Arthur Howard Williams

Last updated

Arthur Howard Williams
Country Wales
Born (1950-07-11) 11 July 1950 (age 73)
Pontyclun, Wales
Title FIDE Master
Peak rating 2415 (January 1975)

Arthur Howard Williams (born 11 July 1950) is a Welsh chess FIDE Master (FM), British Chess Championship medalist (1974), eighteen-times Welsh Chess Championship winner (1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2011). He was the first Welsh player to have a fide rating over 2400.

Contents

Biography

Arthur Howard Williams has won eighteen times in the Welsh Chess Championships: 1968 (jointly), 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 (jointly), 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 (jointly), 1986, 1987 (jointly), 1988 (jointly), 1991 (jointly), 1993 (jointly), 1994 (jointly), 2011 (jointly). In 1974, he shared first place in the British Chess Championship. [1]

Arthur Howard Williams played for Wales in the Chess Olympiads: [2]

Arthur Howard Williams played for Wales in the European Team Chess Championship: [3]

He also authored a theoretical work, an opening monograph Alekhine's Defence (1973).

Arthur Howard Williams is co-author of chess game record with latest first capture. In game Rogoff – Williams (World Junior Chess Championship, Stockholm 1969) the first capture occurred only on White's 94th move. [4]

Related Research Articles

Rico Mascariñas is a Philippine (Filipino) chess player with the title of International Master. He was one of the premiere chess players of the Philippines during the 1980s and the 1990s and for a long period of time he was the No. 2 ranked player of the Philippines behind Grandmaster Eugenio Torre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anni Laakmann</span> German chess player (born 1937)

Anni Laakmann is a German chess player who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master. She is a four time West Germany Women's Chess Champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Silvino García Martínez</span> Cuban chess player

Silvino García Martínez is a Cuban chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 1975. García Martínez is a four-time Cuban champion. He was also Pan American champion in 1968 and won an individual bronze medal at the Chess Olympiad in 1978.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juan Manuel Bellón López</span> Spanish chess player (born 1950)

Juan Manuel Bellón López is a Spanish and Swedish chess player who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (1978). He is a five-time Spanish Chess Champion, Chess Olympiad individual silver medal winner (1978), and European Team Chess Championship (1989) individual bronze medal winner.

Stuart James Hutchings is a Welsh chess FIDE Master (FM) and two-time Welsh Chess Championship winner.

John Grantley Cooper is a Welsh chess International Master (IM) (1984), ten-times Welsh Chess Championship winner, two-times Chess Olympiad individual silver medal winner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Slavoljub Marjanović</span> Serbian chess player

Slavoljub Marjanović is a Serbian chess Grandmaster (GM) (1978), Yugoslav Chess Championship winner (1985), Chess Olympiad team bronze medal winner (1980), FIDE Senior Trainer (2004).

Ardiansyah was an Indonesian chess Grandmaster (GM) (1986) and five-time Indonesian Chess Championship winner. FIDE rating lists from 1975 to 2017 give his name as "Ardiansyah, H", the H being an abbreviation for the honorific Haji.

Orestes Rodríguez Vargas is a Peruvian Grandmaster (GM) (1978), who representing Spain since 1982, five-times Peruvian Chess Championship winner, Chess Olympiad individual silver medal winner (1978), Pan American Chess Championship medalist (1970).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andreas Huss</span> Swiss chess player

Andreas Huss is a Swiss chess International Master (IM), Swiss Chess Championship winner (1983), Chess Olympiads individual medalist.

Carlos Silva Sánchez is a Chilean chess FIDE master (FM) and five-time Chilean Chess Championship winner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julio Ostos</span> Venezuelan chess player

Julio Eduardo Ostos is a Venezuelan chess International Master (IM) (1978) and five-time Venezuelan Chess Championship winner.

Ilkka Juhani Sarén was a Finnish chess FIDE master (FM), Finnish Chess Championship winner (1971).

Jane Richmond is a Welsh chess Woman FIDE Master (FM), British Women's Chess Championship winner (1982), twelve-times Welsh Women's Chess Championship winner, Chess Olympiad individual silver medal winner (1978).

Deborah Evans-Quek is a Welsh chess player, five-times Welsh Women's Chess Championship winner, Chess Olympiad individual silver medal winner (1986).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mehrshad Sharif</span> Iranian chess player

Mehrshad Sharif is an Iranian and French chess International Master (IM) (1975), six-times Iranian Chess Championship winner.

Gerald Bonner is a Scottish chess player, three-times Scottish Chess Championship winner.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Georgios Makropoulos</span> Greek chess player

Georgios Makropoulos is a Greek chess International Master (IM) (1979), seven-times Greek Chess Championship winner. His wife is chess player Marina Makropoulou.

Mario Campos López is a Mexican chess International Master, two-times Mexican Chess Championship winner.

Kenneth Frey Beckman is a Mexican chess International Master and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (2004), four-times Mexican Chess Championship winner.

References

  1. ↑ "BritBase: 61st British Championship 1974, Clacton". www.saund.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Arthur Howard Williams". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ↑ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Arthur Howard Williams". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ↑ "Kenneth S Rogoff vs Arthur Howard Williams (1969) Trade Restrictions". www.chessgames.com.
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Crystal Clear app Login Manager 2.png

This Welsh biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.