2010 Statewide Interschools Program

The only format change next year is minor rationalisation in the Greater Brisbane region - the Brisbane South and Brisbane Bayside primary school zones have been merged to become Brisbane South

2010 Calendar and Venues

Gold Coast

The Queensland Interschool Championships in Brisbane on 24-25 October brought together 32 school teams from across the state, all winners from the regional championships cycle held throughout the year.

King's Christian College successfully defended its high schools crown, and took the primary schools crown as well. Full results below.

The girls teams finals were held on 26 October, with Somerset College (Gold Coast) winning the high schools and Somerville House (Brisbane) the primary.

Canterbury Junior Chess Club is hosting the Australian Schools Teams Championships at Scotch College in Melbourne on 5-6 December, where Queensland will be represented by our four state finals winners. For details of the interstate opposition (and everything else you might like to know) visit the web site at http://chess.geniusprophecy.com/astc/index.html

Queensland Open Finals
High Schools
King's (Gold Coast) 19�/24, Somerset (Gold Coast) 17�, Brisbane Grammar-1 16, Anglican Church Grammar (Brisbane) 15, Toowoomba Grammar 14, Townsville Grammar 13�, Brisbane Grammar-2 13, Mt Gravatt SHS (Brisbane) 12�, All Saints Anglican (Gold Coast) 12, Trinity Anglican (Cairns) 12, Matthew Flinders Anglican (Sunshine Coast) 11, Aldridge SHS (Maryborough) 11, Bundaberg Christian 10�, Whitsunday Anglican 7, Gladstone SHS 4�
59 players
Primary Schools
King's (Gold Coast) 21/24, Somerville House (Brisbane) 18�, Somerset (Gold Coast) 16, Brisbane Grammar 13�, St Thomas's (Mareeba) 13�, Anglican Church Grammar (Brisbane) 13, Matthew Flinders Anglican (Sunshine Coast) 13, Arundel SS (Gold Coast) 13, Nundah SS (Brisbane) 12�, All Saints Anglican (Gold Coast) 12, Annandale Christian (Townsville) 12, Gabbinbar SS (Toowoomba) 12, St Patrick's (Bundaberg) 10�, Fraser Coast Anglican 10, Woree SS (Cairns) 9�, Eton North SS (Mackay) 9, Sacred Heart (Yeppoon) 7
69 players (including reserves)

Best regional high school - Townsville Grammar
Best regional primary school - St Thomas's (Mareeba)

Queensland Girls Finals
High Schools
Somerset College (Gold Coast) 23�/24, Somerville House (Brisbane) 14�, Loreto-1 (Brisbane) 8�, Loreto-2 �
17 players
Primary Schools
Somerville House 25� Somerset-1 19 Fernvale SS 17�, Indooroopilly SS 15�, Bardon SS 15, King's Christian-1 14�, Immanuel Lutheran 13, King's-2 10, Somerset-2 8, Our Lady of Mt Carmel 8, St John Vianney's-2 8, St John Vianney's-1 4�, King's-3 2�
46 players

State Finals - Treatment of Byes

Where an odd number of teams is competing in the Queensland Interschool Championships, under the Swiss pairing rules the lowest ranked team at the start of each round is given a bye (with the proviso that no team receives more than one bye). A bye is scored as a 4-0 win to that team. The effect is that the team scores four free points, but with its increased score is paired against a higher-ranked team in the following round than would be the case if its round score was less than 4-0.

This has no effect on deciding the overall placegetters, but may affect deciding the highest-placed regional teams.

To avoid any real or perceived disadvantage to regional teams, we are examining options for the treatment or avoidance of byes. These options include, but are not restricted to:-
a. scoring byes as 2-2 rather than 4-0;
b. allowing entry to the next-qualified Brisbane team to avoid an odd number of teams (which may require a closing date one or two weeks prior to the event, by which qualifying teams must accept or decline their invitations to compete, to allow sufficient time for a bye-breaking team to be arranged).

Feedback is invited from interested schools to provide ideas on creating a fairer system.

Zonal Finals - Term 3

The results and leading scores (full scores and other data available at www.gardinerchess.com/schools/2009/results/interschoolchess2009.htm) from the final round of the zonal championships are summarised below, with qualifiers for the state finals shown in bold. 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 6-, 8- or 10-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.

