Malaysian Chess Championship

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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. It has occurred twice that a pair of siblings have 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]

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National championship winners

Mas Hafizulhelmi, Malaysian champion in 1994 and 1995 Mas hafizulhelmi 20081120 olympiade dresden.jpg
Mas Hafizulhelmi, Malaysian champion in 1994 and 1995
YearChampion [1] [2] [3]
1974Choo Min Wang
1975Ranjit Singh
1976Goh Yoon Wah
1977Tan Bian Huat
1978Christi Hon
1979Tay Chong Thai
1980Jimmy Liew
1981Christi Hon, Goh Yoon Wah
1982Christi Hon
1983Christi Hon
1984Jimmy Liew
1985Peter Long, Francis Chin
1986Peter Long, Francis Chin
1987Christi Hon, Lee Soi Hock
1988 Kamal Abdullah
1989Kamal Abdullah
1990Ng Ek Leong
1991Kamal Ariffin Wahiddudin
1992Mok Tze Meng
1993Yeoh Chin Seng
1994 Mas Hafizulhelmi
1995Mas Hafizulhelmi
1996Lim Yee Weng
1997Lim Yee Weng
1998Ng Ee Vern
1999Jonathan Chuah
2000Ng Tze Han
2001Lim Chuin Hoong (Ronnie Lim)
2002Wong Zi Jing
2003Nicholas Chan
2004Nicholas Chan
2005Marcus Chan
2006Jonathan Chuah
2007Zarul Shazwan Zullkafli
2008Lee Kim Han (Edward Lee)
2009Evan Timothy Capel
2010Tan Khai Boon
2011 Lim Zhuo Ren
2012Roshan Ajeet Singh
2013Aron Teh
2014Fong Yit San
2015 Yeoh Li Tian
2016 Yeoh Li Tian [4]
2017Wong Yinn Long
2018Fong Yit San
2019Kamal Abdullah
2022Tan Jun Ying
2023Lim Zhuo Ren
2024Wong Jianwen

Women's championship winners

YearChampion [1] [2]
1990 Audrey Wong
1991 Nurul Huda Wahiduddin
1992 Nurul Huda Wahiduddin
1993 Eliza Hanum Ibrahim
1994 Roslina Marmono
1995 Khairunnisa Wahiduddin
1996 Eliza Hanum Ibrahim
1997 Eliza Hanim Ibrahim
1998 Eliza Hanum Ibrahim
1999 Siti Zulaikha Foudzi
2000 Siti Zulaikha Foudzi
2001 Siti Zulaikha Foudzi
2002 Siti Zulaikha Foudzi
2003 Siti Zulaikha Foudzi
2004 Siti Zulaikha Foudzi
2005 Siti Zulaikha Foudzi
2006 Siti Zulaikha Foudzi
2007 Nur Shazwani Zullkafli
2008 Alia Anin Azwa Bakri
2009 Tan Li Ting
2010 Fong Mi Yen
2011 Nur Nabila Azman Hisham
2012 Nur Najiha Azman Hisham
2013 Nur Nabila Azman Hisham
2014 Renitha Narayanan
2015 Nur Nabila Azman Hisham
2016 Nur Nabila Azman Hisham [4]
2017 Nur Nabila Azman Hisham
2018 Tan Li Ting
2019 Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar
2022 Siti Zulaikha Foudzi
2023Ainul Mardhiah Mohd Afif
2024 Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar

Precursors

Malayan championship

Prior to the formation of Malaysia, a Malayan Chess Championship was organized by the Malayan Chess Federation which was founded in 1949. It was usually hosted in Singapore and was open to players outside the Federation of Malaya. The first winner, Johannes Fernhout  [ simple ], was a Dutchman from Java. [5]

Malayan championship winners

YearLocationChampion [6]
1949Penang Johannes Fernhout  [ simple ]
1950SingaporePat Aherne
1951SingaporeJ. C. Hickey
1952SingaporeG. H. Brownbill
1953SingaporeTay Kheng Hong
1954SingaporeRichard Lim
1955Kuala Lumpur David B. Pritchard
1956SingaporeM. Davis
1957SingaporeJ. C. Hickey
1958SingaporeJ. C. Hickey
1959SingaporeJ. C. Hickey
1960SingaporeR. E. Fontana
1961Kuala Lumpur Tan Lian Ann
1962SingaporeTan Lian Ann
1963SingaporeTan Lian Seng

Malaysian championships prior to 1974

In April 1965, the Singapore Chess Federation and the Chess Association of Malaya hosted "the first Malaysian chess championship" in Singapore, which was open to "people in all Malaysian States." The winner was Tan Lian Ann of Singapore. [7] Afterwards, national championships in Malaysia were held irregularly due to a lack of organizers. Before the Malaysian Chess Federation replaced the Chess Association of Malaya, the last national tournament took place in 1972–1973 in Kuala Lumpur and was won by Chan Mun Fye. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Malaysian Chess History". 7 November 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Former NM & NWM". Sabah Chess Association. 14 February 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Quah Seng Sun (17 June 2005). "They were the champions". The Star . Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Malaysian Chess Championship 2016 (Women)". 20 March 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Jayakumar, Shashi; Urcan, Olimpiu G. (2017). Singapore Chess: A History, 1945–1990. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. pp. 5–6. ISBN   9789814733212.
  6. ↑ Jayakumar, Shashi; Urcan, Olimpiu G. (2017). "Appendix A: Winners of the Malayan Chess Championship (1949-1963)". Singapore Chess: A History, 1945–1990. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. p. 361. ISBN   9789814733212.
  7. ↑ Jayakumar, Shashi; Urcan, Olimpiu G. (2017). Singapore Chess: A History, 1945–1990. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. p. 74. ISBN   9789814733212.
  8. ↑ Foo Lum Choon (October 1979). "A History of the National Championships" (PDF). Catur Magazine. pp. 9, 11. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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