The 2008 Canterbury Summer Swiss was held at Box Hill Chess Club (it seems everything is being held there) from the 27-30th of December. There were 8 rounds played over 4 days. The field is reasonably strong, with the top seed being Samuel Chow (2328).
Bobby Cheng (2085) came first with a stunning performance on 7/8. He was leading the tournament the whole way.
Samuel Chow (2328) took 2nd place with 6.5/8. 3rd-5th place was shared between Carl Gorka (2011), Eugene Schön (1931) and Cedric Antolis (1889).
The results can be found on the official Chess Victoria website, under CV-approved Tournaments.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Australian Schools Teams Championships 2008
The Australian Schools Teams Championships 2008 was held on the 6th-7th of December, 2008 at Rostrevor College, Woodforde, Adelaide, SA. This year's field was very strong, however Scotch College managed to pull off the feat of winning every game except one draw.
We stayed in the boarding house of Rostrevor College, which was exceedingly clean and well organised, although I could not find internet access at the venue. There was also opportunity to play table tennis and squash. The food was also quite good, especially the sausage sizzle on the first night. The playing hall was spacious, allowing lots of room to move around. The organisers did a very professional job, especially considering the sudden withdrawal of the NT team.
On the last day, we also went off to the beach and with the help of a four-man team, we dug a lake called "Lake Eugene". It was implied that Nicholas Liu (1464) went to KFC, after mentioning that he really wanted to go there multiple times.
The Scotch Team (VIC) consisted of:
1. Zhigen Lin (2104)
2. Eugene Schön (1931)
3. Derek Yu (1810)
4. Nicholas Liu (1464)
5. Richard Owen (unr)
I won't mention who drew the game which prevented a full score.
Here are the standings:
Secondary Open
1st Scotch College, VIC
2nd Sydney Grammar, NSW
3rd Hawker College, ACT
Secondary Girls
1st Somerset College, QLD
2nd North Sydney Girls High School, NSW
3rd-4th Presbyterian Ladies College, VIC (3rd on countback) and Daramalan College, ACT
Primary Open
1st Penshurst West Public, NSW
2nd Somerset College, QLD
3rd Greythorn Primary, VIC
Primary Girls
1st Somerville House, QLD
2nd-3rd Summer Hill Primary, NSW (2nd on countback) and Curtin Primary, ACT
Team standings and individual results can be found on the Australian Schools Teams Championships website.
We stayed in the boarding house of Rostrevor College, which was exceedingly clean and well organised, although I could not find internet access at the venue. There was also opportunity to play table tennis and squash. The food was also quite good, especially the sausage sizzle on the first night. The playing hall was spacious, allowing lots of room to move around. The organisers did a very professional job, especially considering the sudden withdrawal of the NT team.
On the last day, we also went off to the beach and with the help of a four-man team, we dug a lake called "Lake Eugene". It was implied that Nicholas Liu (1464) went to KFC, after mentioning that he really wanted to go there multiple times.
The Scotch Team (VIC) consisted of:
1. Zhigen Lin (2104)
2. Eugene Schön (1931)
3. Derek Yu (1810)
4. Nicholas Liu (1464)
5. Richard Owen (unr)
I won't mention who drew the game which prevented a full score.
Here are the standings:
Secondary Open
1st Scotch College, VIC
2nd Sydney Grammar, NSW
3rd Hawker College, ACT
Secondary Girls
1st Somerset College, QLD
2nd North Sydney Girls High School, NSW
3rd-4th Presbyterian Ladies College, VIC (3rd on countback) and Daramalan College, ACT
Primary Open
1st Penshurst West Public, NSW
2nd Somerset College, QLD
3rd Greythorn Primary, VIC
Primary Girls
1st Somerville House, QLD
2nd-3rd Summer Hill Primary, NSW (2nd on countback) and Curtin Primary, ACT
Team standings and individual results can be found on the Australian Schools Teams Championships website.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Two New Chess Articles
There are two new chess articles on GeniusProphecy.com.
"Beginning Chess - Where to Start" talks about the need to study endgames and also includes some opening suggestions for beginners. Several chess books are also noted throughout the article. Click here to access the beginning chess article.
