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Leonid Sandler's Biography
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  • Captain of Australian Women's Olympiad Team 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2022
  • Awarded the 2020 Viner Medal (Australian Senior Player of the Year)
  • Lidums 2020 Australian Allegro co-Winner
  • Australian Team Captain for the online Olympiad 2020
  • Australian Team Captain at the online Asian Nations Cup 2020 (We won in sensational style against India!)
  • Awarded the 2019 Viner Medal (Australian Senior Player of the Year)
  • Lidums 2019 Australian Allegro Champion
  • Appointed Vice-President of Australian Chess Federation 2013, 2015, 2017 & 2019
  • Welsh Women's Team Captain 2018
  • Awarded International Arbiter 2017
  • Winner of the 2015 Australian Chess Federation (ACF) Koshnitsky Medal for Chess
  • Awarded FIDE Arbiter 2014 and FIDE Trainer 2005
  • Former Australian Rapid Play Champion and Victorian Open Rapid Play Champion 2013
  • International Chess Federation (FIDE) Organiser and registered Trainer
  • Appointed President of Chess Victoria since 2009
  • Victorian Blitz Champion 2009 & 2011
  • Three times member of Australian Olympiad team 1996, 1998 & 2000
  • International Chess Master since 1999
  • Victorian Champion 1994
  • Winner of Australian and Victorian Masters Tournaments
  • Participated in chess tournaments in 25 different countries around the globe
  • Appointed member of FIDE's Trainers Committee
  • My FIDE Card

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