Stuart Fancy (born 2 January 1959 in London, England) is a Papua New Guinean chess FIDE Master (FM).Stuart Fancy FIDE player profile, www.fide.comStuart Fancy player profile, www.chessgames.com
Chess career Fancy was a member of the Lloyds Bank British Junior Chess Squad from 1971 to 1974, and then took a break from playing chess. He moved to Papua New Guinea in 1982 and started playing chess again.
Fancy represented Papua New Guinea in seven Chess Olympiads from 1982 to 2018, playing on board 1 since 2002.Stuart Fancy Chess Olympiad Statistics, www.olimpbase.org His best results were winning the individual Gold Medal on 2nd Reserve Board at the 25th Chess Olympiad in Lucerne 1982,25th Chess Olympiad, Lucerne 1982 Individual Medals, www.olimpbase.org and the silver medal for Board 2 at the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila 1992.30th Chess Olympiad, Manila 1992 Individual Medals, www.olimpbase.org Fancy gained the FIDE Master title in 2012 for his result at the 1992 Olympiad.
Fancy competed in the Oceania Zonal Chess Championships in 2002,2007,2013,2015 and 2019.The Week in Chess 392, 13 May 2002 Mark CrowtherOceania Zonal 2007 ChessChat Forum He also competed in the 6th Asian Chess Championship in Cebu City 2007.6th Asian Individual Championship The Week in Chess #673 (1 Oct 2007), Mark Crowther
Notable games Ben Magana vs Stuart Fancy, 37th Chess Olympiad (2006), Sicilian Defence: Rossolimo Attack, (B30), 0-1 Stuart Fancy vs Mirabeau Maga, 6th Asian Individual Championship (2007), Sicilian Defence: Accelerated Dragon, (B06), 1-0
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