ADELAIDE AND FLINDERS UNIVERSITY OPEN -
ROBIN WEDDINGThe University Open was a 7 round Category
2 Grand Prix event held on the
weekend of the 7th and 8th of July in 'The
Kaf' located on the City East
campus of the University of South Australia.
The venue was very spacious and
catered for all 38 participants in air
conditioned comfort. To our surprise,
the event received extensive media
coverage with news reports on
Channels 9 and 2, a radio interview and
newspaper coverage. A free dinner, a
door prize and complimentary tea and
coffee made our tournament an enjoyable
experience for the players and
spectators.
Entries in our tournament included:
IM Mark Chapman,
Trevor Tao, FM Scott
Wastney, WIM Ngan Koshnitsky, CCIM Szabo Zaric, Thu
Giang Nguyen, Bob
Cowley, Ronald Scott, Alan Goldsmith, and ex-state
champions
Song Yang and
Kevin Sheldrick.
Mark Chapman took first place with 6/7, Kevin Sheldrick
came second with
5.5/7 and Scott Wastney and Alan Goldsmith came equal third
on 5/7. For other
scores please see our web site
http://www.smug.adelaide.edu.au/chessA big thanks to our principle sponsor G H
Michell & Sons, and our
co-sponsors : Bickfords, Knights &
Bytes, The Chess Set, Haighs chocolates,
Santos and Billy
Baxters.
Here is the game played between the top seeds
Trevor Tao and Mark Chapman.
Round 4 -
Chapman (white) Tao (black): 1-0
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5.
g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Be7 7. Be3 Nd7 8.
Qd2 Bb4 9. h4 h5 10. gxh5 Bxh5 11. Rg1
Bf8
12. O-O-O Ne7 13. Bg5 f6 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Bh3 Qd6 17. Bf4
e5
18. dxe5 fxe5 19. Ne4 Qc7 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 21. Nc5+ Kc8 22. Qc3 Rh6 23.
Bxe5
Qb6 24. Qh3+ Kd8 25. Qd7# {White mates} 1-0
(Editor's note:
I've heard that people in South Australia are pretty pleased
with the quality
and turnout for this event. Well done Robin and his
team).
ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR WOMEN INCORPORATING
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT 2 TO 12
SEPTEMBERI understand from
Robert
Jamieson that we do not, as yet, have any
nominations for the
position of Australian seeds at the above event.
This will be held at
Channai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India from 2 to 12
September. I have been
advised that Australia is entitled to two seeds.
Entry fee 200 Swiss Francs.
Free board and lodging for seeds. Extra players
and accompanying persons twin
US$60 per day, single US$100 per day. 11
rounds. New FIDE time controls to be
used. Prize fund to be announced
shortly. Nominations for seeds to be in to
Robert Jamiesonauschess@iaccess.com.au by
Monday 16 July latest please.
QUEENSLAND WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 28/29
JULYVenue: Carina Leagues Club, Creek Road, opposite
Meadowlands Road, Carina
9am start both days
6 Rounds, 60 mins a
side
Entry Fees $35 (plus CAQ membership)
DOP
Alan
ThomasPrizes: 1st $200 plus trophy, 2nd $100, 3rd $50, Best Junior
$50, Best Cadet
$30, Best Adult rated under 1200 $30
Sponsors:
Carina
Leagues Club, QWCL,
Cheryl Kernot MP
Contact
Wendy Terry wterry@powerup.com.au 07 3899 0485
ALEX WOHL:
I won 18 bottles of fine Medoc red
wine and we (Juliette and I) have been
drinking some of them with our hosts
for several hours now. . . . . .
ACF GRAND PRIX 2001 - NORM
BRAYBROOKELeading Scores after 20 Tournaments (excludes
tournaments on July 14/15
"Juniors" excludes University Open
awaiting confirmation of Junior
Status).
