TommyC Member since Jun-24-06 · Last seen Sep-11-08 I'm 31 year's old, live and work in London where I play OTB for Streatham & Brixton Chess Club. Get to know us better here: http://streathambrixtonchess.blogsp... My English Chess Federation grade for 2008-9 is in the mid-180s - which is around 2175 FIDE Elo. Best scalps: a draw with IM Colin Crouch, a victory over FM Michael Franklin.

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Aug-26-08 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack (C86)    TommyC: Does anyone know who Worrall was?      Aug-21-08 Morozevich vs Kramnik, 2008    TommyC: Kasparov must watch Kramnik lose games like this and say to himself, <1.d4 - why didn't I think of that?>      Aug-18-08 Howard Staunton Memorial (2008)    TommyC: Congratulations to Michael Adams - quick draw today, so he wins the tournament.      Jul-28-08 mack chessforum    TommyC: Happy birthday, old bean! /young tyke      Jul-10-08 Team White vs Team Black, 2008     Jul-09-08 Topalov vs I Cheparinov, 2008   TommyC: I think this is an astonishing game by Topalov, and not just Cheparinov-out-of-form. Look at the position after <23.f3>! White has all but one piece on the back-rank . . . yet is positionally almost already won! ...      Jul-04-08 Leko vs I Nepomniachtchi, 2008    TommyC: <DCP23: <TommyC: Svidler once said Kramnik was the opponent most likely to outplay him in an equal position.> True. Svidler also said that when he plays Kramnik, he always gets the feeling that the guy across the board is "seriously above me, stronger than I" (actual quote).      Jul-02-08 Kramnik vs Leko, 2008    TommyC: Hi <Fiberking>, I have been wondering if his mind is on Anand too . . . I wonder if their match will see something as totally surprising as the Berlin Wall get played?      Jul-01-08 Naiditsch vs Kramnik, 2008    TommyC: I agree with <acirce> in his comment to <sallom89> that computer lines aren't very telling atm. I also agree that white should not swap a rook atm. It is far easier to imagine a fortress coming along when it's just Q+Ps v R+N+Ps.      Jun-30-08 TommyC chessforum    TommyC: Hi <zanshin>! South Ken's not really near me - it's the other side of London in fact - although I know it quite well, because I use to work at the Royal College of Music up there. It's a charming area. I always got the impression IC had a nice chess club - they've had some fun ...

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Jun-30-08    zanshin: Hey <TommyC>! Good for you that you opened your forum. I used to study at Imperial College in South Kensington. Is that anywhere near you? Jun-30-08    TommyC: Hi <zanshin>! South Ken's not really near me - it's the other side of London in fact - although I know it quite well, because I use to work at the Royal College of Music up there. It's a charming area. I always got the impression IC had a nice chess club - they've had some fun stuff up on their website before. Did you play much in London? Jun-30-08    zanshin: <TommyC> No, I did not play chess in London. I lived there for only 6 months before moving out to the IC Field Station in Ascot. I really like the South Ken area. My family visited there last summer for 5 days and I saw places I used to walk past for years without going inside, like the Victoria and Albert Museum, and parts of the Science Museum. I wanted to show them the Royal Albert Hall, but they wanted to get some sleep as they were still tired from the flight ;-)		Become a Premium Chessgames Member today!

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