Maxwell Leonard Fuller (born 28 January 1945 – 27 August 2013[2]) was an AustralianchessFIDE Master (FM).[3] He was born and died in Sydney, and represented Australia in nine Chess Olympiads between 1964 and 1990.
In the 1972 Asian Zonal Championship in Hong Kong, he finished equal second with Kan and Tan, behind Eugenio Torre.[5] After the play-off match with Tan and Kan was also tied, the second qualifying place into the Interzonal was decided by a random drawing of lots. If Fuller had chosen the right envelope, he would have automatically gained the IM title and the Interzonal place, but Tan Lian Ann chose the correct envelope and went on to the 1973 Interzonal in Petrópolis, Brazil.[6][7]
In the 1974 Asian Team Chess Championship in Penang, Fuller played on board one for Australia and scored 6/7, winning the individual gold medal.[6]
Fuller won the Australian Open in 1973 and 1975, and the Doeberl Cup in 1974, 1975 and 1983.[8] He won the New South Wales state championship in 1965, 1986, and in 1988 (shared with Dmitry Gedevanishvili).[9] He won the NSW Lightning Chess Championship in 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1986,[10] and the City of Sydney Championship in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971 and jointly with Flatow and Levin in 1981.[11]
Fuller represented Australia in nine Chess Olympiads between 1964 and 1990, usually on board 2 (six times), scoring 59 points from 106 games (+40 =38 -28).[13] His Olympiad victories include wins against IM Lazaros Viantiadis (1968), IM Peter Biyiasas and IM Tüdeviin Üitümen (1974), IM Juan Manuel Bellón López (1976) and IM Leif Øgaard (1978). He was the captain of the Australian team at the 1986 and 1990 Chess Olympiads.
In the 1970s, Fuller lived for some years in London, making him the first Australian to try to become chess professional. In the late 1990s he scaled down his chess activity, partly due to health problems.[6] Fuller returned to chess in 2004 after an eight-year absence and finished equal second in the 2004 and 2005 NSW championships, before finally retiring from FIDE rated chess tournaments.[3][14] His highest FIDE rating was 2400 in 1975.[1]
Chess prodigy did his own tour of duty obituary in the Sydney Morning Herald, GM Ian Rogers, 18 October 2013
January 01, 1970
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Maxwell Leonard Fuller born 28 January 1945 27 August 2013 2 was an Australian chess FIDE Master FM 3 He was born and died in Sydney and represented Australia in nine Chess Olympiads between 1964 and 1990 Maxwell FullerMaxwell Fuller at the Doeberl Cup in 1985 Country AustraliaBorn 1945 01 28 28 January 1945Sydney AustraliaDied27 August 2013 2013 08 27 aged 68 Sydney AustraliaTitleFIDE MasterPeak rating2400 January 1975 1 Contents 1 Chess career 2 Notable games 3 References 4 External linksChess career editFuller won the Australian Junior Chess Championship in 1963 and represented Australia at the World Junior Chess Championship in Vrnjacka Banja Yugoslavia later that year He finished equal first with Trevor Hay in the 1972 Australian Chess Championship in Melbourne The play off match between them was tied 5 5 so they were declared joint champions a relatively rare occurrence 4 In the 1972 Asian Zonal Championship in Hong Kong he finished equal second with Kan and Tan behind Eugenio Torre 5 After the play off match with Tan and Kan was also tied the second qualifying place into the Interzonal was decided by a random drawing of lots If Fuller had chosen the right envelope he would have automatically gained the IM title and the Interzonal place but Tan Lian Ann chose the correct envelope and went on to the 1973 Interzonal in Petropolis Brazil 6 7 In the 1974 Asian Team Chess Championship in Penang Fuller played on board one for Australia and scored 6 7 winning the individual gold medal 6 Fuller won the Australian Open in 1973 and 1975 and the Doeberl Cup in 1974 1975 and 1983 8 He won the New South Wales state championship in 1965 1986 and in 1988 shared with Dmitry Gedevanishvili 9 He won the NSW Lightning Chess Championship in 1967 1970 1971 1972 1973 and 1986 10 and the City of Sydney Championship in 1964 1965 1966 1971 and jointly with Flatow and Levin in 1981 11 Fuller shared second place at the British Chess Championship in Coventry 1970 and in Morecambe 1975 as the events were also open to citizens of any Commonwealth country 12 Fuller represented Australia in nine Chess Olympiads between 1964 and 1990 usually on board 2 six times scoring 59 points from 106 games 40 38 28 13 His Olympiad victories include wins against IM Lazaros Viantiadis 1968 IM Peter Biyiasas and IM Tudeviin Uitumen 1974 IM Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez 1976 and IM Leif Ogaard 1978 He was the captain of the Australian team at the 1986 and 1990 Chess Olympiads In the 1970s Fuller lived for some years in London making him the first Australian to try to become chess professional In the late 1990s he scaled down his chess activity partly due to health problems 6 Fuller returned to chess in 2004 after an eight year absence and finished equal second in the 2004 and 2005 NSW championships before finally retiring from FIDE rated chess tournaments 3 14 His highest FIDE rating was 2400 in 1975 1 Notable games editThis section uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez Maxwell Fuller 22nd Chess Olympiad Haifa 1976 Sicilian Taimanov Variation B47 0 1 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Qc7 5 Nc3 e6 6 Be2 a6 7 O O Nf6 8 Kh1 Nxd4 9 Qxd4 Bc5 10 Qd3 b5 11 f4 b4 12 Na4 Ba7 13 c4 Bb7 14 Bf3 e5 15 a3 bxa3 16 b3 Bd4 17 Ra2 O O 18 Bxa3 Rfe8 19 Rd2 Bc6 20 Nc3 Qa5 21 Bb2 Rab8 22 fxe5 Bxe5 23 Nd5 Bxd5 24 exd5 Rxb3 25 Qxb3 Qxd2 26 Bc1 Qd4 27 g3 Rb8 28 Qc2 Rc8 29 Bg5 Rxc4 30 Qf5 g6 31 Qb1 Ne4 32 Bh6 Rb4 33 Qa2 Qb2 34 Qxa6 Nxg3 0 1References edit a b Maxwell Fuller FIDE Rating History from www olimpbase org RIP Maxwell Fuller Retrieved from the English Chess Federation on 30 August 2013 a b Maxwell Fuller player profile www fide com Australian Chess Championship 1974 100 Best Games Edited by W MacLean published by Chess Mates of Australia 1974 The World Chess Championship Zonals 1972 1975 mark weeks com a b c The Doeberl Cup Fifty Years of Australian Chess History by Bill Egan self published 2012 Chess prodigy did his own tour of duty obituary in the Sydney Morning Herald GM Ian Rogers 18 October 2013 List of Doeberl Cup winners List of NSW Champions NSW Chess Association www nswca org au List of NSW Lightning Champions NSW Chess Association www nswca org au City of Sydney Champions NSW Chess Association www nswca org au Chess column by Raymond Keene in The Sunday Times on 20 September 2013 Maxwell Fuller player statistics from www olimpbase org Maxwell Leonard Fuller www chessgames comExternal links editMax Fuller player profile and games at Chessgames com The games of Maxwell Fuller on 365Chess com Chess prodigy did his own tour of duty obituary in the Sydney Morning Herald GM Ian Rogers 18 October 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Max Fuller amp oldid 1209386600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
