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I think the issue is not level of play of a particular player but the general problem that some players get FM titles (just like from zonals) without...

His highest past rating is 2207, so while that's obviously short of 2300, he also wouldn't be waiting on rating if his score was high enough. He...

It is likely that Covid now is the biggest opponent on the way to your 2022 club title.:)). Hope you can have a smoothly win over him. ^^

ONE WEEK + TO GO! AUG21 @ 1pm REGISTER : https://www.trybooking.com/CBRHD PARTICIPANTS: 1. John Nemeth CM 2110 2. Milenko...

Round 3 of the City of Adelaide was completed on Tuesday night. It is being lead by Kyle Leaver and junior Tharan Balachander. Balachander has up set...

I hope you get better quickly Kevin, not really what you deserve from your trip serving Australian chess.

Its worthwhile noting that majority of the Victorian top juniors have been polishing their skills at the MCC allegros at some point so we provide...

And coached by Husband/daugher's father :).

John Stark's rating has been over 2200 in the past so he easily meets the requirements for the direct FM title. Sad that he missed out.

Yes, definitely. She played her first Olympiad in 1978 and has played on the Sweden Open team a number of times. It must also be great to play on a...

Edvin Malitis Memorial Minor open: Pairing of round 6, at 19:15 of 15/08/2022 ...

Edwin Malitis Memorial Major open: Pairing of round 6, at 19:15 of 15/08/2022 ...

Rest up and hopefully you will be feeling better soon. Thanks for letting me know.

Unfortunately but not surprisingly after travelling to and from India and going to FIDE Congress events I'm out for next week as well having just...

Pia Cramling again proves class is permanent, winning the gold medal for board 1 in the Women's Olympiad.

https://tornelo.com/chess/orgs/melbourne-chess-club/events/mcc-allegro-over-the-board---40/summary Link to register for the upcoming allegro!

The post I was quoting says ''direct'' title so I assumed its not conditional. Re players from no chess countries getting norms - I think its...

Board 10 Wells-Holbrook postponed to Aug 22

Round 3 Provisional Pairing 2022 Gold Coast Club Championship: Pairing of round 3, at 18:45 of 12/08/2022 ...

I think the FM titles are conditional on a player getting their rating over 2100. There are 44 conditional FM titles list here...

Would John win his last round game, he would qualify for an FM title while rated 2028...and performing below his rating :).

New Zealand women performed well, especially considering how young they are. Vyanla Punsalan scored 8/10 at board 2 (some of her games were very...

Pakistan withdrew after arriving due to a political disagreement (the story of the Chess Olympiad torch running through various parts of India...

Change of guard is coming!

Yes, and there is more to come as well!

Yes Gukesh absolutely rocketed into the 2700 club and top 20 live with 8/8, finishing up on 9.5/11 and #24. He really had no business losing that 1...

I won the tournament with Luis and Adam finishing 2nd equal.

Pairings for round 7: 2022 Box Hill Friday Grades: Pairing of round 7, at 7:30pm of 12/08/2022 (accelerated) ...

There was a presentation by Budapest 2024 yesterday; looks really good.