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)

20260107

For the 2025 Hong Kong International Open on the China page featuring Samuel Asaka, GM Zong Yuan Zhao, Harvey Zhu, FM Yifei Hu, John Papantoniou, Yuan Huang, CM Brendan Anderson, Matthew Jia, Harry Ruan, CM Lucas Ni, Ian Stalker & Dean Chen, uploaded an additional 23 games
12 games plus crosstable from the 2002 North Sydney Chess Club Championship uploaded to the Sydney NSW page
For the 1966-67 Australian Junior Championship in Sydney on the Australian Championships & Opens Other page, uploaded an additional annotated game R4 Pope-Craske
1 annotated game from the 1966 Perth League uploaded to the Teams Intrastate page
For the 1967 Metropolitan Chess Club Championship on the Perth WA:
- Uploaded additional game Lubtschenko-McLean
- Added ratings to all games
For the 1968 Queensland Championship in Brisbane on the Queensland Championships & Opens page:
- Corrected games in the PGN file
- Updated the table of results with more given names

20260106

For the 1976 Begonia Open #10 on the Ballarat VIC page, updated report and table of results to include all 106 players
On the Sydney NSW page and:

a. Uploaded 1 game plus table of results for the 2002 City of Sydney Championship

b. For the 1966 Ford Memorial Playoff at Chatswood:

- - Added dates and tournament details
  - Added balance moves in R4 Kepper-Gastineau-Hills
  - Uploaded a short report
For the 1966 Doeberl Cup #4 on the Canberra ACT page:

a. Improved some player names

b. Uploaded additional annotations to:

- - Krstic-Hamilton
  - Bertram-Bunes

c. Uploaded a report

20260105

Uploaded to the Regional WA page:
- 73 games (35 annotated) plus report and crosstable from the 2025 South West Open in Margaret River
- 5 annotated games from the 1966 City of Fremantle Championship
1 annotated game from the 1966 Brisbane Chess Club Championship uploaded to the Brisbane QLD page
On the Sydney NSW page:
- Uploaded two annotated games from the 1966 Ford Memorial Playoff at Chatswood
- Restored games' links to the 1966 Pre-Zonal Selection event

20260104

For the 1968 Olympiad #12 at Teeside England featuring Doug Hamilton, Max Fuller, Gary Koshnitsky, Fred Flatow, Phil Viner & Terrey Shaw on the Olympiads page:

a. Compiled the preliminary and final games to a single file

b. Added annotations to:

- - R3.4 de Lange-Shaw
  - R7.1 Hamilton-Bakali
  - R9.2 Siaperas-Flatow

b. Added the games of Glen Gibbs (playing for Hong Kong)

c. Uploaded crosstables

24 games plus crosstable from the 2002 South Australia Championship uploaded to the South Australia Championship & Opens page
Uploaded a table of results for the 1968 Queensland Championship in Brisbane on the Queensland Championships & Opens page
For the 1966 West Australia Championship on the West Australia Championships & Opens page, uploaded:

a. Two additional games:

- - Leonhardt-Jones
  - Doney-Leonhardt

b. Crosstable

20260103

7 games plus crosstable from the 2002 Jersey Open at St Helier featuring WFM Heather Richards uploaded to the England page
For the 1973 World Championship Junior #12 in Teeside featuring Greg Melrose on the World Championships page:
- Consolidated the preliminary and final events to single file
- Uploaded crosstables
On the Sydney NSW page, uploaded:
- 7 games by Roger Cook from the 1968 Australia Day Weekender
- An additional 4 games by Roger Cook from the 1968 Karl Stegmaier Cup

20260102

41 games (1 annotated) from the 2023 St George Chess Club Championship in Kogarah uploaded to the Sydney NSW page

