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)

20260405

10 games (1 annotated) plus crosstable from the 2002 World Championship Cadet U10 Girls #17 at Heraklion featuring Angela Song uploaded to the World Championships page
1 game plus table of results from the 2002 Great Britain Rapid Championship in Bradford featuring WIM Heather Richards uploaded to the uploaded to the England page
For the 2002 Olympiad #35 Women in Bled on the Olympiads page uploaded an additional annotated game R13.3 Lakos-Richards
Uploaded a report and table of results for the 1973 New South Wales Championship in Sydney on the New South Wales Championships & Opens page

20260404

2 games from the 2002-03 Germany Team Championship Women [Bundesliga] featuring WIM Heather Richards uploaded to the Germany page
For the 2002 Redcliffe Chess Club Championship on the Redcliffe QLD page:
- Added two additional games
- Tidied annotations
- Added ACF ratings to all games
For the 1973 Gold Coast Open #1 at Sufers Paradise on the Gold Coast QLD page, added additional annotated game Harris-Dulovic

20260403

For the 1973 Gold Coast Open #1 at Sufers Paradise on the Gold Coast QLD page, updated the report with details of the best played game
On the Teams Intrastate page:
- Redated the 1972 and 1973 Queensland Schools Teams Championship files
- Uploaded a report and table of results for the 1973 Queensland Schools Teams Championship in Brisbane
- Uploaded an additional game Smerdon-Pizatto

20260402

9 games plus crosstable from the 2009-10 Hastings #85 Masters featuring Alek Safarian uploaded to the England page
For the 1973 World Championship Junior #12 at Teeside featuring Greg Melrose on the World Championships page, uploaded:
- Various game introductions
- A report to the crosstables

20260401

10 games from the 20260326 3-0 Thursday #3 blitz featuring CM Ross Lam uploaded to the Server page
9 games (2 annotated) plus crosstable from the 2010-11 Hastings #86 Masters featuring IM Alex Wohl uploaded to the England page
4 annotated games plus report and table of results from the 2002 Koala Open at Rooty Hill uploaded to the Sydney NSW page

20260331

98 games (5 annotated) plus crosstable from the 2026 Croydon Open uploaded to the Croydon VIC page

20260330

25 games plus crosstable from the 2026 Chess Artists Club Championship in Caulfield uploaded to the Melbourne VIC page
10 games plus crosstable from the 2002 World Senior Championship in Naumberg featuring Phil Viner uploaded to the World Senior Championship page
On the Gold Coast QLD page and for the:
- 2002 Gold Coast Classic at Mudgeeraba, uploaded an additional game R5 Smerdon-Hazai
- 1973 Gold Coast Open #1 at Sufers Paradise, updated the report and table of results
For the 1973 Victorian Open in Melbourne on the Victorian Championships & Opens page:
- Uploaded an additional annotated game Hamilton-Thompson
- Added ACF ratings to games
- Uploaded a report and table of results
For the 1973 Queen's Birthday Open in Ultimo on the Sydney NSW page, uploaded two annotated game fragments:
- Selim-Tindale
- Melrose-Keast

20260329

On the Netherlands page:
- Uploaded 17 games plus crosstable from the 2002 Essent Open at Hoogeveen featuring GM Ian Rogers & FM Manuel Weeks
- Restored link to the crosstable for the 2002 Corus-C GM at Wijk aan Zee featuring GM Ian Rogers
On the Belgium page, uploaded:
- 2 games plus crosstable from the 2024 Leuven Open #35 featuring CM Reyaansh Chakrabarty
- 3 annotated games from the 2002-03 Belgium Team Championship featuring GM Ian Rogers
7 games plus report and table of results from the 2002 Gold Coast Classic at Mudgeeraba uploaded to the Gold Coast QLD page

20260328

On the New South Wales Championships & Opens page:

a. Uploaded 1 game plus table of results from the 2002 New South Wales Championship at West Ryde

b. Renamed the 2002 New South Wales Championship U2000 at West Ryde and uploaded a table of results and the additional games:

