IM Gary Lane Posts Second Straight Loss

Four years ago, world famous author IM Gary Lane was his adopted nation's new national champion. This time, however, in the ongoing championships his campaign has been dogged by upset losses to lesser seeds. Yesterday he lost out to junior Max Illingworth. Today, relying on the same system with the black pieces, he lost to Doug Hamilton.

Australian Chess Championships 2008
Hamilton, Douglas
Lane, Gary
E27

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 O-O 6. f3 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 Nh5 9. Qc2 f5 10. Bd3 c5 11. Nh3 c4 12. Be2 Qh4+ 13. Nf2 Nc6 14. g3 Qf6 15. O-O Qg6 16. Kg2 Na5 17. Rb1 Nb3 18. Rxb3 cxb3 19. Qxb3 Qf7 20. Nd3 Nf6 21. Ne5 Qc7 22. c4 Be6 23. c5 Nd7 24. Nd3 Bf7 25. Nf4 Nf6 26. Bd2 Rfe8 27. Bb5 Re7 28. Rc1 g5 29. Nd3 a6 30. Ba4 g4 31. Ne5 Rxe5 32. dxe5 gxf3+ 33. Kxf3 Qxe5 34. Qb4 Ne4 35. Bc3 Nxc3 36. Rxc3 Rd8 37. Qd4 Qe4+ 38. Qxe4 fxe4+ 39. Kf4 d4 40. exd4 Rxd4 41. Bc2 Bg6 42. Ke3 Rd7 43. Rc4 Rc7 44. Bxe4 b5 45. cxb6 Rxc4 46. Bd5+ Bf7 47. Bxc4 1-0

Our favourite author, though, can be happy that he's not alone among those whose talents have temporarily escaped them. Take Igor Bjelobrk. At this stage of the event the normally very solid FIDE master has only collected 3 points! Today he was outplayed in the endgame by Jason Hu.

Australian Chess Championships 2008
Bjelobrk, Igor
Hu, Jason
D12

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. O-O-O dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 a6 14. g4 c5 15. dxc5 Nbd7 16. Kb1 Nxc5 17. Qc2 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Rxh2 19. f4 Rxh1 20. Rxh1 Rd8 21. Qe2 Qd7 22. Rh8+ Bf8 23. Bc1 b4 24. g5 bxc3 25. gxf6 gxf6 26. b3 Qd6 27. Qc4 Kd7 28. Qxc3 Rc8 29. Qd2 Qxd2 30. Bxd2 Bd6 31. Rh1 e5 32. Kb2 Ke6 33. b4 exf4 34. exf4 Rc4 35. Rf1 Rd4 36. f5+ gxf5 37. Bc3 Re4 38. Kb3 Be5 39. Bd2 Rd4 40. Kc2 f4 41. a4 Kd5 42. b5 Rxa4 43. b6 Ra2+ 44. Kd3 Rb2 45. Bxf4 Rxb6 46. Bxe5 fxe5 47. Rxf7 e4+ 48. Kc3 Rc6+ 49. Kd2 Re6 50. Ke3 Kc4 51. Rf1 a5 52. Ra1 Ra6 53. Kxe4 a4 54. Ke3 Kc3 55. Rc1+ Kb2 56. Rc8 a3 57. Rb8+ Kc3 58. Rc8+ Kb3 59. Rb8+ Ka4 0-1

Other results in the open section are as follows.

Illingworth - Rej, 1-0
Canfell - Klein, 0-1
Pecori - Sales, 0-1
Yu - Boyd, draw
Oliver - Broekhuyse, 1-0
Lazarus - Pyke, draw
Charles - Ikeda, 0-1
Hacche - Booth, 1-0
Atzmon-Simon - Stojic, 1-0
Morris - Malik, 1-0
Bird - Suttor, draw
Capilitan - Wei, 0-1

UPDATE: I had it confirmed by the winner this afternoon. Last move was, indeed, 47. Bxc4.