Philip Corbin

For the American businessman and politician, see Philip Corbin (manufacturer).
Philip Corbin
CountryBarbados
Born (1957-08-01) August 1, 1957 (age 67)
TitleFIDE Master
FIDE rating2005 (January 2020)
Peak rating2315 (January 1991)

Philip Corbin (born 1957) is a Barbadian FIDE Master chess player.[1]

Corbin is a seven-time champion of Barbados[2] and has represented Barbados in eleven Chess Olympiads from 1986 through 2008, playing first board in 1986, 1990, 1998, and 2000.[3]

He is known for using the Elephant Gambit when playing with the black pieces,[4] most notably in his 2006 simultaneous exhibition win over English GM Nigel Short.[5] He also plays the Budapest Gambit and the Scandinavian Defense as black. [6] In a television interview Corbin said that he attempts to play chess in an innovative and entertaining style and referred to his playing style as "Calypso Chess."[7]

  1. ^ Philip Corbin rating card at FIDE
  2. ^ Corbin, Philip (2011). "About the Author". Calypso Chess. Caribbean Chapters Publishing. ISBN 9789769529595.
  3. ^ "International Team Chess Record of Philip Corbin".
  4. ^ Corbin
  5. ^ "Nigel Short simul (Barbados): Short-Corbin". Thechessdrum.net. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  6. ^ Corbin
  7. ^ "Calypso Chess Interview Good Mornin Barbados CBC Show 24_July_2012 - YouTube". YouTube.