Shaun Press

Shaun Press

Shaun Press at the 2013 Doeberl Cup
Country  Papua New Guinea
Born (1966-10-09) October 9, 1966
Papua New Guinea
Title FIDE Master
FIDE rating 2034 (Jan 2013)
Peak rating 2110 (Jan 2005)

Shaun Press (born 9 October 1966, Papua New Guinea) is a chess FIDE Master (FM) and FIDE International Arbiter (IA).[1][2]

Chess career

Press represented Papua New Guinea in seven Chess Olympiads from 2000 to 2012.[3] His best result was scoring 6/9, and finishing 13th on board 3, at the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled 2002.[3] Press was awarded the FIDE Master title in 2012 for this result.[1]

He refused to submit to doping control at the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvia 2004, and his points were subtracted from the Papua New Guinea team's score.[4][5]

Press won the 2009 Solomon Islands International, with a score of 7.5/9.[6]

He was awarded the FIDE International Arbiter (IA) title in 2010.[1]

Press competed in the Oceania Zonal Chess Championships in Rotorua 2011, and finished on 4.5/9.[7]

Press is the current President of the Correspondence Chess League of Australia (CCLA).[8] He is also a member of the FIDE Rules and Tournament Regulations committee and the FIDE Swiss Pairings Programs committee.[9][10]

Notable games

References

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