English Grandmaster (2008), he is the owner of a Ph.D. degree in mathematics. British U12 Champion in 1993.
Best results: Palma Open 2008, 1st; Essent Open 2008, 1-3rd; Intomart GfK Open 2009, 1-3rd; Unive Open 2009, 1st; Ciutat de Palma 2010, 1st, Sevilla Open 2011, 1-2nd; Seville Open 2012, 1st, Haarlem 2013, 1st.