Lorins World

WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE OF IM LORIN D'COSTA!

Hi! my name is Lorin D'Costa, im 24 years old and since May 2008 have been spending my time teaching chess and playing in international tournaments. On this site you'll find write ups and pictures about some tournaments Ive played in so as to give readers an insight to that place/tournament before they themselves should wish to go/play there. Theres also information about my English chess team, Barbican who play in the top division of the British League, the Four Nations Chess League (4NCL). Finally, a word or two about chess coaching I offer in the London area, plus other chess-related activities.

Here I am in Athens (standing near the Parthenon) where I played the Acropolis Open, August 2008.

A bit about me: I graduated from University College London (UCL) in June 2007 having studied BA Dutch and Management Studies. My interests are (apart from chess!) running, football, travelling, socialising and learning languages. In November 2008 I was awarded the title of International Master, so I now have the ambition to become a grandmaster, which I will be spending the next year or so trying to achieve this aim.