Australian Chess Championship

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The Australian Chess Championship is a tournament organised by the Australian Chess Federation and held every two years. The tournament is usually restricted to Australian chess players, although exceptions have been made on occasion. The winner of the tournament holds the title of Australian Chess Champion until the next tournament is held. The tournament format is normally a restricted Swiss system, and in case of a tie for first place, a playoff match or tournament is conducted.

Since 1971, the Australian Open has been held in the intervening years. This event is open to all players, regardless of nationality, and the winner holds the title of Australian Open Champion.

The Australian Junior Championship and Australian Girls Championship are held annually. The Australian Women's Championship was previously organised as a separate tournament but current regulations award the title of Australian Women's Champion to the highest placed Australian female player in the Australian Open (dependent on a minimum number of female entries).^[1]

Contents 1 Australian Men's Champions 2 Australian Women's Champions 3 Australian Junior Champions 4 Australian Girl's Champions 5 Australian Open 6 Australian Grand Prix 7 References

[edit] Australian Men's Champions

Year	Location	Winners
2008	Parramatta	Stephen Solomon[2]
2006	Brisbane	Ian Rogers
2004	Adelaide	Gary Lane
2002	Melbourne	Darryl Johansen
2000	Tumbu Umbi	Darryl Johansen
1998	Melbourne	Ian Rogers
1996	Sydney	Guy West
1994	Melbourne	John-Paul Wallace
1992	Melbourne	Aleksander Wohl
1990	Sydney	Darryl Johansen
1988	Gosford	Darryl Johansen
1986	Toowoomba	Ian Rogers
1984	Sydney	Darryl Johansen
1982	Melbourne	Douglas Hamilton
1980	Adelaide	Ian Rogers
1978	Perth	Robert Jamieson
1976	Sydney	Serge Rubanraut
1974	Cooma	Robert Jamieson
1972	Melbourne	Maxwell Fuller / Trevor Hay (playoff match tied 5-5)[3]
1970	Sydney	Alfred Flatow
1969	Melbourne	Walter Browne
1967	Brisbane	Douglas Hamilton
1965	Hobart	Douglas Hamilton
1963	Perth	John Purdy
1960	Adelaide	Lucius Endzelins
1959	Hobart	Lajos Steiner
1957	Melbourne	Karlis Ozols / Lazare Suchowolski (Suchowolski emigrated to Israel before a playoff could be arranged)
1955	Perth	John Purdy
1953	Hobart	Lajos Steiner
1951	Brisbane	C.J.S. Purdy
1949	Melbourne	C.J.S. Purdy
1947	Adelaide	Lajos Steiner
1945	Sydney	Lajos Steiner
1939	Sydney	Gary Koshnitsky
1937	Perth	C.J.S. Purdy
1935	Melbourne	C.J.S. Purdy
1933	Sydney	Gary Koshnitsky
1931	Melbourne	Charles Gilbert Marriott Watson
1927	Perth	Spencer Crakanthorp
1926	Sydney	Spencer Crakanthorp
1924	Brisbane	William Samuel Viner
1922	Melbourne	Charles Gilbert Marriott Watson
1913	Bellingen	William Samuel Viner
1912	Sydney	William Samuel Viner
1906	Perth	William Samuel Viner
1897(1)	Warnambool	William Crane
1897(2)	Sydney	Julius Leigh Jacobsen
1896	Sydney	Albert Edward Noble Wallace
1895	Melbourne	Albert Edward Noble Wallace
1893	Sydney	Albert Edward Noble Wallace
1888	Melbourne	William Crane
1887	Adelaide	Henry Charlick
1885	Melbourne	Frederick Karl Esling (won one match game before George Hatfield Dingley Gossip defaulted)

[edit] Australian Women's Champions

• 2003 Slavica Sarai
• 1999 Irina Feldman
• 1998 Ngan Phan Koshnitsky
• 1995 Dana Nutu-Gajic
• 1992 Katrin Aladjova-Wills
• 1990 Josie Wright
• 1988 Carin Craig
• 1986 Josie Wright
• 1984 Anne Slavotinek
• 1982 Anne Slavotinek
• 1980 Marion McGrath
• 1978 Lynda Pope
• 1976 Marion McGrath
• 1974 Narelle Kellner
• 1972 Narelle Kellner
• 1969 Marion McGrath
• 1966 Marion McGrath

[edit] Australian Junior Champions

The Australian Junior Chess Championship is a tournament organised by the Australian Chess Federation and is held every year. It is restricted to junior amateurs under 18 years of age. The Australian Girls Championship is held concurrently.

