| Tan Lian Ann | |
|---|---|
| Country | Singapore |
| Born | September 8, 1947 |
| Title | International Master (1973) |
| Peak rating | 2415 (July 1982) |
Tan Lian Ann (born 8 September 1947) is a Singaporean chess master.
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Career
He played at Perth 1962/63 (AUS-ch, John Purdy won); at Vrnjačka Banja 1963 (7th World Junior Chess Championship (U-20), Florin Gheorghiu won), and at Barcelona 1965 (9th WJCh, q-5, Robert Hübner won).[1]
He was six times champion at the Singaporean Chess Championship,[2] and at the age of 16, He won Malaysian chess championship. He shared first at Hong Kong 1972 (East Asian Zonal); tied for 16-18th at Petropolis 1973 (Interzonal, Henrique Mecking won); took 2nd, behind Eugenio Torre, at Melbourne 1975 (Zonal);[3] tied for 18-20th at Manila 1976 (Interzonal, Mecking won).[4]
Tan Lian Ann represented Singapore four times in Chess Olympiads:
- In 1968, at first board in 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano.
- In 1970, at first board in 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen.
- In 1972, at first board in 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje.
- In 1992, at third board in 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila.[5]
and twice in Asian Team Chess Championships:
- In 1987, at first board in 7th ATCh in Singapore.
- In 1991, at second board in 9th ATCh in Penang.[6]
He took 8th in the 21st Cairnhill Open at Singapore 2003.[7]
He was awarded the International Master title in 1973, after qualifying for the Interzonal in Petrópolis, Brazil.[8]
References
- ^ Welcome to the Chessmetrics site
- ^ Lian-Ann Tan player profile and games at ChessGames.com
- ^ Zonals in USSR, CIS and Asia Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ World Chess Championship Index of FIDE Events 1948-1990
- ^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess
- ^ OlimpBase :: Men's Asian Team Chess Championship's Overall Statistics
- ^ The Week in Chess 478
- ^ 1973 Petropolis Interzonal Tournament mark-weeks.com
External links
- Tan Lian Ann rating card at FIDE
This page was last edited on 8 January 2024, at 03:14