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Hugh MacGrillen
Irish chess player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hugh MacGrillen (1945 – 10 January 2004) was an Irish chess player, Irish Chess Championship winner (1973), Ulster Chess Championship winner (1964).
Chess player career
From the end of 1960s to the mid-1970s, Hugh MacGrillen was one of Ireland's leading chess players. In 1964 he won the Ulster Chess Championship. In 1973 he won the Irish Chess Championship. After 1974, Hugh MacGrillen stopped participating in serious chess tournaments.[1]
Hugh MacGrillen played for Ireland in the Chess Olympiad:[2]
- In 1972, at second board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+4, =10, -5),
- In 1974, at first board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+7, =6, -5).
Hugh MacGrillen played for Ireland in the World Student Team Chess Championships:[3]
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