Collection of Malaysian Chess news and happenings
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
The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF), together with the Kuala Lumpur Chess Association (KLCA), and Malaysia are set to organize and host the first-ever Commonwealth Schools Chess Championship 2026 to be held from the 4th to the 12th of October 2026. With CitiTel Hotel MidValley acting as the event&#
The Malaysian Chess Federation extends its deepest condolences to the family of Ibrahim Abu Bakar on his passing early Wednesday evening. Ibrahim is one of the more significant and well-known chess officials who had served as the Deputy President of the Malaysian Chess Federation throughout the 80&#
After much delay since the MCF ID registration started in 2022, the Malaysian Chess Federation has now decided to launch the LIFETIME Registration for players who are keen chess enthusiasts or those who prefer to make a single payment instead of repeating the process every two (2) years. The Lifetim
Synch - Art by Phil ChoBefore I stopped my physical collection of comics (yes I was an avid collector of Marvel comics), I came across Synch which I found interesting. He can mimic the talents and powers of nearby mutants.' What has Synch got to do with chess? Absolutely nothing except it's
After the GP Event Q3 series, another GP event is set to be held in July – the monthly GP Circuit Monthly series. As usual, the GP Monthly event awards 300 GP points to the top 32 finishers, with 50 points going to the outright winner. Those who participated in the event will also have […