The Singapore Chess Federation is the principal authority over all chess events in Singapore. SCF was founded in 1949 by Lim Kok Ann. The Federation is affiliated to the world governing body, International Chess Federation (FIDE), and is part of the ASEAN Chess Confederation and the Asian Chess Federation.
Wu Shaobin is a Singaporean chess Grandmaster. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 2003 and 2005. He is married to former Women's World Chess Champion Xie Jun.
China is a major chess power, with the women's team winning silver medals at the Olympiad in 2010, 2012, and 2014; the men's team winning gold at the 2014 Olympiad, and the average rating for the country's top ten players third in the FIDE rankings as of April 2023.
The Fiji Chess Federation coordinates chess tournaments in Fiji and is affiliated to FIDE.
Tan Lian Ann is a Singaporean chess master.
Kevin Goh Wei Ming is a Singaporean chess grandmaster. He is a seven-time Singaporean champion and has represented Singapore in the Chess Olympiad since 2004.
Wong Meng Kong a Singaporean chess grandmaster. He won the Singaporean Chess Championship in 1986, 1989, 1990 and 1991. He represented Singapore at the Chess Olympiad eleven times.
Jason Goh Koon-Jong is a Singapore chess International Master. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 2004. Represented Singapore three times in Chess Olympiads. His most recent FIDE rating is 2408 in April 2015.
Chan Peng Kong is a chess player from Singapore. He was awarded by FIDE the title International Master (IM) in 2002. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1999 on tie-break score. Chan represented Singapore eight times in the Chess Olympiad. He won the Seniors 50+ section of the ASEAN+ Age Group Chess Championships in 2007, 2012 and 2013.
Giam Choo Kwee was a Singaporean chess player. He received the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) in 1976 and International Arbiter in 1983. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1972 and 1973 and represented Singapore four times in Chess Olympiads. At the time of his death, his official FIDE rating was 1820.
The National University Health System (NUHS) is a group of healthcare institutions in Singapore. The group was formed in 2008 and operates several hospitals, national specialty centres, and polyclinics. The National University Hospital is the largest hospital in the group and serves as the flagship hospital for the cluster.
Terry Toh is a Singapore chess International Master. He won the national Singaporean Chess Championship in 1995, and represented Singapore in the 1994 Chess Olympiad. His latest FIDE rating is 2394 in January 2018.
Dr Chew Chin Hin is the only doctor from Singapore who had been conferred the prestigious Mastership in the American College of Physicians (MACP) for contribution to medicine in Singapore.
Saw Swee Hock HFLSE was a Singaporean leading expert in statistics, population, and economics, and was a noted philanthropist.
Kanagaratnam Shanmugaratnam was a Singaporean histopathologist considered Singapore's "father of pathology". He was known for his research on nasopharyngeal carcinoma and founded the Singapore Cancer Registry.
Daniel Howard Fernandez is an English and Singaporean chess grandmaster and author.
Dale Andrew Fisher FRACP is an infectious diseases physician who specialises in Infectious Diseases and a Senior Consultant in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the National University Hospital, Singapore. He is also a professor of medicine at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, and the chair of the National Infection Prevention and Control Committee through the Ministry of Health, Singapore. In 2020, he became group chief of Medicine for National University Health Systems.
Paul Anantharajah Tambyah, is a Singaporean doctor and professor of infectious diseases, a politician, and a writer. He is President of the Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection and also President of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. He is also the Chairman of the Singapore Democratic Party, a position he has held since September 2017.
Yee-Sin Leo is a Singaporean physician. Leo is the executive director of the National Centre for Infectious Diseases and researches emerging infectious diseases. She has been in charge of Singapore's response to several outbreaks, including Nipah, SARS and COVID-19. In 2020, she was selected as one of the BBC's top 100 Women.
Tin Jingyao is a Singaporean chess grandmaster. He is a five-time winner of the Singapore Chess Championship and has represented Singapore in the Chess Olympiad.
