2018 Australasian Masters
2018 Australasian Masters are round robin system chess tournaments of 9 rounds with 10 players each. The event is scheduled to be held from Saturday 15th to Sunday 23rd December 2018 at Melbourne Chess Club. Chess players for the event are selected and chosen to make Grand Master or International Master norms possible.
Tournament Details
Pairings and Results
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Schedule
Round start times (AEDT)
- 6.30pm Sat 15th December
- 4pm Sun 16th December
- 2pm Mon 17th December
- 4pm Tue 18th December
- 4pm Wed 19th December
- 4pm Thu 20th December
- 4pm Fri 21st December
- 6.30pm Sat 22nd December
- 2pm Sun 23rd December
Pairings
Rate of Play
Single time control. 90 minutes per player plus 30 seconds increment per move from move one.
Venue
2023 Australasian Masters is held at:
62-66 Leicester Street, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia.
Prizes
GM Norm Event
1st AUD 1,500
2nd AUD 1,000
3rd AUD 500
IM Norm Event
1st AUD 1,000
2nd AUD 500
3rd AUD 300
Norm Requirements
GM Norm Event
GM Norm 6.5/9 points
IM Norm 4.5/9 points
IM Norm Event
IM Norm 7/9 points
Participants of 2018 Australasian Masters
GM Norm Event
Arbiters:
IA Peter Tsai (Chief Arbiter)
FA Michael D’Arcy
Players:
IM Igor Bjelobrk
IM Bobby Cheng
IM Kanan Izzat
GM Andrey Kvon
IM Xiangyi Liu
GM Vasily Papin
GM Anton Smirnov
IM Stephen J Solomon
FM Christopher Wallis
FM Karl Zelesco
IM Norm Event
Arbiters:
IA Leonid Sandler (Chief Arbiter)
Tony J Davis
Players:
CM Alphaeus Ang
Kris Chan
FM Luis Chan
FM Brandon G I Clarke
IM Ari Dale
FM Domagoj Dragicevic
IM Alexej Khamatgaleev
FM Qing Aun Lee
FM Eddy Levi
IM Eric Rosen
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