Recently i done a so-called "research" from the internet, books and magazines regarding Malaysia chess histrory. Actually there is many important moments happens in Malaysia such as 1990 final world championship candidates' match between Anatoly Karpov and Jan Timman in Kuala Lumpur but unfortunetly there is no proper information, photos whatsoever in this important moment . I hope my small initiative here could be share with others chess enthuist to properly record Malaysia chess history for our own knowledge and perharps for younger generations.
So far my main resources is from Penang Chess Association Website - the lovely and fascinating website from Malaysia chess history point of view. The history information, photos supplied by Malaysia famous chess person Quah Seng Sun in this website and another great sources - his Online Chess Column in The Star was unbelieveable. I also done some random research in the internet and i hope that anyone that intersted to share, add and correct! this work, you are always welcome. There is a few information that is not clear were written in red.
Early Malay chess set found in Selangor I read two theory about the origins of chess in Malaysia. The first theory by H.J.R. Murray in his voluminous work, A History of Chess, mention that chess came from India where as the second theory by (Chien Chun Ching, "Research in Chinese chess from the Tang and Song Dynasties", p. 86, Hong Kong, 1984 (in Chinese) - said that chess came from China through Burma, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. From there it reached Thailand and Malaysia and crossed to the island of Java in Indonesia, where chess relics have been found. (Chien Chun Ching, "Research in Chinese chess from the Tang and Song Dynasties", p. 86, Hong Kong, 1984 (in Chinese). Although Chinese chess itself is still played in Vietnam, other variations of the game took hold in most of the other countries. Some of these have now died out or, as in the case of Malaysian chess, have been radically modified in recent times so as to conform more closely to the rules of modern western chess. ("Rules in Malay Chess", Royal Asiatic Society - Striates Branch Journal, Singapore, No. 49, p. 87-92 (1907), also No. 8, p. 261 (1917)).
sources http://www.ishipress.com/origin.htm
Excerpt from the book - Chessmen for collectors - Victor Keats (pg/181)
"The game of chess as played by people dwelling in the |Malay Peninsula is, as would be expected, the same as that of their close neighbors and co-religionists of Sumatra and Java. Malayan names of the piece are derived from Persian and although much chess is played throughout the Peninsula, no chessmen of any great merit have originated there. There is no recognized traditional type of chess piece associated with Malaya, but simple playing pieces based on Muslim sets were made from nineteenth century onwards. This simple sets were turned to similar Muslim design but with straight- sided diabolo forms surmounted by oviform finials. One side was stained or dyed either red or green and the material used was either Malayan ivory or softwood. They were used before the nineteenth century and are still played with today using the same design. The bishop are 13/4 in (4.5cm) high and the Pawns 7/8 in (2.2cm) high."
7th c AD - Located on the maritime roads linking China and Japan to India and Persia, the Malay islands and peninsula have been influenced by a deep and strong Indian influence before the islamisation, since the 7th c AD. Those people adopted Buddhism and Hinduism and rules mighty empires like the Çailendra at Java from 7th to 12th c. which built Borobudur temple, Çrivijaya at Sumatra from 8th to 13th c., and Majapahit in the 14th c.
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| Philippines early set are similar with set found in Selangor |
Malay Island probably took Chess as well from Indians. Chess is attested there since the first European (Portuguese) contacts at the beginning of the 16th c. and seemed already well known when it happened. However, the game was later on deeply influenced by the European play. For instance, the modern moves for the Queen and the Bishop were adopted.
Main means "game" and Chator is obviously "chess", as a broken form of Sanskrit Chaturanga. The Malay name of the pieces also come from Sanskrit (Raja, Mantri, Gajah) or from Tamil and Telegu, Dravidian languages from South East India (Kuda, Ter, Chemor). The only exception is Bidaq which obviously is inherited from Muslim contacts (Baidaq in Arabic).
My personal opinion is in the past, the game was once called chator or catur but not "main" chator/ catur because in Malay, main is and adjective while chator/catur is a noun. - Hairulov
Two kinds of sets exists. One very basic, carved in 10 mn from bamboo or other vegetals with abstract shapes, the other is finely carved. Interestingly, the Rook is represented by a Boat there, like in certain parts of India and in Burma. It probably denotes the Hindu influence, a common character with Thailand and Cambodia where Boat is name of the piece.
source : http://history.chess.free.fr/mainchator.htm
1400 chess spread to Malaya
*** below story happen somewhere between 1445 - 1511 (Tun Pikrama died at Muar)
SULALATUS SALATIN-57 (Sejarah Melayu or Malay Annals)
Juara Catur 
Sekali persetua ada seorang, Tun Bahara namanya, orang
Pasai, ia datang ke Melaka, Maka Tun Bahara itu pandai terlalu ia bermain
catur, tiada siapa menyamai dia pada zaman itu. Maka bercaturlah Tun Bahara itu
dengan orang Melaka. Lawannya itu berfikir, ia tiada fikir, pandang kiri,
pandang kanan, sambil ia bersyair, dan berbait, dan bergurindam, dan serseloka.
Serta sudah ia berperang, berjalan tiada dengan berfikir lagi, terlalu bangat.
Maka segala orang yang tahu-tahu bercatur, semuanya alah
olehnya, seorang tiada dapat melawan dia, melainkan Tun Pikrama, anak Bendahara
Paduka Raja; ia juga yang dapat sedikit melawan Tun Bahara itu , tetapi jikalau
lalai Tun Pikrama, digelarkan oleh Tun Bahara itu 'sayur keladi', dan jika Tun
Bahara membuang sebiji bidak ujung jua pun, alah pula Tun Bahara oleh Tun
Pikrama, itulah yang tahu bercatur. Wallahu a'lamu bis-sawab wa ilaihilmarji'u
wal-ma 'ab.
Translated :-
Tun Bahara his name and he is from Pasai (Indonesia) came to Malacca. He was a strong chess player and no players can match him at that time. He played with many players from Malacca but all lost to him but there's one player - Tun Pikrama who offered strong resistance against him. However Tun Pikrama also failed to match Tun Bahara especially when Tun Pikrama is not concentrated on the game and even Tun Bahara can give and odd ( playing with one pawn less) and still won the game.
1509 1st Portuguese expedition off Malacca. The Javans ( and malays ?) recognized chess
source : Chess History and Chronology by Bill Wall (Dec 6, 2007)
http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/lab/7378/history.txt
1856-1908 Wan Ahmad bin Muhammad Zain (1856 - 1908) or Syeikh Wan Ahmad Patani is a famous Muslim Scholar in South East Asia.He debate the origin word of chess in Malay - catur which being used by Malaysian and Indonesian .
“…Catur (chess) word originated from the word syatrunj, so it was suit to Malay tounge to catur…”
1933 - World Champion - Alexander Alekhine tours Far East Countries including Malay States
1935 or is it 1933 ? - Xie Xiashun, nick-named "Centurian chess king" because at 100 years old, he was a strong player in all the three forms of chess. Xie, not related to former women's world champion Xie Jun, helped to promote the game and was the top player in China after the 2nd World War. In 1935, he visited Malaya and Singapore and defeated their champion as well as the British Air Forces champion Hunter.
source: http://www.anusha.com/chinasto.htm
1949 - The first Malayan Chess Champion was Dutchman - J.Fernhout (Java). The event was held at Boston Cafe in Penang on 16-18 April and attracted entries from Java, Singapore, Penang, Selangor and Kedah. A trophy, a silver king valuing $500, was donated by Aw Boon Haw, a Burmese Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist known for introducing Tiger Balm in Malaya.
- . source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990)
1950 - Malayan Correspondence Chess Association was formed on June 1950. - source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990)
1950 - F.G. Vaux was once again elected as MCF's President while Lim Kok Ann took over the honorary treasurer position. - source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990)
1951 - in late February, the 3rd edition of Malayan Chess Championship was held in YMCA( Young Men's Christian Association) building. in Singapore. John C. Hickey emerged as the Champion. - source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990
source: http://www.anusha.com/chinasto.htm
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| F.G.Vaux (right), MCF's first President |
1949 - the formation of the Malayan Chess Federation (MCF) in early January 1949. The first MCF's President is F.G. Vaux and the first Malayan Chess Championship was held in 1949. source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990)
1949 - The first Malayan Chess Champion was Dutchman - J.Fernhout (Java). The event was held at Boston Cafe in Penang on 16-18 April and attracted entries from Java, Singapore, Penang, Selangor and Kedah. A trophy, a silver king valuing $500, was donated by Aw Boon Haw, a Burmese Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist known for introducing Tiger Balm in Malaya.
- . source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990)
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| Pat Aherne (middle) - 2nd Malayan Chess Championship Champion. He died in June 2016. |
1950 - Singapore hosted the second edition of the Malayan Championship. Held at YMCA ( Young Men's Christian Association) building. The Champion is Pat Aherne - a 19-year-old English army clerk. - source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990)
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| John C.Hickey (the 3rd Malayan Ches Champion) |
1952- G.H. Brownbill is the 4th Malayan Chess Championship champion held on 11-13 April in the Central Hall of the Faculty of Medicine, University Malay, Singapore. - source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990
1953- Tay Kheng Hong is the 1953 Malayan and Singapore champion, venue in Singapore. . - source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990
1954 - 16 years old - Richard Lim won the Malayan Chess Championship held in July-August at the Hollandsche Club, Singapore. source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990
1955 - Malayan championship was held at the Selangor Chinese Recreation Club in Kuala Lumpur from 8–10 April. Among the participants are Bock Jam Loon (Kuala Lumpur champion), Tay Kheng Hong, Lim Kok Ann, Elaine and David Pritchard. The event was won by David Pritchard after he scored against Elaine in a 7-hour game in the last day of the competition. In a field of 10 players, he was followed by Lim Kok Ann and Elaine Pritchard (former British Ladies Champion) , Lee Chai Seng, and Foo Lum Choon.
source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990
1956 - Malayan championship was held in March/April 1956 at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. 12 players (Low Seow Meng, M. Yassin, Tay Cheong Ann, M. Davis, John.C. Hickey, Tay Kheng Hong, N.G. Singh, Tan Kah Hong, Raja Othman, Foo Lum Choon, A. Subramaniam, and Grundy) participate in this event. The championship was won by Michael Davis, followed by the Kuala Lumpur-based 15-year-old Subramaniam and Low Seow Meng.
