Ewen Green (chess player)
| Ewen Green | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ewen McGowen Green |
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Born | 4 April 1950 |
| Title | FIDE Master (1992) |
| Peak rating | 2335 (January 1981) |
Ewen McGowen Green (born 4 April 1950) is a freelance chess teacher in Auckland, New Zealand.
Green attained FIDE Master status in 1992.[1] In 1979–80 he won the New Zealand Chess Championship along with Vernon A. Small and Ortvin Sarapu[1] and has also been an Olympiad player (1970, 1974, 1976).[2]
In 2013, he was equal second in New Zealand Chess Championship.[3]
He is regarded as one of New Zealand's best chess coaches; he coached Cliff Curtis and other cast members of the New Zealand film The Dark Horse.[4]
Green holds the Oceania record for simultaneous games of blindfold chess of 17 boards (13 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses) in an arbitered demonstration.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The chess game of Ewen McGowen Green". Chessgames.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Green, Ewan". OlimpBase. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "New Zealand Chess - Results 2013". New Zealand Chess Federation. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (8 January 2015). "James Napier Robertson, The Dark Horse". Screen Daily. Screen International. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "FIDE distributes an additional €37,500 among chess seniors". International Chess Federation. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Ewen M. Green rating card at FIDE
- Ewen M. Green FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Ewen McGowen Green player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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