L-R Roberto Hernandez, Sam, Chief Arbiter Charles Zworestine, Bernie Saavedra, Jamie Kenmure.
Tournament Organizer Graeme Gardiner making an opening speech.
Oceania Zone President Gary Bekker's turn for a speech.
Chief Arbiter Charles Zworestine's turn to talk.
First round, Roberto Hernandez (Palau) vs. Eugene Schon (Australia) 0-1
Hilton Bennett (New Zealand) vs. Fernando Aguilar (Solomon Islands) 1-0
Jason Chan vs. 9-year old Daniel Lapitan.
Paul Spiller, right
Joselito Marcos, left,
Vivian Smith (1809) --New Zealand vs. Hilda Vukikomoala (Fiji)
Vaness Reid (1837) Australia vs. Tamsin Oliver (Australia) U/R
FM Gene Nakauchi vs. Harry Hughes
Damian Norris (Fiji) vs. Alexander Sthanke 0-1
Bobby Cheng (2103) vs. Daniel Ford (1792)
CM Manoj Kumar (2017) Fiji vs. IM David Smerdon (2489) Australia
FM Igor BJELOBRK (2332) Australia vs. FM Rupert Jones (1962) Papua New Guinea
FM Tomek Rej (2308) vs. Mike Canfell (1932)
WCM Judy Gao (1907) New Zealand vs. Sarah Anton (1718) Australia
IM Stephen Solomon vs. Li Yuan
Current top Aussie GM Zhong-Yuan Zhao
Alexandra Jule, right
IM Irina Berezina
Tony Weller, right
Mario Krstev (2086) New Zealand vs. Anurag Sannidhanam (1705)
Vaness Reid vs. Tamsin Oliver
Ronald Scott (2261) Australia vs. CM Calvin Prasad (1912) Fiji
IM Guy West (2343) Australia vs. WFM Helen Milligan (1985) New Zealand
Tristan Stevens (2006) vs. IM George Xie (2402)
Damian Norris (2142) Fiji vs. Alexander Sthanke (1795) Australia 0-1
FM Brian Jones (2062) vs. Amir Karibasic (U/R)
Bobby Cheng vs. Daniel Ford
Mike Steadman (2262) New Zealand vs. Matthew Juszczyuski (1914)
Cameron de Vere (Australia) vs. Roberto Hernandez (Palau) 1-0
Daniel Ford vs. Hilton Bennett (2028) New Zealand
Arie Meydan vs. Roberto Hernandez 1-0
Top Board match up -- IM David Smerdon (2489) vs. Stephen Solomon (2455)
Fiji's Gaurav Raicar (1560) vs. Daniel Lapitan (U/R)
Fernando Aguilar, right, refused the draw offer and won.
Daniel Lapitan defeated Gaurav Raicar in just 12 moves, the shortest game of Zonals.
Former Australian top player Ian Rogers was so impressed with Daniel's win that he gave him a 2-hour free chess lessons from him. It's worth AUS$800.00.
Luthien Russell (1769), right
Women's division
Mike Canfell, right
Kevin Tan vs. Alex Sthanke
Arianne Caoili vs. Irina Berezina
Rupert Jones vs. Joselito Marcos
Fernando Aguilar vs. Anurag
Sanmogam Goundar (1903) Fiji vs. Hilton Bennett (NZ)
Paul Spiller (2005) New Zealand vs. Gareth Oliver (2187) Australia
IM Paul Garbett (2319) New Zealand vs. FM Gene Nakauchi (2076) Australia
Max Illingworth (2243) vs. FM Endre Ambrus (2315) both of Australia.
Top seed GM Zongh-Yuan Zhao (2583) vs. IM George Xie
IM Guy West vs. IM Mirko Rujevic (2282)
FM Robert Smith (2274) New Zealand vs. FM Brian Jones (Australia)
Hamish Selanes (1921) vs. Bobby Cheng (2103) both Australians.
Leon Kempen (2050) vs. Cameron de Vere (U/R)
Both from Papua New Guinea, Rupert Jones vs. Joselito Marcos (2200)
FM James Morris (2114) vs. IM Gary Lane (2371)
FM Rupert Jones vs. GM (Generous Man) Joselito Marcos, Roberto Hernandez
Matthew vs. Helen
Sebastian Jule (1847) vs. Tony Weller (1987)
CM Manoj Kumar vs. FM Eddy Levi
Benjamin Encel (1838) vs. Caleb Ericksson (U/R)
Malcolm Pyke (2156) vs. Larry Hughes (1554)
Gloria Sukhu (Fiji) vs. Alannah Byrne
Tamzin Oliver vs. Sarah Anton (1718)
Marc Vlietstra (2075) vs. Herman Rachmadi
FM Igor Bjelobrk (2332) vs. IM David Smerdon (2489)
Yi Liu (1938) vs. Amir Karibasic
Garth Oliver vs. Jason Chan (2056)
Moulthun Ly (2340) vs. Mario Krstev (2086)
Vaness Reid, right
Fernando Aguilar vs. Sam Grigg
Harry Hughes vs. Roberto Hernandez
Roberto vs. Anurag 0-1
Oldies but goodies -- Mike Canfell vs. Fernando Aguilar
Roberto Vs. David Cigelj 1-0
9th and final round.
Joselito Marcos, left,
Rupert Jones vs. Joselito Marcos
