ACF Bulletin No. 119 - 3 June
2001
IN THIS ISSUE
2001 Australian Universities Teams Championship, ACF services, Chinese
chess
camp, Asian Continental Championship/World Championship qualifier,
Grand
Prix, NSWCA Queens Birthday weekender, 2001 Victorian Open,
Correspondence.
2001 AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES TEAMS
CHAMPIONSHIP
I appeal to everyone involved in Australian chess to help Allan
Richards
publicise this important new event to all universities.
This years competition is going to be run under the Australian
University
Games as part of their cultural program. As well as being part of a
great
event, this will increase the festive spirit of the tournament, with
many
social events to attend and people to get to know:
The Festival:
An Australian University Games Cultural and Arts Festival
will be held for
the first time in conjunction with the 2001 Australian University
Games.
This event is a joint initiative by the Australian University
Games and the
University of Sydney Union to integrate existing
university cultural activities, currently
being held in isolation, into the University Games program. The event
will
showcase Australia's premier artistic talent in a weeklong program of
musical, intellectual, artistic and cultural events. The cultural program
is
expected to attract an additional 1500 students and the wider community
into
Sydney on top of the 6500 university athletes in Sydney to participate
in
the Games. The festival will be held predominantly on-campus at The
University of Sydney.
The week-long activities will be integrated into the Games Program to
maximise attendances to the festival. While the cultural program is a
trial
in 2001, the anticipated success of the event is expected to ensure that
it
becomes a significant part of the Australian University Games Program
in
future years. The 2001 Australian University Games Cultural and Arts
Festival aims to compliment the Games by presenting a spectacular
national
forum for students, tertiary & secondary, across Australia to
participate
and perform in.
Details:
This is a teams event and will consist of four players a side. There can
be
as many Undergraduates as a team wants, with one member of staff and
one
Postgraduate also allowed. Universities can send as many teams as they
like.
Dates: 24th 27th September.
Format: 2 rounds a day on the 24th 26th and one round on the
27th.
Venue: The University of Sydney.
Time Controls: 60 minutes a side plus 30 seconds per move.
Entry Fee: $25 per player.
Prizes: To be confirmed.
Any enquiries or comments should be directed to:
Allan Richards
Mobile: 0407 713 684
Email: inter_uni_comp@hotmail.com
Entry Form:
University:_____________________________________
Team Name:____________________________________
Team Members*:
Captain:
Name:____________________________ ACF
rating:___________Board:________
Position at University:___________________ Staff/Student
number:_____________
Contact Details:
Address:________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________Phone
Number:___________________
Player 2:
Name:____________________________ ACF
rating:___________Board:________
Position at University:___________________ Staff/Student
number:_____________
Contact Details:
Address:________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________Phone
Number:___________________
Player 3:
Name:____________________________ ACF
rating:___________Board:________
Position at University:___________________ Staff/Student
number:_____________
Contact Details:
Address:________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________Phone
Number:___________________
Player 4:
Name:____________________________ ACF
rating:___________Board:________
Position at University:___________________ Staff/Student
number:_____________
Contact Details:
Address:________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________Phone
Number:___________________
*Please make the first named player be the captain.
Please make cheques payable to: Australian Universities Games.
Entry fee ($25 per player) must be included with the entry.
Please send all entries to:
Allan Richards
2/28 Ashmore St.
Erskinville, Sydney,
NSW 2043.
ACF SERVICES
Swiss Perfect: It now appears that Swiss Perfect is being
used very widely
right around Australia. This is certainly helping the ratings officers
with
their duties and I believe will have many other benefits in due course.
The
NSW President, Robert Keast, has a laptop computer with
Swiss Perfect
already loaded available for borrowing by Sydney tournament organisers.
