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Oceania Chess Championship

Oceania Chess Championship

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Leading chess players from the FIDE Oceania Zone 3.6 are allowed to play in the Oceania Chess Championships.[1][2] The tournament is conducted by the FIDE Oceania Zone President and Oceania Chess Confederation under the auspices of the world chess federation, FIDE.[3]

History

Before January 2012, the Oceania Chess Championship was scheduled as part of the FIDE World Chess Championship cycle, and winners qualified to represent the FIDE Oceania Zone at the Chess World Cup. Since 2012 the Oceania Chess Championship has been held every year, with only each alternate (odd numbered) year acting as the Oceania Zone Championship and Chess World Cup qualifier. In these years, the title of International Master (IM) is awarded to the winner(s) of the Oceania Zone Championship event, as per the FIDE title regulations.[4]

The first Oceania Chess Championship was organised by the inaugural Oceania Zone President, Graeme Gardiner, on the Gold Coast, Australia in 1999. Vladimir Feldman of Australia won the event, undefeated, with a score of 7/9. In May 2000, an additional Oceania Zonal Chess Championship was held to coincide with changes in the schedule of the FIDE World Chess Championship cycle. Only an open event was held that year, without a separate women's championship, and was won by Aleksandar Wohl with a score of 7.5/9.

In 2001, Mikhail Gluzman and Mark Chapman shared first place with a score of 7/9, but the former won a rapid chess play-off match and the title. In 2011 the Women's event resulted in a tie between Irina Berezina and Emma Guo. A playoff match was held later in the year in Sydney, and was won by Berezina with a score of 2.5/3. The 2013 Women's event again resulted in a tie between Irina Berezina and Emma Guo. Berezina won the playoff match, at the end of the tournament, with a score of 2/2. In 2015, untitled player Brodie McClymont beat IM Max Illingworth in the last round to catch him for 1st= with scores of 7.5/9, which means an automatic IM title. Illingworth beat McClymont 1.5–0.5 in the rapid chess playoff match for Zonal Champion.

Oceania Chess Champions

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Oceania Senior Chess Champions

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Oceania Youth Chess Champions

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Oceania Presidents

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See also


References

  1. ACF Bulletin No. 67, 28 May 2000 Archived 7 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine Australian Chess Federation
  2. ACF Bulletin No. 114 – 29 April 2001 Archived 21 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Australian Chess Federation
  3. Oceania Zonal 2007 ChessChat forum
  4. 2009 Oceania Zonal Championship report from www.fide.com
  5. 2012 Queenstown Chess Classic Archived 4 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine official web page
  6. 2013 Oceania Zonal Championship results from www.chessdom.com
  7. 2013 Oceania Zonal Championship results from www.chess-results.com
  8. 2013 Oceania Womens Zonal results from www.chess-results.com
  9. Open www.chess-results.com,
  10. Womens www.chess-results.com,
  11. 2010 NZ Senior Championship report from www.fide.com
  12. 2011 Oceania Senior Championship report from www.fide.com
  13. 2012 Asian Senior Championship report from www.fide.com
  14. Luchtmeijer wins Asian Seniors Archived 14 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine from www.fide.com
  15. 2013 Oceania Senior Championship final standings from www.chesschat.org
  16. 2019 NZ and Oceania Seniors tournament report from www.fide.com
  17. "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2023 Oceania Junior Championship Under 20". chess-results.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

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