Chess is amazingly good for kids

We are located in the centre of Mudgeeraba, on the Gold Coast. We provide chess coaching for schools and individuals,
we run interschool tournaments throughout Queensland and northern NSW,
and we sell chess products to schools and the general public.

GARDINER CHESS ABN: 48 672 545 930

2012 SCHOOLS' PAGE

The Portal for Term 1 is open for the direct entry of interschool tournament names here or via the Excel form here. Further info on the schools' page here

Official Interschool Tournaments and other chess events can be found in the
2012 Calendar

Try these chess puzzles, updated daily, courtesy of Shredder Chess

There are some countries that make chess a compulsory subject in schools - here is an interesting article from the BBC giving the pros and cons.

We sell chess products of all descriptions

We sell giant chess and checkers sets at excellent prices - click here for details

CHESS HAPPENINGS . . .

NEWS

Junior Player of the Year

Congratulations to Yi Liu, who has been awarded the Arlauskas Medal by the Australian Chess Federation for Junior Player of 2011. This is very well-deserved, as Yi has put a great deal into his chess, and this was highlighted by his win of the Lidums Australian Young Masters competition in December.

Australia Junior Chess League's 2012 Junior Elite Training Squad (JETS), sponsored by Johns-Putra Ltd, is for stronger players who participated in either the recent Australian Junior Chess Championships or the Queenstown Classic. These players are eligible to apply to join the JETS squad. Further information and an application form can be found here. The application must be received by 25 February.

Unfortunately very few local players will be strong enough to make the JETS squad.

Australian Junior Championships 2012 results

Australian Championships 2012
Although Queensland didn't feature in the top three, it had probably its best all-round result for many years.

5th IM Stephen Solomon
6th IM Moulthun Ly
7th IM Aleks Wohl
16th Yi Liu
19th Brodie McClymont
20th FM Gene Nakauchi
21st Jonas Muller

In the Aust Champs Reserves event, Justin Penrose (formerly Justin Pengelley) came first, and David Spuler came 4th.

BREAKING NEWS! Australian Junior Championships 2013
The Chess Association of Queensland has asked Gardiner Chess to organise and run the 2013 Australian Junior Championships. We are currently investigating suitable venues, but the event is likely to be held on the Gold Coast from Saturday 19th January to Sunday 27th January.

This tournament is a 'not for profit' event. We are seeking sponsors. We may have need for some volunteer assistance.

What can Queensland Junior chess players do? Do everything you can during 2012 to be the best chess player you can. Study chess books, attend chess clubs, play online, enter chess tournaments, get coaching. We would very much like to see our juniors challenging for titles, or at the very least playing to the best of their ability. Let's make it a team effort. So plan to be here on the Gold Coast next January!

NEXT TOURNAMENT

Gold Coast Tin Cup on 11 & 12 February 2012. Click here for details.

WEEKLY EVENTS

Quads for kids chess club - [Term 1 Quads starts on 24 Jan] Every Tuesday on school days from 4.30pm. Results and photos from 2011 here.

PAST EVENTS

Check on our archive page for previously posted items.

RATINGS INFORMATION

The 10 most improved 
Queensland Juniors 
in the January 2012 list

1	Legg, Tane	172	1364
2	Wang, Jason	129	804
3	Lee, Leon	111	1127
4	Przewlocki, Oskar	104	825
5	Franco, James	99	836
6	Taylor, Ben	94	1395
7	Ye, Kevin	89	589
8	Tsai, Charles	76	1319
9	Kay, Elizabeth	75	1109
10	Nguyen, Kevin (2000)	72	608

NEW - January 2012 Ratings

Qld Junior Chess Ratings, 2004-12

The Ratings System & FAQs

How to import players into Swiss Perfect

Are you worried about losing your brain power as you age? If so, play chess!

check out this recent article

[courtesy Gladstone Observer]