As
Swiss Perfect will operate perfectly well on fairly old computers,
several
people are purchasing second hand laptops for as little as $200-$400
mainly
for the efficient running of tournaments using Swiss Perfect. The ACF
is
still offering free Swiss Perfect licences to all clubs and states in
Insurance: All clubs and states are invited to take
advantage of extremely
cheap rates for Public Liability insurance which have been negotiated by
the
ACF. Contact Graeme Gardiner graemeg@bigpond.net.au
Webpages: All clubs and states can save a good deal of
money by using the
ACF's server and hanging their pages off the ACF site. This is a free
service. Contact Paul Broekhuyse broekhuysep@hotmail.com
Investment of funds: The ACF is trying to coordinate the
investment of funds
at favourable rates by combining funds from clubs and states. If a total
of
(say) $50,000 or $100,000 can be invested, then all participants will
be
able to earn a higher rate of interest. If your club or state may
have
surplus funds available for investment in a term deposit or cash
management
"DAWENHAO CUP" JUVENILE CHESS SUMMER CAMP
INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT BEIJING
CHINA 2001
This was mentioned in last week's bulletin. Neil Anderson,
father of Daniel,
a promising Queensland junior, is asking for anyone else interested
in
interested in organising a trip. The basic details are as
follows:
Venue: Jia #1 Hotel, BaDaChu West Beijing.
Dates: 20-25 July 2001.
Organizer: China Chess Association.
Undertaked by Beijing DaWenHao international video media consulting
firm.
Participators: China; Japan; Korea; Singapore; Switzerland; UK; USA;
Spain;
Canada; Russia; Australia.
The game will be seperated into 3 levels by age: younger then 10 years
old;
10-14 years old; 15-18 years old.
WORLD CHESS QUALIFYING CHAMPIONSHIP
INCORPORATING 3RD ASIAN INDIVIDUAL CHESS
CHAMPIONSHIP
Would players interested in being selected as Australia's representative
to
receive free accommodation/food etc please let me know by Friday 15
June
latest. The first 10 placegetters qualify for the World Championship
finals
to be held later in the year.
Kolkotta (Calcutta), West Bengal, India 9 to 18 August 2001 (Arrival
8
August)
The Championship will be played at Gorky Sadan, 3, Gorky Terrace,
Kolkotta
(Calcutta) - 700 017, West Bengal, India. Tel + Fax : (91) 33 -
2479559.
Entry Fee: 200 Swiss Francs
Accommodation: Twin: Sharing + Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner: US$60 per
day.
Single: Room with Meals : US$100 per day.
Playing Schedule: 13 rounds. Rounds 1-8 will be held on 9-13 August.
Rest
Day 14 August. Rounds 9-13 will be held on 15-18 August. Time: 40 moves
in
75 minutes, 15 minutes for the remainder of the game with an increment of
30
seconds per move from move 1 (In the absence of Digital Game Timers,
the
time control to be used will be 40 moves in 1½ hours and 30 minutes for
the
remainder of the game)
Title: The winner is awarded the title of Asian Champion. 1st place
Gold
Medal, 2nd place Silver Medal, 3rd place Bronze Medal.
Prizes: Total US$64,000. 1st $12,000, 2nd $10,000, 3rd $8,000, 4th
$6,000,
5th $5,000, 6th $4,000, 7th $3,000, 8th, 9th and 10th $2,000 each, 11th
to
20th $1,000 each.
The Organising Secretary: Mr. SOUMEN MAJUMDAR Treasurer, AICF Gorky Sadan,
3
Gorky Terrace, Kolkotta - 700 017, West Bengal, India. Tel + Fax : (91) 33
-
2479559
P.T. UMMER KOYA Hon. Secretary, All India Chess
Federation, Nallalam [P.O],
Calicut - 673 027, India.Tel : (91) 495 - 402252, 402685. Fax :
402131
E-mail : chessind@md3.vsnl.net.in
2001 GRAND PRIX
The Grand Prix Supervisor is Norm Braybrooke chessnut@windsor.net.au
Please note that the Adelaide University Open on 7/8 July is a category
2
event.
The next events in the calendar are the three Queen's Birthday weekenders
in
Sydney, Adelaide and Hobart. Just a reminder that we welcome more details
of
Grand Prix events for publication in this bulletin.
