Douglas Gibson Hamilton

Douglas Gibson Hamilton (born 15 August 1941) is an Australian chess player who holds the titles of FIDE Master and International Correspondence Chess Master (2001). He is a three-time Australian Chess Championship winner (1965, 1967, 1982).

Biography[]

In the 1960s and 1970s, Hamilton was one of the strongest chess players in Australia. He regularly participated in the Australian Chess Championship and won this tournament three times: in 1965, 1967, and 1982. In 1966, in Auckland, Hamilton played in the World Chess Championship South East Asian Zonal tournament and shared 5th–6th place.^[1]

Hamilton played for Australia in the Chess Olympiads:^[2]

• in 1968, at the first board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+5, =5, -5),
• in 1970, at the third board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+8, =5, -4),
• in 1972, at the first reserve in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+8, =3, -4).

In later years, Hamilton actively participated in correspondence chess tournaments. In 2001, he was awarded the ICCF International Correspondence Chess Master (ICCM) title.^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Douglas G. Hamilton rating card at FIDE
• Douglas G. Hamilton FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
• Douglas Gibson Hamilton player details at ICCF
• Douglas Gibson Hamilton player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Douglas Gibson Hamilton chess games at 365Chess.com

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