Peter Richard Markland (born 13 April 1951 in Bolton, Lancashire) is a British chess player. He was a member of the British team at the Chess Olympiads in 1972 and 1974.[1][2] Markland was listed as the highest ranked British chess player in the first official FIDE Elo list, published in July 1971.[2]
| Peter Markland | |
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| Full name | Peter Richard Markland |
| Country | England |
| Born | 13 April 1951 (age 73) Bolton, Lancashire, England |
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| FIDE rating | 2390 (May 1974) |
| Peak rating | 2510 (July 1971) |
| Peak ranking | No. 63 (July 1971) |
| ICCF rating | 2418 (July 1992) |
Since 1984, Markland is an ICCF Grandmaster.[3] He is also an FIDE Master since 2021.[4]
He worked as a banker and lives in Woodbridge, Suffolk.[2]
Bibliography
edit- The Best of Karpov (1975)
- The Sicilian Richter-Rauzer [with Tim Harding] (1975)
- Sicilian: ...E5 [with Tim Harding] (1976)
References
edit- ^ "Men's Chess Olympiads :: Peter Richard Markland". OlimpBase.org. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ a b c Upham, John (13 April 2020). "Happy Birthday Peter Richard Markland (13-iv-1951)". British Chess News. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Markland, Peter Richard". ICCF.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Markland, Peter R". FIDE.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
External links
edit- Peter R. Markland rating card at FIDE
- Peter Richard Markland player details at ICCF
- Peter Richard Markland player profile and games at Chessgames.com
