Hope Arthurine Anderson

Hope Arthurine Anderson (June 2, 1950, in Port Antonio – March 24, 2016) was a Jamaican chess champion.

Biography Anderson was the sixth of eight children born to a policeman, Arthur, and a seamstress, Iris. She attended Titchfield High School in Port Antonio, and then Excelsior High School in Kingston where her teachers noted her facility with mathematics.

Chess Anderson began learning chess as a youngster and was one of the first members of the Jamaica Chess Federation, founded in 1969. Anderson had her highest Elo rating of 2005 from January 1987 to July 1988.

Later years For some time, she served as the managing director of the Jamaica Chess Federation and she also acted as team doctor during trips to competitions abroad. Although she stopped participating in chess tournaments after December 1996, her role as a mentor to younger enthusiasts was significant. She influenced many future chess champions from her country including Woman International Master (WIM) Deborah Richards-Porter, who won 10 consecutive Jamaican women's titles beginning in 2002.

Anderson died March 24, 2016, and her funeral in Kingston on April 6, 2016, was widely attended by family, friends, former national team colleagues and officials from the national chess association.