Queensland Girls’ Chess Championships 2006

 

Report by Tony Powell
photos kindly supplied by Barbara Kinder

 

A small but classy field of girls competed over the weekend for the State Titles, which this year were held at Chancellor State College and hosted by the Suncoast Chess Club.

 

There were no surprises in Rounds 1 and 2, but in Rd 3 in a pivotal game Molly McGarity had a win against Jessica Kinder and Ulani Powell (786) a win against Leteisha Simmonds (898).

 

In Rd 4 Jessica came right back. From a strong position in the end game, but running out of time she secured a draw with Alex Jule. Leteisha (898) had a good win in her game with Abbie Kanagarajah (989) and Alannah Byrne a win against a higher rated Portia Tyle from the Sunshine Coast.

 

Rds 5 and 6 went with the top seeds but we saw a fine game from Abbie against Molly, with Molly eventually prevailing.

 

The final results:

 

Qld Girls Champion  Alexandra Jule  6.5 Pts
2nd Place Molly McGarity 6 pts
3rd Place Jessica Kinder 5.5 Pts
U/16 Champion Molly McGarity  
U/14 Champion

Danielle Kinder

  
U/12 Champions Abbie Kanagarajah and Leteisha Simmonds  
U/10 Champions Ulani Powell and Alannah Byrne  

picture gallery

Alex Jule, Queensland Girls Champion, with Bill Powell Molly McGarity - 2nd place and Under 16 champion Jessica Kinder - 3rd place

Danielle Kinder - Under 14 champion Abbie Kanagarajah and Leteisha Simmonds - Under 12 champions Ulani Powell and Alannah Byrne - Under 10 champions