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NEWS
Young
Aussie Abroad!
Congratulations to IM Zong-Yuan Zhao who earned
his first Grandmaster norm in Budapest.
World Youth Championships held
in Turkey
Gene Nakauchi put in a very impressive
performance at the World Juniors. 162 juniors
participated in the World Under 12s, and Gene finished
in 10th place. However, he reached board two in the
penultimate round after five consecutive wins, knowing
that two wins would secure him Australia's first ever
world age title. A very narrow loss to the eventual
winner from the United States stopped his run, and a
last round loss to the Chinese entrant cruelled Gene's
chance for the bronze medal. Nevertheless, this was an
inspiring performance by Gene. Congratulations to all
the Queensland representatives on their efforts.
Full results at:
http://wycc2007.tsf.org.tr/
RESULTS
Australian Schools
Teams Finals Somerville House
Saturday & Sunday, 1 & 2 December
Congratulations to the four Queensland teams that were
placed at the Australian Schools Teams Finals. Kings
Christian College (2nd Open High), All Saints (3rd Open
Primary), Somerset College (2nd All Girls High) and
Somerville House (2nd All Girls Primary).
Full details at
www.caq.org.au/astc/index.htm
Kings of Chess (adults) and Gold
Coast B (juniors) were the winners at the Queensland
Clubs Teams event. Full details at:
www.caq.org.au/htm/results.htm
IM Stephen Solomon once again won the
Queensland Lightning Championship. Full
details at:
www.caq.org.au/htm/results.htm
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Redlands
Allegro
Sunday January 13th, 2008
Come on down to this low cost day out for children and
adults alike!
When: Sunday January 13th 2008
Venue: The Legends Bar at the Redlands RSL, 8 Passage
St, Cleveland QLD 4163
Prizes: Open Division – Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Under 1600 - Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Under 1200 – Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Under 1000 – Medallions for 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Unrated – Medallions for 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Entry fee: $5 per person
Bottomless tea and coffee available for $2 per person.
Register your details by Friday January 11th and go into
the draw for lucky door prizes!
Entries to be emailed to ang001@tpg.com.au or posted to
Redlands RSL Chess Club, Angela Ruhland, 13B Yeo St,
Victoria Point QLD 4165. Contact No: 0404 912 284.
Payment to be made at check-in.
http://au.geocities.com/redlandsrslchessclub/Redlands_Allegro.htm
Holiday Chess
Do your children
get bored towards the end of the summer holidays?
We can solve this problem for you by
providing a two-week programme of chess. From 14 to
18 January we hold the Summer Rapids, a very
inexpensive way to keep young chess players amused
at only $25 for the full day, or $95 for the whole
week. There is no teaching component in this
tournament, but all games are sent for ratings. It runs from 9.30am to 4.30pm
- half
days are available too.
Our ever-popular
day-time chess camp, from 21 to 25 January,
provides expert instruction and tournaments for all
levels of ability and is a fast-track way for keen
players to get onto the ratings ladder. The cost is
$175 (or $155 if paid early) for the full week, or
$45 ($40 early bird) per day.
As usual, the third
and subsequent child in the same family is free of
charge.
Click on this link
for the
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UPCOMING EVENTS, continued
Other events
-
Australia Day Weekender
Zillmere QWCL Gail Young 0411 704815 Jan 26-28 Grand
Prix Cat 1
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Gold Coast Tin Cup (Under
1750) Somerset College Outreach Chess Feb 16-17
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March Madness Open Zillmere
and Districts Community sports Club QWCL Mar 1-2
Grand Prix Cat 4
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Darling Downs Open Toowoomba
Mar 8-9
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 week, 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.
Southport Chess Club
Please also support Alf Stubbs who has 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
Leaving school and
going to uni? Need part-time income whilst studying?
Consider working for Gardiner Chess as a coach in
schools in your region. Contact us by phone or
email. We need coaches in all areas, but particularly in the Southern areas and Northern
areas of Brisbane - ie Redcliffe, Caboolture, Samford, Logan
and Forest Lake areas.
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
CAQ Newsletter
If you wish to subscribe to the CAQ newsletter, please
contact Brian Thomas on
brian_thomas_au@yahoo.com.au
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,
and some other events, can be entered online with your
credit card number using the secure 'pay online' button.
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All
the very best in chess and have a great family
Christmas!
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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