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EVENTS TO COME
Gardiner Chess Gold Coast Open
next Sat/Sun 23/24 June
****over $6,000 in prizes****
Don't
miss it!!
The Gold
Coast Open will again be held at the Carrara Community
Centre. Dr Peter Haron has generously sponsored a
third section for players rated under 1000. So for the
first time there will be three sections - Open, Under
1600 and Under 1000. The total prize fund will be
well in excess of $6,000. There will be an extensive and
friendly canteen, and Gardiner Chess will run a chess
shop/bookstall. This is a top level category five
Australian Grand Prix event, with a packet of Grand Prix
points on offer in all sections. As such this is the
most lucrative tournament on the Queensland calendar.
The good news for kids rated under 1000 is that there
are some substantial prizes to be won in this section.
The good news for adults is that because of this, you
are likely to be playing fewer juniors, and more adults
in the open and under 1600 sections.
Full details at
www.gardinerchess.com/main20events/2007/tournaments/goldcoastopen/gcopen2007.htm
Queensland Junior
Championships
Tuesday to Friday 26-29 June
This is a very important
event in the chess calendar for Queensland. It is a key
stepping stone towards the Australian Juniors, and the
leading titled event for Queensland's juniors in its own
right. This year it is being held at the Marymac Centre,
Annerley. Full details at
www.caq.org.au/htm/events.htm.
Don't miss it kids! We will
be taking the Gardiner Chess bus up each day, and
Grandmaster Ian Rogers will be providing after game
analysis on all four days. Full details at
www.gardinerchess.com/brochures/2007/qldchampsjune07.pdf.
GM Ian
Rogers Simul
Wed 27 June at the Chess Centre
Here is a rare opportunity
to play a Grandmaster. The event will be held at the
chess centre, starting at 7pm. Cost is $10 per player.
Have your scoresheet signed by Australia's number one
player. Ian has well and truly earned his place in
Australian chess history, having been Australia's number
one player for over 25 years. A remarkable
achievement!
Day of Knights Active Chess
Tournament
Sunday 1 July
Great venue: Riverlakes
Golf Course and Tavern, Gleneagles Avenue, Cornubia. 6
rounds, 20 mins a side guillotine. Fantastic prizes 1st
$500, total $1,400. Start 9.15am to Prizes 3.45pm.
Website:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/irjss/Tournament_Brouchure2007.pdf.
Contact: Jim Ritchie 3299
2763
John Surridge 0413 387346 Email:
loganchess@optusnet.com.au.
Smithfield Shopping Centre,
Cairns Junior Tournaments
27 June and 4 July
IQ Chess franchisee
David Cowland-Cooper is now well-established in
Cairns, and is running school holiday chess tournaments
for juniors. Seven rounds, 10am to 4pm, $250 in prizes
each day. Contact David at
fnq@iqchess.com.au
or 0405 435035
www.iqchess.com.au.
Chess Camp
2-4 and 6 July
This will be held as usual at the Gardiner Chess Centre.
The camp is very popular, with 50+ students attending
every day, split into beginners, intermediate and
advanced groups. The young chess players of all
standards receive lots of varied chess coaching, chess
activities, rated tournament games, and a small portion
of non-chess activities just to break things up a
little....and the chance to make some great new friends.
We have had some children coming to the camp for years.
Wherever you are in Queensland, and whatever the playing
standard of your child, it is well worth considering
coming to the Gold Coast to engage your child in a great
chess opportunity. Children of all ages and abilities
most welcome.
Full details at
www.gardinerchess.com/brochures/2007/gc%20july%202007%20campweb.pdf.
Westfield Garden City, Mt
Gravatt Schools Chess Championship
Dates Saturdays 23
and 30 June, 7 and 14 July for the heats, Finals
21 July (each day 10am to 1pm). Location outside
Socrates on the upper level. This is part of Garden
City's 'Shop for your School' promotion. Win chess
prizes for yourself and points for your school. You must
pre-register. To register, phone Lauren or Renee on 3349
7744.
Runaway
Bay Shopping Village Junior Chess Tournament
Thurs 5 July
This is another in our series of shopping centre events
which have been run on the Gold Coast for 14 years.
There will be $500 in cash prizes. Don't miss out.
www.gardinerchess.com/brochures/2007/runawaybayshop07.pdf
Queensland
Girls Championship and Medal Event
Sat/Sun 7/8 July
The Qld Girls Champs are being held at the Blue Fin
Fishing Club, Inala. Contact Gail Young 3372 8077 Email
qwcl@hotmail.com
www.caq.org.au/htm/girls2007.pdf.
Student
Free Day Junior Tournament
Mon 9 July
Our first attempt at a chess event for juniors on a
student free day was most successful. So take advantage
of a fun and inexpensive activity for your kids while
you work. Entry form at
www.gardinerchess.com/brochures/2007/studentfreedaysweb.pdf.
Term 3 Junior
Masters
commences Mon 16 July
If you are a junior rated around 800+, are very keen to
become a champion player, and live within a reasonable
distance from the chess centre, you should try and enter
the junior masters. This is a serious tournament on
Monday evenings for players who want to be serious about
their chess.