There is also an articled called "Secret of Chess". Here, I go through many secrets of chess such as "computers will solve the game of chess" or "Secret of Chess: Dress like a grandmaster and you start to play like one" (according to GM Nigel Short). Click here to access the Secret of Chess article.
"Beginning Chess - Where to Start" talks about the need to study endgames and also includes some opening suggestions for beginners. Several chess books are also noted throughout the article. Click here to access the beginning chess article.
There is also an articled called "Secret of Chess". Here, I go through many secrets of chess such as "computers will solve the game of chess" or "Secret of Chess: Dress like a grandmaster and you start to play like one" (according to GM Nigel Short). Click here to access the Secret of Chess article.
2008 Dresden Chess Olympiad
In November, Australia sent a team to the Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany. Here are the teams, with actual ratings in brackets and beside them, their performance ratings.
Australian Open team:
Zhao (2567) 2645
Smerdon (2470) 2437
Solomon (2470) 2390
Johansen (2446) 2500
Xie (2403) 2167
Australian Womens team:
Caoili (2170) 2261
Nguyen (2101) 2155
Moylan (2114) 2081
Dekic (2103) 2078
Oliver (1942) 1917
Australian Open team:
Zhao (2567) 2645
Smerdon (2470) 2437
Solomon (2470) 2390
Johansen (2446) 2500
Xie (2403) 2167
Australian Womens team:
Caoili (2170) 2261
Nguyen (2101) 2155
Moylan (2114) 2081
Dekic (2103) 2078
Oliver (1942) 1917
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Solomon wins 2008 Elwood Chess Championship
IM Stephen Solomon has won the 2008 Gambit Elwood Bendigo Bank Chess Championship with a score of 6.5/7, ahead of a very strong field. The tournament ran from the 1st-4th of November at the Box Hill Chess Club. The tournament was both a FIDE rated event as well as a Category 5 Myer Tan grand prix event.
Here are the top results:
1st IM Stephen J Solomon (2470)
2nd/3rd FM Michael Baron (2327), Ronald Scott (2252)
You can see the full crosstable by clicking here.
Here are the top results:
1st IM Stephen J Solomon (2470)
2nd/3rd FM Michael Baron (2327), Ronald Scott (2252)
You can see the full crosstable by clicking here.
Friday, October 31, 2008
2008 World Chess Championships
The World Chess Championships is under way (or has finished, of which I'm not sure) in Bonn, Germany. It was played from October 14th-November 2nd. Vladimir Kramnik (2772) is playing a match against the reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand (2783). Anand retained his title by beating Kramnik 6.5-4.5 with one round to spare in the 12-game match.
The time control for the match was 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, add 60 minutes after move 40, and add 15 minutes plus 30 seconds increment after move 60. The prize fund was $1.5 million Euros (about $2.8776 million Australian dollars), split equally between the combatants.
You can download the games in PGN by clicking here. Alternatively, Malcolm Pein annotated the games, also in portable game notation format.
The time control for the match was 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, add 60 minutes after move 40, and add 15 minutes plus 30 seconds increment after move 60. The prize fund was $1.5 million Euros (about $2.8776 million Australian dollars), split equally between the combatants.
You can download the games in PGN by clicking here. Alternatively, Malcolm Pein annotated the games, also in portable game notation format.
2008 World Youth Chess Championships
The 2008 World Youth Chess Championships, held in Vung Tau, Vietnam, from the 19th-31st of October, has finished. The Australian team performed quite well with strong performances from several players. You can find the results for the Australian team by clicking here. Click here to go to the official website for the 2008 World Youth Chess Championships.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
World Youth Chess Championships 2008
The 2008 World Youth Chess Championships in Vietnam is currently under way. According to the website, at least 6 rounds have been played so far.
Juniors representing Australia include Gene Nakauchi (2104), James Morris (2087), Eugene Schön (2066), Andrew Brown (2013), Jonas Muller (1998) and more. You can check out the full list of players and results up to round 6 at the Chess-Results page for this tournament.
Full report to follow.
In other news, the World Chess Championships in Germany is also under way. Vladimir Kramnik (2772) is playing a match against the reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand (2783). Anand is leading 5.5-2.5 and there are 4 rounds to go.
