Tan Chin Nam
| 陳振南 | |
| Born | 18 March 1926, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Died | 21 October 2018 (aged 92) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
Tan Chin Nam | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | |
Tâi-lô | Tân Tsín-lâm |
Tan was reportedly one of the richest men in Malaysia and had several companies and businesses.
Tan's biography, released in 2006 and published by MPH Malaysia, is called Never Say I Assume!.
Early life
Tan Chin Nam was born on March 18, 1926[4] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He was the sixth of twelve children.[5]
Thoroughbred horse racing
The principal owner for one of Australia's most successful horse trainers, Bart Cummings, Tan had a successful working relationship with Cummings for more than thirty years until the latter's death in 2015.
He owned at least a share in most of Cummings' well-known horses, including
Tan owned a stud farm located along the Wingecarribee River at Burradoo, New South Wales that he named Think Big Stud.
Chess
In 1975, Tan decided that there was great potential in expanding the game of chess in China. For the first eight years of the Cultural Revolution, chess had been prohibited, but in 1974 there was an easing of the ban and, together with some leading Chinese officials, Tan set-up the "Big Dragon Project", with the aim of having China dominate the chess world by 2010.[8] In 1982 he became the first FIDE Deputy President for Asia.[4] Tan was also president of the Malaysian chess federation for many decades.[9]
Tan sponsored the annual chess tournament Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysian Open, which takes place in Kuala Lumpur since 2004.[10]
Honours
Malaysia :
Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1978)[11]
Terengganu :
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Terengganu (SPMT) - Dato' (1996)[11]
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Death
Having retired from the corporate world in the 1990s, he died on October 21, 2018,
References
- ^ "Home". igbcorp.com.
- ^ "February 22, 2003 article on Dato Tan Chin Nam by Thean Lee Cheng". Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
- ^ "Wednesday March 8, 2006 The Star Online article by Angie Ng". Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
- ^ a b "Congratulations to Dato Tan Chin Nam on his 90th birthday". FIDE.
- ^ "Tan Chin Nam passes away at age 92". The Edge Financial Daily. 2018-10-22.
- ^ Thoroughbred News article on Think Big Stud
- ^ 2008 Melbourne Cup result
- ^ "The Big Dragon Project". Chessbase News. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ a b Long, Peter (2018-10-22). "Obituary for Honorary Life President of the Malaysian Chess Federation Dato Tan Chin Nam". FIDE.
- ^ a b Lam, Edwin (21 October 2018). "Chess philanthropist Dato Tan has died". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia).
- ^ "IGB's Tan Chin Nam passes away". www.thestar.com.my. The Star Online. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.