Ian Rogers

Professional chess player Ian Rogers was the first Australian to achieve the International Grandmaster title. He has been Australia's highest rated player for over twenty years, and has represented Australia at 13 chess Olympiads (11 of them as 1st board).

Among his career highlights are an incredible three consecutive victories from 1988 to 1990 in the grandmaster tournament in Groningen (outright by a clear point in 1988 and 1989, joint in 1990).

External links

• 40 crucial positions from his games