Giam Choo Kwee (7 May 1942[1] – 13 August 2018) was a Singaporean chess player. He received the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) in 1976[1] 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).[2] At the time of his death, his official FIDE rating was 1820.

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)

Chess style

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Kwee's most played openings:[3]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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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