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  QUEENSLAND INTERSCHOOL CHESS NEWS 
  iincluding NSW Northern Rivers
 

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2009 Calendar and Venues - Terms 3 and 4

Note that each open zonal tournament is a stand-alone event - participating in the previous round is not a prerequisite. Open entries are unlimited - you may enter as many teams or part teams as you wish.

Gold Coast

Greater Brisbane

Sunshine Coast

Darling Downs (organised by Toowoomba Chess Club)

Far North Queensland

North Queensland

Mackay Whitsunday

Central Queensland North

Central Queensland South

Wide Bay North

Wide Bay South/West

Southern Downs

Southern Queensland

South West Queensland

Central West Queensland

North West Queensland

NSW Interschool Championships Events

Northern Rivers

Queensland Finals

The winning schools, primary and secondary, represent Queensland at the Australian Schools Teams Championships in Melbourne, expected to be on 5-6 December.

Round 2 Results

The results and leading scores from the second round of the zonal championships are summarised below, with qualifiers for the final round premier divisions shown in bold - all schools may enter 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.

A promotion/relegation system between the premier and open divisions determined teams qualifying for the third round premier divisions - for details see
www.gardinerchess.com/schools/2009/interschoolconditions.htm#General

Far North Queensland High Schools Premier
TAS Wei 15 Mareeba SHS1 13 Woree Warriors 12½ TAS Devlin 9½ Mareeba SHS2 8 Trinity Bay SHS1 2 6 teams
24 players
Two teams from St Mary's College qualified but were unable to play, being under swine flu quarantine - both teams admitted to Premier Final under discretionary provisions

Far North Queensland High Schools Open
Mareeba SHS3 17½ Trinity Bay2 15½ St Andrews 14½ Woree Wonders 12 Trinity Bay3 10½ Smithfield SHS 8 Ravenshoe SHS 7  10 teams
28 players

Far North Queensland Primary Schools Premier
St Thomas1 22 TAS Dimitroff 20½ Woree1 17 TAS Parker 15½ St Gerard Majella1 11½ TAS Marlin Coast1 10½ Whitfield1 8 St Thomas2 7  8 teams
32 players

Far North Queensland Primary Schools Open A Grade
TAS Marlin Coast Lade 16½ Hambledon Kings 16 (81 tiebreak points) St Gerard Majella3 16 (72) TAS Staples 16 (63) TAS Taylor 15½ Freshwater1 15 St Thomas3 15 SGM2 14  12 teams
45 players

Far North Queensland Primary Schools Open B Grade
Ravenshoe1 21 TAS MCC Halibi 20½ TAS Leong 18½ St Thomas4 16½ TAS MCC Kwort 16 Whitfield2 15½ Freshwater2 15½ St Thomas7 15½ St Andrews1 14 TAS Madder 14  21 teams
80 players

North Queensland High Schools Premier
Townsville Grammar1 28 Ignatius Park1 20½ TGS2 18 Kirwan SHS 14½ Heatley SC 13½ Ignatius Park2 9½ Annandale Christian 8  7 teams
28 players

North Queensland High Schools Open
Townsville Grammar3 16 Ignatius Park3 14 Ayr SHS1 11 Ingham SHS4 11 Ingham1 10 Kirwan2 10 Calvary 6 TGS4 6
12 teams
41 players

North Queensland Primary Schools Premier
Annandale Christian1 23½ Trebonne 20 Annandale2 15½ TGS Annandale 15 The Willows 14½ Southern Cross 13 TGS North Ward 10½  7 teams
27 players

North Queensland Primary Schools Open
Anandale3 14½ Cranbrook SS 12 Heatley SS 12 Calvary 10 Southern Cross3 9 The Willows3 9 Southern Cross2 8½  13 teams
45 players

Mackay Whitsunday High Schools Premier
Whitsunday Anglican School1 17 Sarina SHS 17 Mirani Pride 12 Mackay Christian 8½ WAS2 5½  5 teams
18 players

