Susan Lalic
English chess player (born 1965)
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Susan Kathryn Lalic (née Walker; born 28 October 1965) is an English chess player, holding both International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) titles. She is five-time British Women's Chess Champion: 1986, 1990–1992, and 1998.[2]
28 October 1965
Lalic at Sheffield, 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Susan Kathryn Walker 28 October 1965 Chatham, Kent, England |
| Spouse(s) |
Graeme Buckley (m. 2000) |
| Family | Victoria Walker (niece) |
| Chess career | |
| Country | England |
| Title | International Master (1996) Woman Grandmaster (1989) |
| Peak rating | 2405 (January 1997)[1] |
Personal life
Lalic is the aunt of musician PinkPantheress.[3]
Career
Lalic has played for England nine times in Chess Olympiads, from 1984 to 2000, inclusive. From 1986 to 1998, she played on the top board.[4]
She was the Fifth Women's Commonwealth Champion in 1987, the contest having been incorporated into the Lloyd's Bank Congress of that year.[5]
Lalic was educated at Nonsuch High School for Girls from 1977 to 1984, and was married to Keith Arkell and then to Bogdan Lalić. Currently she is married to International Master Graeme Buckley.[6][7]
