I am taking a week out to visit Lucca, where we used to live, to hopefully catch-up with some good friends.
Monday, September 22, 2008
A quick non-chess trip
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Monday, June 02, 2008
Current Elo rating
Current Elo rating of 2549 in the July 2008 FIDE list, ranking fourth ranked among active English grandmasters.
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Sunday, October 22, 2006
Calvia Chess Festival
October 2006, Calvia Chess Festival, Mallorca, Spain. Went to this tournament with Thomas Rendle, another young English IM. It was nice to get away from the cold to this warm venue :) I was pleased with my performance (2595) but narrowly missed out on a 9 round gm norm. I need a 10 round gm norm for the title so wasn't too disappointed. I had an interesting game with Spain's top playing Francesco Vallejo Pons which ended in a draw which I still haven't managed to analyse fully! I finished on 6.5/9 and came in 10th place.
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
European Club Championships
October 2006, European Club Championships, Fuegen, Austria. An exceptionally strong tournament with many of the best players in the world playing. I was top board for Slough Sharks and managed 5.5/7 achieving my 2nd gm norm and my highest ever rating performance at 2673. Our team also finished above our seeding on 3/7. We rented a chalet almost on the top of a mountain so was a fair trek down to the playing venue in the valley but gave us a great view and was really fun. To read an account of the trip by our captain go to: http://http://www.4ncl.co.uk/slough_fuegen.htm.
Friday, August 22, 2008
British Chess Championships, St. George’s Hall, Liverpool
See the official pairings and results here:
www.britishchess08.com