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
It was always going to be a big challenge, in his hometown.
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It was the classic game of two halves. I was in complete control and Steve wasn't playing great. I had every chance to close it out nice and early but then I played poorly in the middle and then he was probably disappointed not to win being one up with two to play. Fortunately, I was the lucky one.
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An enemy makes a true friends value apparent.
best dreamed player
As a kid, I never dreamed I'd be the 13th best player in the world but I have an inkling I can go even further,
strangely wrong
Strangely I'm not that disappointed. It was just one of those days, and I just didn't play very well. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong.
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I've worked so hard for this win. I'm now leading the 2006 order of merit ... plus I've got some Ryder Cup points, which we're all after, so I couldn't be happier.
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I've never played with him actually but he is a great player. I'm just going to have to go out and shoot a good score. You can't look at it in match play terms, but if you get to five or six under par then anyone is going to struggle to beat you. I know the crowd will be with him but that's not going to affect me. It'll make it all the more fun if I win.
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It would be nice to have a bit more burden of expectation on one of these tournaments,
hard hard-work work
It was a little hard work to be honest.
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One-up, one to play, you fancy your chances.
great playing start week
My expectations weren't that great at the start of this week because I haven't been playing very well over here,
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The public can be deceived into thinking that this is what they need. I'm for combining services, but I'm not for metro government.
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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.
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When I won then, I didn't have the game. I've become one of the best players in European and around the world - it's just that my trophy cabinet is a little bare.