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Guy West
G West 
Photo West courtesy of Wikimedia Commons  

Number of games in database: 583
Years covered: 1974 to 2012
Last FIDE rating: 2278 (2327 rapid)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2445
Overall record: +247 -162 =174 (57.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (84) 
    B21 B23 B30 B40 B53
 Queen's Pawn Game (41) 
    A45 A46 D02 D05 D00
 French Defense (30) 
    C02 C00 C01 C17 C11
 Uncommon Opening (13) 
    B00 A00
 Caro-Kann (12) 
    B10 B13 B17 B18 B11
 Pirc (11) 
    B08 B07 B09
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (51) 
    B40 B52 B60 B20 B22
 Queen's Pawn Game (28) 
    A46 A45 A41 D02 D04
 Modern Benoni (21) 
    A57 A56 A58 A59
 Pirc (20) 
    B07 B08 B09
 Scandinavian (19) 
    B01
 Benko Gambit (16) 
    A57 A58 A59
Repertoire Explorer

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   M Sixtensson vs G West, 1985 0-1
   G West vs HIARCS, 1994 1-0
   M Dizdarevic vs G West, 2009 0-1
   E Ermenkov vs G West, 1990 0-1
   M-Chess vs G West, 1994 0-1
   R W Smith vs G West, 2006 0-1
   G West vs V Seredenko, 1992 1-0
   G West vs Desperado, 1994 1-0
   G West vs A S Segal, 1982 1/2-1/2
   T Reilly vs G West, 2006 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Australian Open 1984/85 (1984)
   Australian Masters (1989)
   Australian Championship 1995/96 (1995)
   5th George Trundle NZ Masters (2010)
   Australian Masters (2002)
   Australian Championship 1989/90 (1989)
   Australian Open 1992/93 (1992)
   Australian Championship 1979/80 (1979)
   Australian Championship 1981/82 (1981)
   Australian Masters (1994)
   41st Doeberl Cup (2003)
   Australian Championship 1991/92 (1991)
   Australian Open 1990/91 (1990)
   Australian Open 2000/01 (2000)
   Australian Championship 1985/86 (1985)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Australian Chess Brilliancies by Benzol

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Queenstown Chess Classic
   J McDonald vs G West (Jan-22-12) 0-1
   G West vs S Maroroa (Jan-21-12) 1/2-1/2
   A Ansell vs G West (Jan-19-12) 1/2-1/2
   G West vs J Duneas (Jan-18-12) 1/2-1/2
   Rozentalis vs G West (Jan-17-12) 1-0

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GUY WEST
(born Sep-07-1958, 66 years old) Australia

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Guy West was born in 1958 in Babinda Queensland, Australia. He's been Victorian State Champion six times and was Australian Champion in 1996. He won his FM title in 1986 and his IM title in 1990. He is also an International Correspondence Master. West is married to Jean Watson.

