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NEWS
Surfers Paradise Open
It was great to see David Smerdon and Arianne
Caoili back on the coast to compete in the Surfers
Paradise Open. David convincingly won the event, picking
up a few more FIDE points, and edging him closer to the
Grandmaster title. Arianne was in fine form defeating
GM Darryl Johansen, and narrowly losing to IM
Stephen Solomon. Full details including a report and
results here.
Congratulations to the Karibasic family for
putting on a top class event.
Bundaberg Open
This tournament
was won by IM Stephen Solomon. Go
here
for the results of this tournament and others, including
the Queensland Interclub.
Australian Junior Chess League
A new
organisation has been formed in relation to the
administration and development of junior chess in
Australia, namely the Australian Junior Chess League.
The President is Charles Zworestine, and Deputy
President GM Ian Rogers. Two Queenslanders have
key positions, with Tanya Simmonds and Tracy
Gray taking on the positions of Secretary and
Treasurer.
Chess Olympiad and World
Championship
Early notice of
two very important events being held in Germany coming
up:
The World Championship Match between
Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik takes
place from 14th October to 2nd November in Bonn.
Official site
here.
The Chess Olympiad will be held in Dresden from
12th to 25th November.
Official site
here.
As mentioned in our previous bulletin, the
Australian Olympiad
teams include
Queenslanders IM David Smerdon and IM Stephen
Solomon who have been selected on boards two and three
for the open team.....great news for them and for
Queensland chess! WIM Alexandra Jule has been
selected as reserve for the women's team.
Ruth Coxhill Memorial FIDE
Rated Tournament
The final round of this tournament will be played at the
chess centre this Wednesday evening (17 September). The
six juniors competing have given a very good account of
themselves. IM Peter Froehlich is both happy and
unhappy with the results. Happy that his students have
played so well, but slightly unhappy because two of his
students have defeated him!
You can watch
the games live at our webpage
here - and this includes many of the games already
played in the tournament.
World Youth Chess Championships
Vung Tau, Vietnam 19-31 October
The following Queenslanders will be representing
Australia at this important
event (my apologies that in the last issue I
inadvertently omitted Abbie and Alannah):
Boys Under 16 - Jonas Muller
Boys under 14 - Gene Nakauchi
Boys under 12 - Yi Liu
Girls under 12 - Leteisha Simmonds
Girls Under 12 -
Abbie Kanagarajah
Girls Under 12 - Alannah Byrne
Follow the event
here
FOR YOUR DIARY
Nell Van De Graaff Classic Sat/Sun
20/21 September
Myer Tan Grand Prix
Class 1 Event
Incorporates teams
event
-
Peter Bender
asks everyone to come along and celebrate the last
chess tournament run by Outreach Chess after
four years of running events on the Gold Coast.
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Includes free
sausage sizzle
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Teams must
average under 1500 (eg 2500, 1500, 1200, 799) In the
spirit of the competition, an ideal team crosses all
ability levels
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Venue Somerset
College Sports Pavilion, Mudgeeraba
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Full details
here.
Please note that the
Westfield Garden City Junior
Tournament has been cancelled.
Queensland Girls Championships
Sat/Sun 27/28 September
Medal
event
for girls and boys rated under 1000 QJ,
or unrated, on Sunday
28 September
Chess
Camp at the Chess Centre 29 September to 1 October and 3
October
Broadbeach Mall Junior Tournament
Thursday 2 October
Wendy Terry
Memorial
Sat/Sun 4/5 October
at Grace
Lutheran College, Redcliffe
Queensland Interschool Teams
Championships
11-12 October 2008 at the Cyprian
Pavilion, Marist College, 142 Frasers Rd, Ashgrove
(Brisbane).
