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Ian Rogers
I Rogers 
Photo courtesy of "WannaBe"  

Number of games in database: 2,251
Years covered: 1972 to 2007
Last FIDE rating: 2545 (2550 rapid)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2618
Overall record: +1105 -362 =738 (66.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 46 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (241) 
    B22 B40 B20 B32 B33
 French Defense (107) 
    C11 C18 C19 C00 C10
 Queen's Pawn Game (104) 
    A45 D02 E00 A46 A40
 King's Indian (80) 
    E92 E80 E94 E91 E73
 French (49) 
    C11 C00 C10 C12
 Uncommon Opening (43) 
    A00 B00
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (143) 
    B32 B30 B22 B39 B23
 Queen's Pawn Game (100) 
    A46 A41 E10 D02 A40
 French Defense (95) 
    C16 C07 C01 C15 C03
 Caro-Kann (92) 
    B12 B13 B14 B18 B10
 Scandinavian (81) 
    B01
 King's Indian (78) 
    E62 E91 E70 E94 E60
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   I Rogers vs G Milos, 1992 1-0
   K Georgiev vs I Rogers, 1993 0-1
   I Rogers vs Shirov, 1990 1-0
   M Lanzani vs I Rogers, 1984 0-1
   I Rogers vs Huebner, 1988 1-0
   I Rogers vs F Delay, 1985 1-0
   I Rogers vs J Pribyl, 1985 1-0
   I Rogers vs J Brenninkmeijer, 1990 1-0
   Chandler vs I Rogers, 1983 1/2-1/2
   I Rogers vs V Arapovic, 1985 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Australian Championship 1979/80 (1979)
   Calcutta (1988)
   Jakarta Zonal (1993)
   Biel Credis (1996)
   Borsodtavho SC II (1991)
   Australian Open 1992/93 (1992)
   New Zealand Championship 1999/00 (1999)
   Black Opal Masters (1998)
   Australian Championship 1981/82 (1981)
   Netway Masters (1992)
   Australian Masters (1992)
   Australian Championship 2003/04 (2003)
   Australian Championship 1985/86 (1985)
   Australian Open 1986/87 (1986)
   World Junior Championship 1976/77 (1976)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Australia Beats The World by BeerCanChicken
   Australia Beats The World by Runemaster
   Szirak 1986 by Tabanus
   2005-6 Australian championship by gauer
   Plaza International Chess Tt 1988 by Benzol
   Netway Masters Tt 1992 by Benzol
   Pan-Pacific GM Tournament, San Francisco 1991 by wanabe2000
   Corus Invitation Tens 2002 by Tabanus
   2002 Corus (group A) by gauer
   Linz 1997 by Phony Benoni

GAMES ANNOTATED BY ROGERS: [what is this?]
   I Rogers vs V Arapovic, 1985
   Keene vs I Rogers, 1979

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IAN ROGERS
(born Jun-24-1960, 64 years old) Australia
[what is this?]
Ian Rogers was born in Hobart, Tasmania.

Awarded the IM title in 1980 and the GM title in 1985, Rogers was Australia's first home grown grandmaster and Australian Champion in 1979-80, 1985-86, 1997-98 and 2005-06. Rogers competed in 14 Olympiads for Australia between 1978 and 2006 inclusive, playing top board in every event except 1978 (4th) and 1984 (2nd) and won the Australian Grand Prix in 1989, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004.

Rogers was also joint Commonwealth Champion in 1983. In tournaments he was 1st= at Nuroro 1984, 1st= at Wijk aan Zee 1985, 1st at Kragujevac 1985, 3rd= at Szirak 1986, 1st at Calcutta 1988, 1st at Groningen in 1988 and 1989 by a clear point, and =1st in Groningen in 1990; 1st at the 1st ASEAN International Open in Brunei; =1st at the Corus invitational GM 2002, =1st in the 2004 and 2005 Bangkok Club Opens; and 2nd in the 2006 42nd Annual American Open. In July 2007, just after winning the Lidums Checkmate Open in Adelaide, Rogers announced his retirement from tournament chess due to health reasons. Since his retirement, he has been a prolific columnist with the Sydney Morning Herald and the Canberra Times, teaches, coaches and lectures on chess, and was the resident analyst for the USCF during the 2008 and 2010 World Championship matches, and the analyst for crikey.com during the 2010 match.