Mackay Whitsunday Primary Schools Premier
Mackay Christian1 22 Eton North1 21 Slade Point1 20½ Oakenden 20 Slade Point2 10 Bloomsbury 8 Mackay Christian2 6 Eton North2 4½  8 teams
32 players

Mackay Whitsunday Primary Schools Open
Whitsunday Anglican 18 Eton North3 16 Walkerston White 14 Walkerston Blue 13 Eton North4 13 Walkerston Red 13 Mackay Christian3 13 Slade Point3 11½ Andergrove 7½  9 teams
33 players

Central Queensland North High Schools Premier
Rockhampton SHS1 23½ St Brendan's1 19½ CQ Christian1 17 Rockhampton Grammar1 14½ CQ Christian2 12 St Brendans2 9 Rockhampton SHS2 8½ Rockhampton Grammar2 8  8 teams
32 players

Central Queensland North Primary Schools Premier
Sacred Heart2 25½ Sacred Heart2 19 St Peters1 17½ CQ Christian1 16½ CQ Christian2 14½ St Peters3 10 St Peters2 9
7 teams
27 players

Central Queensland North Primary Schools Open
Sacred Heart3 14½ CQ Christian3 12½ St Peters4 3   3 teams
10 players

Central Queensland South High & Primary Schools
Gladstone SHS1 28½ Chanel College Blue 21½ Chanel Green 20 Gladstone SHS2 19½ Chanel Gold 18½ St John the Baptist Black 17½ Gladstone SHS4 17 St John White 12½ Gladstone SHS3 12½ St John Green 12½  10 teams
39 players

Wide Bay North High Schools Premier
Bundaberg Christian1 25 Kepnock Gold 23 Bundaberg Christian2 19 Bundaberg SHS White Knights 16½ Shalom College 14½ Bundaberg Christian3 8½ Bundaberg SHS Black Knights 3½ Kepnock Green 1   8 teams
30 players

Wide Bay North Primary Schools Premier
St Patrick's1 20½ Norville SS 15 St Patrick's2 12 Oakwood ½ 4 teams
16 players

Wide Bay North Primary Schools Open
St Marys1 18 Bundaberg Central1 17½ Bundaberg North 17½ Walkervale 16½ Norville2 13½ Bundaberg Central2 12 St Marys2 12  11 teams
40 players

Wide Bay South/West High Schools Premier
Aldridge SHS 25 Fraser Coast Anglican College Kings 20 James Nash SHS Knights 17½ Urangan SHS Kings 17½  Nash Rooks 12 FCAC Rooks 10½ Urangan Rooks 9½
7 teams
28 players

Wide Bay South/West High Schools Open
Aldridge SHS2 20 Hervey Bay SHS 18 Urangan SHS Bishops 17 Urangan Knights 14 Aldridge3 13½ Maryborough SHS 13 St Mary's b 12 Xavier College 12    14 teams
46 players

Wide Bay South/West Primary Schools Premier
Maryborough Central SS1 16 Fraser Coast Kings 16 Star of the Sea Knights 12 Fraser Coast Knights 12 Star of the Sea Bishops 4   5 teams
17 players

Wide Bay South/West Primary Schools Open
Fraser Coast Bishops 18 Maryborough Central2 15 Gympie South SS 14 Xavier 12½ St Mary's 3½  5 teams
17 players

Sunshine Coast High Schools Premier
Chancellor 21 Matthew Flinders Anglican 19 Immanuel Lutheran1 19 Caloundra SHS 19 Nambour Christian 17 Immanuel2 11 Maroochydore SHS1 6 Maroochydore2 0
8 teams
29 players

Sunshine Coast Primary Schools Premier
Matthew Flinders1 23½ Immanuel Lutheran2 19½ Immanuel1 19 Chancellor 14½ Matthew Flinders2 13½ Siena 12½ Buddina 9½  7 teams
28 players

