Russell Dive
| Russell Dive | |
|---|---|
 Russell Dive at the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany 2008 | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Born |
21 May 1966 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Title | International Master (1995) |
| Peak rating | 2448 (July 1999)[1] |
Russell John Dive (born 21 May 1966 in Wellington) is a New Zealand chess International Master (IM).
Chess career
Dive represented New Zealand in eleven Chess Olympiads between 1998 and 2016. His best result was in 1994 when he scored 7.5/11 and finished in 10th place for his individual board result.[2]
Dive has won or jointly won the New Zealand Chess Championship four times in 1986/87, 1995/96, 1998/99 and 2014/15.[3] Dive has also won the New Zealand Rapid Chess Championship eight times and the New Zealand Correspondence Chess Championship twice.
He won the London SCCU Open in 1995, scoring 7/9, and defeating GM Eduard Gufeld along the way.[4]
Dive finished =2nd, with 6/9, in the 1999 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship, behind Vladimir Feldman.[5] He also competed in the 2000 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship.[6]
Notable games
- Ashot Anastasian vs Russell John Dive, 31st Chess Olympiad, Moscow 1994, Queen's Indian Defense, (E12), 0-1
- Russell John Dive vs Darryl K Johansen, Oceania Zonal Championship 1999, Benoni Defense, (A43), 1-0
References
- ↑ Russell Dive FIDE rating history, 1987-2001 at OlimpBase.org
- ↑ Chess Olympiads: Russell Dive. Olimpbase.
- ↑ The New Zealand Championships: A Brief History by Peter Stuart
- ↑ 1995 London SCCU Open at 365Chess.com
- ↑ The Week in Chess 233, 26 April 1999 Mark Crowther
- ↑ The Week in Chess 290, 29 May 2000 Mark Crowther
External links
- Russell Dive rating card at FIDE
- Russell John Dive chess games at 365Chess.com