Ardiansyah (5 December 1951 – 28 October 2017) was an Indonesian chess Grandmaster (GM) (1986) and five-time

Indonesian Chess Championship The Indonesian Chess Championship is organized by PERCASI ( id, Persatuan Catur Seluruh Indonesia), the Indonesian Chess Federation. PERCASI was established in 1948 in Yogyakarta, although its official founding date is August 17, 1950, when its sta ...

winner (1969, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1988). FIDE rating lists from 1975 to 2017 give his name as "Ardiansyah, H", the H being an abbreviation for the honorific Haji.

Biography

From the end of 1960s to the second half of the 1990s, Ardiansyah was one of Indonesia's leading chess players. He participated many times in

and won this tournament in 1969, 1970, 1974, 1976, and 1988. In 1969, Ardiansyah participated in World Chess Championship South-East Asian Zonal Tournament in

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where he shared 3rd–4th place with

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. His best results in other international chess tournaments:

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(1980) – shared 3rd–6th place;

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– Denpasar (1982) – shared 10th-14th place;

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(1983 and 1986) – 1st place and shared 1st–2nd place. Ardiansyah played for Indonesia in the following Chess Olympiads: * In 1970, at second board in the

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(+5, =5, -8), * In 1972, at second board in the

20th Chess Olympiad The 20th Chess Olympiad ( mk, 20. Шаховска олимпијада, ''20. Šahovska olimpijada''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an open team tournament, as well as several other events designed t ...

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(+8, =5, -6), * In 1974, at first board in the

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(+5, =10, -5), * In 1978, at second board in the

23rd Chess Olympiad The 23rd Chess Olympiad ( es, La 23a Olimpíada de ajedrez), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as well a ...

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(+5, =5, -3), * In 1980, at fourth board in the

24th Chess Olympiad The 24th Chess Olympiad ( mt, L-24 Olimpijadi taċ-Ċess), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as well as ...

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(+6, =3, -4), * In 1982, at first board in the

25th Chess Olympiad The 25th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 25. Schacholympiade), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as well as ...

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(+5, =4, -1), * In 1984, at first board in the

26th Chess Olympiad The 26th Chess Olympiad ( el, Η 26η Σκακιστική Ολυμπιάδα, ''I 26i Skakistikí Olympiáda''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male an ...

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(+6, =4, -4), * In 1986, at first board in the

27th Chess Olympiad The 27th Chess Olympiad ( ar, أولمبياد الشطرنج ال27, ''uwlimbiad al-shatranj al-27''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female ...

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(+5, =1, -7), * In 1988, at first board in the

28th Chess Olympiad The 28th Chess Olympiad ( el, Η 28η Σκακιστική Ολυμπιάδα, ''I 28i Skakistikí Olympiáda''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division ...

(+3, =1, -4), * In 1990, at second board in the

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(+4, =6, -1), * In 1996, at first reserve board in the

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(+2, =0, -3). Ardiansyah played for Indonesia in the following Men's

Asian Team Chess Championship The Asian Team Chess Championship (recently also called the Asian Nations Chess Cup) is an international team chess tournament open to national federations affiliated to FIDE in Asia and Oceania. It is organized by the Asian Chess Federation, and th ...

s: * In 1977, at second board in the 2nd Asian Team Chess Championship in

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(+6, =1, -1) and won team bronze and individual gold medal, * In 1979, at fourth board in the 3rd Asian Team Chess Championship in

(+4, =2, -1) and won team and individual bronze medals, * In 1987, at first board in the 7th Asian Team Chess Championship in

(+3, =0, -4) and won team silver medal, * In 1989, at second board in the 8th Asian Team Chess Championship in Genting Highlands (+3, =2, -1) and won team silver medal. In 1969, Ardiansyah was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title, and in 1986 he was awarded the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title.

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