- Cathy Warwick
Cathy Warwick (née Forbes) (b.
February 6 ,1968 ) is an Englishchess player and writer.She won the British Women's Chess Championship three times, in 1987, 1988 and 1994 and played for the England women's chess team. She was awarded the title of Woman International Master, but later resigned it in protest at the whole principle of having separate "inferior" women's titles (although she is not in principle opposed to women-only tournaments).
She is also known for her writings on chess. They include the first full-length work on the Polgár sisters, published in 1992 shortly after
Judit Polgár brokeBobby Fischer 's record as the youngest grandmaster, and a 1993 biography ofNigel Short , a leading British player who was for a time ranked world no. 3.In her role as a chess journalist she covered the 1992 match between Fischer and
Boris Spassky inYugoslavia . After the match was over she placed a casual game against Fischer on his pocket set. [cite book|title=No Regrets:Fischer-Spassky 1992|author=Seirawan, Yasser;Stefanovic, George|publisher=International Chess Enterprises|year=1992|isbn=1-879479-09-5|pages=] This was the last recorded game of Fischer's career. [cite book|title=The Unknown Bobby Fischer|author=Donaldson, John;Tangborn,Eric|publisher=International Chess Enterprises|year=1999|isbn=1-879479-85-0|pages=] She was also part of Channel 4's coverage of the 1993 World Championship match between Short andGarry Kasparov held inLondon , and has appeared on the TV quiz show "Eggheads".References
External links
* [http://worldcat.org/search?q=au%3ACathy+Forbes&fq=ap%3ACathy+Forbes&qt=facet_ap%3A guide to her books]
* [http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/reviews/bcmrev0602.html review] of "Chess Bitch" by her
* [http://www.impalapublications.com/blog/index.php?/archives/257-CATHY-WARWICKS-MARATHON.html her marathon blog]
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