Philip Corbin
| Philip Corbin | |
|---|---|
| Country | Barbados |
| Born | 1957 (age 64–65) |
| Title | FIDE Master |
| FIDE rating | 2005 |
| Peak rating | 2315 (January 1991) |
Philip Corbin (born 1957) is a Barbadian FIDE Master chess player.[1]
Corbin is a seven-time champion of Barbados[2] and has represented Barbados in eleven Chess Olympiads from 1986 through 2008, playing first board in 1986, 1990, 1998, and 2000.[3]
He is known for using the Elephant Gambit when playing with the black pieces,[4] most notably in his 2006 simultaneous exhibition win over English GM Nigel Short.[5] He also plays the Budapest Gambit and the Scandinavian Defense as black. [6] In a television interview Corbin said that he attempts to play chess in an innovative and entertaining style and referred to his playing style as "Calypso Chess."[7]
Corbin has a Ph.D. in Electrical Power Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology and is Computer Engineering Analyst at The Barbados Light and Power Company Ltd.[8]
Book[]
- Calypso Chess: The Entertaining Chess Games (1970-2010) of Dr. Philip Corbin, FIDE Master, Barbados Paperback – 20 Aug. 2011
References[]
- ^ Philip Corbin rating card at FIDE
- ^ Corbin, Philip (2011). "About the Author". Calypso Chess. Caribbean Chapters Publishing. ISBN 9789769529595.
- ^ "International Team Chess Record of Philip Corbin".
- ^ Corbin
- ^ "Nigel Short simul (Barbados): Short-Corbin". Thechessdrum.net. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ Corbin
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
External links[]
- Philip Corbin player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Barbadian chess players
- Chess Olympiad competitors
- Chess FIDE Masters