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Craig Skehan

Number of games in database: 64
Years covered: 1986 to 2016
Last FIDE rating: 1659 (1517 blitz)
Overall record: +2 -57 =5 (7.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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Most played openings
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (9 games)
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (7 games)
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (5 games)
B10 Caro-Kann (3 games)
A48 King's Indian (3 games)
C53 Giuoco Piano (3 games)
C50 Giuoco Piano (2 games)
C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (2 games)
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (2 games)
C45 Scotch Game (2 games)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Baku Olympiad
   C Skehan vs S Mziyako (Sep-12-16) 0-1
   A Jallow vs C Skehan (Sep-09-16) 1-0
   A Jallow vs C Skehan (Sep-09-16) 1-0
   B Sadiku vs C Skehan (Sep-06-16) 1-0
   B Sadiku vs C Skehan (Sep-06-16) 1-0

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CRAIG SKEHAN
(born 1957) Australia (federation/nationality Papua New Guinea)

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Craig Skehan is a journalist by trade, and has represented Papua New Guinea at the 1986, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2012 Olympiads.


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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 64  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Romero Holmes vs C Skehan  1-0321986Dubai OlympiadC55 Two Knights Defense
2. G Maioriello vs C Skehan  1-0161986Dubai OlympiadC34 King's Gambit Accepted
3. C Skehan vs S Irwanto 0-1282002Bled OlympiadD00 Queen's Pawn Game
4. Abukar Muhyadin Mohamud vs C Skehan  1-0282002Bled OlympiadC50 Giuoco Piano
5. E Van Beers vs C Skehan 1-0282004Calvia OlympiadC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
6. C Skehan vs W Veer  0-1382004Calvia OlympiadA40 Queen's Pawn Game
7. C Reyes Najera vs C Skehan  1-0222004Calvia OlympiadD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
8. C Skehan vs R Shrestha  0-1312004Calvia OlympiadD00 Queen's Pawn Game
9. B Nguku Namale vs C Skehan ½-½462004Calvia OlympiadC41 Philidor Defense
10. C Skehan vs D Vella  0-1352004Calvia OlympiadD00 Queen's Pawn Game
11. F Yee vs C Skehan  1-0382004Calvia OlympiadC53 Giuoco Piano
12. C Skehan vs R Ngarambe  0-1512004Calvia OlympiadA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
13. O Nakapunda vs C Skehan  1-0282004Calvia OlympiadD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
14. C Skehan vs A Adedeji  0-1302004Calvia OlympiadD00 Queen's Pawn Game
15. P Wojciechowski vs C Skehan  1-0232004Calvia OlympiadC45 Scotch Game
16. C Prasad vs C Skehan  1-0362004Calvia OlympiadD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
17. C Skehan vs C Goman  0-1422004Calvia OlympiadA46 Queen's Pawn Game
18. L Patriarca vs C Skehan 1-0302006Turin OlympiadA31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
19. R Shrestha vs C Skehan  1-0312006Turin OlympiadC60 Ruy Lopez
20. C Skehan vs F Hamperl  0-1232006Turin OlympiadA45 Queen's Pawn Game
21. C Skehan vs M Sanon  ½-½262006Turin OlympiadD00 Queen's Pawn Game
22. A Mongiello vs C Skehan  1-0272006Turin OlympiadD00 Queen's Pawn Game
23. C Skehan vs L Jouault 0-1182006Turin OlympiadA45 Queen's Pawn Game
24. S Lill vs C Skehan  1-0462006Turin OlympiadC28 Vienna Game
25. C Skehan vs M Gateri  0-1392006Turin OlympiadD00 Queen's Pawn Game
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-18-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Skehan's entire rated chess career consists of the 7 Olympiads that he has played in - he has not played any rated tournaments in PNG.
May-18-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: His PNG games are now in PGN.
May-22-21  login:

Body of work
https://muckrack.com/craig-skehan/a...

Background (Audio, Podcast)
https://thediplomat.com/2020/03/a-l...


On chess (through the empty eyes of his good mate)

'.. Craig Skehan seems to have written a new script, no longer blowing pawns in the opening. For the second game in a row he got a good position before cutting short the excitment by losing both rooks and the game.

..

Craig Skehan found an interesting novelty in the Scotch but after saccing a knight for two pawns .. he didn“t have enough pieces to defend his king. ..'

http://www.chesschat.org/archive/in...

by Shaun Press , 2004


Overall Papua vibe
https://www.chess.com/blog/dbojkov/...

Team motto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEK...

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