William Minnis Explained

William Minnis
Country:	Ireland
Birth Date:	1902
Birth Place:	Belfast, Ireland
Death Date:	unknown

William Minnis (1902 — unknown), was an Irish chess player, two-times Ulster Chess Championship winner (1939, 1945).

Biography

In the end of 1930s to the end of 1940s William Minnis was one of the strongest Irish chess players. He two times won Ulster Chess Championships: 1939, and 1945. Also William Minnis two times won Belfast Feis chess tournament (1940, 1944) and won Williamson Shield chess tournament in 1949. He worked as secretary in Ulster Chess Union in 1938.^{[1] [2]} William Minnis two times participated in Irish Chess Championships (1946, 1947).^[3]

William Minnis played for Ireland in the Chess Olympiad:^[4]

• In 1939, at fourth board in the 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+0, =2, -13).

External links

• • William Minnis chess games at 365chess.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Players | IRLchess.
2. Web site: Summary — Ulster Chess Union. www.ulsterchess.org.
3. Web site: Irish championship players (by number of championships) | IRLchess.
4. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: William Minnis. www.olimpbase.org.