Personal information | |
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Native name | 张心欢 |
Citizenship | Singapore |
Born | 1943 |
Died | 11 January 2023 | (aged 79–80)
Occupation | Xiangqi player |
Sport | |
Sport | Xiangqi |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals | World Champion (1990) Bronze medal - Asian Indoor Games (2007) |
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]