Gold Coast Active Championship

Gardiner Chess Centre next Sunday 28th March

This one day event suits adults and juniors alike. All keen juniors with a rating should consider entering.

7 rounds 20+10 Fischer.

Good cash prizes. Cafe open all day.

Full details here

School Holiday Events
at the Gardiner Chess Centre, Mudgeeraba

Daytime Chess Camp
Tuesday to Friday 6-9 April

A great mix of coaching, tournament chess, activities and more. A great opportunity for juniors to improve their game.

Full details here

Student Free Day Tournament for Juniors

at the Gardiner Chess Centre, Mudgeeraba

Monday 12 April

Full details here

Gold Coast Rapid Championships
Sunday 16 May

6 rounds 30+10 Fischer.

Another opportunity for all adults and juniors, with good cash prizes, and the cafe open all day.

Full details here

Gold Coast Junior Championships
Saturday & Sunday, 17 & 18 April

This weekend event gives the opportunity to win Gold Coast titles for all age groups (Under 18, 16, 14, 12, 10 and 8)

Juniors should also regard this event as a stepping stone to the Queensland Junior Championships (winter school holidays) and Australian Junior Championships (summer school holidays)

Please note that the Under 8s will have their own separate
event on the Sunday only!

Full details here
 

Queensland Girls Championship
Saturday & Sunday, 29 & 30 May

Titles for all age groups (Under 18, 16, 14, 12, 10 and 8)

7 rounds 60+10 Fischer

C'mon girls, give it a go! Good cash prizes.

Full details here

Gold Coast Open
Saturday & Sunday, 26 & 27 June

This is our flagship event for the year

Yulgilbar-Think Big Australian Grand Prix Category 5 event

Widely regarded as one of the top 4 or 5 weekenders in Australia

Over $6,000 in cash prizes

Many thanks to major sponsor Dr Peter Haron

Grandmaster Ian Rogers will be providing live analysis of the top boards

Arbiter Dr Charles Zworestine

7 rounds 60+10 Fischer

Full details here
 

Queensland Junior Championships
28 June to 3 July

Grandmaster Ian Rogers will be providing after game analysis throughout the event

Arbiter Dr Charles Zworestine

Under 8s Mon 28th June only - 9 rounds 15+10 Fischer

Under 10s Tues 29th June only - 7 rounds 30+10 Fischer

Under 12s Mon/Tues 28/29 June - 7 rounds 60+10 Fischer

Under 18s (includes under 16s and under 14s) Wed-Sat 30 June to 3 July - 8 rounds 90+30 Fischer

Note: Under 8s may also play in the under 10s if they wish. Under 12s may also play in the under 18s if they wish

Every effort will be made to find billet accommodation for Queensland regional players

Full details at here
 

Doeberl Cup, Canberra
1-5 April

This famous event is being held at the Hellenic Club in Canberra.

Full details here

Queensland Inter-Schools Competition

Most of the inter-schools events for term one have now been completed.

For full details of the competition, including calendar, rules, regions, newsletters and how to enter please go here

...and for full details of each event plus photos, please go here

See the Official Calendar here

Term 1 Junior Masters

Alex Stahnke will win the term one event as he leads by two points with one round to go.

Latest scores here
 

Gold Coast Tin Cup

The Gold Coast Tin Cup was won by Louay Al-Zahar.
Well done Louay!

Full results and photos here
 

AusJCL Calendar, National and International

Note that applications for selection must be received in
writing by 31 March 2010.

2010 CAQ Teams Interclub Competition

• Results after two rounds here

• Round 4: Sunday, March 28 Queensland Contract Bridge Club 67 Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba

• Round 5: Sunday, April 11 Banyo Library 284 St Vincents Road, Banyo

• Round 6 Saturday, April 24 TBA
  Division One will be FIDE rated.
  
  Full details here

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.

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.
 

Keen on Chess?

Here are some sites to visit, where you will find a wealth of information:

• FIDE at www.fide.com 
  This is the official site of the World Chess Federation.

• Australian Chess Federation (ACF) www.auschess.org.au 
  The official site for Australian Chess.

• Oceania Chess www.auschess.org.au/oceania/index.htm 
  FIDE Oceania Zone President Gary Bekker's site.

• Chess Association of Queensland (CAQ) www.caq.org.au 
  Queensland's official site.

• The Week in Chess (TWIC) www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html  News about the latest top class tournaments worldwide.

• Chess Base www.chessbase.com World chess news.

• Chess Vibes http://www.chessvibes.com/ World chess news. Along with Chess Base, this is perhaps the most interesting site around in the serious chess world.

• Chessdom http://www.chessdom.com/ Current chess happenings around the world.

• Chess.com http://www.chess.com/ Very popular site!

• Let's Play Chess www.letsplaychess.com is a friendly online chess club where you can play chess with players from all over the World.

• Internet Chess Club (ICC) www.chessclub.com this is the number one site for serious players to play online.

• Free Internet Chess Server (FICS) www.freechess.org
  another very good free chess playing server.

• Chess Chat Bulletin Board http://chesschat.org/ Unofficial Australian bulletin board
  
  ..and of course to keep up to date with 'things chess' go to www.gardinerchess.com 

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/ 

Want to Find a Chess Club?

• Go to the CAQ site here http://www.caq.org.au/htm/clubs.htm

• Or to the Gardiner Chess Website -  http://www.gardinerchess.com/links.htm#Clubs

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)

Gardiner Chess 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.

School 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 once or twice a year. Please contact Graeme Gardiner if you are interested: ggardiner@gardinerchess.com  or 5522 7221.

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