Lim Kok Ann

Lim Kok Ann
林國安/林国安
Born(1920-01-27)27 January 1920
Died8 March 2003(2003-03-08) (aged 83)
NationalitySingapore
Occupation(s)Microbiologist
Chess organizer
Known forEnterovirus research
"Father of chess" in Singapore
TitleSecretary-General of FIDE
SpouseRosie Seow Guat Kheng
ChildrenStella Kon and four others
RelativesLim Boon Keng (grandfather)
Seow Poh Leng (father-in-law)

Lim Kok Ann (simplified Chinese: 林国安; traditional Chinese: 林國安; pinyin: Lín Guó'ān) (27 January 1920 – 8 March 2003) was a Singaporean chess player and organizer, and a microbiologist specializing in enterovirus research.