MCF Calendar 2014

Click here for Malaysian Chess Federation 2014 Calendar


source: Gregory Lau (MCF)

MCF Website

A presentation of a new Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) 's website was held during the MCF meeting yesterday.

The new MCF website is purpose by the new Deputy President - Dato' Sri Dr. Edmund Santhara.

A sneak preview of the MCF website which will be announce later...

attending MCF meeting...

The new MCF main committee held their  meeting today at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club (KLGCC), Mont Kiara Kuala Lumpur.

The National Age Group Chess Championship 2012 is On!

The National Age Group Chess Championship 2012 will be held from 11th-13th March 2012 at OCM INDOOR STADIUM, Jalan Hang Jebat, 50150 Kuala Lumpur.

The championship is  organised by Malaysian Chess Federation and Dato' Arthur Tan Chess Center (DATCC) will be the event manager.

Click the details at MCF's blog here

National Arbiter's Seminar - 16th to 18th September

Hi All

With the success of the recent FIDE Arbiter Seminar, MCF is taking another step forward with its national version of the same seminar to encourage and educate more locals on the rules and regulations that govern chess events and games.

The MCF version of the seminar will cover topics that are more suited for the local circuits by focusing primarily on FIDE Laws of Chess, Swiss Pairing and Tournament Organizing. The idea of the MCF seminar is to share the knowledge and learning that were gained during the FIDE Arbiter Seminar with other local arbiters, teachers, organizers, club members, associations including parents and players whom may not have the opportunity to join the FIDE session. .

Similar to the FIDE seminar, participants for the MCF seminar will also sit for a short exam on the final day of the seminar to gauge their understanding on the topics that were presented and discussed. Those who have done well in the exams will be conferred with appropriate titles and recognitions, and can look forward to earn the National Arbiter's title which MCF plans to introduce in the very near future. The MCF seminar will also provide better preparation to the participants should they want to pursue their ambition in becoming globally recognized FIDE Arbiters or International Arbiters.

One of the interesting feature of the MCF seminar is that it will also provides an optional 1 additional day for participants to learn and be trained on using the Swiss Manager program, one of the world's most popular pairing program used in many local and international chess events. Participants are advised to purchase their own Swiss Manager program prior to attending the training day, or download the DEMO version from the Swiss Manager website. Whilst the organizer may provide computers for the participants to practice, the units available may not be enough to go around for everyone. During the learning session, participants will be taught on how to download FIDE and MCF rating list, execute pairings including changing the pairings, keying in and correcting results, understanding tie breaks, printing and preparing tournament reports, and other relevant topics that will help the user to use the software effectively.

The entry fees for the 3 days seminar is RM200 per person of which RM50 shall be used towards MCF certification. For the Swiss Manager training program, the registration fees is RM80 per person. For the entire 4 days seminar, the total fees is RM280 per person. Participants are advised that the fees do not cover for lunch, accommodation or transport during the duration of the seminar. Those who are interested to take part in the Swiss Manager training program must have a solid understanding on Swiss Pairing program prior to participating in training program. Those who are interested to take only the Swiss Pairing program will be accepted at the discretion of the organizer with a higher fees imposed.

Those who would like to inquire more about the seminar, please contact Najib Wahab at +6016 338 2542 or email najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com

The proposed schedule for the seminar is as follows:

Thank you and Warm Regards

Najib Abdul Wahab

Program Manager/Coordinator

Tel: +6016 338 2542

Email: najib.wahab@chess-malaysia.com

Web: http://www.chess-malaysia.com

Blog: http://datcchess.blogspot.com

2011 SEA Games Selection pairing

Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF)  has released the 2011 SEA Games Selection pairing. The single round robin tournament will start from tomorrow , 22nd April 2011 till 8th May 2011 at Dato Arthur Tan Chess Centre (DATCC) , Wilayah Kompleks, Kuala Lumpur.

Click MCF's blog here for details.

Penang will represent Malaysian in the 17th Asian Cities Chess Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia (21-29 April 2011)

Dubai Cup

Penang State Team has confirmed and will represent Malaysian in The 17th  Asian Cities Chess Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia from  21-29 April 2011.  This is as accordance to MCF Selection Guidelines March 2010.

National Age-Group Chess Championship 2011

For details, click MCF's blog here

MALAYSIA LIST OF FIDE ACCREDITED TRAINERS

Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF)  have released the list of Malaysian FIDE Accredited Trainers and their financial obligations for trainers title licences. MCF  encourage all Malaysian FIDE Accredited Trainers  to register with MCF.

