2016

2016 -  Kuala  Lumpur win  the 2016 MAKSAK chess team event title at the Kejohanan Catur, Dart dan Karom,  Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota-Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK) held from 10th - 13th March  2016 at  Blue Wave Hotel, Shah Alam, Selangor. This year event is host by MAKSAK Selangor. 

  2016  -   The Malaysian Chess Championship 2016 ( formerly know as National Closed Chess Championship) was held from 16th-20th March 2016 at Sabah.  FM Yeoh Li Tian repeat his last year performance by winning the Open section.  In the women section, WFM Tan Li Ting emerged as the winner.

2015

2015 - 30th  September 2015 - Kuala  Lumpur  win the 2015 MAKSAK chess team event at the Kejohanan Catur, Dart dan Karom,  Majlis Sukan dan Kebajikan Anggota-Anggota Kerajaan (MAKSAK) held from 28th -31st May  2015 at  Alor Setar, Kedah. This year event is host by MAKSAK Kedah.  

 


 2015  -   Yeoh Li Tian  (Men) and WFM Nur Najiha Azman  (Women)  win the 2015 National Junior Championships title held at the 2nd Floor Ballroom, Olympic Hotel, Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur from 14th-18th March 2015. The tournament is organized by Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF).

2014

2014 -  The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF)   organized   The 2014 National Closed Championships at 2ND FLOOR, WILAYAH COMPLEX, KUALA LUMPUR  from  12^th March  2014 to 16^th March  2014.

Fong Yit San won the Open  title and  Renitha Narayanan won the women title. 

2014 -  Mr. Laurence How (23rd Oct 1947 - 15th Mar 2014) one of the founders of Chess Association of Selangor passed away.  Read here

2013

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  28^th May 2013 to 1^st 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 .

2012

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

2011

2011 - Lim Zhuo Ren win the 2011 National Closed  which conclude on 20th March 2011 at DATCC, Kuala Lumpur. Lim is the  29th National Master (NM). In the women section, WCM Nur Nabila Azman Hisham is the new champion. She is  the 12th National Women Master (NWM). Report is here

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

2010

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