1957 - The 1957 edition of the Malayan championship was won by John C. Hickey an Irishman.
source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990
1958 - Malaysia's chess champion, Mr Choo Min Wang (Selangor) venue held in Singapore.
1959 - Malayan championship was held at the Alumni Hall, University of Malaya, Singapore in March 1959. The tournament was won by John C. Hickey. his third Malayan Chess Championship.
1960 - Malayan championship was held at University of Malaya, Singapore in April 1959. 31 year old - Robert Fontana won the event.
1959 - Malayan championship was held at the Alumni Hall, University of Malaya, Singapore in March 1959. The tournament was won by John C. Hickey. his third Malayan Chess Championship.
1960 - Malayan championship was held at University of Malaya, Singapore in April 1959. 31 year old - Robert Fontana won the event.
1961 - Tan Lian Ann won the Malayan Championship in Kuala Lumpur
source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990
source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990
1961 - Tan Lian Ann won the Malayan Championship in Singapore.
source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990
1963 - Tan Lian Seng won the Malayan Championship.
source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990
1965 - In April 1965, Singapore Chess Federation (SCF) partnered with the Chess Association of Malaya to host “the first Malaysian chess championship,” a competition open to “people in all Malaysian States.”
The event was held at the Medical Alumni Association, Singapore, 16 to 19 April, with $150 cash prize for the winner, $75 for the runner-up and $25 for the third. Singapore was represented by Tan Lian Ann, Giam Choo Kwee, and Tay Kheng Hong. In addition to these three names, there was Hasan bin Sidek, a Malacca school teacher, Phoon Wai-On and Mok Kwong Yue. Tan Lian Ann was the champion , followed by Giam Choo Kwee.
source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990
1971 - Malaysia's chess champion, Mr Choo Min Wang (photo right)
source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990
1963 - Tan Lian Seng won the Malayan Championship.
source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990
1965 - In April 1965, Singapore Chess Federation (SCF) partnered with the Chess Association of Malaya to host “the first Malaysian chess championship,” a competition open to “people in all Malaysian States.”
The event was held at the Medical Alumni Association, Singapore, 16 to 19 April, with $150 cash prize for the winner, $75 for the runner-up and $25 for the third. Singapore was represented by Tan Lian Ann, Giam Choo Kwee, and Tay Kheng Hong. In addition to these three names, there was Hasan bin Sidek, a Malacca school teacher, Phoon Wai-On and Mok Kwong Yue. Tan Lian Ann was the champion , followed by Giam Choo Kwee.
source: Singapore Chess: A History, 1945-1990
1971 - Malaysia's chess champion, Mr Choo Min Wang (photo right)1961-1971 - Somewhere between that years former World Chess Champion - Dr. Max Euwe give a simul in Malaysia
1972 - Malaysian Team particapted in the 20th Chess Olympiad at Skopje, Yugoslavia. The first ever since the initiation of the Chess Olympiad!
1972 - April 1972 the President of the International Chess Federation, Professor Max Euwe was in Kuala Lumpur, and five students from Penang were selected to participate in a simultaneous match against him.
MSSM Chess started in December 1972. It was initiated after a visit by then President of FIDE Max Euwe (ex- World Chess Champion) to Tun Hussein Onn. Former world champion Euwe conducted a 25 board simul held in St John's Institution against schoolboys from different states.
Source: Tan Vooi Giap and NM Yeoh Chin Seng
1972 – The Malaysian Schools Sports Council or MSSM hold its first national students team chess championships at the Dewan Sri Pinang from Dec 28 to 30 1972. Chess was introduced into the Majlis Sukan Sekolah-sekolah
It is being held to coincide with the Pesta Celebrations and was officially declared open by the Minister of Education, Dato Hussein Onn at 3pm on Dec 28 1972. Selangor won the events.
1972 - Malaysia participated at 20th Chess Olympiad 1972 at Skopje, Yugoslavia, the first ever since the initiation of the Chess Olympiad!!!
Men Section.
Players : 1.Foo Lum Choon ,2.Chan Mun Fye ,3.Kao Yin Keat ,4.Fang Ewe Churh ,5.Loh Chee Hoong , 6. A. Ariff
Seeded . Placing : 59/62.
1972 Penang Chess Association were form
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| Max Euwe playing simul and the player who is making the move is Wahid Karim! |
1973 Chess Association of Malaysia (CAM) , the precursor of the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) was deregistered. The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) continued from where the
1973 in 1973 or so, there was a weekly programme on RTM1 to teach chess to beginners. The presenter was High Court Judge Dato' Annuar (is it Y.A. Dato’ Anuar Bin Dato’ Zainal Abidin ? ) who was the president of the Perak Chess Association.
1974 Chess Association Of Selangor (right) , one of the oldest and most active chess associations in the country were form . The first 'Selangor Open' was launched soon after the establishment of The Chess Association of Selangor ('CAS') .Till now (2008), it's the longest running chess event in Malaysia.
1974 Chess Association Of Selangor (right) , one of the oldest and most active chess associations in the country were form . The first 'Selangor Open' was launched soon after the establishment of The Chess Association of Selangor ('CAS') .Till now (2008), it's the longest running chess event in Malaysia. 1974 was the year that Fide celebrated its Golden Jubilee. It was founded in 1924. As part of its celebration that year, FIDE held its Bureau Meeting in Penang!! The Fide bigwigs turned up in force, including Col Ed Edmondson of the USCF. Campomanes was in Penang and also Ineke Bakker who was Fide Sec-Gen.
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| Poster of the tournament. photo from http://www.pca.bayanbaru.com/ |
1974- The Penang Chess Association had the honour to assist the Malaysian Chess Federation organise the First Asian Team Chess Championship from 9-21 Dec 1974 at the Penang Conference Hall . This event was organised concurrently with the Golden Jubilee (50 years)celebration of the World Chess Federation which held its Bureau Meeting here. Dato Tan Chin Nam, then President of the reorganized Malaysian Chess Federation invited China to attend the 1st Asian Team Championship with observer status.
Eight teams from Zone 9 participated in this event . The final result is Philippines
(22½), Australia (22), Indonesia (19½), Singapore (17, 1/2) New Zealand (10½),
Japan (8½), Hong Kong (8½) and Malaysia (3).
Malaysia team at First Asian Team Chess Championship from 9-21 Dec 1974
photo from http://www.pca.bayanbaru.com/
1974 Choo Min Wang won the 1st National Closed Championship held at the FAS building in Kuala Lumpur.
1974- at the invitation of the Malaysian business tycoon Dato Tan Chin Nam, then President of the reorganized Malaysian Chess Federation, China was invited to attend the 1st Asian Team Championship with observer status. It was also in 1974 that China held its first National Championship tournament. The first international tournament ever held in China was in 1980.
source : wikipedia
1974 Mr (Now Dato') Tan Chin Nam was elected as the President of Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF).
1974? - Penang second Chief Minister - Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu was made an honorary patron of the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) and the Penang Chess Association (PCA)
1974 - Penang Chess Association organised the first leg ? of the inaugural Asian grandmaster chess circuit.
1974 Malaysia participated at the 21st Chess Olympiad: Nice, France 1974
1974? - Penang second Chief Minister - Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu was made an honorary patron of the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) and the Penang Chess Association (PCA)
1974 - Penang Chess Association organised the first leg ? of the inaugural Asian grandmaster chess circuit.
1974 Malaysia participated at the 21st Chess Olympiad: Nice, France 1974
Men Section.
Players : 1.Chan Mun Fye ,2.Foo Lum Choon ,3.Choo Min Wang ,4.Karim Wahid ,5.Jamaluddin, 6.Bernard Ng
Placing : 59/73 .
Players : 1.Chan Mun Fye ,2.Foo Lum Choon ,3.Choo Min Wang ,4.Karim Wahid ,5.Jamaluddin, 6.Bernard Ng
Placing : 59/73 .
1974 - a seminal meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur that was attended by Malaysian Chess Association President Dato Tan Chin Nam, a prominent businessman; Lim Kok Ann, then President of the Singapore Chess Association; President of the Japanese Chess Association Yasuji Matsumoto; FIDE and Philippine Chess Federation President, Florencio Campomanes and two observers from the Chinese Embassy. The aim of this important meeting was to figure out how to raise the technical level of chess in Asia in order to reach the highest levels.
source: wikipedia
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1975 - Dato Tan Chin Nam decided that chess in China had enormous potential, and set-up the "Big Dragon Project"; the aim being to see China dominate the chess world by 2010. He said, "I am behind the cause of chess in China for my whole lifetime. And after me, my children will carry on." China now holds every title in the women's game, and are now starting to make progress in the much tougher men's game. Dato Tan Chin Nam also founded the Tan Chin Nam Cup in China - a competition that sees top GMs from Eastern Europe meeting Chinese players. source - wikipedia
1975 - The Malaysian business tycoon Dato Tan Chin Nam decided that chess in China had enormous potential, so along with some leading Chinese officials set-up the "Big Dragon Project"; the aim being to see China dominate the chess world by 2010. Thanks to Dato Tan's generosity and foresight, China is well on the road to achieving this goal. They now hold every title in the women's game, and are now starting to make serious progress in the much tougher men's game.
source: chessbase.com
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| GM Alexander Kotov playing simul at Penang in 1975 Photo from http://www.pca.bayanbaru.com/ |
1975 GM Alexander Kotov (USSR) visit and play simul in Penang (2-3 April 1975)
One of the first grandmasters to visit Penang was Alexander Kotov of the Soviet Union. During his two-day visit, Kotov gave talks and a simultaneous exhibition to the public and members of the Association.
One of the first grandmasters to visit Penang was Alexander Kotov of the Soviet Union. During his two-day visit, Kotov gave talks and a simultaneous exhibition to the public and members of the Association.
1975 American Champion - JohnGerfe gave a simultenous display In Malaysia
1975 - The Second Malaysian Individual Championship was hosted by the Penang Chess Association and was held from December 21st to December 26th, 1975 at the Malaysan Teachers College, Penang.
