FM Albert Chow

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Simon Rogers
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FM Albert Chow

Post by Simon Rogers » Mon Nov 22, 2021 2:41 pm

The sad news has been reported that American FM Albert Chow has died after a long illness.
He passed away on Saturday 30th October 2021, at the age of just 57.
Albert was born on 26th January 1964 near Chicago, Illinois, USA.
He won the Illinois Open when he was only 18 years old.
Albert eventually winning seven in total.
He became a FM in 1985 after turning professional.
In 1994, he tied for the US Open Championship held in Rosemont, Illinois.
His peak USCF rating was 2489 and achieved a peak FIDE rating of 2360.
Sadly he then returned to just amateur chess as he had to care for his mother and then his own health started got worse.
RIP
There is a very lengthy tribute along with pictures and games of Albert's dated 31st October on the following website:
https://www.thechessdrum.net
It is in the Drum Blog category.
Lots of other useful information on the website.

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