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Kok Ann Lim

Number of games in database: 82
Years covered: 1968 to 1993
Overall record: +23 -34 =25 (43.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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KOK ANN LIM
(born Jan-27-1920, died Mar-08-2003, 83 years old) Singapore

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Dr. Kok Ann Lim was Secretary-General of FIDE from 1982 to 1988. FIDE called him one of "the Fathers of Asian chess" for his work in promoting the game. The Straits Times called him "the father of chess" in Singapore.

By profession, he was a physician and microbiologist. In 1957, he was the first to isolate a new strain of the virus that causes Asian flu. In 1965, he become dean of the medical faculty at the University of Singapore.

Autobiography (click on links to the left): http://limkokann.blogspot.no/2009/0...

Wikipedia article: Lim Kok Ann

Last updated: 2025-06-08 09:13:35

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 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 82  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. K A Lim vs R Reyes  0-1531968Manila MeralcoD13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
2. K A Lim vs J Lobigas  0-1521968Manila MeralcoA79 Benoni, Classical, 11.f3
3. R Naranja vs K A Lim  ½-½441968Manila MeralcoE66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
4. K A Lim vs E De Castro  ½-½411968Manila MeralcoE49 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System
5. E Torre vs K A Lim  ½-½481968Manila MeralcoB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
6. K A Lim vs N Estimo  0-1341968Manila MeralcoD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. R Balinas vs K A Lim  1-0301968Manila MeralcoC05 French, Tarrasch
8. K A Lim vs Lee Keng Cheong  1-0391968Manila MeralcoE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
9. P Rasmussen vs K A Lim  ½-½201968Manila MeralcoD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
10. K A Lim vs C Benitez  0-1411968Manila MeralcoD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
11. R Rodriguez vs K A Lim  ½-½391968Manila MeralcoB07 Pirc
12. K A Lim vs B Berger  1-0201968Manila MeralcoE75 King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line
13. Gligoric vs K A Lim  1-0271968Manila MeralcoD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
14. G Badilles vs K A Lim  1-0291968Manila MeralcoA21 English
15. S Aguilar vs K A Lim  0-1551968Manila MeralcoC16 French, Winawer
16. K A Lim vs G Sigurjonsson  0-1261968Lugano Olympiad qual-7D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
17. G Tringov vs K A Lim  1-0671968Lugano Olympiad qual-7A07 King's Indian Attack
18. K A Lim vs A de la Casa  1-0411968Lugano Olympiad qual-7E91 King's Indian
19. K A Lim vs R Belkadi  ½-½401968Lugano Olympiad qual-7E93 King's Indian, Petrosian System
20. K A Lim vs E Cobo Arteaga  0-1401968Lugano Olympiad qual-7E73 King's Indian
21. I Ibrahimoglu vs K A Lim  1-0381968Lugano Olympiad qual-7B08 Pirc, Classical
22. E Recalde vs K A Lim  1-0411968Lugano Olympiad Final-DC05 French, Tarrasch
23. K A Lim vs G Kleopas  1-0401968Lugano Olympiad Final-DB06 Robatsch
24. W de Winter Gallegos vs K A Lim  ½-½201968Lugano Olympiad Final-DE10 Queen's Pawn Game
25. J Bedros vs K A Lim  0-1231968Lugano Olympiad Final-DB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
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Mar-08-16  TheFocus: Rest in peace, Dr. Lim Kok Ann.

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