John Grantley Cooper | |
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Country | Wales |
Born | Cardiff, Wales | 14 May 1954
Title | International Master (1984) |
Peak rating | 2395 (January 1985) |
John Grantley Cooper (born 14 May 1954) is a Welsh chess International Master (IM) (1984), ten-times Welsh Chess Championship winner (1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996), two-times Chess Olympiad individual silver medal winner (1976, 1984).
John Grantley Cooper has won ten times in the Welsh Chess Championships: 1976 (jointly), 1977 (jointly), 1978 (jointly), 1984, 1985, 1992, 1993 (jointly), 1994 (jointly), 1995, and 1996. In 1984, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.
John Grantley Cooper played for Wales in the Chess Olympiads: [1]
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