FM Christi Hon – 4 times National Champion

FM Christi Hon – 4 times National Champion

 Many young ones today don’t know him but Christi Hon was Malaysia’s first Fide Master after earning a rating from the World Chess Federation (FIDE). He also boast of having beaten Anand Viswanathan, a former  world champion from India, in an IM tournament in New Delhi in 1985. 

Christi has represented Malaysia in the World Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Lucerne (Switzerland), Thessaloniki (Greece) and Dubai.

  • Christi Hon -4 times (1978,1981, 1982, 1983) 
  • Goh Voon Wah – 2 times (1976,1981) 
  • Jimmy Liew- 2 times (1980, 1984) 
  • Peter Long – 2 times (1985,1986) 
  • Francis Chin – 2 times (1985,1986) 
  • KamalAbdullah – 3 times (1988,1989,2019) 
  • Mas Hatzulhelmi – 2 times (1994,1995) 
  • Lim Yee Weng – 2 times (1996,1997) 
  • Jonathan Chuah – 2 times (1999,2006) 
  • Nicholas Chan – 2 times (2003,2004) 
  • Fong Yit Ban- 2 times (2014, 2018) 
  • Veoh Li Tian -2 times (2015,2016) 

Although inactive, Christi is seen over the years visiting Natiional Championships as well as the Malaysian Open.

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