20260101

On the Qatar page and featuring IM James Morris, uploaded:
- 13 games and crosstable from the 2025 World Open Blitz in Doha
- 13 games and crosstable from the 2025 World Open Rapid in Doha
17 games from the 20251223 Titled Tuesday blitz featuring CM Haran Salasan & CM Daniel Wang uploaded to the Server page
For the 2025 Penang Open #17 on the Malaysia page, uploaded additional game R5.43 Amadeus-Frost
Uploaded the balance five Round 1 games from the 2025 St George Chess Club Championship in Kogarah on the Sydney NSW page

20251231

65 games plus crosstable from the 2025 Hong Kong International Open featuring Samuel Asaka, GM Zong Yuan Zhao, Harvey Zhu, FM Yifei Hu, John Papantoniou, Yuan Huang, CM Brendan Anderson, Matthew Jia, Harry Ruan, CM Lucas Ni, Ian Stalker & Dean Chen uploaded to the China page

20251230

24 games plus crosstable from the 2025 Oceania Youth U20 &U18 Girls Championship in East Brisbane uploaded to the International AUS page
1 game plus table of results from the 2025 NSWCA October Weekender in Burwood uploaded to the Sydney NSW page
Crosstable updated for the 2002 Black Opal Masters #2 in Melbourne on the International AUS page
For the 1967-68 New South Wales Championship in Sydney on the New South Wales Championships & Opens page, uploaded:
- 11 games by Roger Cook
- New annotations to Flatow-Purdy

20251229

7 games plus table of results from the 2002 Cappelle la Grande Open #18 featuring IM Alexej Khamatgaleev & WGM Julia Ryjanova uploaded to the France page
119 games (56 annotated) from the 2025 Perth Chess League uploaded to the Teams Intrastate page
89 games plus crosstable from the 2025 Croydon Chess Club Championship uploaded to the Croydon VIC page
Uploaded to the Sydney NSW page:
- 41 games plus crosstable from the 2025 St George Chess Club Championship in Kogarah
- 10 games from the 2002 Australia Day Weekender in North Sydney
1 annotated game plus table of results from the 1968 Tasmanian Championship in Burnie uploaded to the Tasmanian Championships & Opens page

20251228

45 games plus crosstable from the 2025 Oceania Youth U18 Championship in East Brisbane uploaded to the International AUS page
2 annotated games plus report and table of results from the 1968 Match New Zealand Universities-Sydney Universities played by teleprinter uploaded to the Teams OS page
1 annotated game plus report and table of results for the 1968 Match New South Wales-Queensland telegraphic match uploaded to the Teams Interstate page

20251227

46 games plus crosstable from the 2025 Oceania Youth U20 Championship in East Brisbane uploaded to the International AUS page
44 games plus crosstable from the 2025 Queensland Lightning Championship in East Brisbane uploaded to the Queensland Championships & Opens page
4 games (3 annotated) plus report and table of results from the 1968 West Australia Championship in Perth uploaded to the West Australia Championship & Opens page
1 annotated game plus report and table of results from the 1968 New South Wales Country Championship uploaded to the Canberra ACT page

20251226

78,000 game milestone reached!!
9 games plus crosstable from the 2025 Forintos Gyozo Memorial GM-C in Budapest featuring IM Rishi Sardana uploaded to the Hungary page
1 game plus crosstable from the 2025 Sunway Sitges #12-A featuring CM Micah Young uploaded to the Spain page
4 games plus crosstable from the 2025 Penang Open #17 featuring Peter Frost uploaded to the Malaysia page
On the Server page, uploaded:
- 10 games from the 20251218 3-0 Thursday #1 featuring CM Haran Salasan
- 22 games from the 20251218 3-0 Thursday #3 featuring CM Leo Kalina & CM Haran Salasan
45 games (1 annotated) plus crosstable from the 2025 Australasian Masters #35 at Fitzroy uploaded to the Masters AUS page
46 games (2 annotated) plus crosstables from the 1930 New South Wales Championship & Playoffs in Sydney uploaded to the New South Wales Championships & Opens page
For the 1968 North Queensland Championsip in Mackay on the Regional QLD page, uploaded a report and table of results

