He won the Phillips & Drew Knights Masters tournament in London in 1984. In 1987, he won the inaugural Australian Masters tournament, and has finished first in this event on two other occasions. He won the 2002 Oceania Zonal Championship[3] and represented the Oceania zone at the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004. In 2009, he won the Sydney International Open held in Parramatta, with a score of 7/9, winning the title on tiebreak ahead of George Xie, Abhijit Kunte, and Gawain Jones. This made him the first Australian to win the event. He has also won the Victorian State Chess Championships twelve times, the last occasion being in 2009. In January 2012, Johansen tied for 1st–3rd with Li Chao and Zhao Jun in the third Queenstown Chess Classic, winning the tournament on tiebreak.[4][5]
Johansen is currently co-director of a chess coaching company, "Chess Ideas", based in Melbourne.
References
^"Men's Chess Olympiads: Darryl Johansen". OlimpBase. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
^Third if the Australian-born American Walter Browne is counted.
^"The Week in Chess 392". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
^Nadig, Kruttika (23 January 2012). "2012 Queenstown Chess Classic ends with three winners". ChessBase.com. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
^"GM Darryl K Johansen claims the Queenstown Chess Classic 2012". Chessdom. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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darryl, johansen, darryl, keith, johansen, born, february, 1959, melbourne, australian, chess, grandmaster, australian, chess, championship, record, times, 1984, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2002, 2012, represented, australia, fourteen, chess, olympiads, 1980, 2000, 2008. Darryl Keith Johansen born 4 February 1959 in Melbourne is an Australian chess grandmaster He has won the Australian Chess Championship a record six times in 1984 1988 1990 2000 2002 and 2012 and represented Australia at fourteen Chess Olympiads 1980 96 2000 04 2008 10 1 Darryl JohansenFull nameDarryl Keith JohansenCountryAustraliaBorn 1959 02 04 4 February 1959 age 64 Melbourne AustraliaTitleGrandmaster 1995 Peak rating2531 April 2002 He was awarded by FIDE the titles of International Master in 1982 and Grandmaster in 1995 the second from Australia after Ian Rogers 2 He won the Phillips amp Drew Knights Masters tournament in London in 1984 In 1987 he won the inaugural Australian Masters tournament and has finished first in this event on two other occasions He won the 2002 Oceania Zonal Championship 3 and represented the Oceania zone at the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004 In 2009 he won the Sydney International Open held in Parramatta with a score of 7 9 winning the title on tiebreak ahead of George Xie Abhijit Kunte and Gawain Jones This made him the first Australian to win the event He has also won the Victorian State Chess Championships twelve times the last occasion being in 2009 In January 2012 Johansen tied for 1st 3rd with Li Chao and Zhao Jun in the third Queenstown Chess Classic winning the tournament on tiebreak 4 5 Johansen is currently co director of a chess coaching company Chess Ideas based in Melbourne References Edit Men s Chess Olympiads Darryl Johansen OlimpBase Retrieved 15 December 2011 Third if the Australian born American Walter Browne is counted The Week in Chess 392 theweekinchess com Retrieved 14 July 2016 Nadig Kruttika 23 January 2012 2012 Queenstown Chess Classic ends with three winners ChessBase com Retrieved 23 January 2012 GM Darryl K Johansen claims the Queenstown Chess Classic 2012 Chessdom 24 January 2012 Retrieved 11 December 2015 External links EditDarryl Johansen rating card at FIDE Chess Ideas chess coaching for schools Melbourne Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Darryl Johansen amp oldid 1013398610, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
