Max Arie Wotulo (5 August 1932 – 2000) was an Indonesian

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player. He received the

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of International Master (IM) in 1969 and

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in 1978.

Biography

From the mid-1950s to the second half of the 1970s, Max Arie Wotulo was one of Indonesia's leading chess players. He participated many times in Indonesian Chess Championship where he showed the best results in 1955 and 1960 when he shared 2nd–3rd place. In 1969, Max Arie Wotulo participated in World Chess Championship South-East Asian Zonal Tournament in

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where he shared 3rd–4th place with

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. Max Arie Wotulo played for Indonesia in the

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s: * In 1960, at first board in the

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(+4, =6, -7), * In 1966, at second board in the

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(+3, =6, -3), * In 1970, at first board in the

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(+2, =5, -3), * In 1972, at first board in the

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(+4, =2, -3), * In 1978, at fourth board in the

23rd Chess Olympiad The 23rd Chess Olympiad ( es, La 23a Olimpíada de ajedrez), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female pla ...

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(+1, =0, -1). Max Arie Wotulo played for Indonesia in the Men's

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: * In 1974, at third board in the 1st Asian Team Chess Championship in

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(+3, =0, -2) and won team and individual bronze medals.

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chess games at 365Chess.com 1932 births 2000 deaths Sportspeople from North Sulawesi Indonesian chess players Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors Chess arbiters 20th-century Indonesian people {{Indonesia-chess-bio-stub