Chan Peng Kong (born 15 May 1956) is a

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

player from Singapore. He was awarded by

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the title

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(IM) in 2002. He won the national

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in 1999 on tie-break score. Chan represented Singapore eight times in the Chess Olympiad (1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010). He won the Seniors 50+ section of the

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+ Age Group Chess Championships in 2007, 2012 and 2013."14th ASEAN+ AGE-GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013 RAPID CHESS – SENIORS 50"
''chess-results.com''.

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Chan Peng Kong
chess games at 365Chess.com 1956 births Living people Chess International Masters Singaporean chess players Chess Olympiad competitors Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent {{Singapore-chess-bio-stub