David Levens is a successful chess
coach and experienced player

• An England Junior selector
• Author of Basic Chess (Hamlyn)
• A competitor for the British Championship on
  3 separate occasions: Leicester 1959,
  Bath 1963 and Whitby 1964
• Middlesex Minor Champion 1961
• Finalist in Battle of Britain tournament
• Competitor in Hastings Challengers in 1966
• Winner St. Georges Prize for Best Game
  played in Midlands in 1970
• Best Game prize winner for Notts. Chess Association in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2005
• Equal first in Notts. County Championship in 2002 and 2007
• David coaches at Nottingham Junior Boys High School, coached by David, are the most consistently successful chess-playing school in the country.
• England Manager and coach in 2010 for Glorney and Faber Cup teams (under 18s) plus England under 14s and England under 12s