Simon Ong

Simon Ong
Born	October 3, 1988 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Title	International Organizer, FIDE Arbiter

Simon Ong (born October 3, 1988 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian chess arbiter and organizer. He was awarded the title of FIDE Arbiter and International Organizer by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, in 2011.^{[1] [2]} Ong was also given the title of National Tournament Director and National Tournament Organizer by the Canadian Chess Federation in 2012.^[3]

Ong was the Vice President of the Chess Federation of Canada (CFC) from 2013-2014.^[4]

In 2012, Simon Ong was one of the "Volunteer of the Year" nominees of the "Chess in the Library Program" of Canada ^[5]

In 2016, Ong made an appearance at the Boston Marathon and finished with a net time of 3:29:04 ^{[6] [7]} Ong also competes in various long-distance road races.

Personal bests

• 5K run – 17:55 ^{[8] [9]}
• 10K run – 36:51 ^{[10] [11]}
• Half Marathon – 1:21:39 ^{[12] [13]}
• Marathon – 2:59:01 ^{[14] [15]}

References

1. "Ong, Simon FIDE Chess Profile".
2. "International titles by Canadian chess playerss". Canadian Chess Titles. David Cohen.
3. "Canadian Chess - Titles".
4. "Canadian Chess - Committee".
5. "Volunteers of the Year Nominees".
6. "2016 Boston Marathon, Overall Results".
7. "Athlink, 2016 Boston Marathon Results".
8. "Athlinks".
9. "Startline Timing".
10. "Athlinks".
11. "Startline Timing".
12. "Athlinks".
13. "Raceday Timing".
14. "Athlinks".
15. "Sportstats".

External links

• Official Website
• Profile at the World Chess Federation
• Profile at the Chess Federation of Canada
• Simon Ong in chess-db.com