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A strong field has been assembled:
1. Haydn Barber (2290 FIDE/2228 ACF)
2. Michael Wilkins (2274/2048)
3. Stewart Byrne (2220/2096)
4. Michael Horstmann (2212)
5. Tristan Boyd (2136)
6. Adam Haasse (2104)
7. Jay Lakner (1995)
8. Mike Partis (1990)
9. Stephen Phillip (1926)
10. Andrew Hardegan (1771; 1st Midland Challengers 2002)
We hope to run updates on the progress in the tournament as it plays out. Thanks to the tireless organiser, Rob Maris, for the information.
There's also a FIDE-rated event starting at Graeme Gardiner's Chess Centre on the Queensland Gold Coast.
Leading final scores (56 players including 4 rated above
2100, 7 rounds):
6.0 G.Lane, J.Tan
5.5 B.Jones, M.Van Renan 5.5
- Thanks to Peter Parr for the info.
Place Name Feder Rtg Loc Score Progr. M-Buch. Buch.
1 Castor, David NSW 1788 6 27.0 21.0 29.5
2 Stead, Kerry NSW 1981 5.5 19.5 19.5 27.0
3-4 Keuning, Anthony V NSW 1517 5 18.0 17.5 25.5
Brown, Phillip NSW 1537 5 15.0 17.0 23.0
5-6 Tankel, Alan NSW 1927 4.5 21.5 20.0 28.5
Varela, Peter NSW 1637 4.5 20.5 20.5 29.5
7-10 Clarke, Gilbert NSW 1477 4 19.0 20.0 27.0
Dickson, Ian C NSW 1654 4 14.0 19.5 26.5
Ross, Bill NSW 1349 4 13.0 16.0 23.0
Lukic, Mick NSW 1472 4 12.0 16.0 22.5
11-13 O'Riordan, Bernard NSW 1629 3.5 17.5 17.5 24.0
Dick, David W NSW 2026 3.5 16.5 20.5 28.0
Weltner, Michael NSW 1474 3.5 11.0 15.5 21.5
14-16 Gray, David Peter H QLD 1249 3 15.0 21.0 27.5
Parr, Bruce NSW 992 3 10.0 14.5 20.5
Losh, Gary NSW 1376 3 9.0 15.0 22.0
17 Tkac, Miloslav NSW 1380 2.5 11.0 19.0 24.5
18-19 Northover, Shane NSW 796 2 9.0 18.5 24.5
Van Renen, Mike NSW 1932 2 9.0 12.5 20.0
20-22 Lane, Endel NSW 1431 1.5 8.5 17.0 23.5
Wilks, Eric NSW 1029 1.5 4.5 13.5 18.0
Brown, Matt NSW 1.5 3.5 16.0 21.0
Here's the correct link: http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/reps/dailys/dr060203.pdf
and the chess centre Official site
And here's the text of the speech:
Mudgeeraba Chess Centre
Mrs MAY (McPherson) (5.50 p.m.)
A very exciting
opening happened on the Gold Coast earlier
this week.
Graeme and Wendy Gardiner officially
opened a state-of-the-art chess centre.
It is the first of
its kind in Australia, and I am proud to say that the
centre is located in Mudgeeraba in the electorate of
McPherson.
This opening is the culmination of 12
years of commitment and dedication by Graeme.
It
has been his dream for many years to purpose build a
chess centre to meet the growing demand on the Gold
Coast and, indeed, nationally for a centre such as this.
Graeme Gardiner is a founding member of the
Gold Coast Chess Club, which came into being in
1991.
Graeme has spent many hours since the formation
of the club endeavouring to establish chess in
Australia, particularly for junior school children.
He
started the Gold Coast primary and high school teams
chess championships in 1991 with 40 participants,
which grew to more than 1,000 primary students
from 250 schools across Australia participating in
2002.
It was an Australian record.
The Prime Minister
briefly visited the 2001 Gold Coast primary
schools chess championships during his visit to the
Gold Coast and he could not believe that close to 700
primary school students were sitting down to contest
the championships.
It has been a remarkable and
wonderful success story for Graeme and all those
young students who have taken up the sport of chess.
Over the years, Graeme has encouraged Gold
Coast schools to take up the sport and employ professional
coaches for the students.
Graeme estimates
that 50 per cent of schools in the Gold Coast region
now have some type of organised chess program - all
due to Graeme’s commitment and love of the game of
chess.
