Ruth Inez Haring (January 23, 1955 – November 29, 2018), also known as Ruth Orton, was an American chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM). She competed in the United States Women's Championship in the 1970s and 1980s, and represented the US in the 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, and 1982 Chess Olympiads.[1]
Haring was elected to the US Chess Federation Executive Board in 2009 and served as vice-president for two years, then as president for four years.[2] She was reelected in 2013 for a three-year term, and served on the executive board for seven years. She served on the CalChess Board of Directors,[3] and was the FIDE Zonal President for zone 2.1, the U.S.A.[4]
Her first husband was Bill Orton, also a chess player.[7] She married chess Grandmaster Peter Biyiasas[8] in 1978 and divorced in 2005.[5] She and Biyiasas have three children: Lauren, Tina, and Theodore.[7]
Haring died November 29, 2018, at the age of 63, in Chico, California.[5][7] In 2019, US Chess renamed the National Girls Tournament of Champions in her honor.[9][10]
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^"Orton, Ruth". OlimpBase.org. from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
^"Ruth Haring Elected New USCF President". Chessdom.com. September 17, 2011. from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
^. CalChess.org. Archived from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2017. Board Member-at-Large: Ruth Haring
^"Haring, Ruth: FIDE Chess Profile". FIDE.com. from the original on December 1, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
^ abcMcClain, Dylan Loeb (December 3, 2018). "Ruth Haring, Top Chess Player Who Led Federation, Dies at 63". The New York Times. from the original on December 4, 2018.
^ abcNugent, Mary (October 22, 2009). . Chico Enterprise-Record. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014.
^ abcdeKlein, Mike (November 30, 2018). "WIM Ruth Haring, 1955-2018". Chess.com. from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^Stumbo, Bella (August 4, 1983). "Bobby Fischer - Will He Ever Make a Move Again?" (PDF). The Los Angeles Times. (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2019 – via chessdryad.com. Ruth Harring [sic] and her husband, Peter Biyiasas
^Hartmann, John (June 5, 2019). "National Girls Tournament of Champions Renamed in Honor of Ruth Haring". US Chess News.
^"WIM RUTH HARING NATIONAL GIRLS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS | Formerly: National Girls Invitational Tournament". nationalgirlschess.com. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
ruth, haring, ruth, inez, haring, january, 1955, november, 2018, also, known, ruth, orton, american, chess, player, held, fide, title, woman, international, master, competed, united, states, women, championship, 1970s, 1980s, represented, 1974, 1976, 1978, 198. Ruth Inez Haring January 23 1955 November 29 2018 also known as Ruth Orton was an American chess player who held the FIDE title of Woman International Master WIM She competed in the United States Women s Championship in the 1970s and 1980s and represented the US in the 1974 1976 1978 1980 and 1982 Chess Olympiads 1 Ruth HaringHaring in 1980Full nameRuth Inez HaringCountryUnited StatesBorn 1955 01 23 January 23 1955Barnstable County Massachusetts U S DiedNovember 29 2018 2018 11 29 aged 63 Chico California U S TitleWoman International Master 1977 Peak rating2120 January 1987 Haring was elected to the US Chess Federation Executive Board in 2009 and served as vice president for two years then as president for four years 2 She was reelected in 2013 for a three year term and served on the executive board for seven years She served on the CalChess Board of Directors 3 and was the FIDE Zonal President for zone 2 1 the U S A 4 Personal life editHaring was born January 23 1955 on Cape Cod in Barnstable County Massachusetts 5 She starting playing chess while growing up in Fairbanks Alaska 6 She joined the US Chess Federation at the age of 14 and first played competitively in Fayetteville Arkansas 6 She graduated from the University of Arkansas 7 where she earned a bachelor s degree in psychology and studied computer science at San Jose State University 6 Haring worked for companies including IBM and eBay prior to her work at the US Chess Federation 7 Her first husband was Bill Orton also a chess player 7 She married chess Grandmaster Peter Biyiasas 8 in 1978 and divorced in 2005 5 She and Biyiasas have three children Lauren Tina and Theodore 7 Haring died November 29 2018 at the age of 63 in Chico California 5 7 In 2019 US Chess renamed the National Girls Tournament of Champions in her honor 9 10 References edit Orton Ruth OlimpBase org Archived from the original on April 8 2018 Retrieved June 2 2017 Ruth Haring Elected New USCF President Chessdom com September 17 2011 Archived from the original on June 13 2018 Retrieved June 2 2017 CalChess BOARD OF DIRECTORS CalChess org Archived from the original on December 1 2018 Retrieved June 2 2017 Board Member at Large Ruth Haring Haring Ruth FIDE Chess Profile FIDE com Archived from the original on December 1 2018 Retrieved June 2 2017 a b c McClain Dylan Loeb December 3 2018 Ruth Haring Top Chess Player Who Led Federation Dies at 63 The New York Times Archived from the original on December 4 2018 a b c Nugent Mary October 22 2009 In the zone InnerView Ruth Haring loves the people competition challenge of chess Chico Enterprise Record Archived from the original on July 25 2014 a b c d e Klein Mike November 30 2018 WIM Ruth Haring 1955 2018 Chess com Archived from the original on November 30 2018 Retrieved November 30 2018 Stumbo Bella August 4 1983 Bobby Fischer Will He Ever Make a Move Again PDF The Los Angeles Times Archived PDF from the original on September 10 2016 Retrieved August 31 2019 via chessdryad com Ruth Harring sic and her husband Peter Biyiasas Hartmann John June 5 2019 National Girls Tournament of Champions Renamed in Honor of Ruth Haring US Chess News WIM RUTH HARING NATIONAL GIRLS TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS Formerly National Girls Invitational Tournament nationalgirlschess com Retrieved January 19 2022 External links editOfficial website at the Wayback Machine archived July 31 2018 Ruth Inez Haring rating and tournament record at US Chess Federation Ruth I Haring rating card at FIDE at the Wayback Machine archived December 1 2018 Ruth I Haring FIDE rating history at OlimpBase org Ruth Orton Women s Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase org nbsp Ruth Inez Orton chess games at 365Chess com nbsp Ruth Haring player profile and games at Chessgames com nbsp Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Chess nbsp United States nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American chess figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ruth Haring amp oldid 1219826039, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
