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Richard Robinson (chess player)

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Bermudian chess player

Richard Robinson
CountryUnited States
Bermuda
Born(1956-06-07)7 June 1956
New York City, New York
Died5 September 2009(2009-09-05) (aged 53)
Peak rating2120 (January 1997)

Richard Robinson was an American and Bermudian chess player, Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (1996).

Biography

Richard Robinson was from New York City but he worked in Bermuda for many years. He was known as a regular member of US chess tournaments. His peak success in chess was in 1996 in Yerevan, where he won the gold medal at second board in the Chess Olympiad individual rankings, ahead of his percentage Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky.

References

  1. "US Chess MSA - Member Details (Tournament History)". www.uschess.org.
  2. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Richard Robinson". www.olimpbase.org.

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