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- ↑ 2001 Australian Masters FIDE Tournament Report
- ↑ 2002 Australian Masters FIDE Tournament Report
- ↑ 2003 Australian Masters FIDE Tournament Report
- ↑ 2005 Australian Masters FIDE Tournament Report
- ↑ 2006 Australian Masters FIDE Tournament Report
- ↑ 2008 Australian Masters FIDE Tournament Report
- ↑ 2009 Australasian Masters FIDE Tournament Report
- ↑ 2010 Australasian Masters FIDE Tournament Report
- ↑ 2011 Australasian Masters Results Archived April 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Chess Victoria, retrieved Dec 2012
- ↑ 2011 Australasian Masters FIDE Tournament Report
- ↑ 2012 Australasian Masters Box Hill Chess Club, retrieved Dec 2012
- ↑ 2012 Australasian Masters FIDE Tournament Report