Sunshine Coast Primary Schools Open A Grade
Sunshine Coast Grammar A 17½ Siena A2 14½ St Josephs Knights1 14 Immanuel1 13½ Mountain Creek A 13 Immanuel2 12 Matthew Flinders A2 11½ Golden Beach1 11½ Chancellor A 10½ Siena A1 10 St Josephs2 10  21 teams
77 players

Sunshine Coast Primary Schools Open B Grade
Golden Beach2 17 Golden Beach3 14½ Immanuel4 14 Immanuel3 13 Siena B1 12½ Mountain Creek B1 11 Matthew Flinders B1 10½ Buddina B1 10½ Golden Beach4 10  14 teams
52 players

Gold Coast High Schools Premier
Kings Grigg 24½ Somerset Muller 23½ Somerset Arase 17 All Saints 15 TSS 14½ Palm Beach-Currunbin 12 Somerset Zhang 11½ Kings Payton 11 Marymount Knights 7½ Southport 2½  10 teams
40 players

Gold Coast High Schools Open A Grade
Keebra Park1 17½ Varsity1 15½ TSS2 15 Trinity Luttrell 14½ All Saints Mayfield 14 Kings3 14 Nerang1 13 Trinity Choi 13 Marymount Bishops 12½ Aquinas1 12 15 teams
54 players

Gold Coast High Schools Open B Grade
Varsity3 21 Southport2 18½ Marymount Kings 17 All Saints Jo 15½ Varsity2 15½ All Saints Hirano 15 Elanora1 14 Palm Beach Currumbin2 13½ All Saints Pase 13½ All Saints Doo 13  22 teams
71 players

Gold Coast Primary Schools Premier
Somerset Karibasic 23 Kings1 17½ All Saints 17½ Trinity 17 Worongary 16½ Arundel 16 Tallebudgera 15½ TSS 14 Somerset Toda 13 Kings2 9½ Varsity 8½  11 teams
44 players

Gold Coast North Primary Schools Open A Grade
St Stephens EllisB 22½ Musgrave Hill2 22 Pacific Pines A1 21½ Musgrave Hill1 21½ Arundel Hashimi 21½ Pacific Pines A2 18 Arundel Noble 15 St Francis Xavier Vo 15 St Stephens Jones 13½ Coomera1 9½  10 teams
40 players

Gold Coast North Primary Schools Open B Grade
Assisi1 19½ Arundel Sullivan 19 Coomera Anglican Gray 19 Park Lake 18½ Musgrave Hill3 18½ Pacific Pines B1 18 Nerang Wardlaw 16½ St Francis Xavier Manipoto 16½ Pacific Pines B2 16 16 teams
62 players

Gold Coast North Primary Schools Open C Grade
Musgrave Hill4 23½ Coomera3 20½ St Stephens Smith 19½ Arundel Foots 18½ Pacific Pines C2 18½ Nerang Cameron 18½ Pacific Pines C1 17 Arundel Rowbotham 16½ St Francis Xavier Brunker 16 St Francis Xavier Grace 16  18 teams
57 players

Gold Coast Central Primary Schools Open A Grade
Robina Cho 20 St Kevins 19 (77½/113 tiebreak points) Benowa1 19 (77½/111) Trinity Bargenquast 17½ Worongary Gibson 16½ Silkwood A1 15 Benowa2 14 Worongary Perry 14 Labrador 13½ Trinity Brice 13 All saints A 12½  21 teams
75 players

Gold Coast Central Primary Schools Open B Grade
William Duncan Jets 17½ Silkwood B2 16½ Silkwood B1 16 Gilston1 16 Guardian Angels B 16 Worongary Tuuta 16 Mudgeeraba Lye 16 TSS B1 16 Mudgeeraba Creek Luke-Paredi 15½ TSS B3 15½ Silkwood B3 15 Benowa3 15  21 teams
84 players

