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
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.
days love nor wrong
It was one of those days where everything that could go wrong did go wrong. I couldn't do anything right, for love nor money.
middle stern
It is a pretty stern test, ... You have to keep it down the middle because of the rough.
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,
fly radar worry
It doesn't worry me that I fly under the radar over here,
delighted good looking until
I was looking good for the matchplay until I had my injury, so I'm delighted I've made it.
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.
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.
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.
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.
advantage drove front nine terrible
He drove a terrible front nine and I just didn't take advantage of it.
higher last scoring year
There is going to be a lot higher scoring than last year and I am very pleased.