| David Smerdon | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Born | 1984 Australia |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2531 (November 2010) |
| Peak rating | 2531 (May 2010) |
David Smerdon (born 17 September 1984) is a chess grandmaster from Brisbane, Australia.[1] David attended Anglican Church Grammar School and Melbourne University.[2]
To qualify for the title of Grandmaster, a player must achieve three Grandmaster norm performances, and a FIDE Elo rating over 2500. Late in 2007, Smerdon achieved his third and final Grandmaster norm. In the July 2009 FIDE rating list his rating passed 2500, so he qualified for the title of Grandmaster.[3] He is the fourth Australian to become a Grandmaster,[4] (after Ian Rogers, Darryl Johansen and Zhao Zong Yuan).
In 2009, he won the Queenstown Chess Classic tournament [5] and the 2009 Oceania Chess Championship with a score of 7.5/9.[6][7] He took part in the Chess World Cup 2009 and was knocked out by Leinier Domínguez in the first round.[8]
In 2010 Smerdon was awarded the General Sir John Monash Award allowing him to complete his PhD in Behavioral Economics at Harvard University.[9]