Wales Archives - British Chess News https://britishchessnews.com/tag/wales/ We focus on the British Chess Scene Past & Present! Thu, 14 May 2020 11:02:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cropped-BCNews.Logo_.2018.BLACK_-32x32.jpg Wales Archives - British Chess News https://britishchessnews.com/tag/wales/ 32 32 Happy Birthday IM John Grantley Cooper (14-v-1954) http://britishchessnews.com/2020/05/14/happy-birthday-im-john-grantley-cooper-14-v-1954/ http://britishchessnews.com/2020/05/14/happy-birthday-im-john-grantley-cooper-14-v-1954/#respond Thu, 14 May 2020 00:10:14 +0000 http://britishchessnews.com/?p=5453 BCN wishes Happy Birthday to IM John Grantley Cooper (14-v-1954) From chessgames.com : “John Grantley Cooper was born in Cardiff, Wales. Awarded the IM title in 1984, he was Welsh … Continue reading Happy Birthday IM John Grantley Cooper (14-v-1954) →

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IM John Cooper, photograph courtesy of John Upham Photography
IM John Cooper, photograph courtesy of John Upham Photography

BCN wishes Happy Birthday to IM John Grantley Cooper (14-v-1954)

From chessgames.com :

“John Grantley Cooper was born in Cardiff, Wales. Awarded the IM title in 1984, he was Welsh champion in 1976 (jointly), 1978 (jointly), 1984, 1985, 1992 (jointly), 1993 (jointly), 1994, 1995 and 1996. He also played for Wales in ten Olympiads, from 1974 to 1992.”

His peak rating was 2395 in January 1985 at the age of 31.

IM John Cooper, photograph courtesy of John Upham Photography
IM John Cooper, photograph courtesy of John Upham Photography

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