Greater Brisbane Northside Premier Division Final
High Schools
BGS (Soo-Burrowes) 28 BGS (Chung) 18 Indooroopilly SHS 15 BBC 14 Sandgate SHS 13� Nudgee College (Taylor) 9� Kedron SHS 8 Nudgee (Harmon) 6   8 teams
32 players
Primary Schools
BGS 20 Nundah SS 19� Indooroopilly SS 16� Samford SS 14� Boondall SS 13� BBC 12 Aspley SS 9 Bardon SS 7   8 teams
31 players

Greater Brisbane Northside Open Division Final
High Schools
BGS 20 Indooroopilly-2 16� Nudgee College-1 13� Kedron 13� Indooroopilly-3 12� Indooroopilly-4 11 Nudgee-2 11 7 teams
27 players
Primary Schools A Grade
Ironside 19� Chapel Hill-1 19 Boondall 18 BBC-2 18 BGS-3 18 St William's-1 17� Nudgee Junior-1 17� Hilder Rd-1 17 BGS-2 16� Nundah-2 16 BBC-4 16 Samford-2 15 26 teams
99 players
Primary Schools B Grade
Boondall-3 22 Indooroopilly-2 19� Bardon-2 19 St Ignatius 17� Ashgrove Green 17 All Saints-1 17 Hilder Rd-2 16� Ascot-2 16� Ashgrove Blue 16 Ironside 15� St Joseph's-1 14�   29 teams
101 players

Greater Brisbane Southside Premier Division Final
High Schools
Churchie-1 25 Mt Gravatt-1 22 Churchie-2 20� Somerville House 12� Rochedale 11 West Moreton Anglican 9 Capalaba 8 Mt Gravatt-2 4
8 teams
32 players
Primary Schools
Churchie 26� Somerville House 23� Fernvale-1 17 Sunnybank Hills 16 Fernvale-2 12 Forest Lake 9 Loganholme 5� Ormiston 2�
8 teams
32 players

Greater Brisbane Southside Open Division Final
High Schools
Kimberley-1 19� Capalaba-2 18� Churchie-3 17 Stretton 17 Cleveland-2 13 Rochedale-2 13 West Moreton 12 Cleveland-1 11 Kimberley-2 8� Windaroo 7 Capalaba-3 3� 11 teams
40 players
Primary Schools A Grade
Macgregor-1 21 Good News-1 20 St Laurence's 19 Macgregor-2 18 Fernvale 18 St Ita's 17� Churchie-2 17 Somerville-2 17 Churchie-3 16 Kingston-1 15 Forest Lake-2 14� St Sebastian 14 25 teams
95 players
Primary Schools B Grade
OLMC Coffey 20 St Ita's-2 20 Fernvale Bombers 19 Macgregor Curran 18� Fernvale Secret Agents 16 Sunyybank Hills-2 16 Somerville-5 15 Fernvale Frogs 15 Fernvale Tadpoles 14 22 teams
78 players

Gold Coast Premier Division Final
High Schools
Somerset Muller 25� Kings-1 22� Somerset Karibasic 15 All Saints 14� Somerset Leef 13� Palm Beach Currumbin SHS 13 Kings-2 5 Aquinas 3 8 teams
32 players
Primary Schools
Kings Jack 27 Somerset Arase 20 All Saints 16� Arundel 15� Kings Chan 15� Somerset Seignior 14� Trinity 14� Robina 13� Worongary 11� St Augustine's 11� Musgrave Hill 4 St Kevin's 4   12 teams
48 players