20251224

1 annotated game from the 1930 New Zealand Championship #39 in Wanganui featuring Cecil Purdy uploaded to the New Zealand page
381 games (6 annotated) plus crosstable from the 2002 Autumn Cup uploaded to the Box Hill VIC page
1 annotated game from the 1967 New South Wales Country Teams Championship in Canberra uploaded to the Teams Intrastate page
1 annotated game plus report from the 1967 Simultaneous Averbakh [37-board] in Brisbane uploaded to the Simuls AUS page

20251223

4 games from the 2024 Redcliffe Chess Club Championship uploaded to the Redcliffe QLD page
1 annotated game from the 1968 Karl Stegmaier Cup uploaded to the Sydney NSW page
1 annotated game from the 1968 Sydney Interclub uploaded to the Teams Intrastate page

20251222

1 annotated game plus report and table of results from the 1968 City of Sydney Championship uploaded to the Sydney NSW page
For the 1928-29 Australian Championship in Perth on the Australian Championships & Opens page, uploaded:
- Annotations to R10.2 Younkman-Purdy
- Revisions to the crosstable
For the 1968 Australian Junior Championship #19 in Adelaide on the Australian Championships & Opens Other page, uploaded:

a. Two additional annotated games:

- - Butcher-Parsonage
  - Marney-Barber

b. Report and table of results

20251221

For the 1976 Olympiad #22 at Haifa on the Olympiads page, uploaded:

a. Games of Wolfgang Leonhardt playing for New Zealand

b. New annotations for:

R1.1 Fuller-Sakurai
R4.1 Rooze-Jamieson
R5.1 Byrne-Jamieson
R7.2 Harandi-Fuller
R9.1 Biyiasas-Jamieson
R13.1 Jamieson-Unzicker

c. Additional annotations for:

R1.4 Ozaki-Woodhams
R5.2 Fuller-Evans
R10.3 Grinza-Rubanraut
R11.1 Torre-Jamieson

d. A report and crosstables

1 annotated game plus report and table of results from the 1976 Victorian Reserve Championship in Melbourne uploaded to the Victorian Championships & Opens page
For the 1976 VCA Cup Day Weekender U1800 on the Melbourne VIC page, uploaded:
- Annotations to R4 Teters-Johansen
- Table of results

20251220

For the 1975 World Junior Championship #14 at Tjentište on the World Championship page, uploaded:

a. New annotations for:

- 1. R5 Jordan-Marquez
  2. R6 Weber-Jordan

b. A crosstable

For the 1975 Geelong Open #1 on the Geelong VIC page, uploaded additional annotations to R2 Woodhams-Rogers
Update of the Home page introduction

20251219

8 games plus crosstable from the 2002 Aphrodite Women's Open in Athens featuring WIM Anastasia Sorokina uploaded to the Greece page
5 games plus crosstable from the 2025 Redcliffe Chess Club Championship uploaded to the Redcliffe QLD page

20251218

5 games plus crosstable from the 2025 Witney Open #12 featuring Tim Harris uploaded to the England page
On the Server page, uploaded:
- 1 game from the 20251211 3-0 Thursday #2 featuring FM Jack Rodgers
- 14 games from the 20251211 3-0 Thursday #3 featuring CM Haran Salasan & CM Terrence Tang

20251216

For the 1976 Heidelberg Open #1 on the Melbourne VIC page:
- Uploaded a new game R1 Jenkinson-Hacche
- Added new annotations to:
  - R1 Jordan-Smith
  - R2 Johansen-Davis
  - R4 Collins-Rogers
- Changed tournament dates, changed some game dates and added dates and round numbers to all games
- Uploaded a report and table of results

