MCF AGM 2015 - "VERY Tough Fight" or, "Birds of a Feather Flock Together" ???

BREAKING, 5th October 2015;
" MCF AGM Postponed till Next Year 2016 "

As I'd speculated earlier - The KING SACRIFICE is IN PLAY !

Time to Squeeze, whoever can be "squeezed"???!!!
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Earlier post HERE

The long-delayed 2015 MCF AGM is scheduled to be held on Sunday, 11th October 2015 at the Hotel Olimpik, Kuala Lumpur. (Refer Notice on KLCA site HERE).

Will it be "advantage to the incumbents" or, opposing forces carrying the day or, "birds of a feather, flocking together" or, something unexpected happening at the last minute or, even after the last votes have been tallied?

Many fronts are either opening or closing and with past campaigns under their belt, I am sure the competing elements knows what need to be done.
Whether its The Good, The Bad or The Ugly - The future for Malaysian chess will partially reveal itself on 11 October.

.......but with the just concluded Hari Raya Qurban(Sacrifice) and the Pawn Sacrifice being screened, I do not discount Sacrifice(s) being made, even the unheard of KING Sacrifice in chess!



(UPDATES to FOLLOW)
Initially, when it all started evrybody sort of figured out that the incumbents will try to hold on to power. The question is whether any credible challenge can be mounted.

INTERESTING TIMES in MALAYSIAN CHESS Politics!

My Weltanschauung:

Despite Ramadhan or rather in spite of it, lobbying for positions in the upcoming MCF elections have moved up a notch. I've no idea when the elections will be held as there are no Announcements or Notice(s) by MCF to affiliates to that effect but presumably the 2015 MCF AGM and elections will be held after Raya and on/before 31/12/2015. There's even rumours that it will be held before Raya or even during Raya celebrations to take advantage of the Malay/Muslim vote since a short notice period is all that is required.

The field is starting to take shape and depending on who you talk to it will be a No-Contest, straight fight between Incumbent and Challenger, a 3-cornered fight or even a crowded field of four contenders. How I wish there is a "Joker in the Pack" ala UK's Monster Raving Loony Party which some of my university students voted for when I was in the UK which would add some laughter to the whole process. I guess despite being rated 5th in ASEAN ahead of Laos, Cambodia, Brunei, Thailand and Timor Leste but behind Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore and even Myanmar coupled with the fact that Malaysia do not not have a GM (only 2-3 "active" IMs) chess must be serious business for its stakeholders.

Having used to many "grassroots" elections since student days, I am dissappointed by the lack of a manifesto or proposed development commitment by any of the contenders to-date which indicates the level of disdain they have for stakeholders of the game. Therefore, its no surprises how the votes will be secured, most probably via alliances and "Mamak Deals"!

My Best Wishes to All and Any contending. Please compete on your positive chess credentials i.e. What your Goodsel(ves) and your team have done for chess in Malaysia rather than a negative "whisper or poison-pen" campaign. My only doa is that the contender who did the most for chess development in Malaysia should win.


As a character in P.Ramlee's Ali Baba said - "...Mari Kita Tengok Siapa Yang Kena!? "