1975 Chan Swee Loon(Perak) won National Championship
1976 MCF were form . The Malaysia Chess Federation (MCF) is the principal authority over all chess events in Malaysia. The MCF promotes and coordinates all major chess events in the 13 Malaysian states and is an active sports body in Malaysia. The Federation is affiliated to the world governing body, FIDE, and is part of the ASEAN Chess Confederation. Persekutuan Catur Malaysia or Malaysian Chess Federation ('PCM','MCF' or 'Federation'), established in January 1975 is the sole national body for international chess in Malaysia. The members of MCF are principally the State Chess Associations. MCF is in turn a Member of Federation Internationale Des Eches ('FIDE') and Affiliate (Associate Member) to Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM').
1976 Malaysia team didn't participated in both men and women category of the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa, Israel 1976 - probaly boycotting the tournament. 1976 MCF were form . The Malaysia Chess Federation (MCF) is the principal authority over all chess events in Malaysia. The MCF promotes and coordinates all major chess events in the 13 Malaysian states and is an active sports body in Malaysia. The Federation is affiliated to the world governing body, FIDE, and is part of the ASEAN Chess Confederation. Persekutuan Catur Malaysia or Malaysian Chess Federation ('PCM','MCF' or 'Federation'), established in January 1975 is the sole national body for international chess in Malaysia. The members of MCF are principally the State Chess Associations. MCF is in turn a Member of Federation Internationale Des Eches ('FIDE') and Affiliate (Associate Member) to Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM').
1976 Goh Yoon Wah (Penang) won the National Closed Championship
1976 - Mohd Noor Yahya, MSSM Chess Champion
1976- or 1972? Dr.Max Euwe visit Malaysia and meet PM Tun Abdul Razak to bring chess in school
1976 - Mohd Noor Yahya, MSSM Chess Champion
1976- or 1972? Dr.Max Euwe visit Malaysia and meet PM Tun Abdul Razak to bring chess in school
1977 Tan Bian Huat won National Championship
1977 Mohd Noor Yahya, MSSM Chess Champion
1978 GOODWILL TOUR OF CHINA, 1-16 April 1978
People's Republic of China had applied to join the World Chess Federation in 1974 and their application sponsored by Malaysian Chess Federation - accepted at the FIDE Bureau Meeting in Penang . China invite Malaysian Chess Federation to send an official delegation for a playing tour of China and it all happen on 1978 . Full story here
1978 Mohd Noor Yahya, MSSM Chess Champion
1978 4th ASIAN Gandmaster Chess Circuit, 5-22 Jun 1978
Fourth leg of the first Asian grandmaster chess circuit
The Penang Chess Association's second chance to hold an international tournament came in 1978 when the fourth leg of the first Asian grandmaster chess circuit was played at the Dewan Sri Pinang from 5-22 June. This event was organised jointly with the Penang State Government and on behalf of the Malaysian Chess Federation.
1978, Malaysian play China in a goodwill tour of China. It came at a time when China was still very isolated from the rest of the world .
1978 4th ASIAN Gandmaster Chess Circuit, 5-22 Jun 1978
Fourth leg of the first Asian grandmaster chess circuit
The Penang Chess Association's second chance to hold an international tournament came in 1978 when the fourth leg of the first Asian grandmaster chess circuit was played at the Dewan Sri Pinang from 5-22 June. This event was organised jointly with the Penang State Government and on behalf of the Malaysian Chess Federation.
1978, Malaysian play China in a goodwill tour of China. It came at a time when China was still very isolated from the rest of the world .
1978 Malaysia participated at the 23rd Chess Olympiad: Buenos Aires 1978
Men Category
Players : 1.Tan Bian Huat ,2.Woo Beng Keong ,3.Christi Hon Kah Seng ,4.Jimmy Liew Chee Meng ,5.Foo Lum Choon , 6.Laurence How
Seeded : . Placing : 57 / 65
1978 - Christi Hon won National Championship
1978 - The 1st Malay Open (Kejohanan Catur Melayu Malaysia) was organized by Persekutuan Catur Melayu Malaysia (PCMM)
1979 - Tay Chong Thai, won the National Championship
1979 - The 2nd Malay Open (Kejohanan Catur Melayu Malaysia) took place
1979 - Australian girls' team chess tour of Singapore and Malaysia, September 2-16, 1979.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/18244846?q=chess+malaysia&c=book&versionId=21415192
1980 - Quah Seng Sun start written about chess in The Star newspaper in Malaysia since Aug.
1980 Malaysia participated at the 24th Chess Olympiad: La Valletta, Malta 1980
Men Category
Players : 1.Jimmy Liew Chee Meng ,2.Foo Lum Choon ,3.,Chang Hing Wah 4.Eric Cheah Woon Leng ,5.Ahmad Abdul Rahman , 6.Fang Ewe Churh
. Placing : 49 / 81
1980 - The 3rd Malay Open (Kejohanan Catur Melayu Malaysia) took place
1981 With reference to Sejarah Catur Indonesia – Indonesia Chess History by Ds.F.K.N Harahap, the 5th ASIA Masters Circuit was held at
16 players from all over the
1981 - The 4th Malay Open (Kejohanan Catur Melayu Malaysia) took place
1982 - 1st MERDEKA Team Event (Kejohanan Catur MERDEKA ) was held
1982 Malaysian team participate at the 25th Lucern, Switzerland Olympiad
Men Category
Players : 1.Jimmy Liew Chee Meng ,2.Christi Hon Kah Seng ,3.Goh Yoon Wah,4.Choong Yit Chuan,5.Quah Seng Sun, 6.A. Annvar Bin Zainal
.Placing : 57 /91 .
1982 Malaysian team participate at the 25th Lucern, Switzerland Olympiad
Men Category
Players : 1.Jimmy Liew Chee Meng ,2.Christi Hon Kah Seng ,3.Goh Yoon Wah,4.Choong Yit Chuan,5.Quah Seng Sun, 6.A. Annvar Bin Zainal
.Placing : 57 /91 .
1982 Christi Hon won the National Champion
1982 - The 5th Malay Open (Kejohanan Catur Melayu Malaysia) took place
1983 Women Zonal X/XI held in Kuala Lumpur in November
1983 4th ASIAN Master Circuit held in Kuala Lumpur
1983 The Selangor Open was change to Royal Selangor Open when pewter manufacturer Royal Selangor stepped in as a sponsor of the Chess Association of Selangor (CAS) many chess activities. Today, Royal Selangor remains committed as a major long-term sponsor of CAS events.
1983 Christi Hon won the National Champion
1983 - The 6th Malay Open (Kejohanan Catur Melayu Malaysia) took place
1983 - 2nd MERDEKA Team Event (Kejohanan Catur MERDEKA Ke -2) was held
1984 Asian Cities Team Chess Championships in Penang
1984 Jimmy Liew won the National Championship
1984 - The 7th Malay Open (Kejohanan Catur Melayu Malaysia) took place at Dewan Besar UTM, Jalan Gurney, Kuala Lumpur. Mohd Nor Yahya emerged as the champion.
1984-Malaysia first IM Jimmy Liew (25 years old) was a joint winner at the Parkway Parade Open which is the second leg of the Asian IM chess circuit and obtain his final IM norm.
1984 - 3rd MERDEKA Team Event (Kejohanan Catur MERDEKA Ke -3) was held
1984 - Malaysia took part in 26th Chess Olympiad: Thessaloniki 1984
The gong of the first round sounded on the 19th November, the day when Capablanca was born. The USSR team had to fight hard against the inexperienced youths of Malaysia .
was the first Olympiad that the Malaysian women team participate !!!
1983 - The 6th Malay Open (Kejohanan Catur Melayu Malaysia) took place
1983 - 2nd MERDEKA Team Event (Kejohanan Catur MERDEKA Ke -2) was held
1984 Asian Cities Team Chess Championships in Penang
1984 Jimmy Liew won the National Championship
1984 - The 7th Malay Open (Kejohanan Catur Melayu Malaysia) took place at Dewan Besar UTM, Jalan Gurney, Kuala Lumpur. Mohd Nor Yahya emerged as the champion.
1984-Malaysia first IM Jimmy Liew (25 years old) was a joint winner at the Parkway Parade Open which is the second leg of the Asian IM chess circuit and obtain his final IM norm.
1984 - 3rd MERDEKA Team Event (Kejohanan Catur MERDEKA Ke -3) was held
1984 - Malaysia took part in 26th Chess Olympiad: Thessaloniki 1984
The gong of the first round sounded on the 19th November, the day when Capablanca was born. The USSR team had to fight hard against the inexperienced youths of Malaysia .
was the first Olympiad that the Malaysian women team participate !!!
Men Category
Players : 1.Jimmy Liew Chee Meng ,2.Christi Hon Kah Seng,3.Peter Long ,4.Ignatius Si ,5.Gregory Vijayendran , 6.Chew Soon Keong
Seeded : . Placing : 50 / 88
Seeded : . Placing : 50 / 88
Women Category
Players : 1.Audrey Wong,2.Seto Wai Ling ,3.Vimalavathy, K. ,4.Ong Y. M,
Seeded : . Placing : 32 / 51
1985 – The annual match between Malaysia and Singapore started . This social gathering of chess players from the two countries dated back to 1985 when the first match was hosted in Kuala Lumpur by the Malaysian Chess Federation.
At that time, the match was played over only 20 boards. The victor was the Singaporean team which notched a 21 1/2-18 1/2 win over their Malaysian counterpart.
Players : 1.Audrey Wong,2.Seto Wai Ling ,3.Vimalavathy, K. ,4.Ong Y. M,
Seeded : . Placing : 32 / 51
1985 – The annual match between Malaysia and Singapore started . This social gathering of chess players from the two countries dated back to 1985 when the first match was hosted in Kuala Lumpur by the Malaysian Chess Federation.
At that time, the match was played over only 20 boards. The victor was the Singaporean team which notched a 21 1/2-18 1/2 win over their Malaysian counterpart.
1985 Peter Long and Francis Chin won the National Closed Championship
1985 Audrey Wong Su Yi (right) , MAS was the winner of the Asian Girls U-20 1985 Championship. She was Malaysian first Woman International Master (WIM). Back in June 1985, Wong was in uncharted waters when she set out for Adelaide, Australia. As the national women’s champion then, she represented the country at the Asian under-20 girls’ chess championship. It was a 13-round event with chess players from around Asia taking part. Wong astounded the field with a flying start that saw her score a perfect 10. Ten points from the first 10 games. She was on course to win the championship. However, she then faltered and, eventually, finished the tournament with 11.5 points.
