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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	(1941-08-15) 15 August 1941 (age 80) 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

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

На других языках

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- [en] Douglas Gibson Hamilton

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[ru] Хэмилтон, Даглас

Даглас Гибсон Хэмилтон (англ. Douglas Gibson Hamilton, род. 15 августа 1941, Мельбурн) — австралийский шахматист, мастер ФИДЕ, международный мастер ИКЧФ. Трехкратный чемпион Австралии (1965, 1967 и 1982 гг.). В составе сборной Австралии участник трех шахматных олимпиад (выступал в том числе на 1-й доске). Также известен как игрок по переписке. В составе сборной Австралии участвовал в отборочных соревнованиях командного чемпионата мира по переписке.

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