John-Paul Wallace (born 19 November 1976 in

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) is a professional

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player awarded the title of

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in 1996 by

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(World Chess Federation).John-Paul Wallace
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in two

Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in FIDE Onli ...

s in

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in 1994 and

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in 1996. He holds the record for the youngest Australian chess champion to date. He achieved this in the 1993/94

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at the age of 17.Meet The Masters

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/ref> He won the Pratt Foundation Australian Open chess tournament in 2003 before moving to Europe and currently resides in

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. In February 2023, after many years without strong tournament performances, John-Paul won the Kragero Open in Norway ahead of 12 Grandmasters and scored a GM norm -http://turneringsservice.sjakklubb.no/standings.aspx?TID=KrageroResortChessInternationa2023-KrageroSjakklubbUngdom John-Paul works as a professional chess coach and is a contributor to various magazines and websites including chesspublishing.com and chesslecture.com. John-Paul is a co-director of Wallace Chess Ltd.Wallace Chess homepage
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References

External links

John-Paul Wallace's Personal Website
* 1976 births Living people 20th-century Australian chess players Australian chess writers Chess International Masters Chess Olympiad competitors Chess players from Sydney {{Australia-chess-bio-stub