Another player – Abhyankar Anupama from India – also scored 11.5 points.
Both players tied for first place in the tournament.
Florencio Campomanes – who was then the Fide president – decided that both players would be the co-champions and be given the titles. That’s how Wong returned to Malaysia triumphantly with her WIM title.
source and photo from
Quah Seng Sun
1985 Interzonal Tournament were held at Genting Highlands.
1985 - 4th MERDEKA Team Event (Kejohanan Catur MERDEKA Ke -4) was held
1985 - Labour Day Team Championship was held from 1st May-5t May at the SEA Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The tournament was organized by Persatuan Catur Melayu Malaysia (PCMM) . The tournament attract neighbouring country teams and Cairnhill Community Centre Chess Team won the first Prize - RM 1000.
Source: Chess Malaysia by IM Jimmy Liew
1985 - The National Chess Team Championship was held from 1st-5th December 1985 at the Pangkor Bay Village. Selangor emerged as the winner followed by Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
Source: Chess Malaysia by IM Jimmy Liew
1985-1986? Peter Long give a record braking local simul - 50 boards at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi. Peter he lost 12 games, draw a couple of games.
Source: Chess Malaysia by IM Jimmy Liew
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1986 Malaysian team participated in the 6th Asian Chess Team Championship in Dubai (17th-30th January 1986)
Players : 1.Jimmy Liew Chee Meng,2.Christi Hon Kah Seng,3.Francis Chin, 4. Peter Long 5.Muhammad Nor Yahya 6.Gregory Vijayendran
IM Jimmy Liew won the Gold Medal for 1st board prize with 87.5% (78)
1986 Malaysia Men and Women team participated at the 27th Chess Olympiad: Dubai 1986 Men Category
Players : 1.Jimmy Liew Chee Meng,2.Christi Hon Kah Seng,3.Peter Long,4.Francis Chin,5.,A. M. Mustapha 6.Ng Ek Teong
Placing : 42 /108
Women Category
Players : 1.Seto Wai Ling ,2.Ong Y. M,3.Oi Hwa Lu ,4.Vimalavathy, K.
Seeded : . Placing : 40/49
1986 Peter Long and Francis Chin won National Championship
1986 - Dato'Tan Chin Nam decided to give way and allow Tan Sri Sabbaruddin Chik, then the Federal minister in charge of culture, arts and tourism, to take over the President of Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF).
1987- Senator Abu Bakar Lajim is Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) President
1987 - MAA National Allegro Chess Tournament was organized by Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) from June - October 1987. This tournament was sponsored by MAA Assurance Alliance Berhad.
1987- In the second match two years later in Singapore, it was the Malaysian team's win with a 9 1/2-6 1/2 score over the Singaporeans.
1987 Christi Hon and Lee Soi Hock won the National Closed Championship. Christi Hon holds the record of being the only player to won it four times (1978,1981,1983 and 1987) or to be exact the only player to won more than three times!
1987 - 6th MERDEKA Team Event (Kejohanan Catur MERDEKA Ke -6) was held
1988- Kejohanan Catur Terbuka Hari Wilayah organized by Persatuan Catur Melayu Malaysia (PCMM) and Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) was held from 29th January - 1st February 1988
1988 Malaysia men and women team participated at the 28th Chess Olympiad: Thessaloniki
Men Category
Players : 1.Christi Hon Kah Seng,2.Francis Chin,3. M. Saleh Yahya .,4.Ng Ek Leong ,5.Lee Soi Hock, 6.Abdullah Mohd Kamal
Seeded : . Placing : 58 / 106
Women Category
Players : 1.Seto Wai Ling,2.Ong Hwa Liu ,3.,Putra-Johns, Geraldine 4. Aris, A.
Placing : 46 / 56
1988 Asia-Life Asia Insurance start sponsoring The National Age Group Championship
1988 Kamal Abdullah (Johor) won the National Closed Championship
1988 - 7th MERDEKA Team Event (Kejohanan Catur MERDEKA Ke -7) was held from 25th-28th August 1988
1989 - Asian Team Chess Championship in Genting Highlands, Malaysia
1989 - 8th MERDEKA Team Event (Kejohanan Catur MERDEKA Ke -8) was held
1989 - Kamal Abdullah (Johor) won the National Championship (Man) Christi Hon holds the record of being the only player to have won the (men) National Master four (4) times.
1990 Tourist Development Corporation (TDC)-Petronas World Chess Championship: Candidates Final, Dewan Bandaraya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Starting 8 March 1990.
Final world championship candidates' match betweeen Anatoly Karpov (USSR) and Jan Timman(Holland) in Kuala Lumpur ... 1990 . Jan Timman, of the Netherlands, and Karpov, a former champion from the Soviet Union, are playing for a prize of just over $124,000 and the right to challenge the current champion, Gary Kasparov of the Soviet Union, next fall. The loser's share for the 12-game series will be just over $74,000. The sponsor of the 12-game series is a consortium of the Malaysian Tourist Development Corporation, Petronas, Malaysian Airlines, the Micasa Hotel Apartments, the Ming Court Hotel, Ederan Automobile National (EON) and Syarikat Telecom. The match won by Anatoly Karpov.
1990 - the third match Malaysia-Singapore match again played in Singapore, this time over 26 boards and four rounds, and the score was a flattering 62 1/2-41 1/2 in the Singaporeans' favour.
1990 Tourist Development Corporation (TDC)-Petronas World Chess Championship: Candidates Final, Dewan Bandaraya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Starting 8 March 1990.
Final world championship candidates' match betweeen Anatoly Karpov (USSR) and Jan Timman(Holland) in Kuala Lumpur ... 1990 . Jan Timman, of the Netherlands, and Karpov, a former champion from the Soviet Union, are playing for a prize of just over $124,000 and the right to challenge the current champion, Gary Kasparov of the Soviet Union, next fall. The loser's share for the 12-game series will be just over $74,000. The sponsor of the 12-game series is a consortium of the Malaysian Tourist Development Corporation, Petronas, Malaysian Airlines, the Micasa Hotel Apartments, the Ming Court Hotel, Ederan Automobile National (EON) and Syarikat Telecom. The match won by Anatoly Karpov.
1990 - the third match Malaysia-Singapore match again played in Singapore, this time over 26 boards and four rounds, and the score was a flattering 62 1/2-41 1/2 in the Singaporeans' favour.
1990 Ek Leong won the National Championship (Man) and Audrey Wong won the Women Championship
1990 - Women Interzonal was held in Genting Higlands from June until July. The other interzonal for this cycle was in the Ukraine at Azov. The Genting Interzonal was won by Nona Gaprindashvili
Reference here
Reference here
Collin Madhavan in simultaneous game against former World Champion-Mikhail Tal!
1990 On June 24th, 1990, the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) arranged a group of top Soviet Grandmasters (14 GM's!), who were en route to the Inter-Zonals in the Philippines to stop over in Malaysia for a 10-player simultaneous match against local player in Shah Alam. The GM's is Tal, Smyslov, Ivanchuk, Salov, Beliavsky, Dalmatov, Vaganian, Sokolov, Khalifman, Yudasin, Lputian, Guravich, Gelfand and Dreev!
1990 Malaysian men and women team participated at the 29th Novi Sad, Yugoslavia Olympiad Men Category
Players : 1.Eric Cheah Woon Leng ,2.Ng Ek Leong,3.Mok Tze Meng,4.Mohd Noor Yahya ,5.Ng Ek Teong , 6. Mohd Kamal Abdullah
Placing : 73 / 108
Women Category
Players : 1.Ong Hwa Liu ,2.Putra-Johns, Geraldine,3.Ibrahim, Eliza Hanum,4.Wahiduddin, Khairunisa
Seeded : . Placing : 49 / 65
1990 Malaysia Chess Federation (MCF) with the cooperation of Majlis Perbandaran Shah Alam organised 1990 East Zonal at Shah Alam/Kuala Lumpur.
World chess championship cycle 1990-1992, zone II [i.e. 11] men and women : Shah Alam, Malaysia, 26th February-10th March 1990.
1990 - 9th MERDEKA Team Event (Kejohanan Catur MERDEKA Ke -9) was held from 31st August 1990 - 2nd September 1990 at Wisma Belia, Jalan Syed Putra, Kuala Lumpur.
source: 1990 Catur Merdeka Buletin
1990 - Kejohanan Catur Hari Buruh organized by Persatuan Catur Melayu Malaysia (PCMM) and sponsored by Southern Bank Bhd was held at City Square, Kuala Lumpur
1991 Asian Team Chess Championship held in Hotel Mar Vista Resort, Tanjung Bungah, Penang from 24 Oktober 1991 was won by China ,
1991 Mashafizul Helmi got no. 5th placing in World Under 10 Chess Championship in Warsaw, Poland
1991 Mashafizul Helmi got no. 5th placing in World Under 10 Chess Championship in Warsaw, Poland
1991 Kamal Ariffin Wahiddudin won the National Closed Championship. His sister NWM Nurul Huda Wahiduddin won the women section in the same year. They are the first sibling to win the National champion title for both the Men and Women's title are NM Kamal Ariffin and NWM Nurul Huda Wahiduddin in the National Closed 1991.
