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David Howell, aged 16. Photograph reproduced after prior permission from www.chessbase.com
Last update: Thursday March 22, 2007 14:29
David Howell, playing in Stockholm, has gained his third, and final, GM norm by scoring 7/9 in the Rilton Cup competition. With his new rating of 2501 he meets all the requirements for the Grandmaster Title and becomes England's youngest-ever GM. Luke McShane was some 6 months older when he became a GM. It remains just a formality for the World Chess Federation (FIDE) to ratify David's title.
The ECF congratulates David on this superb performance.
Chess prodigy David Howell has broken Luke McShane's record to become the UK's youngest ever grandmaster. David made his final norm in Stockholm yesterday where he tied for second prize with 7/9 in the traditional Rilton Cup. His age: 16 years and one month. That puts him among the 20 all-time youngest GMs in the world.
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