Attn: The Principal/Chess Coordinator

Tournament Entries - Internet Portal

Gardiner Chess has developed a new internet-based schools entry portal, allowing direct entry of teams by competing schools (and subsequent amendments or deletions if necessary). The portal is designed to simplify the entry process for schools and streamline the processing of entries with improved accuracy and efficiency.

The system will be trialled next term for the Far North Queensland and Sunshine Coast zones. If the trial proves successful it will then be rolled out to all zones. Full details will be emailed to FNQ and Suncoast schools shortly.

Greater Brisbane

We are very sorry for the short notice, but due to circumstances beyond our control we have been forced to change the date and venue of the Brisbane Interschools Finals in Term 3.

Competitors from all six Brisbane zones will now meet at Brisbane City Hall on Monday 1st September. The more participants the merrier - schools and students who missed earlier rounds are most welcome to compete on finals day.

The winning secondary and primary teams in the finals qualify for the state quarter-finals, versus the Maclean (or possibly Coffs Harbour) zonal winners. Qualifiers will be provided with details by NSW Junior Chess League.

Tie-Break Systems

To formalise the tie-break systems used at interschool tournaments, the following methods shall be used in descending order:-

Premier Tournaments - Ties between teams
1. Match Points Match results, scoring 2 points for wins, 1 for draww and 0 for losses
2. Individual Match Results between tied teams, aggregated for multiple ties
3. Individual match results with preference given to victory on the highest board

Premier Round-Robin Tournaments - Ties between individuals for board prizes
1. Individual encounter result between tied players
2. Sonneborn-Berger Scores Sum of scores of opponents beaten plus half the scores of opponents drawn with
3. Number of wins

Premier Swiss and Open Swiss Tournaments - Ties between individuals
1. Median Buchholz Scores Sum of opponents' scores discounting highest and lowest scoring opponents
2. Buchholz Scores Sum of opponents' scores
3. Sum of Progress Scores Sum of progress scores after each round

Open Swiss Tournaments - Ties between teams
Sum of team members' tie-break scores as above

If ties remain unbroken further tie-break methods will be applied at the arbiter's discretion

Round 2 Results

The results and leading scores from the second round (finals rounds for western Queensland) of the zonal championships are summarised below, with qualifiers for the finals premier divisions shown in bold - all schools may enter teams or part teams in the concurrent open divisions of the final round. Note that the premier division is restricted to a maximum of three teams from any one school in 12-team premiers and a maximum of two teams in six, eight or ten-team premiers. The organisers reserve the right to determine whether a premier division will be held in any zone and the number of teams in premier divisions, based upon all practical considerations.

In Brisbane and Gold Coast zones, the teams finishing first to fourth in the premier tournaments qualify for the state finals on 11-12 October. In other zones the winning premier team (secondary and primary) qualifies for the state finals.

Far North Queensland High Schools Premier
St Mary's1 22 TAS Wei 21 TAS Thompson 18½ Good Counsel 15½ St Mary's2 10 Smithfield SHS 10 Gordonvale SHS 7½ Mareeba SHS 7½ 8 teams
31 players

Far North Queensland High Schools Open
Good Counsel2 19 Good Counsel1 17½ TAS Hermon 16 Woree SHS 14½ Mareeba SHS3 11½ St Mary's 10½ Mareeba SHS2 9 7 teams
28 players

Far North Queensland Primary Schools Premier
TAS Devine 22 St Gerard Majella 18½ TAS Oxenham 18½ Woree SS 17½ St Thomas1 15 TAS Marlin Coast Coxon 13½ TAS MCC Murphy 4½ St Thomas2 2½ 8 teams
32 players

Far North Queensland Primary Schools Open
Whitfield SS1 19½ TAS Savage 19 Hambledon SS1 17½ TAS Hartzer 17 SGM2 16½ Woree SS 16½ Hambledon SS2 16½ TAS MCC Lade 15 St Thomas1 14½ 21 teams
75 players

