About Beryl Hughes
Lived 1931 – 2017 (aged 85–86). Beryl Hughes was a British chess player.
Beryl Hughes (née Jarman, 1931 – 13 November 2017 ) was a Welsh chess player and writer, two-times Welsh Women's Chess Championship winner (1975, 1999).
Biography Beryl Hughes was educated at Dursley Grammar School in Gloucestershire and Cardiff University. In the 1970s she was one of the best chess female player in Wales. She has twice won Welsh Women's Chess Championship in 1975 and 1999.
Beryl Hughes played for Wales in the Chess Olympiad: In 1976, at first reserve board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in Haifa (+0, =0, -4).
In 2013, Beryl Hughes published a book about identity of Shakespeare’s friends – Shakespeare's Friends Revealed.
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Who was Beryl Hughes?
Welsh chess player
When was Beryl Hughes born?
Beryl Hughes was born in 1931 in Rhondda, South Wales, United Kingdom.
When did Beryl Hughes die?
Beryl Hughes died on 13 November 2017.
What was Beryl Hughes's occupation?
Beryl Hughes was a chess player.
What nationality was Beryl Hughes?
Beryl Hughes was British.
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