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)

20260222

9 games plus crosstable from the 2002 Black Sea Championship Women at Batumi featuring WIM Anastasia Sorokina uploaded to the Georgia page
For the 1974 Asia Teams Championship #1 at Penang featuring Max Fuller, Mike Woodhams, Arthur Pope & Bill Jordan:

a. Added annotations or game introductions to:

- - R1.3 Sinulingga-Flude
  - R5.3 Flude-Chan
  - R6.1 Fuller-Goffin
  - R6.2 Flude-Woodhams (and corrected result)
  - R6.3 Pope-Chandler

b. Uploaded a report and crosstable

20260221

For the 1983 Commonwealth Championship #1 in Melbourne featuring IM Ian Rogers, Greg Hjorth, IM Darryl Johansen, Stephen Solomon, Guy West, Terrey Shaw, FM Max Fuller, Bill Jordan & Chris Depasquale, uploaded:
- Additional annotations to R4.4 Hjorth-Solomon
- A report and crosstable
For the 1983 Asian Championship Cities #4 in Hong Kong on the Asia Championships page:

a. Revised some player names

b. Added ratings and team names

c. Uploaded new annotated games:

R1 Rogers-Khun
R3 Rogers-de Guzman
R5 Solomon-Fauzi
R7 Li-Solomon
O’Donoghue-Kwan

d. Added annotations to:

R5 Travers- Marbra
R6 Johansen-Zhang

e. Added additional annotations to R4 Suradiradja- Johanesen

f. Uploaded a report and table of results

20260219

Uploaded to the Server page:
- 23 games from the 20260210 Titled Tuesday blitz featuring WCM Hannah Sayce, IM Sravan Renjith & FM Yihe Fu
- 22 games from the 20260212 3-0 Thursday #2 blitz featuring CM Haran Salasan & WCM Hannah Sayce
On the Teams Intrastate page:
- Uploaded 9 games (1 annotated) from the 2002 Sydney Interclub
- Rationalised the 2001 Adelaide Interclub games, separating files and removing duplicate games

20260218

4 games plus crosstable from the 2026 Blackpool Open #49 featuring Stephen Pickles uploaded to the England page
For the 1983 Asian Masters in Hong Kong on the China page:

a. Added dates and ratings to all games

b. Added annotations to:

- - R2 Rogers-Parameswaran
  - R8 Rogers-Liew

c. Uploaded reports and a crosstable

20260217

7 games (6 annotated) plus table of results from the 2002 Laurieton May Open uploaded to the Regional NSW page
9 annotated games plus report and table of results from the 2002 Melbourne Chess Club Championship uploaded to the Melbourne VIC page

20260216

Revised guidelines for downloading all games on Countries pages and Australian pages, correcting various links along the way
For the 1972 Victorian Junior Championship on the Victorian Championships & Opens page:
- Updated the tournament details
- Expanded dates and some names
- Add ratings where they existed
- Uploaded a report and table of results

20260215

For the 2002 Peninsula Open on the Redcliffe QLD page:
- Added annotations to R3 Abylkassov-Solomon
- Added tournament and game dates
- Added ratings to all games
- Uploaded a report and crosstable
On the Sydney NSW page:

a. For the 1972 Queen's Birthday Open,:

- - Uploaded 1 additional annotated game Fuller-Roubis
  - Added tournament dates and ratings to games wherever possible
  - Uploaded a report and table of results

b. Uploaded 1 annotated game plus report and table of results from the 1972 New South Wales Country Championship in Ultimo

c. Revised the table of results for the 1972 City of Sydney Reserves Championship, with adjusted final scores

20260214

81,000 game milestone reached!!
On the Interzonals & Zonals OS page:
- Uploaded 35 games (2 annotated) plus report and crosstable from the 2002 Zonal 3.2b Oceania Women at Korolevu featuring IM Irina Berezina, Nancy Lane, WIM Laura Moylan, Catherine Lip & WFM Narelle Szuveges
- For the 2002 Zonal 3.2b Oceania at Korolevu, corrected annotator for some games to Shaun Press
For the 1976 Charlton Open #4 in London on the England page, uploaded additional game R2 Miles-Fuller
For the 1972 Simultaneous exhibition by GM Max Euwe in Melbourne on the Simuls AUS page:
- Added event detail to the game's files
- Uploaded a report

