Ian Rogers
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| Ian Rogers | |
| Full name | Ian Rogers |
|---|---|
| Country |  Australia |
| Born | 1960 Hobart |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2545 (April 2009) |
Ian Rogers (born 24 June 1960 Hobart Tasmania) is a retired Australian chess grandmaster.
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[edit] Career
Rogers was the first Australian to become a Grandmaster.[1] He achieved this title in 1985, after first becoming an International Master in 1980. He was Australia's highest rated player for over twenty years, and represented Australia at 14 chess olympiads (12 of them as 1st board).[2]
Rogers is a 4 times winner of the Australian Chess Championship, in 1980, 1986, 1998, and 2006. Among his career highlights are three consecutive victories from 1988 to 1990 in the grandmaster tournament in Groningen (outright by a clear point in 1988 and 1989, joint in 1990).
Before turning professional Rogers completed a BSc (Meteorology) from the University of Melbourne. He is married to Cathy Rogers, herself an International Arbiter, Woman FIDE Master, and a lawyer.[3]
In July 2007, Rogers announced his retirement from competitive chess.[4]
[edit] Chess strength
According to Chessmetrics, at his peak in January 1992 Rogers's play was equivalent to a rating of 2648, and he was ranked number 76 in the world. His best single performance was at Groningen, 1989, where he scored 6.5/9 possible points (72%) against 2588-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2683.[5]
[edit] Books
- Ian Rogers (1981). Australian Chess - Into the Eighties. Sun Books. ISBN 0-72510-384-1.
- Ian Rogers; Cathy Rogers (Photographer) (1996). Australia at the Yerevan Chess Olympiad. Australian Chess Enterprises.
[edit] Notable games
- Ian Rogers vs Viktor Korchnoi, Biel-A, CBM 01 1986, French Defense: Winawer, Retreat Variation General (C18), 1-0
- Ian Rogers vs Robert Huebner, Wellington, CBM 07 1988, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack (B90), 1-0
- Ian Rogers vs Alexey Shirov, Groningen 1990, Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation (B59), 1-0
- Kiril D Georgiev vs Ian Rogers, Switzerland 1993, Benko Gambit: Accepted, Modern Variation (A57), 0-1
- Ian Rogers vs Peter Acs, Wijk aan Zee 2003, English Opening: King's English, Two Knights' Variation Smyslov System (A22), 1-0
- Ian Rogers vs Roland Berzinsh, 4NCL 2006-07 2007, Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Berlin Variation (E38), 1-0
[edit] References
- ^ Walter Browne achieved the title earlier, but he is generally considered to be American.
- ^ OlimpBase Men's Chess Olympiads Ian Rogers
- ^ Relatives of Chessplayers
- ^ GM Ian Rogers retires a winner, chessexpress blog by Shaun Press, 8-Jul-2007
- ^ Event Details Groningen, 1989
[edit] External links
- FIDE rating card for Ian Rogers
- Ian Rogers player profile at ChessGames.com
- Ian Rogers at 365Chess.com
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