Hugh MacGrillen (1945 – 10 January 2004) was an Irish chess player, Irish Chess Championship winner (1973), Ulster Chess Championship winner (1964).
Hugh MacGrillen | |
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Country | Ireland |
Born | 1945 |
Died | 10 January 2004 |
Chess player career
editFrom the end of 1960s to the mid-1970s, Hugh MacGrillen was one of Ireland's leading chess players. In 1964 he won the Ulster Chess Championship. In 1973 he won the Irish Chess Championship. After 1974, Hugh MacGrillen stopped participating in serious chess tournaments.[1]
Hugh MacGrillen played for Ireland in the Chess Olympiad:[2]
- In 1972, at second board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+4, =10, -5),
- In 1974, at first board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+7, =6, -5).
Hugh MacGrillen played for Ireland in the World Student Team Chess Championships:[3]
References
edit- ^ Hugh MacGrillen
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Hugh McGrillen". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Hugh McGrillen". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
edit- Hugh MacGrillen player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Hugh McGrillen chess games at 365Chess.com