Kevin_Goh

Singapore's 1st Grandmaster in 21 years 

CEO of the Singapore Chess Federation

CA Singapore, and formerly CFO of Lucence, a precison medicine company specialising in cancer diagnostics

- 8-time Singapore National Champion

- 3 time SEA Games Bronze

- 7 Chess Olympiads;  

- Board 2 bronze at 2012 Asian Team Championships;

- Nanyang Technological University Sportsman of the Year (2005/06)

- Tatler Asia's Gen-T honouree (2020)

- Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Singapore by JCI Singapore (2021)

- Nanyang Technological University Outstanding Young Alumni Award by NTU (2023)

I am more or less a retired chess player and is focused on growing chess in Singapore. Visit our website www.singaporechess.org.sg to know more.

I am a top blogger on chess.com, and formerly chess.com's official book reviewer. You can see my book reviews here.

I have also written a chess book titled Chess Developments, 6.Bg5 Najdorf which has been widely acclaimed by well known chess persona such as Matthew Sadler, David Smerdon and Daniel King.  (see for instance, GM David Smerdon's review here). 

Recent news:

Interview with the Straits Times

Interview with Ben Johnsen on The Perpetual Chess Podcast

My profile as a Gen-T Honouree, Class of 2020

Interview with IM Sagar Shah on Chessbase India

Coverage in the July 2020 edition of Tatler Singapore

Interview with Digital What's Up, a popular Singapore's newsletter for students

Interview with Times of India

Interview with Chessmood

Some contact points:

Email: gmkevin.goh@gmail.com/kevin@singaporechess.org.sg

Facebook profile: Goh Wei Ming, Kevin

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevingoh

Instagram: kevingohwm

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Some interesting vids of mine: