Pairings/Results
2023 Australian Open Championship
Click here for the final results:
https://southernsuburbschessclub.org.au/Vega2023/www2023%20Australian%20Open/crosstablescore.html
Congratulations to GM Temur Kuybokarov (WA) for winning the 2023 Australian Open with 9.5/11, successfully defending his title from the last edition of the tournament (Box Hill 2019).
Here is the full list of prizewinners:
2023-2024 Australian Open Chess Champion: GM Temur Kuybokarov (WA), 9.5/11 - $3,000
2nd: GM Tin Jingyao (Singapore), 8.5/11 - $2,000
Equal 3rd: WGM Vo Thi Kim Phung (Vietnam), 8.0/11 - $640
Equal 3rd: IM James Morris (VIC), 8.0/11 - $640
Equal 3rd, and 2023-2024 Australian Seniors' Chess Champion: GM Darryl Johansen (VIC), 8.0/11 - $640
Equal 3rd: Mars Qi (China), 8.0/11 - $640
Equal 3rd: FM Patrick Gong (WA), 8.0/11 - $640
Equal 8th: FM Yi Liu (QLD), 7.5/11 - $170
Equal 8th: FM Dusan Stojic (QLD), 7.5/11 - $170
Equal 8th: CM Bahman Kargosha (NSW), 7.5/11 - $170
2023-2024 Australian Women's Chess Champion: Leah Rice, 7.0/11 - $600
=1st U2000: WIM Hong Anh Nguyen, 7.0/11 - $125
=1st U2000: Dennis Holland, 7.0/11 - $125
=1st U1800: Chinguun Chinbat (Mongolia), 7.0/11 - $125
=1st U1800: David Ellis (WA), 7.0/11 - $125
1st U1600: Tjermin Gunawan (WA), 7.0/11 - $250
1st Unrated: Ethan Jun Kai Teo (Singapore), 6.5/11 - $250
2023 Australian MINOR Championship
Click here for the final results:
https://southernsuburbschessclub.org.au/Vega2023/www2023%20Australian%20Minor/crosstablescore.html
Congratulations to the winner, Jayden Arav (NSW), and all of the other prizewinners:
1st: Jayden Arav (NSW), 8.5/11 - $500
Equal 2nd, and 1st U1300: Alexander Feldblyum (QLD), 8.0/11 - $225
Equal 2nd, and 1st Unrated: Chintushig Chinbat (WA), 8.0/11 - $225
Equal 2nd: Benny Chan (VIC), 8.0/11 - $225
Equal 2nd: Nathan Arav (NSW), 8.0/11 - $225
=1st U1100: Nick Ley (WA), 7.0/11 - $70
=1st U1100: Aritha Chanthula Abesuriya Gunasekara (SRI), 7.0/11 - $70
=1st U1100: Harmoniche Deng (WA), 7.0/11 - $70
2023 Australian Blitz Championship
The 2023 Australian Blitz Championship was played on the Open rest day, Sunday 8th January. Click here for the final results:
https://southernsuburbschessclub.org.au/Vega2023/www2023%20Australian%20Blitz/crosstablescore.html
Congratulations to IM James Morris for winning the the tournament with 11.0/11, and to the other prizewinners, all listed here:
2023 Australian Open Blitz Champion: IM James Morris (Vic), 11.0/11 - $400
2nd: FM Patrick Gong (WA), 9.0/11 - $250
3rd: WGM Vo Thi Kim Phung (Vietnam), 8.5/11 - $150
=1st Under 2100: Marc Vlietstra (WA), 8.0/11 - $35
=1st Under 2100: Yihe (Rebo) Fu (WA), 8.0/11 - $35
=1st Under 2100: WIM Hong Anh Nguyen (Vietnam), 8.0/11 - $35
=1st Under 1900: Bozidar Mandic (WA), 7.5/11 - $35
=1st Under 1900: Tan Zhong Kai (Singapore), 7.5/11 - $35
=1st Under 1900: Arthur Gao (Vic), 7.5/11 - $35
=1st Under 1700: Lachlan Ho (ACT), 7.0/11 - $20
=1st Under 1700: Jamie Laubbacher (WA), 7.0/11 - $20
=1st Under 1700: Alexandre KM Lee (England), 7.0/11 - $20
=1st Under 1700: Trent Gulley (WA), 7.0/11 - $20
=1st Under 1700: Herbert Cadag (WA), 7.0/11 - $20
1st Under 1500: Benny Chan (Vic), 6.5/11 - $100
=1st Under 1300: Jayden Arav (NSW), 6.0/11 - $50
=1st Under 1300: Leah Rice (Singapore), 6.0/11 - $50
1st Under 1100: Isaac Quadros (WA), 5.0/11 - $100
1st Unrated: Jun Kai Ethan Teo (Singapore), 6.5/11 - $100