The Singapore Chess Federation ( Abbreviation: SCF) is the principal authority over all

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events in Singapore, and was founded in 1949 by Lim Kok Ann. Its promotion of the game has caused participation in its youth and interschool events, among others, to jump from 517 in 1999 to over 1200 in 2004. As a result, Singapore has one of the highest number of chess players in schools

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. The Federation is affiliated to the world governing body, International Chess Federation (FIDE), and is part of the

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and the Asian Chess Federation. The current

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is Dr Hsu Li Yang (who is also an International Master). The current

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is Dr Wong Meng Kong (who is a Grandmaster).

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* National members of the Asian Chess Federation Chess in Singapore

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