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Darryl K Johansen
D K Johansen 
 

Number of games in database: 1,275
Years covered: 1976 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2287 (2399 rapid, 2344 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2531
Overall record: +650 -207 =415 (67.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 3 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 English (85) 
    A15 A16 A10 A13 A17
 King's Indian (74) 
    E92 E73 E94 E71 E75
 English, 1 c4 e5 (55) 
    A28 A25 A20 A21 A29
 Sicilian (50) 
    B23 B21 B30 B92 B25
 English, 1 c4 c5 (32) 
    A30 A37 A35 A36 A38
 Queen's Pawn Game (29) 
    D02 A46 E10 A41 E00
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (180) 
    B46 B22 B45 B23 B40
 French Defense (71) 
    C16 C04 C15 C02 C01
 Queen's Pawn Game (67) 
    A46 E00 A40 D02 E10
 Sicilian Taimanov (48) 
    B46 B45 B47 B49 B48
 Nimzo Indian (33) 
    E40 E21 E38 E44 E30
 French Winawer (31) 
    C16 C15
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   D K Johansen vs R Valenti, 2001 1-0
   T Farrand vs D K Johansen, 1980 0-1
   D K Johansen vs S Soylu, 2002 1-0
   I Sokolov vs D K Johansen, 1992 0-1
   D K Johansen vs S J Solomon, 1991 1-0
   D Kopec vs D K Johansen, 1982 0-1
   Kudrin vs D K Johansen, 1982 0-1
   R Chavez Monterrosa vs D K Johansen, 2008 0-1
   Kupreichik vs D K Johansen, 1994 0-1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Australian Championship 1987/88 (1987)
   Australian Championship 1989/90 (1989)
   Australian Championship 1999/00 (1999)
   Australian Championship 2001/02 (2002)
   Australian Masters (1996)
   Australian Open (1999)
   Queenstown Chess Classic (2012)
   Reggio Emilia-B 1984/85 (1984)
   Wotulo Memorial (2001)
   Australian Open 1990/91 (1990)
   9th Lloyds Bank Masters Open (1985)
   Sydney International Open (2007)
   Australian Open (2023)
   Australian Open 1986/87 (1986)
   Australian Open 1992/93 (1992)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Australian Open
   Y Liu vs D K Johansen (Jan-11-23) 0-1
   D K Johansen vs T Li (Jan-09-23) 1-0
   D K Johansen vs H Bassig (Jan-07-23) 1-0
   T Kuybokarov vs D K Johansen (Jan-07-23) 1-0
   J Tin vs D K Johansen (Jan-06-23) 1-0

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DARRYL K JOHANSEN
(born Feb-04-1959, 66 years old) Australia

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Darryl Keith Johansen is Australia's 2nd Grandmaster after Ian Rogers (and excluding Walter Shawn Browne) and has been one of Australia's top players for the last 30 years. He was born in Melbourne, Australia. He was awarded the IM title in 1982 and the GM title in 1995.

Tournaments: Johansen was Australian Junior champion in 1977, 12 times Victorian champion, and 6 times Australian champion, most recently in 2012. Other tournament victories include the Doeberl Cup (4 times), the Australian Masters in 2001, the Auckland Open in 2004, the 2007 Nelson Open in New Zealand, =1st at the South Island Championship New Zealand in 2008 (2nd on countback behind Murray Chandler), and the 2009 Sydney International Open. Johansen competed in 14 Olympiads for Australia between 1980 and 2008, usually on board 2 and won the Australian Grand Prix on 5 occasions, in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1996. In 2012, he won the Queenstown Chess Classic (2012) with 7.5/9 (+7 -1 =1), and the 2012 Fiji International Open Chess Championships with 9/9. In 2014, he was =1st (2nd on tiebreak) at the George Trundle Masters and in October 2014 won the South Island Championship with 7.5/8.

World Championship competition: Johansen won the 2002 Oceanic Zonal that was held in Fiji, qualifying him for the FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004) in Tripoli, where he lost to Mikhail Gurevich in the first round, 1.5-0.5. He also competed in the 2005 Oceania Zonal in New Zealand.

Rating Johansen's peak rating was 2531 in April 2002.

