Roger Coathup
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consulting |
| Occupation | Web design / development |
| Location | Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | I feel I should start this like the guy at the AA meeting: "My name's Roger and I'm a chess player". Actually, I'm probably quite a good one, I've won a few tournaments and beaten a grandmaster, but, like all of us, I'm woefully inconsistent. What I definitely am is a lucky one: I got to travel, I came second in the Johannesburg Open, I played in the Bolivian blitz championships, I've visited the best chess club in the world (at Samaipata in the Codo de los Andes, in case you're interested), and I've even played the World Champion... I feel some stories coming on... Oh, I should also come clean, I have an online shop selling great chess products... so expect the occasional gratuitous plug! |
| Interests | football, chess, cricket, travel, latin america |
| Favorite Movies | mediterraneo, room with a view, donnie darko, lost in translation, jamon jamon, usual suspects |
| Favorite Music | REM, David Gray, Kaiser Chiefs, Belly |
| Favorite Books | Under the frog, Catcher in the Rye |