Player Profiles

Dr. Philip Corbin

Accomplishments include:

Third, at age 13, in first tournament competed in, the London Under 14 Championship, and the winner of the Brilliancy Prize in that championship.

Seven time winner, since 1976, of the Barbados National Chess Championship; runner-up 11 occasions. Only finished third once, and never finished lower than third.

Past President (1990) of the Barbados Chess Federation.

Barbados representative in several regional and international chess tournaments. First represented Barbados in the 1975 Caribbean Chess Championship, Guyana, on top board of a six-man team, gaining three wins and one draw from 7 games, best performance by a Barbadian.

Fourth in the 1986 World Open (under FIDE 2200 section), Philadelphia, playing unbeaten,and winning the Brilliancy Prize with a game which was published in the American Chess Magazine, Chess Life.

Winner of two Trinidad Open Tournaments (1986 and 1987) and the first St.Martin International Open.

Only Barbadian to have taken part in all the Olympiads (6) where Barbados has been represented (Dubai 1986, Greece 1988, Yugoslavia 1990, Moscow 1994, Armenia 1996, Kalmykia 1998). Gained International FIDE rating at the Dubai 1986 Olympiad, playing on top board. On all occasions finished with the best percentage score of the Barbadian players. Best international performance was at the Greek Olympiad with 7 wins, 4 draws, from 14 games, when rating peaked at FIDE 2315, currently the highest international rating ever achieved by a Barbadian.

Twice captained a National team to victory in the Caribbean Chess Championships; also captained the National team for the 32nd Chess Olympiad, Armenia, 1996,

Eight in the 1999 SubZonal, Venezuela, with 5 pts from 9 games (4 wins, 2 draws) earning the title of FIDE Master.