Gardiner Chess Bulletin # 41 - 19 March 2006
| In This Issue Gold Coast Active, Queensland Open, Queensland Women's Championship, School Holiday Chess Camps, Junior Masters and Young Champions, Polo Shirts for sale, Gold Coast Junior Champs, Gold Coast Rapid, World Junior opportunities, Ergas Australian Junior Training Squad, Queensland Junior Championships, Queensland Inter-Schools Teams, 41st Peninsula Open, Gold Coast Open, CAQ Newsletter, Australian Internet Chess, 2006 Australian Grand Prix, Suncoast Allegro, Reports and Tournament Notices, Webpage, Unsubscribe.
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| Gold Coast Active Championships
next Sunday 26 March at the Chess Centre Adults and kids of all standards are most welcome to participate in this event next Sunday. 9am for 9.15am start. Approx 5.30pm finish. 7 rounds, 20 mins a side plus 10 secs a move Fischer. Prizes 1st $150 + Trophy, 2nd $100 + Trophy, 3rd $50 + Trophy. 7 ratings prizes of $30 each. Entry Fees Adults $25, Concession $20, Juniors $15. 3rd and subsequent members of the same family FOC. Full details and entry form at www.gardinerchess.com (Calendar for 2006). Queensland Open Easter Weekend All adults and juniors are strongly encouraged to enter the Queensland Open which is being held at The Gap State High School on Easter weekend. The dates are Sat 15 April to Monday 17 April. Prizes total $1,500. Games are 60 mins a side plus 30 secs a move (Fischer). Entry Fees Adults $50, Concession, Juniors etc $40. Bill Powell has been strongly promoting the tournament, and the aim is to dramatically increase the status of the event, and the number of entries. Bill is aiming for 100! As a bonus, this is an Australian Grand Prix category 2 event. The Australian Grand Prix is a dramatically improved series this year, and points in all groups will be keenly contested. Full details and entry form at www.gardinerchess.com (Calendar for 2006). Also at www.caq.org.au. Queensland Women's Championship This is being held at Matthew Flinders Anglican College, Buderim, on the weekend of 8/9 April. Prizes total $500. Both days commence at 9.30am sharp. Entry Fees $45. Full details and entry form at www.gardinerchess.com (Calendar for 2006). School Holiday Chess Camps Gold Coast and Brisbane, Mon to Thurs from 10 to 13 April Juniors of all standards are encouraged to participate in one of the school holiday chess camps. Venues are Gold Coast - Gardiner Chess Centre at 11 Hardys Road, Mudgeeraba and Brisbane - Marymac Centre, 616 Ipswich Road, Annerley. 9am to 5pm daily. Participating students usually show strong improvement over the duration of these chess camps. Full details and entry form at www.gardinerchess.com (Calendar for 2006). Gold Coast Junior Masters, Super Junior Masters and Brisbane Young Champions For juniors wishing to become champions, and not just aim for ratings prizes, these are the events for you. This is real chess. Championship length games, serious competition and expert after-game analysis are an integral part of these events. Experience the winning chess culture. Don't play for draws, in these events you play to win - or at least you play to learn how to win against top level competition. Players with a QJ rating of less than 800 are unlikely to be ready to particpate in these events. To enter for the term 2 events, please go to www.gardinerchess.com (Calendar for 2006). In the term 1 Super Junior Masters, which is a 10 player round robin, all players are rated around 1300-1500. But we are finding against adult competition their playing strength is probably 100-200 points higher. Gene Nakauchi, who turns 11 next month, leads the competition by a full point with one round to go. Gene has improved dramatically over the last 18 months. In the Junior Masters Kieton Beilby leads by half a point with two rounds to go. The inaugural Brisbane Young Champions, appears to be a two-way contest between Lachlan van den Begh and Daniel Posner who meet in the final round tomorrow (Monday) evening at Cafe Checocho. Polo Shirts from Australian Junior Championships We still have 30 or so very smart looking sports polo shirts left over from the Australian Junior Champiosnhips - kids sizes only. They are made in the cool-dry fabric, and beautifully embroidered with the Australian Championship logos. This is a very practical