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FIDE Honours

The principal sources for this material were The FIDE Golden Book 1924-2002 by Willy Iclicki and BCF Yearbooks.

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ADMINISTRATIVE
1924 One of the 15 founders of FIDE F H Rawlins 1938 Life Member J N Derbyshire
1925 Vice President L Rees 1947-58 Permanent Fund Administrator G S A Wheatcroft
1927-41 Permanent Fund Administrator The Hon G Hamilton-Russell 1950s Acting Australasian Zonal President R G Wade (OBE)
1927-44 Permanent Fund Administrator H E St. John Mildway 1953 Life Member Baruch H Wood (OBE)
1925 Life Member Herbert Dobell 1958-78 Permanent Fund Administrator Vic Soanes
1925 Life Member Richard Clewin Griffith 1972 Medal of Merit A Sunnucks (Mrs Mothersill)
1925 Life Member Major E Montague Jones 1974-82 Zonal President Harry Golombek OBE
1925 Life Member L Rees 1978-96 Permanent Fund Administrator Harry Golombek OBE
1927 FIDE Congress London 1996- Permanent Fund Administrator David Jarrett
1927 Life Member The Hon. G Hamilton-Russell 1982-94 Zonal President Kevin O’Connell
1927 Life Member H Hartley 1987 Most esteemed Friend of FIDE Jerwood Foundation
1927 Life Member G St. John Mildway 1987 Most esteemed Friend of FIDE Lloyds Bank
1928 Life Member R P Michell 1987 Most esteemed Friend of FIDE Novag Computers
1928 Honorary Member L Rees 1989-93 Executive Board Member David Anderton OBE
1929 Life Member J Keeble 1994 Most esteemed Friend of FIDE Hastings Borough Council
1929 Life Member A J Lowther 1996- FIDE Treasurer David Jarrett
1929 Life Member E G Sergeant 1997 Most esteemed Friend of FIDE British Airways, Zambia
1930 Honorary Member The Hon. G Hamilton-Russell 1999 Commander of the Legion of GMs Steve Davis OBE
1930 Life Member H Scott 1999 Commander of the Legion of GMs L Lewis
1933 FIDE Congress Folkestone 1999 Grand Knight of FIDE Lord Callaghan
1935 Life Member A M S Shannon 2001 Honorary Member R G Wade, OBE
1937 Life Member A J Mackenzie 2001 President’s Award for Tournaments Hastings International Congress

 

