The Australian Chess Championship is a tournament organised by the Australian Chess Federation and held every two years. The tournament is largely restricted to Australian chess players, although it is common to allow a small number of strong overseas players to compete. The highest-scoring eligible player (frequently the tournament winner) holds the title of Australian Chess Champion until the next tournament is held. The tournament format is normally a restricted Swiss system, and in case of a tie for first place, a playoff match or tournament is conducted.

Since 1971, the Australian Open has been held in the intervening years. This event is open to all players, regardless of nationality, and the winner holds the title of Australian Open Champion.

The Australian Junior Championship and Australian Girls Championship are held annually. The Australian Women's Championship was previously organised as a separate tournament but current regulations award the title of Australian Women's Champion to the highest placed Australian female player in the Australian Open (dependent on a minimum number of female entries).[1]

Australian Champions

Prior to 2008, the tournament usually began in late December (after Christmas) and finished in January. Since 2008, the tournament has usually been held entirely in January. In the table, the year refers to the date the tournament finished.

YearLocationWinners
1885MelbourneFrederick Karl Esling (won one match game before George Hatfeild Dingley Gossip defaulted)
1887AdelaideHenry Charlick
1888MelbourneWilliam Crane
1893SydneyAlbert Edward Noble Wallace
1895MelbourneAlbert Edward Noble Wallace
1896SydneyAlbert Edward Noble Wallace
1897(1)WarrnamboolWilliam Crane
1897(2)SydneyJulius Leigh Jacobsen
1906PerthWilliam Samuel Viner
1912SydneyWilliam Samuel Viner
1913BellingenWilliam Samuel Viner
1922MelbourneCharles Gilbert Marriott Watson
1924BrisbaneWilliam Samuel Viner
1926SydneySpencer Crakanthorp
1927PerthSpencer Crakanthorp
1931MelbourneCharles Gilbert Marriott Watson
1933SydneyGary Koshnitsky
1935MelbourneC.J.S. Purdy
1937PerthC.J.S. Purdy
1939SydneyGary Koshnitsky
1945SydneyLajos Steiner
1947AdelaideLajos Steiner
1949MelbourneC.J.S. Purdy
1951BrisbaneC.J.S. Purdy
1953HobartLajos Steiner
1955PerthJohn Purdy
1957MelbourneKarlis Ozols / Lazare Suchowolski (Suchowolski emigrated to Israel before a playoff could be arranged)
1959HobartLajos Steiner
1960AdelaideLucius Endzelins
1963PerthJohn Purdy
1965HobartDouglas Hamilton
1967BrisbaneDouglas Hamilton
1969MelbourneWalter Browne
1970SydneyAlfred Flatow
1972MelbourneMaxwell Fuller / Trevor Hay (playoff match tied 5–5)[2]
1974CoomaRobert Murray Jamieson
1976SydneySerge Rubanraut
1978PerthRobert Murray Jamieson
1980AdelaideIan Rogers
1982MelbourneDouglas Hamilton
1984SydneyDarryl Johansen
1986ToowoombaIan Rogers
1988GosfordDarryl Johansen
1990SydneyDarryl Johansen
1992MelbourneAleksandar Wohl
1994MelbourneJohn-Paul Wallace
1996SydneyGuy West
1998MelbourneIan Rogers
2000Tumbi UmbiDarryl Johansen
2002MelbourneDarryl Johansen
2004AdelaideGary Lane
2006BrisbaneIan Rogers
2008ParramattaStephen Solomon
2010North SydneyZong-Yuan Zhao
2012GeelongDarryl Johansen
2014SpringvaleMax Illingworth
2016MelbourneBobby Cheng
2018North SydneyMax Illingworth
2020SydneyTemur Kuybokarov
2022Gold CoastTemur Kuybokarov[3]
2024AdelaideRishi Sardana

Australian Women's Champions

Australian Junior Champions

The Australian Junior Chess Championship is a tournament organised by the Australian Chess Federation and is held every year. It is restricted to junior players under 18 years of age. The Australian Girls Championship is held concurrently.

