WIDE BAY BURNETT

 INTERSCHOOL TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Finals

1 August 2006

Bundaberg Civic Centre

Results

ROUND 1, 2006

DATE

Wednesday 8 March 2006

VENUE

Gympie South State School

50 Exhibition Rd, Gympie South

Arbiter’s Report [Ian Murray]   Last stop along the way on my Brisbane-Cairns-Brisbane 3700km road trip was Gympie for the first round of the Wide Bay Burnett regional championships. Despite the late withdrawal of two teams, there were still 114 players filling the hall at Gympie South State School, representing the distinct geographical areas in the region – Bundaberg, Maryborough, Hervey Bay, South Burnett and Cooloola.   High Schools By round two Aldridge High 1 (Maryborough) and Urangan High Red (Hervey Bay) shared the lead, closely followed by Kepnock High (Bundaberg), James Nash High (Cooloola) and St Mary’s College (Maryborough). With a 4/4 result Kepnock took a narrow lead after round three, half a point clear from Aldridge and Urangan with Kingaroy High (South Burnett) moving into equal fourth with St Mary’s and Aldridge 2. In round four Aldridge 1 moved into the lead over Kepnock, a lead to which they clung tenaciously through till the end while Kepnock pulled out all stops trying unsuccessfully to claw back the lead. The battle for third place was equally close, with Urangan holding off successive challenges from Kingaroy, St Mary’s then James Nash. Leading final scores: Aldridge One 20½, Kepnock 20, Urangan 17½, James Nash 17, Kingaroy and St Mary’s 15.   Results: 2006 Wide Bay Burnett High Schools Championship Rd 1   Primary Schools Wallaville 1 (Bundaberg) stamped its mark early, scoring 4/4 in round one, as did Gympie South Blue (Cooloola) before fading away, ahead of Norville (Bundaberg) on 3. After round two it was Wallaville 7 and Norville 6½, with Gympie South Gold moving into third on 5½. Wallaville skipped away in round three to lead Norville and Gympie Gold by 2½, then Wallaville 2, One Mile (Cooloola) and South Burnett Catholic College. It was still Wallaville over Norville by 2½ after round four, as the others stayed in touch but were struggling. In round five Wallaville extended its lead to 3½, as Gympie Gold closed to within 1½ of Norville and staying there in round six. Wallaville managed only a win and a draw this round, to go into the final round with a two-point buffer over Norville, which was enough. Leading final scores: Wallaville One 22½, Norville 20, Gympie Gold 17½, Wallaville Two 16, SBCC 14.   Results: 2006 Wide Bay Burnett Primary Schools Championship Rd 1
Ryan Ensor (South Burnett Catholic College) vs Tom Sly (Norville State) with Reece Hill (Burnett Heads State vs Shaun Lee (Gympie South State) in background	Chet Cox (SBCC) vs Darcy Kuilboer (Aldridge High)

entry form

TOURNAMENT CONDITIONS

1.   Format

Each tournament will be played as a team event in two divisions, Premier and Open. 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 six teams, with a promotion and relegation system in place. In future rounds the teams finishing fourth, fifth and sixth will be relegated to the Open Division in the next round, replaced by the top-finishing teams in the Open (with any ties broken by countback).  The winning team in Round 2 of the Premier Division qualifies for the Queensland Interschool Championships in October.

This being the inaugural tournament introducing the system, the Premier Divisions, secondary and primary, will be the teams filling the top places in last year’s championships, viz:

Should any eligible school fail to enter a team (or a full complement of qualified teams), the next-qualified school will be promoted to the Premier.

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

Should there be insufficient entries for two divisions in a tournament, the event will be conducted as one Open tournament, with the top-finishing teams qualifying for the Premier Division in the next round.

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.

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

4.  Ratings

For pairing purposes the January 2006 issue of the Queensland Junior Rating List will be used, published on the CAQ web site at www.caq.org.au  Results will be submitted for rating.

5.   Entry fee

$10 per player including GST.

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.  Lunches

Players should bring their own lunches and snacks. It is anticipated that tea/coffee facilities will be available for adults.

8.   Closing date for entries

      Closing date for entries is Friday 24 February.  Late entries may be accepted but only by email (Director of Play Ian Murray will be in transit from Brisbane and between tournaments from 26 February till 7 March).

9.   Enquiries/entries

Ian Murray

Gardiner Chess

PO Box 5014

Mt Gravatt East  Qld  4122

Tel/fax: 3349 2745 (up till 25 February)

Mobile: 0412 717 053

email gardinerchess@optusnet.com.au