20260213

89 games (19 annotated) plus report and crosstable from the 2002 Zonal 3.2b Oceania at Korolevu featuring GM Darryl Johansen, IM Gary Lane, FM Mirko Rujevic, FM Greg Canfell, FM Naum Kagan, FM Chris Depasquale, IM Vladimir Feldman, Brian Jones, FM Tim Reilly, FM Eddy Levi, Lee Jones, FM Brett Tindall, Damian Norris & Bill Egan uploaded to the Interzonals & Zonals OS page
2 games from the 2002 City of Melbourne Championship uploaded to the Melbourne VIC page
1 game plus table of results from the 1972 City of Sydney Reserves Championship uploaded to the Sydney NSW page

20260212

8 games plus table of results from 2026 Vaxjo Open featuring FM Yi Liu uploaded to the Sweden page
2 additional games from the 2025 Bundesliga in Bremen featuring GM Bobby Cheng uploaded to the Germany page
2 additional games from the 2025-26 4NCL Division 1 in Bradford featuring FM Sam Chow uploaded to the England page
On the Server page, uploaded:
- 10 games from the 20260205 3-0 Thursday #1 blitz featuring WCM Hannah Sayce
- 11 games from the 20260205 3-0 Thursday #2 blitz featuring CM Haran Salasan

20260211

Bulgaria page created and updated Site Map and Countries page accordingly
11 games plus crosstable from the 2002 European Women's Championship #3 at Varna featuring WFM Heather Richards uploaded to the Bulgaria page
For the 1972 Begonia Open #6 on the Ballarat VIC page:
- Added ratings to all games
- Uploaded a report and tables of results

20260209

For the 1971 AUS-op (Karlis Lidums International) on the Australian Championships & Opens page, uploaded new or additional annotations to
- R1.10 Wriggles Cook
- R9.6 Fuller-Wright
For the 1971-72 Australian Championship #35 in Melbourne on the Australian Championships & Opens page, uploaded annotations to R4 Pope-Barber
For the 1971 New South Wales Championship in Sydney on the New South Wales Championships & Opens page, uploaded a report and crosstable
For the 2025 Queensland Senior Championship at Rothwell on the Queensland Championships & Opens page:
- Uploaded an additional annotated game R3 Holliday-Beaumont
- Expanded the report with additional notes

20260108

247 games from the 2002 Adelaide Winter Interclub A & B uploaded to the Teams Intrastate page
10 games (8 annotated) from the 2002 Ballarat Chess Club Championship uploaded to the Ballarat VIC page
For the 1972 Australian Junior Championship #22 (1971 Title) in Sydney on the Australian Championships & Opens Other page:
- Revised and improved some names
- Added tournament dates, sequence number, game dates and ratings, wherever possible
- Replaced table of results with crosstable and added a report

20260207

9 annotated games plus crosstable from the 2002 Gausdal Classics IM-A featuring WIM Heather Richards uploaded to the Norway page
Uploaded annotations to R5 Richards-Miron from the 2001 World Youth U18 Girls Championship #15 at Oropesa del Mar on the World Championships page
Uploaded annotations to R6 Delgado Ramirez-Wohl from the 2001 Guillermo Garcia Memorial #9 GM-A in Santa Clara featuring IM Aleks Wohl uploaded to the Cuba page
1 additional game R2 Lee-Holliday from the 2025 Queensland Senior Championship at Rothwell uploaded to the Queensland Championships & Opens page
3 games (1 annotated) plus report and table of results from the 1971 Blackheath Cup uploaded to the Regional NSW page

20260206

1 additional game R5 Bennet-Dowden from the 2025 Queensland Senior Championship at Rothwell uploaded to the Queensland Championships & Opens page
Added additional annotations to R4.3 Shaw-Flatow from the 1970 Australian Championship #34 at Darlinghurst NSW on the Australian Championships & Opens page
Added ratings (where existing) to the games files' and table of results for the 1971 Victorian Junior Championship on the Victorian Championships & Opens page