Wikipedia article: Guy West

Last updated: 2024-03-23 12:48:18

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 page 1 of 24; games 1-25 of 583  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. G West vs H Klein  1-0321974Melbourne Interclub Winter C ReserveB70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation
2. G Valdare vs G West  1-0361974Melbourne Interclub Winter C ReserveD04 Queen's Pawn Game
3. J C Ager vs G West  0-1371974Melbourne Interclub Winter C ReserveD02 Queen's Pawn Game
4. G West vs I Rogers 1-0381976Australian Junior ChampionshipC47 Four Knights
5. M Woodhams vs G West  1-0371976Begonia OpenA52 Budapest Gambit
6. D Hamilton vs G West  1-0311977Box Hill Jubilee OpenB29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
7. G West vs C Purdy  1-0271977Box Hill Jubilee OpenB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
8. Kasparov vs G West 1-0121977Telechess Olympiad qfB40 Sicilian
9. G West vs J Kellner  0-1561977Australian Championship 1977/78C02 French, Advance
10. I Rogers vs G West  ½-½531977Australian Championship 1977/78C02 French, Advance
11. G West vs A Prods  1-0111977Australian Championship 1977/78B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
12. M Woodhams vs G West  ½-½151978Australian Championship 1977/78D08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit
13. D Hamilton vs G West  ½-½171978Australian Championship 1977/78B40 Sicilian
14. G West vs R Jamieson  ½-½311978Australian Championship 1977/78A45 Queen's Pawn Game
15. G West vs A Pope  1-0501978Australian Championship 1977/78B53 Sicilian
16. J S Purdy vs G West  ½-½401978Australian Championship 1977/78A17 English
17. G West vs T Shaw  ½-½291978Australian Championship 1977/78C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
18. G West vs M Fuller  0-1251978Australian Championship 1977/78B30 Sicilian
19. G West vs P Halpin  1-0321978Australian Championship 1977/78B20 Sicilian
20. G West vs L Christiansen  0-1401978World Youth U26 Team Championship qual-3B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
21. A M Salem vs G West  0-1451978World Youth U26 Team Championship qual-3D31 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. G West vs M Flores  1-0411978World Youth U26 Team Championship qual-3B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
23. A Kochyev vs G West  1-0311978World Youth U26 Team Championship Final-AA04 Reti Opening
24. G West vs H Carvalho  0-1571978World Youth U26 Team Championship Final-AB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
25. G West vs J Mestel  0-1651978World Youth U26 Team Championship Final-AB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
 page 1 of 24; games 1-25 of 583  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-18-05  AlexanderMorphy: i think that Guy West is actually a member of this website!
Oct-18-05  Runemaster: Which member?
Oct-18-05  AlexanderMorphy: well i think he has named himself Guy West :)
Oct-19-05  Runemaster: But according to his profile under that name, Guy West hasn't posted since last year and he only posted a few times anyway, so we can't assume that he's still a member.

I thought you were going to tell us that <Hayton3> was really Guy West or some other scoop like that! But then again, we all know that <Hatin'> is really <WMD> with a New Zealand accent and a bigger thesaurus (just joking, guys).

Oct-19-05  hayton3: I don't think <WMD> would approve of comments regarding the size of his thesaurus.
Oct-20-05  Runemaster: Quite right - let's not get competitive, boys. We all know that size doesn't count.
Oct-20-05  Norman Glaides: I'll show you mine if you show me yours.
Nov-01-05  Guy West: Yes, I am a member. Just haven't been on here for a while :-)

Cheers, Guy.

Nov-01-05  suenteus po 147: <IM West> Welcome back to the site. If you email the administrators, I'm sure they would be happy to upload more of your games (provided you have the scores) with your annotations, or even hook you up with a free premium membership.
Nov-02-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  IMlday: Hi Guy,
As I recall we played at Islington, 1980, the strongest weekend Swiss I've ever encountered~last event of the British Grand Prix. A game I would have liked to sit in on the post-mortem was G West vs A S Segal, 1982 Forewarned (?) Segal switched to 1.e4 Nf6 against me at Dubai '86. Belated congrats on your IM title! :-)
Dec-05-05  alexandrovm: <Guy West: Yes, I am a member...> it's really great to have you here, see ya...
Oct-01-06  Benzol: Congratulations to Guy West and
Stephen John Solomon who've finished joint first in the George Trundle New Zealand Masters Tournament.
Sep-07-07  Benzol: Happy Birthday Guy.
Sep-07-08  artyom2008: happy bday
Sep-07-09  whiteshark: Happy Birthday, Guy!

I hope ceegee will upload my favourite game of yours at the soonest.

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sixtensson, Mikael"]
[Black "West, Guy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2245"]
[BlackElo "2270"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 O-O-O 6. c4 Qh5 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3 e5 9. d5 e4 10. Nd4 Nxd4 11. Bxg4+ Nxg4 12. h3 Nf3+ 13. gxf3 Qxh3 14. fxg4 Bd6 15. Re1 Bh2+ 16. Kh1 Rd6 17. Qc2 Qf3+ 18. Kxh2 g5 19. Bxg5 h5 20. Qc3 Qxf2+ 21. Kh1 f6 22. Qe3 hxg4+ 0-1

Sep-08-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Open Defence: once upon a time in the West...
Sep-08-09  whiteshark: How the West was won.
Mar-10-11  rapidcitychess: His games are merely manifest destiny.
Mar-10-11  talisman: Batman's brother with superpowers.
May-31-12  DanielBryant: Guy West, young man!
May-31-12  wordfunph: the best in the West!

hello IM <Guy West>..

Mar-16-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Guy is currently the head coach at the Croydon Chess Club in Maroondah, Melbourne, as well as winning the club championship in 2009-2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 & 2023

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