Peter McKeich Jamieson (born 1 July 1946) is a Scottish
chess player, FIDE Master and twice a
Scottish Chess Championship winner (1965, 1973).
Biography
Jamieson was born in
Glasgow in 1946,
and in 1963 he won the British Boys' Chess Championships (U18). He was a participant in the Glorney Cup in 1962, 1963, and 1964. In 1965, Jamieson represented Scotland at the
World Junior Chess Championship. Jamieson won the
Scottish Championship twice: 1965 (shared with
James Macrae Aitken
James Macrae Aitken (27 October 1908 – 3 December 1983) was a Scottish chess player. Aitken was born in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1938 he received a PhD from Edinburgh University on the topic of 'The Trial of George Buchanan Befor ...
) and 1973.
Jamieson played for Scotland in the
Chess Olympiads:
* In 1970, at first reserve 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 by ...
in
Siegen (+3, =2, −5),
* In 1972, at fourth 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 (+7, =6, −3),
* In 1974, at fourth 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 (+8, =4, −5),
* In 1976, at third 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 (+4, =2, −2),
* In 1978, at third board in the
23rd Chess Olympiad
The 23rd Chess Olympiad ( es, La 23a Olimpíada de ajedrez), 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 a ...
in
Buenos Aires (+4, =5, −3).
Jamieson played for Scotland in the World Student Team Chess Championships:
* In 1966, at first board in the 13th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Örebro (+3, =0, −6),
* In 1967, at first board in the 14th World Student Team Chess Championship in
Harrachov (+3, =1, −6).
In recent years, Jamieson has been playing for Scotland in Senior World and European Team Championships.
Jamieson was awarded the
FIDE Master title in 1989.
References
External links
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1946 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Glasgow
Scottish chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
Chess FIDE Masters
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