1. Max Illingworth was born on 5 November 1992 and is an Australian former chess player, and current chess trainer and writer.
14 Facts About Max Illingworth
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Max Illingworth was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2016, becoming the fifth Australian to achieve this.
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Max Illingworth retired from competitive chess in March 2019, to concentrate on coaching and writing.
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Max Illingworth started playing competitive chess at the age of nine.
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Max Illingworth played for team Australia in the 2007 World Youth U16 Olympiad.
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Max Illingworth has won the New South Wales State Championship for three consecutive years and tied for first place in the 2011 and 2013 NSW Open.
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Max Illingworth won the 2015 Oceania zonal championship after a playoff match against Brodie McClymont.
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In January 2017 Max Illingworth won the Australian Open Championship in Brisbane.
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Max Illingworth won the Oceania zonal again in 2019, held in Guam.
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Max Illingworth is a contributor to the Australian chess magazine 50 Moves and the New In Chess Yearbook.
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Max Illingworth writes surveys for the ChessBase Magazine as well as opening articles for ChessPublishing.
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Max Illingworth is a professional chess coach and has worked with several of Australia's most promising junior players.
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Max Illingworth was awarded the title of FIDE Trainer in 2014.
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Max Illingworth retired from competitive chess in March 2019, to concentrate on coaching and writing.