Rating: Rogers was the top ranked player in Australia from 1984 until he retired in 2007. He was regularly found in the world's top 100 from 1984 to 1999. In January 1999, he was ranked number 49 in the world, with his peak Elo of 2618.

He is the husband of WFM Cathy Rogers and is User: GMIanRogers

Wikipedia article: Rogers, Ian


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 page 1 of 91; games 1-25 of 2,255  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Rogers vs B Allison  0-1101972Australian Open 1972/73A52 Budapest Gambit
2. M Ginat vs I Rogers  1-0391972Australian Open 1972/73B98 Sicilian, Najdorf
3. K Perry vs I Rogers  1-0391972Australian Open 1972/73B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
4. I Rogers vs G Maksacheff  0-1461972Australian Open 1972/73B97 Sicilian, Najdorf
5. D J Hacche vs I Rogers  1-0431973Australian Open 1972/73C46 Three Knights
6. I Rogers vs K Henrick  1-0391973Australian Open 1972/73B03 Alekhine's Defense
7. N Frean vs I Rogers  0-1551973Australian Open 1972/73E36 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
8. R Pappalardo vs I Rogers  1-0371973Australian Open 1972/73C41 Philidor Defense
9. I O Tiitinen vs I Rogers  0-1621974Melbourne Interclub BD80 Grunfeld
10. I Rogers vs A Crusiz  1-0351974Melbourne Interclub BB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
11. B Chandler vs I Rogers  0-1321974Melbourne Interclub BA51 Budapest Gambit
12. I Rogers vs D Filipovic  1-0421974Melbourne Interclub BB30 Sicilian
13. L Thorpe vs I Rogers  0-1571974Melbourne Interclub BB22 Sicilian, Alapin
14. I Rogers vs Faber  0-1251974Melbourne Interclub BC40 King's Knight Opening
15. K W McGrath vs I Rogers ½-½541975corrB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
16. I Rogers vs J Curtis  0-1251975Australian Championship 1975/76B12 Caro-Kann Defense
17. I Rogers vs D Ellis  1-0361975Australian Championship 1975/76A56 Benoni Defense
18. R Travers vs I Rogers  ½-½241975Australian Championship 1975/76A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation
19. K Harrison vs I Rogers  ½-½291975Australian Championship 1975/76C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
20. I Rogers vs J S Purdy  1-0461975Australian Championship 1975/76B22 Sicilian, Alapin
21. G West vs I Rogers 1-0381976Australian Junior ChampionshipC47 Four Knights
22. Booth vs I Rogers 0-1241976AustraliaD07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense
23. M Fuller vs I Rogers  1-0321976Australian Championship 1975/76A04 Reti Opening
24. I Rogers vs G Koshnitsky  ½-½481976Australian Championship 1975/76C00 French Defense
25. I Rogers vs T Hay  1-0221976Australian Championship 1975/76B40 Sicilian
 page 1 of 91; games 1-25 of 2,255  PGN Download
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Apr-08-09  Bobsterman3000: Ian Rogers is one of the few GM's that plays the Scandinavian as black on a semi-regular basis...
Apr-08-09  Shams: <Bobsterman3000> even fewer are the GMs that play the Scandinavian as white. ;)
Apr-08-09  Bobsterman3000: <shams> LOL. I guess that was a poor choice of words, but you know what I meant ;-)
Jun-24-09  wordfunph: Happy Birthday Australian GM Ian Rogers! I met GM Rogers during a tourney in Tagaytay City 3 years ago.
Jun-24-09
Premium Chessgames Member		  Stonehenge: Happy Birthday :)
Jul-20-10  Remizatorul: Nice pics gallery here...
http://remizatorul.weebly.com/13/po...
Jun-24-11  brucejavier: Happy bday GM Roger player of the day.
Jun-24-11
Premium Chessgames Member		  WannaBe: Happy Birthday Ian! =)
Jun-24-11  wordfunph: happy birthday "The Hermit"!!
Jul-23-11  ulysses ganesh: ian rogers is the ideal chess ambassador for australia ; he is an original player ; playing unconventional moves ; a bit miles/ivanov like!
Oct-09-11  feitang: I met him in Brazil, he was covering the Grand Slam, very nice guy and very strong player by the way.
Jun-24-12  LoveThatJoker: Happy Birthday, GM Ian Rogers!

