3rd May 2016, Kuala Lumpur - The upcoming Malaysian Chess Festival 2016 is slated for the 9th - 19th September 2016 for the ASTRO Merdeka Open Rapid Team Chess Championship 2016, 1st Datin Yee Wai Fong Merdeka Junior Team Chess Championship 2016, Merdeka Blitz Chess Championship, 7th Swensen's Age-Group Chess Championship 2016, 13th IGB Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open Chess Championship, 7th IGB Seniors Open Chess Championship, 11th Malaysia Chess Challenge, Individual Rapid Chess Championship.