1991 GM Eduard Gufeld won Malaysia Open 1991 held at the Royal Selangor Club,
1991 (November) -GM Eduard Gufeld win simul with 6 Malaysian Player in Royal Selangor Club, Dataran Merdeka, KL (right)
GM Gufeld- Ng Ek Leong 1-0
GM Gufeld- Mok Tze Meng ½-½
GM Gufeld- Ng Ek Teong ½-½
GM Gufeld- Lee Soi Hock ½-½
GM Gufeld- Andrian Wong ½-½
GM Gufeld- FM Eric Cheah 0-1
GM Gufeld- Mok Tze Meng ½-½
GM Gufeld- Ng Ek Teong ½-½
GM Gufeld- Lee Soi Hock ½-½
GM Gufeld- Andrian Wong ½-½
GM Gufeld- FM Eric Cheah 0-1
1991 Eliza Hanun Ibrahim won Asian Girl Under 16 held at
1991
GM Eduard Gufeld - Azahari Mohd Nor [A06]
GM Gufeld Simul at Perpustakaan Tun Abd Razak, 08.08.1991
GM Gufeld Simul at Perpustakaan Tun Abd Razak, 08.08.1991
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.e3 dxe3 4.fxe3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Bc5 8.b3 0–0 9.Bb2 Re8 10.Qc2 Nb4 11.Qb1 e4 12.Nd4 Bxd4 13.exd4 Qxd4+ 14.Kh1 Qxd2 15.a3 Nd3 16.Bxd3 exd3 17.Nb5 Bh3!! 18.Rg1 Ng4 19.Bd4 Qf4 0–1
1991 (Ogos) GM Eduard Gufeld beat all Malaysian player in a simul at Royal Selangor Club
Geraldine Johns Putra, Eliza Hanum Ibrahim,Andrian Wong, Dareen Ong, Navin Pillay, Christy Chia,David Chow, Ronald Hogg
1992 Mashafizul Helmi won the Tunas Harapan Majlis Sukan Sekolah Sekolah Malaysia (MSSM) Award
1992 Malaysia host the 1992 Commonwealth Chess Championship held in Bangi (PERMATA) from 22nd May - 2nd June 1992.
1992 Mok Tze Meng won the National Closed Championship Men Category and Nurul Huda Wahiduddin Won the Women Category
1992 Malaysia men and women team participated at the 30th Chess Olympiad: Manila 1992 Men Category
Players : 1.Eric Cheah Woon Leng,2.Mok Tze Meng,3.Mohd Kamal Abdullah,4.Ng Ek Teong,5.Mohd Noor Norazmi, 6.Goh Yoon Wah
Seeded : . Placing : 78 /102
Women Category
Players : 1.Audrey Wong,2.Nurul Huda, Wahiduddin ,3.Putra-Johns, Geraldine,4.Lai, W.
Placing : 47/ 62
Source from Olimpbase here
1993 - MCF and the Singapore Chess Federation have decided that beginning with the 1993 Malaysia-Singapore match will be contested annually to cement the close ties between the two countries. The 1993 annual match was played in Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia won 33-19 over the visitors. This marked the first of three consecutive wins by the Malaysians as they also won the 1994 and 1995 matches.
1993 Kuala Lumpur Park Royal start sponsoring The National Closed Championship
1993 Yeoh Chin Seng won the National Closed Championship
1993 Eliza Hanum Ibrahim won the National Closed (Woman) title
1994 Asian Cities Team Chess Championships in Kuala Lumpur
1994 Malaysia organised Grandmaster Challange Tournaments in Kuala Lumpur in conjuntion with Visit Malaysia Year 1994 (March) . GMs that participated is GM Eduard Gufeld, GM Maia Chiburdanidze and GM Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia) GM Eugenio Torre (Philipines),GM Xie Jun and GM Ye Rongguang (China),
1994 Mashafizulhelmi won the National Closed Championship and Roslina Marmono won the Women Category
1994 the Malaysians won the Malaysia - Singapore Match by 71-33 in Singapore
1994 the Malaysians won the Malaysia - Singapore Match by 71-33 in Singapore
1994 Malaysia men and women team participated at the 31st Chess Olympiad: Moscow 1994 Men Category
Players : 1.Md Hashim Sabar ,2.Yeoh Chin Seng ,3.Wahidudin Kamalarifin ,4.Fairin Zakaria,5.Ooi Chern Ee, 6. Mashafizulhemi
Seeded : . Placing : 96/ 124
Women Category
Players : 1.Wahiduddin, Khairunisa ,2.Ong Hwa Liu,3.Ibrahim, Eliza Hanim,4.Ibrahim, Eliza Hanum
Seeded : . Placing : 49/81
1995 1st round of the Malaysia-Singapore Match was played at Malaysia, Malaysia won 36-24. The popularity of this match was such that in 1995, there were even two matches played. The second such match in 1995 was played in Singapore and it was won by the Singaporeans with a very close 30 1/2-29 1/2 result.
1995 The first issue of Majalah Catur (Chess Magazine) was published on January 1995. The following issues came out monthly after that but stop after the 6th issue. The only officially sanctioned magazine that was ever published by the Malaysian Chess Federation was the Catur Magazine. Unfortunately, only two issues were produced and these were in the late 1970s (what year?).
1995 Ooi Chern Ee surprised many people by coming third in the 1995 MSSM Sportsboy ceremony.
1995 Mas Hafizulhelmi won the National Closed Championship and Khairunnisa Wahiduddin won the Women Category
1995 1995 Interzonal Tournaments were held in in Genting Highlands, Malaysia.
1995 Mas Hafizulhelmi was awarded the FIDE Master (FM) title for remarkable result at the 1995 Interzonal Tournaments in Genting Highlands, Malaysia.
1995 Arab Malaysian Bank start sponsoring The Labour day tournament. Arab Malaysia Bank revived the tournaments after a lapse of three years because there was no sponsorship.
1995 Asia-Life Asia Insurance which has been sponsoring The National Age Group Championship for the past 10 years decided not to renew its contribution.
1996 Then, in a milestone development, Mas Hafizulhelmi finally bagged the MSSM Sportsboy award .
1996 Malaysia Man and Women team take part at the World Chess Olympiad in Erevan, Georgia and finished 64th placing. Malaysian's women team represent by Nurul Huda W, Khairunnisa W, Roslina Marmono, and Eliza Hanim Ibrahim.-source NWM Nurul Huda Wahiddudin
Men Category
Players : 1.Jimmy Liew Chee Meng,2.Mok Tze Meng,3.,Mashafizulhelmi4.Ooi Chern Ee,5.Tan Wei Sin, 6.Lim Yee Weng
Seeded : . Placing : 64/ 114
Women Category
Players : 1.Nurul Huda, Wahiduddin,2.Wahiduddin, Khairunisa,3.Ibrahim, Eliza Hanim,4.Ibrahim, Roslina Marmono
Seeded : . Placing : 64 / 74
1996 Lim Yee Weng won the National Closed Championship and Eliza Hanum won the Women Category
1996 Malaysia-Singapore Annual match went Malaysia's way by a 40-20 result.
1997 MSSM was held in Kuala Lumpur?1996 Malaysia-Singapore Annual match went Malaysia's way by a 40-20 result.
1997 Lim Yee Weng won the National Closed Championship (Man) and Eliza Hanim Ibrahim won the women category.
1997 GM Eduard Gufeld from Georgia gave a simultaneous display at
Menara Pelangi,Johor Bahru , Malaysia
Menara Pelangi,
1997 - Malaysia send two teams (Kuala Lumpur and Kuching) to compete in the Gunadarma Invitational Chess World Cities held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
source: Indonesiabase
1997 Malaysia beat Singapore 74-46 in the Malaysia-Singapore match
1998 Ng Ee Vern (Selangor) won the National Championship. Eliza Hanum Ibrahim won the Women category.
1998 Malaysia men team participated at 33rd Olympiad in Elista, Kalmykia, Rusia
Men Category
Players : 1.Wong Zi Jing,2.Ismail Ahmad,3.Ng Tze Han,4.Azahari Md Nor,5.Abdul Hamid Majid,
Malaysia men team could'nt sent the 6th board probaly because finacial problem. the 5th board Abdul Hamid Majid is actualy an arbiter and he probaly act as the team manager too
Seeded : . Placing : 74 / 110
Malaysian Women team didn't participated at this Olympiad probaly because of financial problem !!!
1998 Malaysia beat Singapore 44.5-23.5 in the Annual Malaysia- Singapore Match held in KL.
1998 withdrawal of chess from the Majlis Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah Malaysia (MSSM). The reason is due to financial crisis in 1997.
Chess is omitted from Majlis Sukan Sekolah-Sekolah Malaysia (MSSM) calendar for the first time till 2004 when it made a come back after 7 years of hiatus.
1998 UKRAINIAN grandmaster Alexander Onischuk won the fourth Tan Chin Nam (Dato')grandmaster tournament that took place in Beijing from June 8 to 18.
This Category 12 event had a prize fund of US$16,000 and Onischuk took the first prize of US$5,000 with a score of 7 1/2 points from 11 games.
1998 - Lim Chin Lee (Malaysian) joint winner a rating tournament at the second New Hampstead chess festival in England on March 1998
1998 After 14 years, Malaysia has her second international master! Mas HafizulHelmi achieved his final IM norm at the Intchess IM tournament in Singapore . Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) targeting him to be the first Malaysian Grandmaster by the year 2000-source Malay Mail 10 July 1998
1998 IM Mas Hafizulhelmi broke the record as the highest Elo rating a Malaysia has ever scored -( 2400).
1998 (April) Asian Cities Team Championship (logo right) and Asian Women's Individual Chess Championship were held at at the Awana Genting Highlands Golf And Country Resort, Pahang. 1998 Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur for the first time, be the venue of this year's 17th Merdeka team chess championship on Aug 28-30. Before it were held at Wisma Belia, Kl
1999 IM Mas Hafizul Helmi played at the GM Saintly Cup in Australia and made an up set by defeating GM Ian Rogers (Australia) and draw with GM Joel Benjamin (US).
Source: Rizal Ahmad Kamal's blog
1999 (July) GM Ye Jiangchuan win the 5th Tan Chin Nam Cup held in Shen Yang, China.
