Mohd Kamal Abdullah (Jawi: محمد كمال عبدالله; born 1970) is a Malaysian chess candidate master (CM) and a three-time Malaysian Chess Champion.
| Mohd Kamal Abdullah | |
|---|---|
| Country | Malaysia |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Title | Candidate Master (2016) |
| Peak rating | 2235 (July 1990) |
Chess career
editDuring 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
edit- ^ Candidate Master/National Master Mohd Kamal Abdullah, 23 August 2017, retrieved 2024-09-01
- ^ "Of Running Another Malaysian Chess Championship 2019 - And the winner is..." 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ "Men's Chess Olympiads - Mohd Kamal, Abdullah". Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ "Malaysia's performance at the World Chess Olympiad". 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ "Surprises in Malaysian team to Chess Olympiad". 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
External links
edit- Mohd Kamal Abdullah rating card at FIDE
- Mohd Kamal Abdullah player profile at Chess.com
- Mohd Kamal Abdullah chess games at 365Chess.com
- Mohd Kamal Abdullah player profile and games at Chessgames.com