TEAM PLAYING HONOURS
1927 Olympiad, Bronze, 3/16, 36½/60 British Empire 1980 Olympiad, 6/42, 32½56 England
1927 Olympiad, Silver 12/15 Sir G Thomas 1980 Women’s Olympiad, 13/42, 22/42 England
1928 Olympiad, we did not play   1980 World Under 26 Team, Silver England
1930 Olympiad, 8/18, 40½/70 British Empire 1981 World Under 26 Team, Silver England
1931 Olympiad, 9/19, 44/72 British Empire 1982 Olympiad, 10/94, 32/56 England
1933 Olympiad, 10/15, 27/56 BCF 1982 Women’s Olympiad, Board 2 Silver Sheila Jackson
1935 Olympiad, 12/20, 37/66 BCF 1982-83 European Team, 4/8 England
1937 Olympiad, = 12/19, 34/72 BCF 1982-87 Correspondence Olympiad, Gold Great Britain
1939 Olympiad, we withdrew   1984 Olympiad, Silver, 2/88, 37/56 England
1952 Olympiad, 16/25, 14/32 BCF 1984 Olympiad, Board 2 Gold John Nunn
1952 World Student Team, Silver British Universities 1984 Women’s Olympiad, 7/52, 24½/42 England
1953 World Deaf Teams, Silver England 1985 World Team Champ’ship, Bronze, 3/10, 30½/54 England
1953 World Student Team, Silver British Universities 1986 World Under 26 Team, Gold England
1954 Olympiad, 9/26, 18 points in final BCF 1986 Olympiad, Silver, 2/108, 39½56 England
1955 Clare Benedict Team, 5/6 England 1986 Olympiad, Board 3 Gold Nigel Short
1956 Clare Benedict Team, 6/6 England 1986 Women’s Olympiad, 8/49, 24½42 England
1956 Olympiad, 8/34, 20 points final BCF 1987-95 Correspondence Olympiad, Silver England
1957 Women’s Olympiad, 7/21, 8 points BCF 1986 World Solving, Gold Great Britain
1958 Olympiad, 11/36, 16 points BCF 1988 Olympiad, Silver, 2/107, 34½/56 England
1960 Olympiad, = 11th, 16½ points BCF 1988 Women’s Olympiad, 11/56, 23/42 England
1960 Clare Benedict Team, Silver, 2/6 England 1989 World Team Championship, Bronze, 3/10, 21½/36 England
1961 Clare Benedict Team, Bronze, 3/6 England 1989 European Team, = 8/28 England
1962 Clare Benedict Team, Bronze, 3/6 England 1990 Olympiad, Bronze, 3/65, 35½/56 England
1962 Olympiad, 13th-14th, 26½/44 BCF 1990 Women’s Olympiad, 7/65, 24/42 England
1963 Women’s Olympiad, we did not play   1990 Visa-IBM Chess Summit, Silver England
1963 Clare Benedict Team, Bronze, 3/6 England 1990 World Solving, 1st-2nd Great Britain
1963 World Student Team, Bronze British Universities 1992 Olympiad, 8/102, 33/56 England
1964 Olympiad, 18/50, 31/52 BCF 1992 Women’s Olympiad, 22/62, 22/42 England
1965 Clare Benedict Team, 4/6 England 1993 European Team, Bronze, 3/38 England
1966 Clare Benedict Team, 5/6 England 1993 European Women’s Team, 13/37 England
1966 Women’s Olympiad, 9th, 12/26 BCF 1994 Olympiad, 4/124, 34½/56 England
1966 Olympiad, 21/52, 27½/52 BCF 1994 Women’s Olympiad, 6/81, 24½/42 England
1967 Harrachov Students Olympiad, Bronze England 1996 Olympiad, 4/114, 34/56 England
1967 Clare Benedict Team, Bronze, 3/6 England 1996 Olympiad, Board 4 Gold 10½/13 M Sadler
1968 Clare Benedict Team, Bronze, 3/6 England 1996 Women’s Olympiad, 10/74, 24/42 England
1968 Olympiad, 16/53, 33/52 BCF 1997 European, Gold, 1/34 England
1969 Women’s Olympiad, 10/15, 12½/28 BCF 1997 European Women’s Team, Bronze, 3/30 England
1969 Clare Benedict Team, Bronze, 3/6 England 1997 World Team Championship, 4th, 20½/36 England
1970 Olympiad, 25/60, 30/44 BCF 1998 Olympiad, 11/76, 30½/56 England
1970 Olympiad, Board 3 Gold 12½/16 W Hartston 1998 Women’s Olympiad, 20/72, 22/42 England
1970 Clare Benedict Team, Silver, 2/6 England 1999 European, Board 5 Bronze M Chandler
1970 World Student Team, Silver British Universities 1999 European Team, 10/36 England
1971 Clare Benedict Team, Silver, 2/6 England 1999 European Women’s Team, 7/36 England
1972 Olympiad, 17/48, 37/56 England 1999 European Women’s, Board 1 Gold Harriet Hunt
1972 Women’s Olympiad, 8/23, 4 points England 2000 Olympiad, 7th-13th, 33/56 England
1972 Clare Benedict Team, 4/6 England 2000 Women’s Olympiad, 7th-9th, 25/42 England
1972-76 Correspondence Olympiad, Bronze Great Britain 2001 European Team, 4/35 England
1973 Clare Benedict Team, Silver, 2/8 England 2001 Michael Adams, Board 1 Gold M Adams
1974 Olympiad, 10/73, 26/88 England 2001 European Women’s Team, Bronze/32 England
1974 Women’s Olympiad, 8/26, 4/30 England 2002 Olympiad, 7/134, 33½/56 England
1974 Clare Benedict Team, Gold, 1/8 England 2002 Women’s Olympiad, 18/89, 24/42 England
1975 Europe of the Nine Tournament, Bronze, 3/9 Great Britain 2003 European Team 17/37, 19/36 England
1975 European Team, 8/8 England 2003 European Women’s Team 10/31, 9½/18 England
1976 Olympiad, Bronze, 3/48, 35½/52 England 2004 Olympiad, 30/129, 31/84 England
1976 Olympiad, Board 4 Gold M Stean 2004 Women’s Olympiad, 8/87, 25/56 England
1976 Women’s Olympiad, Silver, 2/23 England 2004 Olympiad, Board 1 Bronze M Adams
1977 Clare Benedict Team, Silver, 2/8 England 2004 World Chess Solving Championships, Silver Great Britain
1977-82 Correspondence Olympiad, Bronze Great Britain 2005 European Solving Championship, Silver Great Britain
1978 Common Market Team, Silver, 2/8, 17½ Great Britain 2005 World Chess Solving Championships, Gold Great Britain
1978 Olympiad, = 12/65, 31½/56 England 2006 World Chess Solving Championships, Gold Great Britain
1978 Women’s Olympiad, 8/8, 7½ points England 2006 Olympiad, 19th England
1978 World Under 26 Team, Gold England 2006 Women’s Olympiad, 42/108 England
1979 Claire Benedict Team, Gold, 1/7 England 2007 European Team 10 mp, 19.5/36, 16/40 England
1979 World Under 16 Team Championship, Gold England 2007 Euro Women's Team 8 mp, 14.5/36, 22/30 England
1980 European Team, Bronze, 3/8 England 2007 European Team, Board 1 Bronze M Adams
1980 Common Market Team, Gold, 1/9, 23½ Great Britain      

