Michael Haygarth
| Michael Haygarth | |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Born | 11 October 1934 Leeds, England |
| Died | 27 April 2016 (aged 81) |
Michael John Haygarth (11 October 1934 – 27 April 2016) was an English chess player, British Chess Championship winner (1964).
Biography
[edit]From the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, Michael Haygarth was one of England's leading chess players. He was British Chess Championship multiplier participant (1955–1979), achieving good results. In 1959, Michael Haygarth shared 1st–3rd place with Jonathan Penrose and Harry Golombek in British Chess Championship but left in 2nd place in an additional tournament where Penrose won.[1] In 1964, in Whitby he won British Chess Championship.[2] In 1974, Michael Haygarth shared 1st–7th place in British Chess Championship but left in 4th place in an additional tournament.[3] In 1976, he shared 3rd-4th place in British Chess Championship.[4]
Michael Haygarth played for England in the Chess Olympiads:[5]
- In 1960, at fourth board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+5, =7, -3),
- In 1964, at third board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+1, =7, -2).
Michael Haygarth played for England in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[6]
- In 1977, at eighth board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =2, -0),
Michael Haygarth played for England in the Clare Benedict Chess Cups:[7]
- In 1960, at third board in the 7th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Biel (+4, =1, -0) and won team silver and individual gold medals,
- In 1961, at third board in the 8th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Neuhausen (+0, =3, -2) and won team bronze medal,
- In 1962, at third board in the 9th Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Bern (+1, =4, -0) and won team bronze medal.
References
[edit]- ^ 1959 British Chess Championship
- ^ 1964 British Chess Championship, Whitby
- ^ 1974 British Chess Championship
- ^ 1976 British Chess Championship (Portsmouth)
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Michael Haygarth". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Michael Haygarth". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Clare Benedict Chess Cup :: Michael Haygarth". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
[edit]- Michael Haygarth player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Michael Haygarth chess games at 365chess.com
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