Jonathan Penrose, OBE is an English chess player, emeritus Grandmaster, and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1983) who won the British Chess Championship ten times between 1958 and 1969. He is the son of Lionel Penrose, a world famous professor of genetics, and brother of Roger Penrose and Oliver Penrose. He is a psychologist and university lecturer by profession.

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  • Jonathan Penrose OBE ist ein bekannter englischer Schachmeister. Er galt in den 1960er und frühen 1970er Jahren als der beste englische Schachspieler. Er ist der Bruder der beiden bekannten Mathematiker Oliver Penrose und Roger Penrose sowie Sohn des Wissenschaftlers Lionel Penrose.
  • Jonathan Penrose, OBE is an English chess player, emeritus Grandmaster, and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1983) who won the British Chess Championship ten times between 1958 and 1969. He is the son of Lionel Penrose, a world famous professor of genetics, and brother of Roger Penrose and Oliver Penrose. He is a psychologist and university lecturer by profession. Learning the game at age four, he was a member of Hampstead Chess Club at twelve and British Boys (Under 18) Champion at just fourteen years of age. Chess was played by the entire Penrose family. His father was a composer of endgame studies and a strong player, as was older brother Oliver. By the age of seventeen, he was already acknowledged as a top prospect for British chess. Playing Hastings for the first time in 1950/51, he beat the French champion Nicolas Rossolimo and at Southsea in 1950, defeated both Efim Bogoljubov and Savielly Tartakower. Penrose earned the International Master title in 1961 and was the leading British player for several years in the 1960s and early 1970s, surpassing the achievement of Henry Atkins by winning the British Championship a record number of times. He was widely considered to be of grandmaster (GM), if not world class standard, but did not achieve the GM title in over-the-board play, despite some notable victories. This was mainly due to his choosing to remain amateur and placing his lecturing as a first priority. In effect, it meant that he played few international tournaments and frequently turned down invitations to prestigious tournaments such as Hastings. He competed in every Chess Olympiad between 1952 and 1962, then at the Olympiads of 1968 and 1970, frequently posting excellent scores, including +9 -1 =7 in 1962, and +10 -0 =5 in 1968. On both of these occasions, he won an individual silver medal on first board; in 1968, his score was bettered only by the world champion, Tigran Petrosian. At the Leipzig Olympiad in 1960, he defeated new world champion Mikhail Tal with the white pieces in a Modern Benoni: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4.d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10.a4 Qc7 11.h3 Nbd7 12.f4 Re8 13. Ng3 c4 14. Bc2 Nc5 15. Qf3 Nfd7 16. Be3 b5 17. axb5 Rb8 18. Qf2 axb5 19.e5 dxe5 20.f5 Bb7 21. Rad1 Ba8 22. Nce4 Na4 23. Bxa4 bxa4 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Nc5 Qa7 27. Qxd7 Qxd7 28. Nxd7 Rxb2 29. Nb6 Rb3 30. Nxc4 Rd8 31.d6 Rc3 32. Rc1 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Bd5 34. Nb6 Bb3 35. Ne4 h6 36.d7 Bf8 37. Rc8 Be7 38. Bc5 Bh4 39.g3 1-0. This victory made him the first British player to beat a world champion since Joseph Henry Blackburne defeated Emanuel Lasker in 1899. Unfortunately, Penrose suffered from nerves and he collapsed at the 1970 Olympiad in the midst of a tense game. Consequently, he moved instead to correspondence chess, where he was successful, earning the International Master (IMC) title in 1980 and the grandmaster (GMC) title in 1983. He was the best postal player in 1987-89 and led his country to victory in the 9th Correspondence Olympiad. Jonathan Penrose was awarded the OBE in 1971. He has two daughters from his marriage to Margaret Wood.
  • Jonathan Penrose on brittiläinen shakinpelaaja. Hän voitti Britannian-mestaruuden useita kertoja ja osallistui monina vuosina shakkiolympialaisiin. Penrose on tieteilijä Lionel Penrosen poika. Matemaatikot Roger Penrose ja Oliver Penrose ovat hänen veljiään. Penrose on myöhemmällä urallaan menestynyt kirjeshakissa. Hänestä tehtiin vuonna 1971 Brittiläisen imperiumin ritarikunnan upseeri.
