Only two weeks until our biggest chess week of the year!

Gold Coast Open

Yulgilbar - Think Big Australian Grand Prix Category 5 Tournament

Saturday & Sunday, 26 & 27 June
at the Gardiner Chess Centre, 11 Hardys Road, Mudgeeraba, Gold Coast

Nearly $7,000 in prizes!		GM Zong Yuan Zhao, GM David Smerdon and IM George Xie are confirmed entries.
1st Prize $1,500 Open Division Total Prizes $4,350 Under 1600 Division Total Prizes $1,250 Under 1000 Division Total Prizes $1,250		For strong adults and juniors there are very attractive prizes plus the opportunity to play against the leading players in the nation should be irresistible. For intermediate and beginner players there are Under 1600 and Under 1000 rating events, both of which have excellent prize money of $1,250, including a first prize of $500 in each of these events.
This is regarded as one of Australia's top four weekenders. It should appeal to keen chess players of all standards. Many thanks to Dr Peter Haron for sponsoring the under 1000 division
GM Ian Rogers will be providing live analysis throughout the event			Format 7 rounds 60+10 Fischer Forfeit time 30 mins from the start of the round The Chess Shop and Café will be open all weekend Rounds start at 9.30am both days Contact Graeme Gardiner 07 5522 7221 Email ggardiner@gardinerchess.com Full details and Entry Form here
Arbiter Dr Charles Zworestine

Queensland Junior Championships

Monday to Saturday, 28 June to 3 July, at the chess centre

Gene Nakauchi has won the title for the last two years
... can he make it three times in a row?

This is a wonderful stepping stone for the Australian Junior Championships.
Keen juniors should not worry about whether they are good enough.
They need to gain experience so they know what is required to be an age champion, and there is only one way to gain the experience .... by playing. It is rare to see a player winning a title at the first attempt.

Under 8s Mon 28 June
Under 10s Tues 29 June
Under 12s Mon/Tues 28/29 June
Under 14/16/18 Combined Wed to Sat 30 June to 3 July

It is possible for under 8s to also play in the under 10s, and for the under 12s to also play in the under 14/16/18 Combined

Age groups are as at 1st January 2010

As usual, Grandmaster Ian Rogers will provide after game analysis on all days except the first, when he will be running a JETS mini squad.

Gardiner Chess will endeavour to organise billet accommodation for all entrants from remote regions of Queensland.

Full details and entry form here

Grandmaster Ian Rogers Simultaneous Exhibition

Wednesday 30 June at the Chess Centre

at 7pm

Can anyone defeat the great player and legend of Australian chess?

GM Ian Rogers will take on all-comers at our chess centre.

Cost will be $10 per player....just turn up on the night by 6.45pm.

School Holiday Chess Camp at the chess centre

Mon, Tues, Wed and Frid 5, 6, 7 and 9 July

The usual popular mix of chess coaching, exercises, rated tournament chess and a good social time

Full details here

Runaway Bay Shopping Village Junior Tournament
on Thursday 8 July

This is a popular event with $500 in cash prizes,
including ratings prizes for beginners.

As an added attraction it also doubles as a teams event for local schools.
The trophy will be awarded to the school with the highest total score of all players, irrespective of numbers. In other words, it rewards participation.
So try and get some of your mates from the same school to enter.

Full details here
 

2010 Queensland Championships

Sat 10 July to Sun 15 August

Venues: Sunnybank Hills Library, Mt Ommaney Library,
Qld Contract Bridge Club and Banyo Library

9 rounds, 40/90 + 30 mins + 30 secs a move from the start

Full details here

2011 Queensland Championships
sponsored by Gardiner Chess

The Chess Association of Queensland (CAQ) and Gardiner Chess have joined together with the aim of developing the Queensland Championships. This has long been regarded as the premier event in Queensland chess.

Regional qualifying events are being held around the state. The 2011 Queensland Championships will be a 9 round event and held on the Gold Coast at the Gardiner Chess Centre on the Queen's Birthday weekend from the evening of Thursday 9th June to Monday 13th June. Regional winners will get their air fares paid up to $300 each.

 

Qualifying events in 2010:

Queensland Minor Championships Sat/Sun 31 July/1 August at the Qld Contract Bridge Club, Woolloongabba details

North Queensland Open Sat/Sun 7/8 August at Pimlico SHS, Townsville details

Mackay Open Sat/Sun 14/15 August at the Harrup Park Country Club, Mackay details

Bundaberg Open Sat/Sun 21/22 August at Central State School, Bundaberg details

FNQ Open Sat/Sun 28/29 August at Whitfield State School, Cairns details

Queensland Inter-Schools Competition

Term 2 tournaments - results to date here

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

Other Events

Maryborough Fun Chess Tournament at Maryborough SHS Sat 19th June details

Knight of Byron Junior Chess Classic at Brunswick Heads Community Centre Thurs 15th July details 

Bundaberg Children's Tournament at Central State School Sun 25th July details

The biennial Chess Olympiad is one of the world's biggest sporting events, and the most important teams event on the world chess calendar.

The 39th Olympiad is being held at Khanty-Mansiysk, 1900 km from Moscow in western Siberia - it's hard to imagine a more remote venue from Australia!

Australia will be fielding an open and a women's team, each five players and a team captain, of our best available players.

With experience at the last two or three Olympiads, our new young stars GM Zong-Yuan Zhao, GM David Smerdon and IM George Xie will be out to continue our fine record.

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 Siberia 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 Khanty-Mansiysk and will be acknowledged on this site.

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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