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DOB: 24/2/1993
Uni: None.
Envisaged career: It really depends. Right now, I don’t have very strong views on things.
Favourite sport/hobby: Obviously chess, but also table tennis.
Notable non-chess achievement: I’ve often being nominated for leadership positions at school but I don’t really like doing them.
Notable chess achievement: Right now, I’m 1st Under 16 in Victoria, which is really strange. If no one sneaks ahead of me this year, I’ll probably be 2nd Under 18 next year when Chris Wallis will probably be 1st.
Favourite player: have many, but on the highest ‘priority’: Kasparov, Karpov (I took a photo with him at Belfort), Dzindzichashvili and Seirawan.
Favourite book: Nunn’s Chess Openings.
First learned chess: At the age of 8.
First taught by: My mother and my computer.
Chess club: Box Hill Chess Club.
Things I like about chess comps: They help me annotate my games and check my analysis.
Things I don't like about chess comps: They sometimes change their minds after you’ve already come to a definite conclusion.
Anything else we should know about you :
No.
DOB: 29/9/1987
Uni: University of Sydney (Bachelor of Secondary Education of Mathematics/ Bachelor of Science).
Envisaged career: Maths/Physics/Chess teacher, poker, and running my own business one day.
Favourite sport/hobby: Chess, Poker, Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Hockey, Archery, Tennis etc.
Notable non-chess achievement: 17th in regional cross country.
Notable chess achievement: Winner of Junior Masters in 2004.
Favourite player: Morozevich.
Favourite book: Wish i've actually read a book...
First learned chess: Started learning at 9; learnt en passant at 13.
First taught by: Some kids in childcare centre; Clive Lane.
Chess club: ICC, NSWCA.
Things I like about chess comps: Definitely all the people!; being able to travel to some awesome places; and the after party!
Things I don't like about chess comps: Breaking my budget esp. the ones overseas.
Anything else we should know about you :
I will eat everything and anything that's on offer, chop chop. mmm.. pork chops......
DOB: 15/12/1991
Uni: ---
Envisaged career: No idea.
Favourite sport/hobby: Soccer, futsal, tennis.
Notable non-chess achievement: ---
Notable chess achievement: Competed in World Youths 2003 & 2005, Australian Junior Rapid Champion 2006, Australian Junior Lightning Runner-up 2006.
Favourite player: Carlsen.
Favourite book: ---
First learned chess: 6 or 7 years old.
First taught by: My dad.
Chess club: Belconnen Chess Club.
Things I like about chess comps: Get to see people from interstate.
Things I don't like about chess comps: ---
Anything else we should know about you :
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DOB: 27/5/1986
Uni: ANU
Envisaged career: Medicine.
Favourite sport/hobby: Dancing, Shopping, Chess.
Notable non-chess achievement: Surviving Year 12.
Notable chess achievement: Girls u18 Champion
Favourite player: Alexander Grischuk.
Favourite book: Winning With the Dragon 2 (Ward), Mastering the Endgame (Flear), The Scotch Game Explained (Lane)
First learned chess: Age 9.
First taught by: Geoff Butler.
Chess club: Belconnen Chess Club.
Things I like about chess comps: Socialising, seeing friends.
Things I don't like about chess comps: Often some very strange people ...
Anything else we should know about you :
I like pink, Pride and Prejudice and Chocolate.
DOB: 11/06/1992
School: North Sydney Girls High.
Envisaged career: ---
Favourite sport/hobby: Cycling, rollerblading.
Notable non-chess achievement: ---
Notable chess achievement: Aus U12 Girls 2004, Aus U14 Girls 2005.
Favourite player: ---
Favourite book: Ice Station, Otori trilogy.
First learned chess: When I was eight, but I was really bad.
First taught by: Dad.
Chess club: ---
Things I like about chess comps: The experience, and to meet up with friends.
Things I don't like about chess comps: Waking up early…playing against people you know.
Anything else we should know about you :
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DOB: 4/11/89
School: Year 11 Hawker College
Envisaged career: Translator / Interpreter.