1999 Jonathan Chuah (Penang) won National Championship. Siti Zulaikha Foudzi won the women section.
1999 Malaysia beat Singapore 45.5-38.5 in the Annual Malaysia-Singapore tournament held in Singapore.
1999 GM Alex Wojtkiewicz (Poland)who was on his way to Philipines stopped in Malaysia to play clock simul in Tan and Tan building with our national players IM Mas Hafizul (draw), Wong Zi Jing (lost), Lim Yee Weng (win) , Ng Ee Vern (lost) and Mok Tze Meng (lost). The final score - the Polish GM beat Malaysian players 3.5-1.5
2000 Ng Tze Han (Penang) won the National Championship. NM Siti Zulaikha Foudzi won the women section.
2000 Malaysia participated at the 34th World Chess Olympiad in Instanbul, Turkey . The man team achieved their best overall result ever by finishing in 64th place with 28.5 points from 14 rounds. The woman team finished in 60th placing with 20 points. Men Category
Players : 1.Mashafizulhelmi 2.Mok Tze Meng, 3.Wong Zi Jing, 4.Ismail Ahmad, 5.Azahari Md Nor, 6. Jonathan Chuah
Seeded : . Placing : 64 / 72
Women Category
Players : 1.Lim, Jean Nie ,2.Lee, Samantha ,3.Ibrahim, Eliza Hanum,4. Sitii Zulaikha, Foudzi
Seeded : . Placing : 60 / 86
2000 MERDEKA Day Chess Tournament is recognised by the goverment as part of the events to celebrate the National Day.
2000 - The organisers and participants of this year's tournament, played at the Putra World Trade Centre, had to be thankful to the Youth and Sports Ministry. The Sports Ministry had stepped in to save the event after its fate hung in the balance following the Culture, Arts and Tourism Ministry's decision early this year to cut off its Merdeka financial aid to the MCF nearly affecting almost 20 years of an uninterrupted Merdeka team chess championship come to an abrupt end
2000 The Wah Seong Penang International Master Chess Tournament 2000 were held at Penang. Mok Tze Meng achieved his first IM norm.
2000 (December) Malaysian Chess Federation ended the old millennium by organising a very quiet and largely unpublicised double round-robin masters tournament, comprising six of the country's senior and junior players, at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur .
2000 Malaysia won the Annual Malaysia - Singapore match for the fifth consecutive years held at KL. 2000 - The organisers and participants of this year's tournament, played at the Putra World Trade Centre, had to be thankful to the Youth and Sports Ministry. The Sports Ministry had stepped in to save the event after its fate hung in the balance following the Culture, Arts and Tourism Ministry's decision early this year to cut off its Merdeka financial aid to the MCF nearly affecting almost 20 years of an uninterrupted Merdeka team chess championship come to an abrupt end
2000 The Wah Seong Penang International Master Chess Tournament 2000 were held at Penang. Mok Tze Meng achieved his first IM norm.
2000 - Sarawak win 2000 Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota- Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK). Runners up goes to Kuala Lumpur. The team event was held in Kuala Lumpur.
Source: Rizal Ahmad Kamal's blog
2000 (December) Malaysian Chess Federation ended the old millennium by organising a very quiet and largely unpublicised double round-robin masters tournament, comprising six of the country's senior and junior players, at the Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur .
2000 Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) in 1998 targeting IM Mashafizul to be the first Malaysian Grandmaster by the year 2000 didn't materialized -source Malay Mail 10 July 1998
2001 Lim Chuin Hoong (Penang) won the National Championship.NM Siti Zulaikha Foudzi won the women section.
2001 IM Mas Hafizulhelmi FIDE rating reach 2456 in April 2001 - the highest ever FIDE rating for any Malaysia
2001 - Terengganu win 2001 Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota- Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK). Runners up goes to Sarawak. The team event was held in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
Source: Rizal Ahmad Kamal's blog
2001 Singapore won the Annual Malaysia-Singapore match held at Singapore (42.5-47.5)
2001 Datuk Sabaruddin Chik stepped down as the Malaysia Chess Federation president. The committee accepted his resignation without any objections. Deputy president Datuk Mohamad Rosli bin Abdul Aziz took charge as acting president.
2002 Wong Zi Jing photo right ( Man Category) and NWM Siti Zulaikha Foudzi (Women) won the National Closed Championship held at The Chess Network, Wilayah Kompleks, Kuala Lumpur from 25th -29th May 2002
2001 Datuk Sabaruddin Chik stepped down as the Malaysia Chess Federation president. The committee accepted his resignation without any objections. Deputy president Datuk Mohamad Rosli bin Abdul Aziz took charge as acting president.
2002 Wong Zi Jing photo right ( Man Category) and NWM Siti Zulaikha Foudzi (Women) won the National Closed Championship held at The Chess Network, Wilayah Kompleks, Kuala Lumpur from 25th -29th May 2002
2002 - Sarawak win 2002 Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota- Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK). Runners up goes to Kuala Lumpur. The team event was held in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.
Source: Rizal Ahmad Kamal's blog
2002 The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) organised the World Youth Olympiad (U16), which was on that year open to players born in 1986 or later. Some nations fielded two teams (China, Singapore, Hong Kong) and some three (Australia, Malaysia). Following the last-minute withdrawal of Zambia, Malaysia has added a fourth team in order to even out the numbers. The tournament was declared open by Kirsan Ilumzhinov. Following a speech to the assembled players and officials, Ilumzhinov made a symbolic first move (e4) on an extremely large chess set installed in the centre of the hall. 
(photo left : Kazakhstan vs England)Second seeds China "A" took clear first on the back of an 85% score on board 1 by Wang Yue and an 80% score on board 2 by Zhao Jun. Top seeds the Ukraine finished second but could be said to have underperformed with IM Areshchenko scoring only 60% on board 1 and future GM Karjakin losing a lot of points on board 2 with a 75% (performance rating of about 2373) score. Seventh seeds Indonesia took third place and fourth seeds India finished 4th. Overperformances were achieved by 11th seeds Uzbekistan (5th) and 17th seeds Singapore (9th). 5th Seeds England (13th) and 3rd seeds Romania (6th) performed less well. source : news from England team at here
2002 Malaysia team participated at the 35th Olympiad in Bled, Slovenia. The man team seeded 101, finished 75th place with 27.5 points out of 134 teams. The women team placed 62nd with 20 points.
Men Category
Players : 1.Wong Zi Jing,2.Lim Yee Weng,3.Nicholas Chan,4.Jonathan Chuah,5.Lau Beng Hock, 6. Ismail Ahmad
Seeded : . Placing : 75/134
Women Category
Players : 1.Sitii, Zulaikha Foudzi ,2.Nie Lim, Jean ,3.Ibrahim, Eliza Hanim ,4. Lim Han Ying
Seeded : . Placing : 62/90
2002 ex Malaysian chess coach the legendary Gorgeian GM Eduard Gufeld (photo right) died. He died on
September 23, 2002 at He was born in the Ukraine on 19 March 1936. In the late 1950s had established himself as one of the strongest players in the world, defeating Tal, Spassky, Smyslov, Korchnoi, Bronstein, and just about ever other strong Soviet player. He was also a prolific author who wrote over 100 chess books.
2002 MCF secretary Abdul Hamid Majid (photo right) has been elected as a member of the FIDE executive board at the Bled Olympiad in Slovenia. The first time a Malaysian is picked for a FIDE job. 2002 GM Nigel Short in Malaysia. English GM Nigel Short, while enroute to
2002 Singapore won the Annual Malaysia- Singapore Match
2003 (December 06,) GM Yasser Seirawan from US gave a simultaneous display in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Note: the red circle player is me :)
2003 - Kuala Lumpr win 2003 Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota- Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK). Runners up goes to Sarawak. The team event was held in Kuching, Sarawak.
Source: Rizal Ahmad Kamal's blog
2003 Nicholas Chan photo right (Man category) and NWM Siti Zulaikha Foudzi (Women)(Kuala Lumpur) won the National Closed Championship held at The Chess Network, Wilayah Compleks, Kuala Lumpur from 4th -8th June 2003 2003 Malaysia took three bronze medal at 22nd Vietnam SEA Games.
Siti Zulaikha Muhmad Foudzi won 2 Bronze in the Women's Single Rapid and Standard category and Lim Chuin Hoong, Ismail Ahmad, Marcus Chan, Nicholas Chan and Jonathan Chuah won the Bronze in the Men Rapid Chess Team Category.
source: official site
2003 Siti Zulaikha Foudzi was the first Malaysia woman to receive the Woman FIDE Master (WFM) title at the Vietnam Zonal. Malaysian Audrey Wong was the first to receive WIM in 80's
2003 Singapore won the Annual Malaysia - Singapore Match (64-76) held in Singapore
2004 - Malaysia participated at 36th Chess Olympiad 2004 in Calvia, Spain
Men Team :FM Mok Tze-Meng, FM Lim Yee-Weng,Leong Mun Wan,Hafiz Shafruddin,Zarul Shazwan ,ZullkafliTan Vooi-Giap
Placing : 70/129 . Seeded: 94
Women Team : 1.WNMSiti Zulaikha,2.Nur Shazwani Zullkafli,3.Roslina Marmono, Wan Khye Theng
Placing : 40/87 . Seeded : 56
Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/data/archives/2013/07/08/16/53/back-in-the-good-ol-mssm/#wZEPvFmBv8RPOhE2.99
2004 - The 1st Malaysian Chess Festival was held in the MidValley , Kuala Lumpur. The Dato' Arthur Tan Open is a memorial competition organised by Dato' Tan Chin Nam in honor of his son - Dato Arthur Tan Boon Shih.The festival has different competitions -
(i) 1st Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship; (Champion - GM Ni Hua - China)
(ii) 24th Merdeka Team Championship ; (Champion- ?)
2004 - Chess was not listed in Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota- Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK).
Source: Rizal Ahmad Kamal's blog
2004- chess were included back in MSSM di Labuan after 7 years of hiatus ( since 1998)
2005 Marcus Chan (Man category) won the National Closed Championship. NM Siti Zulaikha Foudzi won the women section.
2005 - Kuala Lumpur win 2005 Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota- Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK). Runners up goes to Sarawak. The team event was held in Melaka.
Source: Rizal Ahmad Kamal's blog
2005 - The 2nd Malaysian Chess Festival 2005 was held in MidValley ,Kuala Lumpur. The festival has different competitions -
(i) 2nd Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship; (Champion - Wang Hao - China)
(ii) 25th ASTRO-Merdeka Team Championship (Rapid)- (Champion -Tagaytay City - Philippines)
(iii) 25th ASTRO-Merdeka Team Championship (Open)- (Champion -Tagaytay City - Philippines)
(iv) Chevy Chess Challange ; (Champion -Kamaluddin Yusof - Malaysia) and
2006 Jonathan Chuah (Man category) from Penang won the National Closed Championship. WFM Siti Zulaikha Foudzi won the women section. She is the longest holder of the NWM title with a record of 8 consecutive years.
2006 - Malaysia participated at The 37th Chess Olympiad 2006 in Turin, Italy.
