Australian GM David Smerdon emerged as the outright winner of the 6th Batavia tournament which ended on Sunday in the well known Cafe in Amsterdam despite a last round defeat that finally left none of the participants unbeaten. The...
Smerdon regains Batavia lead after 8 rounds
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Burg and Smerdon share Batavia lead after 7
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Smerdon leads Batavia after 6
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Smerdon & Williams lead Batavia after 5
1 IM Van Eijk, Sander NED 2438 – WGM L’Ami, Alina ROU 2398 1-0 2 GM Smerdon, David AUS 2508 – IM Burg, Twan NED 2494 1-0 3 GM Williams, Simon K ENG 2449 – IM Van Delft, Merijn...
Smerdon wins Oceania Zonal
Final standings (top 10): Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 1 IM Smerdon David AUS 2489 7,5 18654 39,0 2 FM Morris James AUS 2114 6,5 18949 35,5 3 GM Zhao Zong-Yuan AUS 2583 6,5 18660 35,5 4...
Making all the right moves down under
Masters make all the right movesChess By Bob Anthony 26th June 2009 SOME of Australia’s best chess exponents are showing their knowledge of the game at the 2009 Oceania World Chess Championship Qualifier being played at Twin Towns Resort...
Double success
Treasury checks mate with chess titlePS NewsJune 16, 2009 A policy analyst with Treasury has become king of the chessboard, reaching the highest level in the game following a win at the NSW Open. David Smerdon of Treasury’s Canberra...