Thomas Rendle
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| Thomas Rendle | ||
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| Thomas Rendle 2007 | ||
| Full name | Thomas Edward Rendle | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
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| Born | September 29, 1986 Hastings, East Sussex |
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| Title | International Master | |
| FIDE rating | 2393 | |
| Peak rating | 2416 (July 2007) | |
For the Victoria Cross recipient see Thomas Edward Rendle
Thomas Edward Rendle (born September 29, 1986) is a British FIDE International Master chess player and coach. Thomas became an International Master in June 2006 after gaining his last IM norm and is currently working towards becoming a Grandmaster, with one GM Norm.
Thomas gained an interest in chess aged five, when he found an old chess board in his parents attic. He picked up the game quickly, and his parents soon entered him into chess tournaments, soon winning tournaments in his age categories (becoming Mini Squad Under 7s Champion, England Under 11 Champion), making a name for himself he was put on top board for the England under 11 team and he even won the Sussex Under 18 Championships, whilst still under 12.
In 1998 Thomas played Garry Kasparov in the BT Wireplay Challenge 1998.
In 2005 he was a coach for England's team at the 1st FIDE World Schools Championship in Halkadiki, Greece and in 2006 he coached with the England Team at the European Youth Championships in Montenegro.
Thomas currently works as a chess coach, both online and face-to-face. He is a regular coach of England Juniors.
[edit] Personal Life
Thomas is currently living in Leamington Spa, where he studied at Warwick University. He enjoys football, table tennis and poker.
