Ronald Watson Henley (born December 5, 1956 in

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grandmaster, writer, narrator and producer of chess videos,American Chess Princesses! on DVD
as well as financial funding trader.Mass Mutual Financial Group

Professional career

As President of RWH Advisors, Henley acts as Special Consultant to Ultra High Net Worth Individuals and Family Offices. From 1985 through 2001, Henley was an

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Member, as a trader, market maker and specialist. Henley traded extensively in Phillip Morris,

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and

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. From 2001 to 2005, Henley was a founding partner and Head Trader of a

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family of hedge funds, with clients such as Bank of America, Gottex Fund of Funds and Aegon USA Insurance Company. Henley is an International Registered Financial Consultant, and went into business consulting where he joined the Board of Directors of several private companies including

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. Henley is currently a member of the financial trading industry. Henley has made presentations at several conferences in the financial industry, including * LightHouse Hedge Fund Conference 2003 * GAIM 2010 * Raleigh NC 2010

Playing career

Grandmaster title

Henley was awarded the

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title in 1980, and the Grandmaster title in 1982. Henley appeared on the cover of Chess Life in 1982, representing the United States. He earned the GM title while finishing equal first with

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in a 26-player round-robin

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, defeating Grandmaster

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in the last round. Henley was appointed by

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and

Anatoly Karpov Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov ( rus, links=no, Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов, p=ɐnɐˈtolʲɪj jɪvˈɡʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈkarpəf; born May 23, 1951) is a Russian and former Soviet chess grandmaster, former World Che ...

as President of the World Chess Champions Council Inc, a New York nonprofit organization that promotes chess in schools.Grandmaster Ron W Henley
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Champion chess trainer

Henley has been a second, analyst and trainer for former

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in several matches in the 1990s. Henley has served as a chess trainer and promoter of leading young women chess players, including Three Time US Women's Chess Champion

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Chess publishing

Online chess videos

In 2012, Henley was invited to join National Master William Stewart for the educational website called 'OnlineChessLessons'. Henley provides skills as a chess analyst to an international audience.

Chess DVDs

Henley narrated the double-volume chess video, "American Chess Princesses". In this video, Irina Krush, Elina Groberman, Laura Ross and Shirley Ben-Dak present some of their best games from the 1997 FIDE

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s held in Cannes, France.Win Like Kasparov Biography
In the late 1990s, Henley founded the site www.ChessSuperstore.com, which sponsored Irina Krush and

Hikaru Nakamura Christopher Hikaru NakamuraAnatoly Karpov Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov ( rus, links=no, Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов, p=ɐnɐˈtolʲɪj jɪvˈɡʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈkarpəf; born May 23, 1951) is a Russian and former Soviet chess grandmaster, former World Che ...

) * Archangel!: A Defense Against the Ruy Lopez * The King's Indian Attack! * The Spanish Exchange! * The Dragon!: Powerplay * The ChessBase University BlueBook Guide to Winning with The King's Indian Attack! * Crushing White: The Dzindzi Indian! Volume 1:

References

External links

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About Grandmaster Ron W. Henley
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henley, Ron 1956 births Living people American chess players American chess writers American male non-fiction writers Chess grandmasters Chess arbiters People from Houston Lamar High School (Houston, Texas) alumni