Update on Aussies

Quick update on Aussies in action overseas.

FM Jonathan Humphrey ended his Politiken Cup campaign with a final score of 6.5 points from ten games. His run finished with a win over local player Dara Sevkan Akdag. And here is Jonathan's eighth round draw against an international master.

Politiken Cup 2008
Brunello, Sabino
Humphrey, Jonathan
B86

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a3 e6 7. Bc4 Nxe4 8. Nxe4 d5 9. Bd3 dxe4 10. Bxe4 e5 11. Nb3 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Nc6 13. Re1 f6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Re3 Be6 16. Rc3 Bd5 17. f3 a5 18. Be3 a4 19. Nd2 Be7 20. Bc5 Rb8 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. b4 axb3 23. cxb3 h5 24. Kc2 g5 25. Re1 g4 26. b4 Rhg8 27. g3 gxf3 28. Nxf3 Rg4 29. Nd2 h4 30. Nf1 hxg3 31. hxg3 Ke6 32. Re2 Rh8 33. Kb2 Rd4 34. Ne3 Bf3 35. Rf2 Be4 36. Nc4 Rh1 37. Nd2 Bd5 38. Nb3 Rdd1 39. Nc1 Rdg1 40. a4 Rh3 41. Ne2 1/2-1/2

Over in the Netherlands, Alex Wohl has 3.5 points so far after six games in the ongoing Netherlands Open Championships. No change to his form; just beating or, worse, drawing, to lower-rated opposition, then going down to GMs. In the last round, India's GM Chanda Sandipan.

Open Kampioenschap 2008
Wohl, Aleksandar H
Sandipan, Chanda
A16

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c6 7. d3 Bd7 8. e4 Qc8 9. d4 Bh3 10. Re1 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Na6 12. h3 e5 13. Bg5 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Qf3 Nfd7 16. Rad1 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Ne6 18. Qe3 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 f6 20. Bh6 Rf7 21. Qxd6 Ne5 22. b3 Qd8 23. Rd1 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Re8 25. Be3 Rd7 26. Rxd7 Nxd7 27. Bxa7 b6 28. Na4 Ra8 29. Bxb6 Nxb6 30. Nxb6 Rxa2 31. Nd7 Kf7 32. e5 Ke6 33. Nxf6 h5 34. g4 h4 35. Ne4 Kxe5 36. Ng5 Rb2 37. Nf3+ Kf6 38. g5+ Kf5 39. Nd4+ Kxg5 40. Nxc6 Rxb3 41. Ne5 Rc3 42. Nf3+ Kh5 43. Ne5 Rc2 44. Kf1 Rc1+ 45. Kg2 Kh6 46. Ng4+ Kg5 47. Ne3 Kf4 48. Nd5+ Ke5 49. Ne3 Ke4 50. Nf1 Kd3 51. Ne3 Ke2 52. Ng4 Rxc4 53. Ne5 Rf4 54. Nxg6 Rxf2+ 55. Kg1 Kf3 56. Nxh4+ Kg3 57. Ng6 Re2 58. Kf1 Re6 0-1

Finally, over in Biel - Sarah Anton managed to win over Heinz Hofer, of Switzerland, to improve her tally to three points from 5 games in the 9-round event. Note that immediately after Biel, Sarah will fly over to Turkey to battle it out against juniors from across the globe in this year's World Junior Chess Championships. She will be joined there by Canberra's Gareth Oliver.