Gold Coast Central Primary Schools Open C Grade
Robina Bible 20½ Robina Cornelius 20 Trinity Muenster 16½ TSS C1 16½ Silkwood C2 16 Silkwood C1 15 Trinity Trickey 15 Benowa5 14½ Robina Bondi 14½ Worongary Ridgway 14 Gilston3 14 TSS C2 13½ Mudgeeraba Creek Russell 13½  24 teams
82 players

Gold Coast South Primary Schools Open A Grade
Kings3 17½ Somerset Wood 17½ Somerset Blauberg 17 St Augustines Cecil 17 St Augustines Ross 16 St Augustines Kennedy 16 St Augustines Campion 14 Kings4 14 Palm Beach 13½
13 teams
50 players

Gold Coast South Primary Schools Open B Grade
St Augustines Bosworth 22 St Augustines Parsons 20 St Andrews McLynskey 20 Somerset Soh 18½ Tallebudgera2 17½ Palm Beach2 17 St Augustines Boyle 16 Elanora Hahn 15 Kings6 15 St Augustines Dietrich 14½ Palm Beach3 14  29 teams
102 players

Gold Coast South Primary Schools Open C Grade
Somerset Drake 22 Kings10 20½ Somerset McCarthy 19 Somerset Chand 18½ St Augustines Cleaver 18 St Andrews Savory 17½ St Augustines Bergwerf 16½ St Augustines Williams 15½ Currumbin Jones 15 St Augustines Gallaher 15  Somerset Wood 14½ Palm Beach5 14 Elanora Passmor 14  32 teams
112 players

Greater Brisbane Northside High Schools Premier
BGS Soo-Burrowes 26½ BGS Chung 19 BBC 18 Indooroopilly SHS1 16½ Sandgte SHS 13 Kedron SHS Tigers 10 QASMT 6 Indooroopily2 4  8 teams
32 players

Greater Brisbane Northside High Schools Open
Nudgee College Taylor 16 BGS Yeh 15½ Nudgee Aitken 15 BGS 13½ Kedron Cheetahs 11 Indooroopilly3 10½ Nudgee De 10½ Indooroopilly4 10 Terrace 10 QASMT3 9½  17 teams
56 players

Greater Brisbane Northside Primary Schools Premier
Nundah 23 Boondall Gold 20 Indooroopilly 16½ BGS 15½ Samford 12½ Bardon 11 (on countback) Boondall Blue 11 Mueller College 2½ 8 teams
32 players  

Greater Brisbane Upper North Primary Schools Open
Aspley Pejakovic 27 Nudgee Kennedy 18½ Mueller B 16½ Mueller A 15½ Samford1 15½ Mueller C 15 Samford2 12½ Nudgee Wakerly 12 Mueller D 8 Northlakes 7  12 teams
38 players

Greater Brisbane Lower North Primary Schools A Grade
BBC Israel 21 BGS2 17 Nundah2 15½ BBC Wood 14½ Indooroopilly B 14½ Ashgrove Green 14 BGS3 13½ Chapel Hill1 13½ Brisbane Central1 12 BBC Sinnathamby 11½ Hilder Road1 11½ BBC Verbace 11½ Ironside1 11  22 teams
84 players

Greater Brisbane Lower North Primary Schools B Grade
Nundah3 18½ Bardon2 16 Nundah4 15½ Ironside2 15 Chapel Hill2 13½ St Agathas1 13½ Brisbane Central3 13 Bardon3 12 Newmarket A 11½ Ashgrove Blue 11  20 teams
74 players

Greater Brisbane Southside High Schools Premier
ACGS1 21 ACGS2 19½ Mt Gravatt SHS A 14½ WMAC1 12½ Mt Gravatt B 9½ Capalaba 6 WMAC2 1  7 teams
28 players

Greater Brisbane Southside High Schools Open
ACGS3 16½ Somerville House 16 Capalaba2 15½ Rochedale1 14 MBBC2 13 Kimberley1 12½ MBBC1 12½ Mt Gravatt C 12 Loreto1 11½  16 teams
60 players

