Round 1 - March

Round 2 - May

Round 3 - Primary & High Schools - September (finals)

Individual Age, Primary and High Schools - October

Primary Interschool Tournament - Finals

There were 422 players

Photos

Wall to wall chess players and spectators!
Thank you Gillian Bristow and Ian Murray for these photos!

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High Interschools Finals

Premier Grade Winners:   Brisbane Grammar 25.5/28, 2nd Churchie 20.5, 3rd BSHS (Knight) 15 with BSHS (Tan) also on 15 in 4th place. These four qualify for the state finals.	Board Prize winners:   1 Ben Lazarus 6.5/7, 2 Ross Lam 7, 3 Nathanael Lim 7, 4 Alexander O'Flynn 7.
Premier Division Premier Division Teams
Open:   1st Sandgate SHS 18.5/28, 2nd Cleveland SHS 18, 3rd St Thomas More 17.	Individuals:   1st Yi Liu 6.5/7, 2nd Trent Dalgleish 6.5, 3rd Eric Ku 5.
Open Division
There were 72 players

Photos

Thanks to Ian Murray for supplying these

Round 2

High schools

Primary schools

1st Churchie 23.5,

2nd Brisbane Grammar 19.5,

3rd Brisbane state High School 19.5

Individuals:

Brandon Leggett and Knight Kulkaew 7/7

 

Results: 2006 Brisbane High Schools Premier Division Teams Rd 2

2006 Brisbane High Schools Premier Division Rd 2

Individuals:

Harry Hughes and Thorne Jones 6.5/7

Results:

2006 Brisbane Primary Schools Open B Grade

 Round 1

High Schools and Primary Schools

Annerley 15-16 March 2006

Arbiter’s Report - Round 1

[Ian Murray]

Very encouraging was the increase in numbers over previous years, with high school and primary school fields up to 120 and 292 respectively.

High schools

Brisbane Grammar announced its intentions early – 2006 is the BGS year. Grammar 1 led the Premier Division from the start, although Churchie 1 stayed within a point up till round four. Grammar then skipped away, to finish on 23½/28, 3½ points ahead of Churchie. The next four places – Grammar 2, Churchie 2, Nudgee and Grammar 3 – were never in touch but have a chance of redemption next term. St Laurence’s and Churchie 3 will be relegated to the Open Division next term, replaced by the winning teams promoted from the Open this time.

In the Open Division it was Churchie, Faith Lutheran and Cleveland High making the early running, until St Laurence’s came from behind in round five to join FLC as leaders. By round six it was SLC 19½, Churchie 19 and FLC 17½. After round seven SLC and FLC (20½) led Churchie by a point. In the final round SLC gained the upper hand to win with 23½/32, ahead of FLC 22½ and Churchie 21½. St Laurence’s and Faith earned promotion to the Premier Division next term.

Results:

2006 Brisbane High Schools Interschool Championship Open Division Round 1

2006 Brisbane High Schools Premier Division Rd 1

2006 Brisbane High Schools Premier Division Teams Rd 1

Primary Schools

In the Premier Division Indooroopilly, Nundah 1 and Bardon set the early pace, sharing the lead after two rounds. In round three Churchie 1 leapfrogged into a one-point lead ahead of Indooroopilly and Churchie, extending their lead to 2½ in round four. Still Churchie by 2½ over Nundah in round five, with the other ten teams now out of contention. The front runners oth had perfect scores in the final round, to finish with 23½ and 20, and Indooroopilly third on 17½. The four teams finishing 9th – 12th  (Chapel Hill, Sunnybank Hills, Nundah 2 and Indooroopilly 2) find themselves relegated to the Open Division next term.

The Open Division this time was a titanic struggle between Bardon 1, Bardon 2, Fernvale 1, St Paul’s and Boondall. Bardon 1 were on top when it counted, finishing with 21 ahead of St Paul’s and Fernvale 20½ and Boondall 20. All four will be promoted to the Premier next term.

Results:

2006 Brisbane Primary Schools Open Division Round 1

2006 Brisbane Primary Schools Premier Division Teams Rd 1

2006 Brisbane Primary Schools Premier Division Rd 1

Thank you Gillian Bristow and Ian Murray for these photos.

Penelope Bristow (Bardon)
vs Matthew Dawson (Nundah)

an excellent turn-out!

For flier and entry form click here & tournament conditions here

Primary Schools

Each round
is at the
Marymac Centre
616 Ipswich Rd Annerley

High Schools

Tournament Structure

Each round has a Premier and Open Division, with promotion and relegation deciding selections.

TOURNAMENT CONDITIONS

1.   Format

Each tournament will be played as a team event in two divisions, Premier Division and Open Division. The number of players per team is normally four but teams of less than four players may enter. 

The Premier Division is limited to the top twelve primary teams and top eight secondary teams, after promotion and relegation from the previous round (i.e. Round 3 of the 2005 Championships), namely -

Should a qualifying school not enter this round (or not enter its full complement of qualifying teams) the next-highest scoring Open team will be promoted to Premier.

All other players are eligible for the Open Division. The number of Open teams is unlimited.

In Term 2 (Round 2) and Term 3 (Round 3) the promotion/relegation system will continue to apply, where the four lowest-scoring primary teams and two lowest-scoring secondary teams in the Premier will be relegated to the Open and replaced by the top-scoring Open teams (with any ties broken by countback). The four top-scoring Premier teams from Round 3 will be invited to contest the Queensland Interschool Championships on 14-15 October.

Each division will be played as a six-round or seven-round (seven if time permits) tournament under Swiss pairing rules (which, briefly, pair all players against different opponents from different teams each round so that, as far as possible, players on equal scores play each other and play an equal number of games with the white and black pieces).  Every team plays in every round – win or lose.

Time controls are 30 minutes per game, using chess clocks in the Premier and adjudication if necessary after 30 minutes in the Open to decide game results.

Team members must play in order of playing strength so that board prizes will be awarded correctly.

Reserves may be substituted for absent players, ensuring that teams remain in order of playing strength.

2.  Scoring

Players will score one point for a win, a half-point for a draw and zero for a loss. Team scores are the totals of points scored by team members, accumulating each round.

3.   Prizes

Team prizes – Medals for members of each team finishing first, second and third

Individual prizes – Medals for best individual performances

4.  Ratings

Division allocations will be based on the January 2006 issue of the Queensland Junior Rating List, published on the CAQ web site at www.caq.org.au  Results will be submitted for rating. The latest rating lists will be used for Rounds 2 and 3.

5.   Entry fee

$10 per player including GST.  If entering after 11 March add $10 late fee.

Early-bird discount – enter all three rounds (Terms 1, 2 and 3) now for $95 per team including GST payable in advance.

.   Schools unable to pay the full entry fee may apply in writing for a reduced fee, according to circumstances. No teams will be turned away because of cost.

6.   Session times

Roll call commences at 9.00am; play commences at 9.20am.

All events will be completed by 2.30pm, with prize presentations by 2.45pm – finish no later than 3.00pm

7.  Canteen

A canteen will operate all day, offering hot and cold foods, snacks and drinks.

8.   Closing date for entries

      Closing date for entries is Friday 10 March.

9.   Enquiries/entries

Ian Murray

Gardiner Chess

PO Box 5014

Mt Gravatt East  Qld  4122

Tel/fax: 3349 2745 (prior to 25 February)

Tel: 5522 7221 (from 25 February)

Fax: 5522 7760 (from 25 February)

Mobile 0412 717 053

email gardinerchess@optusnet.com.au