Aleksandar Wohl
Encyclopedia
Aleksandar Wohl is an Australia
n chess
player, International Master.
in 1992. In 1989 he won the Australian Open Chess Championship and in 2009 tied for 1st with George Xie
. Played for Australia in the Chess Olympiad
s of 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002 and 2006.
In 2000 he won the Oceania Zonal and qualified for the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000
, but was knocked out in the first round by Alexander Galkin
.
Other successful performances include 1st in the 38th Doeberl Cup
Canberra 2000, =1st with Ian Rogers
in the 43rd Doeberl Cup
Canberra 2005, 3rd in the Master Open Cutro 2006, =1st with Eduard Fomichenko in the 11th Vins du Medoc International Open 2008, 1st in the Schlosspark Open 2009 and 1st at Muenchen 2010.
, at his peak in June 1992 Wohl's play was equivalent to a rating of 2503, and he was ranked number 523 in the world. His best single performance was at AUS-ch Melbourne, 1991, where he scored 5 of 6 possible points (83%) against 2478-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2611.
In the November 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2457, making him Australia's number 4.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player, International Master.
Chess career
He won the Australian ChampionshipAustralian Chess Championship
The Australian Chess Championship is a tournament organised by the Australian Chess Federation and held every two years. The tournament is usually restricted to Australian chess players, although exceptions have been made on occasion. The winner of the tournament holds the title of Australian Chess...
in 1992. In 1989 he won the Australian Open Chess Championship and in 2009 tied for 1st with George Xie
George Xie
George Xie is an Australian chess player and 2009 and 2011 Joint Australian Open Chess Champion. He became an International Master in 2006 is ranked 3rd in Australia. He was a board 4 member of the Australian national team at the 2008 Dresden Olympiad.He gained his first GM norm at the 2009 Sydney...
. Played for Australia in the Chess Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
s of 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002 and 2006.
In 2000 he won the Oceania Zonal and qualified for the FIDE World Chess Championship 2000
FIDE World Chess Championship 2000
The FIDE World Chess Championship 2000 was held in New Delhi, India, and Tehran, Iran. The first six rounds were played in New Delhi between 27 November and 15 December 2000, and the final match in Tehran started on 20 December and ended on 24 December 2000...
, but was knocked out in the first round by Alexander Galkin
Alexander Galkin
Alexander Galkin is a Russian chess grandmaster. Galkin won the 1999 World Junior Chess Championship.In the September 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2608.-External links:...
.
Other successful performances include 1st in the 38th Doeberl Cup
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. Since its inception the event has grown both larger and stronger, and often attracts more players than the Australian Chess...
Canberra 2000, =1st with Ian Rogers
Ian Rogers (chess player)
Ian Rogers , is a retired Australian chess grandmaster and FIDE Senior Trainer .-Career:Rogers was the first Australian to become a Chess Grandmaster, a title he achieved in 1985 after becoming an International Master in 1980...
in the 43rd Doeberl Cup
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. Since its inception the event has grown both larger and stronger, and often attracts more players than the Australian Chess...
Canberra 2005, 3rd in the Master Open Cutro 2006, =1st with Eduard Fomichenko in the 11th Vins du Medoc International Open 2008, 1st in the Schlosspark Open 2009 and 1st at Muenchen 2010.
Chess strength
According to ChessmetricsChessmetrics
Chessmetrics is a system for rating chess players devised by Jeff Sonas. It is intended as an improvement over the Elo rating system.-Implementation:...
, at his peak in June 1992 Wohl's play was equivalent to a rating of 2503, and he was ranked number 523 in the world. His best single performance was at AUS-ch Melbourne, 1991, where he scored 5 of 6 possible points (83%) against 2478-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2611.
In the November 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2457, making him Australia's number 4.
Notable games
- Anthony Miles vs Aleksandar H Wohl, AUS 1991, English Opening: King's English Variation, (A25), 0-1
- Aleksandar H Wohl vs Ian Rogers, AUS 1993, Spanish Game: Morphy Defense, Archangelsk Variation (C78), 1-0
- Aleksandar H Wohl vs Aivars Gipslis, It (open) 1996, English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. Hedgehog Defense (A30), 1-0
- Aleksandar H Wohl vs Irisberto Herrera, Guillermo Garcia Mem Alfil 2001, Indian Game: Tartakower Attack (A45), 1-0
- Aleksandar H Wohl vs Mark Paragua, Asian Championships 2001, Indian Game: Kingside Fianchetto (A48), 1-0