Plaskett Harold James (18.03.1960)

English Grandmaster 1985, born in Cyprus and living in Spain. Author and coach. British Champion in 1990.

Best results: Ramsgate 1979, 1^st; Hastings2 1981-82, Lewisham and Esbjerg 1982, 1^st; Manchester and London 1983, 1^st; Plovdiv 1984, 1^st; Hastings 1984-85, 2^nd-5^th; Jarvenpaa FIN 1985, 1^st-3^rd; Lugano 1986, 1^st -4^th; Dhaka 1997, 1^st-2^nd; Saint Helier 1998, 2^nd; Redbus KO Southend 1999, 1^st; Jersey Open 2000, 3^rd; Hamstead 1998 and 2001, 1^st.

The author of The English Defence (with Raymond Keene and Jonathan Tisdall) (1987), Playing to Win(1988), The Sicilian Taimanov (199), Sicilian Grand Prix Attack (2000), Can You Be a Tactical Chess Genius? (2002), The Scandinavian Defence (2004), Starting Out: Attacking Play (2004), The Queen’s Bishop Attack Revealed (2005), Catastrophe in the Opening (2005).

In 2006 he won 250,000£ on the television reality/game show: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Peak rating: 2525 in 2000.