Zaw Win Lay
Burmese chess grandmaster (1963–2014)
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Zaw Win Lay (Burmese: ဇော်ဝင်းလေး; 22 October 1963 – 3 October 2014) was the first Burmese chess grandmaster.
Born22 October 1963[1]
Tuesday, 6th waxing of Tazaungmon 1325 ME
Tuesday, 6th waxing of Tazaungmon 1325 ME
Died3 October 2014 (aged 50)[1]
Friday, 10th waxing of Thadingyut 1376 ME
Friday, 10th waxing of Thadingyut 1376 ME
Country
Myanmar
MyanmarTitleGrandmaster (2000)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 October 1963[1] Tuesday, 6th waxing of Tazaungmon 1325 ME |
| Died | 3 October 2014 (aged 50)[1] Friday, 10th waxing of Thadingyut 1376 ME |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Title | Grandmaster (2000) |
| Peak rating | 2633 (January 2000)[2] |
| Peak ranking | No. 43 (January 2000) |
Biography
He was also a four-time Myanmar National Chess Championship winner in 1990, 1995–1996 and 2007.[3] One of his most notable matches was a draw against the former World champion Anatoly Karpov in 2000.[4]
Karpov vs. Zaw Win Lay, Bali 2000
| h | g | f | e | d | c | b | a | ||
| 1 |        | 1 | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| 8 | 8 | ||||||||
| h | g | f | e | d | c | b | a | ||
Final position
Death and legacy
Zaw Win Lay died on 3 October 2014, leaving behind a wife and two daughters.[1] In his memory, the Myanmar Chess Federation has held the GM Zaw Win Lay Memorial International Chess Tournament in Myanmar annually since 2014.[5]