Glenn Flear
| Glenn Flear | |
|---|---|
 Glenn Flear, 2006 | |
| Full name | Glenn Curtis Flear |
| Country | England |
| Born | 12 February 1959 Leicester,England |
| Title | Grandmaster(1987) |
| Peak rating | 2555 (July 1999) |
| Peak ranking | No. 94 (July 1986) |
Glenn Curtis Flear(born 12 February 1959 inLeicester,England) is a Britishchessgrandmasternow living inMontpellier,France. He is the author of several books, some onchess openingsand some on theendgame.
He was awarded theInternational Mastertitle in 1983 andGrandmastertitle in 1987.
Flear created one of the greatest-everchess tournamentupsetswhen, as a last minute substitute, he won the very strongLondon 1986event (ahead ofChandler,Short,Nunn,Ribli,Polugaevsky,Portisch,Spassky,Vaganian,Speelman,andLarsen,amongst others). To round off the happy occasion, he married five-timeFrench Women's ChampionChristine Leroyduring the event. They have two sons, James and Nathan.
He also represented England at the1986 Dubai Olympiad(earning a team silver medal) and at theEuropean Team Chess ChampionshipatPlovdivin 2003.
Selected writings
[edit]- Improve Your Endgame Play,2000, Everyman Chess.ISBN1-85744-246-6.
- Open Ruy Lopez,2000, Everyman Chess.ISBN978-1857442618.
- Mastering the Endgame,2001, Everyman Chess.ISBN1-85744-233-4.
- Test Your Endgame Thinking,2002, Everyman Chess.ISBN1-85744-305-5.
- The...a6 Slav: The Tricky and Dynamic Lines with...a6.2005, Everyman Chess.ISBN1857443209.
- Starting Out: Pawn Endings,2004, Everyman Chess.ISBN1-85744-362-4.
- Starting Out: Slav & Semi-Slav,2005, Everyman Chess.ISBN1857443934.
- Practical Endgame Play – Beyond the Basics: the Definitive Guide to the Endgames that Really Matter,2007, Everyman Chess.ISBN978-1-85744-555-8
- Starting Out: Open Games,2010, Everyman Chess.ISBN1857446305.
- Tactimania: Find the Winning Combination,2011, Quality Chess.ISBN1-90655-298-3.
References
[edit]- Whyld, Kenneth(1986).Guinness Chess, The Records.Guinness Publishing Ltd.ISBN0-85112-455-0.(page 79)
- OlimpBase – Information about Chess Olympiads and other team chess eventsArchived22 December 2021 at theWayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Glenn Flearrating card atFIDE
- Glenn Flearplayer profile and games atChessgames
