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Terry Kelly (chess player)

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Terry Kelly
CountryIreland
Canada
Born1931
Died(2010-06-19)19 June 2010
Toronto, Canada

Terence Christopher Kelly (April 1931 – 19 June 2010), was an Irish and Canadian chess player, Irish Chess Championship winner (1954).

Biography

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In the first half of the 1950s Terry Kelly was one of the strongest Irish chess players. He three times participated in Irish Chess Championships: 1953, 1954, 1955, and won this tournament in 1954.[1] In 1955, Terry Kelly with chess club Eoghan Ruadh won Irish National Chess Club Championship.[2]

Terry Kelly played for Ireland in the Chess Olympiad:[3]

In the mid-1950s Terry Kelly moved to Canada, after which he did not participate in high-level chess tournaments.

References

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  1. ^ "Irish championship players (by number of championships) | IRLchess".
  2. ^ "Players | IRLchess".
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Terry Kelly". www.olimpbase.org.
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