LTJ

Jun-24-12  FairyPromotion: Happy Birthday GM Rogers!

Thanks for you wonderful commentary during the Tal Memorial!

Jun-24-12  fisayo123: HBD GM Rogers.
Jun-24-12  twinlark: Many Happy Returns, Ian!
Oct-04-13  PhilFeeley: Missing this interesting game.

Kagan, Issay 2380 - Rogers, Ian 2550
1992

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.0-0 Nge7
5.Re1 a6 6.Bf1 d5 7.d3 b5 8.Nbd2 d4 9.g3
e5 10.Nh4 g6 11.f4 Bg7 12.Bg2 f6 13.Rf1
Be6 14.Ndf3 0-0 15.fxe5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5
fxe5 17.a4 Qd7 18.axb5 axb5 19.Rxf8+
Rxf8 20.Bd2 Nc6 21.Bf1 c4 22.Nf3 h6 23.Be2 g5 24.Kg2 Kh8 25.Ng1 g4 26.Qe1 h5 27.h4 Qb7 28.Bc1 Ne7 29.Qa5 Bf5 30.Qe1 Bxe4+ 31.dxe4 Qxe4+ 32.Kh2 Nd5 33.Bg5 Ne3 34.Bxe3 dxe3 35.Nh3 gxh3 36.Kxh3 Rf2 37.Qd1 0-1

I don't know whether this is the same Kagan in the database.

Jun-24-14  optimal play: Happy Birthday to GM Ian Rogers

Here’s another one of his fine wins for the cg database...

[Event "Adsteam-Lidums International"]
[Site "Adelaide, Australia"]
[Date "1987.01.03"]
[EventDate "1986.12.28"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Stefan Djuric"]
[Black "Ian Rogers"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. g3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4 8. Rc1 O-O 9. Bg2 d6 10. O-O a5 11. Be1 f5 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 e5 14. d5 Nb8 15. c5 dxc5 16. f4 e4 17. Qe3 b6 18. g4 Nd7 19. g5 Bb7 20. Rd1 Qd6 21. Qb3 Rf7 22. a4 Nf8 23. h4 Rd8 24. h5 Bxd5 25. Qg3 Qe6 26. Bc3 Rdd7 27. Kh2 Bc6 28. Ra1 Rd4 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. Qa3 Rd7 31. b4 axb4 32. Qxb4 Qf7 33. Bh3 d3 34. exd3 Rxd3 35. Ra3 Qd5 36. Rxd3 exd3 37. Qd2 Qd7 38. Re1 Bf3 39. Re5 Qxa4 40. Kg3 Qc2 41. Qe3 Be4 42. Re7 d2 0-1

Djuric and Rogers both had the perfect score of 5/5 going into this sixth round game of the Adsteam-Lidums International Chess Tournament held in Adelaide from 28th December 1986 to 10th January 1987.

May-11-15  TheFocus: <Two passed pawns on the sixth beat everything, up to a royal flush> - Ian Rogers.
Jun-24-15
Premium Chessgames Member		  eternaloptimist: Happy birthday to GM Rogers!
Jun-24-15
Premium Chessgames Member		  ketchuplover: ditto
Sep-02-15  transpose: I greatly appreciate your fine commentary during the Sinquefield Cup. I have flown to St Louis each of the last three years, and I most look forward to your commentary, which is always top-notch. I just wish they wouldn't have you talking in the diner, which has too much background noise.
Jan-04-20  The Kings Domain: Looks like Tommy Ramone of the Ramones. Talented player.
Sep-13-21  optimal play: Another fine win by Ian Rogers not yet in the database:

