Philip Corbin

For the American businessman and politician, see Philip Corbin (manufacturer).

Philip Corbin (born 1957) is a chess FIDE Master from Barbados.[1]

Corbin has represented Barbados in eleven Chess Olympiads from 1986 through 2008, playing first board in 1986, 1990, 1998, and 2000.[2]

He is known for using the Elephant Gambit when playing with the black pieces,[3] most notably in his 2006 simultaneous exhibition win over British Grandmaster Nigel Short.[4] He also plays the Budapest Gambit and the Scandinavian defense as black. [5] In a television interview Corbin said that he attempts to play chess in an innovative and entertaining style and referred to his playing style as "Calypso Chess."[6]

References

  1. ↑ Philip Corbin rating card at FIDE
  2. ↑ "International Team Chess Record of Philip Corbin".
  3. ↑ Corbin
  4. ↑ "Nigel Short simul (Barbados): Short-Corbin". Thechessdrum.net. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  5. ↑ Corbin
  6. ↑

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