Men Category
Players : 1.Mashafizulhelmi,2.Mok Tze Meng,3.Lim Yee Weng,4.Jonathan Chuah,5.Anas Nazreen Bakri
Seeded : . Placing : 80/ 147
Women Category
Players : 1.WFM Siti, Zulaikha ,2.Wan Khye Theng ,3.WCM Nur Shazwani, Zullkafli ,4.Roslina, Marmono
Seeded : Placing : 44 /103
2006 Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) Tronoh, Perak break Malaysian Book of Records for
organizing a chess tournament which was involved 960 participants!
2006 - Kuala Lumpur win 2006 Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota- Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK). Runners up goes to ?????. The team event was held in Kuala Lumpur.
Source: Rizal Ahmad Kamal's blog
2006 Asean Chess Academy(ACA) Opens Its First Branch in Malaysia in 22 Oct 2006
Asean Chess Academy Pte Ltd has opened its first regional branch, in Malaysia. Managed by Intchess (M) Sdn Bhd, the branch premises was open in November at No. 22-1 (1st Floor), Jalan 27/70A, Desa Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur. Enquiries to Mr Peter Long . Trainers available there are: FT, IA Nguyen Tan Tung (Vietnam) - now seconded to Laos Chess Federation, FI, FM Geldyev, Kochmurad (Turkmenistan) - now seconded to Korea Chess Association, IM Gwaze, Robert (Zimbabwe) and FM Long, Peter (Malaysia).2006 Dato' Tan Chin Nam was persuaded to step back into the picture as MCF’s interim president to fill a position left vacant by the then incumbent who did not wish to be re-elected. But Tan made it very clear that the MCF would have to find a new president when his own two-year term expired.
2006 - The 3rd Malaysian Chess Festival 2006 was held in the CitiTel Midvalley and MidValley Megamall , Kuala Lumpur. The festival involve 4 different competitions -
(i) 3rd Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship; (Champion - GM Dao Tien Hai- Vietnam )
(ii) 26th ASTRO-IGB Merdeka Team Championship; (Champion -Tagaytay City - Philippines)
(iii) Ambank Group Chess Challange ; (Champion -Truman Hernaez - Philippines) and
(iv) Malaysian Blitz Open ; (Champion - ? )
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| Zarul Shazwan (center) |
2007 - Terengganu win 2007 Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota- Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK). Runners up goes to Perlis. The team event was host by PENJARA and held in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan.
Source: Rizal Ahmad Kamal's blog
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| Mashafizul won Bronze medal in 2007 Asian Indoor Games (Classical) in Macau, China. |
2007 - IM Mashaizul Helmi and WIM Siti Zulaika Foudzi win bronze medal in the 2007 ASIAN Indoor Games (Classical) in Macau.
2007 Quah Seng-Sun had written about chess in The Star newspaper in Malaysia since Aug 1980. The Star cancel this collumn in 2007.
This event gathered together the Russian Embassy staff, “Russian Club” members to the RCSC, Malaysian top chess players, and traditional participants of regional and national tournaments. Among them were a former chess champion of Malaysia, a chess international master, two FIDE masters and others, total 26 participants. source : http://www.malaysia.mid.ru/photo_e_21.html
2007 - The 4thMalaysian Chess Festival 2007 was held in MidValley, Kuala Lumpur. The festival has different competitions -
(i) 4th Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysian Open Chess Championship; (Champion - Li Chao - China)
(ii) 27th ASTRO-Merdeka Team Championship (Rapid)- (Champion -Apocalypse Manila - Philippines)
(iii) 25th ASTRO-Merdeka Standard Team Championship - (Champion -ASTRO ); and
(iv) 2nd Ambank Chess Challange ; (Champion -Cantonjos Allan O.- Philippines)
2007 Merdeka Team Tournaments been held for the 27th times in Kuala Lumpur. Actually the tournaments is part of the Malaysia Chess Festival 2007 which consist 5 tournamants. 1. 4th Dato’ AT Malaysian Open 2. AmBank Chess Challenge 3. National Women 2007 4.ASTRO Merdeka Rapid Team event5. ASTRO Merdeka Standard Team event
2008 - Terengganu win 2008 Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota- Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK). Runners up goes to Kuala Lumpur. The team event was held in Penang.
Source: Rizal Ahmad Kamal's blog
2008 Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib, former Perak Chief Minister, Cabinet Deputy Minister, Parliment Speaker was elected as the new Malaysian Chess federation (MCF) President . Read the news here
2008 - Edward Lee Kim Han win the 2008 National Closed which was held from 31st May - 4th June 2008 at DATCC, Kuala Lumpur. In the women section, Alia Anin Azwa Bakri emerged as the champion. Report is here
2008 - Malaysia participated at The 38th Chess Olympiad 2008 in Dresden, Germany.
Men Category
Players : 1. IM Mashafizulhelmi,2. FM Lim Yee Weng 3. FM Mok Tze Meng, 4.IM Jimmy Liew ,5.NM Edward Lee Kim Han
Seeded : . Placing : 96/ 146
* The are no Malaysian Women team in Dresden 2008.
2009 - Sarawak win 2009 Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota- Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK). Runners up goes to Kuala Lumpur. The team event was held in Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
Source: Rizal Ahmad Kamal's blog
2009 - Evan Capel (Penang) win the 2009 National Closed which was held from 30th May - 3rd June 2009 at DATCC, Kuala Lumpur. In the women section, 12 years old - Tan Li Ting emerged as the champion. News is here
2010 Singapore win the 2010 Malaysia-Singapore Chess Challange ( Dato Tan Kim Yeow Trophy) by a point margin - 76.5-75.5. The tournament was held in Citytel Express, (at Chow Kit Road) , KL from 15th-17th February 2010 ( During Chinese New year!?). There was 4 rounds with two classical time control and two rapid. The Singapore now lead the annual match which started in 1985 ( 10-9).
2010 - National (Open) and (Women) Championship was held and organised by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia from 18-20 June 2010.
Tan Khai Boon and Fong Mi Yen win the 2010 Open and Women National Championship respectively. Penangite - Tan Khai Boon won the open section with 8 points from 9 rounds. He lost the first round against Kedahan - Amri Hajar but Khai Boon never turn back by winning the remaining rounds. Win this victory, Tan Khai Boon received the National Master (NM) title.
National Master (NM) Tan Khai Boon received the Tun Hussein Onn Trophy from the President of Malaysian Chess Federation - Tan Seri Dato' Seri Diraja Ramli bin Ngah Talib.
Perakian - Fong Mi Yen finish with 7.5 points out of 9 rounds in the women section. She won seven games and only lost to Amira Syahmina Zulkafli in round 6 and draw against Camilia Johari in the final round to clinch the National Women Master (NWM) title .
National Women Master (NWM) Fong Mi Yen received the Tan Sri Sabbaruddin Chick Trophy from Ketua PALAPES UKM - Encik Abdul Rahim.
2010- Malaysia participated at The 39th Chess Olympiad 2010 in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia.
Men Category
Players : 1.Mashafizulhelmi, 2.Mok Tze Meng, 3. NM Tan Khai Boon 4.FM Peter long 5. Gregory Lau Beng Hock
Seeded : . Placing : 92/ 148
Women Category
Players : 1.NWM Alia Anin Azwa Bakri, 2.WCM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham, 3.NWM Nurul Huda Wahiduddin, 4.Roslina, Marmono, 5.Fong Mi Yen
Seeded : Placing : 64 /115
2010 - Kuala Lumpur win 2010 Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota- Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK). Runners up goes to Terengganu . The team event was held in Putri Park, Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
Source: Rizal Ahmad Kamal's blog
2011 - Kuala Lumpur retain the Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota- Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK) Championship. Runners up goes to Terengganu. 3rd and 4th goes to Sarawak and Pahang respectively.The team event was held in Heritage Hotel, Ipoh Perak. Read the report here
2012 - Roshan Singh win the 2012 National Closed which conclude on 27th - 31st May 2012 at DATCC, Kuala Lumpur. Roshan is the 30th National Master (NM). In the women section, Nur Najiha Azman Hisham is the new champion. She is the 13th National Women Master (NWM).
2012- Malaysia participated at The 40th Chess Olympiad 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Men Category
Players : 1.IM Mok Tze Meng, 2.IM Lim Yee Weng, 3. Yeoh Li Tian, 4.IM Jimmy Liew 5. NM Lim Zhuo Ren
Seeded :86th . Placing : 64/ 157
Women Category
Players : 1.WFM Nur Najiha Azman Hisham, 2.WCM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham, 3.WCM Fong Mi Yen, 4.NWM Tan Li Ting, 5.Camilia Johari
Seeded : 83rd. Placing : 61 /127
2012 - IM Mok Tze Meng create a history in Malaysian chess by beating Dutch GM - Loek Van Wely
rating elo 2690 in the first round of the 2012 Olympiad, Turkey . This is the strongest ever player beaten by a Malaysian player. Previously the record was held by IM Mashafizul who
beat GM Ian Rogers (2618) in Saintly Cup 1999 and GM Victor Korchnoi
(2607) in Olympiad Turin 2006.
2012 - 30th September 2012 - Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur win the 2012 chess team event at the
Kejohanan Catur, Dart dan Karom, Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan
Anggota-Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK) held from 27th - 30th September
2012 at Bilik Tanjung, Dewan Sri Pinang, Lebuh Light, Pulau Pinang . This year event is host by Pulau Pinang.
Kuala Lumpur repeat their last two years victory and by doing so they
create history by winning it three time in a row ( 2010, 2011 and 2012).
Second to fourth place is won by Terengganu (2nd) , Johor (3rd) and
Sarawak (4th).
Read the report here
2013 - The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) and Persatuan
Catur Negeri Terengganu (PCNT) organized the The National Closed
Championships at the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Kuala
Terengganu from 28th May 2013
to 1st June 2013.
Aron Teh won the Open title and WCM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham won the women title.
2013 - The Malaysian Inter State Team Championship was held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah by Sabah Chess Association. The last time this event was held was 15 years ago!
Read the report at Peter Long blog here
2013 - 30th September 2012 - Johor win the 2013 chess team event at the
Kejohanan Catur, Dart dan Karom, Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan
Anggota-Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK) held from 3rd - 6th October
2013 at New York Hotel, Johor Bahru, Johor . This year event is host by Johor.
