FM Christi Hon - 5 times National Champion

By GilaChess - May 09, 2023

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. 

Besides holding the distinction of 5 times Malaysian Champion, Christi has represented Malaysia in the World Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Lucerne (Switzerland), Thessaloniki (Greece) and Dubai.

Related: 
Malaysian who became National Champions two ore more times:-

  • Christi Hon -5 times (1978,1981, 1982, 1983, 1987) 
  • Goh Yoon Wah - 2 times (1976,1981) 
  • Jimmy Liew- 2 times (1980, 1984) 
  • Peter Long - 2 times (1985,1986) 
  • Francis Chin - 2 times (1985,1986) 
  • Kamal Abdullah - 3 times (1988,1989,2019) 
  • Mas Hafizulhelmi - 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 San- 2 times (2014, 2018) 
  • Yeoh 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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