North Queensland High Schools Premier
Townsville Grammar1 24 Ignatius Park A 23½ Townsville Grammar2 18 Gilroy Santa Maria 14½ Heatley SC 13 Cathedral 9½ Ignatius Park B 6 Ayr SHS1 3½ 8 teams
32 players

North Queensland High Schools Open
Annandale Christian 18 Townsville Grammar3 17½ Heatley SC B 15 Townsville Grammar4 14½ Ayr SHS2 10½ Cathedral2 9 Heatley C 6½ 7 teams
28 players

North Queensland Primary Schools Premier
Trebonne SS1 18 Southern Cross 17 Townsville Grammar 16½ Annandale Christian 16 Heatley SS 13 The Willows SS 12½ Trebonne SS2 11½ Vincent SS 9½ 8 teams
32 players

North Queensland Primary Schools Open
Cranbrook SS 20 The Willows SS2 17½ Trebonne SS3 16½ Hermit Park SS1 16½ Annandale Christian2 16½ TGS Cranbrook 16 TGS Annandale2 15 Southern Cross2 14½ 17 teams
61 players

Mackay Whitsunday High Schools
Whitsunday Anglican1 22½ Pioneer SHS1 18 Mirani SHS1 17½ Sarina SHS 17 Mackay Christian2 15 Whitsunday Anglican2 14 Mackay Christian1 11 Mackay Christian3 11 Mackay Christian4 6 Pioneer SHS2 4 10 teams
34 players

Mackay Whitsunday Primary Schools
Eton North SS1 25½ Oakenden SS 20½ Slade Point SS1 19½ Slade Point SS2 18½ Mackay Christian1 18 Whitsunday Anglican3 17 Slade Point SS3 16 Eton North SS2 14 Bucasia SS2 13 14 teams
51 players

Central Queensland North High Schools
RGS1 24½ St Brendan's 1sts 19½ Rockhampton SHS 17½ CQ Christian A 16½ RGS2 16 CQ Christian B 9 St Brendan's 2nds 7 7 teams
26 players

Central Queensland North Primary Schools
Sacred Heart5 22½ CQ Christian1 18 RGS3 17 RGS1 17 St Peter's Daniel 16 St Peter's Matt 15½ RGS2 15½ Sacred Heart4 12½ CQ Christian2 12 15 teams
57 players

Central Queensland South High/Primary Schools
Gladstone SHS1 28½ Chanel College Green 21 Gladstone SHS2 19½ Chanel Gold 18 Biloela SHS 18 St John's1 17 St John's2 17 Gladstone SHS3 17 Chanel Blue 10 St Stephen's 5 10 teams
37 players

Wide Bay North High Schools
Bundaberg SHS1 30 Bundaberg Christian 20 Bundaberg SHS Black Knights 12½ Bundaberg SHS2 9½ 4 teams
15 players

Wide Bay North Primary Schools Premier
Norville SS A 26 St Patrick's1 20½ St Mary's1 16½ Norville SS B 15½ St Patrick's2 14½ Oakwood SS1 9½ Moore Park Knights 6 Oakwood SS2 3 8 teams
32 players

Wide Bay North Primary Schools Open
St Luke's Mates 21½ Bundaberg Central1 20½ Moore Park Bishops 20 Brisbane SDE 17 Bundaberg Central2 14½ St Luke's Checks 13½ St Mary's2 13½ 10 teams
32 players

Wide Bay South/West High Schools Premier
Aldridge SHS1 24½ Urangan SHS Red 18½ FCAC1 16 James Nash SHS Knights 13 Aldridge SHS2 11½ FCAC2 10½ Urangan SHS White 9½ St Patrick's 8½ 8 teams
32 players

Wide Bay South/West High Schools Open
Urangan SHS Bishops 19 Urangan SHS Rooks 18 Aldridge SHS 18 Urangan SHS Knights 18 Xavier1 15 St Mary's1 13 James Nash Rooks 12½ Xavier3 11½ FCAC Blue 10½ 14 teams
42 players

