What's New

Identifying changes that have been made to the Australian Chess web site over the last month, where games (...) from means games played by Australians (with the odd exception for some important Australian events)

20261111

10 games (2 annotated) plus report and table of results from the 1975 Victorian Major Championship in Melbourne uploaded to the Victorian Championship & Opens page
17 annotated games plus report and crosstable from the 2004 Ballarat Chess Club Championship uploaded to the Ballarat VIC page

20261110

94,000 game milestone reached!!😀
7 games from the 2003-04 Netherlands Team Championship & Final featuring GM Ian Rogers uploaded to the Netherlands page
2 games (1 annotated) plus report and crosstable from the 1982 West of England Ch #37 in Weston-super-Mare featuring Gary Lane uploaded to the England page
332 games (17 annotated) plus report and crosstable from the 2004 Victorian Open at Box Hill uploaded to the Victorian Championship & Opens page
Update of the Site Map to remove duplicate entry and add in Level 1.

20261109

Renamed the Asia Championships page to the Asia Championships & Masters and updated the International page accordingly
For the 1975 Asia Masters #1 in Singapore featuring Terrey Shaw:
- Relocated tournament to the Asia Championships & Masters page
- Uploaded a report and crosstable
On the Melbourne VIC page and

a. For the 2026 Hjorth Memorial Open at Fitzroy, uploaded an additional 7 games by James Picone

b. For the 1975 City of Melbourne Championship:

- - Added ACF ratings where possible
  - Uploaded a report and table of results

20261108

For the 2004 Bangkok Open #4 on the Thailand page featuring GM Ian Rogers, FM Tim Reilly, WFM Cathy Rogers & Sean Watharow:
- Tidied annotations and corrected an annotator
- Uploaded a report and table of results
Uploaded to the Victorian Championship & Opens page:
- 45 games plus crosstable from the 2026 Victorian Championship in Fitzroy
- 29 games plus crosstable from the 2026 Victorian Reserve Championship in Fitzroy
- 2 games (1 annotated) plus crosstable from the 1988 Victorian Championship in Melbourne
On the Melbourne VIC page:

a. Uploaded 3 annotated games plus report and table of results from the 1988 Blue Ribbon Open

b. For the 1975 Hoechst-Ormond Open #1:

- - Added ACF ratings where possible
  - Uploaded a report and table of results

20261107

132 games (1 annotated) from the 2004 Victorian Junior Championship in Box Hill uploaded to the Victorian Championship & Opens page
31 games (4 annotated) from the 2004 Hobsons Bay Cup in Williamstown uploaded to the Melbourne VIC page
9 games plus report and crosstable from the 2004 NSWCA May Weekender at Rose Bay uploaded to the Sydney NSW page
For the 1988 Simultaneous Karpov [24-board] in Melbourne on the Simuls AUS page, corrected colours for Karpov-Collins

20261106

6 games (2 annotated) from the 2004 Big Boards Match in Cammeray & Kogarah uploaded to the Teams Intrastate page
2 games (1 annotated) plus report from the 1988 Simultaneous Karpov [24-board] in Melbourne uploaded to the Simuls AUS page
For the 2003 Midland Masters #8, on the Perth WA page uploaded an additional game Boyd-Wilkins

20261105

Uploaded to the Melbourne VIC page:
- 98 games plus crosstable from the 2026 Hjorth Memorial Open at Fitzroy
- 9 games (8 annotated) from the 2004 City of Melbourne Open
2 games from the 20261029 3-0 Thursday #1 blitz featuring CM Ashvin Balavignan uploaded to the Server page
For the 1988 Victorian Interclub on the Teams Intrastate page uploaded two additional games:
- Morris-Depasquale
- Depasquale-West (GrandFinal)
For the 2004 Victorian Masters (Australian IM #13) in Melbourne on the Masters AUS page:
- Revised the tournament and game dates
- Added to and tidied the annotations
- Uploaded reports and a crosstable

20261104

6 games plus table of results 2026 Amsterdam Open #4 featuring IM Rishi Sardana uploaded to the Netherlands page
5 games from the 20261027 Titled Tuesday blitz featuring CM Ashvin Balavignan uploaded to the Server page
5 games (1 annotated) and a report and table of results from the 1988 VCA Golden Jubilee Open in Melbourne uploaded to the International AUS page

20261103

For the 1988 Hakoah International Open at Bondi on the International AUS page:
- Corrected tournament dates
- Uploaded six more games by GM Boris Gelfand
- Revised annotations to R7.1 Gelfand-Adams
- Added ACF ratings to the games’ files and the report and table of results
For the 1988 Brocco Open #9 at San Bernadino on the Switzerland page, uploaded:
- Annotations to R7 Rogers-Ninov

A table of results

20261102

For the 1990-91 Australian Open in Adelaide on the Australian Championships & Opens page:

a. Uploaded:

