User:Garybekker/Andrew Brown (chess player)

Andrew Brown (born 20 May 1992 Canberra, ACT) is an Australian chess player who holds the International Master title.

Andrew Brown learned to play chess from his father when he was 5 years old. He joined Belconnen Chess Club, and played in local junior tournaments. He competed in his first of nine Australian Junior Chess Championships when he was 8 years old. During his early teens, his chess rating improved rapidly. In his late teens he was coached by Hungarian International Master Andras Toth.

He represented Australia in the 2006 and 2007 World U16 Junior Chess Championships, and finished equal 3rd on board 1 in the 2007 World Youth Olympiad in Singapore with a score of 7.5/10.

Brown achieved his first IM tournament result in the 2009 Queenstown Chess Classic, where he scored 6.5/10, including a first round win against Grandmaster Darryl Johansen.

He won the 2009 Australian Young Masters tournament with a score of 7.5/9. He finished 3rd in the Australian Junior Chess Championships in 2009 and 2nd in 2010. Brown finished equal 4th in the 2011 Australian Open Chess Championships, held in Sydney.

Brown secured the IM title by finishing 2nd in the 2011 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship in Rotorua, with a score of 7.0/9 and a performance rating of 2502.

After his result in Rotorua, Brown went on to win the 2011 ANU Masters with a score of 8/9. In the second half of 2011, Brown competed in several international chess tournaments in Europe.