George Xie
| George Xie | |
|---|---|
 Dresden 2008 | |
| Full name | George Wendi Xie |
| Country | Australia |
| Born | 20 October 1985[1] |
| Title | International Master |
| Peak rating | 2482 (May 2010) |
George Xie (born 20 October 1985) is a retired Australian chess player who tied for first in the 2009 and 2011 Australian Open Chess Championship tournaments, winning the Australian Open Champion title on countback in 2011. He became an International Master in 2006[2] is ranked 3rd in Australia. He was a board 4 member of the Australian national team at the 2008 Dresden Olympiad.[3]
At age 16, Xie won the NSW state championship with a perfect score 9/9, and he did it again in 2004 NSW state championship.
He gained his first GM norm at the 2009 Sydney International Open, tying =1st (2nd on tiebreak) with 3 other GMs. He exceeded the score required for a norm by half a point. Earlier, he had missed a norm at the 2009 Doeberl Cup in Canberra by half a point.[4]
He came equal first with Aleksandar Wohl in the 2009 Australian Open Chess Championship held in Manly, Sydney. No playoff was held and the title was awarded to Wohl on tiebreak.
In 2010, George came second after Zhao Zong-Yuan in the 2010 Australian Chess Championship held in Sydney. He was equal first with Zhao before the last round with 9/10. He lost against Stephen Solomon in the last round while Zhao had won his game.
George's next major tournament in the same year was the 48th Doeberl Cup held in Canberra, Australia. By finishing second after Li Chao with 7/9, he was expected to be awarded a GM norm. In the tournament, George managed to share a point with Li Chao and defeated the 2010 Australian Chess Champion Zhao Zong-Yuan.
In January 2011, Xie defended his title in the Australian Open Chess Championship 2011 which he won two years earlier. The crosstable saw him tied with Moulthun Ly and Zhao Zong-Yuan with 8.5/11. The title was awarded to Xie because he had played the highest rated opposition.
Xie was a member of the 2008 and 2010 Australian Chess Olympiad teams.[5]
As of 25 May 2010, Xie has all three Grandmaster norms, qualifying to be a grandmaster once his FIDE rating reaches 2500 and return to competitive chess.
Tournament wins
- 2002 NSW State Championship
- 2003 Inter-leagues club competition
- 2004 City of Sydney Championship
- 2004 NSW State championship
- 2005 City of Sydney Championship
- 2006 NSW Open[6]
- 2007 NSW Rapid event[7]
- 2007 Rooty Hill Rapid tournament[8]
- 2009 Australian Open Championship
- 2009 Ryde-Eastwood Open
- 2011 Australian Open Championship
- 2012 ANU Chess Open
- 2012 Oceania Blitz Chess Championship
References
- ^ "George Wendi Xie - Chessgames". New In Chess. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ The Closet Grandmaster (23 December 2006). "The Closet Grandmaster: IM Title for George Xie". Closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Tournament-Database". Chess-results.info. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 754". Chesscenter.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ George Wendi Xie at olimpbase.org
- ^ The Closet Grandmaster (14 June 2006). "The Closet Grandmaster: George Xie: NSW Open Champ". Closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ The Closet Grandmaster (24 June 2007). "The Closet Grandmaster: George Xie Wins NSW Rapid". Closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ The Closet Grandmaster (1 July 2007). "The Closet Grandmaster: George Xie Wins Rooty Hill". Closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
External links
- George Xie player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Profile at Chess.com
- Profile at Internet Chess Club (ICC)
- 2005 Interview