Datuk Tan Chin Nam was the one who, in 1974, initiated the Malaysian Chess Federation that took over from the defunct Chess Association of Malaysia. Photo: Handout
The text message came in at 6.14pm. Sent by See Swee Sie, president of the Penang Chess Association (PCA), it read: “It is with great sadness that I inform you, though you most probably already know. Datuk Tan has passed away.”
Barely five minutes later, my good friend in Kuala Lumpur, Hamid Majid, texted me: “It is with sadness, that I announce the passing away of Honorary Life President Datuk Tan Chin Nam at 4.30 today, Sunday, 21 Oct 2018.”
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