Oceania Chess Championship Explained
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
Oceania Senior Chess Champions
Oceania Presidents
| Year | President |
|---|
| 1998-2002 | Graeme Gardiner (Australia) |
| 2002-2010 | Gary Bekker (Australia) |
| 2010-2014 | Brian Jones (Australia) |
| 2014-2022 | Paul Spiller (New Zealand) |
| 2022- | Shaun Press (Papua New Guinea) | |
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.fide.com/component/handbook/?view=article&id=87 World Chess Championship Regulations
- http://www.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=88&view=article Zonal Chess Championship Regulations
- http://www.chessaustralia.com.au/media/main_oceania_occ_regulations_draft.pdf FIDE Zone 3.6 Draft Regulations
- http://www.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=173&view=article FIDE International Title Regulations
- http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/zonals/1998-99.htm The World Chess Championship Zonals 1998-99
- https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic233.html#12 The Week in Chess 233, 26 April 1999
- http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/zonals/2000-01.htm The World Chess Championship Zonals 2000-2001
- https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic290.html#7 The Week in Chess 290, 29 May 2000
- http://www.auschess.org.au/bulletins/acfb67.htm ACF Bulletin No. 67, 28 May 2000
- http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/zonals/2001-02.htm The World Chess Championship Zonals 2001-2002
- https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic338.html#20 The Week in Chess 338, 30 April 2001
- http://www.auschess.org.au/bulletins/acfb114.htm ACF Bulletin No. 114 – 29 April 2001
- http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/zonals/2002-04.htm The World Chess Championship Zonals 2002-2004
- https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic392.html The Week in Chess 392, 13 May 2002
- http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/zonals/2004-05.htm The World Chess Championship Zonals 2004-2005
- https://web.archive.org/web/20141006212116/http://www.theweekinchess.com/html/twic535.html#3 The Week in Chess 535, 7 Feb 2005
- http://www.chesschat.org.au/showthread.php?t=5079&page=10 Oceania Zonal 2007
- http://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/zonals/2008-09.htm The World Chess Championship Zonals 2008-2009
- https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic764.html The Week in Chess 764, 29 Jun 2009
- http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=42731 2009 Oceania Zonal Championship
- http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=42732 2009 Oceania Women's Zonal Championship
- http://www.newzealandchess.co.nz/Zonal2011/entries.html 2011 Oceania Zonal Championship
- http://www.newzealandchess.co.nz/queenstownchess/crosstable.html 2012 Queenstown Chess Classic
- http://www.chessdom.com/igor-bjelobrk-won-the-oceania-zonal-chess-championship-2013/ 2013 Oceania Zonal Championship
- http://chess-results.com/tnr98268.aspx?art=1&rd=9&lan=1&wi=821 2013 Oceania Zonal Championship
- http://chess-results.com/tnr98271.aspx?art=1&rd=9&lan=1&wi=821 2013 Oceania Womens Zonal
- https://fide.com/news/1006 Temur Kuybokarov wins 3.6 Zonal
- http://chess-results.com/tnr721573.aspx?lan=1&art=4
- http://chess-results.com/tnr721660.aspx?lan=1&art=4
- http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=51676 2010 NZ Senior Championship
- http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=56970 2011 Oceania Senior Championship
- http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=65085 2012 Asian Senior Championship
- http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/6232-australian-luchtmeijer-wins-asian-seniors-.html Luchtmeijer wins Asian Seniors
- http://www.chesschat.org/showpost.php?p=357136&postcount=21 2013 Oceania Senior Championship
- https://ratings.fide.com/report.phtml?event=220882 2019 NZ and Oceania Seniors
- Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 2023 Oceania Junior Championship Under 20 . 2023-04-21 . chess-results.com.