3/4 Feb Newcastle Open NSW Cat 2 George Lithgow
george.lithgow@bigpond.com
17/18 Feb Taree RSL Summer Open NSW Cat 1 Endel Lane
02 6559 9060
endel@fasternet.com.au
3/4 Mar Dubbo RSL Open NSW Cat 1 Alexander Aich 02
6884 4562
sjaich@tpg.com.au
10-12 Mar Tasmanian Championships TAS Cat 1 David
Ferris 03 6225 1523
dcfer@netspace.net.au
17/18 Mar South West Open WA Cat 1 Alan
Phillips alanglo@tpg.com.au
13-16 Apl Doeberl Cup ACT Cat 3 Roger
McCart 02-6251-6190
roger.mccart@anu.edu.au
13-15 Apl Darling Downs Open QLD Cat 2 Keven
Duncan
kevenduncan@telstra.com
13-16 Apl Sydney Easter Cup NSW Cat 1 Peter
Hanna <rational@mpx.com.au>
20-22 Apl Univ of Qld QLD Cat 3 David
Cowland-Cooper 0414 498556
uqchess@hotmail.com
5/6 May Hobson's Bay Open VIC Cat 1 Peter
Caissa 0411 710900
pcaissa@melbpc.org.au (Note: postponed to a later date to be
advised)
5/6 May Laurieton Open NSW Cat 1 Endel
Lane 02 6559 9060
endel@fasternet.com.au
5-7 May Redcliffe Peninsula Open QLD Cat 1 Mark
Stokes 07 3205 6042
mstokes@bne.catholic.edu.au
19/20 May Adelaide Cup SA Cat 1 Roland
Eime 08 8268 1374
eimes@senet.com.au
19/20 May NSWCA Cat 1 Robert Keast 02
9649 8614 rkeast@comtech.com.au
8/10/11 June NSWCA Queen's Birthday Weekender NSW Cat 1
Robert Keast 02
9649 8614 rkeast@comtech.com.au
9/10 June Queen's Birthday Weekender SA Cat 1
Roland Eime 08 8268 1374
eimes@senet.com.au
9-11 June Queen's Birthday Weekender TAS Cat 1 Kevin
Bonham 03 6224 8487
k_bonham@utas.edu.au
23/24 June Taree RSL Open NSW Cat 1 Endel Lane
02 6559 9060
endel@fasternet.com.au
23/24 June Gold Coast Open QLD Cat 3 Graeme
Gardiner 07 5530 5794
graemeg@bigpond.net.au
30Jun/1Jul Suncoast Weekender QLD Cat 3 Robert
Hochstadt 07 5447 5056
robhoch@one.net.au
7/8 July Adelaide University Open SA Cat 2 Robin
Wedding 08 8303 3029
chess@smug.adelaide.edu.au
14/15 July Coal City Open NSW Cat ? George
Lithgow
george.lithgow@bigpond.com
14/15 July Fairfield RSL Winter Cup NSW Cat 2 Elpidio
Bautista 02 9723 5537
bautista@smartchat.net.au ejbautista@gogo.net.au
28/29 Jul ANU Open ACT Cat 3 Shaun Press 02 6255
2040
shaun.press@cs.anu.edu.au
4/5 Aug Mackay Open QLD Cat 1 Stan Long Hong
07 4953 4573
computer5000@hotmail.com
4/5 Aug NSWCA Cat 1 Robert Keast 02 9649 8614
rkeast@comtech.com.au
25/26 Aug Launceston Weekender TAS Cat 1 Leo
Minol 03 6344 7472
leominol@telstra.easymail.com.au
22/23 Sep Gold Coast Classic QLD Cat 3 Graeme
Gardiner 07 5530 5794
graemeg@bigpond.net.au
29/30 Sep Lidum's Cup SA Cat 1 Roland Eime 08 8268
1374 eimes@senet.com.au
29/30 Sep Redcliffe Challenge QLD Cat 1 Mark Stokes
07 3205 6042
mstokes@bne.catholic.edu.au
13/14 Oct Tweed Heads Open QLD Cat 3 Audie
Pennefather 07 5536 9185
pennefather@iprimus.com
3/4 Nov Laurieton Open NSW Cat 1 Endel Lane 02 6559
9060
endel@fasternet.com.au
3-5 Nov Tasmanian Open TAS Cat 1 Neville Ledger 03
6431 1280
nlchess@tassie.net.au
17/18 Nov Taree RSL Spring Open NSW Cat 1 Endel Lane
02 6559 9060
endel@fasternet.com.au
24/25 Nov NSWCA Cat 1 Robert Keast 02 9649 8614
rkeast@comtech.com.au
8/9 Dec Tuggeranong Vikings Weekender ACT Cat 1 Lee
Forace 02 9556 3960
ljforace@hotmail.com
15/16 Dec Melbourne Chess Club Christmas Swiss VIC Cat 2
Malcolm Pyke
dexter@labyrinth.net.au
15/16 Dec Fairfield RSL Pre Christmas Cup NSW Cat 2 Elpidio
Bautista 02
9723 5537 bautista@smartchat.net.au
NSW 15, Qld 9, Tas 4, SA 4, ACT 3, Vic 2, WA 1.
