| Winston Williams | |
|---|---|
| Country | Singapore |
| Born | (1958-02-20)February 20, 1958 London, England |
| Died | July 29, 2020(2020-07-29) (aged 62) Bradford, England |
| Title | Candidate Master (2011) |
| Peak rating | 2225 (July 1988) |
Winston Williams was an English chess and xiangqi player.
Career
He was born in London and moved to Singapore, attending the Anglo-Chinese School and helping them win the Singaporean National Schools Team Championship. In 1974, he drew with grandmaster Paul Keres in a simul, and defeated Max Fuller in a simul against the Singaporean junior squad. In 1975, he defeated grandmaster Alexander Kotov in a simul.
He won the non-Chinese section of the World Xiangqi Championship in 1990 and 1991.
He moved to West Yorkshire in 2003. He founded Bradford's "Chesstival in the Park", a festival first held in 2013 that featured exhibition tournaments and simuls held by grandmaster Gawain Jones, Sue Maroroa, and Malcolm Pein. The festival was credited with contributing to the chess scene in Bradford.
Death
He died by suicide on July 29, 2020 after falling from a building. He had been diagnosed with Korsakoff syndrome and suffered from depression. The Singaporean Chess Federation held a tournament in his memory.
References
- ^ Clayton, Emma (August 6, 2020). "Obituary: Bradford Chesstival founder Winston Williams was well loved on local and international chess scene".
- Macnamara, Felicity (February 18, 2021). "Founder of Bradford Chesstival Winston Williams took his own life in city centre, inquest hears".
- "Winston Williams Memorial Tournament 2024".