Michael Hennigan (chess player)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 8, 1970 Hammersmith, England[1] |
| Spouse | Rita Atkins |
| Chess career | |
| Country | England |
| Title | International Master (1991) |
| Peak rating | 2465 (July 1994) |
Michael Thomas Hennigan is an English chess player.
Chess career
[edit]In 1988, he won the U18 section of the World Youth Chess Championship.
In August 1993, he won the British Chess Championship alongside Dharshan Kumaran.[2] In the championship, he won the Raymond Mays Best Game Prize for his game against Chris Ward.[3]
In January 1994, he tied for third place with Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant and Matthew Sadler at the Hastings International Chess Congress.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]He studied engineering at the University of Bristol.[2] He married Hungarian chess player Rita Atkins.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Upham, John (October 8, 2020). "BEST WISHES IM MICHAEL HENNIGAN (08-X-1970)".
- 1 2 Hartston, William (August 14, 1993). "Student shares chess title stalemate".
- ↑ Hartston, William (August 9, 1993). "Chess: Sicilian leads to deadly crushing".
- ↑ Hartston, William (January 11, 1994). "Chess: Changing attack".
- ↑ "1993 Hastings".
- ↑ Blanco, Uvencio (December 24, 2023). "Rita Atkins: "Gender stereotypes are changing, but they are changing slowly"".
External links
[edit]- Michael Hennigan rating card at FIDE