Daniel Gormally
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| Full name | Daniel William Gormally |
| Country | England |
| Born | 4 May 1976 South Shields, England |
| Title | Grandmaster (2005) |
| FIDE rating | 2415 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2573 (January 2006) |
Daniel William Gormally (born 4 May 1976) is an English chess Grandmaster. His peak rating is 2573, achieved in the January 2006 rating list.
Chess career
He was born in South Shields and was brought into the game of chess by his father at the age of 7. Both being members of the South Shields Chess Club.
He shared first place at the
In September 2006, he tied for 2nd-9th with Luke McShane, Stephen J. Gordon, Gawain Jones, Šarūnas Šulskis, Luís Galego, Klaus Bischoff and Karel van der Weide in the 2nd EU Individual Championship in Liverpool.[3] In November 2006 Gormally was joint winner of the British Rapidplay Chess Championship.[4]
In 2015 he tied for the second place with
Gormally played for the English national team in the 2005
Bibliography
- Gormally, Danny (2010). Play Chess Like the PROs. Everyman Chess. ISBN 978-1857446272.
- Gormally, Danny (2010). Calculate Like a Grandmaster. ISBN 9781906388690.
- Gormally, Danny (2014). Mating the Castled King. ISBN 978-1-907982-71-2.
- Gormally, Daniel (2016). Insanity, Passion and Addiction - A Year Inside the Chess World. Chess Evolution. ISBN 978-83-934656-9-9.
References
- ^ Crowther, Mark (13 January 2003). "TWIC: 78th Hastings Congress". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ Pein, Malcolm (9 January 2003). "Gormally's glory". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (18 September 2006). "TWIC 619: European Union Individual Championships". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (6 November 2006). "TWIC 626: British Rapidplay". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (7 August 2015). "102nd British Chess Championship 2015". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Daniel Gormally team chess record at Olimpbase.org
External links
- Daniel Gormally chess games at 365Chess.com
- Daniel Gormally player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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