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Daniel Gormally
Number of games in database: 275
Years covered: 1997 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2479
Highest rating achieved in database: 2573
Overall record: +103 -48 =124 (60.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (29) 
    B90 B87 B31 B52 B33
 French Defense (12) 
    C05 C11 C18 C10 C17
 Ruy Lopez (11) 
    C65 C96 C78 C67 C91
 Slav (11) 
    D15 D17 D16 D13 D18
 Queen's Indian (8) 
    E15 E12 E17 E18
 Queen's Pawn Game (8) 
    A41 E10 A40 A45 A46
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (49) 
    B51 B90 B23 B50 B99
 Sicilian Najdorf (18) 
    B90 B99 B96 B93 B91
 Grunfeld (15) 
    D91 D85 D86 D97 D70
 Nimzo Indian (9) 
    E38 E32 E21 E46 E37
 English (8) 
    A15 A17 A13 A16 A12
 Slav (8) 
    D15 D16 D13 D11 D10
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   D Gormally vs S Meenakshi, 2002 1-0
   J Anderson vs D Gormally, 2007 0-1
   D Gormally vs S Williams, 2006 1-0
   D Gormally vs S Zeidler, 1999 1-0

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 page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 275  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. G Welling vs D Gormally  ½-½22 1997 Taastrup jubileeD90 Grunfeld
2. D Gormally vs A J Mestel  1-075 1997 NCL978 BCM-Invicta KtsE91 King's Indian
3. Tiviakov vs D Gormally  1-040 1998 Iona Tech Masters, KilkennyB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
4. Conquest vs D Gormally  1-084 1998 NCL978 Invicta Kts-SloughA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
5. Ashley vs D Gormally  ½-½26 1998 Match, BermudaB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
6. B Lalic vs D Gormally 1-037 1998 Islington CongressD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
7. D Gormally vs M Houska ½-½1 1998 Hampstead III GMA00 Uncommon Opening
8. D Gormally vs Emms  1-021 1999 Ch Great Britain, Scarborough (England)B42 Sicilian, Kan
9. D Gormally vs J Rowson ½-½37 1999 Ch Great Britain, Scarborough (England)B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
10. D Gormally vs B Lalic  ½-½12 1999 4 Nations Chess LeagueD38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation
11. Smirin vs D Gormally  1-037 1999 London MSO MastersB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
12. R Shaw vs D Gormally  0-141 1999 Ch Great Britain, Scarborough (England)B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
13. P Wells vs D Gormally  ½-½45 1999 Ch Great Britain, Scarborough (England)A15 English
14. D Gormally vs Speelman  ½-½43 1999 London MSO MastersB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
15. F Rayner vs D Gormally  0-134 1999 Ch Great Britain, Scarborough (England)B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
16. D Gormally vs S Zeidler  1-026 1999 Dyfed opA80 Dutch
17. N Davies vs D Gormally  1-038 1999 Ch Great Britain, Scarborough (England)A05 Reti Opening
18. D Gormally vs K Bischoff  ½-½48 1999 Hastings ChallengersB23 Sicilian, Closed
19. D Gormally vs Hebden  1-051 1999 Ch Great Britain, Scarborough (England)C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed
20. D Gormally vs A Kosten  ½-½47 1999 Ch Great Britain, Scarborough (England)B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
21. D Gormally vs Hebden  1-043 1999 Hastings ChallengersC96 Ruy Lopez, Closed
22. J M Hodgson vs D Gormally  1-037 1999 Ch Great Britain, Scarborough (England)A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
23. D Gormally vs R Burnett  1-028 1999 Coulsdon InternationalA21 English
24. Sasikiran vs D Gormally  ½-½41 1999 Ch Great Britain, Scarborough (England)D97 Grunfeld, Russian
25. Tiviakov vs D Gormally  ½-½46 1999 Bunratty OpenB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
 page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 275  PGN Download
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Jun-16-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: That's pretty, what is it called? Who wrote it?
Jun-16-06   mack: Lord Lytton, I believe.
Jun-20-06   mack: Gormallygate is clearing taking effect in The Times - its 'People' column today had a picture of Carmen Kass at a chessboard. Sexy chess ladies are 'in'.
Jul-10-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  AdrianP: Gormally's back in action in a South Wales tournament http://www.southwaleschess.co.uk/SWI/

"Oi, you looking at my sheep... well, not exactly, my sheep... well, we've exchanged a couple of emails...".