  • 1949 W. Levick
  • 1951 John Purdy
  • 1952 J. Hortovanyi
  • 1953 Malcolm Broun
  • 1954 D. Robson
  • 1955 J. Hortovanyi
  • 1956 A. Irving
  • 1957 J. Ferguson
  • 1958 D. Rudd
  • 1959 Ron Klinger
  • 1960 Peter Lay
  • 1961 Trevor Hay
  • 1962 N. Alexander
  • 1963 Maxwell Fuller
  • 1964 William Kerr
  • 1965 William Kerr
  • 1966 Mike Woodhams
  • 1967 Arthur Pope
  • 1968 Noel Craske
  • 1969 John Hendry
  • 1970 Alan Sauran
  • 1971 Arthur Koelle
  • 1972 Greg Melrose
  • 1973 Robert Bartnik
  • 1974 William Jordan
  • 1975 David Dick (finished third behind Murray Chandler and Kai Jensen who were ineligible for title because they were New Zealand residents [4])
  • 1976 Ian Rogers
  • 1977 Darryl Johansen / D. Fardell
  • 1978 Murray Smith
  • 1979 Stephen Kerr
  • 1980 Stephen Solomon (tied with Donald MacFarlane who was ineligible for title because he was a South African resident)
  • 1981 Rey Casse (tied with Jonathan Sarfati who was ineligible for title because he was a New Zealand resident)
  • 1982 Paul Broekhuyse
  • 1983 Konrad Hornung
  • 1984 Peter Evans
  • 1985 Timothy Reilly
  • 1986 Shane Hill
  • 1987 Colin Davis
  • 1988 Lee Jones
  • 1989 Peter Cotton
  • 1990 Nick Speck
  • 1991 Lee Jones
  • 1992 Trevor Tao
  • 1993 John Paul Wallace
  • 1994 Ry Curtis
  • 1995 Charles Pizzato
  • 1996 David Cordover
  • 1997 Max Leskiewicz
  • 1998 Geoff Saw
  • 1999 David Smerdon
  • 2000 Justin Tan
  • 2001 Zong-Yuan Zhao
  • 2002 Kuan-Kuan Tian
  • 2003 Tomek Rej
  • 2004 Denis Bourmistrov
  • 2005 Moulthun Ly
  • 2006 Angela Song
  • 2007 Michael Wei
  • 2008 Junta Ikeda
  • 2009 Cedric Antolis
  • 2010 Bobby Cheng
  • 2011 Bobby Cheng
  • 2012 Alistair Cameron
  • 2013 Gene Nakauchi
  • 2014 Anton Smirnov
  • 2015 Yi Liu
  • 2016 Ari Dale
  • 2017 Ray Yang
  • 2018 David Cannon
  • 2019 Sterling Bayaca
  • 2020 Cameron McGowan
  • 2023 Ruicheng Wang

Australian Girls Champions

  • 1960 Irene Tannenthal
  • 1964 Rosalind Jones
  • 1965 Rosalind Jones
  • 1966 Rosalind Jones
  • 1967 Marilyn Urlick
  • 1968 Nona Monachowec
  • 1969 Nona Monachowec
  • 1970 Linda Maddern
  • 1971 Linda Maddern
  • 1972 Lillian Goldsmith
  • 1973 Irena Duluk
  • 1974 Cathy Innes-Brown
  • 1975 Cathy Innes-Brown / Cathy Depasquale / Karen Hancock
  • 1976 Kate Marshall
  • 1977 Anne Martin
  • 1978 Anne Slavotinek
  • 1979 Anne Slavotinek
  • 1980 Astrid Ketelaar
  • 1981 Jill Clementi
  • 1982 Josie Wright
  • 1983 Trudi Potter
  • 1984 Colleen Lau
  • 1985 Gina Soto-Olivo
  • 1986 Natalie Mills / J. Rees / Blanche Wilkie / Nga Phan
  • 1987 Tam Nguyen
  • 1988 Nancy Jones
  • 1989 Nancy Jones
  • 1990 Gabrielle Grbovac / J. King & Barbara Remenyi / Boglarka Remenyi
  • 1991 Boglarka Remenyi
  • 1992 Jennifer Harrington
  • 1993 Veronica Klimenko / I. Liubomirskaia / Narelle Szuveges
  • 1994 Sulyn Teh
  • 1995 Jasmine Lauer-Smith
  • 1996 Laura Moylan
  • 1997 Elaine Chong
  • 1998 Kylie Coventry
  • 1999 Catherine Lip / Jasmine Lauer-Smith / Shiloh Norris
  • 2000 Catherine Lip
  • 2001 Michelle Lee
  • 2002 Shannon Oliver
  • 2003 Angela Song
  • 2004 Heather Huddleston
  • 2005 Rebecca Harris
  • 2006 Alexandra Jule
  • 2007 Emma Guo
  • 2008 Deborah Ng
  • 2009 Sally Yu
  • 2010 Leteisha Simmonds
  • 2011 Savithri Narenthran
  • 2012 Miranda Webb-Liddle
  • 2013 Nicole Chin
  • 2014 Shirley Gu
  • 2015 Kristine Quek
  • 2016 Zhi Lin Guo
  • 2017 Yifan Eva Wang
  • 2018 Cassandra Lim
  • 2019 Jody Middleton
  • 2020 Lillian Lu
  • 2023 Chloe Fan

Australian Open

Australian Grand Prix

Since 1989 a system has been in place with points accumulated in different Australian weekend tournaments. The winners have been:[5]

The Grand Prix has not been held since 2019.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Chess Federation Constitution and By-laws". Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  2. ↑ Australian Chess Championship 1974 – 100 Best Games, Edited by W. MacLean, published by Chess Mates of Australia, October 1974
  3. ↑ The regular Australian Championship tournament was not held but the Australian Champion title was awarded to the highest eligible finisher in the Gold Coast Open, held in June 2022
  4. ↑ Chess in Australia, February 1975
  5. ↑ 2007 Myer Tan Australian Chess Grand Prix – History Archived March 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  • Australian Chess Federation. "ACF Records". Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
  • Whyld, Kenneth (1986), Guinness Chess, The Records, Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives, ISBN 0-85112-455-0. (Men's champions through 1986)
  • Rogers, Ian (1981), Australian Chess – Into the Eighties, Melbourne: Sun Books, ISBN 0-7251-0384-1. (Men's champions through 1980)
  • http://www.ozbase.com.au/ – an incomplete list, including games in PGN format.
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