Lawrence Trent

Born in 1986, Lawrence Trent is an international master, who has represented England in numerous international youth championships (including a 7th place in the U18 WCh in 2003). The Londoner, who has a degree in Romance languages, already has a lot of experience as a trainer. Trent has so far recorded several DVDs for ChessBase (on the Two Knights Attack, the Morra Gambit, the Grand Prix Attack, and the Fantasy Variation of the Caro-Kann). Trent also demonstrated his ability as a live commentator for high-profile events like the London Chess Classic, and the 2013 Candidates tournament and World Chess Championship.

Recent news

The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent

4/17/2018 – Tuesdays at 18:00 CEST (5 pm UK time, Noon EDT) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments. Today, Lawrence will have a look at games from Indian prodigy Praggnanandhaa.

The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent

4/10/2018 – Tuesdays at 18:00 CEST (5 pm UK time, Noon EDT) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments. Today, Lawrence will have a look at games from the Grenke Open.

The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent

3/27/2018 – Tuesdays at 18:00 CEST (5 pm UK time, Noon EDT) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments. Today, Lawrence will have a look at games from the European Individual Championship.

The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent

3/20/2018 – Tuesdays at 18:00 CET (5 pm UK time, Noon EST) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments. Today, Lawrence will have a look at games from the European Individual Championship.

The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent

3/13/2018 – Tuesdays at 18:00 CET (5 pm UK time, Noon EST) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments. Today, Lawrence will have a look at the game Aronian-Kramnik from the Candidates as well as games from the Reykjavik Open and the Bundesliga.

The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent

3/6/2018 – Tuesdays at 18:00 CET (5 pm UK time, Noon EST) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments. Today, Lawrence continues his look at classic Candidates tournament games.

The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent

2/27/2018 – Tuesdays at 18:00 CET (5pm UK time, Noon EST) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments. Today, Lawrence takes a brief look at a highlight from the Aeroflot Open, alongside his pursuit of classic Candidates tournament games.

The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent

2/20/2018 – Tuesdays at 18:00 CET (5pm UK time, Noon EST) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments. In honour of the upcoming Candidates tournament in Berlin, this week's show features a classic game from the 1953 Candidates tournament.

The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent

2/13/2018 – Tuesdays at 18:00 CET (5pm UK time, Noon EST) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments. This week features games from the 4NCl and the Carlsen-Nakamura Fischer Random Match.

The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent

2/6/2018 – Tuesdays at 18:00 CET (5pm UK time, Noon EST) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments. This week features games from the German Bundesliga.

The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent

1/22/2018 – Tuesdays at 18:00 CET (5pm UK time, Noon EST) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments. This week features Trent's games from recent Gibraltar editions.

The Weekly Show with Lawrence Trent

1/16/2018 – Tuesdays at 18:00 CET (5pm UK time, Noon EST) Lawrence Trent goes on air on Playchess.com. In his show, Lawrence will be dealing with the latest trends, games and combinations from elite chess tournaments. This week features games from the ongoing Tata Steel Chess tournament.