Read the report here
2013 - Fong Yit San (Boys) and Tan Li Ting (Girls) win the 2013 National
Junior Championships title held at the 35th Floor of City Square in downtown
Johor Bahru from 1st-5th December 2013 .
2014 - The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) organized The 2014 National Closed
Championships at 2ND FLOOR, WILAYAH COMPLEX, KUALA LUMPUR from 12th March 2014
to 16th March 2014.
Fong Yit San won the Open title and Renitha Narayanan won the women title.
- Terengganu win the 2014 chess team event at the Kejohanan Catur, Dart dan Karom, Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota-Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK) held from 12-14 September 2014 - at Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu . This year event is host by MAKSAK Terengganu .
2014 - Malaysia participated at The 41st Chess Olympiad 2014 in Tromso, Norway.
Men Category
Seeded : . Placing : 72/ 103
Women Category
Players : 1. WFM Alia Anin Azwa, Bakri 2. WCM Tan Li Ting, 3. WCM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham, 4. WFM Nur Najiha Azman Hisham 5. Puteri Rifqah Fahada Azhar
Seeded : Placing : 54 /78
2015 - The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) organized The 2015 National Closed Championships at OCM, Olympic Hotel , Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur from 14th March - 18th March 2015.
FM Yeoh Li Tian won the Open title and WCM Nur Nabila Azman won the women title.
- Kuala Lumpur win the 2015 chess team event at the Kejohanan Catur, Dart dan Karom, Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota-Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK) held from 28-31 May 2015 - at Alor Setar, Kedah . This year event is host by MAKSAK Kedah .
2016 - The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) organized The 2016 Malaysian Championship ((formerly known as National Closed)) at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah from 16th March 2016 to 20th March 2016.
FM Yeoh Li Tian and WCM Nur Nabila Azman won the Open and Women title respectively. They won the tournament for the second time in a row ( 2015-2016).
The Malaysian Inter State Team Championship was held from 26-28 November 2016 at MS Garden Hotel Kuantan, Pahang and organized by Persatuan Catur Pahang. The team event has two category - Open and Women. Penang won the Open Section and Selangor won the women section. source : chess-results.com
The Malaysian Inter State Team Championship was held from 26-28 November 2016 at MS Garden Hotel Kuantan, Pahang and organized by Persatuan Catur Pahang. The team event has two category - Open and Women. Penang won the Open Section and Selangor won the women section. source : chess-results.com
2016 - Malaysia participated at The 42nd Chess Olympiad 2014 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Seeded : Placing : 25 /66
The 42nd instalment of the prestigious competition which was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 1 till 14 September, saw the girls emerging as winners of Group C in the Women's Category.
The team consisted of players Tan Li Ting, Alia Anin Azwa Bakri, Nur Nabila Azman Hisham, Puteri Rifqah Fahada Azhar dan Nur Najiha Azman Hisham, and team captain Gregory Lau.
The team consisted of players Tan Li Ting, Alia Anin Azwa Bakri, Nur Nabila Azman Hisham, Puteri Rifqah Fahada Azhar dan Nur Najiha Azman Hisham, and team captain Gregory Lau.
Women Category
Players : 1. WFM Tan Li Ting, 2. WFM Alia Anin Azwa, Bakri , 3. WCM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham, 4. WFM Nur Najiha Azman Hisham 5. WFM Puteri Rifqah Fahada Azhar
Seeded : Placing : 25 /66
Men Category
Players : 1.IM Mok Tze Meng, 2. Ng Tze Han ,3. Subramaniam Sumant, 4. NM Kamal Abdullah 5. IM Jimmy Liew Chee Meng
Seeded : . Placing : 134/ 104
2017 - Sarawak win the 2017 chess team event at the Kejohanan Catur, Dart dan Karom, Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota-Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK) held from 20-22 January 2017 - at Stadium Tertutup Titiwangsa , Kuala Lumpur . This year event is host by MAKSWIP. This year event saw the introduction of the individual women chess category. The individual women chess category winner is WNM Nurul Huda Wahiduddin from MAKSAK Pahang .
- Persatuan Catur Negeri Kelantan (PCNK) in collaboration with Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) organized The 2017 RISDA - Malaysian Championship at Kota Bharu, Kelantan from 23rd March 2016 to 27th March 2017.
source: chess-results.com
- Persatuan Catur Negeri Kelantan (PCNK) in collaboration with Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) organized The 2017 RISDA - Malaysian Championship at Kota Bharu, Kelantan from 23rd March 2016 to 27th March 2017.
FM Wong Yinn Long (Penang) won the Open section and WCM Nur Nabila Azman (Selangor) did a hat-trick by winning the title for the 3rd time in a row. ( 2015-2017).
2018 - The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) and Perak Chess Association organized The 2018 Malaysian Championship ((formerly known as National Closed)) at Universiti Perguruan Sultan Idris (UPSI), Tanjung Malim, Perak from 29th June 2018 to 3rd July 2018
CM Fong Yit San and WFM Tan Li Ting won the Open and Women title respectively.
CM Fong Yit San and WFM Tan Li Ting won the Open and Women title respectively.
2018 - Malaysia won 2 gold medals and 1 silver medal at the 19th Asean University Games (AUG) Championship at Myanmar's Nay Pyi Taw. The teams successfully passed the one gold medal medal target set by the Malaysian contingent before the tournament. Medal of the overall Chess Malaysia medal in the challenge of the Asean University Games (AUG) 2018:
2 gold medals (Group of women + individual women)
1 silver medal (Male group)
source: catur-sukiptblogspot
2018 - Malaysia participated at the 43rd Chess Olympiad (Batumi Chess Olympiad) in Batumi, Georgia.
Open Category
Players : 1.FM Lim Zhuo Ren 2. FM Lye Lik Zhang 3. Zulkipli Zaidan 4. CM Fong Yit San 5. Mukhriez Shah Mahmood Shah , Team Captain : Nik Ahmad Farouqi
Seeded : . Placing : 107/ 93
Women Category
Seeded : Placing : 68 /60
source: chess-results.com
2018 - Sarawak win and repeat their last year performance in the 2018 chess team event at the Kejohanan Catur, Dart dan Karom, Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota-Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK) held from 19-21 October 2018 - at Jasmine 2 Hall, Mahkota Hotel Melaka. This year event is host by MAKSAK Melaka. The individual women chess category winner is Norhidayah Azman from MAKSAK Negeri Sembilan .
source: chess-result.com
source: chess-result.com
2019 - The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) and Persatuan Catur Pahang (PCP) organized The 2019 Malaysian Championship at Grand Continental Hotel, Jalan Gambut, Kuantan, Pahang from 29th June - 3rd July 2019. The first date was 25th- 30th May 2019 but it has to be postponed to a new date as a mark of respect on the recent passing away of Paduka Ayahanda Almarhum Sultan Ahmad Shah Al Musta’in Billah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar on 22th May 2019. In view of the Pahang Palace close relationship with the Pahang chess community, the Malaysian Chess Federation and the Persatuan Catur Negeri Pahang as the organizer of the event, has agreed to postpone The Malaysian Chess Championship 2019 to start on Wednesday, 29th May 2019 with Kuantan, Pahang and Grand Continental Hotel to remain as its venue.
source : MCF's announcement
NM Kamal Abdullah and Puteri Munajah Az- Zahraa binti Azhar won the Open and Women title respectively. This was the 3rd time NM Kamal Abdullah won the national championship. Previously he has won the 1988 and 1989 edition.
2019 - Johor win the 2019 chess team event at the Kejohanan Catur, Dart dan Karom, Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota-Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK) held from 28-30 June 2019 - at Dewan Wawasan 2020 , Kangar, Perlis. This is the second time Johor won this event and also the first outside Johor. They last won it in 2013 when the event was held in Johor Bharu, Johor. There's no women individual category but the women player/board is included in the team event. This year event is host by MAKSAK Perlis.
source: chess-result.com
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Johor - Champion of MAKSAK 2019. Photo from Muhammad Arshad 2019 - Malaysian welcome our new WIM - Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa binti Azhar who won the Girls Under 16&18 category at the 4th Eastern Asian Youth Chess Championship in Bangkok today. She won with 7.5 points out of 9 round. Munajjah become Malaysian 3rd WIM after WIM Audrey Wong Su Yi and WIM Siti Zulaikha Foudzi - both has retired from tournament play. Full results is here  
Photo above from Muhammad Arshad's FB
2020 - Sarawak win the 2020 chess team event at the Kejohanan Catur, Dart dan Karom dan E-Sports, Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota-Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK) held from 12-15 March 2020 in Pulau Pinang. There's no women individual category but the women player/board is included in the team event. This year event is host by MAKSAK Pulau Pinang.
 source: chess-result.com  2021 - Malaysian Women Team won bronze medal in Asian University Chess (Online) Championship 2021 held from 3rd-5th September 2021. Malaysia players : WFM Tan Li Ting, WCM Nithyalakshmi Sivanesan, WIM Puteri Munajjah Azhar, WFM Puteri Rifqah Azhar. source : chess-results.com
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9 comments:
1984 Jimmy won the National Championship.
1990 match between Timman and Karpov was held in KL not Shah Alam
In the photo of the Kotov simul, among them is a currently well known player. Anybody can recognise him?
The 4th board for the 1988 Olympiad team was Ng Ek Leong and not Ng Ee Vern. He won the board prize (gold) for his performance.
I suspect that the first WFM is Seto Wai Ling
I can set up my new idea from this post. It gives in depth information. Thanks for this valuable information for all,.. Bullet chess
Mohd Salleh Yahya didnt play for Malaysia at 1988 Olympiad in Thessalonika. Mohd Noor Norazmi also didnt play for Malaysia at 1992 Olympiad in Manila.
Mohd Noor, According to olympbase.org, Mohd Salleh Yahya did play for Malaysia at 1988 Olympiad in Thessalonika and Mohd Noor Norazmi also play for Malaysia at 1992 Olympiad in Manila. http://www.olimpbase.org/1992/1992mas.html
http://www.olimpbase.org/1988/1988mas.html
Hello I'm interested to enrol my sons to chess program. Please kindly let me know where I can do it in Johor. Tqvm
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