Darryl Johansen

Darryl Keith Johansen ( born February 4, 1959 in Melbourne) is an Australian chess player. Since 1982 he is an International Master by FIDE, in 1995, he was Grand Master.

In 1977 he became an Australian Youth Champion. Six times he could win the Individual Championship of Australia (1984, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2002 and 2012 ), making it a record holder. The Australian Open (which is the Australian open championship ) he won in 1983, 1991 ( shared with Lembit Oll, Edvīns Kengis and Tony Miles ), 1997 and 2009. Winner of the Australian Grand Prix, he was in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1996. the Victoria Open he won the 1991, 1995 and 2005. winner held in Canberra Doeberl he Cups in 1994, 1996, 1999 and 2001. oceanic zone tournament he won in 2002 in Korelevu on Viti Levu and win 2012 in Queenstown. With the Australian national team, he participated in 14 Chess Olympiads ( 1980-1996, 2000-2004 and 2008-2010 ), where he won 85 ½ points out of 149 chess games.

The current Elo rating of the multiple Master of the State of Victoria is 2403 (as of January 2011), so it is on the fifth place in the Australian Elo ranking. His previous highest Elo rating was 2531 in April 2002.

He is vice president and officials for club relations with Chess Victoria, the Chess Federation of the State of Victoria. The Steiner Medal, an award for the best Australian chess player, he won in 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2000 and 2003.