Edhi Handoko (August 28, 1960 – February 17, 2009) was an Indonesian chess player. He won the Indonesian Chess Championship in 1978, 1980, 1984 and 1991. Handoko earned the National Master title in 1978, before progressing to both FIDE Master and International Master in 1982. He subsequently became Indonesia's fourth grandmaster in 1994 with an Elo rating of 2520. In 2003 he won the men's masters tournament at the inaugural Japfa Chess Festival in Jakarta.[1] Handoko played in the Indonesian national team in the Chess Olympiad and the Asian Team Chess Championship.
| Edhi Handoko | |
|---|---|
| Country | Indonesia |
| Born | August 28, 1960 Surakarta, Indonesia |
| Died | February 17, 2009 (aged 48) Bogor, Indonesia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1994) |
| Peak rating | 2520 (July 1993) |
Handoko died at the age of 48 on February 17, 2009, at the Cibinong Hospital in Bogor, following a heart attack.[2]
References
edit- ^ Musthofid (2003-03-25). "Edhi wins final game to become Japfa champion". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Indonesian Chess Master Edhi Passes Away At 48", The Jakarta Globe Archived 2009-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Edhi Handoko chess games at 365Chess.com
- Edhi Handoko player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Edhi Handoko Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
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