Wilfred Attard
| Wilfrid Attard | |
|---|---|
| Country | Malta |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | 23 November 2001 |
Wilfrid Godfrey Attard (unknown – 23 November 2001[1][2]) was a Maltese chess player and administrator, twelve-times Maltese Chess Championship winner (1946, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1980).
Biography
[edit]Wilfrid Attard was twelve-time Maltese Chess Championship winner (1946, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1957-1961, 1963, 1964 and 1980). Also he was silver medalist of the 1996 Malta Chess Championship.
Wilfrid Attard played for Malta in the Chess Olympiads:[3]
- In 1972, at third board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+7, =2, -5),
- In 1974, at second board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+6, =6, -8),
- In 1980, at first board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta (+2, =3, -5).
In 1960, 1964 and 1981 Wilfrid Attard represented Malta in World Chess Championships European Zonal tournaments. In the 1960 tournament, he defeated one of the winners of the tournament, Arturo Pomar.[4]
Wilfrid Attard served as President of the Malta Chess Federation.
References
[edit]- ^ "Heard in the Hive". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
- ^ "Latest Local News". www.chessmalta.com. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Wilfred Attard". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: All-Time Player History :: Attard, Wilfred". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
[edit]- Wilfred Attard player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Wilfrid Attard chess games at 365Chess.com
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