| Ewen Green | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ewen McGowen Green |
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Born | (1950-04-04) 4 April 1950 (age 74) |
| Title | FIDE Master (1992) |
| Peak rating | 2335 (January 1981) |
Ewen McGowen Green (born 4 April 1950) is a freelance chess teacher in Auckland, New Zealand.
Green attained FIDE Master status in 1992. In 1979–80 he won the New Zealand Chess Championship along with Vernon A. Small and Ortvin Sarapu and has also been an Olympiad player (1970, 1974, 1976).
In 2013, he was equal second in New Zealand Chess Championship.
He is regarded as one of New Zealand's best chess coaches; he coached Cliff Curtis and other cast members of the New Zealand film The Dark Horse.
Green holds the Oceania record for simultaneous games of blindfold chess of 17 boards (13 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses) in an arbitered demonstration.
References
- ^ "The chess game of Ewen McGowen Green". Chessgames.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- "Green, Ewan". OlimpBase. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- "New Zealand Chess - Results 2013". New Zealand Chess Federation. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- Kay, Jeremy (8 January 2015). "James Napier Robertson, The Dark Horse". Screen Daily. Screen International. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- "FIDE distributes an additional €37,500 among chess seniors". International Chess Federation. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
External links
- Ewen M. Green rating card at FIDE
- Ewen M. Green FIDE rating history at OlimpBase.org
- Ewen McGowen Green player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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