Matthew Sadler

Chess has been part of my life since my grandfather taught me the moves at the age of 7. I became an International Master at the age of 14, a Grandmaster at the age of 19 and won the British Championship twice, establishing myself as the England No.3 behind Michael Adams and Nigel Short.

After retiring in 1999, normal life began as I moved to Holland and started work as an IT Consultant. In 2010, I got the urge to start playing chess again, and my very first tournament back - a strong rapid tournament in Wageningen - ended in victory with a 100% score. From that point on, my spare time just hasn't been safe from chess!

Throughout my career I've loved writing about chess. I've reviewed books for New in Chess for many years, recorded a series of chess videos for Chess24.com and Chessable, and written 9 books, the most recent of which - Re-Engineering the Chess Classics, co-authored with my childhood coach Steve Giddins - appeared in May 2023. A previous book - Game Changer, co-authored with WIM Natasha Regan - won the ECF Book of the Year prize and the FIDE Book of the Year prize.

The Silicon Road YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/SiliconRoadChess/, the Game Changer YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/GameChangerChess and my blog and website on https://matthewsadler.uk feature more original analysis and instructional articles based around engine games and classic games.