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Ignatius Leong, the Glossary

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Ignatius Leong (born 1956) is a professional chess organizer in Singapore and has been one of Asia's leading organizers for more than 20 years.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 11 relations: Arbiter (chess), Chess, Chess Olympiad, FIDE, FIDE titles, Garry Kasparov, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Laos, Singapore, Singapore Chess Federation, United States dollar.

  2. 20th-century Singaporean businesspeople
  3. Singaporean chess players

Arbiter (chess)

In chess tournaments, an arbiter is an official who oversees matches and ensures that the rules of chess are followed. Ignatius Leong and arbiter (chess) are chess arbiters.

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Chess

Chess is a board game for two players.

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Chess Olympiad

The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete.

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FIDE

The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national chess federations and acts as the governing body of international chess competition.

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FIDE titles

FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs) for outstanding performance.

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Garry Kasparov

Garry Kimovich Kasparov (born Garik Kimovich Weinstein on 13 April 1963) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion (1985–2000), political activist and writer. Ignatius Leong and Garry Kasparov are chess coaches.

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Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov (Кирса́н Никола́евич Илюмжи́нов,; Kalmyk: Үлмҗин Кирсән, Ülmcin Kirsən,; born 5 April 1962) is a Russian oligarch, administrator and politician. Ignatius Leong and Kirsan Ilyumzhinov are chess officials.

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Laos

Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country and one of the two Marxist-Leninist states in Southeast Asia.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.

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Singapore Chess Federation

The Singapore Chess Federation (Abbreviation: SCF) is the principal authority over all chess events in Singapore.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

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See also

20th-century Singaporean businesspeople

Singaporean chess players

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignatius_Leong

Also known as Liang Zhirong.