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Ian Rogers
  • Date of Birth:
    June 24, 1960
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Cancer
  • Place of Birth:
    Hobart
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Australian
  • Education:
    University of Melbourne

Family

Ian Rogers
  • Spouse:
    Cathy Rogers

Career

Ian Rogers

Trivia

Ian Rogers
  • His best single performance was at Groningen, 1989, where he scored 6.5/9 possible points (72%) against 2588-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2683.
  • Rogers is a 4 times winner of the Australian Chess Championship, in 1980, 1986, 1998, and 2006.
  • He was Australia's highest rated player for over twenty years, and represented Australia at 14 chess olympiads.
  • He achieved the Grandmaster title in 1985, after first becoming an International Master in 1980.
  • Rogers was the first Australian to become a Grandmaster.
  • Is a retired Australian chess grandmaster.

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