David Norwood

David Norwood
David Norwood
Full name David Robert Norwood
Country  England  Andorra
Born 3 October 1968
Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire, England
Title Grandmaster
FIDE rating 2503

David Robert Norwood (born 1968) is an English chess Grandmaster,[1] chess writer, and businessman who now represents Andorra at Chess.

The son of an electrician, Norwood read history at Keble College, Oxford University before joining city investment bank Banker's Trust in 1991. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1985 and the International Grandmaster title in 1989. He is less active as an over-the-board player these days, but maintains a strong interest in chess as a member of the Internet Chess Club. He has on a number of occasions captained, managed, or sponsored the England squad in major team events such as the Olympiad.

Norwood has written several books including Winning with the Modern (the Modern Defence being a favorite opening of his) and Steve Davis plays Chess (co-authored with Steve Davis). He has also written many articles on chess for the Daily Telegraph.

Norwood is Director of Special Projects at IP Group plc.

He also made a large donation in 2001 to the British Chess Federation to assist with the development of junior chess.

Illustrative games

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8  black king  black king  black king  black king  black king  black king  black rook  black king 8
7  black pawn  black king  black king  black knight  black queen  black king  black king  black rook 7
6  black king  black king  black knight  black king  black pawn  black king  black king  black king 6
5  black king  black king  black pawn  black king  black king  black pawn  black king  black king 5
4  black king  black king  white pawn  black pawn  white queen  white bishop  black king  black king 4
3  white pawn  black king  black king  white pawn  black king  white knight  white pawn  black king 3
2  black king  black king  black king  black king  black king  white pawn  white bishop  black king 2
1  black king  black king  black king  black king  white rook  black king  white king  black king 1
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Position after 27...f5
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8  black king  black king  black king  black king  black king  black king  black rook  black king 8
7  black pawn  black king  black king  black knight  black queen  black king  black king  black rook 7
6  black king  black king  white bishop  black king  black pawn  black king  black king  black king 6
5  black king  black king  black pawn  black king  black king  black pawn  black king  black king 5
4  black king  black king  white pawn  black king  black king  black king  black king  black king 4
3  black king  black king  black king  white pawn  black king  black king  white pawn  black king 3
2  black king  white rook  white knight  black king  black king  white pawn  black king  black king 2
1  black king  black king  white bishop  black king  black king  black king  white king  black king 1
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Final position

In the following game, Norwood's hypermodern opening leads to an old-fashioned king hunt:

Norwood-Marsh, Walsall 1992[2] 1.g3 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.O-O Be7 5.d3 c5 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.e4 b6 8.e5 Nd7 9.Re1 Qc7 10.Qe2 Bb7 11.h4 O-O-O 12.a3 h6 13.h5 Rdg8 14.c4 d4 15.b4 g6 16.bxc5 bxc5 17.hxg6 Rxg6 18.Rb1 h5 19.Ne4 h4 20.Bg5 Bf8 21.Nxh4 Rgg8 22.Nf3 Rh7 23.Nd6+ Bxd6 24.exd6 Qxd6 25.Bf4 Qe7 26.Rxb7 Kxb7 27.Qe4 f5 (diagram at left) 28.Qxc6+!! Kxc6 29.Nxd4+ Kb6 30.Rb1+ Ka6 31.Bb7+ Ka5 32.Bd2+ Ka4 33.Bc6+ Kxa3 34.Bc1+ Ka2 35.Rb2+ Ka1 36.Nc2# 1-0

Books

  • Norwood, David (1991). King’s Indian Attack. Trends Publications. 
  • Norwood, David (1995). The Modern Benoni. Cadogan. ISBN 9-197-60052-0. 

References


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