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=**Read the [|Otago Daily Times]Chess Columns by Quentin Johnson**= =include component="tagCloud"= 19/01/16 Australia's newest grandmaster 5/01/16 Carlsen back on top 22/12/15 Sutherland takes Richard Sutton Trophy 8/12/15 Russia dominates European Teams' Championships 24/11/15 Kramnik's burst too late for Candidates 10/11/15 Rains wins first South Island title 27/10/15 Croad narrowly misses IM norm 13/10/15 Karjakin prevails in World Cup marathon 29/09/15 Otago Club Championship decided 15/09/15 Aronian back to best 1/09/15 Otago Junior Championship shared 18/08/15 Close contest in British Championship 4/08/15 Caruana in top form 21/07/15 Illingworth and Guo Oceania Zone Champions 7/07/15 Topalov profits from Carlsen error 23/16/15 Otago Boys' High School regional inter-school champions 9/16/15 Grand Prix a US success 26/05/15 Otago club championship brevities 12/05/15 Carlsen era continues 28/04/15 Girl power wins through 14/04/15 Outsider wins European Championship 31/03/15 Open season on Otago players 17/03/15 Tomashevsky leads FIDE Grand Prix 3/03/15 Carlsen does it again 17/02/15 Younger generation comes to fore 3/02/15 Second Australian title to Illingworth 20/01/15 Ten share New Zealand Championship 6/01/15 Yu wins Qatar Masters 23/12/14 Otago club season ends 9/12/14 Carlsen defends world title 25/11/14 Grischuk dominates Petrosian Memorial 11/11/14 Sutherland regains Otago Championship 28/10/14 Lukey wins seventh South Island title 14/10/14 Smirnov toast of Trundle Masters 30/09/14 Fabulous Fabi storms Sinquefield Cup 16/09/14 Polgar retires after Olympiad 2/09/14 Otago Junior Championships 19/08/14 Dortmund doorstep to 2800 5/08/14 North Island Championship to McLaren 22/07/14 Lane takes Oceania Seniors title 8/07/14 Otago/Southland Interschool Championships 24/06/14 Karjakin repeats Norwegian success 10/06/14 Thrilling finale to US Championships 27/05/14 World Champion too good in Shamkir 13/05/14 Ker wins Wellington Open 29/04/14 Seniors title goes to Steadman 15/04/14 Anand earns world title rematch 1/04/14 Motylev takes European Individual title 18/03/14 Good start to Otago open season 4/03/14 Carlsen exercises his reign 18/02/14 Aronian in ominous form 4/02/14 Australian Championship to Illingworth 21/01/14 Wang wins championship treble 7/01/14 Russia wins world team title 24/12/13 Wang's near-perfect run continues 10/12/13 Carlsen crowned World Champion 26/11/13 Wang continues winning way 12/11/13 Wansink defends Otago club title 29/10/13 Wohl wins Trundle Masters 15/10/13 Victorious return for Wang 1/10/13 Career highlight for Adams 17/09/13 Kramnik wins World Cup 3/09/13 Nicholls takes Otago/Southland Junior title 20/08/13 Smith dominates Waikato Open 6/08/13 FIDE Grand Prix decides next Candidates 23/07/13 Otago/Southland Interschool Championships 9/07/13 Veteran wins Tal Memorial 25/06/13 Hague secures Trusts Open title 11/06/13 Karjakin ends Carlsen's run 28/05/13 Bjelobrk wins Oceania Zonal 14/05/13 Zhao wins Bangkok Open 30/04/13 Dive achieves North Island Championship shutout 16/04/13 Carlsen to challenge Anand 2/04/13 World Championship Candidates tournament - first half 19/03/13 The Psychology of upsets 5/03/13 Otago club programme under way 19/02/13 Carlsen grinds down Tata Steel opposition 5/02/13 Cheng wins Australian Open Championship 22/01/13 Wastney storms 120th New Zealand Championship 8/01/13 Carlsen breaks Kasparov's record in London 11/12/12 Success for Hague at Trundle Masters 27/11/12 Taking history lessons 13/11/12 Carlsen closes on Kasparov record 30/10/12 International flavour to South Island Championship 16/10/12 Koop impresses at North Shore Open 2/10/12 Close contest in Women's Olympiad 18/09/12 Olympiad triumph for Armenia 4/09/12 British Championship to Jones 21/08/12 Impressive victories in Otago junior events 7/08/12 Top junior wins Dortmund 24/07/12 Double