Douglas Gibson Hamilton
Douglas Gibson Hamilton (born 15 August 1941) is an Australian chess player who holds the titles of FIDE Master and International Correspondence Chess Master (2001). He is a three-time Australian Chess Championship winner (1965, 1967, 1982).
| Douglas G. Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Gibson Hamilton |
| Country | Australia |
| Born | 15 August 1941 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Title | FIDE Master, ICCF International Master (2001) |
| FIDE rating | 2032 (January 2020) |
| Peak rating | 2305 (July 1982) |
Biography
In the 1960s and 1970s, Hamilton was one of the strongest chess players in Australia. He regularly participated in the Australian Chess Championship and won this tournament three times: in 1965, 1967, and 1982. In 1966, in Auckland, Hamilton played in the World Chess Championship South East Asian Zonal tournament and shared 5th–6th place.[1]
Hamilton played for Australia in the Chess Olympiads:[2]
- in 1968, at the first board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+5, =5, -5),
- in 1970, at the third board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+8, =5, -4),
- in 1972, at the first reserve in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+8, =3, -4).
In later years, Hamilton actively participated in correspondence chess tournaments. In 2001, he was awarded the ICCF International Correspondence Chess Master (ICCM) title.[3]
References
- "OlimpBase :: South-East Asian zonal :: Auckland 1966". www.olimpbase.org.
- "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Douglas Gibson Hamilton". www.olimpbase.org.
- 30013 AUS IM Hamilton, Douglas Gibson
External links
- Douglas G. Hamilton rating card at FIDE
- Douglas G. Hamilton FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Douglas Gibson Hamilton player details at ICCF
- Douglas Gibson Hamilton player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Douglas Gibson Hamilton chess games at 365Chess.com