- - 8 additional games by Roger Cook
  - A new annotated game R7 Jamieson-Levy
  - Annotations for:
    - R5 Klovans-Levi
    - R11 Lanka-Djuric

b. Adjusted or corrected various names

c. Added some ACF ratings to the games' files

d. Revised the report and crosstable

20261101

6 games plus report and crosstable from the 2004 Wellington Open featuring Paul Dunn uploaded to the New Zealand page
For the 1988 Hakoah International Open at Bondi on the International AUS page:
- Added another 10 games (eight by Roger Cook, Beach-Viner and one other)
- Corrected FIDE ratings
- Tidied and added to the annotations for some games
- Corrected some names
- Uploaded a compiled report and a table of results

20261031

7 games from the 2026 European Club Cup Women #30 at Budva featuring WCM Hannah Sayce uploaded to the Montenegro page
12 games from the 20261020 Titled Tuesday blitz featuring CM Ashvin Balavignan & FM Nicholas Ilic to the Server page
1 annotated game from the 1981 Wide Bay Championship uploaded to the Regional QLD page

20261029

Montenegro page created and:
- Site Map and Countries adjusted accordingly
- Uploaded 4 games from the 2026 European Club Cup #41 at Budva featuring GM Temur Kuybokarov
1 game plus table of results from the 2026 World Youth Championship U13 at Roquetas de Mar featuring Mason Tay uploaded to the World Championship page
9 games plus crosstable from the 2026 Atyrau Masters Open featuring FM Yi Liu uploaded to the Kazakhstan page
2 games plus crosstable from the 2026 Hvar Open #5 featuring Alan Goldsmith uploaded to the Croatia page
For the 1981 Victorian Interclub in Melbourne on the Teams Intrastate page:
- Removed duplicate games,
- Added ratings where possible
- Uploaded annotations to Rogers-Jamieson (SemiFinal)

20261028

For the 1976 World Youth Championship U17 #3 at Wattignies featuring Ian Rogers on the World Championship page, uploaded a report and revised crosstable

20261027

11 games (4 annotated) plus report and crosstable from the 1975 World Youth U18 Championship #2 at Creil featuring Ian Rogers uploaded to the World Championship page

20261026

1 annotated game plus report and table of results from the 1981 Gold Coast Open uploaded to the Gold Coast QLD page
45 games (3 annotated) plus report and crosstable from the 2004 Australian Junior Masters at Campbell uploaded to the Canberra ACT page
For the 1975 Australian Junior Championship in Rosney on the Australian Championships & Opens Other page, uploaded an additional game R1 Dick-Pilowsky
1 game game plus report and table of results from the 1975 Jack Gameau Memorial uploaded to the Adelaide SA page

20261025

Uploaded to the Canberra ACT page
- 45 games (10 annotated) plus report and crosstable from the 2004 Australian Young Masters Campbell
- 47 games (4 annotated) plus report and table of results from the 2004 Doeberl Cup #42 Minor

20261024

8 games (2 annotated) from the 2004 Norway Championship in Oslo featuring IM Alex Wohl uploaded to the Norway page
Uploaded to the Melbourne VIC page:
- 38 games plus report and crosstable from the 2026 Melbourne Chess Classic Round Robin
- 25 games plus crosstable from the 2026 Melbourne Chess Classic Swiss
For the 1974-75 Brisbane International Open on the International AUS page:
- Uploaded an additional game R11 Ilic-Frankcom
- Added ratings, where possible, to the games' files

20261023

17 games (15 annotated) from the 2026 Hobart Chess Club Championship uploaded to the Hobart TAS page

20261022

30 games plus crosstable from the 2004 FIDE Rating April swiss uploaded to the Box Hill VIC page
71 games (11 annotated) plus report and table of results from the 2004 Doeberl Cup #42 Major uploaded to the Canberra ACT page
Minor edits have been made to the questions on the FAQs page, with more significant updating of the questions:
- #6 Why are there sometimes multiple sets of games within the same file?
- #7 Are the games with 0-moves (or only a few moves) counted in the totals and why include them at all?
- #8 How do I download games, reports, crosstables and tables from Australian Chess?
- #11 Is this site just a duplicate of the old OzBase?
- #12 Can I make the tables on the event and locational pages larger and is there more information not initially visible?

20261021

11 games from the 2026 Serbia Super Liga Team Championship in Vrnjacka Banja featuring GM Temur Kuybokarov uploaded to the Serbia page
On the Server page, uploaded:
- 11 games from the 20261015 3-0 Thursday #3 blitz featuring FM Jack Rodgers
- 8 games from the 20261013 Titled Tuesday blitz featuring FM Nicholas Ilic & CM Jeffrey Xu

20261020

93,000 game milestone reached!!😀
9 games plus crosstable from the 2004 Cutro Open #10-A featuring IM Alex Wohl uploaded to the Italy page
257 games (18 annotated) plus report and crosstable from the 2004 Doeberl Cup #42 uploaded to the Canberra ACT page

