The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF; ) is the principal authority over all

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events in

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

and organizes the

Malaysian Chess Championship The Malaysian Chess Championship is organized by the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF; ). 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 ...

. The MCF promotes and coordinates all major chess events in the 13 Malaysian states and is an active sports body in Malaysia. The Federation is affiliated to the world governing body,

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, and is part of the

ASEAN Chess Confederation The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, is a regional grouping of 10 states in Southeast Asia "that aims to promote economic and security cooperation among its ten members." Together, its member states re ...

Controversies

In 2017, a 12 year old girl was barred from attending the National Scholastic Chess Championship organised by the MCF held in a school in

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over her “seductive” knee-length dress. The news sparked outrage online with the MCF vowing to investigate the incident while denying that the decision was due to religious sensitivities.

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Chess in Malaysia

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