Teo Sim Hua
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Nativename
张心欢
CitizenshipSingapore
Born1943
Died11 January 2023 (aged 79–80)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 张心欢 |
| Citizenship | Singapore |
| Born | 1943 |
| Died | 11 January 2023 (aged 79–80) |
| Occupation | Xiangqi player |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Xiangqi |
| Rank | Grandmaster[1] |
| 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 a Singaporean xiangqi grandmaster.[2] In 1990 she was the first winner of the women's event at the World Xiangqi Championship,[3] beating Huang Yuying by two points.[4] From 1980 to 1988 she was the runner-up in five Asian Xiangqi Championships (zh).[5] In 1991 she was runner-up in the second World Championships held in Kunming.[4] 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.[6] She died 11 January 2023.[7]