Shaun Press (born 9 October 1966) is a Papua New Guinean
chess
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player and official. He holds the titles of
FIDE Master
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(FM) and
International Arbiter {{No footnotes, date=April 2022
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International Arbiter
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(IA).
Chess career
Born in
Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...
, Press represented Papua New Guinea in seven
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 2020 and ...
s from 2000 to 2012. His best result was scoring 6/9 points, and finishing 13th on board 3, at the
35th Chess Olympiad in
Bled
Bled (; german: Veldes,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 146. in older sources also ''Feldes'') is a town on Lake Bled in the Upper C ...
2002. Press was awarded the title of
FIDE Master
FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...
in 2012 for this result. He refused to submit to
doping control at the 36th Chess Olympiad in
Calvia 2004, and his points were subtracted from the Papua New Guinea team's score.
Press won the 2009 Solomon Islands International with a score of 7½/9 points. He was awarded the title of
International Arbiter {{No footnotes, date=April 2022
In chess tournaments, an arbiter is an official who oversees matches and ensures that the rules of chess are followed.
International Arbiter
''International Arbiter'' is a title awarded by FIDE to individuals deemed ...
by
FIDE
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in 2010. Press finished second in the
Oceania zonal tournament 2019 in
Guam
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and qualified for the
FIDE World Cup 2019.
Press is the current president of the Correspondence Chess League of Australia (CCLA). He is also a member of the FIDE Rules and Tournament Regulations committee and the FIDE Swiss Pairings Programs committee.
Swiss Pairings Programs Commissionwww.fide.com
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1966 births
Living people
Papua New Guinean chess players
Chess FIDE Masters
Chess Olympiad competitors
People from the National Capital District (Papua New Guinea)
Chess arbiters