Susan Caldwell
| Susan Caldwell | |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Born | 2 October 1958 |
Susan Linda Caldwell (born 2 October 1958) is an English chess player. She is a three-time medal winner of the British Women's Chess Championship (1974, 1977, 1978) and Women's Chess Olympiad team silver medal winner (1976).
Biography
[edit]Susan Caldwell participated in many British Women's Chess Championships:[1]
- in 1973 shared 5th–6th place;
- in 1974 shared 2nd–3rd place;
- in 1975 shared 4th–5th place;
- in 1976 shared 5th–6th place;
- in 1977 ranked 3rd place;
- in 1978 shared 1st–2nd place but lost Sheila Jackson additional match with 0:2.
In 1975, in Glasgow Susan Caldwell with England team won Glasgow 800 Team Chess Tournament with perfect individual result (3 points from 3).[2] In 1978, in Kikinda she ranked 7th in 2nd European Girls' Junior Chess Championship (tournament won Nana Ioseliani).[3] In 1981, in Benidorm Susan Caldwell shared 4th-5th place with Sheila Jackson in Women's World Chess Championship West European zonal tournament (tournament won Nieves García Vicente).[4]
Susan Caldwell played for England in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[5]
- In 1976, at first reserve board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+3, =2, -3) and won the team silver medal,
- In 1978, at third board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in Buenos Aires (+6, =1, -5),
- In 1980, at third board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in Valletta (+5, =2, -4).
Susan Caldwell was a director of the Hallas Foundation Ltd. and Larkham Printers and Publishers Ltd.[6] She is an author of chess books "The Usborne Guide to Playing Chess" (ISBN 0746001355) and "Playing Chess (A Beginner's Guide)" (ISBN 0860204073).
References
[edit]- ^ "John Saunders's Chess Pages: British Chess Champions, 1904 to present". www.saund.co.uk.
- ^ OlimpBase :: Glasgow 800 Team Chess Tournament, Glasgow 1975, England
- ^ OlimpBase :: 2nd European Girls' Junior Chess Championship, Kikinda 1978
- ^ OlimpBase :: West European zonal, Benidorm 1981
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Susan Caldwell". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUSAN CALDWELL (02-X-1958)
External links
[edit]- Susan Caldwell player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Susan Caldwell chess games at 365Chess.com
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