Greater Brisbane Southside Primary Schools Premier
ACGS 16 Somerville House 16 Fernvale Knights 12 Fernvale Royals 11 MBBC2 3 MBBC1 2  6 teams
24 players

Greater Brisbane South Primary Schools Open
Sunnybank Hills1 19½ St Laurences 17 Macgregor1 16 ACGS Hegde 15 St Itas1 14½ Macgregor3 13½ Macgregor2 12½ Holland park1 12 Mt Carmel Coffey 11½ Camp Hill1 11 St Itas2 11 Camp Hill2 11 ACGS Fox 10½ Sunnybank Hills2 10½  23 teams
83 players

Greater Brisbane Bayside Primary Schools Open
Ormiston1 26½ MBBC1 24 Ormiston2 21 Ormiston3 21 MBBC2 17½ Ormiston5 15½ St John Vianney2 15 SJV1 12½  12 teams
42 players

Greater Brisbane Logan Beaudesert Primary Schools Open
Loganholme1 23½ Springwood Road2 22½ Kingston2 19 St Bernard1 18½ Kingston1 18 Springwood Road3 16½ Loganholme2 15 Canterbury1 15 Springwood Road1 15  14 teams
49 players

Greater Brisbane Moreton Primary Schools Open
Forest Lake1 23 Fernvale Generals 21 Fernvale Majors 21 Fernvale Colonels 19½ Fernvale Lieutenants 17½ Fernvale Captains 17½ Woodcrest 16½ St Marys 15 WMAC 15 Forest Lake3 14½ Amberley1 13½  19 teams
66 players

NSW Northern Rivers High Schools Open
Kadina A 19½ Shearwater 17 Lismore 13½ Kadina B 12 St Johns Crane 10 St Johns Isbester 8½ Kadina C 3½  7 teams
24 players

NSW Northern Rivers Primary Schools Premier
Emmanuel 22 Shearwater 20 Durrumbul 17½ Wyrallah Road 17½ Casino Christian 14 Holy Family Bowers 14 Holy Family Cornwell 7  7 teams
28 players

NSW Northern Rivers Primary Schools Open
Mullumbimby 15 St Josephs Alstonville B 13½ Wyrallah Road2 12½ Wyrallah Road3 10½ Emmanuel Palmer 10½ Wyrallah Road4 10½ St Josephs C 10 St Josephs A 9½ Shearwater B 9 Coorabell 9 Durrumbul Lang 8½ Casino Christian B 7  16 teams
57 players

Grand total 2571 players

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.

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, books, DVDs, videos and software is available from Gardiner Chess - see www.gardinerchess.com under the Chess Shop tab.

Very popular at schools are giant outdoor chess sets, now cheaper than ever before - see details at
www.gardinerchess.com/products/pieces/giantchesssets.htm
 

In this issue

2009 Calendar Terms 3/4
Round 2 Results
Daily tactics puzzles
Chess resources for schools and players

Contact details

Gardiner Chess:
Attn: Graeme Gardiner
11 Hardys Rd
Mudgeeraba  Qld  4213
Tel    5522 7221
Fax   5522 7760
email ggardiner@gardinerchess.com
Internet: www.gardinerchess.com

Chess Association of Queensland Inc
Attn: Ian Murray
PO Box 5014
Mt Gravatt East  Qld  4122
Tel   3411 3445
Fax  3349 2745
email  caq@optusnet.com.au
Internet  www.caq.org.au

Cairns


Townsville


Mackay


Rockhampton


Gladstone


Bundaberg


Maryborough


Sunshine Coast


Brisbane Upper North


Brisbane Lower North

Brisbane South


Brisbane Moreton


Brisbane Bayside


Brisbane Logan-Beaudesert


Gold Coast High Schools


Gold Coast North


Gold Coast Central


Gold Coast South


NSW Northern Rivers, Alstonville