{{Short description|Welsh chess player (born 1950)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox chess player | name = Arthur Howard Williams | image = | caption = | full_name = <!-- if different --> | country = Wales | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|7|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Pontyclun, Wales | death_date = | death_place = | title = FIDE Master | rating = | peakrating = 2415 (January 1975) <!-- https://www.olimpbase.org/Elo/player/Williams,%20Arthur%20H..html --> | FideID = 1800043 <!-- automatically displays current rating if 2400+ --> }}
'''Arthur Howard Williams''' (born 11 July 1950) is a Welsh chess FIDE Master (FM), British Chess Championship medalist (1974), eighteen-times Welsh Chess Championship winner (1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2011). He was the first Welsh player to have a fide rating over 2400.
==Biography== Arthur Howard Williams has won eighteen times in the Welsh Chess Championships: 1968 (jointly), 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 (jointly), 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 (jointly), 1986, 1987 (jointly), 1988 (jointly), 1991 (jointly), 1993 (jointly), 1994 (jointly), 2011 (jointly). In 1974, he shared first place in the British Chess Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pgn/197408bcf-viewer.html |title=BritBase: 61st British Championship 1974, Clacton |website=www.saund.co.uk}}</ref>
Arthur Howard Williams played for Wales in the Chess Olympiads:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olimpbase.org/players/p3n1zzhn.html |title=OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Arthur Howard Williams |website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref> * In 1972, at first board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+6, =8, -3), * In 1974, at first board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+5, =6, -7), * In 1976, at second board in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa (+4, =3, -3), * In 1978, at second board in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+4, =6, -1), * In 1980, at first board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta (+4, =5, -3), * In 1982, at first board in the 25th Chess Olympiad in Lucerne (+3, =6, -3), * In 1984, at first board in the 26th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+3, =3, -6), * In 1986, at second board in the 27th Chess Olympiad in Dubai (+2, =0, -3).
Arthur Howard Williams played for Wales in the European Team Chess Championship:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olimpbase.org/playerse/p3n1zzhn.html |title=OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Arthur Howard Williams |website=www.olimpbase.org}}</ref> * In 2011, at first board in the 18th European Team Chess Championship in Porto Carras (+2, =1, -4).
He also authored a theoretical work, an opening monograph ''Alekhine's Defence'' (1973).
==Notable game== {{Chess diagram | floatright | Rogoff vs. Williams, Stockholm 1969 | rd |rd | qd | bd | bd | | | | pd | | | | nd |pd | |kd | nd |pd | | pd | | | pd |pd | | | pd|pl | pd | | | | | pl | pl | | pl | | pl |pl | pl | nl | | bl |bl | pl | | | | rl | | | | | nl|kl | | rl | | | ql | | | |reverse=true | Position just before White played 94. bxc5 }} Arthur Howard Williams is co-author of chess game record with latest first capture. In game Rogoff – Williams (World Junior Chess Championship, Stockholm 1969) the first capture occurred only on White's 94th move.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1709732 |title=Kenneth S Rogoff vs Arthur Howard Williams (1969) Trade Restrictions |website=www.chessgames.com}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIDE|name=A. Howard Williams}} * {{OlimpBase FIDE ratings|Williams,%20Arthur%20H.|Arthur H. Williams}} * {{365Chess.com player|A_Howard_Williams|A. Howard Williams}} * {{Chessgames player|92374|Arthur Howard Williams}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Arthur Howard}} Category:1950 births Category:Living people Category:Welsh chess players Category:Chess FIDE Masters Category:Chess Olympiad competitors Category:People from Cynon Valley Category:Sportspeople from Rhondda Cynon Taf
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