Max Arie Wotulo (5 August 1932 – 2000) was an Indonesian

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player. He received the

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of International Master (IM) in 1969 and

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in 1978.

Biography

From the mid-1950s to the second half of the 1970s, Max Arie Wotulo was one of Indonesia's leading chess players. He participated many times in Indonesian Chess Championship where he showed the best results in 1955 and 1960 when he shared 2nd–3rd place. In 1969, Max Arie Wotulo participated in World Chess Championship South-East Asian Zonal Tournament in

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where he shared 3rd–4th place with Ardiansyah. Max Arie Wotulo played for Indonesia in the

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s: * In 1960, at first board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in

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(+4, =6, -7), * In 1966, at second board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in

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(+3, =6, -3), * In 1970, at first board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in

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(+2, =5, -3), * In 1972, at first board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in

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(+4, =2, -3), * In 1978, at fourth board in the

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(+1, =0, -1). Max Arie Wotulo played for Indonesia in the Men's Asian Team Chess Championship: * In 1974, at third board in the 1st Asian Team Chess Championship in Penang (+3, =0, -2) and won team and individual bronze medals.

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