memento from this historic event, and at only $25, these shirts are a bargain. They are only available to purchase at the chess centre, or if you order with your credit card within the next 10 days, we will mail your shirt post free. Gold Coast Junior Championships These will be held at the chess centre over the weekend of 6/7 May. 7 rounds, 30 mins a side + 30 secs a move (Fischer). $440 in prizes. Trophies for winners of under 8s, 10s, 12s, 14s, 16s and open under 18s. Entry Fees CAQ Members $30, Non-Members $40, Late entries on the day $10 extra. Excellent preparation for the Queensland Junior Championships. Gold Coast Rapid Championships These will be held at the chess centre on Sunday 28 May. Make a diary note now. World Junior Opportunities For children wishing to take part in the World Junior Championships, national junior coordinator Brett Tindall has placed an online application form at his webpage www.sydneyacademyofchess.com.au/wjapplication.htm. Due to changes to the ACF by-law all children wishing to play at the World youth needs to go through the selection process and only juniors who are announced after the selection process as being selected will form part of the team. Ergas National Junior Training Squad The Ergas national junior training squad for 2006 has been announced. Queenslanders selected are: Molly McGarity, Luthien Russell, Jessica Kinder, Alex Stahnke, Liam McGarity, Gene Nakauchi, Daniel Anderson, Sam Grigg and Ben Lazarus. Reserve Yitao Lei. Congratulations to those talented youngsters. Whilst the main week for the squad will be held in Canberra in October, a one day session will be held at the chess centre on Monday 26 June with GM Rogers. Extra Queensland juniors will be invited for the one day. Queensland Junior Championships This important event will be held at the chess centre from Tues to Fri 27-30 June. The under 8s will be held on the Tuesday, the under 10s and 12s on the Thurs/Fri, and the under 14s, 16s and 18s on all four days. Under 8s can also play in the under 10s if they wish. Australia's number one player and coach, Grandmaster Ian Rogers will be present on all four days to provide post game analysis to all players. Keen juniors should not miss this opportunity of receiving top level advice from GM Rogers, since not only is he a great coach, but he is also very influential. An entry form for this event will be available shortly. Queensland Inter-Schools Teams Championship goes Statewide Ian Murray, who has been the main mover over the last few years in developing the Queensland Inter-Schools Teams Championship, has been very busy this term. He has already run inter-school competitions in all regions along the coast from Wide Bay to Cairns, and also the first round of the Brisbane competitions. In May he will be heading west to Warwick, Roma, Charleville, Longreach and Mt Isa. For full results, reports and photos of all these competitions, please go to www.gardinerchess.com (Schools). Ian has also motivated plenty of media coverage on his trips, which will help to develop chess all around Queensland. 41st Peninsula Open This is another opportunity for keen chess players to gain points in the national Grand Prix. The tournament, being held at Grace Lutheran College over the Labour Day long weekend Sat-Mon 29 April to 1 May, is a class 2 event. Total prizes $1,525. Rounds 1-2 60 mins a side + 10 secs (Fischer), Rounds 3-7 90 mins a side + 10 secs (Fischer). Entry Fees Adults $50, Pensioners $45, Juniors $40, Cadets $30. Add $10 if not a CAQ member. Late entries on the day add $10. Full details at www.gardinerchess.com (Calendar for 2006). Gold Coast Open Sat/Sun 24/25 June. Peter Bender and Outreach Chess are running the Gold Coast Open this year. Gardiner Chess is the main sponsor, and the event, with $5,000 in prizes, will be one of only three class 5 events in the Grand Prix this year. I'm informed by Peter that plans are well underway, and these include a change of venue to the Carrara Community Centre. So please make your plans now. It would be great to see the attendance back over 100 again. The early signs are that there will be very good interstate representation, led once again by GM Ian Rogers. Hopefully we will see IMs David Smerdon and Stephen Solomon, along with Moulthun Ly, and other leading Queenslanders taking up the challenge. Of course, one