Open - 107
players
Solomon, Stephen QLD 2418 51.00
Stead, Kerry NSW 1970
38.00
Wallace, John-Paul NSW 2399 36.00
Chapman, Mark SA 2335
28.00
Lane, Gary NSW 2440 26.00
Rej, Tomek NSW 2000 23.00
Stephson,
David QLD 2240 22.50
Zaric, Srboljub SA 2174 21.50
Under 2000 - 108
players
Stead, Kerry NSW 1970 62.00
Rout, Ian ACT 1896
38.40
Davidovici, Michael QLD 1759 26.50
Yang,
Song SA 1826 23.16
Sonter, Matthew QLD 1689
21.16
Wongwichit, Phachara QLD 1498
20.00
Capilitan, Romeo NSW UNR 19.66
Jarek, Mariusz NSW 1713
19.50
Smith, Vivian NZ 1800 19.50
Under 1600 - 79
players
Wongwichit, Phachara QLD 1498 29.00
Capilitan,
Romeo NSW UNR 28.50
Stewart, Craig QLD 1558 28.13
Kimura, Toshi
QLD 1449 27.33
Keuning, Tony
NSW 1565 26.50
Lutley, Philip SA 1416
26.33
Thiyagarajah, Anand SA 1325 26.00
Norman, Brendon NSW 1599
23.00
Junior - 75 players
Rej, Tomek NSW 2000 54.83
Smerdon,
David QLD 2104 51.00
Davidovici, Michael QLD 1759 38.50
Zhao ,
Zong-Yuan NSW 2317 37.50
Xie,
George NSW 2007 31.50
Wongwichit, Phachara QLD
1498 27.50
Kimura, Toshi QLD
1449 25.50
Varela, Peter NSW 1371
25.50
Yang, Song SA 1826 24.00
Women - 28 Players
Lip,
Catherine NSW 1801 45.50
Mills, Natalie QLD 1909 43.00
Smith, Vivian NZ
1800 40.00
Huddleston, Heather NSW 1132 36.00
Evans,
Amy QLD 990 25.50
Martin, Janice TAS 1466
24.00
Distledorf, Jessica QLD 1391 20.00
Lee, Michelle
VIC 1652 17.50
Koshnitsky, Ngan SA 2108
16.00
Unrated - 75 Players
Yu, Chris QLD 37.50
Stewart, Torin
QLD 30.50
Capilitan, Romeo NSW 28.50
Mitchell, K
NSW 28.00
Chadwick, Charles TAS
21.00
Chan, Jason NSW 21.00
Wells, Leslie
NSW 21.00
Soltysik, Adelaide ACT
20.00
Zdziarski, Zbigniew SA 19.80
2001 GRAND
PRIXThe Grand Prix Supervisor is
Norm Braybrooke
chessnut@windsor.net.auhttp://crcchess.topcities.com/GP2001.htmI'm very pleased to say that we have one new
category 2 Grand Prix event
from Victoria. The Geelong Open will be held on
the weekend of 1/2
September.
The Lidum's Cup is now a category 2
event.
Please support the ANU Open on 28/29 July.
Just a reminder
that we welcome more details of Grand Prix events for
publication in this
bulletin.
There are now 40 events for 2001.
28/29 Jul ANU
Open ACT Cat 3 Shaun Press 02 6255 2040
shaun.press@cs.anu.edu.au4/5 Aug Mackay Open QLD Cat 1 Stan Long Hong
07 4953 4573
computer5000@hotmail.com4/5 Aug NSWCA Cat 1 Robert
Keast 02 9649 8614 rkeast@comtech.com.au1/2 September Launceston Weekender TAS Cat
1 Leo Minol 03 6344 7472
leominol@telstra.easymail.com.au1/2 Sep Geelong Open VIC Cat 2 Bill Stokie 03 5250
1786 Paul Power
ppower@datafast.net.au22/23 Sep Gold Coast Classic QLD Cat 3 Graeme
Gardiner 07 5530 5794
graemeg@bigpond.net.au29/30 Sep Lidum's Cup SA Cat 2 Roland Eime 08 8268
1374 eimes@senet.com.au29/30 Sep Redcliffe Challenge QLD Cat 1 Mark
Stokes 07 3205 6042
mstokes@bne.catholic.edu.au13/14 Oct Tweed Heads Open QLD Cat 3
Audie Pennefather 07 5536 9185
pennefather@iprimus.com20-21/October Box Hill Whitehorse Festival Week-Ender VIC Cat 2
Trevor
Stanning trevors@bluep.com3/4 Nov Laurieton Open NSW Cat 1 Endel Lane 02
6559 9060
endel@fasternet.com.au3-5 Nov Tasmanian Open TAS Cat 1
Neville Ledger 03 6431 1280
nlchess@tassie.net.au17/18 Nov Taree RSL Spring Open NSW Cat 1 Endel
Lane 02 6559 9060
endel@fasternet.com.au24/25 Nov NSWCA Cat 1 Robert Keast 02 9649 8614
rkeast@comtech.com.au8/9 Dec Tuggeranong Vikings Weekender ACT Cat 1 Lee
Forace 02 9556 3960
ljforace@hotmail.com15/16 Dec Melbourne Chess Club Christmas Swiss VIC Cat 2
Malcolm Pyke
dexter@labyrinth.net.au15/16 Dec Fairfield RSL Pre Christmas Cup NSW Cat 2 Elpidio
Bautista 02
9723 5537 bautista@smartchat.net.auNSW 15, Qld 9, Tas 4, SA 4, ACT 3, Vic 4, WA 1.