Go to MCF's blog  here to see the list.

National Closed 2011 and MCF Selection Guidelines and Condition for 26th SEA Games!

Malaysian Chess Federation have officially announced the details about the National Closed Chess Championship 2011 and Selection Guidelines and Condition for the 26th SEA Games 2011 in Palembang, Indonesia. Click the link here for National Close and here for SEA Games Guidelines.

The 3rd National Junior Chess Championship

Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) will organize the 3rd National Junior Chess Championship at the Hotel Olympic, Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur from 15th-19th December 2010. For further details, click MCF's blog here

MCF's Woman Chess Bureau

The Commissioner of Sports (COS) has approved the amendment of the Constitution of Malaysia Chess Federation (MCF), which reserved a vice president  post for woman. In MCF meeting dated 11 August 2010, MCF President - Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib has appointed Mrs.  Haslindah Ruslan to lead the post of Head MCF Women Bureau.

Click here for Biro Catur Wanita MCF's blog.


Source: Haslindah Ruslan via Facebook

Malaysian youth players left for the 2010 World Youth Chess Championship in Greece

Head of Delegation - Ismail Ahmad (left) with the youth players shouting the traditional slogan - Malaysia Boleh!

18th October 2010 - The Malaysian youth players left from KLIA this morning  to The 2010 World Youth Chess Championship which will be held in Halkidiki, Greece  from 19th - 31st October, 2010.

Ex- World Police Chess Champion and national player - Ismail Ahmad was selected as the head of delegation. The squad  consist  of 14 players (List of players is  here - minus Irfan Azhar) and 12 accompanying person (parents, coach).

TV3 send their reporter to KLIA last night to cover the sending of our youth players to Greece. Interviews was made with the VIPs and the players. Datuk Dr. M. Kayveas - President of People's Progressive Party (PPP) was the special guest last night. In his interview with TV3, he hope that Jeegathess Gunabalan (Open, Under-8) and other youth players will achieve an excellent results in Greece. According to him, this could be an eye opener to the government of Malaysia  to allocate budget for the development of chess in Malaysia.

From left - Gunabalan (Jegathees's father), Datuk Abdul Wahab Hamid (LS Associates) , Tn. Hj. Ibrahim Abu Bakar (Deputy President of Malaysian Chess Federation), Datuk Dr.M. Kayveas and Jegathees Gunabalan.

 

Datuk Dr. M. Kayveas interviewed by TV3.

There are few players who were sponsored to Greece. Jegathees  is sponsored by Datuk Abdul Wahab Hamid from LS Associates Sdn. Bhd while Zainoor Akmal Maisarah is sponsored by UMNO.

Datuk Abdul Wahab Hamid, interviewed by TV3

 Zainoor Akmal Maisarah (Girl, Under-8) interviewed by TV3 . Her father - Mohamad Noor Azam standing on her side.

Jeegathees Gunabalan ( Open, Under-8 ) interviewed by TV3

IM Mashafizul (center) was also at KLIA. He was there to give support and motivation for the players. On his left  Zurin Mei - mother of Camilia Johari (Girls, Under-12 ) and on his right  - President of Penang Chess Association - Mr.Lee Ewe Ghee -father of Wiliam (Open, Under-12)  and Elgin Lee (Open, Under-14 )

MCF's Secretary - Gregory Lau (right) brief team captain- Ismail Ahmad about the travel itinerary, accommodation, etc.etc...

 I hope the players will give a strong perfomance in Greece - Malaysia Boleh !

World Youth Chess Championship 2010  website

Photos from Hairulov 

The 2010 MSSM-Masterskill National Scholastics Chess Championship

Polgar Chess Asia will organised the The 2010 MSSM-Masterskill National Scholastics Chess Championship for the Ministry of Education Malaysia, Majlis Sukan Sekolah Malaysia (MSSM) and the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF). This event will be held from 8th-12th November 2010 and sponsored by Masterskill Education Group.

For further details, click MCF's blog here

FIDE PRESIDENT KIRSAN IIYUMZHINOV COURTESY VISIT TO MALAYSIA TOMMOROW!

Achtung!

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (also the President of Republic of Kalmykia, Russia ) will be making a short courtesy visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 27th August 2010 and he will be accompanied by FIDE General Secretary Mr Ignatius Leong and Mr. Berik Balgabaev.

