Teo Sim Hua

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)

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]

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