Gormally Daniel (1976)

English Grandmaster (2005). Gormally was the joint winner of the British Rapidplay Chess Championship 2006.

Best results: 2-4^th Cardiff 1997, 1^st Caledonia Master 1997, 1-4^th Politiken Cup 1998, 1-3^rd; Coulsden Open 1999, Vikings Challenger 1999, 2^nd Oakham Master 2000, 1^st London MSO 2000, 1-3 London Open 2001, Hastings Challenger 2002, 1^st Southend 2005, 3^rd British championship 2006.

Peak rating:  2573 in 2005.

The author of: Easy Guide to the Najdorf (1999), Play Chess Like the PROs (2010), Calculate Like a Grandmaster. Mating the Castled King (2014), Insanity, Passion and Addiction – A Year Inside the Chess World (2016).