Richard Robinson (chess player)
Richard Robinson | |
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Country | United States Bermuda |
Born | New York City, New York | 7 June 1956
Died | 5 September 2009 | (aged 53)
Peak rating | 2120 (January 1997) |
Richard Robinson was an American and Bermudian chess player, Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (1996).
Biography
Richard Robinson was from New York City but he worked in Bermuda for many years. He is known as a regular member of US chess tournaments.[1] His peak success in chess was in 1996 in Yerevan, where he won the gold medal at second board in the Chess Olympiad individual rankings, ahead of his percentage Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky.[2]
References
- ^ "US Chess MSA - Member Details (Tournament History)". www.uschess.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Richard Robinson". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
- Richard Robinson player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Richard Robinson chess games at 365Chess.com
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- 1956 births
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- American chess players
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- Chess Olympiad competitors
- Chess players from New York City
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