CENTENARY OF FEDERATION GEELONG OPEN
CHAMPIONSHIP 1/2 SEPTEMBER - PAUL POWERA Category 2
Grand Prix Event
Prize Pool 1st $700 2nd $450 3rd $200 Three rating
prizes of $200 Top Junior
$125 Top Lady $75
Players are eligible to
receive only one of the above prizes, which are
guaranteed by our
sponsor.'Daniels Band'
Entry fee $50 Late entry $60
Time Control
90 minutes per game plus 30 seconds per move
Entries will be received
until Friday 31/8/2001 6pm. Entries may be sent by
mail to reach the G.C.C.
Treasurer 83 Peter Street Grovedale Vic.
Cheques made payable to Geelong
Chess Club.
Playing Schedule 8:30am entries close Games commence 9.30am
both days
Some accommodation available Saturday night pre-book
please.
All enquiries to:
Bill Stokie 03 5250 1786
Paul Power ppower@datafast.net.auVenue: To be
advised
NEW ZEALAND
GIRLS' CHESS WEEK - BOB SMITH
This inaugural event was a
resounding success. Girls only tournaments were
held in Auckland,
Christchurch and Dunedin during the week from 28 May to 1
June.
In
Auckland the organising club,Waitemata, received an incredible 128
entries.
Publicity releases resulted in primetime nationwide television
coverage on
TVNZ's One News, and an extensive article in the New Zealand
Herald, with a
big photo of promising junior Eugenia Sharomova. There
was
also coverage in the local West Auckland newspaper. The large turnout
caused
a few teething problems, mainly in terms of doing the pairings, but
these
should be eliminated next year by the use of the computer pairing
system
"swiss perfect" (currently being trialled by
NZCF's tournament committee).
Canterbury Chess Club also ran a very
successful girls championship, with
over 30 entries, and local newspaper
coverage. Principal organiser Jacinta
Buist - who has joined NZCF's
Female Chess Committee - is keen to run
another tournament again next year. A
highlight in Christchurch was a simul
by South Island Champion Ben
Giles, who also helped as arbiter.
Otago's Girls' Tournament was
a little more low-key, with 10 participants.
However, that is still more than
double the number of females who played in
the last New Zealand Women's
Championship! Otago stalwart Graham Haase
organized the
event.
NZCF provided special certificates for all three competitions.
This cost -
which was nominal - was virtually the Federation's only expense
for
invaluable, positive publicity, the chance for many more girls to
experience
the delights of chess and an opportunity to identify potential
members of
our future women's olympiad teams!
I would like to
personally thank all those involved in the Girls Chess Week,
especially my
wife Viv (NZCF's Female Chess Committee Convenor) who was a
driving force
behind the concept. NZCF Council has now decided to follow up
with a coaching
day in August for leading participants.
A play-off is also planned
between the regional champions (using the
internet or e-mail) to find a New
Zealand Girls' Chess Champion. Wellington
Chess Club is also now working on
organising a girls' championship at a later
date.
The overall regional
winners were : Auckland - Eugenia Sharomova , Natasha
Fairley and Samantha
Smith (1=); Christchurch - Hannah Mason ; Dunedin
-
Nicola Porteous. There will be more on the inaugural
Girls' Chess Week in
"NZ Chess" magazine.
With very best wishes to
all.
Graeme Gardiner
Chess - the clever
sport!