2019 Australasian Masters
2019 Australasian Masters are round robin system chess tournaments of 9 rounds with 10 players each. The event is scheduled to be held from Saturday 14th to Sunday 22nd December 2019 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)
| 1. | 6.30pm | Sat | 14th | December |
| 2. | 6.30pm | Sun | 15th | December |
| 3. | 4pm | Mon | 16th | December |
| 4. | 4pm | Tue | 17th | December |
| 5. | 4pm | Wed | 18th | December |
| 6. | 4pm | Thu | 19th | December |
| 7. | 4pm | Fri | 20th | December |
| 8. | 6.30pm | Sat | 21st | December |
| 9. | 2pm | Sun | 22nd | 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 7/9 points
IM Norm 5.5/9 points
IM Norm 5/9 points (FM Lukey only)
IM Norm Event
IM Norm 7/9 points
Participants of 2019 Australasian Masters
GM Norm Event
Arbiters:
IA Peter Tsai (Chief Arbiter)
Players:
GM Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal (NOR)
GM Bobby Cheng (AUS)
GM Temur Kuybokarov (AUS)
IM Junta Ikeda (AUS)
IM Brodie McClymont (AUS)
IM Xiangyi Liu (SGP)
IM Erlend Mikalsen (NOR)
FM Christopher Wallis (AUS)
FM Ray Yang (AUS)
FM Stephen G Lukey (NZL)
IM Norm Event
Arbiters:
IA Leonid Sandler (Chief Arbiter)
Players:
IM James Morris (AUS)
IM Ari Dale (AUS)
IM Alexej Khamatgaleev (RUS)
Albert Winkelman (AUS)
FM Maung Kyaw Zaw Hein Maung (MYA)
FM Daniel Hanwen Gong (NZL)
FM Alphaeus Wei Ern Ang (NZL)
Tom Maguire (AUS)
Hoai Nam Nguyen (VIE)
FM Eddy L Levi (AUS)
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