Moulthun Ly (born 20 November 1991) is an Australian chess player. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 2016 to become Australia's sixth grandmaster (GM).[2] He is the first person born in Cambodia to become an International Master or a Grandmaster.[1]
| Moulthun Ly | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Australia |
| Born | 20 November 1991 Cambodia[1] |
| Title | Grandmaster (2016) |
| FIDE rating | 2469 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2524 (October 2016) |
Chess career
editLy earned his first two International Master (IM) norms in 2006 at the World Open in Philadelphia and the Essent Open in Hoogeveen. He attained his final IM norm at the Doeberl Cup in Canberra in 2010. He was awarded the title of International Master the following year.[3]
Ly picked up his first GM norm by winning the Sydney International Chess Open in 2014 with a score of 7.0/9.[4] He achieved his last two GM norms in 2016 at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival, where he scored 6.0/10; and the Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival, where he scored 5.5/9.[2][5]
In 2020, he won the 54th Begonia Open on tie-breaks from Mark Chapman, Zong-Yuan Zhao and Jesse Jager.[6]
Personal life
editLy grew up in Queensland, Australia.[7][8] He is the founder and editor of 50 Moves Magazine, a chess magazine which he operates with contributions from leading Australian players such as fellow Australian grandmasters Ian Rogers and Max Illingworth.[9]
Ly is currently the Head of Online Learning at Australian Junior Chess on Cloud,[10] and publishes videos weekly on Molton, his personal YouTube channel.[11] He remains active on the Australian chess scene.
References
edit- ^ a b "Young Players at Australian Open Part Three". Sydney Academy of Chess. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Congrats and Welcome to Australia's latest and newest Grandmaster (elect)!!!". Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club Chess Club Blog. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Chess Games of Moulthun Ly". Chess Games. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Moulthun Ly surprising winner of Sydney Open 2014". Chessdom. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "23rd Abu Dhabi Int. Chess Festival Masters Tournament: Moulthun Ly". Chess results. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 1323". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "Moulthun Ly is nearing his Grandmaster title!". Somerset Chess Club. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "21 chess players go up against chess master in Valley". Brisbane Times. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Our Story". 50 Moves Magazine. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "About Us | Australian Junior Chess on Cloud". AJCoC. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Molton - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
External links
edit- Moulthun Ly rating card at FIDE
- Moulthun Ly chess games at 365Chess.com