2025 Commonwealth Chess Championships – 8-17 Nov – Malaysia – Selections Open

The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF), under the auspices of the Commonwealth Chess Association and FIDE, is pleased to invite National Chess Federations from all Commonwealth countries to participate in the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2025, scheduled from 8 November (Arrival) to 17 November 2025 (Departure) at the Corus KLCC Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

The 2025 edition will feature both the Open Championship and age-group events from Under-8 up to Under-18. The Open event includes category prizes for Women, Veterans, Disabled players, and Under-20 competitors, while the age-group championships will be held separately for boys and girls in the Under-8, Under-10, Under-12, Under-14, Under-16, and Under-18 categories. All rounds will be played at the Corus KLCC Hotel Grand Ballroom, located on the 1st floor of the hotel. For the Open Championship, each Commonwealth country may field one man, one woman, one senior (above 60), one junior girl (U20), and one junior boy (U20) as its official players. For the Age-Group Championships, each country may nominate one boy and one girl in each of the U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, and U18 categories, all recognised as official players.

Website (including Regulations) https://malaysiachess.org/announcement/commonwealth-chess-championship-2025-registration-open/

NZL has been allocated 17 official places – see the bolded italic section above for info. These players will receive free board and lodging. They will still be responsible for their airfares, other travel costs, registration and entry fees.

Other NZL players (ie. not the officially selected player) can still enter, but will have to pay all their costs.

To apply for an official spot, please complete this form https://forms.office.com/r/PihqTPjPxA and submit it to the NZCF by the end of Sunday the 14th of September 2025.

Successful candidates may be asked to supply additional information in order to register them officially.

Any NZCF related queries to the Admin Officer Richie Christie admin@newzealandchess.co.nz