Frank Parr
English chess player (1918-2003)
Frank Parr (17 December 1918 – 28 December 2003) was an English chess player who was born in Wandsworth.
He was British Boys (Under 18) champion in 1935.
Biography
Parr won the Hastings Premier in 1939/1940 with a score of 6/7, including five wins and two draws.
He played in uniform, having been called up for military service in 1939.
This was his only Hastings Premier appearance, although he played in many Challengers' sections up to 2002/3.
Parr was the British correspondence chess champion in 1948 (joint with Gabriel Wood), 1949 (joint with H Israel), 1950, and 1956.
Parr played in 25 British Chess Championships from 1936 to 1991, compiling an overall score of 134½/275.
He made his first appearance in the championship in 1936, taking fifth place with 6/11 including a victory over George Alan Thomas.
In his second appearance in 1955 he scored 7½ with wins over Robert Wade and Jonathan Penrose.
His best result was in 1956 when, after managing only a draw in the first two rounds, he won eight consecutive games before drawing with Leonard Barden in the last round to finish with 9/11.
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