Metropolitan Chess Club - Arved Wasser Memorial Tournament

METROPOLITAN CHESS CLUB
(Established since 1959)

Arved Wasser Memorial Tournament

This competition began in 1973 as a social event (not rated) to be played at Club nights while the WA State Championships and the WA Inter-Club Competition were being conducted.

Originally called the Fixed Opening Tournament, it was renamed in 1998 to honour the passing of regular Club member, Arved Wasser.

The openings selected were 'less than usual openings' from world championship games. The time limit being 40 minutes per player.

Due to various circumstances, a different format for the tournament was set in 2005. A seven round Swiss with players given 30 minutes each per game. Fixed openings are no longer used.

In line with the previous allocation of prizes, the winner of the tournament is awarded the A division perpetual trophy, and the player with the highest score in the lower half of the ratings list (of participating players) is awarded the B division perpetual trophy.

2026 Arved Wasser Memorial Tournament

This year's Arved Wasser is a 9 Round Swiss (time control: 20min + 3sec) and was played over 3 club nights (16, 23 & 30 Apr - 3 rounds per night).

Placegetters


  Open
  1st: Issa Majidi (8.0/9)
  2nd: Andras Szijarto (7.5/9)

  U/1500
 =1st: Akash Ashok & Alex De Heer (5.0/9)

Cross Table


 Pos NAME                           Rtg   T  Fed  Pts |   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    |    BH   BH/C1 
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  1  Majidi,Issa                    1889      WA  8.0 | +W28  +B7   +W13  +B21  +W2   +B4   +W5   -B3   +W6    |   47.5   44.0 
  2  Szijarto,Andras                2105      WA  7.5 | +B9   +W22  +B6   +W11  -B1   +W14  =W3   +B4   +W8    |   47.5   44.5 
  3  Kinsman,Craig C                2001      WA  6.5 |  --   =HPB  =HPB  +B28  +W16  +W13  =B2   +W1   +B5    |   52.0   45.5 
  4  Barry,David                    1885      WA  6.0 | -B26  +W25  +B12  +W8   +B7   -W1   +B14  -W2   +B13   |   47.0   44.0 
  5  Gregory,James                  1800     AUS  5.0 | =HPB  =HPB   --   +W12  +B8   +W11  -B1   +B10  -W3    |   49.5   44.5 
  6  Dunlop,Gordon                  1810      WA  5.0 | +W12  +B8   -W2   -B14  +W15  =B10  +W11  =B13  -B1    |   48.0   44.0 
  7  De Jong,Sjef                   1531      WA  5.0 | +B24  -W1   +B19  +W9   -W4   =B21  =W10  -B8   +W14   |   44.5   41.5 
  8  McDonald, Angus                1500     AUS  5.0 | +B15  -W6   +B24  -B4   -W5   +W19  +B18  +W7   -B2    |   43.5   40.5 
  9  De Heer,Alex                   1468      WA  5.0 | -W2   +B20  +W25  -B7   -W10  =HPB  +B22  +B14  =W12   |   41.5   36.5 
 10  McGregor,Mike                  1564      WA  5.0 | =B17  +W18  -B11  =W23  +B9   =W6   =B7   -W5   +B15   |   40.0   37.0 
 11  Matwiejew,Nick                 1551     TAS  5.0 | +W20  +B29  +W10  -B2   -W14  -B5   -B6   +W16  +B19   |   39.5   38.5 
 12  Ashok,Akash                    1363      WA  5.0 | -B6   +W15  -W4   -B5   +B29  +W22  =B17  +W18  =B9    |   37.0   36.0 
 13  Gunawan,Tjermin                1704      WA  4.5 | +B25  +W26  -B1   =HPB  +W21  -B3   =HPB  =W6   -W4    |   47.0   42.5 
 14  Kurniawan,Patrick              1060      WA  4.0 | +B18  -W21  +B22  +W6   +B11  -B2   -W4   -W9   -B7    |   45.0   42.0 
 15  Rotter,Luca                     945      WA  4.0 | -W8   -B12  +PAB  +W22  -B6   -W18  +B20  +B23  -W10   |   38.0   35.0 
 16  Williams,Joshua                1500      WA  4.0 | =HPB  =HPB   --   +W19  -B3   +W23   --   -B11  +W24   |   37.5   33.5 
 17  De Vas,Senudi                  1228      WA  4.0 | =W10  +B23  -B21  =HPB  =HPB   --   =W12  -B19  +PAB   |   37.5   33.5 
 18  Jenkins,Evan                   1500     AUS  4.0 | -W14  -B10  -W28  +B20  +W25  +B15  -W8   -B12  +W29   |   34.5   33.5 
 19  Chen,Richelle                   900     AUS  4.0 | -B22  +PAB  -W7   -B16  +W28  -B8   +B29  +W17  -W11   |   34.5   33.5 
 20  Golshiripour,Mohsen            1200     AUS  4.0 | -B11  -W9   -B23  -W18  +PAB  +B25  -W15  +B29  +W22   |   32.0   31.0 
 21  Gamil,Jayson               (W) 1700     AUS  3.5 | =W23  +B14  +W17  -W1   -B13  =W7   =HPB   --    --    |   39.0   35.5 
 22  Moseley,Paul                   1482      WA  3.0 | +W19  -B2   -W14  -B15  +W24  -B12  -W9   +PAB  -B20   |   39.5   36.5 
 23  Radetic,Zoran                  1300     AUS  3.0 | =B21  -W17  +W20  =B10  -W27  -B16  +B24  -W15  -B25   |   36.5   33.5 
 24  Tito,Rhys                      1100     AUS  3.0 | -W7   +B28  -W8   -B27  -B22  +PAB  -W23  +W25  -B16   |   34.5   31.5 
 25  Jenkins,Rohan                  1300      WA  3.0 | -W13  -B4   -B9   +W29  -B18  -W20  +PAB  -B24  +W23   |   33.5   32.5 
 26  Zhao,Aurora                (W) 1400      WA  3.0 | +W4   -B13  +W29  =HPB  =HPB   --    --    --    --    |   29.5   26.5 
 27  Yao,Ryan                   (W) 1684      WA  3.0 | =HPB  =HPB   --   +W24  +B23   --    --    --    --    |   27.0   24.0 
 28  Prince,Stephen             (W) 1400     AUS  2.5 | -B1   -W24  +B18  -W3   -B19  +W29  =HPB   --    --    |   34.0   31.5 
 29  Serventy, Lachlan               900     AUS  1.0 | +PAB  -W11  -B26  -B25  -W12  -B28  -W19  -W20  -B18   |   34.5   33.5 
 30  De Vas,Saminda             (W) 2024      WA  1.0 | =HPB  =HPB   --    --    --    --    --    --    --    |    9.0    8.0 
 31  De Vas,Yonal               (W) 1707      WA  1.0 | =HPB  =HPB   --    --    --    --    --    --    --    |    9.0    8.0

