Gardiner Chess Newsletter No 82
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6 October 2009 |
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Upcoming events for the remainder of 2009 |
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Wendy
Terry Memorial
Contact Mark Stokes ph
3205 6042 mob 0431 419136 |
Term 4 Junior Masters
Commences Monday 12 October at Gardiner Chess Centre Juniors rated 800+ (or perhaps just below) Serious long game 75+30
Fischer each week |
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Gold Coast
Allegro at the Chess Centre Sunday 18 October Players of all standards most welcome. Cafe and Chess Shop open all day 9 rounds, well organised and great chess $450 plus Spot Prizes makes it a lot of fun Full details here |
Student
Free Day Junior Tournament at the Chess Centre Monday 19 October 9am to 5pm Players of all standards most welcome Cafe and Chess Shop open all day Full details here |
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Fernvale Junior Chess Tournament
20 October Details and entry form here |
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Checkmate Challenge Sunday 25th
October 2009 Fees -
$8:00; Girl Guides $7:50 Beginners and Advanced division, with awards in each: Trophies for
1st -3rd + 4th place Sausage sizzle, snacks and drinks may be purchased at the guide hut. email
entries to |
Qld Inter-Schools Teams Finals Sat/Sun 24/25 October at Somerville House Regional champions from all over Queensland will compete Winners qualify for national finals at Scotch College, Melbourne on the weekend of 5/6 December |
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Qld Girls Schools Teams Competition Mon 26 October Venue Loreto College Open to all schools Winners qualify for national finals at Scotch College, Melbourne on the weekend of 5/6 December |
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Queensland
Minor Championship Players must be rated under 1700 on the September ACF List at Queensland Contract Bridge Club, Woolloongabba Saturday and Sunday, 7 and 8 November Full details at the CAQ website here |
Maryborough
One Day Event Saturday 14 November Contact Allan Menham on 07 4151 7469 |
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Queensland Championships
progress scores
at
http://www.caq.org.au/htm/Results/2009QldCh/index.html
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Queensland
Vets & Disabled Championships Saturday and Sunday, 14 and 15 November Blue Fin Fishing Club, Inala We understand that the Qld Womens Championships are likely to be rescheduled to coincide with this event Contact Gail Young ph 3372 8077 mob 0411 704815 Full details will be available at the CAQ website www.caq.org.au |
Gold Coast
Transfer & Gold Coast Lightning Tournaments at the Chess Centre on Sunday 22 November $680 in prizes Cafe and Chess Shop open all day Full details here |
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Darling
Downs Gold Cup Saturday and Sunday, 28 and 29 November Venue and full details to be confirmed |
Queensland
Lightning Championship Saturday 12 December am & CAQ AGM Saturday 12 December pm Queensland Club Teams Championship Sunday 13 December
all at the |
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Inter-School Tournaments in Term 4
22 October 27 October 27 October 28 October Saturday November 14 |
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Surfers Paradise Open Congratulations to Amir Karibasic and his family for putting on this big show, which featured world number 18 player GM Alexei Shirov. Alexei gave a lecture on the Saturday evening, and on the Sunday played 25 players simultaneously. He certainly practiced what he preached with his 'Fire on Board' style. Ten year old Daniel Lapitan was the only player to manage a draw with Shirov (see photo on right) Well done Daniel...great effort!! The tournament was won by Moulthun Ly, on countback from GM David Smerdon and Phachara Wongwichit. Phachara caused the upset of the event by defeating David Smerdon.
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Nell Van De Graaff Classic
IM Stephen Solomon won
this event on 5.5/6, ahead of Gene Nakauchi, Josu
Tornay and Phachara Wongwichit. Team Stahnke
comprising Phachara Wongwichit, Alex Stahnke, Axel
Stahnke and Sam Mainwood won the teams event. |
Australian Young Masters
Queenslanders, Gene Nakauchi, Yi Liu and Alex Stahnke, are playing in the Australian Young Masters, which commences tomorrow Wednesday 7th October at Rockdale in Sydney, and Leteisha Simmonds will be playing in the Girls' Masters. The Australian Young Masters are as follows:
There is no official website for this event. It is best to follow the results at http://chesschat.org/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=40 |
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Ryde/Eastwood Open Local players Phachara Wongwichit and Gene Nakauchi travelled south on the weekend for the Ryde/Eastwood Open. On this occasion GM David Smerdon defeated Wongwichit. IM George Xie won the event.
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Ruth Coxhill
Memorial FIDE rated event
has been shared by Phachara Wongwichit and Sam Grigg, who each won $500, on 7.5/9. It was a hotly contested event, with attacking chess, and five players in contention in the last couple of weeks. Alex Stahnke ($200) on 6.5 continued his stellar year with 3rd place, and was followed by Gene Nakauchi ($50) and Jonas Muller ($50) on 6. for results and photos, click here |
Broadbeach Mall Junior Tournament This was won by Gene Nakauchi with 9/9, from Sam Grigg, Alex Stanhke and Kees Huband-Lint. Results here |
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For School
Teachers, Coaches and Parents Easy Daily Chess Exercises for your Students Why not suggest to your children that they make a daily visit to our webpage www.gardinerchess.com to do the three puzzles, which are updated daily (courtesy Shredder). They are composed at three levels, and offer a variety of different themes. There is even a hint button if the puzzle is proving too hard. Whilst on the webpage, no doubt students will get used to looking for their latest rating, their results in the inter-schools competition, upcoming events and heaps of other information - all of which add to the chess culture. |
Chess Blogs Two good Australian blog sites are: * The Closet Grandmaster http://closetgrandmaster.blogspot.com/ * Chess Express http://chessexpress.blogspot.com/ * There are many overseas sites, which include (for example) the informational one by Susan Polgar http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/ |
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Keen
on Chess?
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Want to
Find a Chess Club? Go to the CAQ site here http://www.caq.org.au/htm/clubs.htm |
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Chess Shop
at Gardiner Chess For a complete range of chess goods, including sets, clocks, books, DVDs etc, please visit us at the chess centre at Mudgeeraba, or online at www.gardinerchess.com. If your school is keen to upgrade their chess resources, call us for our 'specials for schools' - for example we have unbeatable prices for chess sets (tournament, terrace and giant sets) |
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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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Reports and
Tournament Notices Reports and tournament notices are most welcome for inclusion in this bulletin. Please email info@gardinerchess.com |
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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 and due to demand for chess in schools is currently widening his operation into Townsville. If you are passionate about chess, can teach primary students, have good communication and business skills, then a low cost IQ Chess franchise might be for you. Please contact Graeme Gardiner to discuss. Email ggardiner@gardinerchess.com or phone 5522 7221. |
JOBS School Chess Coaches Required We particularly need a new chess coach in the North West Suburbs region of Brisbane ie Everton Park, Mitchelton, The Gap, Ashgrove area. 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 once or twice a year. Please contact Graeme Gardiner if you are interested: ggardiner@gardinerchess.com or 5522 7221. |
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All the very best in chess |
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