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Singaporean chess player

Giam Choo Kwee
CountrySingapore
Born(1942-05-07)May 7, 1942
DiedAugust 13, 2018(2018-08-13) (aged 76)
TitleInternational Master (1976)
Peak rating2310 (July 1971)

Giam Choo Kwee (7 May 1942 – 13 August 2018) was a Singaporean chess player. He received the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) in 1976 and International Arbiter in 1983. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1972 and 1973 and represented Singapore four times in Chess Olympiads (1968, 1970, 1972, 1986). At the time of his death, his official FIDE rating was 1820.

Chess style

Kwee's most played openings:

B25 Sicilian, Closed (3 games)
B01 Scandinavian (3 games)
A00 Uncommon Opening (2 games)
C00 French Defense (2 games)
B06 Robatsch (2 games)

References

  1. ^ Di Felice, Gino (2017), Chess International Titleholders: 1950–2016, McFarland, p. 109, ISBN 978-1-4766-7132-1
  2. OlimpBase Men's Chess Olympiads Giam Choo Kwee
  3. "The chess games of Giam Choo Kwee". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

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