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Gardiner Chess Bulletin # 37
- 5 December 2005
In This Issue
Christmas Presents, Australian Championships, Queensland
Inter-School Competition, School Holiday Chess Camps, CAQ AGM,
CAQ Lightning, Qld Clubs Teams Championship, Parent and Child
Tournament, Christmas Break-Up Party, After-School Chess,
Queenstown Classic, Gold Coast Tin Cup, Brisbane Young Champions
Series, Australian Schools Teams Finals, Gold Coast Super Junior
Masters, Gold Coast Junior Masters, Humble Pawn Teams
Tournament, Kids Supershow, 2006 Calendar of Events, Webpage,
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Christmas Presents
Well Christmas is nearly here once again, and surely for chess
players, a chess gift would be most suitable. We have a very
wide range of stock at the chess centre to choose from.
Here are some ideas:
Australian Championships and Australian Junior
Championships, Carlton Crest Hotel, Brisbane 28 December to 9
January
Well the early bird deadline has passed and we are only three
weeks away from arguably the biggest chess event ever held in
Brisbane. The organising committee comprising Ian Murray, John
Humphrey, Lionel Smerdon and Graeme Gardiner are thrilled at a)
the playing strength of entrants in all categories and b) the
very strong support from the Queensland chess community. It is
clear that you have got right behind us, and we are very
heartened by this. A full list of entrants can be seen at:
www.ozchess2006.com/players.htm
So
don't miss out. If you have not already entered, get in now. You
can register and pay online at
https://shost1.ausat.net/ssl.caq.org.au/entry_form.html which
is arrived at via
www.ozchess2006.com
(entry form/tournament details).
Don't miss the closing ceremony at 7.30pm on 9 January.
One
of the conditions of entry to national title events is that all
players must be members of their state associations, so if you
have entered, you will need to join CAQ for the 2006 calendar
year (cost $10).
There are three ways of doing so - see
www.caq.org.au/htm/membership.htm
for details
Events:
Full details at
www.ozchess2006.com
Ian Murray and Graeme Gardiner
are organising strong coaches to coach juniors
throughout the Australian Juniors. Coaching will involve
pre-game preparation and after-game analysis for each round.
Cost will be $150 for the duration of the event. Coaching of
juniors has considerably lifted the standard in recent
years. If interested, please contact Ian on 3349 5648 or
Graeme on 5522 7221.
Worried about transport? For
most people a good financial option is to take it turns to
car-pool or go by train (weekly passes). Roma Street Railway
Station is only 5 minutes walk from the playing venue.
Queensland
Inter-Schools Teams Competition for 2006
This important competition is being
expanded statewide in 2006. Gardiner Chess is operating in all
regions under licence, apart from Toowoomba and Suncoast which
are being operated by the local clubs. The new regions cover the
whole of Western Queensland.
Entry forms for each region
will be mailed in January, and can be accessed from the Gardiner
Chess website at
www.gardinerchess.com.
School Holiday Chess Camps
Gold Coast and Brisbane
Gardiner Chess will be continuing
its usual school holiday chess camps for kids as follows:
Entry forms via our webpage
www.gardinerchess.com or book online
or by phone.
CAQ AGM
The
Annual General Meeting of the Chess Association of Queensland
was held in Brisbane on Saturday. The only change was the
addition of Alex Toolsie as Deputy President. The full committee
is:
CAQ Lightning
IM
Stephen Solomon won the Queensland Lightning Championship on
Saturday with a score of 16/17, his only loss being to Casey
Barnard. Casey came second on 15, and Laz Sretenovic third on
14.5. There were 18 entries.
Queensland Clubs Teams Championship
This was held at the Brisbane Bridge Club at Woolloongabba
yesterday (Sunday 4 December). Congratulations to CAQ on a great
turnout of 100 players. There were 11 teams of four in the
junior section, and 7 teams of eight in the adult section.
