Malaysian Chess Championship
The Malaysian Chess Championship is organized by the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF; Malay: Persekutuan Catur Malaysia). Known as the National Closed Chess Championship prior to 2016, the first edition was held in 1974. A separate Malaysian Women's Chess Championship has also been held annually since 1990. FIDE Master Christi Hon has won the national title a record five times, while Woman International Master Siti Zulaikha Foudzi has won the women's title a record eight times. Curiously, it has occurred twice that a pair of siblings has won the national and the women's titles in the same year: Kamal Ariffin Wahiddudin and Nurul Huda Wahiduddin in 1991, and Zarul Shazwan Zullkafli and Nur Shazwani Zullkafli in 2007.[1]
National championship winners[]
Mas Hafizulhelmi, Malaysian champion in 1994 and 1995
Year Champion[1][2] 1974 Choo Min Wang 1975 Chan Swee Loon 1976 Goh Yoon Wah 1977 Tan Bian Huat 1978 Christi Hon 1979 Tay Chong Thai 1981 Christi Hon, Goh Yoon Wah 1982 Christi Hon 1983 Christi Hon 1984 Jimmy Liew 1985 Peter Long, Francis Chin 1986 Peter Long, Francis Chin 1987 Christi Hon, Lee Soi Hock 1988 Kamal Abdullah 1989 Kamal Abdullah 1990 Ng Ek Leong 1991 Kamal Ariffin Wahiddudin 1992 Mok Tze Meng 1993 Yeoh Chin Seng 1994 Mas Hafizulhelmi 1995 Mas Hafizulhelmi 1996 Lim Yee Weng 1997 Lim Yee Weng 1998 Ng Ee Vern 1999 Jonathan Chuah 2000 Ng Tze Han 2001 Lim Chuin Hoong (Ronnie Lim) 2002 Wong Zi Jing 2003 Nicholas Chan 2004 Nicholas Chan 2005 Marcus Chan 2006 Jonathan Chuah 2007 Zarul Shazwan Zullkafli 2008 Lee Kim Han (Edward Lee) 2009 Evan Timothy Capel 2010 Tan Khai Boon 2011 Lim Zhuo Ren 2012 2013 2014 2015 Yeoh Li Tian 2016 Yeoh Li Tian[3] 2017 2018 2019
Women's championship winners[]
Year Champion[1][2] 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 [3] 2017 2018 2019 Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar
References[]
- ^ a b c "Malaysian Chess History". 7 November 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Former NM & NWM". Sabah Chess Association. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ a b "2016". 11 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
Categories:
- Chess in Malaysia
- Chess national championships
- Women's chess national championships
- Sports competitions in Malaysia
- Recurring sporting events established in 1974
- Recurring sporting events established in 1990
- 1974 establishments in Malaysia
- 1990 establishments in Malaysia
- 1974 in chess
- 1990 in chess