IM Kanan Izzat triumphs in the 2016 Australian Chess Championship

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IM Kanan Izzat from Azerbaijan wins it all in the 2016 Australian Chess Championship, staying half a point ahead of all other competitors. Third seed Izzat accumulated 8.5 points in the 11 round Swiss tournament. Silver is for IM Bobby Cheng from Australia; GM Karl Zelesco, also a native, secures the bronze medal.

GM Max Illingworth, the 2014 Australian Champion and top seed for the 2016 edition placed only 15th with 5.5 points. Other top seeds GM Darryl Johansen (2464) and GM Vasily Papin (2536) placed 10th and 8th respectively.

The Australian Chess Championship 2016 was held in the Fitzroy Town Hall, Melbourne, from the 2nd of January to the 12th of January. 34 players battled it out for a prize fund of $14000.

Replay all games with analysis

Final Standings

Rank		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts
1	IM	Izzat Kanan	AZE	2480	8.5
2	IM	Cheng Bobby	AUS	2417	8
3	FM	Zelesco Karl	AUS	2278	7.5
4	IM	Smirnov Anton	AUS	2465	7
	IM	Tan Justin	AUS	2446	7
	IM	Morris James	AUS	2422	7
	IM	Ikeda Junta	AUS	2390	7
8	GM	Papin Vasily	RUS	2480	6.5
	FM	Chow Samuel	AUS	2301	6.5
10	GM	Johansen Darryl	AUS	2404	6
	IM	McClymont Brodie	AUS	2347	6
	FM	Li Luke	NZL	2311	6
	IM	Dale Ari	AUS	2310	6
	FM	Loh Zachary	AUS	2220	6
15	IM	Illingworth Max	AUS	2517	5.5
	IM	Solomon Stephen	AUS	2386	5.5
	FM	Schon Eugene	AUS	2332	5.5
	FM	Canfell Gregory	AUS	2323	5.5
	FM	Puccini Jack	AUS	2192	5.5
	FM	Jordan William	AUS	2184	5.5
21	FM	Wallis Christopher	AUS	2327	5
	FM	Nakauchi Gene	AUS	2265	5
		Choong Yita	AUS	2219	5
	FM	Dragicevic Domagoj	AUS	2197	5
		Gorka Carl	ENG	2149	5
	CM	Hu Jason	AUS	2121	5
27	IM	Rujevic Mirko	AUS	2252	4.5
	FM	Stojic Dusan	AUS	2181	4.5
29	FM	Levi Eddy	AUS	2191	4
	FM	Hacche David	AUS	2040	4
		Pyke Malcolm	AUS	2034	4
32		Nemeth John	AUS	2099	3
33	IM	Brown Andrew	AUS	2271	2.5
		Maguire Tom	AUS	1983	2.5