About Philip Corbin
Born 1957. Philip Corbin is a chess player.
Philip Corbin (born 1957) is a Barbadian FIDE Master chess player.
Corbin is a seven-time champion of Barbados and has represented Barbados in eleven Chess Olympiads from 1986 through 2008, playing first board in 1986, 1990, 1998, and 2000.
He is known for using the Elephant Gambit when playing with the black pieces, most notably in his 2006 simultaneous exhibition win over English GM Nigel Short. He also plays the Budapest Gambit and the Scandinavian Defense as black. 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."
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Who is Philip Corbin?
Barbadian chess player
When was Philip Corbin born?
Philip Corbin was born on 1 August 1957.
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Philip Corbin is a chess player.
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Philip Corbin's recorded nationality: Barbados.
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