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Schools
The Official 2010 InterSchool chess calendar can be found here
2010 InterSchool Results as they come in . . .
STOP PRESS
Brisbane Upper North Primary Schools Rounds 1 & 2 - dates and venues changed. Now 19 March & 21 May at Aspley State School

 

Find previous results & information
for schools
here

To enter names in the portal click DIRECT ENTRY PORTAL


chess lesson on the verandah at the centre

The Gardiner Chess Centre was built at the end of 2002 by Graeme & Wendy Gardiner to provide the Gold Coast, and beyond, with a positive chess learning environment for children and enjoyable chess for adults.


IQ Chess brings chess to regional Queensland!

if you live in Far North Queensland, look here


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CHESS HAPPENINGS . . .

  • For the latest InterSchool results click here

  • Term 1 Junior Masters results

  • After-school chess at the Chess Centre - FREE FIRST SESSION!

  • Check out our February 2010 bulletin here

  • Tin Cup (13 & 14 February) - results and photos

  • Queensland Junior ratings list for March here

  • Our calendar for 2010 is here

  • Reports and results on events in 2008 & 9 here

  • Developing Chess Talent by Karel van Delft and IM Merijn van Delft - a new book, to be published in April 2010, contains a chapter on chess and autism. Press release and other details here and in educational benefits.


 

Try these chess puzzles, updated daily, courtesy of Shredder Chess

   
The 10 most improved 
Queensland Juniors 
in the March 2010 list
1 Stahnke, Alexander 148 1953
2 Zelich, Ivan 111 789
3 Kang, Charles 103 1092
4 Nakauchi, Kenji 86 1346
5 Lim, Xavier 74 574
6 Kang, Miki 61 681
7 Lee, Leonard 59 616
8 McConnell, Harrison 58 659
9 Shim, Ryan 55 828
10 Guo, Charlie 55 1330

 

March 2010 ratings list

Qld Junior Chess Ratings, 2004-10


30  Most improved players in 2009

1 Song, Kevin 435 GC   16 Ousmand, Vineths 206 NQ
2 Ousmand, Nizami 336 NQ   17 Clarkson, Zayne 200 GC
3 Asaf, Alon 324 GC   18 Pyper, Mathew 199 GC
4 Morakhovski, Alexander 295 B   19 Lord, Tom 193 B
5 Slater-Jones, Tom 288 B   20 Johnson, Nicholas 189 B
6 Jack, Alex 282 GC   21 Gargan, Tom 189 FNQ
7 McConnell, Anneliese 258 GC   22 Zhang, Jerry 185 GC
8 Wood, Omar 255 GC   23 Dinh, Jason 183 GC
9 Huband-Lint, Kees 252 GC   24 Cho, Adrian 180 GC
10 Asaf, Eyal 248 GC   25 Booth, James 180 B
11 Leong, James 235 FNQ   26 Soo-Burrowes, Eliot 176 B
12 McClymont, Brodie 227 B   27 Chan, Joshua 174 GC
13 Hughes, Harry 223 B   28 Mainwood, Samuel 170 GC
14 Guo, Charlie 220 B   29 Zelich, Ivan 168 B
15 Nakauchi, Ray 217 GC   30 Tondeleir, Jordan 167 GC
Gold Coast = 16   Far North Qld = 2
Brisbane = 10   North Qld = 2