He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 2016 to become Australia's sixth grandmaster (GM). He is the first person born in Cambodia to become an International Master or a Grandmaster. Chess career  Ly earned his first two International Master (IM) norms in 2006 at the World Open in Philadelphia and the Essent Open in Hoogeveen. He attained his final IM norm at the Doeberl Cup in Canberra in 2010. He was awarded the title of International Master the following year. Ly picked up his first GM norm by winning the Sydney International Chess Open in 2014 with a score of 7.0/9. He achieved his last two GM norms in 2016 at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival, where he scored 6.0/10; and the Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival, where he scored 5.5/9. Personal life  Ly grew up and lives in Redland Bay in Queensland. He is the founder and editor of 50 Moves Magazine, a chess magazine which he operates with contributions from leading Australian players such as fellow Australian grandmasters Ian Rogers and Max Illingworth. References  External links     Moulthun Ly chess games at 365Chess.com  Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:Australian chess players Category:Cambodian emigrants to Australia Category:Chess grandmasters Category:Australian people of Cambodian descent
He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 2016 to become Australia's sixth grandmaster (GM). He is the first person born in Cambodia to become an International Master or a Grandmaster. Chess career 
Ly earned his first two International Master (IM) norms in 2006 at the World Open in Philadelphia and the Essent Open in Hoogeveen. He attained his final IM norm at the Doeberl Cup in Canberra in 2010. He was awarded the title of International Master the following year. Ly picked up his first GM norm by winning the Sydney International Chess Open in 2014 with a score of 7.0/9. He achieved his last two GM norms in 2016 at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival, where he scored 6.0/10; and the Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival, where he scored 5.5/9. Personal life 
Ly grew up and lives in Redland Bay in Queensland. He is the founder and editor of 50 Moves Magazine, a chess magazine which he operates with contributions from leading Australian players such as fellow Australian grandmasters Ian Rogers and Max Illingworth. References
 External links 
Moulthun Ly chess games at 365Chess.com
 Category:1991 births
 Category:Living people
 Category:Australian chess players
 Category:Congolese emigrants to Australia
 Category:Chess grandmasters
 Category:Australian people of Congolese descent