 

INDIVIDUAL HONOURS
1924 Unofficial European Women's Champion Helene Cotton & Edith Holloway 1988 Candidates, Quarter-finals Nigel Short
1926, 1927 World Girls’ Champion Vera Menchik 1988 Candidates, Semi-finals Jon Speelman
1927-44 Women’s World Champion V Menchik-Stevenson 1989 World Under 16, Bronze Matthew Sadler
1928, 29-30 World Girls’ Champion R Gregory 1990 World Girls’ Under 10, Bronze 7½ Jovanka Houska
1931, 32-33 World Girls’ Champion H Bullen 1991 World Under 16, Gold Dharshan Kumaran
1934 World Girls’ Champion M Ballard 1992 World Girls’ Under 14, Bronze Harriet Hunt
1935 World Girls’ Champion Rowena Dew (Mrs Bruce) 1992 World Girls’ Under 12, Silver Ruth Sheldon
1936, 37 World Girls’ Champion E Saunders (Mrs Pritchard) 1992 World Under 10, Gold, 8½ Luke McShane
1951 World Under 20, Silver, 8/11 M Barker 1993 World Championship Candidate Nigel Short (MBE)
1958 Braille Corres. World Champion Reginald Wallter Bonham 1993 World Girls’ Under 14, Gold Ruth Sheldon
1959 World Under 20, Bronze, 8/11 Dave Rumens 1994 European Under 14, Gold Karl Mah
1967 World Under 20, Silver, 5½/8 Ray Keene (OBE) 1996 World Girls’ Under 18, Silver Harriet Hunt
1973 World Under 20, Silver, 8 Tony Miles 1996 World Girls’ Under 16, Bronze Ruth Sheldon
1973 World Under 20, Bronze, 7½ Michael Stean 1996 World Amateur, Gold Brian Johnson
1974 World Under 20, Gold, 7/9 Tony Miles 1997 World Girls’ Under 20, Gold Harriet Hunt
1974 World Under 16, Gold A Jonathan Mestel 1997 World Individual Solving, Gold Dr Jonathan Mestel
1975 World Under 20, Bronze, 9 A Jonathan Mestel 1997 World Championship, 4th-5th Nigel Short
1975 European Under 20, Gold John Nunn 1997 World Championship, 3rd Michael Adams
1975 World Under 16, Gold David Goodman 1998 World Under 18, Gold 8½ Nicholas Pert
1977 European Under 20, Gold Shaun Taulbut 1998 World Girls’ Under 18, Gold Ruth Sheldon
1978 World Under 16, Bronze, 8 Nigel Short 1998 Women’s World Amateur, Gold Rosalind Kieran
1979 World Under 16, Silver, 8 Nigel Short 1999 World Championship, Semi-finalist Michael Adams
1980 World Under 20, Silver, 9 Nigel Short 1999 Women’s World Amateur, Gold Jessie Gilbert
1981 World Under 20, Bronze, 9 Nigel Short 2000 World Championship, Semi-finalist Michael Adams
1981 World Under 17, Gold, 7½/9 Stuart Conquest 2000 European Girls’ Under 20, Gold Jovanka Houska
1982 World Under 16, Bronze, 7½ James Howell 2000 European Under 10, Silver David Howell
1984 World Deaf Championship, Bronze A J Boyce 2001 European Under 12, Bronze David Howell
1985 Interzonal Qualifiers Miles, Nunn, Short, Speelman 2001 European Under 14 Girls’, Bronze Jessie Gilbert
1986 World Under 12, Gold 8/11 Dharshan Kumaran 2002 World Under 12, Bronze David Howell
1987 World Girls’ Under 14, Gold Cathy Haslinger 2004 World Championship, Silver Michael Adams
1987 Interzonal Qualifiers Miles, Nunn 2004 World Chess Solving Champion John Nunn
1987 Interzonal 1-3 Nigel Short (MBE) 2004 Euro Community Youth Girls U12, Gold Sheila Dines
1987 Interzonal 1-3 Jon Speelman 2004 Euro Community Youth Girls U16, Silver Sarah Hegarty
1987 World Under 16, Silver 9 Michael Adams 2005 World Chess Solving Champs, Silver Jonathan Mestel
1987 World Under 18, Silver Demetrios Agnos 2005 World Chess Solving Champs, Bronze John Nunn
1987 Infolink European Rapidplay Championship, Gold Michael Adams 2006 European Union Championship, Gold Nigel Short MBE
1987 Infolink European Rapidplay Championship, Silver Jon Speelman 2006 European Union Championship, Bronze Luke McShane
1988 World Under 18, Gold 9/9! M Hennigan 2006 World School Under 12, Gold Samuel Franklin
1988 World Under 18, Silver 6½/9 D Agnos 2007 World Chess Solving Champs, Gold John Nunn