Parent and Child Tournament Sunday 18 December
The Parent and Child
Tournament will be held on Sunday 18 December from 10am to
4pm at the chess centre. The tournament cost is $30 per
couple. Prize groupings are mother/son, mother/daughter,
father/son, father/daughter and grandparent/grandchild. This
will be the first time that we have included grandparents in
this competition. Kids play against kids and adults against
adults - and don't worry about your playing standard - just
come along and enjoy yourselves.
Christmas Break-Up
Party Sunday 18 December
Everyone who has attended the
chess centre during 2005 is most welcome to participate in
our Christmas break-up party at the centre from 4.30-7.30pm
on Sunday 18 December.
The break-up party is free,
and is open to all our Gardiner Chess friends. Please
bring yourselves, a plate of food, something to drink
and plenty of goodwill to share around. We will
supplement what you bring with extra food and
refreshments. We will also be running a few games
including a chess quiz and a tower building competition
(using chess pieces).
After-School Chess Term One,
2005
After-school chess at the
chess centre will recommence on Monday 23 January 2006.
Queenstown Classic, NZ
Arrangements have now been finalised for our trip to the big
event in New Zealand, departing Brisbane on 12 January and
returning 25 January. We have a party of 17.
Gold Coast Tin Cup
This popular event is now being operated by Peter Bender and
Outreach Chess. Entry forms will be mailed in the next few
weeks. The tournament is being held at the Sports Pavilion,
Somerset College on the weekend of 18/19 February.
Brisbane Young Champions Series
Gardiner Chess is considering holding a new
series in Brisbane for serious junior players who are rated
800+. The idea is to copy the successful junior masters series
which has been operating on the Gold Coast for nearly 3 years.
The model is an 8 round event, held once a term, on one evening
per week. The aim is to produce players capable of winning
Australian age titles, and involves championship length games,
followed by post match analysis by experienced chess coaches.
If
you are interested in participating, please reply to this email,
and advise under what circumstances you would be prepared to
take part - ie travelling distance, day of the week etc.
Australian Schools Teams Finals, Sydney 10/11 December
The Queensland
representatives for the Australian Schools Teams Finals
for 2005 are:
We wish the four teams all
the very best for this important event
next weekend.
Full details at
www.nswjcl.org.au/AustralianSchools/2005/ASTC_Index.htm
Gold Coast
Super Junior Masters
Yitao Lei, despite a
last round loss to Daniel Ford, has deservedly won
the inaugural Super Junior Masters event with a
score of 7.5/9 in the 10 player, round robin event.
Well done Yitao! Second was Gene Nakauchi on 7 with
Alex Stahnke third on 5.5 on countback from Steven
Cooke. This was a hotly contested tournament.
Congratulations to all of the players for their
excellent attitude.
Gold Coast
Junior Masters
Cameron Thompson has
added another name to the strong list of players who
have won this event. The list includes current
Australian Junior Champion Moulthun Ly. Cameron
scored an excellent 7.5/9. Second was Liam McGarity
on 7 on countback from his sister Molly also on 7.
Zane Adams lost his last round game against Liam to
finish fourth on 6.5.
Humble Pawn
Teams Tournament
After 6 rounds of the 2005 Humble Pawn Teams Event, the Robina Rooks lead on countback from the Mudgeeraba Marauders, with the Carrara Cannons breathing down their necks.
This is a 10 teams round robin. Watch out for some surprise guest appearances this coming Wednesday! Kids Supershow Gardiner Chess will have a stand at the Kids Supershow, which is being held at the Gold Coast Convention Centre on 6-8 January 2006.
2006 Calendar of Events
A still tentative, but fairly
advanced, 2006 calendar of events is available on the front
page of our website
www.gardinerchess.com
Webpage
There are a
number of upcoming events promoted in this bulletin.
Entry leaflets can be downloaded and printed from our
webpage at www.gardinerchess.com.
All events can be entered online with your credit card
number using the secure 'pay online' button.
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With very best Christmas wishes to all.
Graeme and Wendy Gardiner
Gardiner Chess 11 Hardys Road Mudgeeraba Qld 4213 Australia Phone +61 7 5522 7221 Fax +61 7 5522 7760 Email ggardiner@gardinerchess.com Webpage www.gardinerchess.com
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