Wide Bay South/West Primary Schools
Kawungan SS 25½ Gympie South SS1 18 Kingaroy SS 15½ Maryborough Central1 14½ FCAC 14 Gympie South SS2 14 Maryborough Central2 8½ 9 teams
29 players

Sunshine Coast High Schools
MFAC1 21½ Chancellor SC1 21 Chancellor SC2 17½ MFAC2 15½ Maroochydore SHS1 13 Immanuel Lutheran3 11½ Maroochydore SHS2 11½ Immanuel Lutheran2 11½ 13 teams
44 players

Sunshine Coast Primary Schools Premier
MFAC1 26½ MFAC2 18 SC Grammar1 15 Immanuel1 13 Stella Maris Tigers 12 Meridan SC 11 SC Grammar2 11 Immanuel2 5½ 8 teams
32 players

Sunshine Coast Primary Schools Open A Grade
Chancellor SC1 24½ Siena1 21 MFAC3 20½ Chevallum SS B 17½ Chevallum SS A 17 Nambour Falcons 15½ Mountain Creek SS1 15½ Immanuel3 15 15 teams
59 players

Sunshine Coast Primary Schools Open B Grade
Siena2 21 Immanuel5 20 Caloundra City 19½ Glenview SS1 19 MFAC4 19 Glenview SS2 18½ Siena3 18½ SC Grammar4 18 Maleny SS 15½ Chancellor SC3 15½ 27 teams
90 players

North West Queensland High/Primary Schools
Spinifex SC4 (HS) 34½ Good Shepherd1 20 Good Shepherd2 19 Spinifex1 18 Good Shepherd3 17½ Spinifex3 17½ Spinifex2 11½ Happy Valley SS1 (PS) 8 Happy Valley2 6½ 10 teams
34 players

Central West Queensland High/Primary Schools
Longreach SHS1 (HS) 25½ Longreach SDE1 (PS) 21½ Longreach SHS2 19½ Our Lady's1 19 Longreach SHS4 17 Longreach SS2 17 Longreach SS4 16 16 teams
56 players

South West Queensland High/Primary Schools
Charleville SHS1 (HS) 18½ St Mary's1 (PS) 18½ Morven SS 17½ Charleville SHS4 17 Charleville SHS2 16 10 teams
38 players

South Queensland High Schools
Roma SC1 24 St John's2 22½ Chinchilla SHS 20½ St John's1 19½ Roma SC2 16½ Miles SHS 13 8 teams
29 players

South Queensland Primary Schools
Roma SC1 25½ St John's1 21½ Roma SC3 20 St John's2 19 Roma SC4 18½ St John's3 17 9 teams
35 players

Southern Downs High Schools
Warwick SHS 30 Texas SS1 18 Stanthorpe SHS 13 Texas SS2 11 4 teams
16 players

Southern Downs Primary Schools
Warwick West SS1 24½ Applethorpe SS 22½ Glen Aplin SS 21½ Warwick West3 15 Texas SS1 14½ Warwick West2 12½ Texas2 12½ Amiens SS 11 8 teams
29 players

Gold Coast High Schools Premier
Kings 22 Somerset 19½ TSS1 16½ All Saints 16½ St Stephen's 12½ Palm Beach Currumbin SHS 9½ TSS2 9 Merrimac SHS 6½ 8 teams
32 players

Gold Coast High Schools Open
Varsity1 23½ Marymount Knights 22½ Marymount Kings 20 Trinity Lutheran Eggleton 20 QAHS1 19 All Saints2 19 St Stephen's2 18 Trinity Lutheran Gorman 17 All Saints6 17 Varsity2 17 Trinity Lutheran Park 16½ Pacific Pines1 16 29 teams
98 players