- - R1 Song-Gray
  - R2Song-Tulevski
  - R3 Escribano-Song
For the 1973 Victorian Junior Championship & U14 Championship at Hawthorn on the Victorian Championships & Opens page:
- Improved player names
- Added ACF ratings wherever possible
- Uploaded a report and tables of results
For the 1973 Queen's Birthday Open in Ultimo on the Sydney NSW page:

a. Uploaded three additional annotated games:

- - R3 Keast-Dick
  - R4 Hassal-Reif
  - R6 Sterelny-Keast

b. Revised the report and table of results

c. Uploaded 2 annotated games from the 1973 Queen's Birthday Open Reserves

20260327

6 games from the 2002 Spanish Team Championship #46 in Mondariz featuring IM Javier Gil Capape uploaded to the Spain page
For the 1994-95 Hastings #70 Challengers on the England page and featuring John Paul Wallace & Andrew Allen:
- Added 0-move games for balance Wallace games
- Uploaded a crosstable
For the 1973 Begonia Open #7 on the Ballarat VIC page:
- Uploaded an additional annotated game R7 Awdiew-de Bondt
- Added ACF ratings to all games
- Uploaded a report and table of results
On the Sydney NSW page:

a. Uploaded 4 games by Roger Cook from the 1991 Ford Memorial in Chatswood

b. For the 1973 City of Sydney Championship:

- - Added ratings to the game
  - Upload a report and table of results

20260326

On the Sydney NSW page:

a. Uploaded 110 games (2 annotated) from the 2002 Ford Memorial in Cammeray

b. For the 1973 Queen's Birthday Open in Ultimo:

- - Added tournament dates, game date and ratings
  - Uploaded a report and tables of results
For the 1973 Doeberl Cup #11 on the Canberra ACT page:

a. Uploaded 4 new games or game fragments (3 annotated):

- - Parr-Harrison
  - Wiedenhofer-Brent
  - Parr- Wiedenhofer
  - Tomson-Ilic

b. Added ACF ratings to all games

c. Added some round numbers and dates

d. Tidied many annotations

e. Uploaded a report and table of results

20260325

For the 2025-26 Germany Team Championship [Bundesliga] on the Germany page:
- Corrected numbers for Rounds 7 and 8
- Uploaded two additional games featuring GM Bobby Cheng
For the 2025-26 4NCL on the England page:
- Corrected round locations
- Uploaded two additional games featuring FM Sam Chow
9 games from the 20260317 Titled Tuesday blitz featuring WCM Hannah Sayce uploaded to the Server page
3 annotated games plus report and table of results from the 1973 Zonal 10 SouthEast Asia Playoff in Hong Kong featuring Max Fuller uploaded to the Interzonals & Zonals OS page

20260324

235 games (5 annotated) plus crosstable from the 2002 Box Hill Open uploaded to the Box Hill VIC page
On the Sydney NSW page:

a. Uploaded 1 annotated game plus report and table of results from the 1973 Karl Stegmaier Cup in Stanmore

b. For the 1973 Easter Open:

Uploaded the following game fragment and game:
- R5 Winslade-Colhoun
- R5 Shaw-Brodie
Added dates and ratings wherever possible
Uploaded a report and table of results

20260323

For the 1973 Australian Junior Championship #21 in Adelaide on the Australian Championships & Opens Other page::

a. Uploaded one game from the playoff, plus three new game fragments:

- - R10 Lewinsky-Campbell
  - R10 Hartung-Cooper
  - Lewinsky-Kempen
  - R2 Lewinsky-Bartnik
  - R6 Lewinsky-Bartnik

b. Added tournament dates

c. Added ratings to games wherever possible

d. Uploaded a report and table of results

For the 1973 Goolwa Cup on the Regional SA page:
- Added ratings to all games
- Uploaded a report and table of results
On the Matches AUS page:
- Renamed the 1973 Eastern Suburbs Junior Championship in Melbourne
- Uploaded annotations to Frean-Jordan

