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John Grantley Cooper

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John Grantley Cooper
CountryWales
Born (1954-05-14) 14 May 1954 (age 70)
Cardiff, Wales
TitleInternational Master (1984)
Peak rating2395 (January 1985)

John Grantley Cooper (born 14 May 1954) is a Welsh chess International Master (IM) (1984), ten-times Welsh Chess Championship winner (1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996), two-times Chess Olympiad individual silver medal winner (1976, 1984).

Biography

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John Grantley Cooper has won ten times in the Welsh Chess Championships: 1976 (jointly), 1977 (jointly), 1978 (jointly), 1984, 1985, 1992, 1993 (jointly), 1994 (jointly), 1995, and 1996. In 1984, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title.

John Grantley Cooper played for Wales in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: John Grantley Cooper". www.olimpbase.org.
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