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NEWS
Australian Junior
Championships, Cranbrook School,
Sydney
13-25 January 2008
www.nswjcl.org.au/AustralianJunior/2008/index.htm
Mrs Justine
Jule, known to many of you as our highly
valued Gardiner Chess administrator, will be the group leader
for this tournament, accompanied by her husband Rey
and their children. It'll be a real family affair
because their daughter WIM Alexandra Jule is one
of our coaches for the group (along with IM Peter
Froehlich), Sebi will be playing chess and
Rey will be driving the Gardiner Chess bus. I'm sure
Elena will play an active role too (aged 3)!
Details: The
group will leave the Gold Coast on the morning
of Saturday 12th January and return on the
evening of Saturday 26th January. There will be
at least
two private cars travelling in convoy with the chess bus.
We are happy to pay all petrol costs of any further
vehicles able to take extra people.
Our group will be
staying right next to the beach at Coogee Beach
Backpackers in shared accommodation. It'll be basic,
affordable and we're convinced it'll be a lot of fun
- especially for our juniors. The website is
www.surfsidebackpackers.com.au/index.cfm (Coogee
Beach).
The indicative cost is $1,300 for adults, and $1,700 for
juniors. This
includes transport, accommodation, all meals, all
entertainment, insurance, entry fees and coaching. As
mentioned, IM
Peter Froehlich and WIM Alexandra Jule will be our
two coaches, with more to be added if required. Each
coach will have a maximum of 8 juniors.
If you do not wish to
be part of our group, but would like to come along each
day for coaching, please register your interest by emailing
Graeme Gardiner
at
ggardiner@gardinerchess.com. Or contact him if you need further
info.
Young
Queenslanders Abroad!
David Smerdon (still chasing those extra few
ratings points to secure his Grandmaster title), WIM
Alexandra Jule and FM Jonathan Humphrey are
competing in the Essent Chess Tournament at Hoogeveen,
Netherlands. Go to
http://www.essentchess.nl/index2007.htm to follow
their progress.
WANTED - A CHESS PARTNER!
We have had a request from the
carer of a man in his 70s who enjoys a game of chess. He
lives in Southport and cannot travel because he is on
oxygen 24 hours a day. Can anyone help him?
Call Shirley Harris on 5552 6888.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Gold Coast
Junior Masters Term 4
This is an eight-week tournament and starts on Monday 15 October.
Student free day tournament
Gardiner Chess Centre
Monday 22 October
These student-free day tournaments are proving
very popular.
Prizes to be won!
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Surfers Paradise Open
Sat/Sun 27/28 October 2007
A Myer Tan Australian Grand Prix Category 5 Event
Venue:
Broadbeach Surf Life Saving Club, Cnr Chelsea Avenue and
Broadbeach Boulevard
Prizes: 1st Prize $2,000 Total $5,500
Open, Under 1600 and Under 1000 divisions.
Time Controls 60 + 10 Fischer
This tournament, the brain child of Amir Karibasic,
promises to be one of the finest weekenders held on the
Gold Coast.
Titled players confirmed are: GM Roland Schmaltz
(GER) 2547, GM Dejan Antic (Ser) 2471, IM
Stephen Solomon (QLD) 2476, IM Gary Lane
(AUS-NSW) 2412, IM Peter Froehlich (GER) 2378,
FM Jesse Sales (Ph) 2340, FM Moulthun Ly
(AUS-QLD) 2267, FM Lee Jones (AUS-NSW) 2072,
FM Gene Nakauchi (AUS-QLD) 2019.
Please note that the numbers are
strictly limited.
Enquiries: Amir Karibasic 5578 5872 mob 0414
786852
amir@kingsofchess.biz
www.kingsofchess.biz
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Brisbane Individual Age Championships
24 October 2007
Marymac Centre, Annerley
Coffs Harbour Open
10 and 11 November
2007
Traditionally, Gold
Coasters are well-represented at this
tournament and again we offer a package
deal. Ian Murray will be the leader
and bus driver this time. The bus will leave
the Centre at 4 pm on Friday 9 November and
return at about 9 pm on Sunday 11 November.
The cost of accommodation and transport will
be $120 per person, but please note that
extra cash will be needed for food.
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Darling Downs Gold Cup -
Toowoomba
10 & 11
November 2007
There is
a new tournament in Toowoomba this year. Please see
the linked flyer for details. For more
info call Sam Buckley, Secretary,
Toowoomba Chess Club 46382432 or 0413 147 494
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November Weekender - see
flier here
17-18 November
Grand Prix Cat 2 event ($500, $400, $300 plus ratings prizes)
Entry Fee: $50 everyone, $40 everyone if paid by 1st November.
