Ruben Gunawan

In 1982, he won the Indonesian Under-16 Championship, 1983 Asian Junior Championship in Kuala Lumpur in 1984 and the Indonesian Under-19 Championship.

For the Indonesian national team he played in the Asian Team Championships in 1987 and 1993 on the second reserve board. Indonesia occupied in 1987 in Singapore and the second in 1993 in Kuala Lumpur fifth place. On the third board he played for Indonesia at the Chess Olympiads in Istanbul in 2000 and 2004 in Calvia. In the world compared to other cities in Jakarta in 1997, he played on top board choosing from Jakarta. In the Asian Championship for city selections in 1998 in Genting Highlands, he played for Palembang City. His team finished in third place there.

1999 Ruben Gunawan received the Grandmaster title. His highest Elo rating was 2507 from January 1999 to June 2000. He was then behind Utut Adianto in second place of the Indonesian Elo ranking. Most recently, she was 2463rd

The Chess Olympiad 2004 in Calvia could Ruben Gunawan due to pneumonia not play to the end. He spent more than a month in a hospital there. In 2005, he died in the age of 37 from pneumonia and heart disease. The grave Ruben Gunawans located in Tondano, the hometown of his wife.

His older brother Ronny ( born 1960 ) is a well-known chess player who carries the title of International Master.