20260205

1 game plus crosstable from the 2026 New Zagreb Classic A featuring FM Yi Liu uploaded to the Croatia page
Uploaded to the Server page:
- 32 games from the 20260127 Titled Tuesday blitz featuring IM James Morris, CM Daniel Wang & CM Ryan Liaw
- 8 games from the 20260129 3-0 Thursday blitz featuring WCM Hannah Sayce
For the 1971 AUS-op (Karlis Lidums International) on the Australian Championships & Opens page:

a. Reinstated the Karlis Lidums International into the title.

b. For the games’ files:

- - Added minor additional annotations to R6.2 Browne-Schmid
  - Added ACF ratings

c. For the report:

- - Made a few minor referencing adjustments
  - Added additional information in the notes on the crosstable

d. In the crosstable:

- - Made a few name adjustments and additions
  - Included some state changes in the Fed column
  - Inserted a new column of ACF ratings
Uploaded additional annotations to Viner-Kerr from the 1970 Doeberl Cup #8 on the Canberra ACT page

20260204

6 games from the 2002 Aragon Team Championship in Zaragoza featuring GM Ian Rogers & IM Javier Gil Capape uploaded to the Spain page
5 games from the 2002 Bendigo Chess Club Championship uploaded to the Regional VIC page
2 annotated games plus report and table of results from the 1970 Australian Championship #34 Reserves at Darlinghurst NSW uploaded to the Australian Championships & Opens Other page
15 games (4 annotated) plus report and crosstable from the 1963-64 New South Wales Championship in Sydney uploaded to the New South Wales Championships & Opens page
475 games (4 annotated) plus crosstable from the 2002 Box Hill Chess Club Championship uploaded to the Box Hill VIC page
11 games (1 annotated) plus report and table of results from the 1969 St John's Invitational uploaded to the Sydney NSW page
For the 1969-70 Australian Championship #34 Reserves on the Australian Championships & Opens page, altered the location to Darlinghurst

20260202

80,000 game milestone reached!!
4 games from the 1981 Gausdal International Open featuring Craig Laird uploaded to the Norway page
4 annotated games plus report and crosstable from the 2002 Toukley U2000 uploaded to the Regional NSW page

20260201

63 games plus crosstable from the 2026 Australian Junior U18 & U16 Championship in Griffith uploaded to the Australian Championships & Opens Other page
6 games plus crosstable from the 2026 Chess Artists Rujevic 80th Allegro at Caulfield uploaded to the Melbourne VIC page

20260131

7 games plus crosstable from the 2026 Australia Day Weekender (Felix Wyss Memorial) at Fitzroy uploaded to the Melbourne VIC page
4 games (1 annotated) plus crosstable from the 2002 Easter Cup in Belmore uploaded to the Sydney NSW page
For the 2002 Doeberl Cup #40 on the Canberra ACT page:

a. Added extensive additional annotations to:

R4.2 Lane-Smerdon
R5.1 Smerdon-Rogers
R6.1 Johansen-Smerdon

b. Revised the crosstable adding additional information and a report

20260130

Uploaded the game score for R11.2 Shaw-Giam (replacing an empty game) from the 1969 Zonal 10 East Asia in Singapore on the Interzonals & Zonals OS page
2 annotated games plus crosstable from the 2026 Australia Day Weekender uploaded to the Hobart TAS page
Report and table of results from the 1966 Doeberl Cup #4 uploaded to the Canberra ACT page
For the 1966 City of Perth Championship on the Perth WA page, uploaded:
- Dates and further tournament details in the games' files
- Report and table of results
Uploaded a report and tables of results for the 1970 Maroczy Memorial on the Sydney NSW page

20260129

On the Server page, uploaded:
- 18 games from the 20260122 3-0 Thursday #3 blitz featuring CM Haran Salasan & WCM Hannah Sayce
- 8 games from the 20260120 Titled Tuesday blitz featuring CM Kevin Willathgamuwa
4 games plus crosstable from the 2025 Victorian Rapid Championship uploaded to the Victorian Championships & Opens page
2 annotated games from the 1970 Australian Championship #34 Reserves in Sydney on the Australian Championships & Opens Other page
2 annotated games and 1 annotated fragment from the 1970 Maroczy Memorial uploaded to the Sydney NSW page
5 annotated games from the 2025 Tasmanian Team Championship in Hobart uploaded to the Teams Intrastate page
Report and crosstable updated for the 1969-70 Australian Championship #34 in Sydney on the Australian Championships & Opens page

