Michael Freeman

Born: 6 August 1940, Ayr

• Glasgow CC Champion 4 times: 1964, 1970, 1971, 1976.
• West of Scotland Champion 1966, 1972.
• On Scotland team at the World Students' Team Tournament 1962.
• On Olympiad team at Havana 1966, Lugano 1968, and Siegen 1970.

Michael Freeman wrote an excellent article for Scottish Chess No. 146, October-November 1996. See Michael' Reminiscences here, which includes meeting several world-class players, including Gufeld, Bronstein, Fischer and Spassky, the latter described as ' a warm and considerate man, unaffected by any sense of grandeur.'

Alan McGowan
Historian, Chess Scotland