Andrew Muir (chess player)


Andrew Muir is a Scottish chess International Master , Scottish Chess Championship winner, Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner, International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster.

Biography

Andrew Muir seriously started playing chess while studying at the University of Glasgow. He won the British Student Chess Championships in 1976 and was the best in Scottish Student Chess Championships in next year. Andrew Muir also won the International Chess Tournament Scottish Open in 1977, and in 1979 in Manchester won the International Chess Tournament Manchester Open. He was winner of the Glasgow Open International Chess Tournaments Glasgow Open. In 2007, Andrew Muir became the winner of the Scottish Chess Championship. In 1990, he was awarded the FIDE International Master title.
Andrew Muir played for Scotland in the Chess Olympiads:
Andrew Muir played for Scotland in the European Team Chess Championships:
Andrew Muir played for Scotland in the World Student Team Chess Championship:
Andrew Muir played for Scotland in the World Youth U26 Team Chess Championships:
Andrew Muir played for Scotland in the Clare Benedict Cup:
Andrew Muir active participated in correspondence chess tournaments between 1982 and 1995. In 1995, he was awarded the International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster title.
In recent years, Andrew Muir has devoted much of his time to his actuary work and less frequently participates in chess tournaments.