating in the FIDE World Team Rapid Chess Championship 2026, ranked by their ELO ratings: Magnus Carlsen – 2832 (WR Chess) Vladislav Artemiev – 2742 (Mr Birdie and friends) Arjun Erigaisi – 2741 (Team MGD1) Alirez
For June 2026, six (6) FIDE Arbiter and one (1) International Arbiter applications have been submitted to FIDE to be presented at the 2nd FIDE Council meeting to be held sometime in July. MCF wishes everyone ALL THE BEST as we continue to develop more Arbiters to earn and qualify as internationally