John Dunlop (chess player)

John Dunlop

Dunlop in 1921
Personal information
Full name	John Boyd Dunlop
Born	(1884-10-30)30 October 1884 Dundee, Scotland
Died	29 October 1973(1973-10-29) (aged 88) Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation	Dentist
Spouse	Ailsa Eleanor Ormond Vallange ​ ​ (m. 1912; died 1955)​
Relatives	Bonar Dunlop (nephew) Jocelyn Ryburn (niece) Shona Dunlop MacTavish (niece)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Chess
Achievements and titles
National finals	Champion: 1921, 1922, 1923, 1934, 1939, 1940

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.