Sadler has a French mother, speaks French perfectly and is also qualified to play in closed French events. He was tipped to reach the heights scaled by other leading English players as Michael Adams and Nigel Short but made the decision to cease playing professionally in his mid 20s, opting for an IT career in the Netherlands.
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Sadler won the British Championship in 1995 at the age of 21 and again in 1997 (jointly with Michael Adams).[1] He represented England in the 1996 Chess Olympiad, scoring 10½/13 and winning a gold medal for the best score on board four (England finished fourth), and also played in 1998 scoring 7½/12. He made 7/9 on board four for England at the European Team Chess Championship in Pula in 1997.[2] His was the best individual score of the five-man English team and so contributed significantly to England's first (and to date only) gold medal in a major competition.
For several years, he was the book reviewer for New in Chess magazine and also wrote books and articles for other chess magazines. In 2000, his book Queen's Gambit Declined (published by Everyman) was awarded the British Chess Federation's book of the year award.[3]
Latterly a resident of Amersfoort, Sadler returned to chess in 2010 to play in a rapidplay tournament held in nearby Wageningen. He won the event with a perfect score of 7/7, finishing ahead of grandmasters Jan Timman, Friso Nijboer and Daniel Fridman. In August 2011, Sadler continued his resurgence by winning the XIII Open Internacional D'Escacs de Sants, scoring 8½/10, ahead of several grandmasters including Jan Smeets. Right thereafter, in October 2011, he went on to compete in the Oslo Chess International; participants included ten other grandmasters, among them Sergei Tiviakov, Jon Ludvig Hammer and Sergey Volkov, all being 2600+ rated. Sadler won convincingly, with 8/9 points and a performance rating of 2849. Going into 2012, the gain in rating points elevated him to fourth rank amongst active English players and also lifted him back into the World Top 100.
In a January 2012 interview, Sadler stated that chess was now primarily a "hobby" for him.[4] While relishing his return to tournament play, Sadler noted that he was now an amateur, and would not be coming back as a professional. He contrasts his present lighthearted attitude with his demeanor during his time as a professional, when he was "working ten hours a day and incredibly intensively".
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This article is about the British chess player For the English footballer see Mat Sadler Matthew David Sadler born 15 May 1974 is an English chess grandmaster chess writer and two time British Chess Champion Matthew SadlerSadler at the 2012 Tata Steel Chess TournamentFull nameMatthew David SadlerCountryEnglandBorn 1974 05 15 15 May 1974 age 49 Chatham EnglandTitleGrandmaster 1993 FIDE rating2694 May 2024 Peak rating2694 March 2020 Peak rankingNo 16 July 1997 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Chess career 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life editSadler has a French mother speaks French perfectly and is also qualified to play in closed French events He was tipped to reach the heights scaled by other leading English players as Michael Adams and Nigel Short but made the decision to cease playing professionally in his mid 20s opting for an IT career in the Netherlands Chess career editSadler won the British Championship in 1995 at the age of 21 and again in 1997 jointly with Michael Adams 1 He represented England in the 1996 Chess Olympiad scoring 10 13 and winning a gold medal for the best score on board four England finished fourth and also played in 1998 scoring 7 12 He made 7 9 on board four for England at the European Team Chess Championship in Pula in 1997 2 His was the best individual score of the five man English team and so contributed significantly to England s first and to date only gold medal in a major competition For several years he was the book reviewer for New in Chess magazine and also wrote books and articles for other chess magazines In 2000 his book Queen s Gambit Declined published by Everyman was awarded the British Chess Federation s book of the year award 3 Latterly a resident of Amersfoort Sadler returned to chess in 2010 to play in a rapidplay tournament held in nearby Wageningen He won the event with a perfect score of 7 7 finishing ahead of grandmasters Jan Timman Friso Nijboer and Daniel Fridman In August 2011 Sadler continued his resurgence by winning the XIII Open Internacional D Escacs de Sants scoring 8 10 ahead of several grandmasters including Jan Smeets Right thereafter in October 2011 he went on to compete in the Oslo Chess International participants included ten other grandmasters among them Sergei Tiviakov Jon Ludvig Hammer and Sergey Volkov all being 2600 rated Sadler won convincingly with 8 9 points and a performance rating of 2849 Going into 2012 the gain in rating points elevated him to fourth rank amongst active English players and also lifted him back into the World Top 100 In a January 2012 interview Sadler stated that chess was now primarily a hobby for him 4 While relishing his return to tournament play Sadler noted that he was now an amateur and would not be coming back as a professional He contrasts his present lighthearted attitude with his demeanor during his time as a professional when he was working ten hours a day and incredibly intensively Since 2019 Sadler has taken an interest in computer chess especially AlphaZero and the Top Chess Engine Championship TCEC writing several books and news articles on the field Game Changer 5 The Silicon Road to Chess Improvement 6 and various articles in the New In Chess magazine 7 Bibliography editSadler Matthew 1997 The Slav Everyman ISBN 978 1901259001 Sadler Matthew 1998 The Semi Slav Everyman ISBN 978 1901259087 Sadler Matthew 1999 Tips For Young Players Everyman ISBN 978 1857442311 Sadler Matthew 2000 Queen s Gambit Declined Everyman ISBN 978 1857442564 Sadler Matthew 2012 Study Chess With Matthew Sadler Everyman ISBN 978 1857449907 Sadler Matthew Regan Natasha 2016 Chess For Life Gambit ISBN 978 1910093832 Sadler Matthew Regan Natasha 2019 Game Changer New In Chess ISBN 978 9056918187 Sadler Matthew 2021 The Silicon Road to Chess Improvement New In Chess ISBN 978 9056919832 References edit List of British chess champions Archived 2008 06 02 at the Wayback Machine 11th European Chess Team Championship Pula 1997 Individual statistics Olimpbase BCF Book of the Year award 2000 British Chess Federation Chessvibes Interview Matthew Sadler Tata GM group C It s a hobby Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine 2012 Sadler Matthew Regan Natasha 2019 Game Changer New In Chess ISBN 978 9056918187 Sadler Matthew 2021 The Silicon Road to Chess Improvement New In Chess ISBN 978 9056919832 Sadler Matthew 7 December 2021 From Sadler s Engine Room Not 100 draws no double kills New In chess Yearbook 141 External links editOfficial website Matthew D Sadler rating card at FIDE nbsp Matthew D Sadler chess games at 365Chess com Matthew D Sadler player profile at Chess com Matthew Sadler FIDE rating history at OlimpBase org Matthew Sadler player profile and games at Chessgames com Matthew Sadler biography at Everyman Chess at the Wayback Machine archived 2007 04 06 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthew Sadler amp oldid 1212219207, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
