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Chess Down Under: The Australian Women's Masters

2/4/2016 – Melbourne is remarkable. It is no coincidence that the Economist Intelligence Unit has ranked Melbourne as the world's most liveable city for five times in a row (2011 to 2015). Deimante Daulyte had the pleasure and the chance to play chess in this city. She became second in the Australian Women's Masters and shares her impressions in a large pictorial report.

Ni Hua at the University of Melbourne

1/25/2015 – After scoring an extraordinary result of 10.5/11 in 2015 Australian Open Championship and shooting his rating back above 2700 in Sydney, GM Ni Hua's next stop was to the second largest city in Australia, Melbourne. In addition to visiting friends and to celebrate the great victory, the champion gave a simul at the University of Melbourne in the historic 1888 building.

Horrific car crash kills chess players

4/3/2013 – Returning from the Doeberl Cup in Canberra, Australia six members of the Melbourne Chess Club involved in a motoring accident when their Toyota Tarago rolled off the freeway. Andrew Saint and Hannibal Swartz died in the smash, while fellow players James Morris and Dimitri Partsi were seriously injured. This chess tragedy is in the national and international news.
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