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Zaw Win Lay (Burmese: ဇော်ဝင်းလေး; 22 October 1963 – 3 October 2014) was the first Burmese chess grandmaster. 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]

In this Burmese name, the given name is Zaw Win Lay. There is no family name.
Zaw Win Lay
Full nameZaw Win Lay
Country Myanmar
Born(1963-10-22)22 October 1963[1]
Tuesday, 6th waxing of Tazaungmon 1325 ME
Pakkoku, Myanmar
Died3 October 2014(2014-10-03) (aged 50)[1]
Friday, 10th waxing of Thadingyut 1376 ME
Mandalay, Myanmar
TitleGrandmaster (2000)
Peak rating2633 (January 2000)[2]

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]


References


  1. "Zaw Win Lay". Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  2. "Zaw Win Lay". Chess DB. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  3. "41st Myanmar National Championships, 25 June – 5 July 2015, Yangon". Chess Asia Pacific. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  4. "Anatoly Karpov vs Zaw Win Lay, Japfa Classic (2000), Bali, rd 8, 22-April-2000". Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  5. "GM Zaw Win Lay Memorial". Retrieved 2020-04-04.


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