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Mohd Kamal Abdullah

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Mohd Kamal Abdullah
Full nameMohamad Kamal bin Abdullah
CountryMalaysia
Born1970 (age 53–54)
TitleCandidate Master (2016)
Peak rating2235 (July 1990)

Mohd Kamal Abdullah (Jawi: محمد كمال عبدالله; born 1970) is a Malaysian chess Candidate Master (CM) and a three-time Malaysian Chess Champion.

Chess career

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During his early years in chess, Abdullah grew up idolizing the former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov as well as local two-time chess champion and Malaysia's first International Master (IM) Jimmy Liew.[1]

"Who were my inspiration in chess? During the time when i first started, the Karpov-Kasparov names were going on big, so Kasparov was the main hero. And of course in reading newspapers like The Malay Mail and Utusan Melayu i kept on reading on this player called Jimmy Liew and I've always wanted to see him, he was my local hero".

— Mohd Kamal Abdullah

Abdullah won the Malaysian Chess Championship three times, the first and second being in two consecutive years which happened in 1988 and 1989. After a long hiatus in chess, Abdullah secured his third championship win after three decades which he won the title in 2019.[2] Abdullah has also represented Malaysia in four Chess Olympiads,[3] the latest being in 2016[4] as a replacement for IM Mas Hafizulhelmi.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Candidate Master/National Master Mohd Kamal Abdullah, 23 August 2017, retrieved 2024-09-01
  2. ^ "Of Running Another Malaysian Chess Championship 2019 - And the winner is..." 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  3. ^ "Men's Chess Olympiads - Mohd Kamal, Abdullah". Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  4. ^ "Malaysia's performance at the World Chess Olympiad". 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  5. ^ "Surprises in Malaysian team to Chess Olympiad". 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
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