Favourite sport/hobby: Badminton & Table Tennis, also listening to Japanese music.
Notable non-chess achievement: I hold the school Year 8 girls record for vertical jumping.
Notable chess achievement: Became a coach.
Favourite player: ---
Favourite book: ---
First learned chess: 8 or 9.
First taught by: My dad.
Chess club: Belconnen Chess Club.
Things I like about chess comps: The social side.
Things I don't like about chess comps: ---
Anything else we should know about you :
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DOB: 20/5/1992
Uni: ---
Envisaged career: I don't really know at this stage.
Favourite sport/hobby: Chess, basketball and soccer.
Notable non-chess achievement: I went to Japan in 2002 for basketball.
Notable chess achievement: I came =1st in the Doeberl Minor in 2005.
Favourite player: Tal.
Favourite book: The World's Greatest Chess Games.
First learned chess: At the age of four whilst on a ski trip.
First taught by: My Dad.
Chess club: Belconnen Chess Club.
Things I like about chess comps: The prize money, the experience and the fun. I also like watching some of the top players playing.
Things I don't like about chess comps: I don't like it being noisy.
Anything else we should know about you :
No, not really.
DOB: 8/4/1991
Uni: ---
Envisaged career: No idea.
Favourite sport/hobby: Chess, street basketball.
Notable non-chess achievement: Meeting with And1.
Notable chess achievement: 5th in English U14 championship in 2004.
Favourite player: Mikhail Tal.
Favourite book: Chess for Tigers.
First learned chess: Age 8.
First taught by: My dad.
Chess club: Katoomba.
Things I like about chess comps: Tight tournaments where anyone could win.
Things I don't like about chess comps: Annoying young juniors that make a lot of noise.
Anything else we should know about you :
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DOB: 30/11/1993
School: Currently Downlands College, soon to be Daramalan College.
Envisaged career: Grand Chess Master.
Favourite sport/hobby: Soccer, Chess.
Notable non-chess achievement: First place in National Singing Competition (Junior Section).
Notable chess achievement: Under 12 Girls Rep in World Youth Chess Comp 2005. Currently QLD Women’s Champion.
Favourite player: Judit Polgar.
Favourite book: Breaking Through – How the Polgar Sisters Changed the Game of Chess.
First learned chess: Age 2.
First taught by: Dad.
Chess club: Brisbane Chess Club, soon to be Belconnen Chess Club.
Things I like about chess comps: The competition and the money.
Things I don't like about chess comps: Can’t think of anything.
Anything else we should know about you :
Can’t think of anything.
DOB: 3/4/1985
Uni: Sydney University.
Envisaged career: Physicist.
Favourite sport/hobby: Chess/Tennis.
Notable non-chess achievement: Won Richardson & Wrench tennis tournament 2000.
Notable chess achievement: 3rd U18 Queensland Juniors.
Favourite player: Kramnik.
Favourite book: How To Get Better At Chess: Chess Masters On Their Art - Jeremy Silman.
First learned chess: ---
First taught by: Patrick Byrom.
Chess club: Parramatta Chess Club.
Things I like about chess comps: I love chess, I love the atmosphere and the people.
Things I don't like about chess comps: I dont like it when I lose.
Anything else we should know about you :
I plan to win the tournament.
DOB: 5/11/1992.
School: Manly Selective Campus.
Envisaged career: Chess Professional.
Favourite sport/hobby: Apart from chess, swimming and listening to pop music.
Notable non-chess achievement: Dux of Bilgola Plateau Primary School 2004, elected into the Student Representative Council of Manly Selective Campus last year for 2006.
Notable chess achievement: Becoming Australian Junior Champion U12 in 2004 and representing Australia in the World Youth Championships U12 in 2004.
Favourite player: Veselin Topalov and Magnus Carlsen.
Favourite book: New In Chess Yearbook 75 (my first printed article).
First learned chess: When I was 6 and a half years old.
First taught by: Bernard Laugery.
Chess club: Manly and North Sydney Leagues Club and the Internet Chess Club.
Things I like about chess comps: The challenge and meeting friends.
