Keith Richardson (chess player)

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Keith Bevan Richardson (born April 2, 1942 in Nottingham , † April 10, 2017 ) was an English correspondence chess player and the first correspondence chess grandmaster in the British Isles. His greatest success, in addition to obtaining the title of Grand Master in 1975, was third place at the 7th World Correspondence Chess Championship.

Close chess

Richardson was born on April 2, 1942 in Nottingham. He was a bank clerk at Barclays by profession . He learned close chess at a young age and quickly became a pretty strong player. He won the Nottinghamshire championship in 1959 and 1960 and the Durham championship in 1963 . In 1962 he took part in the unofficial predecessor tournament of the European Junior Championships , the Niemeyer tournament , which was held in Groningen and was behind the Dutchman Coen Zuidema and ahead of the Dutchman Eddie SchollSecond. Due to his success at the national level, he soon played in international competitions for England, such as the 10th and 11th Student Olympiad.

In Division 1 of the Four Nations Chess League , Richardson played for the second team of Guildford A&DC and the BCM Dragons . As recently as February 2017, he took part in competitions. His last Elo rating was 1967, his highest rating of 2320 he had in July 1972.

Correspondence chess

Richardson, who was appointed correspondence chess grandmaster in 1975 , finished fourth at the 7th Correspondence Chess World Championships from 1972 to 1976, tied with Vladimir Sagorowski . Overall, he represented England on the international stage from the 1960s until 2001, when he officially resigned internationally. He remained actively involved in correspondence chess until his death.

Due to his numerous successes and his life's achievements in chess, Richardson received the English Chess Federation Medal of Honor in 2015 .

He died on April 10, 2017 with his family.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://hamiltonrussell.wordpress.com/tag/keith-richardson/
  2. ↑ http://www.belgianchesshistory.be/player/richardson-keith-bevan/
  3. ^ Four Nations Chess League :: Richardson, Keith. In: OlimpBase. Wojciech Bartelski, accessed April 18, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Individual Calculations March 2017. In: FIDE . February 28, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017 .
  5. ^ FIDE rating history :: Richardson, Keith. In: OlimpBase. Wojciech Bartelski, accessed April 18, 2017 .
  6. ↑ ICCF - 7th CC World Championship Final. ICCF, accessed April 19, 2017 .
  7. ↑ https://www.home.barclays/news/2016/12/from-the-archives-the-chess-grandmaster.html

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personal data
SURNAME Richardson, Keith
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Richardson, Keith Bevan (full name); Richardson, Keith B (FIDE)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British chess player
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Nottingham
DATE OF DEATH April 10, 2017