| George Xie | |
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Dresden 2008 |
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| Full name | George Wendi Xie |
| Country | Australia |
| Born | 20 October 1985 [1] |
| Title | International Master |
| FIDE rating | 2478 (November 2010) |
| Peak rating | 2482 (May 2010) |
George Xie (born 20 October 1985) is an Australian chess player and 2009 and 2011 Joint Australian Open Chess Champion. He became an International Master in 2006[2] is ranked 3rd in Australia. He was a board 4 member of the Australian national team at the 2008 Dresden Olympiad.[3]
He gained his first GM norm at the 2009 Sydney International Open, tying =1st (2nd on tiebreak) with 3 other GMs. He exceeded the score required for a norm by half a point. Earlier, he had missed a norm at the 2009 Doeberl Cup in Canberra by half a point.[4]
He came equal first with Aleksandar Wohl in the 2009 Australian Open Chess Championship held in Manly, Sydney. No playoff was held and the title was awarded to Wohl on tiebreak.
In 2010, George came second after Zhao Zong-Yuan in the 2010 Australian Chess Championship held in Sydney. He was equal first with Zhao before the last round with 9/10. He lost against Stephen Solomon in the last round while Zhao had won his game.
George's next major tournament in the same year was the 48th Doeberl Cup held in Canberra, Australia. By finishing second after Li Chao with 7/9, he was expected to being awarded a GM norm. In the tournament, George managed to share a point with Li Chao and defeated the 2010 Australian Chess Champion Zhao Zong-Yuan.
In January 2011, Xie defended his title in the Australian Open Chess Championship 2011 which he won two years ago. The crosstable saw him tied with Moulthun Ly and Zhao Zong-Yuan with 8.5/11. The title was awarded to Xie because he had played the highest rated opposition.
As of 25 May 2010, George has all three Grandmaster norms, qualifying to be a grandmaster once his FIDE rating reaches 2500.
Since 2008, George has been a member of the national Olympic team.