Susan Linda Caldwell (born 2 October 1958) is an English
chess
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player. She is a three-time medal winner of the
British Women's Chess Championship (1974, 1977, 1978) and
Women's Chess Olympiad
The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) since 1957 (every two years since 1972), where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals. Since 1976 the Women's Chess Olympia ...
team silver medal winner (
1976
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Biography
Susan Caldwell participated in many British Women's Chess Championships:
* in 1973 shared 5th–6th place;
* in 1974 shared 2nd–3rd place;
* in 1975 shared 4th–5th place;
* in 1976 shared 5th–6th place;
* in 1977 ranked 3rd place;
* in 1978 shared 1st–2nd place but lost
Sheila Jackson additional match with 0:2.
In 1975, in
Glasgow
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Susan Caldwell with England team won Glasgow 800 Team Chess Tournament with perfect individual result (3 points from 3). In 1978, in
Kikinda
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The c ...
she ranked 7th in 2nd
European Girls' Junior Chess Championship (tournament won
Nana Ioseliani
Nana Ioseliani ( ka, ნანა იოსელიანი; born 12 February 1962) is a Georgian chess player. She was awarded by FIDE the Woman Grandmaster title in 1980 and the International Master title in 1993.
Already in 1978 she was ...
). In 1981, in
Benidorm Susan Caldwell shared 4th-5th place with Sheila Jackson in
Women's World Chess Championship
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Unlike with most sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee, wh ...
West European zonal tournament (tournament won
Nieves García Vicente).
Susan Caldwell played for England in the
Women's Chess Olympiad
The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) since 1957 (every two years since 1972), where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals. Since 1976 the Women's Chess Olympia ...
s:
* In 1976, at first reserve board in the
7th Chess Olympiad (women) in
Haifa
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(+3, =2, -3) and won the team silver medal,
* In 1978, at third board in the
8th Chess Olympiad (women) in
Buenos Aires
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(+6, =1, -5),
* In 1980, at third board in the
9th Chess Olympiad (women) in
Valletta
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(+5, =2, -4).
Susan Caldwell was a director of the Hallas Foundation Ltd. and Larkham Printers and Publishers Ltd.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUSAN CALDWELL (02-X-1958)
/ref> She is an author of chess books "The Usborne Guide to Playing Chess" (ISBN 0746001355) and "Playing Chess (A Beginner's Guide)" (ISBN 0860204073).
References
External links
*
Susan Caldwell
chess games at 365Chess.com
1958 births
English female chess players
English chess players
Chess woman grandmasters
Chess Olympiad competitors
British chess writers
Living people
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