Gold Coast Primary Schools Premier
Worongary Huband-Lint 22½ Benowa 19 Somerset Toda 19 Somerset Lam 17 Somerset Blair 16 All Saints 14 Silkwood 13 TSS 12½ Kings 10½ Worongary Bouchard 10 Hillcrest 10 Varsity 4½ 12 teams
48 players

Gold Coast North Primary Schools Open A Grade
Tallebudgera Jacobs 22½ Arundel DeBoer 19½ Worongary Evert 19 Biggera Waters Red 17½ Coomera Anglican Smith 17 Pacific Pines Cadoo 16½ Beechmont Baroudi 15½ Silkwood Conman 15½ Biggera Waters Blue 15 22 teams
80 players

Gold Coast North Primary Schools Open B Grade
Arundel McIvor 21 Pacific Pines Rhodes 18 Coombabah Baltins 18 Coomera Anglican McInally 17 Beechmont Rose 16½ Canungra Amirzali 16 Pacific Pines Jones 15½ 22 teams
78 players

Gold Coast North Primary Schools Open C Grade
Worongary Loft 20 St Stephen's Green 18 Pacific Pines Carey 17½ Arundel McMurray 16½ Assisi Couell 16 Pacific Pines Choi 16 William Duncan Tanoa 15½ Worongary Tuuta 15½ 21 teams
73 players

Gold Coast Central Primary Schools Open A Grade
Trinity Lutheran Ooi 22 Musgrave Hill Carleton 20 Gilston Pyper 18½ Emmanuel Courage 17½ TSS Fleming 17½ Benowa Huang 17 St Augustine's Bristowe 17 St Augustine's Irvine 16 St Augustine's Michaels 15½ Trinity Lutheran Park 15 29 teams
107 players

Gold Coast Central Primary Schools Open B Grade
Musgrave Hill Coburn 20½ St Augustine's Shaw 20½ St Augustine's Ross 20 Trinity Muenster 17½ TSS Holmes 17½ Benowa Thoman 17 Ashmore Nedunchezhian 17 St Augustine's Bosworth 16½ Emmanuel Tregoning 16½ 32 teams
121 players

Gold Coast Central Primary Schools Open C Grade
Guardian Angels Gilmore 18 Robina Madden 18 Robina Silva 16 Trinity Swan 15½ St Augustine's Hoy 15 Musgrave Hill Sithirasenan 14½ Guardian Angels Oxenford 14 Benowa Matson 13 St Vincent's Brockwell 12½ 20 teams
61 players

Gold Coast South Primary Schools Open A Grade
Somerset Yoshida 19½ Kings Russell 19 Somerset Kay 17½ Somerset Neale 16 Homeschool Royals 15 Hillcrest Dupen 15 (72½ tiebreak pts) Kings Tondelier 15 (69½) Hillcrest Holland 15 (65½) Somerset Cerutti 14½ Kings Jung 14½ 24 teams
89 players

Gold Coast South Primary Schools Open B Grade
Somerset Zhang 17½ Kings Koops 17½ Varsity Forrester 17 Varsity Ewert 16½ Kings Payton 15½ Marymount Parer 15 Hillcrest Smith 14 Marymount Tollemache 13 15 teams
51 players

Gold Coast South Primary Schools Open C Grade
Somerset Blauberg 21½ Somerset Soh 19 Kings Flueckiger 17½ Kings Habe 16 Marymount Jones 16 Marymount Christie 13½ Somerset Furrows 12½ Somerset Alderman 12½ 14 teams
54 players

Greater Brisbane Upper North High Schools
Aust Christian Academy 28½ Sandgate Wilson 18 Mueller College Westphal 17 Mueller Spies 13 Sandgate Unger 12½ Sandgate Balanski 7 6 teams
23 players

Greater Brisbane Upper North Primary Schools Premier
Boondall SS Enari 25 Samford SS Hughes 18 Boondall Barr 17½ Boondall Barrett 16 Samford Human 11 Aspley SS 9½ Mueller Collins 8 Mueller Moore 7 8 teams
32 players

