David Smerdon

David Smerdon
Country	Australia
Born	1984 Australia
Title	Grandmaster
FIDE rating	2531 (November 2010)
Peak rating	2530 (January 2010)

David Smerdon (born 17 September 1984) is a chess grandmaster from Brisbane, Australia.^[1] David attended Anglican Church Grammar School and Melbourne University.^[2]

To qualify for the title of Grandmaster, a player must achieve three Grandmaster norm performances, and a FIDE Elo rating over 2500. Late in 2007, Smerdon achieved his third and final Grandmaster norm. In the July 2009 FIDE rating list his rating passed 2500, so he qualified for the title of Grandmaster.^[3] He is the fourth Australian to become a Grandmaster,^[4] (after Ian Rogers, Darryl Johansen and Zhao Zong Yuan).

In 2009, he won the Queenstown Chess Classic tournament.^[5]

References

1. ^ Smerdon, David FIDE Online Chess Personal card
2. ^ "Player Interviews: GM David Smerdon intervewed by FM Grant Szuveges". Melbourne Chess Club. http://www.melbournechessclub.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=55&Itemid=120. Retrieved 13 December 2010. 
3. ^ Smerdon wins NSW Open
4. ^ 2009 Oceania Zonal, final round bulletin
5. ^ "Queenstown Chess Classic 2009 - Final Results". Newzealandchess.co.nz. http://www.newzealandchess.co.nz/queenstownchess/crosstable.htm. Retrieved 11 January 2010. 

External links

• FIDE rating card for David Smerdon
• David Smerdon player profile at ChessGames.com
• Rating data for David Smerdon
• Interview with GM David Smerdon

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Name	Smerdon, David
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Date of birth	17 September 1984
Place of birth	Australia
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