John Dunlop (chess player)

John Boyd Dunlop (30 October 1884 – 29 October 1973) was a New Zealand chess player. He won the New Zealand Chess Championship six times between 1921 and 1940, and was the first player to win the title in three consecutive years.

John Dunlop
Dunlop in 1921
Personal information
Full nameJohn Boyd Dunlop
Born(1884-10-30)30 October 1884
Dundee, Scotland
Died29 October 1973(1973-10-29) (aged 88)
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationDentist
Spouse
Ailsa Eleanor Ormond Vallange
(m. 1912; died 1955)
Relatives
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportChess
Achievements and titles
National finalsChampion: 1921, 1922, 1923, 1934, 1939, 1940
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