Juniors representing Australia include Gene Nakauchi (2104), James Morris (2087), Eugene Schön (2066), Andrew Brown (2013), Jonas Muller (1998) and more. You can check out the full list of players and results up to round 6 at the Chess-Results page for this tournament.
Full report to follow.
In other news, the World Chess Championships in Germany is also under way. Vladimir Kramnik (2772) is playing a match against the reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand (2783). Anand is leading 5.5-2.5 and there are 4 rounds to go.
Monday, October 6, 2008
2008 Ryde-Eastwood Open
The 2008 Ryde-Eastwood Open was held at the Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club from the 4th-6th of October. It was a Category 4 Grand Prix event. The field of 52 players was quite strong.
The final standings were:
1st David Smerdon (2502)
2nd Armen Ayvazyan (2164)
3rd Blair Mandla (1984), Arthur Huynh (1835), Max Illingworth (2170), Andrew Brown (1951), Sebastian Jule (1674), Paul Broekhuyse (2072) and Ronald Scott (2212)
You can find the final crosstable by clicking here.
The final standings were:
1st David Smerdon (2502)
2nd Armen Ayvazyan (2164)
3rd Blair Mandla (1984), Arthur Huynh (1835), Max Illingworth (2170), Andrew Brown (1951), Sebastian Jule (1674), Paul Broekhuyse (2072) and Ronald Scott (2212)
You can find the final crosstable by clicking here.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Coming Australian Grand Prix Events
The following are events that are coming soon. These events are part of the 2008 Myer Tan Australian Chess Grand Prix, a large chess competition with prizes (all strong events are normally part of the grand prix).
There are a couple of strong events coming up, most notably the Elwood Bendigo Bank Open (which I won two years ago!). There is also the Ryde-Eastwood Weekender, which also should be of considerable strength.
There are a couple of strong events coming up, most notably the Elwood Bendigo Bank Open (which I won two years ago!). There is also the Ryde-Eastwood Weekender, which also should be of considerable strength.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
CV Secondary Schools Championship Finals 2008
The 2008 CV Secondary Schools Championship Finals (or simply State Chess Finals) was held on Saturday, September the 13th. This event was incredibly strong and, according to arbiter IM Leonid Sandler, was a stronger event than the Victorian Junior Championship. The event was won by a strong "Scotch Cardinal" team, with Eugene Schön (1938) being highest point-scorer. Scotch College will now move onto the national competition.
The final standings were
1. Scotch College
2. Balwyn High
3. Melbourne High
The final standings were
1. Scotch College
2. Balwyn High
3. Melbourne High
Monday, August 4, 2008
Balwyn High CV Secondary Schools Championship 2008
An interschool chess competition, the Balwyn High CV Secondary Schools Competition, was held at Balwyn High School. It was a 7-round tournament with many schools competing. Teams consist of 5 players, players cannot play against teammates but can play against players from other teams in the same school. The team which scores the most points, with the most possible being 28, wins the event.
Scotch College Team 1 won the event, with players (in order of scoring from most points to least) Zhigen Lin (2104), Derek Yu (1886), Eugene Schon (1960), Nicholas Liu (1428) and Kai Nagao.
The best individual results, which received trophies, were:
1st Chris Wallis (2153) 6.5/7
2nd-4th Zhigen Lin, Derek Yu and James Cameron (1709) 6/7
Scotch College Team 1 won the event, with players (in order of scoring from most points to least) Zhigen Lin (2104), Derek Yu (1886), Eugene Schon (1960), Nicholas Liu (1428) and Kai Nagao.
The best individual results, which received trophies, were:
1st Chris Wallis (2153) 6.5/7
2nd-4th Zhigen Lin, Derek Yu and James Cameron (1709) 6/7
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Coming Australian Grand Prix Events
The following are events that are coming soon. These events are part of the 2008 Myer Tan Australian Chess Grand Prix, a large chess competition with prizes (all strong events are normally part of the grand prix).
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Coming Australian Grand Prix Events
The following are events that are coming soon. These events are part of the 2008 Myer Tan Australian Chess Grand Prix, a large chess competition with prizes (all strong events are normally part of the grand prix).
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