  • Di professione psicologo e professore universitario, è figlio del genetista Lionel Penrose e fratello di Oliver Penrose e di Roger Penrose. Dopo aver imparato a giocare all'età di quattro anni, divenne membro del circolo scacchistico di Hampstead a dodici anni, e campione inglese under 18 a quattordici. A diciassette anni era considerato una promessa dello scacchismo britannico; nel 1950 sconfisse Efim Bogoljubov e Savielly Tartakower in un torneo a Southsea, mentre nel torneo di Hastings del 1950/51 batté il campione francese Nicolas Rossolimo. Nel 1961 gli fu assegnato il titolo di Maestro Internazionale; tra gli anni Sessanta e l'inizio degli anni Settanta fu il principale scacchista britannico, vincendo per ben dieci volte il campionato britannico tra il 1958 e il 1969. Scelse tuttavia di non diventare professionista, anteponendo l'insegnamento agli scacchi e non partecipando a molti tornei internazionali, rifiutando anche inviti di tornei prestigiosi come Hastings; principalmente per questo non raggiunse mai il titolo di Grande Maestro sulla scacchiera, ma la FIDE gli conferì il titolo di "Grande Maestro Honoris Causa". Partecipò per l'Inghilterra a nove Olimpiadi degli scacchi dal 1952 al 1974, ottenendo spesso ottimi risultati, in particolare alle olimpiadi di Varna 1962 (nove vittorie, una sconfitta, sette patte) e alle Olimpiadi di Lugano 1968 (10 vittorie, 5 patte), nelle quali ottenne la medaglia d'argento individuale in prima scacchiera. Alle olimpiadi di Lipsia 1960 sconfisse il campione mondiale in carica Mikhail Tal, divenendo il primo scacchista britannico dopo Joseph Blackburne (che nel 1899 batté Lasker) a sconfiggere il campione regnante . Dopo aver avuto un collasso nervoso alle Olimpiadi del 1970 nel mezzo di una partita, Penrose passò agli scacchi per corrispondenza, nel quale guadagnò il titolo di Maestro Internazionale nel 1980 e di Grande Maestro nel 1983. Guidò la Gran Bretagna alla vittoria della nona Olimpiade per corrispondenza, svoltasi tra il 1982 e il 1987 . Nel 1971 gli fu conferito l'Ordine dell'Impero Britannico.
  • Jonathan Penrose is een Britse schaker met een rating van 2405 in 2006. Hij is FIDE grootmeester. Daarnaast verwierf hij in 1961 de titel van meester ICCF (correspondentieschaken) en in 1983 die van grootmeester ICCF. Tussen 1950 en 1970 is Jonathan tien keer kampioen van Groot-Brittannië geweest en hij heeft negen maal in de Schaakolympiade meegespeeld. In Hastings 1957 werd hij negende.
  • Jonathan Penrose – angielski szachista, arcymistrz w grze klasycznej oraz korespondencyjnej. Dziesięciokrotnie triumfował w brytyjskich mistrzostwach szachowych. Pomiędzy 1952 a 1974 rokiem 9 razy uczestniczył w szachowych olimpiadach (w tym 4 razy na I szachownicy), w latach 1962 i 1968 zdobywając dwa srebrne medale za indywidualne wyniki (oba na I szachownicy). Osiągał sukcesy w konfrontacji z wieloma czołowymi szachistami, wygrywając między innymi z Michaiłem Talem na olimpiadzie w Lipsku (1960). Była to pierwsza porażka Tala od zdobycia tytułu mistrza świata. W roku 1983 otrzymał tytuł arcymistrza gry korespondencyjnej, natomiast w 1998 r. Międzynarodowa Federacja Szachowa przyznała mu honorowy tytuł arcymistrza w grze klasycznej. W tym samym roku zdobył brązowy medal XIII mistrzostw świata w szachach korespondencyjnych. Posiada tytuł doktora psychologii, jego brat, Roger, jest znanym fizykiem i matematykiem.
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  • Jonathan Penrose OBE ist ein bekannter englischer Schachmeister. Er galt in den 1960er und frühen 1970er Jahren als der beste englische Schachspieler. Er ist der Bruder der beiden bekannten Mathematiker Oliver Penrose und Roger Penrose sowie Sohn des Wissenschaftlers Lionel Penrose.
  • Jonathan Penrose, OBE is an English chess player, emeritus Grandmaster, and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1983) who won the British Chess Championship ten times between 1958 and 1969. He is the son of Lionel Penrose, a world famous professor of genetics, and brother of Roger Penrose and Oliver Penrose. He is a psychologist and university lecturer by profession.
  • Jonathan Penrose on brittiläinen shakinpelaaja. Hän voitti Britannian-mestaruuden useita kertoja ja osallistui monina vuosina shakkiolympialaisiin. Penrose on tieteilijä Lionel Penrosen poika. Matemaatikot Roger Penrose ja Oliver Penrose ovat hänen veljiään. Penrose on myöhemmällä urallaan menestynyt kirjeshakissa. Hänestä tehtiin vuonna 1971 Brittiläisen imperiumin ritarikunnan upseeri.
  • Di professione psicologo e professore universitario, è figlio del genetista Lionel Penrose e fratello di Oliver Penrose e di Roger Penrose. Dopo aver imparato a giocare all'età di quattro anni, divenne membro del circolo scacchistico di Hampstead a dodici anni, e campione inglese under 18 a quattordici.
  • Jonathan Penrose is een Britse schaker met een rating van 2405 in 2006. Hij is FIDE grootmeester. Daarnaast verwierf hij in 1961 de titel van meester ICCF (correspondentieschaken) en in 1983 die van grootmeester ICCF. Tussen 1950 en 1970 is Jonathan tien keer kampioen van Groot-Brittannië geweest en hij heeft negen maal in de Schaakolympiade meegespeeld. In Hastings 1957 werd hij negende.
  • Jonathan Penrose – angielski szachista, arcymistrz w grze klasycznej oraz korespondencyjnej. Dziesięciokrotnie triumfował w brytyjskich mistrzostwach szachowych. Pomiędzy 1952 a 1974 rokiem 9 razy uczestniczył w szachowych olimpiadach (w tym 4 razy na I szachownicy), w latach 1962 i 1968 zdobywając dwa srebrne medale za indywidualne wyniki (oba na I szachownicy).
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