Malaysia to organize chess tournament in memory of Great Leader Heydar Aliyev

The Malaysian Chess Federation will hold a chess tournament on May 17 to mark the 102nd anniversary of the birth of the national leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev, Olaylar informs referring to the Federation.

The event was organized in cooperation with the Azerbaijani Embassy in Malaysia and is being held for the third year in a row, attracting the attention of chess players from all over the world.

The event will be FIDE Rated with Rapid discipline using a time control of 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment played over 7 rounds. Divided into the Open/Men and Women events, MCF has set aside a prize fund of RM7,500 for the eventual winners with RM1,000 for the Open/Men Champion and RM800 for the Women Champion.

10 main prizes are up for grabs for both events with additional prizes to be given to Best U18, U12, Veteran (50+), OKU and Unrated. Special prizes have also been set aside for UiTM students who do well in the tournament.

Men players who are have FIDE Rating of 2100 and above, and Women players with FIDE Rating of 1900 and above, are invited to play for FREE. Foreigners - regardless of their Rating or Title.