The World Amateur Championship is still on in Klang, as far as I can tell. FIDE has not postponed it or moved it - they extended the registration deadline instead.

Here is what I have, going by FIDE’s announcements:

• Venue: KSL Esplanade Hotel, Klang, Selangor
• Dates: Arrival 4 November 2026, departure 13 November 2026
• Latest update: On 9 October, FIDE pushed registration back to 16 October. So if you have been dithering, you have only two days left!!
• Format: Nine-round Swiss, 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move from move one. Open and Women’s sections, each with U2300, U2000 and U1700 categories.

Now, the awkward bit. There is some controversy because Malaysia’s entry policy stops Israeli citizens  from getting in to Malaysia so taking part is out of the question, and a few parties have called for FIDE to move the event elsewhere. 

I should be careful here: the reports I have seen say plainly that it is unclear whether FIDE will act or relocate. I have not seen anything official saying they will, and I am not going to guess (I am third-rate blogger, after all:)).

My takeaway, for what it is worth: plan as if Klang is happening from 4 to 13 November. The strongest signal right now is that FIDE is allowing organisers  taking entries for Klang, which is not what you do when you are about to change the venue. Of course, if FIDE issues a new notice, that overrides everything I have written here.

Also, FIDE announcement on their site to postpone the closing date for entries reinforces the fact that no cancellation or relocation decision is taking place.

So officially it's “Scheduled to proceed in Klang. Relocation demands have been reported, but no FIDE postponement or venue change has been announced as of 14 October 2026.”

I will update this post if anything changes. Are any of you planning to play? Have you seen entries of any Israeli players in the participants list? I can't find any, yet.