Gold Coast Open Division Final
High Schools A Grade
Benowa 20� Keebra Park 18 Emmanuel 17 QAHS 16 Marymount Knights 16 Marymount Kings 15 Somerset 13� St Stephen's 12� All Saints Lee 12� Trinity Lutheran 12 Kings-4 11   15 teams
53 players
High Schools B Grade
Trinity Lutheran-2 19 Emmanuel 19 Keebra Park 18� QAHS 16� Elanora Green 16 Southport 15 Trinity-3 14 St Stephen's-2 13� Palm Beach Currumbin 12 All Saints 11� St Stephen's-3 11�
21 teams
62 players
Primary Schools A Grade
Somerset Kay 21 Tallebudgera-1 18 Benowa Skea 16� TSS-1 15� Pacific Pines-1 15 Kings-3 15 St Augustine's Moon 14� Kings-4 14� Worongary Power 14 Silkwood A 13� Somerset Wood 13
23 teams
87 players
Primary Schools B Grade
Pacific Pines-2 19 Somerset Scott 18 St Augustine's Boyle 17 St Andrew's-1 17 Musgrave Hill A 16� TSS-2 16 St Augustine's Kelly 16 Kings-6 15� Wm Duncan 15 Labrador 14� Emmanuel B 14
23 teams
83 players
Primary Schools C Grade
Palm Beach-1 15� Emmanuel C 15� Gilston-1 15 St Andrew's-2 14� St Augustine's Kennedy 14� Tallebudgera-2 14� Bellevue Park-1 14 Somerset McConnell 13� Trinity Pert 13� GC Christian 13� Robina Lin 12� Assisi-1 12 21 teams
79 players
Primary Schools D Grade
Emmanuel D 19 Elanora 18 St Augustine's 17� TSS-4 17 Pacific Pines-3 16� St Joseph's Tweed Heads 16 Wm Duncan 14� Trinity 14� Kings-9 14 Palm Beach 14 Nerang 14 Worongary 14 23 teams
89 players
Primary Schools E Grade
Musgrave Hill B 18� Robina 17 St Augustine's Dietrich 17 St Augustine's Brewer 17 Trinity 16� Kings-10 16 St Andrew's 15� Wm Duncan Cook 15 Pacific Pines 14� Somerset 14   21 teams
76 players
Primary Schools F Grade
Elanora Desmond 22� Somerset 19 Trinity Derrick 18� Palm Beach 17� St Augustine's Whip 15� Upper Coomera Holland 15� Upper Coomera Duffey 15 Coomera 15 Nerang Smith 14� Robina 14 Trinity Bargenquast 14 28 teams
99 players
Primary Schools G Grade
Somerset Chand 20 Musgrave Hill C 19 Trinity 17� Robina 16 All Saints Zhou 15� St Augustine's 15� Somerset Yang 15 Varsity 15 Gilston 14� St Kevin's 14� Somerset Hyde 14 Pacific Pines 13�
24 teams
89 players

Suncoast Finals
High Schools
Matthew Flinders1 22 Chancellor A 19� Maroochydore 13 Immanuel-1 11 Immanuel-2 8 Homeschool 6 Chancellor B 5 MFAC-2 3� 8 teams
21 players
Primary Schools Premier Division
Matthew Flinders1 23 SC Grammar 18 MFAC2 15 Immanuel-1 14 Siena 13� Chancellor 11� Immanuel-2 11 St Joseph's 5   8 teams
32 players
Primary Schools Open Division A Grade
Immanuel-1 22 Matthew Flinders-1 20 Siena-1 19� SC Grammar 19 Buddina 18� St Joseph's-2 18 Immanuel-3 16� MFAC-2 16� St Joseph's-3 16� Mountain Creek 16 Siena-2 14 Immanuel-2 13�
20 teams
74 players
Primary Schools Open Division B Grade
SC Grammar-1 24� MFAC-1 23� SC Grammar-2 21� Golden Beach 20� Siena-1 18� MFAC-2 17 Mooloolaba-1 16 Mooloolaba-2 16 Mountain Creek-1 15� Stella Maris Kingfishers 15� Caloundra City-1 15�
22 teams
79 players

Wide Bay South/West Finals
High Schools Premier Division
Aldridge-1 23 Fraser Coast Anglican 23 James Nash 22 Urangan Kings 17 Urangan Rooks 11 Hervey Bay 9 Aldridge-2 7 7 teams
28 players
High Schools Open Division
St Mary's-4 19 Urangan Bishops 18� Maryborough 18 Fraser Coast Anglican 12� St Mary's-2 12 St Mary's-3 11 Aldridge 6 St Mary's-5 3� Urangan Knights 3� 9 teams
28 players
Primary Schools
Fraser Coast Anglican, Kings 23� Star of the Sea-1 20� Maryborough Central-1 20� Maryborough Central-2 16� FCAC Knights 15� Gympie South Gold 14� Gympie South Blue 12   12 teams
37 players

