David Howell

When you're young, you have not that much going on, I'm going to say.

not that much going on i'm gonna say so um yeah the youngsters they're coming up the world champion he's 19 years old these days it's yeah we're all granddads what age would you say was your peak if you had a um i think it probably would match my physical peak so like maybe in the mid 20s like uh i would play these like long tournaments two weeks long

So, yeah, the youngsters, they're coming up.

The world champion, he's 19 years old these days.

It's...

Yeah, we're all granddads.

What age would you say was your peak?

I think it probably would have matched my physical peak.

So like maybe in the mid 20s, like I would play these like long tournaments, two weeks long, seven hours a day.

seven hours a day and you need a lot of stamina you need kind of that energy and I think that also matched my peak rating my peak ranking.

And you need a lot of stamina.

You need kind of that energy.

And I think that also matched my peak rating, my peak ranking.

Mm-hmm.

So yeah around 24 25 I think I understand chess better now, but I just can't I don't know.

So, yeah, around 24, 25.

Think I understand chess better now, but I just can't I don't know.

I can't show it on the board anymore Must be frustrating.

I can't show it on the board anymore That must be frustrating.

Yeah, the consistency isn't there like I'll play a great game and then throw it away in one move just because I'm older and I lose this concentration Wow, that must be frustrating because you know, you're better at