Jonathan Penrose
English chess player (1933–2021)
Jonathan Penrose OBE (7 October 1933 – 30 November 2021) was an English chess player. FIDE made him a grandmaster in 1993.[1][2]
| Jonathan Penrose | |
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 Penrose at the 1960 Chess Olympiad | |
| Country | England |
| Born | 7 October 1933 Colchester, England |
| Died | 30 November 2021 (aged 88) |
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He competed in Chess Olympiads between 1952 and 1962, and at the Olympiads of 1968 and 1970. His scores included +9−1=7 in 1962 (Varna), and +10−0=5 in 1968 (Lugano). On both occasions he won an individual silver medal on first board. In 1968, his score was bettered only by the World Champion, Tigran Petrosian.
Penrose won the British Chess Championship ten times between 1958 and 1969. This is a record.
Penrose was awarded the OBE in 1971. He died on 30 November 2021, at the age of 88.[3]
References
change- ↑ "The Penrose Family: Scientists and Chess Players". Chess News. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Penrose, Jonathan". FIDE.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021.
- ↑ Barden, Leonard (2 December 2021). "Jonathan Penrose obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2021.