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2006 November
Weekender - next
weekend - 18/19 November
Don't miss Gail Young's big weekender, the final
Queensland Grand Prix event for 2006. There are $500
prizes for each of 1st, 2nd and 3rd, plus ratings prizes
and valuable Grand Prix points. The junior entry fee has
been reduced to $40. The venue is Greenbank RSL Library,
54 Anzac Avenue, Hillcrest 4118. Contact Gail on 07 3372
8077 or
qwcl@hotmail.com.
Visit by Grandmaster
Dejan Antic -
he is available for private
or schools coaching
Serbian Grandmaster Dejan Antic is staying with
us for the next three weeks. He speaks excellent English
and is available at the chess centre for private
lessons, or in schools for coaching, simultaneous
displays etc. Please email us if you are interested in
securing Dejan's services.
With only three
weeks to go in Dancing with the Stars,
Arianne is still there. With popular, high profile stars
like Tamzin Lewis and Andrew Gaze
competing, we are sure Arianne can do with every vote
she can get. Arianne can be a big winner here, and so
can chess. So please get
behind her, and send in your votes.
Australian Junior
Championships,
Canberra
14 to 26 January 2007
We currently have a
party of 36 staying as a team in Canberra, made up of 22
players, 4 coaches, 9 parents and one organiser. There
will be an additional 8 players joining the group each
day for coaching.
It is not too late to
join the group. We are offering a complete package which
includes air fares, accommodation, all meals, entry
fees, travel insurance, transfers and entertainment. The
cost is $1,500 for juniors and $1,300 for adults.
Optional coaching is $300 extra.
We leave Brisbane on
13 January and return on 27 January.
Please email
ggardiner@gardinerchess.com if you are interested in
joining our group.
If you would like to
make your own arrangements, you can visit the official
website at
ww.actjcl.org.au/ausjuniors2007/
Upcoming Schools Team
Opportunity
The Mt Carmel Primary Schools Comp will be held at
the Marymac Centre, this Thursday 16
November. Contact Patrick Byrom on
byronpa@hotmail.com.
Gold
Coast
Lightning
and
Transfer
Championships
at
the
Centre
Sunday
26
November
Two
competitions
on
the
one
day.
In
the
morning
grab
a
partner
and
enter
the
transfer
comp.
If
you
can't
find
a
partner,
we
will
help
you.
In
the
afternoon
you
can
enter
the
lightning
comp.
Both
competitions
are
13
rounds
at
lightning
time
controls.
This
has
always
been
a
popular
competition
in
the
past.
The
Humble
Pawn
Teams
Event
starts
this
Wednesday
at
7.15pm
If
you
are
a
Gold
Coaster,
don't
miss
out
on
our
annual
teams
event,
which
runs
for
five
Wednesdays
starting
15
November.
To
join
a
team,
contact
Kerry
Corker
on
karpova9@yahoo.co.uk
or
Graeme
Gardiner
at
the
chess
centre.
Brisbane
players
also
welcome
if
you
don't
mind
the
drive
down
the
freeway.
CAQ
Teams
Events
The
CAQ
teams
event
is
coming
up
on
Sunday
3rd
December
at
the
The
Gap
State
High
School.
This
has
proved
to
be a
popular
event
over
the
last
two
or
three
years
and
well
worth
supporting.
Clubs
can
enter
as
many
adult
teams
of
8,
and
junior
teams
of 4
as
they
wish.
The
more
the
merrier.
Contact
Brian
Thomas
brian_thomas_au@yahoo.com.au
or
0429
487610.
John
Surridge
of
the
Logan
Club
is
organising
a
big
club
teams
event
for
2007.
He
has
put
a
lot
of
effort
into
this,
and
again
it
is
very
well
worth
supporting.
In
years
gone
by
club
teams
events
were
the
life-blood
of
the
chess
scene,
and
all
players
are
strongly
urged
to
support
their
club
efforts.
If
successful,
John's
plans
will
go a
long
way
to
reinvigorating
the
Queensland
chess
scene,
which
has
seen
a
resurgence
in
2006
largely
through
Bill
Powell's
efforts
as
publicity
officer.
Details
of
this
teams
event
can
be
found
at
http://members.optusnet.com.au/loganchess/2007QLDTeams.html
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CAQ AGM and Lightning
Tournament
Sat 2nd December
This important meeting commences at 2.30pm. It
is hoped that all clubs will be represented in
order to have their say, and vote. For the first
time in several years, there are several
candidates standing for election. The lightning
event follows the meeting.
IQ Chess franchise
opportunities
Gardiner Chess is
looking to set up chess coaching operations in the
various regional centres of Queensland. We are
looking for people with a good knowledge of chess,
who like teaching, and who would like to develop a
successful business. Please contact Graeme on
ggardiner@gardinerchess.com
Summer School
Holidays at
the Chess Centre
As usual, we have a couple of weeks of chess for the
kids at the centre during the summer school hols.
Our summer rapid chess comps are held every morning
and afternoon for the week commencing
Monday 15 January.
There are half day, day and week rates. Each
competition is Queensland Junior rated, so a great
opportunity for the kids to improve their chess and
their rating.
Our 4 day daytime chess camp will be held from
Monday to Thursday 22 to 25
January from 9am to 5pm each day. This
involves a substantial chess coaching component, as
well as rated competitions, and chess and non-chess
activities.
Brisbane Chess
Camps and
Brisbane Young Masters series
Unfortunately these two activities in Brisbane are
being suspended until such time as we can work out
how to gain greater support. We are convinced of the
merit of both activities, and so we hope it won't be
too long before we re-launch them.
Australian Open, Canberra
Thurs 28 Dec 06 to Tues 9 Jan 07
This is shaping
up to be a very good event. The venue sounds very
good, the Southern Cross Sports Club, Tuggeranong.
Full details at
www.actjcl.org.au/ausopen2006/
If you
wish to subscribe to the CAQ newsletter, please
contact Bill Powell on
wpo32528@bigpond.net.au
Reports
and tournament notices are most welcome for
inclusion in this bulletin. Please email
info@gardinerchess.com.
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, and some other
events, can be entered online with your
credit card number using the secure 'pay
online' button.
All the
very best in chess
Graeme and Wendy Gardiner
Contact
details:
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