For further details, click Malaysian Chess Federation's blog here

Abdul Hamid Majid Letter of Nomination

As we all have already now, IA Abdul Hamid Majid has been nominated by the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF) for FIDE General Secretary in the ticket of former World |Chess Champion - Anatoly Karpov. Below is the letter of the nomination.

Abdul Hamid's letter of acceptance is below:-

Click here to read Karpov's team nomination. MCF's letter of nomination for Abdul Hamid Majid as General Secretary can be found on page 8-9.

Hairulov - Siraj

Below is my game against Sirajudin in the MCF - DATCC friendly held last Wednesday. The game is play under 30 minutes rapid time control.

Hairulov (MCF) - Sirajudin (DATCC)
MCF-DATCC Friendly, 2.6.2010

Actually i was about to play 1.d4 but Siraj "suggest" that i play other moves because we have play countless training games which i start with 1.d4 so .....1.e4 e5 2.d4 ...however Siraj doesn't mentioned that i "can't" play d4 in the second move :) 2...exd4 3.Qxd4

Another option is to play The Danish Gambit  with 3.c3. Taking with the queen on the 3rd move seems like a beginner move but don't be surprised, former Women World Champion - Xie Jun did beat a GM with this move. 3...Nc6 4.Qe3 d6 5.Nc3 

Yours truly (left) vs Sirajuddin. Photo from Ng6 blog

5...Nf6 6.Bd2 a6 7.0-0-0 White idea is to castle queen side  quickly and storm his king's side pawns if Black's choose to castle on the king side.7...Qe7 Black keep the option of castling queen side  so white cannot proceed with the plan of pushing the  king side pawns yet.  8.Nge2 g6 9.Nf4 Bg7 Black is planning to castle kingside with a fianchetto bishop, because of the attractive d5 square, i choose to change my initial plan of pushing my kingside pawns and use  the d5 square as my pivotal square.  10.Ncd5 Qd7 11.Bc3 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 Ne5? 12...f6 should be play because after 13.f4 black will lose a pawn 13...Ng4 14.Qg3 0-0 15.h3 Nh6  if 15...Bxc3 16.bxc3! black will lost material after  16...c6 (if 16...Nh6 17.Nxf6 losing the queen) 17.Nb6 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Qc3+ f6 18.Nxc7 18.e5! is  also strong but i want to play simple 18...Rb8 19.g4  19.e5! stronger  19...Qe7 20.Bg2 Be6 21.Nxe6  i missed 21.g5! winning a piece   21...Qxe6  

22. Qb3 At this time i start to felt the time pressure and choose to exchange queen and simplified matter. Probably not a wise decision though.  22. g5 is perhaps stronger.  

22... Qxb3 23. axb3 Nf7 24. h4 Rbc8  

25. Rd4 b5  26. Kd2 Rc7 27. Ra1 

Ra7 I had less then 5 minutes around this move compare to my opponent 10 minutes. 

28. Ra5 attacking the a6 pawn. 

28... Rb8 29. b4 fixing Black's queen side pawn on the light square so that i can attack it later with my bishop. 

29... Rb6 30. g5 Nd8 31. e5 Nc6  

32. gxf6+ 32. exf6+ ! is stronger for e.g  

32... Kf8 33. Rxd6 Nxa5 34.Rd8+! an important in between move 34... Kf7 35.Bd5+ Re6 36.bxa5 b4 37.Rd6  winning a piece and the game  

32... Kf7 

33. Bd5+ 

Kf8 34. Bxc6 Rxc6 35. e6 35. Rxd6! Rxd6 36.exd6 Kf7 37.b3 Kxf6 38.c4 is simpler and  stronger35... Ra8 36. Rd5 Re8  It seems that i will lose both my e and f pawn after 37.e7+ Kf7 but i have a stronger move 

37. f5! gxf5 38. e7+ another important in between move.  

Kf7 39. Rxf5 d5 40. Ra1  

Rxf6 41. Rxf6+ Kxf6 42. Rxa6+ Kxe7 43. Ra7+ Kd6 

44. Rxh7 Re4 45. c3 d4  

46. Kd3 1-0 Black resign. 

Actually Black has one last trick with  46...dxc3!? hoping for 47.Kxe4?? cxb2! and it's black who is winning!  However if white take his time,  he will surely play the correct move 47. bxc3 winning.