David Howell (chess player)
Howell in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Wei Liang Howell 14 November 1990 Eastbourne, England |
| Chess career | |
| Country | England |
| Title | Grandmaster (2007) |
| FIDE rating | 2668 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2712 (August 2015) |
| Ranking | No. 46 (March 2026) |
| Peak ranking | No. 36 (August 2015) |
David Wei Liang Howell (born 14 November 1990) is an English chess grandmaster and commentator. A three-time British champion (2009, 2013 and 2014), he is also the second-youngest British person to achieve the title of Grandmaster, earned at the age of 16.