Gillian Moore (chess player)

Gillian Moore
Personal information
Born1944 (age 80–81)
Chess career
CountryEngland
Peak rating1976 (October 2008)

Gillian A. Moore is an English chess player.

Chess career

She began playing chess at the age of 9 after being taught by her father, later taking the game seriously at the age of 13 in the Weston Park Girls School.[1]

In 1966, she won the British Women's Chess Championship.[2]

She played for the Hampshire Chess Association and wrote three books detailing her games and chess career.[3]

She served as the chairman of the Southampton Chess League from 2010 to 2020.[4]

References

  1. ^ "MY CHESS CAREER IN THE 1960s - Hampshire Chess Association".
  2. ^ "Player Profile – Gillian Moore". August 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Stuart, Graham (March 20, 2022). "GILLIAN MOORE – HAMPSHIRE CHESS PLAYER".
  4. ^ "ONLINE CHESS; GILLIAN MOORE TO STAND DOWN AS SCL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN". March 30, 2020.