Wikipedia article: Darryl Johansen

Last updated: 2019-02-04 05:58:30

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 page 1 of 51; games 1-25 of 1,275  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. D K Johansen vs E Basta  0-1301976Begonia OpenB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
2. D K Johansen vs B Stewart  1-0311976Begonia OpenB30 Sicilian
3. D K Johansen vs R Van Beek  1-0341976Begonia OpenC00 French Defense
4. D Lyon vs D K Johansen  0-1481976Begonia OpenC55 Two Knights Defense
5. O Bergmanis vs D K Johansen  ½-½461976Begonia OpenB33 Sicilian
6. L Wilson vs D K Johansen  0-1461976Begonia OpenC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
7. H Caesar vs D K Johansen  0-1371976Geelong OpenC50 Giuoco Piano
8. D K Johansen vs A Elliott  1-0261976Geelong OpenB03 Alekhine's Defense
9. A Pope vs D K Johansen  ½-½251976Geelong OpenA20 English
10. D K Johansen vs S Jenkinson  ½-½571976Geelong OpenB25 Sicilian, Closed
11. D K Johansen vs N McDonald  1-0371976Geelong OpenC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
12. C Walton vs D K Johansen  0-1331976Geelong OpenC44 King's Pawn Game
13. S Booth vs D K Johansen  ½-½221976Geelong OpenE25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
14. R L Thomas vs D K Johansen  1-0401976Waverley CC ChC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
15. T Pedersen vs D K Johansen  0-1231976Waverley CC ChC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
16. D K Johansen vs E Levi  0-1341976Heidelberg OpenC61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
17. D K Johansen vs I Holmes  1-0231976Waverley CC ChB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
18. D K Johansen vs M Smith  ½-½201976Waverley CC ChD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
19. D K Johansen vs N Davis  0-1441976Heidelberg OpenA58 Benko Gambit
20. A Koelle vs D K Johansen  0-1231976Heidelberg OpenB29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
21. S Evins vs D K Johansen  0-1571976Heidelberg OpenC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
22. D K Johansen vs D Barrie  1-0311976Heidelberg OpenB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
23. D K Johansen vs P L Hawkesworth  1-0351976Waverley CC ChC68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange
24. D K Johansen vs J Frew  1-0481976Waverley OpenB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
25. G Wilton vs D K Johansen  0-1491976Waverley OpenA45 Queen's Pawn Game
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-26-03  Dougy: Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi!
Sep-26-03  Ken MacGillivray: Hi Dougy, are you the guy who delivers pizzas.By the way Johansen has won the Australian championship for a record 5th. time after defeating Nick Speck in a play off match 2 1/2 - 1/2
Nov-09-03  talmax: <Ken MacGillivray: By the way Johansen has won the Australian championship for a record 5th. time after defeating Nick Speck in a play off match 2 1/2 - 1/2>

Nick writes a great article on the Play-Off Match, together with analysis of the first two games. The article is in the latest edition of "Australian Chess" (November/December 2003) available at http://www.chessaustralia.com.au/in...

Jan-05-04  Benzol: <Spitecheck; Ken MacGillivray> I believe Darryl Johansen and Leonid Sandler are going to play in the Auckland Open Tournament shortly.
Jan-05-04  Benzol: This should be the link to the site.

http://clix.to/chessnz

Jan-18-04  Bluebird: The Auckland Open 2004 starts today.
Live games from the tournament can be accessed at www.auschess.org.au/oceania/auckland
Jan-24-04  Benzol: Final Standings in the Auckland Open 2004. http://www.auschess.org.au/oceania/...

<AdrianP> Adrian have a look at the position of Puchen Wang.

Jan-24-04  Spitecheck: Missing a few IM's this line up, Johansen (only by mathematical rating mind you) is a shark swimming amongst a school of guppies.

Spitecheck

Jan-25-04  Benzol: <Spitecheck> Johansen looked a little shaky at the start of the tournament.
Feb-04-06  BIDMONFA: Darryl K Johansen

JOHANSEN, Darryl K.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/johansen_da...
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Oct-05-08  Benzol: Congratulations to Darryl on finishing 1st= with Stephen Solomon in the third George Trundle NZ Masters Tt.

See http://www.newzealandchess.co.nz/re...

Nov-03-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Winner of Sydney Open 15-19 April 2009

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr209... http://www.chesschat.org/showpost.p...

Jun-01-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: At the 2010 Sydney International Open, Johansen lost his opening round game against Alan Ansell after his opponent made an illegal knight move that was not corrected:

http://www.chessvibes.com/columns/w...

Jan-24-12  twinlark: Congratulations to GM Johansen for winning the Queenstown Classic! Well done, coming off winning the 2012 Australian Championship, and a most welcome return to form.
Feb-04-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, GM Darryl Johansen.
Oct-02-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp:
"<Johansen, thank God, did not know quite all, even though he saw the city and the Thing, but I shall never sleep calmly again when I think of the horrors that lurk ceaselessly behind life in time and in space, and of those unhallowed blasphemies from elder stars which dream beneath the sea, known and favored by a nightmare cult ready and eager to loose them on the world whenever another earthquake shall heave their monstrous stone city again to the sun and air.>"

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