holiday success for top Junior 10/07/12 Carlsen wins Tal Memorial 26/06/12 Otago/Southland Interschool Teams' Championship 12/06/12 Anand retains World Championship 29/05/12 Nakamura wins US Championship 15/05/12 Li selected for Olympiad Team 1/05/12 Jakovenko wins European Individual Championship 17/04/12 Surprises at Wellington Open 3/04/12 Junior development after Queenstown event 20/03/12 Wansink confirms ranking 6/03/12 Aronian dominates at Wijk aan Zee 21/02/12 Australian veteran wins sixth title 7/02/12 Queenstown Classic a resounding success 24/01/12 London Classic delivers exciting contest 10/01/12 Impressive field for Queenstown 27/12/11 Wansink wins inaugural Richard Sutton Trophy 13/12/11 Tal Memorial strongest ever 29/11/11 Germany wins European Team Championship 15/11/11 Otago club championsip decided 1/11/11 Kasparov defeats old foe 18/10/11 World number one affirms dominance 4/10/11 Junior Championship hotly contested 20/9/11 Tie for Otago/Southland under 13 championship 6/09/11 Kramnik crushes opposition at Dortmund 23/08/11 Lukey reclaims South Island title 9/08/11 Cheng wins George Trundle Masters 26/07/11 Croad secures first IM norm 12/07/11 Wansink wins Cleland Trophy 28/06/11 Close competition at Otago/Southland Interschool Championship 14/06/11 Veteran earns right to challenge Anand 31/05/11 Smith North Island Champion 17/05/11 Graham Haase 1930-2011 3/05/11 Wansink's Rapid return 19/04/11 Allan Chang trophy reinstated 5/04/11 Lights out for Amber tournament 22/03/11 Women's world championship finalists decided 8/03/11 King of the Rock 22/02/11 Nakamura makes breakthrough 8/02/11 Zhao convincing in Zonal 25/01/11 A dozen titles for Ker 11/01/11 Heavyweight showdown in London 28/12/10 Summer Rapid draws another raider 14/12/10 Otago club championship shared 30/11/10 New generation ascendant at Tal Memorial 16/11/10 Carlsen withdraws from world championship 2/11/10 Silverware to Gold 19/10/10 Ivanchuk leads Ukraine to Olympiad gold 5/10/10 Olympiad successfully under way 21/09/10 Practice makes perfect 7/09/10 British Championship stroll for Adams 24/08/10 Otago and Southland junior chess thriving 10/08/10 Ponomariov wins Dortmund 27/07/10 Strong performances at George Trundle Masters 13/07/10 Cuban chess tradition 29/06/10 The road to rapid improvement 15/06/10 Logan Park defend School Teams Championship 1/06/10 First NZ correspondence grandmaster 18/05/10 Anand defends world championship 4/05/10 Kiwi juniors seek Sydney experience 20/04/10 7th world champion Smyslov dies 6/04/10 Entertaining exhibition in Nice 23/03/10 Australian Championship a 2-horse race 9/03/10 Topalov victory augurs exciting showdown 23/02/10 Shirov fires up Corus 9/02/10 Carlsen rises to number one 26/01/10 Ker earns 11th NZ title 12/01/10 Veteran wins World Cup tournament 29/12/09 Dowden raids Otago Summer Rapid 15/12/09 Carlsen blitzes world's best 1/12/09 Rejuvenated Kramnik wins Tal Memorial 17/11/09 Grandmaster appearance at All-Canterbury 3/11/09 Carlsen receives pearls of wisdom 20/10/09 Jones tested in George Trundle Masters 6/10/09 Sutherland dominates Otago Championship 22/09/09 Substitute wins Grand Slam Final 8/09/09 Otago Junior Championship 25/08/09 Australasian Match of the Decade 11/08/09 Kramnik Returns 28/07/09 The South Island Championship 14/07/09 More School Teams Chess and Oceania Zonal 30/06/09 Logan Park win Otago School Teams Championship 16/06/09 Drama in Chinese Championship 2/06/09 Felix Campbell wins OUSA championship 19/05/09 Aronian moves into Grand Prix contention 5/05/09 Richard Sutton 1938-2009 21/04/09 Former columnist still champ 7/04/09 Battle of nerves 24/03/09 Young players to the fore 10/03/09 Topalov gains another World title shot 24/02/09 Karjakin wins Corus 10/02/09 Smerdon sprints to Queenstown Victory 27/01/09 Georgians Reassert Strong Female Chess Tradition 13/01/09 All Eyes to Queenstown 30/12/08 Armenia defend