Patricia Breen (draughts player), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Irish draughts player
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Place of Birth: County Carlow, Leinster, Ireland
About Patricia Breen (draughts player)
- Patricia Breen (born April 23, 1976 in Bennekerry, Carlow, Ireland) is an Irish draughts player and among the leading women in the game.
- This is primarily in variants other than International draughts.
- She became Irish Women's Champion at 12.
- In 2001 she became the first woman player to represent Britain and Ireland in a Senior International Match against the United States and in 2003 won a silver medal at the English Open Draughts Championship, as runner-up to Fred Buckby.
- Breen has become the Women's World Champion (3-Move version) in 1993 after winning the match against Joan Caws.
- Breen successfully defended her world title three times: in 1995 against her younger sister Karena, and in 2003 and 2005 against New Zealander Jan Mortimer.
- In 2007 she conceded her title in a match against Amangul Durdyeva from Uzbekistan.It has been claimed Breen is the highest ranked female player ever, but currently she is outranked by Amangul Durdyyeva.
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