The final round for term two is tomorrow (Monday)
evening. Jonas Muller and Daniel Ford lead
going into the last round on 5/6, with Alex Stahnke
third on 4.5. In the B division, Martin Jack and
Daniel Lapitan lead on 5.5/6. GM Ian Rogers,
IM Peter Froehlich and WIM Alexandra Jule
will be conducting the after game analysis this week.
Ruth Coxhill
Memorial
commences Wed 18 July at the chess centre
This is our annual FIDE rated event. Entries are by
invitation only. We are looking to make this our
strongest RCM yet. This is a 10 player round robin over
9 Wednesday evenings.
New Grand
Prix event
Sat/Sun 27/28 October
Amir Karibasic is planning a new Grand Prix event
for October, the Surfers Paradise Open with a first
prize of $2,000. Full details at:
http://kingsofchess.biz/news1.html
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RESULTS
Cairns Allegroo
Congratulations to
David Cowland-Cooper who won the Queen's Birthday
Cairns Allegro Chess Challenge (his own event!)
This is thought to be the first adult event organised in
Cairns since the old club folded about 10 years ago.
David won the event on a picket fence 7/7. This was a
pretty good effort, since he had his organising duties
to worry about, and played Samuel Boipuso, a FIDE
Master rated 2117 from Botswana, who is an engineer
working in Cairns. There is a full report and results at
www.fnq.iqchess.com.au/results-ccc-110607.pdf
Queensland Championships and NSW
Open
Congratulations to two of our young guns Gene
Nakauchi and Alex Stahnke who both built upon
recent strong results with excellent tournaments last
weekend.
Gene, aged 12, came second in the Queensland
Championship on 5/7, drawing with IM Stephen Solomon
and winning $300. Sam Grigg scored an excellent
4/7 in this event to finish 3rd=. Stephen won the event
on 6/7. Full results at
www.caq.org.au/htm/2007QldCh/index.html.
Alex, still only 10, playing in the NSW Open in Sydney,
won his rating group and $250. He recorded draws against
2 players rated around 2000. Full results at
www.nswca.org.au/2007%20NSW%20Open.htm.
Well done Gene, Alex and Sam!
Gold Coast
Rapid Championship
This was won by Phachara Wongwichit with a score
of 5.5/6 on countback from Kevin Casey. Daniel
Ford and Sam Grigg came third and fourth on
5. 58 players took part. Full results at
www.gardinerchess.com/main%20events/2007/tournaments/rapid/Gold%20Coast%20Rapid,%20May%202007.htm.
Darling
Downs Open
It was good to see the Darling Downs Open resurrected
this year, held this weekend in Toowoomba. We hope it
will become a regular fixture in the calendar once
again. There was an excellent turnout of 60 players,
with 30 from Toowoomba. Junior progress in the region
was highlighted by the large number of local juniors
participating. Results: 1st IM David Smerdon 6/6
- we are not quite sure of the other placings, but we
believe that Michael Gearing, Gene Nakauchi and
Tony Weller finished on 5/6, and Jonas Muller
STATE OF
PLAY
Alf Stubbss'
Chess Club at Southport Workers Club
Alf Stubbs has asked me to advertise his weekly
club on Saturdays from 10am to 12 noon at the Old Trumps
Restaurant, Southport Workers Club, Scarborough Street,
Southport. All standards welcome, kids and adults.
Contact Alf on 5532 9942.
Gardiner Chess
Adult Chess Club
There is only one round to go in the club championship.
Sam Grigg and Sebastian Jule lead on 4/5,
from Axel Stahnke on 3.5, and Kaidon Anderson
and Fred Rosenow
Queensland Inter-Teams
League
There is only one round to go in the inaugural league,
and that will be held at the Gardiner Chess Centre on
Sunday 22 July. Premier League after 5 of 6 rounds:
Logan City 13, Kings of Chess 12.5, Redcliffe 8 and
Bullwinkle 6.5. In B grade Kings of Chess continue their
domination on 18, from Bullwinkle 11, Logan City 9.5,
Gold Coast 7.5, Pinoy Knights Crusaders 9.5 and
Redcliffe 4.5.
The competition features 2 GMs, 2 IMs and 3 FMs and
other strong players.
Full details at:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/loganchess/2007QLDTeams.html.
CHESS
JOBS
Chess Coaches
Required
Gardiner Chess employs many (mainly casual part-time)
coaches around South East Queensland and Northern NSW.
We are always on the lookout for more coaching staff.
Many of our staff are uni students, whilst others are
more mature. We generally need quite strong players for
high schools, whilst the playing strength is not so
important for primary students, the vast majority of
whom are beginners. The ability to teach and relate well
to young people is the most important attribute we are
looking for. We supply many resources, full training and
hold regular professional development seminars for our
coaches. Please contact Graeme Gardiner if you
are interested:
ggardiner@gardinerchess.com or 5522 7221.
IQ Chess
Franchise Opportunities
Our aim is to provide schools throughout Queensland with
ongoing chess coaching services.
If you are passionate about chess, can teach primary
students, have good communication and business skills,
then an IQ Chess franchise might be for you. Please
contact Graeme Gardiner to discuss. Email
ggardiner@gardinerchess.com or phone 5522 7221.
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All
the very best in chess
Graeme and Wendy Gardiner
Gardiner Chess
11 Hardys Road Mudgeeraba Qld 4213
Phone +61 7 5522 7221
Fax +61 7 5522 7760
Email
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