20261019

On the Server page and played on the ICC:
- 2 games from the 20040311 Dos Hermanas 10A G8+2s rapid featuring Shoshiro Karita
- 17 games from the 20040311 Dos Hermanas 10B G8+2s rapid featuring Tony Ayris, Shoshiro Karita & Jack Ellis
- 18 games from the 20040311 Dos Hermanas 11A G8+2s rapid featuring Colin McKenzie, Peter Jones & Mark McKenzie
- 21 games from the 20040311 Dos Hermanas 11B G8+2s rapid featuring Tony Ayris, Colin McKenzie & Shoshiro Karita

20261018

On the Server page and played on the ICC:
- 3 games from the 20040309 Dos Hermanas 09A G8+2s rapid featuring Shoshiro Karita
- 9 games from the 20040309 Dos Hermanas 09B G8+2s rapid featuring Colin McKenzie & Brendan Norman
414 games (3 annotated) from the 2004 Adelaide Interclub uploaded to the Teams Intrastate page
On the Sydney NSW page, uploaded:
- 11 games (3 annotated) from the 2004 Anzac Open at Lidcombe
- 7 games from the 2004 Anzac Round Robin at Lidcombe
- A reports and crosstables for both events
For the 1975 Victorian Minor Championship in Melbourne on the Victorian Championships & Opens page:
- Added ACF ratings wherever possible
- Uploaded a report and table of results

20261017

11 games plus crosstable from the 1928 Cafe Koenig II in Berlin featuring Lajos Steiner uploaded to the Germany page
On the Server page and played on the ICC:
- Uploaded 16 games from the 20040307 Dos Hermanas 07A G8+2s rapid featuring Shoshiro Karita, Dean Hogg & Mark McKenzie
- Uploaded 30 games from the 20040307 Dos Hermanas 07B G8+2s rapid featuring Colin McKenzie, Wang Wei, Rafael Kaplan & Mark McKenzie
- Uploaded 13 games from the 20040308 Dos Hermanas 08A G8+2s rapid featuring Shoshiro Karita & Mark McKenzie
- Uploaded 16 games from the 20040308 Dos Hermanas 08B G8+2s rapid featuring Colin McKenzie, Francesco Antoniazzi & Peter Wolf
- Restored games' file links to the 20040306 Dos Hermanas 06A G8+2s rapid featuring Shoshiro Karita & Mark McKenzie
For the 1975 Victorian Junior Championship at Toorak on the Victorian Championship & Opens page:
- Uploaded annotations to R5 Rogers-West
- Added ACF ratings wherever possible
- Expanded the table of results to include ratings and additional players
For the 1975 North Queensland Championship at Mackay on the Regional QLD page:
- Added a short report to the crosstable
- Added source notes regarding player names
For the 1975 Victorian Interclub on the Teams Intrastate page:
- Added ACF ratings to the Summer tournament games and a few to the Winter games
- Added a report and tables of results

20261016

44 games (8 annotated) from the 2026 Women's Olympiad #46 at Samarkand featuring WGM Julia Ryjanova, WFM Zhiyuan Shen, WIM Heather Richards, WFM Nguyen Mai Chi Phan & WFM Thu Giang Nguyen uploaded to the Olympiads page
13 games (5 annotated) plus crosstable from the 1928 Berlin BSG Centenary featuring Lajos Steiner uploaded to the Germany page

20261015

11 games from the 20261008 3-0 Thursday #3 featuring CM Ryan Lane uploaded to the Server page
For the 1975 Doeberl Cup #13 on the Canberra ACT page:
- Removed one incorrect game and added one annotated game from an exhibition match
- Added ACF ratings wherever possible
- Uploaded a report and table of results

20261014

92,000 game milestone reached!!😀
9 games plus crosstable from the 2026 Arco Open #48 featuring WFM Thu Giang Nguyen uploaded to the Italy page
On the Server page and played on the ICC:
- Uploaded 19 games from the 20040306 Dos Hermanas 06A G8+2 rapid featuring Shoshiro Karita & Mark McKenzie
- Uploaded 64 games from the 20040306 Dos Hermanas 06B G8+2 rapid featuring Dean Hogg, Moulthun Ly, Colin McKenzie, Mark McKenzie, Reubban Muthusamy, Brendan Norman, John Redgrave, Neil Wright & Ronald Yu
- Restored links to the games' files for the 20030317 Dos Hermanas 17-B blitz featuring Francesco Antoniazzi, Lindsay Went & Peter Wolf
28 games (27 annotated) plus report and crosstable from the 2004 Tasmanian Championship at Burnie uploaded to the Tasmanian Championships & Opens page
43 games (7 annotated) plus report and table of results from the 2004 Begonia Open #38 uploaded to the Ballarat VIC page
36 games plus report and crosstable from the 1914 New South Wales Championship uploaded to the New South Wales Championships & Opens page

20261012

54 games plus crosstable from the 2026 Queensland Championship (inc. Darling Downs Open) at Toowoomba uploaded to the Queensland Championships & Opens page
9 games (6 annotated) plus crosstable from the 2004 Reykjavik Open #21 featuring GM Ian Rogers uploaded to the Iceland page
For the 2024 Peninsula Open at Rothwell on the Redcliffe QLD page, uploaded:
- 7 additional games (1 annotated) by Rohan Pyne & Mark Stokes
- A revised crosstable

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