Smerf is pictured here with Saniata Lachica from The Philippines and Graeme Gardiner
Queensland Open
| IM David Smerdon, who has recently been selected for the Australian Olympiad team, has just won the Queensland Open held at the Gardiner Chess Centre. David, who said the he was "stoked" at his selection in the national team for the first time, scored a very solid 6.5/7 to cruise home to victory. Only holidaying German FIDE rated player Oliver Koeller was able to take half a point from him. |
Smerf is pictured here with Saniata Lachica from The Philippines and Graeme Gardiner |
Phachara Wongwichit won the $250 second prize, and Oliver Koeller took $125 for third.
Other prizewinners were:
Rating Group A: 1st Tony Weller $150, 2nd Equal Justin Pengelley, Toshi Kimura, George Lester, Nathan Davidson, Moulthun Ly and Jacob Edwards $15 each
Rating Group B: 1st Jian Blundell $150, 2nd Equal Ross Mills, Nicholas Webb, Luthien Russell, Brock McIntyre and Mark Deuble $15 each
Rating Group C: 1st Equal Nathan Fisher, Sebastian Jule, Oliver McCarthy and Shaun Curtis $60 each
60 players
Full Results at: Queensland Open 2004
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Jun Calditaran and Saniata Lachica from Chess Asia magazine, Manila, attended the event to check out the chess centre, and to report on an Australian chess tournament. They were accompanied by Jun's mother Mina and sister Lin. We thank them for coming here - they were a pleasure to host. Our thanks also to Annie McGarity and Sue Kimura and their families for helping to look after our guests. |