 By 2000, he was so at home with the event that he even brought his own executive chair with him, wheeling it from board to board for maximum comfort.On those occasions that he did not play, his live commentary sessions and evening lectures were well received by amateurs and competing masters alike.In international team chess, he played for the English Olympiad team, winning the bronze team medal at Novi Sad 1990, and an individual silver medal at Manila 1992.