2010 MCC ANZAC Day Weekender

The 2010 Melbourne Chess Club ANZAC Day Weekender was played from the 24th-26th of April. There was a strong turnout of 45 players, with top seed being GM David Smerdon (2530).

Here are the final results:
1st-2nd GM David Smerdon, FM Bobby Cheng (2239) with 6/7
3rd-4th IM James Morris (2236), FM Erik Teichmann (2325) with 5.5/7

Click here to see the final standings to the 2010 Melbourne Chess Club ANZAC Day Weekender.

Coming Australian Grand Prix Events

The following events are coming soon. These events are part of the 2010 Yulgilbar-Think Big Grand Prix, a large chess competition with prizes. All strong events are normally part of the grand prix. The column on the far right denotes what grand prix class the tournament is.

		ANZAC Day Weekender	VIC	Melbourne	24/04/10	26/04/10	2
		45th Peninsula Open	QLD	Brisbane	01/05/10	03/05/10	1
		Suncoast Open	QLD	Coolum	22/05/10	23/05/10	1
		Foundation Day Open	WA	Perth	06/06/10	07/06/10	4
		NSW Open	NSW	Sydney	12/06/10	14/06/10	5
		NSW U1600	NSW	Sydney	12/06/10	14/06/10	5
		Vic Open	VIC	Melbourne	12/06/10	14/06/10	4
		Queen's Birthday Weekened	SA	Adelaide	12/06/10	13/06/10	1
		Tasmanian Open	TAS	Burnie	12/06/10	14/06/10	1
		Gold Coast Open	QLD	Gold Coast	26/06/10	27/06/10	5
		Gold Coast U1600	QLD	Gold Coast	26/06/10	27/06/10	5
		Fretag Checkmate	SA	Adelaide	03/07/10	04/07/10	5
		Fretag U1600 Challenge	SA	Adelaide	03/07/10	04/07/10	5
		ANU Open	ACT	Canberra	24/07/10	25/07/10	4
		ANU U1600	ACT	Canberra	24/07/10	25/07/10	4

Click here to see the full list of this year's Yulgilbar-Think Big Grand Prix events.

2010 Sydney International Open

Leading on from the Doeberl Cup, the 2010 Sydney International Open attracted a strong field of 78 players (in the main event). It was held from the 6th-11th of April. The top seed was Chinese Grandmaster Li Chao (2613).

Here are the final results:

1st-3rd GMs Dejan Bojkov (2505), Gawain Jones (2556) and Zong-Yuan Zhao (2592) with 7/9

The Sydney International Challengers was won by Alexander Stahnke (1918) with 8/9.

Click here to see the final crosstable for the 2010 Sydney International Open and the Sydney International Challengers.

2010 Doeberl Cup

The O2C 48th Doeberl Cup (2010) was a very prestigious tournament, attracting strong players (including many grandmasters) from all around the world. It was played from the 1st-4th of April in the Hellenic Club in Australia's Capital Canberra.This year, the top seed was Chinese Grandmaster Li Chao (2613).

Here are the final results

1st GM Li Chao with 7.5/9
2nd IM George Xie (2470) with 7/9 (and a GM norm)
3rd-6th GM Vladimir Malaniuk (2582), GM Magesh Chandran Panchanathan (2543), GM David Smerdon (2530) and IM Saptarshi Roy Chowdhury (2429, who will be a GM next rating period) with 6.5/7

Samuel Dalton (1925) won the U2000 Major Section with a whirlwind performance and 6.5/7.

The U1600 Minor Section was taken by Michael Addamo (1378) with a perfect 7/7.

Click here for the results to all sections of the 2010 Doeberl Cup.

Next tournament to be reported on: 2010 Sydney International Open