Greater Brisbane Upper North Primary Schools Open
St Eugene's Parsons 23½ Boondall Winter 21 St Paul's 19½ Samford Jamieson 18 Aspley 16½ Mueller Westphal 15 Mueller Lean 14½ Mueller Anderson 14 Samford Lewis 13½ 14 teams
50 players

Greater Brisbane Lower North High Schools Premier
BBC Lu 14 BGS Lim 22½ BGS Ngoo 17½ Indooroopilly SHS 16 BBC Wong 15 Kedron SHS 10½ BGGS 3½ Kenmore SHS 3
8 teams
32 players

Greater Brisbane Lower North High Schools Open
BGS Moyle 23 BGS Jin 18 Indooroopilly Aikawa 15½ Kedron 14½ Indooroopilly Huynh 14 Indooroopilly Le 13 BGGS Okada 10½ BBC 5 10 teams
33 players

Greater Brisbane Lower North Primary Schools Premier
BBC Peck 22 Nundah SS Gray 19½ BGS 17½ Bardon SS 15 Indooroopilly SS 13½ Chapel Hill SS 12½ BBC Angus 6 Nundah SS Swan 6 8 teams
32 players

Greater Brisbane Lower North Primary Schools Open
Nundah Pettman 18½ St Anthony's Vico 18 (77½ tiebreak pts) St Peter Chanel 18 (77) BGS Leung 18 (65½) Indooroopilly Gruss 17½ Bardon Cook 14½ Windsor Sinclair 13½ St Agatha's Moore 12½ Ironside Raftrey 12 18 teams
60 players

Greater Brisbane South High Schools
Churchie Anderson 26 Churchie Ringrose 16½ Somerville House 16 Churchie Wang 13½ Faith Lutheran Pocock 12 Faith Lutheran Spann 10 Churchie Earp 8 Faith Lutheran Fielding 8 Faith Lutheran Murphy 2 9 teams
32 players

Greater Brisbane South Primary Schools Premier
Churchie Liu 32 Macgregor SS 20½ (12 match pts) Somerville House 20½ (11) Churchie Hegde 8½ Sunnybank Hills SS 8 Mt Carmel 6½
6 teams
24 players

Greater Brisbane South Primary Schools Open
Macgregor Subramaniam 20 Sunnybank Hills Park 17½ Somerville House Wu 17½ Sunnybank Hills Hampson 16 (79 tiebreak pts) Mt Carmel Carroll 16 (72½) Mt Carmel Coffey 15½ Sunnybank Hills Redell 15½ 19 teams
66 players

Greater Brisbane Bayside High Schools
Capalaba SC Carter 18½ MBBC1 16 Cleveland SHS Mason 15½ Capalaba Irving 15 Cleveland Griffiths 8½ Capalaba Ernst 4½ Cleveland Hahn 4 MBBC2 3 9 teams
23 players

Greater Brisbane Bayside Primary Schools
MBBC Mackechnie 23 Ormiston Wright 22 Loganholme Gosley 18 MBBC Lippino 17 Manly West Jansma 17 Ormiston Deighton 15 Manly West Robertson 13½ Manly SS Speare 13½ MBBC Fogg 13½ Redland Bay 13½ MBBC Price 13½ 22 teams
84 players

Greater Brisbane Moreton High/Primary Schools
Fernvale SS Royals (PS) 24 Fernvale Archers (PS) 22½ Forest Lake SS1 22 Fernvale Missiles 20½ West Moreton Anglican Bui (HS) 20 Fernvale Secret Agents 19 Fernvale Frogs 17 Fernvale Bombers 16½ Forest lake2 16½ West Moreton Anglican Rogers (HS) 16 19 teams
70 players

Greater Brisbane Logan Beaudesert High Schools
Rivermount1 19½ Windaroo Valley1 19½ Windaroo Valley2 18½ Springwood SHS1 17 Canterbury 14 Springwood2 12 Beaudesert SHS 12 Rivermount2 8½ Springwood3 7 9 teams
32 players

