Richard Robinson was an American and
Bermudian chess
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player,
Chess Olympiad
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individual gold medal winner (
1996
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).
Biography
Richard Robinson was from
New York City
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but he worked in Bermuda for many years. He is known as a regular member of US chess tournaments. His peak success in chess was in
1996
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in
Yerevan
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, where he won the gold medal at second board in the
Chess Olympiad
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individual rankings, ahead of his percentage
Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky
Alex Yermolinsky (russian: Алексей Ермолинский, translit=Alexey Yermolinskiy; born April 11, 1958) is an American chess player. Awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1992, he is a two-time U.S. champion.
Career
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References
External links
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Richard Robinsonchess games at 365Chess.com
1956 births
2009 deaths
American chess players
Bermudian chess players
20th-century chess players
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