Peter Markland
Peter Richard Markland (born April 13, 1951 in Bolton , Lancashire ) is an English chess player . He was a member of the English team at the 1972 and 1974 Chess Olympiads and at the 1973 European Team Championship .
His Elo rating is 2390 (as of July 2016), but he is listed as inactive because he has not played a rated game since 1974. He reached his highest rating of 2510 in July 1971, when he was at the top of the English rating list.
Peter Markland has been a grandmaster in correspondence chess since 1984 . His Elo rating in correspondence chess is 2418, based on 93 rated games.
Tournament successes
- Hastings 1970/71: 2nd - 6th space
- Slater Young Masters 1971: 1st / 2nd space
Web links
- Peter Markland at the World Chess Federation FIDE (English)
- Peter Markland at the World Correspondence Chess Federation ICCF (English)
- Replayable chess games by Peter Markland on chessgames.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Markland's results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
- ↑ Peter Markland's results at European Team Championships on olimpbase.org (English)
- ↑ Elo history at olimpbase.org (English)
- ↑ ICCF Ratings , accessed August 10, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Markland, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Markland, Peter Richard; Markland, Peter R (FIDE) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bolton (Greater Manchester) |