| Arovah Bachtiar | |
|---|---|
 Arovah Bachtiar in 1966 | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Born | 25 March 1934 |
| Title | International Master (1978) |
| Peak rating | 2400 (July 1971) [1] |
Arovah Bachtiar (born 25 March 1934) is an Indonesian International master (IM) (1978). He is a four-times Indonesian Chess Championship winner (1953, 1962, 1967, 1971).
From the early 1950s to the second half of the 1970s, Arovah Bachtiar was one of Indonesia's leading chess players. He four time won the Indonesian Chess Championship: in 1953, 1962, 1967, and 1971. In September 1963, Arovah Bachtiar participated in World Chess Championship South-East Asian Zonal Tournament in Jakarta, where shared 1st–2nd place with Béla Berger but lost the additional match. [2] Arovah Bachtiar participated twice more in World Chess Championship Zonal Tournaments (1972, 1975) but no longer repeated this success. [3]
Arovah Bachtiar played for Indonesia in the Chess Olympiads: [4]
Arovah Bachtiar played for Indonesia in the Men's Asian Team Chess Championships: [5]
In 1978, Arovah Bachtiar awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
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