BCN wishes Happy Birthday to WIM Natasha K Regan (12-vi-1971)
From Amazon :
“Natasha Regan was born in 1971 in London, the elder daughter of two Australian doctors. She studied Maths at Cambridge University, earned a half blue for chess, and edited the chess magazine “Dragon”. She debuted in the English Women’s chess Olympiad team in Manila, 1992.”
From Gambit Publications :
“Natasha Regan is a Women’s International Master from England who achieved a degree in mathematics from Cambridge University. While pursuing a successful career as an actuary in the insurance industry, she has raised a family and maintained a strong interest in chess and other board games, including Go.”
[pgn]
[Event “Lloyds Bank op 18th”]
[Site “London”]
[Date “1994.??.??”]
[Round “9”]
[White “Regan, Natasha K”]
[Black “Duncan, Christopher R”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “B21”]
[WhiteElo “2115”]
[BlackElo “2300”]
[Annotator “British Chess News”]
[PlyCount “133”]
[EventDate “1994.08.??”]
[EventType “swiss”]
[EventRounds “10”]
[EventCountry “ENG”]
[SourceTitle “EXT 2000”]
[Source “ChessBase”]
[SourceDate “1999.11.16”]
[SourceVersion “1”]
[SourceVersionDate “1999.11.16”]
[SourceQuality “1”]
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