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Martin Sketchley
Eastbourne, Great Britain

Member Since: Nov 4, 2007
Last Login: Nov 20, 2009
Profile Views: 4009
Points: 769
Status:   Keeping my fingers crossed and biting my nails. (10 days ago)

Homepage: www.ojeu.com

Birthday: Nov 2, 1978

Occupation: English Language Teacher

About Me:

I am living, working and studying in the UK. I have lived in Korea with my wife and son. I had lived there for three and a half years before returning back to the UK.

I love learning languages (especially Korean), composing music and of course playing chess.  I have played for Eastbourne Chess Club and I hope to return back to the club when I settle in the UK.  I have continued to play over the board with some players but chess.com has provided me to continue playing chess; I am a born again Chess player.

I have been playing chess for about 15 years on and off. I started playing chess when I taught myself the moves as a young child. Since then I have played chess for schools, local teams and, during my time in the RAF, I participated with the Combined Services Chess Association.

With chess.com I have been able to learn more about tactics, openings and end games. It provides me a chance to play chess where very few people actually play chess in Korea. I hope to continue playing chess when I return back to the UK and have created the Great British Team on chess.com.

If you wish to have a game, please send me a message.

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Chessboxing popularity grows with London show

Submitted by whistleblower on Oct 12, 2009 1:35am.

Chessboxing, the hybrid sport where contestants alternate between rounds of chess and boxing, has come to London.                 The battle of brains and brawn, where the winner is determined by either knockout or checkmate, was conte...Read more »

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