Tan moved from Indonesia to Amsterdam in 1956 to finish high school, after which he went to study Insurance Mathematics. His first foray in chess was a 31 move loss in one of Botvinnik's simultaneous games in 1958, but he soon became a much stronger player.[2]
He played for Indonesia at fourth board in the 14th Chess Olympiad at Leipzig 1960, and won an individual gold medal (+14 –1 =5).[3]
Not long after this tournament Tan was hospitalized for schizophrenia and alcohol addiction. His parents came over from Indonesia, and brought him back to Bandung, where he initially lived in a clinic. After his parents' death, he returned to his birthplace of Bogor, where his family had built him a house. He did not play chess in international tournaments since 1963.[1][2]
Referencesedit
^ abPeter Hoomans, Een kampioen in stilte. In: Nieuwsbrief Max Euwe Centrum, Dec. 2014, p. 25-29
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hiong, liong, hoan, liong, chinese, 陳香良, pinyin, chén, xiāngliáng, tân, hiong, liông, august, 1938, buitenzorg, september, 2009, bogor, indonesian, dutch, chess, player, first, indonesian, first, asian, chess, players, hold, international, master, title, 1962t. Hiong Liong Tan a k a Tan Hoan Liong or H L Tan Chinese 陳香良 pinyin Chen Xiangliang Pe h ōe ji Tan Hiong liong 20 August 1938 Buitenzorg September 2009 Bogor 1 was an Indonesian Dutch chess player He was the first Indonesian and one of the first Asian chess players to hold the International Master title Hiong Liong Tan in 1962Tan moved from Indonesia to Amsterdam in 1956 to finish high school after which he went to study Insurance Mathematics His first foray in chess was a 31 move loss in one of Botvinnik s simultaneous games in 1958 but he soon became a much stronger player 2 He played for Indonesia at fourth board in the 14th Chess Olympiad at Leipzig 1960 and won an individual gold medal 14 1 5 3 Tan also took the Dutch Chess Championship at The Hague in 1961 defeating Jan Hein Donner on the way In 1962 he was co winner of the traditional IBM international chess tournament at Amsterdam alongside Moshe Czerniak He was awarded the International Master IM title in 1963 after scoring 7 5 out of 17 games at that year s Hoogovens tournament 4 Tan also had a dan rank in Go Not long after this tournament Tan was hospitalized for schizophrenia and alcohol addiction His parents came over from Indonesia and brought him back to Bandung where he initially lived in a clinic After his parents death he returned to his birthplace of Bogor where his family had built him a house He did not play chess in international tournaments since 1963 1 2 References edit a b Peter Hoomans Een kampioen in stilte In Nieuwsbrief Max Euwe Centrum Dec 2014 p 25 29 a b Tan Hoan Liong 1938 2010 Archived 2016 05 04 at the Wayback Machine at http indonesiabase com OlimpBase 14th Chess Olympiad Leipzig 1960 individual results Liste des premiers titres chrono Chessmile nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tan Hoan Liong External links editTan Hiong Liong player profile and games at Chessgames com 1 De mysterieuze Hoan Liong Tan in Dutch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hiong Liong Tan amp oldid 1183654784, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
