Doeberl Cup is a traditional chess tournament held annually since 1963 in Canberra . Usually held during Easter .
The tournament is named after the main sponsor, businessman Erich Döberl. After the death of Doberl, the tournament is sponsored by his daughter Rosemary. [one]
The tournament is a chess competition with shortened time control and is held according to the Swiss system for two days off.
Usually a large number of chess players participate in a tournament, which the organizers divide into 4 classes. World-class chess players regularly participate in the upper class tournament. The record holder for the number of victories in the tournament is Grandmaster J. Rogers , who single-handedly won or shared 1st place in 12 tournaments.
The largest number of times the tournament was attended by Lloyd Fell, who did not miss a single tournament from 1963 to 2008. [2]
Main Event Winners [3]
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1963 | Purdy, John |
| 1964 | Purdy, Cecil |
| 1965 | Gays, william |
| 1966 | Gays, william |
| 1967 | Kellner, John |
| 1968 | Hill, Ken |
| 1969 | Hamilton, Douglas |
| 1970 | Purdy, Cecil Flatov, Alfred Show, Terry |
| 1971 | Show, Terry |
| 1972 | Flatov, Alfred |
| 1973 | Wiedenhofer, Anthony |
| 1974 | Fuller, Maxwell |
| 1975 | Fuller, Maxwell |
| 1976 | Jamison, Robert |
| 1977 | Weiner, Philip |
| 1978 | Jamison, Robert |
| 1979 | Flatov, Alfred |
| 1980 | Rogers, Ian |
| 1981 | Rogers, Ian |
| 1982 | Hort, Gregory |
| 1983 | Fuller, Maxwell |
| 1984 | Rogers, Ian |
| 1985 | Hort, Gregory |
| 1986 | Rogers, Ian |
| 1987 | Hort, Gregory |
| 1988 | Christiansen, Larry |
| 1989 | Rogers, Ian |
| 1990 | Rogers, Ian |
| 1991 | Arahamia, Ketevan |
| 1992 | Miles, Anthony |
| 1993 | Rogers, Ian |
| 1994 | Johansen, Darryl |
| 1995 | Rogers, Ian |
| 1996 | Johansen, Darryl |
| 1997 | Rogers, Ian |
| 1998 | Gluzman, Michael |
| 1999 | Johansen, Darryl |
| 2000 | Will, Alexandar |
| 2001 | Johansen, Darryl |
| 2002 | Smerdon, David |
| 2003 | Rogers, Ian |
| 2004 | Zhao Zongyuan |
| 2005 | Will, Alexandar Rogers, Ian |
| 2006 | Goldenberg, Igor |
| 2007 | Rogers, Ian |
| 2008 | Hakobyan, Varuzhan |
| 2009 | Sengupta, Deep |
| 2010 | Li Chao |
| 2011 | Devyatkin, Andrey |
| 2012 | Horvath, Adam |
| 2013 | Li Chao |
| 2014 | Nisipyanu, Liviu-Dieter |
| 2015 | Zhou Weiqi |
| 2016 | Morris james |
| 2017 | Ganguli, Surya |
| 2018 | Gareev, Timur |
Notes
- ↑ O2C Solutions. History: O2C Doeberl Cup - Australia's Premier Grand Prix Chess Tournament Since 1963 . www.doeberlcup.com.au. Date of treatment July 4, 2018.
- ↑ The Doeberl Cup: Fifty Years of Australian Chess History. Author Bill Egan. ISBN 978-0-646-57140-9
- ↑ Only the sole winner or the winner according to the tie-break results is indicated (with the exception of 1970 and 2005, when additional competitions were not held).