English Grandmaster (2008). British Blitz Champion in 2006.
Best results: British championship 2004, 2nd; British championship 2008, 3rd; Southend Open 2008, 1st; London Chess Classic Open 2010, 1-2nd.
Author of Play The Classical Dutch (2003), Improve Your Attacking Chess (2004), How To Crush Your Chess Opponents (2008), The New Sicilian Dragon (2009), How To Win At Chess – Quickly! (2010), Dangerous Weapons: The Dutch (2010).