Wide Bay North Finals
High Schools Premier Division
Bundaberg Christian-1 18 Kepnock Gold 15 Bundaberg High 12� Bundaberg Christian-2 8 Shalom 5� Bundaberg Christian-3 1 6 teams
24 players
High Schools Open Division
Bundaberg High Kings 12� Kepnock Green 8� Shalom-1 5 Bundaberg High Rooks 5 Shalom-2 4 5 teams
12 players
Primary Schools Premier Division
St Patrick's-1 17� St Patrick's-2 11� Walkervale 10 Norville-1 9 Bundaberg North 8� Norville-2 3� 6 teams
24 players
Primary Schools Open Division
Oakwood 16� Norville-3 12� Norville-4 10� St Patrick's-3 9� 4 teams
14 players

Central Queensland South Finals
Gladstone SHS-1 28� Gladstone SHS-2 24 Chanel Green 22 St John's White 21 Chanel Gold 20� Gladstone SHS-3 17 St John's Black 17 St John's Green 14 Chanel Blue 6 9 teams
33 players

Central Queensland North Finals
High Schools
Rockhampton SHS-1 17 St Brendan's 13 CQ Christian-1 12� Rockhampton Grammar 6� CQ Christian-2 6 Rockhampton SHS-2 4�
6 teams
24 players
Primary Schools
Sacred Heart-1 25 CQ Christian-2 17� St Peter's 17 CQC-1 14 Sacred Heart-2 14 CQC-4 12� Sacred Heart-3 8 CQC-3 2� 8 teams
30 players

Mackay Whitsunday Finals
High Schools
Whitsunday Anglican 19 Sarina 13� Mirani 11 Mackay Chrstian-1 10 MCC-2 6� 5 teams
22 players
Primary Schools Premier Division
Eton North-1 24 Slade Point-1 22 Mackay Christian 19 Oakenden 18� Slade Point-2 12� Whitsunday Anglican 10 Eton North-2 6   7 teams
28 players
Primary Schools Open Division
Walkerston White 19 MCC-2 18 Eton North-3 16 MCC-3 13� Slade Point-3 12� Walkerston Red 11 Eton North-4 10 Oakenden 3 MCC-4 2
9 teams
30 players

North Queensland Finals
High Schools Premier Division
Townsville Grammar-1 20 Ingham 13� TGS-2 10 Heatley 9� Kirwan 7   5 teams
20 players
High Schools Open Division
Annandale Christian 19 Townsville Grammar 18 Ingham 17� Heatley B 13� Heatley C 6 Kirwan 3   6 teams
21 players
Primary Schools Premier Division
Annandale Christian-1 27 ACS-2 19� Townsville Grammar 17� Trebonne 16 The Willows 14� Southern Cross 8� Heatley 6� Cranbrook 2�   8 teams
31 players
Primary Schools Open Division
Annandale Christian-3 21� TGS Annandale-4 15 Southern Cross-3 15 TGS North Ward 14 Trebonne-2 13� TGS Annandale-2 13� Southern Cross-2 13 The Willows-2 12� The Willows-3 10   12 teams
41 players

Far North Queensland Finals
High Schools Premier Division
Trinity Anglican, Wei 19 Mareeba Hudson 17 Woree-1 15 Mareeba Haynes 14� St Mary's-1 13� Trinity Bay 13� TAS Devlin 9 St Andrew's 8 St Mary's-2 6 Woree-2 4� 10 teams
40 players
High Schools Open Division
Cairns-1 22� TAS 16� St Andrew's 14� St Mary's 14 Trinity Bay 13 Mareeba 10� Smithfield 7� Ravenshoe 6 Cairns-2 4� Woree 3
10 teams
32 players
Primary Schools Premier Division
St Thomas's 22 Woree 21 TAS Harding 19 TAS Dimitroff 17� TAS Marlin Coast, Aust 12� Hambledon 8 St Gerard Majella 7� TAS MCC Raps 4�   8 teams
32 players
Primary Schools Open Division A Grade
St Gerard Majella-2 20� Whitfield-1 20 TAS Hermon 18� St Thomas's-2 17 SGM-4 16� Freshwater-1 16 Whitfield-2 15� TAS Staples 15 SGM-3 14 Freshwater-2 14 TAS MCC Murphy 13 St Thomas's-3 12 St Thomas's-6 12 Ravenshoe 11 Aloomba 11   20 teams
77 players
Primary Schools Open Division B Grade
TAS Poumaka 21� TAS Taylor 19 TAS Peters 16� Woree 16� St Thomas's-5 14� St Thomas's Girls 13 Aloomba 13 TAS MCC Gunn 13 Hambledon 12 SGM-5 11 Freshwater 10 TAS MCC Ney 9   14 teams
49 players