• 2008 Junta Ikeda
• 2007 Michael Wei
• 2006 Angela Song
• 2005 Moulthun Ly
• 2004 Denis Bourmistrov
• 2003 Tomek Rej
• 2002 Kuan-Kuan Tian
• 2001 Zong-Yuan Zhao
• 2000 Justin Tan
• 1999 David Smerdon
• 1998 Geoff Saw
• 1997 Max Leskiewicz
• 1996 David Cordover
• 1995 Charles Pizzato
• 1994 Ry Curtis
• 1993 John Paul Wallace
• 1992 Trevor Tao
• 1991 Lee Jones
• 1990 Nick Speck
• 1989 Peter Cotton
• 1988 Lee Jones
• 1987 Colin Davis
• 1986 Shane Hill
• 1985 Timothy Reilly
• 1984 Peter Evans
• 1983 Konrad Hornung
• 1982 Paul Broekhuyse
• 1981 Rey Casse (tied with Jonathan Sarfati who was ineligible for title because he was a New Zealand resident)
• 1980 Stephen Solomon (tied with Donald MacFarlane who was ineligible for title because he was a South African resident)
• 1979 Stephen Kerr
• 1978 Murray Smith
• 1977 Darryl Johansen / D. Fardell
• 1976 Ian Rogers
• 1975 David Dick (tied with Murray Chandler who was ineligible for title because he was a New Zealand resident)
• 1974 William Jordan
• 1973 Robert Bartnik
• 1972 Greg Melrose
• 1971 A. Koelle
• 1970 A. Sauran
• 1969 J. Hendry
• 1968 N. Craske
• 1967 A. Pope
• 1966 Mike Woodhams
• 1965 W. Kerr
• 1964 W. Kerr
• 1963 Maxwell Fuller
• 1962 N. Alexander
• 1961 Trevor Hay
• 1960 P. Lay
• 1959 Ron Klinger
• 1958 D. Rudd
• 1957 J. Ferguson
• 1956 A. Irving
• 1955 J. Hortovanyi
• 1954 D. Robson
• 1953 M. Broun
• 1952 J. Hortovanyi
• 1951 John Purdy
• 1949 W. Levick

[edit] Australian Girl's Champions

• 2008 Deborah Ng
• 2007 Emma Guo
• 2006 Alexandra Jule
• 2005 Rebecca Harris
• 2004 Heather Huddleston
• 2003 Angela Song
• 2002 Shannon Oliver
• 2001 Michelle Lee
• 2000 Catherine Lip
• 1999 Catherine Lip / J. Lauer-Smith / S. Norris
• 1998 Kylie Coventry
• 1997 E. Chong
• 1996 Laura Moylan
• 1995 Jasmine Lauer-Smith
• 1994 S. Teh
• 1993 Veronica Klimenko / I. Liubomirskaia / Narelle Szuveges
• 1992 J. Harrington
• 1991 Bo Remenyi
• 1990 G. Grbovac / J. King & Ba Remenyi / Bo Remenyi
• 1989 Nancy Jones
• 1988 Nancy Jones
• 1987 Tam Nguyen
• 1986 Natalie Mills / J. Rees / Blanche Wilkie / Nga Phan
• 1985 Gina Soto-Olivo
• 1984 C. Lau
• 1983 T. Potter
• 1982 Josie Wright
• 1981 Jill Clementi
• 1980 Astrid Ketelaar
• 1979 Anne Slavotinek
• 1978 Anne Slavotinek
• 1977 Anne Martin
• 1976 Kathy Marshall
• 1975 Cathy Innes-Brown / Cathy Depasquale / K. Hancock
• 1974 Cathy Innes-Brown
• 1973 I. Dulek
• 1972 L. Goldsmith
• 1971 L. Maddern
• 1970 L. Maddern
• 1969 N. Monachowec
• 1968 N. Monachowec
• 1967 M. Urlick
• 1966 R. Jones
• 1965 R. Jones
• 1964 R. Jones
• 1960 I. Tannenthal

[edit] Australian Open

• 2007 Zong-Yuan Zhao
• 2005 Elena Sedina (Italy/Ukraine)
• 2003 John-Paul Wallace
• 2001 Stefan Djuric
• 1999 Vadim Milov (Switzerland)
• 1997 Darryl Johansen
• 1995 Dinh Duc Trong (Vietnam)
• 1993 Ian Rogers
• 1991 Lembit Oll (Estonia) / Edvis Kengis (Latvia) / Darryl Johansen / Tony Miles (England)
• 1989 Aleksander Wohl / Robin Hill (Canadian chess player)
• 1987 Gyula Sax (Hungary)
• 1985 Guy West
• 1983 Darryl Johansen
• 1981 Robert M. Jamieson
• 1979 Maxwell Fuller
• 1977 Trevor Hay / Stewart Booth / Michael Woodhams
• 1975 Maxwell Fuller
• 1973 Maxwell Fuller
• 1971 Lajos Portisch (Hungary)

[edit] Australian Grand Prix

Since 1989 a system has been in place with points accumulated in different Australian weekend tournaments. The winners have been:^[4]

• 2007 Dejan Antic
• 2006 George Xie
• 2005 Igor Bjelobrk
• 2004 Ian Rogers
• 2003 Ian Rogers
• 2002 Ian Rogers
• 2001 Stephen Solomon
• 2000 Ian Rogers
• 1999 Stephen Solomon
• 1998 Ian Rogers
• 1997 Stephen Solomon
• 1996 Darryl Johansen
• 1995 Darryl Johansen
• 1994 Ian Rogers
• 1993 Darryl Johansen
• 1992 Darryl Johansen
• 1991 Darryl Johansen
• 1990 Stephen Solomon
• 1989 Ian Rogers

[edit] References

• Australian Chess Federation. ACF Records. Retrieved on 2007-05-29.
• Whyld, Kenneth (1986), Guinness Chess, The Records, ISBN 0-85112-455-0 . (Men's champions through 1986)
• Rogers, Ian (1981), Australian Chess - Into the Eighties, ISBN 0-72510-384-1 . (Men's champions through 1980)
• http://www.ozbase.com.au/ - an incomplete list, including games in PGN format.