of the highlights for us as always, is to see more juniors emerging as serious chess players. CAQ Newsletter CAQ Publicity Officer, Bill Powell, has commenced a regular CAQ email newsletter. He has already sent out issue number one. If you did not receive this regular bulletin, and would like to do so, please email Bill on wpo32528@bigpond.net.au. Australian Internet Chess If you like to play chess over the internet, visit the Australian Internet Chess site at www.ausnetchess.org/. A team of Queensland juniors has been competing in an Australian Junior Internet competition. Full details can be found at the site, which is run by well known South Australian chess identities, Alan Goldsmith and Alex Saint. 2006 Australian Grand Prix Well-known chess organiser Brian Jones has completely revamped the Grand Prix, with important sponsorship from the Myer and Tan families. According to the webpage at www.chessaustralia.com.au/grandprix/index.cfm 46 events have been entered Australia-wide. Queensland events listed are: 14 April Queensland Open in Brisbane Cat 2 29 April Peninsula Open in Redcliffe Cat 2 24 June Gold Coast Open in Robina Cat 5 24 Sept Nell Van De Graaff Classic in Mudgeeraba Cat 2 7 Oct Wendy Terry Memorial in Redcliffe Cat 2 18 Nov Weekender in Brisbane Cat 1 Players earn points according to where they finish in each tournament, and the category of the tournament. Further details of each event can be obtained on the hyperlink on the calendar of events on the Grand Prix webpage. There are $10,000 in cash prizes, and $5,000 in air fares to the Malaysian Open. It was interesting that in 2005 a couple of Gold Coast kids won prizes in the Grand Prix without even realising that they were eligible (Jessica Kinder $350 and Liam McGarity $200). Players have to be members of their State Association to be eligible. Suncoast Allegro Report on The Suncoast Allegro Chess Tournament held at the Superbee on Sunday 26 February. 56 entered and 54 players took part in this event. (Two players more then last Year). Players from all over the Sunshine Coast plus players from Brisbane, Gympie and Gold Coast contested The Suncoast Allegro Chess Tournament held at the SuperBee. Results 1st 7/7 Otto Mehltreter, 2nd 6/7 Derrick Elkington, Equal 3rd Michael D'Arcy & Kevin Zhu. Best Unrated 4/7 Peter Jefferies, Under 18 1st 5/7 Jily Goh, 2nd 4.5/7 Marcus Bleney, 3rd 4/7 Tam Goh. Under 13 1st 5/7 Lachlan Pederson-Lea, 2nd 4.5/7 Alex Fisher, 3rd 4/7 Luke Chapman. Under 11, 1st 4/7 Ryan Rosenberger, 2nd 4/7 Kaiden Anderson, 3rd 4/7 Tetias Goh. Under 9, 1st 4/7 Ulani Powell, 2nd 3/7 Russell Rosenberger, 3rd 3/7 Johnathon Hooper. Standings 1st 7/7 Otto Mehltreter. 2nd 6/7 Derek Elkington. Equal 3rd 5.5/7 Michael D'Arcy, Kevin Zhu. Equal 5th 5/7 Jing Zhu Craig Stewart, Erwin Deient, Lachlan Pedersen-Lee, Andrew Lambert, Jily Goh. Equal 11th 4.5/7 Alex Fisher, Marcus Bleney. Equal 13th 4/7 Tam Goh, Andrew Cray, Rebecca Bleney, Beng Goh, Ryan Rosenberger, Finn Sorenson, Kaidon Anderson, Ulani Powell, Luke Chapman, Tulia Powell, John Van der Beek, Peter Jefferies, Tetias Goh, Jeremy Pike, Michael Leask. Equal 28th 3.5/7 Danny Stevens, Marina Young-Meyers. Equal 30th 3/7 Jasmine Zhu, Michael Jefferies, Jessica Cray, Daniel OÆConnor, Aidan Leask, Luke Messina, Russell Rosenberger, Phaedra Stevens, Callum McLintock, Ellen-Rose Blee, Jonathan Hooper. Equal 41st 2.5/7 Nicholas McCartney, Caleb Mimnaugh, Jarrod Barton. Equal 44th 2/7 Luke McInnes, Ethan Mimnaugh, Patrick Whiteford, Dylan Messina, Mark Fisher, Matthew Chapman. 51st Edward Hooper. Equal 52nd Michael Aloe, Oliver Darvas, Henrt Darvas, Arul Ravindran, Gopi Ravindran. Special thanks for all who took part and the SuperBee for the venue. Bill Powell President Suncoast Chess Club Inc. Please note next Allegro at the Superbee is on Sunday 23 April. Don't miss out. Reports and Tournament Notices Reports and tournament notices are most welcome for inclusion in this bulletin. Please email info@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 Gardiner Chess events can be entered online with your credit card number using the secure 'pay online' button. Unsubscribe If you no longer wish to receive this regular email bulletin, please simply reply by return email and we will take you off the list. With very best 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 |