David Howell
David Howell
David Wei Liang Howellis an English chess grandmaster and British champion in 2009, 2013 and 2014. He is the youngest chess Grandmaster in the United Kingdom, a title he earned when he came second during the 35th Rilton Cup in Stockholm on 5 January 2007 when he was 16. The previous record holder, Luke McShane, was six months older when he became a grandmaster...
ProfessionChess Player
Date of Birth14 November 1990
assumed came defend form luke man necessary paul pick
It came as a big surprise, to be honest, ... We all assumed Luke (England's highest-ranked player) would pick Paul to defend the title, but Luke didn't think that was necessary and thought the man on form would be the pick.
against anyone chances fancied left
I fancied my chances against anyone that was left in.
Fortunately I was able to come out on top,
ball bit difference dropped honour lap mess time
I got a little bit of jitters. I've made a mess of things before. But that's the difference today. This time the ball did the lap of honour and dropped in.
higher last scoring year
There is going to be a lot higher scoring than last year and I am very pleased.
good great shoot
He's a great player, isn't he? I'm just going to have to shoot a good score.
concerned good guess happen hit miraculous shot slight surprise worry
Going to 16, you always worry that he's going to do the miraculous shot and make a 2, and I guess there was a slight surprise that something good didn't happen for him. I was concerned that he was going to hit a 3-wood to about 15 feet, which would have made things difficult.
delighted good looking until
I was looking good for the matchplay until I had my injury, so I'm delighted I've made it.
advantage drove front nine terrible
He drove a terrible front nine and I just didn't take advantage of it.
nervous sure
I was nervous all day, but I'm not so sure it was because of Tiger, strangely,
I was as gutted as I have ever been.
comment disagree offer refrain respect
Out of respect for our client, Mr. Cummings, we try to refrain from any comment on this situation. That being said, I will say that I disagree with that characterization. That offer was not made,
belief crest player riding touch
There is just a touch more self-belief about me now, ... It's riding on a crest of a wave. But I do also feel I am a better player than, say, two years ago.
bit burden expectation nice
It would be nice to have a bit more burden of expectation on one of these tournaments,