Star2 columnist Quah Seng Sun

Quah Seng Sun's fortnightly Chess column in Star2 provided a rallying point for the Malaysian chess community, providing coverage not just of local but also international chess events. He is pictured here at his home in Taman Jernih in Bukit Mertajam, Penang.

CHESS by QUAH SENG SUN

BACK in the 1980s, there was no Internet. And if you were a chess enthusiast in Malaysia wanting to know more about the international chess scene, there was one place you’d turn to – Quah Seng Sun’s Chess column in The Star. His words, printed fortnightly, every Friday, were precious nuggets of information for the Malaysian chess buff.