Anya Corke
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Anya Sun Corke is a Woman Grandmaster and the top chess
player from Hong Kong
who is currently playing for England.
She earned the title with her performance in 36th Chess Olympiad
, playing for the Hong Kong men's team.
She was the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008 Hong Kong National Champion (for men and women), thought to be one of the youngest national champions ever. She is almost certainly the only woman to win three consecutive national federation 'men's' championships.
She was the British Junior Under-11 Champion in 2002, and the Under-12 Champion in 2003; the first girl to win either of these age groups.
In August 2004, she became joint British U-14 Champion (with Xi Yang Guo and Dan Hall).
In December 2004 she won the Asian Youth Girls U-14 Championship.
In August 2005 she won the second annual Susan Polgar
National Invitational for Girls under 19.
In 2009 she enrolled at Wellesley College as a first-year student.
, the ruling political party of Malaysia, to depict the victim in a controversy alleging sexual misconduct by the son of Lim Guan Eng
, who is one of the leaders of DAP
, a Malaysian opposition party. DAP and their supporters then contacted Anya Corke to obtain an official denial that she knows Lim Guan Eng's son. The original photo used in this controversy had the chess board cropped out.
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player from Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
who is currently playing for England.
She earned the title with her performance in 36th Chess Olympiad
36th Chess Olympiad
The 36th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between October 14 and October 31, 2004, in Calvià on the Spanish island of Majorca.-Chess...
, playing for the Hong Kong men's team.
She was the 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008 Hong Kong National Champion (for men and women), thought to be one of the youngest national champions ever. She is almost certainly the only woman to win three consecutive national federation 'men's' championships.
She was the British Junior Under-11 Champion in 2002, and the Under-12 Champion in 2003; the first girl to win either of these age groups.
In August 2004, she became joint British U-14 Champion (with Xi Yang Guo and Dan Hall).
In December 2004 she won the Asian Youth Girls U-14 Championship.
In August 2005 she won the second annual Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar
Susan Polgar is a Hungarian-American chess Grandmaster...
National Invitational for Girls under 19.
In 2009 she enrolled at Wellesley College as a first-year student.
Media
Her photograph was used in blogs made by supporters of Barisan NasionalBarisan Nasional
Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...
, the ruling political party of Malaysia, to depict the victim in a controversy alleging sexual misconduct by the son of Lim Guan Eng
Lim Guan Eng
Lim Guan Eng is the 4th Chief Minister of the State of Penang and Secretary-General of the Malaysian Democratic Action Party . He is the son of Lim Kit Siang, Leader of the Opposition in the Dewan Rakyat from 1973 to 1999 and 2004 to 2008....
, who is one of the leaders of DAP
DAP
Dap or DAP may refer to:*Dap greeting, a form of greeting in which two people slap and grasp hands briefly; also called a 'fist bump'*Delivered at Place, one of the rules defined by Incoterms 2010 for general modes of transportation...
, a Malaysian opposition party. DAP and their supporters then contacted Anya Corke to obtain an official denial that she knows Lim Guan Eng's son. The original photo used in this controversy had the chess board cropped out.