Michael Freeman
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Michael Roy Freeman is a New Zealand
chess
player.
He was NZ Correspondence Champion in 1979/80 and 1983/84, and earned a NZ Correspondence Chess Master title. In 1995 he gained an International Correspondence Master title (2450 level) and in 2003 he won the International Correspondence Chess Federation
(ICCF) 50th anniversary IM-D event and gained a Senior International Master title.
Over the board Freeman has represented NZ in chess at the 1996 Chess Olympiad
and the 1983, 1993 and 1995 Asian Teams events and was NZ Team Captain for four Chess Olympiads
(1994, 1996, 1998, 2000) and a member of the FIDE
Executive Board from 1998-2002. He is the current FIDE delegate and also the NZ delegate to ICCF
.
Freeman is also webmaster of the NZ Chess website www.nzchess.co.nz and a contributor to wikipedia.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player.
He was NZ Correspondence Champion in 1979/80 and 1983/84, and earned a NZ Correspondence Chess Master title. In 1995 he gained an International Correspondence Master title (2450 level) and in 2003 he won the International Correspondence Chess Federation
International Correspondence Chess Federation
International Correspondence Chess Federation was founded in 1951 as a new appearance of the ICCA , which was founded in 1945, as successor of the IFSB , founded in 1928....
(ICCF) 50th anniversary IM-D event and gained a Senior International Master title.
Over the board Freeman has represented NZ in chess at the 1996 Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
and the 1983, 1993 and 1995 Asian Teams events and was NZ Team Captain for four Chess Olympiads
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
(1994, 1996, 1998, 2000) and a member of the FIDE
Fédération Internationale des Échecs
The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world and acts as the governing body of international chess competition. It is usually referred to as FIDE , its French acronym.FIDE...
Executive Board from 1998-2002. He is the current FIDE delegate and also the NZ delegate to ICCF
International Correspondence Chess Federation
International Correspondence Chess Federation was founded in 1951 as a new appearance of the ICCA , which was founded in 1945, as successor of the IFSB , founded in 1928....
.
Freeman is also webmaster of the NZ Chess website www.nzchess.co.nz and a contributor to wikipedia.