List of Australian champions in chess
The list of Australian champions in chess contains the winners of all Australian individual championships.
General
The title of Australian champion was first played in 1885, but the competition was held irregularly until the 1920s. Since 1922 the competition (interrupted by the Second World War) has generally been held every two years, with the title being played out in two consecutive years in 1968/69 and 1969/70. Since 1971, in the years when there is no Australian championship, the Australian Open has been held, in which foreign players are also allowed to participate.
The women's championship was first held in 1966. It was initially an independent tournament, since 2003 the title has been awarded to the best-placed Australian player in the Australian Open. Originally, the title was only awarded if at least six women from at least three Australian states or territories participated in the Australian Open; However, after the title could not be awarded five times in a row, the provisions were relaxed.
Australian champions
| year | place | master |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Melbourne | Frederick Esling |
| 1887 | Adelaide | Henry Charlick |
| 1888 | Melbourne | William Crane |
| 1893 | Sydney | Albert Wallace |
| 1895 | Melbourne | Albert Wallace |
| 1896 | Sydney | Albert Wallace |
| 1897 | Warrnambool | William Crane |
| 1897 | Sydney | Julius Jacobsen |
| 1906 | Perth | William Viner |
| 1912 | Sydney | William Viner |
| 1913 | Bellingen | William Viner |
| 1922 | Melbourne | Charles Gilbert Marriott Watson |
| 1924 | Brisbane | William Viner |
| 1926 | Sydney | Spencer Crakanthorp |
| 1928/29 | Perth | Spencer Crakanthorp |
| 1930/31 | Melbourne | Charles Gilbert Marriott Watson |
| 1932/33 | Sydney | Gary Koshnitsky |
| 1934/35 | Melbourne | Cecil Purdy |
| 1936/37 | Perth | Cecil Purdy |
| 1938/39 | Sydney | Gary Koshnitsky |
| 1945 | Sydney | Lajos Steiner |
| 1946/47 | Adelaide | Lajos Steiner |
| 1948/49 | Melbourne | Cecil Purdy |
| 1951 | Brisbane | Cecil Purdy |
| 1952/53 | Hobart | Lajos Steiner |
| 1954/55 | Perth | John Purdy |
| 1956/57 | Melbourne | Karlis Ozols , Stefan Lazare |
| 1958/59 | Sydney | Lajos Steiner |
| 1960 | Adelaide | Lucius Endzelins |
| 1962/63 | Perth | John Purdy |
| 1964/65 | Hobart | Douglas G. Hamilton |
| 1967 | Brisbane | Douglas G. Hamilton |
| 1968/69 | Melbourne | Walter Browne |
| 1969/70 | Sydney | Alfred Flatow |
| 1971/72 | Melbourne | Maxwell Fuller , Trevor Hay |
| 1973/74 | Cooma | Robert Jamieson |
| 1975/76 | Sydney | Serge Rubanraut |
| 1977/78 | Perth | Robert Jamieson |
| 1979/80 | Adelaide | Ian Rogers |
| 1981/82 | Melbourne | Douglas G. Hamilton |
| 1983/84 | Sydney | Darryl Johansen |
| 1985/86 | Toowoomba | Ian Rogers |
| 1987/88 | Gosford | Darryl Johansen |
| 1989/90 | Sydney | Darryl Johansen |
| 1991/92 | Melbourne | Alexander Wohl |
| 1993/94 | Melbourne | John-Paul Wallace |
| 1995/96 | Sydney | Guy West |
| 1997/98 | Melbourne | Ian Rogers |
| 1999/2000 | Tumbi Umbi | Darryl Johansen |
| 2001/02 | Melbourne | Darryl Johansen |
| 2003/04 | Adelaide | Gary Lane |
| 2005/06 | Brisbane | Ian Rogers |
| 2008 | Parramatta | Stephen Solomon |
| 2010 | Cammeray | Zhao Zong-Yuan |
| 2012 | Geelong | Darryl Johansen |
| 2014 | Springvale | Max Illingworth |
| 2016 | Melbourne | Bobby Cheng |
| 2018 | Sydney | Max Illingworth |
| 2020 | Sydney | Temur Kuibokarov |
Australian champions of women
| year | Master |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Marion McGrath |
| 1969 | Marion McGrath |
| 1972 | Narelle waiter |
| 1974 | Narelle waiter |
| 1976 | Marion McGrath |
| 1978 | Lynda Pope |
| 1980 | Marion McGrath |
| 1982 | Anne Slavotinek |
| 1984 | Anne Slavotinek |
| 1986 | Josie Wright |
| 1988 | Carin Craig |
| 1990 | Josie Wright |
| 1992 | Katrin Aladjova-Wills |
| 1994 | Boglarka Remenyi , Narelle Szuveges , Elizabeth Ports , Lee Fraser |
| 1995 | Daniela Nuțu-Gajić |
| 1998 | Ngan Phan-Koshnitsky |
| 1999 | Irina Berezina-Feldman |
| 2002 | Narelle Szuveges |
| 2003 | Slavica Sarai |
| 2015 | Heather Richards |
| 2017 | Alexandra Jule |
| 2019 | Yulia Ryzhanova |
Web links
- List of Australian Masters at the Australian Chess Federation (English)
- List of Australian Masters at the Australian Chess Federation (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Regulations for the Australian Women's Championship ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) from September 23, 2002 at the Australian Chess Federation (English)