Doeberl Cup

The Doeberl Cup is an annual chess tournament held in Canberra, Australia. It has been held every year since 1963 and is the longest running weekend chess event in Australia.^[1] Since its inception the event has grown both larger and stronger, and often attracts more players than the Australian Chess Championships.

The tournament is held each year over Easter. The tournament runs in 4 sections, with the top section known as the Doeberl Cup Premier. Grandmaster Ian Rogers holds the record for the most number of wins (either outright or on tie-break) with 12.^[1]

The Doeberl Cup was named after its primary sponsor, Erich Doeberl, and although it is no longer sponsored by his family, the name is still used to describe the tournament.

Winners

• 1963 John Purdy
• 1964 Cecil Purdy
• 1965 Bill Geus
• 1966 Bill Geus
• 1967 John Kellner
• 1968 Ken Hill
• 1969 Doug Hamilton
• 1970 Cecil Purdy, Terrey Shaw, Fred Flatow
• 1971 Terrey Shaw
• 1972 Fred Flatow
• 1973 Anthony Wiedenhofer
• 1974 Maxwell Fuller
• 1975 Maxwell Fuller
• 1976 Robert Murray Jamieson
• 1977 Philip Viner
• 1978 Robert Murray Jamieson
• 1979 Fred Flatow
• 1980 Ian Rogers
• 1981 Ian Rogers
• 1982 Greg Hjorth
• 1983 Maxwell Fuller
• 1984 Ian Rogers
• 1985 Greg Hjorth
• 1986 Ian Rogers
• 1987 Greg Hjorth
• 1988 Larry Christiansen (USA)
• 1989 Ian Rogers
• 1990 Ian Rogers
• 1991 Ketevan Arakhamia (GEO)
• 1992 Anthony Miles (ENG)
• 1993 Ian Rogers
• 1994 Darryl Johansen
• 1995 Ian Rogers
• 1996 Darryl Johansen
• 1997 Ian Rogers
• 1998 Michael Gluzman
• 1999 Darryl Johansen
• 2000 Aleksandar Wohl
• 2001 Darryl Johansen
• 2002 David Smerdon
• 2003 Ian Rogers
• 2004 Zong-Yuan Zhao
• 2005 Ian Rogers, Aleksander Wohl^[2]
• 2006 Igor Goldenberg
• 2007 Ian Rogers
• 2008 Varuzhan Akobian (USA)
• 2009 Deep Sengupta (IND)
• 2010 Li Chao (CHN)
• 2011 Andrei Deviatkin (RUS)

All players Australian unless indicated otherwise. With the exceptions of 1970 and 2005, only outright winners or winners on tie-break listed.

Trivia

Lloyd Fell played in every Doeberl Cup from its inception in 1963 until 2008.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} The O2C 46th Doeberl Cup - History
2. ^ [1]
3. ^ Akobian Claims 2008 Doeberl Cup, chessdom.com