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
ball far greens hit striking top weekend
I don't hit as many greens as the top players, but this weekend my ball striking was far, far better, ... I hit a lot more greens.
delighted dropped happy hit poor shots slightly
I am delighted really. The two dropped shots I just hit poor pitches. That was slightly frustrating but you have to be happy with 63.
delighted expecting hitting holes nicely played score soon start
But as soon as you start hitting it well, then you start expecting to score well. I am delighted to have played 26 holes so nicely today.
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.
coming crowd hit hung kept perfect
I hit it perfect and it just kept coming back, ... The crowd cheered, and then booed, and it just hung there.
decent golf
As I showed in the Masters, if I play decent golf I am going to do well.
best cabinet european players trophy won
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.
beat
I didn't want to beat him too badly,
against anyone believe braver gone respect troops trying
I didn't believe we should have gone in there in the first place, and I'm still against the war. But I respect anyone over there trying to do their job. It's not the troops' fault, it's the administration. (The troops are) a lot braver than me.
fancy
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,
buyers doubt leverage year
There is no doubt that buyers have more leverage than they did a year ago.
combining deceived metro public thinking
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.
fly radar worry
It doesn't worry me that I fly under the radar over here,