📍 KOTA KINABALU – Pinoy FM Nelson Villanueva wins the Open as Chess fever hit the EPF Building hard over the long weekend, with a staggering 564 players from Sabah and beyond battling it out at the Sabah Electricity Kaamatan Chess Festival 2026 (May 1-3). From lightning-fast Blitz to school team showdowns, this year’s fest … Read more
It seems like the major LLMs like ChatGPT, Grok, You and DeepSeek offered terrible sources citing the Malaysian Chess Federation (only listing it in their calendar) and news sites like chess.com. The two best sources were Gemini and Hugging Face which listed the blogs, websites, and mirror sites which was comprehensive. Maybe take note of … Read more
September 1 is the closing date to register for the Malaysian Chess Festival 2025. Any registration after this date will result in double charge! So register early and don’t pay double !!
The 16th Inari Penang Chess Festival: A Penang Chess Extravaganza What a wonderful 16th Inari Penang Chess Festival! It just ended! This year’s festival, which took place at the UOW Malaysia KDU Penang University College in George Town from December 23rd to the 27th, 2024, was an exciting showcase of talent and smart thought. There … Read more
What I like about this website name is that it is also the acronym for the arguably the BIGGEST chess festival in South East Asia. It is also the oldest with the next iteration being the 19th edition to the Malaysian Chess Festival. Classical long time control, team rapids for Open as well as Age … Read more
Grandmaster Sivuk Vitaly who is a familiar face in Malaysia now, having won both the Penang Open and Johor Open in past years, now is the champion for the Malaysian Open 2023. Four players tied for first place with 7 out of 9 points, but Sweden’s incumbent champion triumphed due to a better Buchholz tie … Read more
Ding Liren, the 17th Chess World Champion, has not only transformed the game but also captured the hearts of chess enthusiasts around the globe. Let’s explore eight unique qualities of this extraordinary Chinese Grandmaster that make him an inspiring and truly exceptional champion. Conclusion: Ding Liren’s exceptional qualities, from his innovative gameplay and supportive friendships … Read more
The 2023 World Chess Champion is Ding Liren. After a thrilling tiebreak match in the World Chess Championship against Ian Nepomniachtchi, Ding Liren ends Magnus Carlsen’s reign of ten years. Best wishes, Ding Liren! Sergey Karjakin had to be replaced in the Candidates Chess 2022 after FIDE placed him under a 6-month suspension. Anish Giri … Read more