Frederick Waldhausen Gordon
Scottish chess player
Frederick G F A Waldhausen Gordon is a Scottish chess player.
Early life
Waldhausen Gordon was born on 16 August 2010
He is the son of Dr Maja Waldhausen and Prof Iain Gordon. He has a sister, Josephine M E Waldhausen Gordon, who is two years older than him. His maternal grandfather was the mathematician Friedhelm Waldhausen.
Chess career
In 2021, he defeated grandmaster Bogdan Lalic in an online rapid 10+5 game in the ECF Grand Prix Rapid Event 1 held on lichess.org.
In March 2026, he won the British Rapidplay Championship by defeating grandmaster Gawain Maroroa Jones in the final round. He became the first Scottish player to win the event.
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