Venue: O'Callaghan Park, ZILLMERE
Licensed club next door to air-conditioned playing area.
All facilities available.
Inquiry / registration to Gail Young: 3372 8077 or 0411 704 815 or
qwcl@hotmail.com
Gold
Coast Transfer & Lightning Championships
25 November 2007
at the Gardiner Chess Centre
World Youth
Chess Championships Antalya,
Turkey
17-29 November
Follow the
progress of our juniors who will be
participating in the World Juniors next month:
wycc2007.tsf.org.tr/
Alexandra Jule,
Jessica Kinder, Gene Nakauchi,
Leteisha Simmonds, Abbie Kanagarajah
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Australian Schools Teams Finals
at Somerville House
Sat/Sun 1/2 December
This prestigious event, which involves the
state winners in each of four categories (Secondary
Open, Secondary All-Girls, Primary Open and Primary
All-Girls) will be held at Somerville House, Brisbane on
the weekend of Sat/Sun 1/2 December. The organising
committee are Connie Pizzato, Graeme Gardiner and Ian
Murray. Ian, as usual, has done a fine job on the
website, which is still being developed:
www.caq.org.au/astc/index.htm.
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UPCOMING EVENTS, continued
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Humble Pawn Teams
Rounds 7 & 8 - Wednesday 14
November
Rounds
9 &
10
- Wednesday 5 December
Rounds 11 & 12 - Wednesday 12
December
at
the
Gardiner Chess Centre |
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University
Rapidplay
at Sydney University on the 3-4 December 2007
Information from
Tomek Rej, SU
chess club president: This tournament is open
to all undergraduate and post graduate students in
Australian universities. Last year the tournament
was a great success and with your support it will be
even better this year.
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GACC World
Inter-Varsity Chess
Championship
4 to 12 December 2007
A message from Lim Yi Jing: The Tuanku Bahiyah
Residential College, University of Malaya, Malaysia with
the co-operation of the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF)
is organizing GACC World Inter-Varsity Chess
Championship from 4th to 12th December 2007, at the main
campus of University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.
On behalf of the organizing committee, we have the honor
to invite the representatives from your university to
participate in this event. As per previous years the
event will be conducted as an individual championship
where the best 4 players’ results will be accumulated
for the best university team.
It is our greatest hope that your university will be
able to send a representative team to participate in
this tournament. The closing date for registration is on
31st October 2007. For further information, please
kindly contact the organizing committee.
You are welcome to download the rules & regulations and
the registration form through our web-site.
Delegation Director of GACC 12th
Tel: (6)017-5767333
E-mail:
gacc_12@yahoo.com
Visit us at:
http://www28.brinkster.com/gaccwivcc/index.htm
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RESULTS
Click on the title to find
these results:
NEW CHESS CLUBS
Kings of Chess Club
http://www.kingsofchess.biz/
Please support
Amir Karibasic's new club which meets on the
first Tuesday of each month, from 6-10pm at the Italo-Australian
Soccer Club, 18 Fairway Drive, Clear Island Waters
QLD 4226. More info can be found at:
www.italoaustralianclub.com.au. See also his Grand
Prix Category 5 tournament details coming up very soon -
in upcoming events.
Southport Chess Club
Alf Stubbs has
taken the initiative and formed this club, which meets
at the old Trumps Restaurant
- Southport Workers Club, Scarborough Street every
Saturday from 10 am to 12 noon. For information, call
Alf on 5532 9942. He has some good ideas to promote
chess in his region.
JOBS
IQ Chess
Franchise Opportunities
Our aim is to provide schools throughout
Queensland with ongoing chess coaching services.
David Cowland-Cooper is already running an excellent
franchise in Cairns.
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.
Chess
Coaches Required
Gardiner Chess employs many coaches (mainly casual
part-time) around South East Queensland and Northern
NSW. Because increasing numbers of schools are keen to
introduce chess programmes we always are on the lookout
for more coaching staff. While many of our staff are uni
students, others are older and just want to supplement
their income. Generally quite strong players are
required for high schools, but the playing strength for
primary students is not so important, because the vast
majority are beginners. The ability to teach and relate
well to young people is the most important attribute we
are looking for. We provide our coaches with extensive
resources plus assistance in training methods and
support. Additionally, we hold professional development
seminars twice a year. Please contact Graeme Gardiner
if you are interested:
ggardiner@gardinerchess.com or 5522 7221.
INFORMATION
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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
ggardiner@gardinerchess.com
Webpage
www.gardinerchess.com
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