Event 3 details

Event 3: Merdeka Blitz Chess Championship

• Official Name:
  • Merdeka Blitz Chess Championship
  • Also explicitly referred to as Malaysian Chess Festival MERDEKA BLITZ 2025
• Dates:
  • The event is scheduled for September 13th, 2025 (Saturday)
• Organizer: DAT Chess Centre (implied as the organizer of the entire festival)
• Venue: KL Gateway Mall
• Time:
  • The event is scheduled to start at 18:30 (6:30 PM)

Format & Time Control

• Format: 7-9 Rounds Swiss system. Players will play against others with similar scores as the tournament progresses.
• Time Control: Each player will have 3 minutes per game plus a 2-second increment per move. This is described as a "fast" or "really fast" pace.

Entry Fees & Registration

• Entry Fee: The entrance fee for this event is RM 60.

Prizes

• Total Prize Fund: The total prize fund for the Merdeka Blitz Chess Championship is RM 2,500.
• Individual Prizes:

  Rank	Prize (RM)
  1	500
  2	300
  3	250
  4	200
  5 - 6	150
  7 - 8	100
  9	90
  10 - 11	80
  12 - 16	60
  17 - 20	50