Thursday, 28 February 2019

Fictional Masters

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On the flight back from Guam, I watched the 2015 version of "The Man from U.N.C.L.E". A quite enjoyable film, but it was something...
Wednesday, 27 February 2019

2019 ACT Championship 8th-11th March 2019

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The 2019 ACT Championship is on next weekend (8th-11th March). This FIDE Rated event is open to residents of the ACT and surrounding areas. ...
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Tuesday, 26 February 2019

Putting the French to sleep

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If there was one opening that stood out at the 2019 Oceania Zonal it was the French Defence. The tournament had 3 or 4 hardcore French playe...
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Sunday, 24 February 2019

On the (delayed) road again

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I'm not sure if this is a common occurrence with professional chess players, but it seems that one typhoon can ruin your whole day. In t...
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Saturday, 23 February 2019

2019 Oceania Zonal - Wins for Illingworth and Ryjanova

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The 2019 Oceania Zonal has finished, with GM Max Illingworth and WGM Julia Ryjanova winning the Open and Women's events respectively. Il...
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Friday, 22 February 2019

2019 Oceania Zonal - Day 5

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Day 5 of the 2019 Zonal saw a curious set of results in the afternoon round, with the top 3 boards of the Open being drawn quite quickly. GM...
Thursday, 21 February 2019

2019 Oceania Zonal - Day 4

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The 2019 Oceania Zonal is entering the final stages, with round 7 seeing the joint leaders, CM Clive Ng and GM Max Illingworth meet on board...