Ian Rogers

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Ian Rogers 2010 Dortmund.jpg
Ian Rogers, Dortmund 2010
Association AustraliaAustralia Australia
Born June 24, 1960
Hobart
title International Master (1980)
Grand Master (1985)
Current  Elo rating 2545 (August 2020)
Best Elo rating 2618 (January 1999)
Tab at the FIDE (English)

Ian Rogers (born June 24, 1960 in Hobart , Tasmania ) is an Australian chess player .

Life

Ian Rogers enjoyed numerous successes in the 1980s. He became International Master in 1980 and Grand Master in 1985 , as the only Australian at the time ( Walter Browne was appointed Grand Master as an Australian in 1970, but played for the US Chess Federation from 1973). For over 20 years he led the rankings in Australia and won four Australian championships (1980, 1986, 1998 and 2006).

After completing his studies at the University of Melbourne, the trained meteorologist began a professional chess career and moved to the Netherlands in the mid-1980s, as his residence in Europe made it easier for him to take part in numerous high-quality tournaments. In 1983 he was a shared winner at the Commonwealth Championship, first in Nuroro in 1984 and first in Kragujevac in 1985 . He won in Calcutta in 1988 ahead of Lev Psachis . In 1988, 1989 and 1990 he won in Groningen . He won the Kilkenny International Masters in 2001.

In July 2007, Rogers surprisingly announced his retirement from professional chess for health reasons. But he is still active as an author, trainer and commentator.

Elo development

Team chess

National team

Between 1978 and 2006 Rogers took part in 14 Chess Olympiads (only in 1998 he was missing), playing twelve times on the top board of the Australian team. At the Asian team championship in 1981 he reached third place with Australia.

Club chess

In the British 4NCL , Rogers played for the British Chess Magazine team from 1996 to 1999 , from 2000 to 2002 for Beeson Gregory , with whom he won the 4NCL in 2001 and 2002 , and from 2003 to 2007 for The ADs .

In the German Federal Chess League, Rogers played from 1995 to 1997 and from 1998 to 2000 at the Delmenhorster Schachklub (which he also belonged to in the 1994/95 and 1997/98 seasons in the 2nd Bundesliga ) and in the 2000/01 season at SV Castrop- Rauxel .

In the Dutch Meester class ( Hoofd class until 1996 ), Rogers played with Hilversums Schaakgenootschap until 2007 , and in the Czech extra league from 1994 to 1999 for TJ Bohemians Prague . He won the Belgian Interclubs in 2004 and 2005 with KSK 47 Eynatten , in the Spanish team championship he played in 1996 and 1998 for EM El Olivar Zaragoza . In 1994 Rogers took part in the European Club Cup with Panfox Breda .

Web links

Commons : Ian Rogers  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924-2002 . Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 79
  2. ^ Ian Rogers: GM tournament in Calcutta . Schach-Echo 1988, issue 6, pages 228 and 229 (report, cross table, games).
  3. ↑ Numbers according to FIDE Elo lists. Data sources: fide.com (period since 2001), olimpbase.org (period 1971 to 2001)
  4. ↑ Ian Rogers' results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
  5. ↑ Ian Rogers' results at Asian team championships on olimpbase.org (English)
  6. ↑ Ian Rogers' results at Spanish team championships on olimpbase.org (English)
  7. ↑ Results of Panfox Breda at the European Club Cup 1994 on olimpbase.org (English)
personal data
SURNAME Rogers, Ian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian chess player
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Hobart