Danny Gormally
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Danny Gormally is a British
chess
Grandmaster. On the July 2011 FIDE
rating list his Elo rating was 2519. His peak rating was 2573 on the January 2006 rating list. Nationally he is ranked 15th, and is the 14th strongest of England's 26 grandmasters. He was a member of the English team competing in the 37th Chess Olympiad
and prematurely left the Olympiad after assaulting Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian
over the Australian Woman International Master Arianne Caoili
at one of the evening social events.
In 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 Open Chess Championship
in Liverpool
.
He is a former member of Charlton Chess Club and currently plays for Wood Green.
In November 2006 Gormally was joint winner of the British Rapidplay Chess Championship
.
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chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
Grandmaster. On the July 2011 FIDE
Fédération Internationale des Échecs
The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world and acts as the governing body of international chess competition. It is usually referred to as FIDE , its French acronym.FIDE...
rating list his Elo rating was 2519. His peak rating was 2573 on the January 2006 rating list. Nationally he is ranked 15th, and is the 14th strongest of England's 26 grandmasters. He was a member of the English team competing in the 37th Chess Olympiad
37th Chess Olympiad
The 37th Chess Olympiad, comprising an open and women's tournament and the general assembly of the Fédération Internationale des Échecs , took place between 20 May and 6 June 2006, in Turin, Italy.-Open tournament:...
and prematurely left the Olympiad after assaulting Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian
Levon Aronian
Levon Grigor Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. On the September 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2807, making him number three in the world and Armenia's number one...
over the Australian Woman International Master Arianne Caoili
Arianne Caoili
Arianne Caoili is a Philippine born Australian chess player who achieved the FIDE Woman International Master title.-Chess:...
at one of the evening social events.
In 2006, he tied for 2nd-9th with Luke McShane
Luke McShane
Luke James McShane is an English chess player. A former World Youth Champion and prodigious talent in chess, he has become one of England's leading players and a member of the Olympiad team. He has also been a trader in London's financial sector.- Early career :McShane won the World Under-10...
, Stephen J. Gordon
Stephen J. Gordon
Stephen J. Gordon is a grandmaster of chess from Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. In September 2004, he took a break from his A-level studies at The Blue Coat School, Oldham to compete in the thirteenth Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International.In 2005, while still a FIDE Master, he finished...
, Gawain Jones
Gawain Jones
Gawain Christopher B. Jones is an English chess Grandmaster.-Career:Jones was born in Keighley, West Yorkshire and began playing chess at the age of four, competing in his first tournaments at six...
, Šarūnas Šulskis
Šarūnas Šulskis
Šarūnas Šulskis is a Lithuanian chess Grandmaster .-Chess career:He won the Lithuanian Chess Championship on five occasions: in 1991, 1994, 1998 , 2007 and 2009...
, Luís Galego
Luís Galego
Luís Galego is a Portuguese chess grandmaster. He represented Portugal in ten Chess Olympiads , and achieved a top Elo rating of 2543.In 2006, he tied for 2nd-9th with Luke McShane, Stephen J...
, Klaus Bischoff
Klaus Bischoff
Klaus Bischoff is a German chess player. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE in 1990.In international tournaments, he has taken a share of first place on a number of occasions, including Kecskemét 1988, Arosa 1996, Recklinghausen 1999, Essen 2000, Bad Zwesten 2003 and Bad Zwesten again in...
and Karel van der Weide in the 2nd EU Individual Open Chess Championship
EU Individual Open Chess Championship
The EU Individual Open Championship was first contested in Cork, Ireland in 2005, under the auspices of organising body, the European Chess Union . The event is open to members of chess federations within the European Union...
in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
.
He is a former member of Charlton Chess Club and currently plays for Wood Green.
In November 2006 Gormally was joint winner of the British Rapidplay Chess Championship
British Rapidplay Chess Championships
The British Rapidplay Chess Championships is a rapid play chess congress held in the UK annually since 1986 under the auspices of the English Chess Federation...
.