Olympiad Gold 16/12/08 Bob Wade to be missed in Queenstown 2/12/08 Strong showing by Gold 18/11/08 Anand defeats Kramnik 4/11/08 Kaikoura International a huge success 21/10/08 Visitors triumph at NZ Masters 7/10/08 Sutherland defends Otago championship 23/09/08 Topalov back on top 9/09/08 Veteran in top form 26/08/08 Otago Club Championship at halfway point 12/08/08 Conquest wins British Championship 29/07/08 Dunedin school teams final 15/07/08 Wang earns chess scholarship 1/07/08 Child Prodigy dominates Aerosvit 17/06/08 Third Otago Open for Croad 3/06/08 Top seeds share Cleland Trophy 20/05/08 Chinese year (of the rat) 6/05/08 Wang pursues GM title 22/04/08 Sutton gives chess lesson 8/04/08 Attacking flair from Dowden 25/03/08 World Champion shows class 11/03/08 Australia's youngest Grandmaster 26/02/08 Fischer's greatest legacy 12/02/08 New guard win Corus 29/01/08 Third NZ Championship for Chandler 15/1/08 A boost for New Zealand chess 1/01/08 World Cup in Siberia 18/12/07 Otago club season ends 4/12/07 Top Players on form 20/11/07 Conquest in New Zealand 6/11/07 Strong turnout in Nelson 23/10/07 Anand World Champion 9/10/07 Triumphant return for Sutherland 25/09/07 Kramnik puts title on the line 11/09/07 Stimulation for Wang 28/08/07 Final GM norm for Smerdon 14/08/07 Carlsen shows mettle 31/07/07 Going for Gold 17/07/07 Brilliancy Prize to Croad 3/07/07 World Championship cycle resumes 19/06/07 Garbett claims trophy 5/06/07 Zhao wins Oceania Zonal 22/05/07 Wellington winner to play in Dunedin 8/05/07 School teams competition begins 24/04/07 Close competition in club events 10/04/07 Champ wins with eyes closed 27/03/07 Change at the top 13/03/07 Alekseev takes Aeroflot open 27/02/07 Local club calendar begins 13/02/07 Close finish at Wijk aan Zee 30/01/07 Clean sweep for Wang 16/01/07 Wang wins first NZ Championship 2/01/07 Championship season 19/12/06 David Bronstein 1924-2006 5/12/06 Smith resurgent 21/11/06 Top players at Hoogeveen 7/11/06 Kramnik unites titles 24/10/06 Otago success at SI champs 10/10/06 Sutton defends Otago title 26/09/06 Triumphant return for Short 12/09/06 Canterbury pair share title 29/08/06 Two juniors share title 15/08/06 Season of junior events 1/08/06 Latest rankings announced 18/07/06 Success for Ukraine 4/07/06 Armenia win gold at Olympiad 20/06/06 Croad wins Otago Queen's Birthday Open 6/06/06 Topalov too good 23/05/06 Dive on form for Olympiad 9/05/06 Lukey's IM norm not luck 25/04/06 Sutton in fine form 11/04/06 Dowden takes Tasmanian Championship 28/03/06 Aronian has arrived 14/03/06 Chess legend visits home town 28/02/06 Rivalry at Wijk aan Zee 14/02/06 Organiser on to a winner 31/01/06 Rublevsky wins Russian Championship 17/01/06 Top players in Queenstown 3/01/06 Prodigy shines at World Cup 20/12/05 Bona FIDE battle looms 6/12/05 Confidence aids step up 22/11/05 The long and the Short of it 8/11/05 Champion still going strong 25/10/05 Topalov rolls to success 11/10/05 NZ’s loss Australia’s gain ==**Read the [|Otago Daily Times] Chess Columns by NM Tony Dowden**== [|27/9/05 Interesting waste of time] [|13/9/05 Supertalent opens up] [|30/8/05 Students share title] [|16/8/05 Swashbuckling play] [|2/8/05 Sutton's honour overdue] [|19/07/05 Kramnik cramped] [|5/07/05 Clean sweep for Saib] [|21/06/05 Anand reigns supreme] [|7/06/05 Johnson claims trophy] [|24/05/05 Championship announced] [|10/05/05 A grand competition] [|26/4/05 Early season dominance] [|12/4/05 Southgate in sparkiling form] [|29/3/05 A new grandmaster shines] [|15/3/05 Shock as Kasparov quits] [|1/3/05 Leko looking masterly] [|15/2/05 Garbett's luck changes] [|1/2/05 Getting set for the first move] [|18/1/05 Ker conquers Congress field] [|21/12/04 Sutton shows his class] [|7/12/04 Email provides variety] [|23/11/04 Sensationally unbeaten] [|09/11/04 NZers do well at Olympiad] [|26/10/04 Kramnik keeps worlds title] [|12/10/04 South Is title to Sutton]