James A. Morris is an Australian

European Australian

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 chess

Chess

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 player who holds the International Master title. He was born in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Australia

Australia

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, and currently lives in the suburb of Glen Huntly

Glen Huntly, Victoria

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, Melbourne, and is attending the University High School

University High School, Melbourne

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.

Tournament successes

In 2007, Morris competed in the Oceania Zonal Championships in Nadi, Fiji. He obtained a score of 5/9, which gave him the FM title. Two years later, in Tweed Heads

Tweed Heads, New South Wales

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, Australia, he competed again in the same tournament. His score of 6.5/9 and an =2nd placing behind the winner, GM David Smerdon

David Smerdon

David Smerdon is a chess grandmaster from Brisbane, Australia. David attended Anglican Church Grammar School and Melbourne University....

, gave him the certified IM title.
Other notable results were:

• 2006 Newcastle Champion with a score of 6/7
• 2006 Launceston Weekender winner with a score of 6/7
• 2007 U14 Australian Champion
• Qualifying for the 2008 World Youth Chess Championship
  World Youth Chess Championship
  The World Youth Chess Championship is a chess competition for girls and boys under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18.The first predecessor of the youth championship was the Cadet Championship. It started off unofficially in 1974 in France for players under 18. The 1975 and 1976 editions were also...
  
  s in Vung Tau, Vietnam.
• 2nd in the 2009 Freytag Checkmate Open, with a score of 5.5/7
• 2nd in the 2009 Victorian Championships, with a score of 8/11
• 2011 Ballarat Begonia Open winner, with a score of 6.5/7
• 2011 Victorian Junior Champion

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