Queensland Girls' Teams Championships
Monday 13 October at
the Marymac Centre, Annerley
Gold Coast Junior Masters Term
4 commences Monday 13 October
Generally minimum rating for this event is QJ 800
The top games are shown live on Mondays from 4.45pm on
our webpage
here
Gold Coast Allegro
Sunday 19 October
Student-free day
Monday
20 October
Gardiner Chess Centre, Mudgeeraba from 9am to 5pm
Gold Coast Transfer and
Lightning Sunday 23 November
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Both events 13
rounds
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Transfer 9am
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Lightning 1.30pm
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Details
here.
Darling Downs Gold Cup
Sat/Sun 29/30 November
Queensland Championships
26 Oct, 1, 2, 8 and 9 November
Queensland Vets and Disabled Championships
Sat 15 & Sun 16 November
Queensland Lightning Championships
6 December
Queensland Clubs Teams
Championship Sun 7 December
Queensland Women's Championship
Saturday 13 - Sunday
14 December
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INFORMATION
Gardiner Chess - Group chess trip
2 to 13 January 2009 -
Australian Junior Championships,
Adelaide
This
important event will be held at St Ignatius School
in Athelstone, Adelaide, South Australia. Graeme
Gardiner will be leading a group from Gardiner Chess,
and package details are shown
here.
We are flying Virgin, and staying at Majestic Old
Lion apartments, North Adelaide - see
website.
Please note that all Queensland juniors are welcome to
join our group, as are parents if they wish. Players
with our group have enjoyed significant success over the
last few years, enhanced by the excellent work of our
coaching team, which includes IM Peter Froehlich.
On this occasion our group will be joined by IM
Leonid Sandler. Mrs Fiona Pyper will be our
team 'mother'.
Registrations of interest are welcome to
Graeme Gardiner
at
ggardiner@gardinerchess.com.
Queensland
InterSchools Teams Chess Championships
All the
regional finals were held in term 3. The two biggest
events in terms of numbers were at the Brisbane Finals
at Brisbane City Hall on Monday 1st September, and the
Gold Coast Finals at Carrara Basketball Stadium on 10th
September.
Results
for terms 1 to 3 can be accessed via the left hand
sidebar or in the schools' section on our front
page here.
For details
about the State Finals
in the previous column see here.
Look out for information for chess in Term 4 in
the schools' section
on the front page of our website.
15 to 24 January 2009 -
2009 Queenstown Open, NZ
Due to
insufficient enrolments, we have regrettably cancelled
our group trip to the Queenstown Open.
For those wanting to go on an individual basis, full details
are at
www.newzealandchess.co.nz/queenstownchess/.
Olympiad Appeal
After the World Championship, the Chess Olympiad is
the most important event in the international chess
calendar. It is certainly the most important teams event
in the calendar. It is held every two years. This year
it will be held in Dresden, Germany from 12th to 25th
November. The official site is at
http://f0246.futris02.de/cms/cms/english/.
Unlike most competing nations, the Australian teams
receive no government support and must pay their own
way, a burden compounded by the distance involved from
Australia to Germany and the corresponding high air
fares. The costs increase with every Olympiad. They
can't do it alone, but depend on the support of the
Australian chess community.
We ask you all to reach for the hip pocket, and give
what you can to the ACF Olympiad Appeal. No donation is
too large or too small - all will get the teams that
much closer to Germany and will be acknowledged on this
site:
www.caq.org.au/olympiad/index.htm.
All donors to the last Olympiad Appeal received email
bulletins from the players direct from Turin. A similar
thank-you gesture for donors is anticipated from the
players in Dresden.
Ian Murray, who has been a volunteer chess administrator
in Queensland for some 30 years is the Olympiad Appeal
Coordinator for 2009. Thanks Ian!
Chess
Blogs
Two good Australian blog sites are
There are many
overseas sites, which include (for example)
Keen on Chess?
Here are some sites to visit, where you will find a wealth of
information:
JOBS
School 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:
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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.
Private Chess Lessons
Please contact Graeme on 5522 7221 or via
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Chess Shop at Gardiner Chess
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www.gardinerchess.com.
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Reports and Tournament Notices
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www.gardinerchess.com. All Gardiner Chess events,
and some other events, can be entered online with your
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