Robert Bellin
Robert Bellin is an English chess International Master. He is a British Chess Championship winner and European Team Chess Championship bronze medalist.
Biography
At the end of the 1970s, Robert Bellin was one of the leading chess players in England. In 1978, he won the B tournament of the Wijk aan Zee Chess Festival. In 1979, Robert Bellin won the British Chess Championship.Robert Bellin played for England in the European Team Chess Championships:
- In 1977, at eighth board in the 6th European Team Chess Championship in Moscow,
- In 1980, at eighth board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship in Skara and won team bronze medal.
- In 1974, at reserve board in the 21st Clare Benedict Chess Cup in Cala Galdana and won team gold medal.
Robert Bellin wrote several books on chess, mainly devoted to Chess opening theory.
He was married to Czech origin International Women's Chess Grandmaster Jana Bellin. The marriage has two children: Robert and Christopher.