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]
| Zaw Win Lay | |
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| Full name | Zaw Win Lay |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Born | 22 October 1963[1] Tuesday, 6th waxing of Tazaungmon 1325 ME Pakkoku, Myanmar |
| Died | 3 October 2014 (aged 50)[1] Friday, 10th waxing of Thadingyut 1376 ME Mandalay, Myanmar |
| Title | Grandmaster (2000) |
| Peak rating | 2633 (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 edit
- ^ a b c "Zaw Win Lay". Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "Zaw Win Lay". Chess DB. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "41st Myanmar National Championships, 25 June – 5 July 2015, Yangon". Chess Asia Pacific. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "Anatoly Karpov vs Zaw Win Lay, Japfa Classic (2000), Bali, rd 8, 22-April-2000". Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "GM Zaw Win Lay Memorial". Facebook. Retrieved 2020-04-04.