Greater Brisbane Logan Beaudesert Primary Schools
St Mary's1 23 Rivermount1 23 Kimberley 22 St Bernard SS1 21½ St Bernard2 19 Rivermount2 18½ Loganholme1 17½ Rivermount5 17½ St Bernard3 17 21 teams
73 players

NSW Northern Rivers High Schools
Kadina Currie 20½ Lismore HS Mitchell 15½ Emmanuel 13½ Kadina Barker 12½ Lismore Noblemalthouse 11½ Kadina Davis 11 Lismore White 11 8 teams
28 players

NSW Northern Rivers Primary Schools
Wyrallah Road Cree 20 Emmanuel Brand 20 Shearwater Harris-Pepper 20 Mullumbimby PS 20 St Joseph's Bruce 19½ Wyrallah Road Borowski-Davies 17½ Shearwater Newman-Pashe 17 Holy Family Bowers 16 Bangalow PS 14 Casino Christian 13½ St Joseph's Penhey 13½ St Joseph's Palmer 13½ 28 teams
99 players

Grand total 2853 players

2008 Queensland Junior Championships

The Queensland Junior Chess Championships (the individual championships as opposed to the interschool teams championships) drew 68 players, from Cairns, Townsville, Brisbane and Gold Coast, to the Gardiner Chess Centre on the Gold Coast over the holidays.

Title winners were -
Queensland Junior Champion (Under 18): Gene Nakauchi (Gold Coast)
Under 16: Jonas Muller (Gold Coast)
Under 14: Robin Wei (Cairns)
Under 12: Alex Stahnke (Gold Coast)
Under 10: Martin Jack (Gold Coast)
Under 8: James Kay (Gold Coast)

Get your intraschool tournaments rated with a copy of the Swiss Perfect computer pairings program.

The program helps administrators run chess tournaments, can be used for submitting results for rating, and provides a range of reports including standings, cross tables, results and ratings performances. Most importantly it instantly carries out the draw for each round of the tournament, which can be anything from just a few players to hundreds.

The owner of Swiss Perfect, Robert Rozycki, has kindly given permission for all schools in Australia to have free use of the relevant state licence.

1. Download the program from http://www.swissperfect.com/download.htm

(click on the blue link "Swiss Perfect 98, build 415b English").
2. Run the downloaded program to install Swiss Perfect.

3. Run Swiss Perfect and enter name and key when prompted:

Name: Queensland Junior Chess

Key: AMSNBU78

All tournament results may be submitted to the Queensland Junior Ratings Officer, Dr David McKinnon, for rating. To do this send all three Swiss Perfect files for the tournament (suffixed .ini, .trn and .sco) to qjrl@hotmail.com

Sponsorship

The Queensland Interschools Teams Chess Championship is now a truly statewide event. This presents a unique opportunity for potential sponsors. We are currently seeking a naming rights sponsor for the statewide competition as a whole, and also sponsors for the local regions. Sponsorships will enable us to continue to develop chess in Queensland at an accelerated pace. Please make initial contact with Graeme Gardiner at 5522 7221 or ggardiner@gardinerchess.com.

Chess Coaching in Regional Schools

Many schools in South East Queensland are now receiving ongoing chess coaching programmes for their students. Gardiner Chess is keen to see schools in all regions of Queensland also benefit from ongoing chess coaching programmes. Accordingly, arrangements have been put in place to make IQ Chess franchises available in regional areas of Queensland, based upon official school regions. IQ Chess is the franchise arm of Gardiner Chess. Substantial resources and training are provided to franchisees.

The first franchise was launched in Cairns early last year.

Chess Resources

Add a selection of chess coaching resources to your school library shelves, to help your players lift their game. A comprehensive range of sets, boards, clocks, books, DVDs, videos and software is available from Gardiner Chess - see www.gardinerchess.com under the Chess Shop tab.

If you need any advice on the purchase of chess resources, please phone Graeme Gardiner on 5522 7221.