Mark Hebden
| File:Mhebden1.jpg Mark Hebden at the 2007 British Rapidplay Championship | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mark Lesland Hebden 15 February 1958 Leicester, England |
| Chess career | |
| Country | File:Flag of England.svg England |
| Title | Grandmaster (1992) |
| Peak rating | 2567 (October 2001) |
| Peak ranking | No. 88 (July 1983) |
Mark Lesland Hebden (born 15 February 1958 in Leicester) is an English chess player who holds the title Grandmaster.[1]
Hebden is known for chess openings such as the Grand Prix Attack, the Barry Attack, and the 150 Attack.[2]
Hebden was British Rapidplay Chess Champion in 1990, 1994, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013 and 2015 .
He played for England in the European Team Chess Championships of 1983, 1989 and 2007.[3]
He was equal first in four editions of the very strong Cappelle-la-Grande Open: 1989, 1990, 1995 and 1997.
In 2001 he tied for 1st-4th with Yannick Pelletier, Tamaz Gelashvili and Vladimir Tukmakov in the 9th Neuchâtel Open[4] and in 2009–10 tied for 1st-4th with Andrei Istrățescu, Romain Edouard and David Howell in the Hastings International Chess Congress.[5]
Hebden is a regular participant at the 4NCL, Britain's premier chess league and in 2013, won the 4NCL Individual Championship, held at Daventry.[6] He also plays in local leagues for Sutton Coldfield Chess Club, Syston Chess Club, and online on Internet Chess Club ICC as 'mhebden'.[7] ICC is a commercial site where many titled players gather.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Mark Hebden player profile and games at Chessgames.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Mark Hebden Interview on YouTube by French Channel