Jul-10-06   Ezzy: <AdrianP:"Oi, you looking at my sheep...> Which reminds me - Osama Bin Laden has been arrested for "sheep sha****g" in Wales. When questioned by police, he replied that they were Islams and he can do what the F*** he likes.
Sep-06-06   p0ubelle: Gormally just won Hereford International.
6/9
Sep-06-06   ArmeniaNL: I am bit suprised that this guy still takes part in international tournaments. I think he does not have the sense of shame! After olyimpiad he even did not apologise Aronian and the whole chess community
Sep-06-06   tino72: <ArmeniaNL> I think a bit of perspective would be useful. He had too much to drink at a party and made a fool out of himself. Big deal. He has certainly paid for it through the embarrassing (for him) press coverage. Let's move on now. Speaking as a member of the "whole chess community" I do not feel the need for an apology from him.

Did the Armenian players who "roughed him up a bit" the following day (according to Chessbase) apologise to the entire chess community? I doubt it, but please correct me if I am wrong.

Sep-06-06   p0ubelle: Actually, Daniel did apologise. More than several times actually.

He did apologise to Lev and to Arianne and somewhere he realeased a statement.

He did something bad. He's human... He said sorry. now it should be in the past.

Agree @ tino72

Sep-06-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  Benzol: Sue, were you witness to the incident? Just curious
Sep-06-06   p0ubelle: I was at the Bermuda Party,but i didn't see it happened.Was outside. Though i did talk to Arianne and Lev after the incident. And i am keeping in contact with Danny. It wasn't just a one night thing. it happened over a period of time.
Aug-07-07   cotdt: GM Gormally is a good chess player, he should face Aronian over the board in a grudge match.
Mar-23-08   pazzed paun: Gormally has proposed dropping the titles IM and GM. He says it is an outmoded concept not adopted by any other sport. ...food for thinking
Mar-23-08   hovik2003: <Gormally has proposed dropping the titles IM and GM. He says it is an outmoded concept not adopted by any other sport. ...food for thinking>

Danney don't you do this to yourself, I have been doing lots of stupid thing myself when I was wasted drunk!

Just forget about them dude!

Aug-01-08   Xenon Oxide: <Gormally has proposed dropping the titles IM and GM. He says it is an outmoded concept not adopted by any other sport. ...food for thinking>

Complete Crap. What about the Dan system in Karate, Taikwundo, and the boardgame Go? I'm sure there are even more examples.

Aug-01-08   Petrosianic: <pazzed paun> <Gormally has proposed dropping the titles IM and GM. He says it is an outmoded concept not adopted by any other sport. ...food for thinking>

That's got to be the most nebulous argument I've ever heard for overturning a half century of sporting tradition. He gives no real reason at all.

If that's food, I'm starving.

Aug-01-08   Petrosianic: <Complete Crap. What about the Dan system in Karate, Taikwundo, and the boardgame Go? I'm sure there are even more examples.>

Contract Bridge has a Life Master system.

Sep-19-08   zoren: lol. I feel bad for this guy, the fiasco is pretty old but I don't think anyone will see him in quite the same light. (How did I even end up on this page??)
May-05-09   vikinx: Try this:G Gasparov
Jul-02-09   kramputz: Daniel Gormally vs. Rustam Kamsky would be a very exciting match. Let these two arrogant bullies "duke it out".
Jul-06-09   Dredge Rivers: <kramputz> Good idea. The winner gets Brock Lesnar! :)
Jul-09-09   Dredge Rivers: Future world champion of Chess Boxing!
(And yes, that really exists!)
Jul-09-09   DCP23: <Dredge Rivers: Future world champion of Chess Boxing! (And yes, that really exists!)>

We know it exists because we get regular reports by Chessbase.

Regarding Gormally, he has zero chances I'm sorry to say. It's one thing to bully Aronian, who is below average height, and quite another to actually fight someone who can fight back.

Just off the top of my head, any one of the Siberian GMs such as Khismatullin (currently in Dortmund as Jako's second), Bocharov, Lastin, all of them being 2600++ and large, tall, well-built men weighing about twice that of Gormally each, could easily beat him at chess AND kick his ass in the ring or anywhere else. Blindfolded too.

Jul-10-09   Dredge Rivers: <DCP23> Actually, I meant Hula Chess! (And that really exists, too!) :)
Nov-06-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Marmot PFL: Is it true that Gormally now works on Wall St.?
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