Dinah Margaret Norman (born 21 August 1946), née Dobson, is an English chess player. She was a three-time winner of the British Women's Chess Championship (1967, 1968, 1969).

Dinah Margaret Norman
Dinah Dobson Norman (Hoogovens, 1969)
Country	England
Born	(1946-08-21) 21 August 1946 (age 76) Exeter, Devon, England

Biography

In the 1960s and 1970s, Dinah Margaret Norman was one of England's strongest female chess players. She won the British Women's Chess Championship three times: 1967 (shared 1st place with Rowena Mary Bruce), 1968 and 1969 (shared 1st place with Rowena Mary Bruce).[1] In 1970, she participated in FIDE Women's World Chess Championship cycle European zonal tournament in Vrnjačka Banja where ranked in 12th place.[2] In 1970, she won U.S. Women's Open Chess Championship in Boston.

Dinah Margaret Norman played for England in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[3]

• In 1966, at first reserve board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Oberhausen (+0, =1, -2),
• In 1969, at first board in the 4th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lublin (+1, =10, -3).

Dinah Margaret Norman has been a member of Crowthorne Chess Club and played in the Berkshire League.[4]

References

External links

• Dinah Margaret Norman rating card at FIDE
• Dinah Margaret Norman player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Dinah Margaret Dobson chess games at 365Chess.com
• Dinah Margaret Norman chess games at 365Chess.com

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