Teo Sim Hua (Chinese: 张心欢; 1943 – 11 January 2023) was an international xiangqi player from Singapore.[1] In 1990 she was the first winner of the women's event at the World Xiangqi Championship,[2] beating Huang Yuying by two points.[3] From 1980 to 1988 she was the runner-up in five Asian Xiangqi Championships (zh).[4] In 1991 she was runner-up in the second World Championships held in Kunming.[3] In 2003, she won the second place in the Asian Chess Individual Championship (zh). In 2007, she won the women's individual bronze medal in chess at the Second Asian Indoor Games.[5] She died 11 January 2023.[6]

Teo Sim Hua
Personal information
Native name张心欢
CitizenshipSingapore
Born1943 (1943)
Died11 January 2023(2023-01-11) (aged 79–80)
OccupationXiangqi player
Sport
SportXiangqi
Achievements and titles
World finalsWorld Champion (1990)
Bronze medal - Asian Indoor Games (2007)

References

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  1. ^ "张心欢棋谱、介绍、象棋比赛成绩 - 中体象棋网". 123.206.206.177. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  2. ^ "亞洲象棋錦標賽" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  3. ^ a b 程明松 (编). 《象棋大百科 下》. 成都时代出版社. 2010: 431. [Translation: Cheng Mingsong (ed.). "Xiangqi Encyclopedia". Chengdu Times Publishing House. 2010: 431.]
  4. ^ 屠景明; 杨伯伟 (编). 附录. 《象棋词典》. 上海文化出版社. 2015: 320. [Translation: Tu Jingming; Yang Bowei (eds.). Appendix. "Xiangqi Dictionary". Shanghai Culture Publishing House. 2015: 320.]
  5. ^ "亚洲象棋联合会新闻公报" (PDF). Asian Chess Federation. 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  6. ^ "张心欢病逝 – 新加坡象棋总会". 2023-03-15. Archived from the original on 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
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