Things I don't like about chess comps: Can’t get to enough of them.
Anything else we should know about you :
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DOB: 23/7/1990.
Uni: ---
Envisaged career: Grandmaster or chemical engineer.
Favourite sport/hobby: Chess.
Notable non-chess achievement: Dux of primary school.
Notable chess achievement: Beating current state champion this year.
Favourite player: My dad.
Favourite book: prefer magazines, BCM (British Chess Magazine) and ACM (Australian Chess Magazine).
First learned chess: 10, started playing competitive at 12.
First taught by: My dad.
Chess club: Wish I had one…
Things I like about chess comps: The games.
Things I don't like about chess comps: People who talk during their games.
Anything else we should know about you :
Don’t beat me or you’ll pay … (lol)
DOB: 7th May.
Uni: UNSW.
Envisaged career: Professional Chess Bum.
Favourite sport/hobby: Formula 1.
Notable non-chess achievement: I won a holiday in a raffle.
Notable chess achievement: I won this thing last year!
Favourite player: Hans-Joachim Hecht, he has a cool mustache.
Favourite book: "World's Greatest Chess Games" because Hecht is in there
First learned chess: High school ~2000.
First taught by: Learnt from Justin Tan.
Chess club: None, I live too far away from them all.
Things I like about chess comps: The silence.
Things I don't like about chess comps: Getting up early on weekends.
Anything else we should know about you :
I suck at bullet chess.
DOB: 29/8/1986
Uni: Sydney University.
Envisaged career: Something to do with computer programming or chess.
Favourite sport/hobby: Chess (as its a sport) and Aikido which is a martial art.
Notable non-chess achievement: Unfortunately all my notable achievements involve chess.
Notable chess achievement: Probably winning the 2003 Australian Junior Chess championship is the achievement I value the most.
Favourite player: Topalov because he plays to win
Favourite book: I enjoyed Alexei Shirov's “Fire on board” although I didn't really understand it.
First learned chess: At the age of 7.
First taught by: My father.
Chess club: I was a regular member of the Koala Chess Club a decade ago and I still play for the club in the WSCP.
Things I like about chess comps: Although I don't want to admit it I really like winning. I also enjoy the competitive atmosphere.
Things I don't like about chess comps: Tournaments always seem to start at least 30 minutes late. I certainly hope this tournament will be an exception :)
Anything else we should know about you :
I like chess.
DOB: 02/10/1991
School: Radford College
Envisaged career: I don’t know.
Favourite sport/hobby: Music.
Notable non-chess achievement: First in the Taylor Music Festival.
Notable chess achievement: Equal first 2005 Girls U/14.
Favourite player: None.
Favourite book: None.
First learned chess: When I was 5.
First taught by: Don’t remember.
Chess club: Belconnen Chess Club.
Things I like about chess comps: Playing chess.
Things I don't like about chess comps: The competitiveness.
Anything else we should know about you :
No.
DOB: 4/5/1988
Uni: A.N.U.
Envisaged career: Computer Programmer/Researcher.
Favourite sport/hobby: Kendo atm.
Notable non-chess achievement: Topped IT at Radford during college.
Notable chess achievement: Won u/2000 Rating division in Queenstown Classic.
Favourite player: Mikhail Tal.
Favourite book: Nimzowitsch’s My System.
First learned chess: In 1994.
First taught by: Geoff Butler.
Chess club: Belconnen Chess Club.
Things I like about chess comps: Seeing old friends.
Things I don't like about chess comps: If there is any stress.
Anything else we should know about you :
I play computer games and do Kendo… apparently these go together (*notes Ken = sword, Do = way of)
DOB: 8/3/1987
Uni: Australian National University.
Envisaged career: Scientific research in Nanotechnology and investor.
Favourite sport/hobby: Chess/computer games/table tennis.
Notable non-chess achievement: Highest individual score in Math olympiad, National Undergraduate Scholar, etc.
Notable chess achievement: State Junior Champion of WA 2002-2003.
Favourite player: Kasparov, Fischer.
