December 2011: finished with 6/9 in FIDE Open of
London Chess Classic at London Olympia. Crosstable: http://www.livechess.co.uk/classic/2011/fideop/SMWSite/index.html
October 2011: Played top board in team 4NCL Rapidplay and team came first. 2nd= (4th on ties) in the individual championships. Crosstable: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/rp2011_data/rp2011_individual_table.htm
October 2011: played first match in London League (Division 1) for Drunken Knights
September 2011: Turned 25!
September 2011: Coached England team at European Youth Championships in Albena, Bulgaria
August 2011: I finished with 6.5/11 at the 89th British Championships. My highlight of the tournament was a nice win against Simon Williams in Round 9, which I have annotated and can be viewed at: http://gawainjones.co.uk/wp/?p=1322
July 2011: I’ve moved to Shepherd’s Bush, London June 2011: Sandhurst A (who I captain in the Berkshire League) regain the Division 1 title. http://www.berkshirechess.org.uk/main.php January 2011: Finished with 5.5/9 in the 2010/11 Hastings Masters October 2010: Played for Pride & Prejudice in the 4NCL Rapidplay Championships and the team came 3rd. I then won the Individual Championship ahead of GM Keith Arkell in 2nd and GM Mark Hebden in 3rd= Report available at: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/report_rapidplay2010.htm July 2010: My first video for Chess.com has been released (viewable to members of the site). Teasers of the videos are available on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Chess.com+Rendle&aq=f&aql=f 23rd January-1st February. I achieved my first GM (Grandmaster) norm in the Gibtelecom Masters in Gibraltar. My final score of 6.5/9 was enough for a share of 5th= with players like Michael Adams (world number 9) and Ivan Sokolov. I beat two GMs and drew my final game against top 100 player Mikhail Gurevich. This is the link to the crosstable: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com/Gib2007/Masters%20Crosstable.html 28th December-5th January 07. I played in the Masters section of the Hastings International, and finished in 9th= with 6/9 including a draw against the former World U18 champion and a last round win over England’s top active female player. I am now working towards the British Championships, which takes place this August. 9th-20th September. I was one of four coaches with the England Team at the European Youth Championships in Montenegro. Read the official team reports with photos here: http://www.englishchess.org.uk/events/european-youth06/eyc.html 23rd July 2006. The day after returning from South Africa I flew out to Switzerland to take part in the Open section of the Swiss National Championships. I won the tournament with 7/9, ahead of 1 Grandmaster and several other IMs. This is probably my best result ever in an open tournament. The final standings are listed at: www.schachbund.ch/turniere/sem.php?action=rank&cat=1&round=9&year=2006 More good news whilst in South Africa; I have accepted a coaching position with the England team at the European Youth Festival in September. 27th June 2006. I fly out to my first tournament as an IM, and my first tournament in Africa when I play the South African Open in Port Elizabeth. I achieve 3rd place in a field of 160. Results and photos can be found at: www.chessa.co.za/tours/resnews/2006/saopen06/saopen06.html 21st June 2006. My IM title is officially ratified at the 76th FIDE congress in Turin. 13th April 2006. 1st equal in the 3rd Coulsdon International all-play-all with 2 GMs. With a score of 6½/9 I achieved my 3rd and final International Master (IM) norm! Games and crosstable available at: www.ccfworld.com/Chess/Results/2006-04-13_International.htm 1st May, 2005 - Just got back from Halkadiki, Greece where I coached some English juniors and played in the 2nd Porto Carras International Open where I scored 5½/9. For details check out www.chess.gr/tourn/2005/GamesFestival05/up.html 1st April - My new FIDE (Federation Internationale des Echecs) Rating is out and at 2396 it's my highest ever! July 2011: I’ve moved to Shepherd’s Bush, London June 2011: Sandhurst A (who I captain in the Berkshire League) regain the Division 1 title. http://www.berkshirechess.org.uk/main.php January 2011: Finished with 5.5/9 in the 2010/11 Hastings Masters October 2010: Played for Pride & Prejudice in the 4NCL Rapidplay Championships and the team came 3rd. I then won the Individual Championship ahead of GM Keith Arkell in 2nd and GM Mark Hebden in 3rd= Report available at: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/report_rapidplay2010.htm July 2010: My first video for Chess.com has been released (viewable to members of the site). Teasers of the videos are available on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Chess.com+Rendle&aq=f&aql=f 23rd January-1st February. I achieved my first GM (Grandmaster) norm in the Gibtelecom Masters in Gibraltar. My final score of 6.5/9 was enough for a share of 5th= with players like Michael Adams (world number 9) and Ivan Sokolov. I beat two GMs and drew my final game against top 100 player Mikhail Gurevich. This is the link to the crosstable: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com/Gib2007/Masters%20Crosstable.html 28th December-5th January 07. I played in the Masters section of the Hastings International, and finished in 9th= with 6/9 including a draw against the former World U18 champion and a last round win over England’s top active female player. I am now working towards the British Championships, which takes place this August. 9th-20th September. I was one of four coaches with the England Team at the European Youth Championships in Montenegro. Read the official team reports with photos here: http://www.englishchess.org.uk/events/european-youth06/eyc.html 23rd July 2006. The day after returning from South Africa I flew out to Switzerland to take part in the Open section of the Swiss National Championships. I won the tournament with 7/9, ahead of 1 Grandmaster and several other IMs. This is probably my best result ever in an open tournament. The final standings are listed at: www.schachbund.ch/turniere/sem.php?action=rank&cat=1&round=9&year=2006 More good news whilst in South Africa; I have accepted a coaching position with the England team at the European Youth Festival in September. 27th June 2006. I fly out to my first tournament as an IM, and my first tournament in Africa when I play the South African Open in Port Elizabeth. I achieve 3rd place in a field of 160. Results and photos can be found at: www.chessa.co.za/tours/resnews/2006/saopen06/saopen06.html 21st June 2006. My IM title is officially ratified at the 76th FIDE congress in Turin. 13th April 2006. 1st equal in the 3rd Coulsdon International all-play-all with 2 GMs. With a score of 6½/9 I achieved my 3rd and final International Master (IM) norm! Games and crosstable available at: www.ccfworld.com/Chess/Results/2006-04-13_International.htm 1st May, 2005 - Just got back from Halkadiki, Greece where I coached some English juniors and played in the 2nd Porto Carras International Open where I scored 5½/9. For details check out www.chess.gr/tourn/2005/GamesFestival05/up.html 1st April - My new FIDE (Federation Internationale des Echecs) Rating is out and at 2396 it's my highest ever! |
