Philip Corbin (born 1957) is a Barbadian
FIDE Master
FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating an ...
chess player.
Corbin is a seven-time
champion of Barbados and has represented Barbados in eleven
Chess Olympiads from 1986 through 2008, playing
first board in 1986, 1990, 1998, and 2000.
He is known for using the
Elephant Gambit when playing with the black pieces, most notably in his 2006
simultaneous exhibition win over English
GM Nigel Short.
He also plays the
Budapest Gambit and the
Scandinavian Defense
The Scandinavian Defense (or Center Counter Defense, or Center Counter Game) is a chess opening characterized by the moves:
:1. e4 d5
This opening is classified under code B01 in the ''Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings'' (). The Scandinavian ...
as black.
In a television interview Corbin said that he attempts to play chess in an innovative and entertaining style and referred to his playing style as "Calypso Chess."
Book
*''Calypso Chess: The Entertaining Chess Games (1970-2010) of Dr. Philip Corbin, FIDE Master'', Barbados Paperback – 20 Aug. 2011
References
External links
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1957 births
Living people
Barbadian chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
Chess FIDE Masters