North West Queensland
Good Shepherd Catholic-1 14 Good Shepherd-2 21� Spinifex Junior-1 8� Spinifex Senior 4 Good Shepherd-3 2   6 teams
15 players

Central West Queensland
Our Lady's Checkmates 27 Our Lady's Kings 23� Our Lady's-3/4 23 Longreach SS Kings 23 Our Lady's Knights 18 Longreach Lightning 15� Longreach SHS 13 7 teams
25 players

South West Queensland
Charleville SHS Gowlett 22� Charleville Johns 22 Morven SS-1 17� Morven SS-2 12� Charleville Steinhort 5� 5 teams
16 players

South Queensland
High Schools
Roma SC 24 St John's White 16� Injune SS-1 10� St John's Wow 8� St John's Maroon 5� 5 teams
17 players
Primary Schools
Roma SC-1 24 St John's Blue 19 Injune-2 18 Roma-2 15� St John's Red 14 St John's White 13 Roma-3 12 Roma-4 7 St John's Green 3� 9 teams
31 players

Southern Downs
Stanthorpe SHS Jenkins 24 Stanthorpe Maitland 19� Glen Aplin SS-1 16 St Joseph's Tree Frogs 16 St Joseph's Dolphins 15� Texas SS 14� Stanthorpe SS 14 Greenlands SS 12� Glen Aplin-2 12 Yangan SS 10 St Joseph's Anime 5 Stanthorpe SHS-3 5 Warwick Central SS 4� 13 teams
42 players

NSW Northern Rivers Finals
High Schools
Kadina A 22 Shearwater Shear Brilliance 16� St John's Woodlawn-1 15 Emmanuel Anglican 14� Lismore Whitehorse 14� Kadina B 13� St John's-2 13 Shearwater Allstars 7 St John's-4 4� St John's-3 4
12 teams
37 players
Primary Schools Premier Division
Shearwater 20� Emmanuel 15 Mullumbimby 12 Casino Christian 11 Holy Family 9� Wyrallah Road 9 St Joseph's 7 7 teams
28 players
Primary Schools Open Division
Wyrallah Road-2 18� St Joseph's 17 Emmanuel Palmer 17 Holy Family Cornwell 15� Emmanuel Laverty 11 Wyrallah Road-3 10 Shearwater 8� Emmanuel McInnes 6 Holy Family 5� Wyrallah Road-4 4� 13 teams
36 players

Grand total 2685 players

Queensland Junior Ratings

The bi-monthly Queensland Junior Rating List undergoes some close attention and analysis on the Gardiner Chess web site at www.www.gardinerchess.com/ratings/2009/ratings2009.htm
You'll find the leaderboards by age, by zone, most active and most improved as well as rating changes by players sorted by school.

Note that the State Finals missed the cut for the November list and will be included in January.

New-Look Web Site

The Gardiner Chess web site has been revamped - see what you think, at www.gardinerchess.com

In particular check the Chess Products for Schools link in the Schools Section for suggested additions to your school chess resources.

Tactical Puzzles for Juniors

There is a simple way your players can improve their tactical understanding and board sight - solve the daily puzzles on the home page at www.gardinerchess.com Each day there are three new puzzles, easy, moderate and difficult (but not too difficult), with hint options.

Coaching Services for Schools

Gardiner Chess and its franchisees provide chess coaching classes, curricular or extracurricular, in or outside school hours, for schools in the Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Townsville, Cairns and NSW Northern Rivers regions. For details see www.gardinerchess.com or call 07 5522 7221.