Roger Coathup

• Age: 41
• Gender: Male
• Astrological Sign: Capricorn
• Zodiac Year: Horse
• Industry: Consulting
• Occupation: Futures
• Location: Newcastle : Tyne and Wear : United Kingdom

About Me

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

Roger Coathup's Blogs

	Blog Name	Team Members
	Chess Tales	Martin
	future thoughts
	Online Betting
	Effective Retail
	language and culture