Gerald Bonner (born 1 May 1941) is a Scottish
chess player, three-times
Scottish Chess Championship winner (1967, 1970, 1972).
Biography
Gerald Bonner twice in row won Scottish Boys' Chess Championships (1957, 1958). He seven times won West of Scotland Chess Championships (1967, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981). Also he won Glasgow Chess Club Championships seven times (1967, 1968, 1974, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1986). Gerald Bonner won
Scottish Chess Championships three times: 1967, 1970, and 1972. He often participated in
British Chess Championships: 1966–1969, 1971, 1975, and 1978.
Gerald Bonner played for Scotland in the
Chess Olympiads:
* In 1964, at fourth board in the
16th Chess Olympiad
The 16th Chess Olympiad ( he, אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-16, ''Olimpiada ha-shachmat ha-16''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female ...
in
Tel Aviv (+2, =7, -7),
* In 1970, at fourth board in the
19th Chess Olympiad
The 19th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 19. Schacholympiade), comprising an open team tournament as well as the annual FIDE congress, took place between September 5–27, 1970, in Siegen, West Germany.
The Soviet team with six Grandmasters, led ...
in
Siegen (+4, =3, -5),
* In 1972, at third board in the
20th Chess Olympiad
The 20th Chess Olympiad ( mk, 20. Шаховска олимпијада, ''20. Šahovska olimpijada''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an open team tournament, as well as several other events designed t ...
in
Skopje (+8, =4, -5),
* In 1974, at first reserve board in the
21st Chess Olympiad
The 21st Chess Olympiad (french: La 21e Olympiade d'échecs), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team tournament, as well as severa ...
in
Nice (+3, =1, -2),
* In 1976, at second reserve board in the
22nd Chess Olympiad
The 22nd Chess Olympiad ( he, אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-22, ''Olimpiada ha-shachmat ha-22''), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE, took place between October 26 and November 10, 1976, in Haifa, Israel. For the firs ...
in
Haifa (+2, =1, -3),
* In 1980, at second reserve board in the
24th Chess Olympiad
The 24th Chess Olympiad ( mt, L-24 Olimpijadi taċ-Ċess), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as well as ...
in
La Valletta
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(+2, =1, -2).
Gerald Bonner played for Scotland in the
Clare Benedict Chess Cups:
* In 1979, at fourth board in the 23rd Clare Benedict Chess Cup in
Cleveland (+1, =2, -1).
Gerald Bonner last participated in a rated chess event in 2017.
References
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1941 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Glasgow
Scottish chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
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