20260322

12 games plus crosstable from the 2002 First Saturday IM09-B in Budapest featuring WIM Heather Richards uploaded to the Hungary page
For the 1970 Australian Junior Championship #21 in Melbourne on the Australian Championships & Opens Other page:

a. Uploaded an additional five games:

- - R3.3 Goldsmith-Longwood (annotated)
  - R3.4 Sauran-Jamieson
  - R3.5 Travers-Hickman
  - R3.6 Robins-Bates
  - R9 Ingram-Jamieson (annotated)

b. Added dates and ratings to games wherever possible

20260321

6 annotated games from the 2025 Taranaki Rapid at New Plymouth featuring Paul Summers uploaded to the New Zealand page
9 games plus table of results from the 2002 Padron Open featuring IM Alex Wohl uploaded to the Spain page
12 games (2 annotated) plus crosstable from the 2002 First Saturday GM09 in Budapest featuring IM Gary Lane uploaded to the Hungary page
For the 1972-73 Australian Open #2 in Melbourne on the Australian Championships & Opens page:
- Added new games to the file
- Added annotations to most games
- Uploaded a report and table of results

20260320

On the Server page:
- Uploaded 8 games from the 20260312 3-0 Thursday #2 blitz featuring WCM Hannah Sayce
- Uploaded 11 games from the 20260312 3-0 Thursday #3 blitz featuring CM Ryan Lane
- Restored links to the games' files for the 20260303 Titled Tuesday blitz featuring WCM Hannah Sayce
8 games from the 2002 Peregrina Open #18 at Pontevedra featuring IM Alex Wohl uploaded to the Spain page
On the Greece page:
- Uploaded 11 games and table of results from the 2002 Kavala Open #11 featuring IM Alexej Khamatgaleev & WGM Julia Ryjanova
- Uploaded a table of results and restored links to the games' files for the 2002 Korinthos Open #6 featuring WGM Julia Ryjanova & IM Alexej Khamatgaleev

20260319

116 games (10 annotated) plus report and crostables from the 2002 Youth U16 Olympiad #2 in Kuala Lumpur featuring Denis Bourmistrov, Tomek Rej, Catherine Lip, Michelle Lee, Vincent Suttor, Matthew Perkovic, Adam Guzel, Blair Mandla, James Cronan, Rebecca Harris, Vanessa Reid & Benjamin Harris uploaded to the Olympiads page
25 games (4 annotated) plus report and crosstable from the 2002 ANU Open #10 uploaded to the Canberra ACT page

20260318

82,000 game milestong reached!!
9 games plus crosstable from the 2026 Bled Festival featuring Kelvin Finke uploaded to the Slovenia page
11 games from the 20260303 Titled Tuesday blitz featuring WCM Hannah Sayce uploaded to the Server page
14 games (1 annotated) plus table of results from the 2002 Korinthos Open #6 featuring WGM Julia Ryjanova & IM Alexej Khamatgaleev uploaded to the Greece page

20260317

9 games (2 annotated) plus tableof results from the 2002 Ferrol Open #18 featuring IM Alex Wohl uploaded to the Spain page
45 games (5 annotated) plus report and crosstable from the 2002 FIDE Rating Round Robin uploaded to the Melbourne VIC page
5 games from the 2002 New South Wales Championship Major in Sydney uploaded to the New South Wales Championships & Opens page
For the 2002 Australian Masters #15 in Melbourne on the Masters AUS page, uploaded a report and crosstable

20260316

On the Victorian Championships & Opens page:

a. Uploaded 15 games (1 annotated) plus table of results from the 2002 Victorian Championship in Melbourne

b. For the 1972 Victorian Open Junior in Melbourne:

- - Revised some player names
  - Uploaded a report and table of results
For the 2026 Australia Day Weekender on the Hobart TAS page:
- Uploaded another 7 annotated games
- Added a report to the crosstable
For the 1972 Waverley Open on the Waverley VIC page:
- Added an additional game fragment
- Added ratings to all games
- Made revisions to the report
- Uploaded a crosstable
For the 1970 Australian Championship Junior #21 in Melbourne on the Australian Championships & Opens Other page, uploaded a revised report with now complete crosstable

