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'''Cathy Warwick''' ([[née]] '''Forbes)''') (born 6 February 1968) is an [[England|English]] [[chess]] player and writer.

She is also known for her writings on chess. They include the first full-length work on the Polgár sisters, published in 1992 shortly after [[Judit Polgár]] broke [[Bobby Fischer]]'s record as the youngest grandmaster, and a 1993 biography of [[Nigel Short]], a leading British player who was for a time ranked world noNo. 3. [[Susan Polgar]] has said that she was not happy with the former book as Warwick did not interview any of them and included rumour and speculation; however, Polgar added that Warwick has since acknowledged her mistake and she has no hard feelings.<ref>http{{Cite web|url=https:https://www.chesscafe.com/textaccount/polgar41login/?action=mepr_unauthorized&redirect_to=%2Ftext%2Fpolgar41.pdf|title=Polgar|website=chesscafe.com|accessdate=13 February 2024}}</ref>

In her role as a chess journalist, Warwick covered the [[BobbyFischer–Spassky Fischer#(1992 Spassky rematchmatch)|1992 match]] between Fischer and [[Boris Spassky]] in [[Yugoslavia]]. After the part of the match that was played in [[Sveti Stefan]] was over, she played a casual game against Fischer on his pocket set.<ref>{{cite book |titlelast1=NoSeirawan Regrets:Fischer-Spassky|first1=Yasser 1992|author-link1=Yasser Seirawan, Yasser;|last2=Stefanovic, |first2=George |title=No Regrets &bull; Fischer–Spassky 1992 |publisher=International Chess Enterprises |year=1992 |pages=306–07 |quote=Cathy–Bobby, Sveti Stefan 1992 '''1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 0-0 6. h3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Bd2 Qxc5 9. Bd3 a6 10. a4 b6 11. 0-0 Bb7 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Qe2 e6 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bg3 Nc5 17. Nd2 Nh5 18. Bh2 Nf4 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Nb3 Nd7''' Bobby is looking very cool on vibes for this number. He invests e5, while White's knight looks silly on b3. '''21. Qd2 f3 22. g3 Ne5 23. Bf1 h5 24. Rad1 Rad8 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Nc4 27. Qd3?''' As Bobby pointed out, 27.Qf4 was a better chance to resist, as both sides have vulnerable pawns. '''27... Nxb2''' And Cathy chose the right moment to resign against Bobby Fischer. |isbn=1-879479-09-5|pages=}}</ref><ref>[https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1282623 Cathy Forbes vs. Robert James Fischer, Beograd blitz (1992)] [[Chessgames.com]]</ref><ref>[https://www.bobby-fischer.net/Bobby_Fischer_Articles28.html Bobby Fischer, the Holy Grail -– A Balkan Odyssey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702023519/https://www.bobby-fischer.net/Bobby_Fischer_Articles28.html |date=2 July 2009 }} Cathy Forbes, Bobby-Fischer.net</ref> <!-- <ref>{{cite book|title=The Unknown Bobby Fischer|authorurl=https://archive.org/details/The_Unknown_Bobby_Fischer|author1=Donaldson, John; |author2=Tangborn,Eric |publisher=International Chess Enterprises|year=1999|isbn=1-879479-85-0|pages=}}</ref> --> She was also part of [[Channel 4 (UK)|Channel 4]]'s coverage of the [[World Chess Championship 1993|1993 World Championship match]] between Short and [[Garry Kasparov]] held in [[London]], and has appeared on the TV quiz show ''[[Eggheads (TV series)|Eggheads]]''.

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080404203529/https://www.bcmchess.co.uk/reviews/bcmrev0602.html review] of ''Chess Bitch'' by her