[1] Pein has been an influential figure in British chess for over thirty years, in the roles of player, coach, journalist, publisher, organizer, fundraiser, and entrepreneur.

[7] Malcolm devised the concept of an open air chess festival and put this into practice with ChessFest staged in London’s Trafalgar Square.

[8] Malcolm Pein's journalistic career started with spells as the chess correspondent for the short-lived Today and The European newspapers.

Including X-Men, Holby City, Coronation Street, Eastenders, the Apple TV Series Slow Horses and a docudrama produced by ARTE on the 1997 Kasparov vs Deep Blue match entitled Rematch which as of March 2024 had been sold to by Disney+ and HBO Europe.

He also advised Canal Plus and Vivendi[9][10] in the production of a series of programmes on the Grand Chess Tour Rapid and Blitz tournaments in Paris.

[16] Pein captained England to a bronze medal finish at the 2019 European Team Chess Championships in Batumi, Georgia.