20250115

On the Australian Championships & Opens Other page uploaded:
- 2 games from the 2002 Australian Youth U14 Championship Playoff at Bellevue Hill
- 3 games from the 2002 Australian Youth U16 Championship Playoff at Bellevue Hill
- A revised crosstable for the 2002 Australian Junior Girls Championship at Bellevue Hill
9 games plus table of results from the 2001 New South Wales Junior Championship in Sydney uploaded to the New South Wales Championships & Opens page
For the 1976 Queen's Birthday Open on the Sydney NSW page, uploaded additional game R7 Korbe-Curtis
On the Matches AUS page:
- Uploaded 1 game from the 2002 Match of the Half Century at Bellevue Hill
- Restored link to the crosstable for the 1999 Match Kagan-Sandler in Melbourne

20251214

8 games plus crosstable from the 2025 El Llobregat Open #6 in Sant Boi featuring Lachlan Wang & Rudra Verma uploaded to the Spain page
16 games plus crosstable from the 2025 Vikings Weekender in Wanniassa uploaded to the Canberra ACT
1 annotated game plus report and crosstable from the 2025 Great Barrier Reef Open in Cairns uploaded to the Regional QLD page
393 games (75 annotated) plus crosstable from the 2002 Australian Junior Championship at Bellevue Hill uploaded to the Australian Championships & Opens Other page

20251213

320 games plus crosstable from the 2002 Australian Cadet U12 Championship at Bellevue Hill NSW uploaded to the Australian Championships & Opens Other page
On the Victorian Championships & Opens page and for the:

a. 1976 Victorian Open in Melbourne:

- - Corrected the colours in R1 Jamieson-Wyss and added annotations
  - Uploaded new annotated game R2 Marshall-Seaman
  - Added ratings to games wherever possible
  - Uploaded a report and table of results

b. 1975 Victorian Open in Melbourne, uploaded 1 additional game Braunstein-Stimson

Relocation and renaming of the 1974-75 Brisbane International Open to the International AUS page

20251212

110 games plus crosstable from the 2002 Australian Cadet U12 Girls Championship at Bellevue Hill NSW uploaded to the Australian Championships & Opens Other page
1 annotated game from the 1976 Queen's Birthday Open uploaded to the Melbourne VIC page
For the 2002 Arthur Phillip Memorial Rapid in Fortitude Valley, replaced table of results with crosstable on the Brisbane QLD page
For the 1976 Queen's Birthday Open on the Sydney NSW page, uploaded:
- Annotations to R7 Hendry-Shaw
- Additional game Halpin-Clay

20251211

1. On the Queensland Championships & Opens page and for the:
  - 2001 Queensland Junior Championship at Mt Gravatt, uploaded 10 games plus report and crosstable
  - 1974-75 Queensland Open in Brisbane, added federations to more players
2. 5 games from the 2001 West Australia Championship in Perth uploaded to the West Australia Championships & Opens page

20251210

2 games from the 2025-26 Germany Team Championship [Bundesliga] featuring GM Bobby Cheng uploaded to the Germany page
On the Server page, uploaded:
- 8 games from the 20251204 3-0 Thursday #3 blitz featuring GM Temur Kuybokarov
- 10 games from the 20251118 Titled Tuesday blitz featuring CM Haran Salasan
- 10 games from the 20251125 Titled Tuesday blitz featuring CM Haran Salasan
For the 1974-75 Queensland Open on the Queensland Championships & Opens page, amended report in regard to David Parr's status
For the 1975 Melbourne Interclub on the Teams Intrastate page:
- Uploaded an additional game Powell-Bruere
- Added dates to Ian Rogers' games
- Improved tournament details and some player names

20251209

Renaming and relocation of the 1974-75 Queensland Open to the Queensland Championships & Opens page and

a. Upload of two additional games

- - Myers-Ilic
  - Littleboy-Stewart

b. Addition of ratings to games where known

c. Upload of reports and a table of results

20251208

9 games (2 annotated) plus crosstable from the 2002 Corus-C GM in Wijk aan Zee and featuring GM Ian Rogers uploaded to the Netherlands page

20251207

2 annotated games plus report and table of results from the 1979 New England Open at Armidale uploaded to the Regional NSW page
For the 1976 Begonia Open #10 on the Ballarat VIC page:
- Revised various player names in the games
- Updated many ratings
- Revised report and table of results

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