Peter Markland Explained

Peter Markland
Full Name:Peter Richard Markland
Country:England
Birth Place:Bolton, Lancashire, England
Rating:2390 (May 1974)
Peakrating:2510 (July 1971)
Peakranking:No. 63 (July 1971)
Iccf Rating:2418 (July 1992)

Peter Richard Markland (born 13 April 1951 in Bolton, Lancashire) is a British chess player. He was a member of the British team at the Chess Olympiads in 1972 and 1974.[1] [2] Markland was listed as the highest ranked British chess player in the first official FIDE Elo list, published in July 1971.

Since 1984, Markland is an ICCF Grandmaster.[3] He is also an FIDE Master since 2021.[4]

He worked as a banker and lives in Woodbridge, Suffolk.

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References

  1. Web site: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Peter Richard Markland . OlimpBase.org . 26 September 2010.
  2. Web site: Upham . John . 13 April 2020 . Happy Birthday Peter Richard Markland (13-iv-1951) . 2020-09-24 . British Chess News . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Markland, Peter Richard . 2020-09-24 . ICCF.com.
  4. Web site: Markland, Peter R . . 23 December 2021.