20260128

17 games plus crosstable from the 2026 Bob Wade Masters at Mt Wellington featuring IM James Morris & IM Sravan Renjith uploaded to the New Zealand page
On the Thailand page:
- Uploaded 3 games plus crosstable from the 2025 Blue Chevaliers International Open #4 at Phuket featuring Pano Skiotis, James Attwood, Jacob Bumbak, Wallace Sheridan & Ali Farbood
- Restored link to the crosstable for the 2025 Bangkok Open #22
Updated crosstable for the 2025-26 Rilton Cup #50 in Stockholm featuring IM Rishi Sardana & WFM Thu Giang Nguyen on the Sweden page
Uploaded a crosstable for the 2002 Hervey Bay Open #6 on the Regional QLD page
For the 2026 Australian Championship in Darlington uploaded to the Australian Championships & Opens page, uploaded the gamescore for R1.4 Tang-Soo
Uploaded 1 additional game R4 Koshnitsky-Koelle from the 1969 Begonia Open #3 on the Ballarat VIC page

20260127

1 game plus table of results from the 1953 Bognor Regis Premier Reserves B featuring Alan Nield uploaded to the England page
For the 1970 Begonia Open #4 on the Ballarat VIC page:
- Removed two games
- Added ratings to all games
- Uploaded a report and tables of results (for the Cup and Reserves as well)
For the 1970 Doeberl Cup #8 on the Canberra ACT page:

a. Corrected some names and dates

b. Added more round numbers

c. Added ratings to all games

d. Added additional annotations to:

- - R7 Purdy-Shaw
  - Knezovich-Wiedenhofer

e. Uploaded a report and table of results

20260126

2 games plus crosstable from the 1960 Australian Junior Championship #12 in Sydney uploaded to the Australian Championships & Opens Other page
59 games (2 annotated) plus table of results from the 2002 Doeberl Cup #40 Minor uploaded to the Canberra ACT page

20260125

7 games from the 2002 Norway Youth U18 Championship at Lysaker featuring WFM Heather Richards uploaded to the Norway page
7 games from the 1963 Australia Day Weekender uploaded to the Sydney NSW page

20260124

For the 1977 Australian Championship Junior #27 in Perth on the Australian Championships & Opens Other page:

a. Removed one doubled game and uploaded an additional annotated game and game fragment:

- - R4 Love-Hjorth
  - R9 Fardell-Love

b. Substantially updated the report and adjusted and corrected names and ratings in the crosstable

For the 1962 Match Auckland-Sydney by telex featuring IM Cecil Purdy, Phil Viner, Lloyd Fell, John Purdy, Harry Klass, Yaroslav Shewchyk, Karl Madjaric, Frank Crowl, John Kellner, Fred Flatow, Max Fuller, Trevor Hay, Murray Stewart, R Ulrich, Serge Rubanraut & Alan Stewart on the Teams OS page, uploaded:
- Additional and revised annotations for all games
- A report and table of results

2020123

Uploaded a report to the crosstable for the 1969-70 New Zealand Championship #77 at Auckland featuring IM Cecil Purdy on the New Zealand page
For the 1969-70 Australian Championship #34 in Sydney on the Australian Championships & Opens page, uploaded:

a. New or additional annotations added to:

- - R1.2 Flatow-Fell
  - R3.1 Flatow-Cook
  - R4.3 Shaw-Flatow
  - R6.5 Shaw-Kerr
  - R9.1 Flatow-Purdy
  - R10.5 Hill-Kellner
  - R11.1 Flatow-Shewchyk
  - R12.8 Hutchings-Wright

b. A report and crosstable

On the Australian Championships & Opens Other page:

a. Uploaded 1 game plus report and table of results from the 1970 Australian Junior Girls Championship in Adelaide SA

b. For the 1970 Australian Junior Championship #21 in Melbourne, uploaded:

- - 1 additional annotated game Booth-Sauran
  - Revisions to the report and crosstable
61 games (5 annotated) from the 2002 Doeberl Cup #40 Major uploaded to the Canberra ACT page
8 games (6 annotated) from the 2002 Dubbo Open uploaded to the Regional NSW page

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