Roger Coathup

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!

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