The first English player to achieve a 2500+ FIDE rating

John Upham · Post by **John Upham** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 6:22 pm

Who was the first English player to achieve a FIDE rating (either part or full) of > 2500?

I'm led to believe it was Peter R Markland...

Is this correct?

James Pratt · Post by **James Pratt** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 6:59 pm

yes and no. He was 2510 but based on few games, probably just the Hastings 1970-1 Premier.

Does anybody know what happened to him?

Paul Buswell · Post by **Paul Buswell** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 9:26 am

James Pratt wrote: Does anybody know what happened to him?

He was a long-standing member of Friends of Chess at least up until a couple or three years ago when I stepped down as Treasurer.

PB

Roger de Coverly · Post by **Roger de Coverly** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:04 pm

Olimpbase are now publishing historic lists which contains Peter Markland at 2510.

http://www.olimpbase.org/Elo/Elo197107e.html

Markland had been second equal in that year's Hastings Premier.

His rating might also have included the Student Olympiad at Haifa 1970.

Matt Mackenzie · Post by **Matt Mackenzie** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:11 pm

Didn't he later become a noted correspondence player?

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