2025 and 2024 Seniors Participants – a comparison

Last year’s Seniors: Overall Winners: Age Group Winners: Best Malaysian: 2025 Seniors Participants Full Starting List: No. Title Name FIDE ID Federation Rating 1 IM Chan, Peng Kong 5800129 SGP 2084 2 IM Liew, Chee-Meng Jimmy 5700019 MAS 2017 3 Lee, Soi-Hock 5715903 MAS 1889 4 CM Spiller, Paul S 4300718 NZL 1885 5 CM … Read more

Schedule Malaysian Chess Festival 2025

Date Event Time Notes 12 Sep (Fri) SMS Deen Merdeka Open Rapid Team Championship – Rounds 1-3 15:00 – 18:30 Team Manager’s Meeting at 14:45, 3 rounds on Day 1 DTCN Merdeka Junior (U12) Team Championship – Rounds 1-3 15:00 – 18:30 Parallel to Rapid Team event 13 Sep (Sat) Rapid Team & Junior (U12) … Read more

Festival Catur Malaysia 2025 (Malaysian Chess Festival 2025)

Bersedia untuk GILA CATUR lagi? Festival Catur Malaysia 2025 semakin hampir dan kali ini ia benar-benar sebuah jubli perak untuk dunia catur tempatan. Ya, edisi ke-20! KL Gateway Mall, Kuala Lumpur, akan sekali lagi menjadi medan pertempuran dari 12 hingga 21 September 2025. Permain, peminat veteran, junior bersemangat, “DGT guy” yang tak pernah duduk diam – semua … Read more

Yeoh Li Tian: Malaysia’s First Chess Grandmaster

Yeoh Li Tian: Malaysia’s First Chess Grandmaster Yeoh Li Tian, a 25-year-old from Selangor, has made history by becoming Malaysia’s first chess Grandmaster. Yeoh began his journey in chess at the age of three, initially learning Xingchi (Chinese chess) before transitioning to international chess. The Grandmaster title, awarded by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), is … Read more

The Hectic Life of “DGT Guy” Shin Azwan

Shin Azwan, also known as Norazwaan Kamaruzaman, is a dedicated and indispensable member of the Malaysian chess community.1 Although he is known as the “DGT guy” for setting up and managing the digital boards that broadcast games live at the 2024 Malaysian Chess Festival, Azwan wears many hats. He also served as the Fair Play … Read more

Penang Chess Festival 2024

As mentioned in previous post, the venue is now UOW Malaysia KDU Penang University College. Penang Chess Festival 2024 Date: 23 -27 December 2024Penang Open (Individual)28-29 Dec (Sat..Sun)Penang Chess League (Team)29 Dec 3pmFestival Blitz Open Online Registration top Team League Online Registration top Blitz Online Registration top