Botterill was born in Bradford and learned chess at the age of seven. From 1969 to 1972 he played for Oxford University, and became one of Britain's leading young players. In 1971 he won the Slater Young Masters tournament at Hastings, and at Hastings 1971/2 he was the top scorer among the British players with 6.0/15. Botterill won the 1974 British Championship at Clacton, winning the playoff at Llanelli, Wales by a half point over William Hartston after a seven-way tie for first. In 1977 Botterill won his second British Championship, this time outright.
Botterill won the Welsh Championship in 1973 (jointly). In 1974 he became a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Wales at Aberystwyth, and began to play for the Welsh international team. In the Preliminary Group of the European Championship he scored 1½–½ against Dutch top board GM Jan Timman and 1–1 against English top board Hartston. Botterill played first board for Wales at the 1976 Olympiad and previously represented England at the World Student Team Championship and European Team Chess Championship of 1973. He holds the title of International Master.
Botterill is best known as a chess writer, in particular for his chess opening collaborations with Raymond Keene: The Modern Defence (London 1973) and The Pirc Defence (London 1974). He is currently Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield.
Referencesedit
Brace, Edward R. (1977), An Illustrated Dictionary of Chess, Hamlyn Publishing Group, p. 44, ISBN1-55521-394-4
George Botterill player profile and games at Chessgames.com
George Steven Botterill Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
George Botterill profile page at University of Sheffield
January 01, 1970
george, botterill, this, biography, living, person, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, mus. This biography of a living person includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message George Steven Botterill born 8 January 1949 is a Welsh chess player writer and philosopher George BotterillCountryWalesBorn 1949 01 08 8 January 1949 age 75 Bradford EnglandTitleInternational Master 1978 Peak rating2430 January 1984 Botterill was born in Bradford and learned chess at the age of seven From 1969 to 1972 he played for Oxford University and became one of Britain s leading young players In 1971 he won the Slater Young Masters tournament at Hastings and at Hastings 1971 2 he was the top scorer among the British players with 6 0 15 Botterill won the 1974 British Championship at Clacton winning the playoff at Llanelli Wales by a half point over William Hartston after a seven way tie for first In 1977 Botterill won his second British Championship this time outright Botterill won the Welsh Championship in 1973 jointly In 1974 he became a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Wales at Aberystwyth and began to play for the Welsh international team In the Preliminary Group of the European Championship he scored 1 against Dutch top board GM Jan Timman and 1 1 against English top board Hartston Botterill played first board for Wales at the 1976 Olympiad and previously represented England at the World Student Team Championship and European Team Chess Championship of 1973 He holds the title of International Master Botterill is best known as a chess writer in particular for his chess opening collaborations with Raymond Keene The Modern Defence London 1973 and The Pirc Defence London 1974 He is currently Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield References editBrace Edward R 1977 An Illustrated Dictionary of Chess Hamlyn Publishing Group p 44 ISBN 1 55521 394 4 Gaige Jeremy 1987 Chess Personalia A Biobibliography McFarland p 49 ISBN 0 7864 2353 6 Golombek Harry ed 1977 Botterill George Steven Golombek s Encyclopedia of Chess Crown Publishing pp 37 38 ISBN 0 517 53146 1Further reading editBotterill G S Levy D N L Rice J M Richardson M J 1983 British Chess pp 31 42External links editGeorge S Botterill rating card at FIDE nbsp George Botterill player profile and games at Chessgames com George Steven Botterill Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase org George Botterill profile page at University of Sheffield Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Botterill amp oldid 1179353543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