[Event "Sydney International"]
[Site "Sydney, NSW, Australia"]
[Date "1979.10.22"]
[EventDate "1979.10.17"]
[Round "5.5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Rico Mascarinas"]
[Black "Ian Rogers"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[Source "http://www.ozbase.com.au"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. Qe2 e6 8. g4 Bg6 9. d3 c6 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. O-O-O Nbd7 12. Nh4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Be7 14. f4 Nfd5 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Qf2 Bh4 17. Qf3 O-O-O 18. Ne4 Bf6 19. c4 Nd7 20. Kb1 Ne7 21. d4 Bxd4 22. Ba5 Qxa5 23. Rxd4 e5 24. Nd6+ Kc7 25. Rdd1 Rhf8 26. Rh2 f5 27. Rhd2 e4 28. Qe3 Nf6 29. g5 Nfd5 30. cxd5 Rxd6 31. Qd4 Rf7 32. Qe5 c5 33. Rc2 Nc8 34. Rdc1 b6 35. Qd4 Kb8 36. Qc4 Re7 37. Qe2 Rd8 38. Rc3 Nd6 39. h4 Qb5 40. Qe1 Rc7 41. Qd1 Qd7 42. Ba4 b5 43. Bc2 Nb7 44. Qe2 b4 45. Rh3 Qxd5 46. h5 gxh5 47. Rd1 Qc6 48. Rxd8+ Nxd8 49. Rxh5 Ne6 50. Qc4 Nxf4 51. Rh8+ Kb7 52. Rf8 Nd5 53. Ba4 Qxa4 54. Qxd5+ Qc6 55. Qxf5 e3 56. Qe5 Qh1+ 57. Kc2 Qg2+ 58. Kb3 Qd2 59. Re8 Qd1+ 60. Kc4 Qa4 61. Qd5+ Ka6 62. Qd6+ Rc6 63. Qb8 Qxa2+ 64. b3 Qc2+ 65. Kd5 Rb6 66. Qc8+ Ka5 67. Rxe3 Qg2+ 68. Kc4 Qc2+ 69. Kd5 Qg2+ 70. Kc4 Qf1+ 71. Kd5 Qf7+ 72. Ke5 Kb5 73. Re1 Rb7 74. Kd6 Qg6+ 75. Kd5 Qd3+ 0-1

submitted for inclusion in the database

Rogers finished =1st in the Sydney International with a score of 7½/10

His progress score over the eleven rounds was as follows:

0.0* 0.5 1.5 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.5 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.5

*first round bye

The field of eleven finished as follows:

Raymond Keene 7½/10 (+5/=5/-0)

Ian Rogers 7½/10 (+5/=5/-0)

Maxwell Fuller 5½/10 (+4/=3/-3)

Rico Mascarinas 5½/10 (+3/=5/-2)

Trevor Hay 4½/10 (+3/=3/-4)

Colin Morris 4½/10 (+3/=3/-4)

Craig Laird 4½/10 (+2/=5/-3)

Terrey Ian Shaw 4½/10 (+2/=5/-3)

Rafaelito Maninang 4/10 (+1/=6/-3)

Stephen G R Kerr 4/10 (+1/=6/-3)

Cecil Purdy 3/10 (+2/=2/-6)

Feb-07-24  stone free or die: A caricature of him, from 1985, can be found here:

https://dea.digar.ee/?a=is&oid=spor...

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Mar-24-25
Premium Chessgames Member		  offramp: Mr Ian Rogers had written a book. £25.

<<<The World's Most Boring Chess Book> by Ian Rogers & Laszlo Hazai

The Isolated d-Pawn in the Endgame>>

...
<Isolated pawns are one major type of technical position. One can find oneself in such a position from many different openings, or at the end of a middlegame or endgame battle. Hundreds of fascinating games have been played with an isolated pawn and Rogers and Hazai deeply analyse 80 of them in this book.>

272 long pages.

https://chess.co.uk/products/the-wo...

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