Ewen Green (chess player)
Ewen McGowen Green (born 4 April 1950) is a freelance chess teacher in Auckland, New Zealand.
| Ewen Green | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ewen McGowen Green |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Born | 4 April 1950 |
| Title | FIDE Master (1992) |
| FIDE rating | 2216 (July 2021) |
| Peak rating | 2335 (January 1981) |
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]
Notable game
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Murray Chandler describes this as "one of the most brilliant combinations ever played by a New Zealander".[6] 1...Rxe7! 2.Qxe7 Qxf3!! 3.gxf3 Rg8+ 4.Kf1 Ba6+ 5.Re2 Nd2+ 6.Ke1 Nxf3+ 7.Kd1 Rg1+ 0-1
References
- ^ a b chessgames.com profile
- ^ OlimpBase Men's Chess Olympiads Ewen Green
- ^ "New Zealand Chess - Results 2013".
- ^ http://fairfaxmedia.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/showarticle.aspx?article=93db6da1-082c-4d5b-b0e4-e5a2010caa33&key=Z9ZoLkOOLQRRuiHfqRcxiQ%3d%3d&issue=17512015010900000000001001. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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- ^ NZ Listener, 6 December, 1980
External links
- 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