Favourite book: ... drawing a blank. Well, I guess the one I'm reading now is quite good "Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman!"
First learned chess: At age of 10.
First taught by: Self learned - Got into this embarassing situation when I thought I was asked to play for the school in chinese chess instead of chess, hence had to learn the night before on the net.
Chess club: ANU Chess Club.
Things I like about chess comps: Meeting different ppl, particularly for interstate ones.
Things I don't like about chess comps: Really drains your energy after a few games.
Anything else we should know about you :
Not really.
DOB: 14/12/1986
Uni: UNSW
Envisaged career: Computer Analyst/ Engineer.
Favourite sport/hobby: ObPool and snooker.
Notable non-chess achievement: Multiple snooker and uni pool tournaments. UNSW pool champ 2005.
Notable chess achievement: Doeberl Minor 2004 winner.
Favourite player: Moro.
Favourite book: Magician, Raymond E Feist.
First learned chess: Age 4.
First taught by: Dad.
Chess club: None.
Things I like about chess comps: Throwing chairs at Jason Hu.
Things I don't like about chess comps: When he ducks.
Anything else we should know about you :
If you see a game of mine online and i do an understandable blunder, you know its not an input error.
DOB: 27/12/1991
School: Somerset College.
Envisaged career: Law/politics.
Favourite sport/hobby: Volleyball, debating, creative writing.
Notable non-chess achievement: Senior poetry award, debate finals for state.
Notable chess achievement: Under 14 open Queensland title Qld women’s title Aus blitz title.
Favourite player: ME!!!
Favourite book: Bloodstream by Tess Girretsen.
First learned chess: I forget how old I was, I think I was 9.
First taught by: My dad.
Chess club: Gold Coast Chess Club.
Things I like about chess comps: The friendly atmosphere usually created by players.
Things I don't like about chess comps: If there isn’t room for sports etc if children are at the comp.
Anything else we should know about you :
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DOB: 22/10/1994
School: Presbyterian Ladies College.
Envisaged career: Professional Athlete, Swimmer or Hockey Player.
Favourite sport/hobby: Athletics, Swimming and Hockey.
Notable non-chess achievement: 1st in state swimming and hockey.
Notable chess achievement: 1st U/16 girls at Aus Juniors, 40th in the world at France!
Favourite player: None.
Favourite book: Eagle Strike, by Anthony Horowitz.
First learned chess: When I was 6 years old.
First taught by: My brother, Derek.
Chess club: Box Hill Chess Club.
Things I like about chess comps: Travelling and catching up with friends.
Things I don't like about chess comps: Registration!
Anything else we should know about you :
I love to sleep!!!
DOB: 24/7/1993
Uni: ---
Envisaged career: Actuary / Something in finance.
Favourite sport/hobby: Chess (der), Tennis, Swimming, Cross Country.
Notable non-chess achievement: Academic Part-Scholarship.
Notable chess achievement: SA-U18 Girls 2004, SA-U16 Girls 2005, SA-U12 Open 2004, SA Most Improved Junior 2005, Ergas Squad 2006.
Favourite player: ---
Favourite book: ---
First learned chess: Year 3.
First taught by: Joe Tanti and Dad.
Chess club: ---
Things I like about chess comps: Gain experience, meet new people.
Things I don't like about chess comps: Cost of travel, accommodation, etc.
Anything else we should know about you :
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DOB: 23/2/1995
Uni: Not Quite There Yet.
Envisaged career: Working at the AIS???????
Favourite sport/hobby: Rugby League, Soccer, Chess, Swimming, Softball and Netball.
Notable non-chess achievement: Belconnen United Sharks Junior Rugby League Club Top Try Scorer 2001 (Closest Rival was Under 16 boy).
Notable chess achievement: =10th Under 10 Girls in the World Youth Chess Championship in France, 2005.
Favourite player: Polgar.
Favourite book: ---
First learned chess: My older brother.
First taught by: Peter Simpson.
Chess club: Belconnen Chess Club.
Things I like about chess comps: Socialising.
Things I don't like about chess comps: ---
Anything else we should know about you :
Don’t think so.