Previous Winners

	A Division	B Division
1973	R. Butcher
1974	A. Stewart	J. Butcher
1975	R. Butcher	R. Di Renzo
1976	F. Kos, D. McLean & R.Pilgrim
1977	S. Byrne	A. Van Der Kooij
1978	R. Di Renzo	R.Pilgrim
1979	P. Traschel
1980	P. Traschel
1981
1982	G. Smyth
1983	L. Engelhardt	W. Simmonds
1984	L. Engelhardt	F. Kos
1985	D. McLean
1986	D. McLean
1987	R. Lilly
1988	R. Lilly
1989	D. McLean
1990	R. Pilgrim
1991	F. Kos
1992	M. Partis
1993	M. Partis
1994	R. Pilgrim
1995	R. Pilgrim
1996	R. Lilly	L. Taylor
1997	S. Woodhill
1998	L. Taylor	J. Keith
1999	J. Keith	D. McLean
2000	A. DeHeer	G. Orssengo
2001	D. McLean	D. Tay
2002	R. Lilly	K. Taylor
2003	A. Haasse	D. McLean
2004	R. Lilly	L. Szente
2005	N. Maris	M. Garcia
2006	R. Maris	P. Taylor
2007	N. Maris	E. Yeung
2008	L. Taylor	B. Motu, K. Rabey & G. Taylor
2009	G. Dunlop	B. Motu, R. Pilgrim & E. Yeung
2010	E. Gilmetdinov	B. Laugery
2011	R. Lilly	B. Motu
2012	M. Vlietstra	B. Motu
2013	M. Vlietstra	G. Taylor & S. Xiong
2014	I. Ferozkohi	S. Dharmapuri, B. Hurst, B. Motu, E. Pan & M. Swan
2015	I. Ferozkohi	S. Hunt
2016	I. Ferozkohi	Q. Stephenson
2017	L. Taylor	D. Barry, S. Hunt, B. Motu & N. Muller
2018	I. Ferozkohi	T. Gunawan
2019	G. Dunlop & I. Ferozkohi	S. Milovanovic
2020	not played	not played
2021	L. Taylor	A. DeHeer, T. Lofthouse & S. Milovanovic
2022	L. Taylor	A. Gibson-John
2023	L. Taylor	S. de Jong
2024	A. Szijarto	L. Kerr
2025	J. De Guzman & L. Bradley	Y. Huang
2026	I. Majidi	A. Ashok & A. DeHeer