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
nice pleased round weather
I'm really pleased to get round without a bogey, ... We could just do with some nice weather and everything would be great.
chaotic guys handled lots noise pleased quite talk
It was more chaotic than I thought it was going to be, ... Lots of guys talk about the noise when they play Tiger, and it is pretty bad. I'm quite pleased with myself the way I handled myself.
bit finish good pleased posted seven strong work
I am pleased with my week's work but a bit disappointed. I got myself to seven under and if I had had a good strong finish I could have posted a good total.
ambitious champions events sort stuff tournament winning
I'm very ambitious and winning events like this HSBC Champions tournament is the sort of stuff I want to be doing,
fabulous highs
I'm not a person who has fabulous highs or unbelievable lows,
easy guys knew plenty
I knew the guys would be making plenty of birdies, so they weren't going to make it easy for me,
ditch lucky played second shot suppose
It was a frustrating way to finish, but I was lucky my second shot bounced over the ditch so I suppose it evens out/I played really nicely.
stage standard
I was 5 under today. At this stage in the tournament, that's the standard where you need to be.
anywhere good kidding near shoot tiger
I'm not kidding myself that I'm anywhere near as good as Tiger but who knows? I've got to shoot another two 67s. It's in my own hands.
anywhere good kidding near shoot tiger
I'm not kidding myself that I'm anywhere near as good as Tiger but who knows? ... I've got to shoot another two 67s. It's in my own hands.
aggressive delighted finally guys knew tried
I'm delighted to finally win. I just tried to be aggressive - I knew the other guys wouldn't back down.
best caddie days delighted finish gave joint score telling
I'm delighted really. My caddie just gave me a telling off as I was a little disappointed to finish five, five. But I have just had my joint best score and my best score two days in a row, so I have got to be happy.
player satisfied
I'm a better player than I thought I ever would be and I'm still not satisfied and I think I can be better.
although notice
I had no idea he was ill. Although I did notice he was getting increasingly sicker by the 13th.