David Howell Wins £2000 at the First Lexmark 20 Seconds Chess Tournament

On Saturday 19th January David Howell beat Keith Arkell in a tense and fascinating final of the first ever Lexmark 20 Seconds Chess Tournament. David overcame Laurence Trent in his semi-final and Keith beat Aaron Summerscale in the other semi-final. The Event in London was attended by several Grand Masters and proved to be an exciting and enjoyable day for both players and spectators. The Open format created some interesting matches and gave all comers an opportunity to play Grand Masters in the knockout stages.

This exciting and new format proved to be a huge success and Organisers 20 Second Sports are planning the second event for mid-march. Keep an eye on www.20secondschess.com for details.

The players that made it through to the last 32 ....