NSWCA QUEENS BIRTHDAY
WEEKENDER
Cat 1 GP event
Venue: Ashfield Catholic and Community Club 7 Charlotte St, Ashfield
(1
minute from Ashfield Railway Station).
Seven rounds Saturday 9th, Sunday 10th & Monday 11th June 2001 Starting
Time
10.00 am.
Rate of play 90 minutes per player per game. Entry Fee Adult $50,
Juniors
$40 (U14 $25).
All entries must be on official entry form (or copy). G.P.O BOX 2418
SYDNEY
104. Entries accepted on the day before 10:00am.
All NSW resident players must be members of NSWCA or NSWJCL.
Round Times Rd 1 Saturday 10:00am Rd 2 Saturday 2:00pm Rd 3 Sunday
10:00am
Rd 4 Sunday 2:00pm Rd 5 Sunday 5:30pm Rd 6 Monday 10:00am Rd 7 Monday
2:00pm
Presentation Monday 6:00pm. Prizes will be announced on the day and
are
dependant on the number of players. Players are eligible for only 1
prize.
Please make all cheques payable to NSWCA Inc.
Enquiries: Robert Keast 0417 497258.
2001 VICTORIAN OPEN 9-11 JUNE
This is not a Grand Prix event.
Dandenong Chess Club Inc. on behalf of the Victorian Chess Association
Inc.
and with the assistance of City of Greater Dandenong proudly presents
the
2001 Victorian Open Championship.
Prize Pool: 1st $700 2nd $450* 3rd $200* 5 Rating Prizes
of $100* Top
Junior $125* : Top Lady $75*
*players will be eligible to receive only one of the above prizes,
which
are subject to a minimum of 50 players.
A computer supplied by Independent Computers of Australia will be
competing.
Prizes to a limit of $300 will be paid to players who defeat or draw
with
the computer. A condition of entry into the tournament is that
competitors
agree to play the computer if so paired. We thank Independent Computers
of
Australia for their participation and support.
Time Control: 40 moves in 75 then all in 15 minutes +30 sec per move
from
move one.
Venue: Senior Citizens Centre, Latham Cres. Dandenong mel ref. 90C2
Entry
Fees: $45, Concession & Juniors $35.
Entries: will be received till 2pm prior to the first round or sent by
mail
to reach the DCC Treasurer, 8 Pickford St. East Burwood, no later than
last
mail Wednesday 6th June Cheques to be made out to Dandenong Chess Club
Inc.
*Free Entry To G'M's, I'M's, WGM's and WIM's.
Arbiter: FIDE International Arbiter Dr John
Frew.
CORRESPONDENCE
THOMAS LECKNER
Dear chess-friends,
The chess-club of Tegernsee is organizing a great open international
tournament this year, again:
5th Open International Bavarian Masters Bad Wiessee, 2001-10-27 to
2001-11-04
Prize-funds : DM 42.000,-- (49 prizes)
Main-sponsor : Kreissparkasse Miesbach-Tegernsee
Details and online-inscription under URL:
Best regards
Thomas Leckner
ABDUL KARIM
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