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Gordon Morrell

Number of games in database: 76
Years covered: 1995 to 2016
Last FIDE rating: 2037 (2050 rapid)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2167
Overall record: +25 -18 =33 (54.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3) (4 games)
B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation (3 games)
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (3 games)
A25 English (2 games)
A40 Queen's Pawn Game (2 games)
D30 Queen's Gambit Declined (2 games)
A20 English (2 games)
A22 English (2 games)
C10 French (2 games)
A62 Benoni, Fianchetto Variation (2 games)

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   🏆 43rd North Shore Open
   G Morrell vs Allen Chi Zhou Fan (Aug-21-16) 1-0
   K Polishchuk vs G Morrell (Aug-21-16) 1-0
   G Morrell vs Oliver Picken (Aug-20-16) 1/2-1/2
   G Morrell vs D Gong (Aug-20-16) 1-0
   N Goodhue vs G Morrell (Aug-20-16) 0-1

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GORDON MORRELL
(born Sep-28-1958, 66 years old) Canada (federation/nationality New Zealand)

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Gordon Morrell is from Toronto, Ontario. He has taught at eight universities in Canada and the US. After completing his Bachelor's and Master's degrees at the University of Waterloo, he worked on a Ph. D. at Michigan State University. He resided in North Bay, Ontario where he taught history at Nipissing University, and also spends time in New Zealand where his wife teaches at the Auckland University.(1). He became joint New Zealand Champion in 2015.

He is also member of chessgames as User: gomorrell.

References: (1) http://www.nipissingu.ca/about-us/p...


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 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 76  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. L Jakobsen vs G Morrell  1-0341995Canadian OpenA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
2. F Lindsay vs G Morrell  1-0291996North Bay OpenA16 English
3. G Morrell vs O M Linskiy  0-1291996North Bay OpenA60 Benoni Defense
4. D Goldenberg vs G Morrell  ½-½401996North Bay OpenB08 Pirc, Classical
5. G Morrell vs L Shernoff  ½-½381996North Bay OpenD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
6. F Thiele vs G Morrell  ½-½371996North Bay OpenC12 French, McCutcheon
7. J Heyer vs G Morrell  ½-½401996North Bay OpenA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
8. G Morrell vs B Powell  ½-½361996North Bay OpenA10 English
9. K Pacey vs G Morrell  ½-½251996North Bay OpenB06 Robatsch
10. G Morrell vs P Boross-Harmer  1-0271996North Bay OpenD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. G Olheiser vs G Morrell  0-1311998Concordia ChampionshipB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
12. G Morrell vs G Milicevic  0-1341998North Bay OpenD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
13. I Zugic vs G Morrell  1-0341998North Bay OpenD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
14. G Morrell vs A Mayo  ½-½741998North Bay OpenB27 Sicilian
15. W Dutton vs G Morrell  0-1371998North Bay OpenB23 Sicilian, Closed
16. G Morrell vs S Glinert  0-1271998North Bay OpenD85 Grunfeld
17. R Remedios vs G Morrell  0-1541998North Bay OpenA88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6
18. G Morrell vs P Saint-Amand  ½-½201998North Bay OpenB53 Sicilian
19. M Djerkovic vs G Morrell  ½-½151998North Bay OpenB49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
20. G Morrell vs D Southam  ½-½101998North Bay OpenA04 Reti Opening
21. S Ademi vs G Morrell  0-1631999North Bay OpenB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
22. G Morrell vs K Boehmer  ½-½361999North Bay OpenA46 Queen's Pawn Game
23. G Morrell vs D Hergott  0-1371999North Bay OpenB33 Sicilian
24. G Mikanovic vs G Morrell  1-0541999North Bay OpenA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
25. G Morrell vs D Olson  ½-½191999North Bay OpenD03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation)
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-14-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  Phony Benoni: I remember this fellow when he lived in Canada and played in Michigan a couple of times. Any idea if his New Zealand residence is permanent?
Jan-17-14  Benzol: <PB> No idea but he has become a member of this site. See G Morrell vs D Gong, 2014 for some of his insights about this game.

:)

Jan-17-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  Richard Taylor: He is still a Canadian citizen. He said he had worked here or was I think. It is good to see overseas players here.
Jan-17-14
Premium Chessgames Member
  Richard Taylor: Interesting bio.
Jan-18-15  Benzol: Congratulations on being joint NZ Champion.

:)

Jan-22-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  Richard Taylor: Same from me!

It is amazing the number who were on 6 but it is still no mean achievement.

It was quite a tough tourney all considered. It was very hot and humid (which I suppose happens elsewhere) but it was also overall of quite high standard with some players relatively "unknown" who are often stronger than their rating.

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