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Mark Rubery

Number of games in database: 21
Years covered: 1979 to 2014
Last FIDE rating: 2219
Highest rating achieved in database: 2290
Overall record: +9 -8 =4 (52.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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MARK RUBERY
(born Dec-25-1959, 65 years old) South Africa

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FIDE Master and FIDE Trainer. Mark Rubery writes a chess column for The Star newspaper in Johannesburg, South Africa and won the South African Chess Championship in 1998 (1).

References: (1) Wikipedia article: South African Chess Championship

Last updated: 2024-11-11 14:02:31

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Rubery vs K O'Sullivan  0-1211979South African ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
2. M Rubery vs M Godena  ½-½321998Elista OlympiadC55 Two Knights Defense
3. R Martin del Campo vs M Rubery  1-0511998Elista OlympiadB50 Sicilian
4. M Rubery vs A Kulashko  0-1261998Elista OlympiadB82 Sicilian, Scheveningen
5. R N de Abreu vs M Rubery  0-1332011Commonwealth and South African OpenE71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3)
6. M Rubery vs M Masungwini  1-0242011Commonwealth and South African OpenC23 Bishop's Opening
7. M Rubery vs Themba Nene 0-1162011Commonwealth and South African OpenB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
8. M Roberts vs M Rubery  0-1322011Commonwealth and South African OpenB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
9. M Rubery vs Y Sutil 1-0312011Commonwealth and South African OpenC55 Two Knights Defense
10. M Rubery vs A Mokomele  ½-½212011Commonwealth and South African OpenB23 Sicilian, Closed
11. N Zwakala vs M Rubery  0-1452011Commonwealth and South African OpenB50 Sicilian
12. M Rubery vs M J Makhushini  ½-½382011Commonwealth and South African OpenC50 Giuoco Piano
13. L Peretz vs M Rubery  1-0192011Commonwealth and South African OpenE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
14. D Bornheim vs M Rubery  ½-½312011Commonwealth and South African OpenE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
15. M Rubery vs F P Strydom  1-0192011Commonwealth and South African OpenC11 French
16. M Rubery vs T Georgescu  1-0642014Cappelle-la-Grande OpenB07 Pirc
17. I Naumkin vs M Rubery  0-1432014Cappelle-la-Grande OpenE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
18. M Rubery vs O Jovanic  0-1462014Cappelle-la-Grande OpenB20 Sicilian
19. Y Santiago vs M Rubery  1-0492014Cappelle-la-Grande OpenB91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation
20. L Roche vs M Rubery  0-1292014Cappelle-la-Grande OpenB23 Sicilian, Closed
21. M Rubery vs T Abergel  0-1342014Cappelle-la-Grande OpenC24 Bishop's Opening
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-24-13  epistle: His checks always bounce.
Sep-24-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: That's the reason he switched to credit cards, at my suggestion.
May-13-15  zanzibar: Zadgooks, beaten by punning kooks!

Is Mark now writing for the South African <Daily News>?

http://www.pressreader.com/south-af...

(Seems he occasionally visits <CG>)

What's the connection between the two papers?

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