Helen Milligan (born Helen Scott; 25 August 1962) is a Scottish-New Zealand chess player holding the FIDE titles of Candidate Master (CM) and Woman FIDE Master (WFM), and three-time Asian senior women's champion.
| Helen Milligan | |
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| Country | Scotland (until 2007) New Zealand (since 2007) |
| Born | 25 August 1962 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Title | Candidate Master (2013) Woman FIDE Master |
| Peak rating | 2138 (July 1999)[1] |
In 2004 Milligan co-authored the book "Chess for Children" with Grandmaster Murray Chandler.[2] She currently works as a chess coach, and runs chess events for her club, North Shore Chess Club.[citation needed] She also holds the FIDE titles of International Arbiter (IA) and FIDE Trainer (FT).
Biography
editHelen Milligan gained a doctorate in astrophysics from the University of St Andrews in 1989; her thesis was on the pulsation of Delta Scuti stars.[3]
Milligan has won or jointly won the Scottish women's championship three times: in 1982, 1986 and 1988.[4] In 1983 she was joint British ladies' champion with Rani Hamid.[5]
Milligan represented Scotland in eleven Women's Chess Olympiads between 1982 and 2006. Since 2008 she has played for New Zealand in this competition,[6] having transferred national federations in 2007.[7]
Milligan became Oceania women's champion at the Queenstown Chess Classic tournament in January 2012.[8] She also competed in Women's Zonal Chess Championships in Bath 1987, Blackpool 1990, Delden 1993, Saint Vincent 1999, and Gold Coast 2009.[citation needed]
She won the Asian senior women's champion title in 2015 in Larestan, Iran,[9] 2016 in Mandalay, Myanmar[10] and 2017 in Auckland.[11]
Notable games
edit- Diane Savereide vs Helen Milligan, Thessaloniki Olympiad (women) 1988, Russian Game: Classical, (C42), 0-1
- Helen Milligan vs Dana Reizniece, European Team Ch (women) 2001, Sicilian Defence: Old Sicilian, (B32), 1-0
- Subbaraman Meenakshi vs Helen Milligan, Gibraltar Masters 2004, Queen's Indian Defence, (E12), 0-1
- Helen Milligan vs Anthony Ker, Queenstown Classic 2012, Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, (B08), 1-0
References
edit- ^ Helen Milligan FIDE rating history, 1983-2001 at OlimpBase.org
- ^ Chandler, Murray; Milligan, Helen (2004). Chess for Children. Gambit Publications. ISBN 978-1904600060.
- ^ "The pulsation of Delta Scuti stars". St Andrews University Library.
- ^ Scottish Women's Champions. Chess Scotland.
- ^ British Chess Champions. BritBase.
- ^ Helen Milligan team chess record at Olimpbase.org
- ^ Player transfers in 2007. FIDE.
- ^ 2012 Queenstown Chess Classic Archived 4 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. New Zealand Chess.
- ^ "Mahmood & Khan Wins 6th Asian Seniors Chess Championship in Larestan,Iran". Asian Chess Federation. 2015-10-04.
- ^ Priyadarshan Banjan (2015-12-09). "Wazeer Ahmad Khan is Asian 65 Champion". ChessBase India.
- ^ "GM Eugene Torre, IM Mahmood Lodhi Win Asian Seniors". FIDE. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
External links
edit- Helen Milligan rating card at FIDE
- Helen Milligan chess games at 365Chess.com
- Helen Milligan player profile and games at Chessgames.com
