Helen Milligan (born Helen Scott; 25 August 1962) is a Scottish-New Zealand chess player holding the FIDE titles of Candidate Master (CM) and Woman FIDE Master (WFM), and three-time Asian senior women's champion.
In 2004 Milligan co-authored the book "Chess for Children" with Grandmaster Murray Chandler.
Milligan has won or jointly won the Scottish women's championship three times: in 1982, 1986 and 1988. Scottish Women's Champions . Chess Scotland. In 1983 she was joint British ladies' champion with Rani Hamid. British Chess Champions. BritBase.
Milligan represented Scotland in eleven Women's Chess Olympiads between 1982 and 2006. Since 2008 she has played for New Zealand in this competition, Helen Milligan team chess record at Olimpbase.org having transferred national federations in 2007. Player transfers in 2007 . FIDE.
Milligan became Oceania women's champion at the Queenstown Chess Classic tournament in January 2012. 2012 Queenstown Chess Classic . New Zealand Chess. She also competed in Women's Zonal Chess Championships in Bath 1987, Blackpool 1990, Delden 1993, Saint Vincent 1999, and Gold Coast 2009.
She won the Asian senior women's champion title in 2015 in Larestan, Iran, "Mahmood & Khan Wins 6th Asian Seniors Chess Championship in Larestan,Iran". Asian Chess Federation. 2015-10-04. 2016 in Mandalay, MyanmarPriyadarshan Banjan (2015-12-09). "Wazeer Ahmad Khan is Asian 65+ Champion". ChessBase India. and 2017 in Auckland.
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