20260314

18 games (1 annotated) from the 2002 Patras International Open #4 featuring IM Alexej Khamatgaleev & WGM Julia Ryjanova uploaded to the Greece page
For the 1986 Matalascanas Open #3 on the Spain page:
- Added annotations to Fernandez Garcia-Gil Capape
- Updated the report and table of results, revising some names and adding titles
6 games from the 1965 Australia Day Weekender uploaded to the Sydney NSW page

20260313

8 games from the 2002 Matra Open #25 at Gyongyos featuring Laszlo Nemeth uploaded to the Hungary page
9 games from the 2002 Summers IM in Aarhus featuring WIM Heather Richards uploaded to the Denmark page
197 games (2 annotated) from the 2002 Australian Capital Territory Championship in Canberra uploaded to the Australian Capital Territory Championships & Opens page
For the 1972 Waverley Open on the Waverley VIC page, uploaded a report and table of results

20260312

Uploaded to the Server page:
- 22 games from the 20260305 3-0 Thursday #1 blitz featuring CM Khushal Lingineni & CM Hannah Sayce
- 10 games from the 20260305 3-0 Thursday #2 blitz featuring FM Jack Rodgers
- 11 games from the 20260303 Titled Tuesday blitz featuring CM Khushal Lingineni

20260311

3 games plus crosstable from the 2025 Prague International - D Open featuring FM Reyaansh Chakrabarty, FM Chris Wallis, Kelvin Finke & CM Anthony Fikh uploaded to the Czech Republic page
For the 1998 World Championship Junior Girls #16 in Calicut on the World Championships page, uploaded annotations to R10 Demirdag-Szuveges
70 games (2 annotated) plus crosstable from the 2026 Begonia Open #60 uploaded to the Ballarat VIC page

20260310

11 games plus crosstable from the 2002 Copenhagen Open #24 (Politiken Cup #24) featuring WIM Heather Richards uploaded to the Denmark page
For the 1972 Olympiad #20 in Skopje on the Olympiads page:

a. Made various name improvements or corrections

b. Uploaded annotations to:

- - R3.2 Al Hamani-Hay
  - R6.3 Hamilton-Berrios Pagan
  - R7.2 Alvarez-Fuller

c. Uploaded crosstables

For the 1964-65 Australian Championship in Hobart on the Australian Championships & Opens page, uploaded game scores (replacing empty games) for the following:
- R4.7 Cook-Viner (and correcting colours)
- R6.14 Weber-Cook

20260308

9 games plus table of results from the 2002 Cseppko Open #11-A in Aggtelek featuring Laszlo Nemeth uploaded to the Hungary page
1 game plus table of results from the 1997 World Amateur Championship at Hastings featuring Heather Richards uploaded to the England page
4 games from the 1976 Scotland Championship #83 at Dundee featuring Michael Partis uploaded to the Scotland page
For the 1972 Waverley Open on the Waverley VIC page, uploaded an additional game Wright-Hartung
For the 1984 Commonwealth Championship #2 in Hong Kong on the Commonwealth Championships page:

a. Corrected or improved some names

b. Corrected some dates dates

c. Uploaded an additional annotated game R10 Thipsay-Solomon

d. Uploaded game introductions or additional notes to:

- - R8 Garbett-Johansen
  - R11 Chandler-Rogers

e. Uploaded a crosstable

20260307

11 games (1 annotated) plus table of results from the 2002 Aegean Open #25 at Ikaros featuring WGM Julia Ryjanova & IM Alexej Khamatgaleev uploaded to the Greece page
For the 1972 Olympiad Women #5 at Skopje on the Olympiads page:
- Merged Preliminary 1 and Final B games to a single file
- Added additional annotations to R1.1 Kellner-Gaprindashvili
- Uploaded crosstables
For the 1972 City of Melbourne Championship on the Melbourne VIC page, uploaded additional annotated game Drane-Davis

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