Mr Gardiner has written a comprehensive
chess-coaching course, currently being taught on a
co-curricular basis at Somerset College, All Saints
Anglican School and St Stephens College.
The course
is also available to schools throughout Australia.
The new chess centre at Mudgeeraba includes a
tournament room with state-of-the-art computer
equipment, a cafe offering gourmet delights as well
as Internet access and a shop stocking chess sets and
other related items.
The chess centre will cater for all
levels of chess players, from beginner to grandmaster,
and is open from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Friday.
Mr Gardiner aims to expand the number children involved
in playing chess and also to target adults and
get them more involved.
The chess centre will provide
a wonderful environment for players to not only
enjoy the game of chess but also aspire to be champions.
But the game of chess is not just played for social
benefits; it has proven educational benefits.
The
game has improved cognitive development and
helped develop critical and creative thinking, reasoning
and memory.
Significant improvements in
mathematics results and reading scores have been
documented, and chess also helps with problem
solving skills.
The journey to this wonderful opening of the chess
centre has not been without some pain and certainly a
lot of frustration for Graeme Gardiner.
For many
years now Graeme has been trying unsuccessfully to
have the game of chess recognised in this country as
a sport - and therein lies the problem.
The playing
of chess is not a sport, nor is it recognised as education.
Many other countries around the world recognise and
fund chess as a sport.
Why not Australia? Chess in
this country receives no funding from any level of
government.
Yet last year the department of immigration
determined that an Indian grandmaster of
chess was indeed a professional sportsman and
charged him double for his visa.
We have the ridiculous
situation where one government department decides
that chess is a sport and another - the Australian
Sports Commission - deems chess not to be a
sport.
This situation is sending mixed messages from
our government and is not helping to build the sport
of chess.
We lost to America a young lady who was just 13
years old and a recognised international champion.
With a lack of any funding by the federal government,
this young lady and her family migrated to
America where she was offered a $77,000 per annum
chess scholarship at the University of Texas.
This
young lady could have been ours.
Time tonight does
not allow me to explore the vexed question of
whether we should recognise chess as a sport.
However,
I believe this issue should be addressed.
Imagine
if Australia hosted a chess Olympiad with around
2,000 to 3,000 people from around the world descending
on our country.
What sort of export dollars
would that earn for our country? I congratulate
Graeme and his wife, Wendy, for chasing the dream
and seeing it come to fruition.
But I put my government
on notice that I will not give up trying in the
future to have chess recognised as a sport.
All states, territories and affiliated bodies are asked to email George with the name, address and email address of their ACF delegate, so that headphones and instructions can be forwarded to them.
Meanwhile, George Howard was elected President of the South Australian Chess Association at its Annual General Meeting last week, and SACA secretary Michael Peake was elected as SA's ACF delegate.
Place Name Feder Rtg Loc Score Buch. Progr.
1 Froehlich, Peter GER 2421 7.5 47.0 40.5
2 Sermek, Drazen SLO 2577 7 51.0 39.5
3 Ker, Anthony NZL 2336 6.5 47.5 33.0
4 Mc Laren, Leonard NZL 2274 6 43.5 28.5
5-9 Kulashko, Aleksei NZL 2387 5.5 49.0 29.0
Watson, Bruce NZL 2266 5.5 46.5 26.5
Smith, Robert NZL 2259 5.5 46.0 29.5
Zakaria, Fairin MAS 2167 5.5 42.0 27.0
Guthrie, David NZL 2160 5.5 42.0 25.5
10-14 Spain, Graeme NZL 2188 5 47.0 29.0
Wang, Puchen NZL 2129 5 45.5 26.5
Beach, Paul NZL 1934 5 45.5 25.5
Van Der Hoorn, Mark NZL 2143 5 43.0 21.0
Rippis, Theos AUS 2061 5 40.5 24.5
15-25 Garbett, Paul NZL 2329 4.5 49.0 27.5
Green, Peter NZL 2246 4.5 46.0 25.0
Jones, Lee AUS 2216 4.5 45.5 24.0
Jones, Brian AUS 2196 4.5 45.0 25.5
Song, Raymond AUS 1537 4.5 37.0 19.5
Gibbons, Robert NZL 2096 4.5 36.5 20.5
Goodhue, Nathan NZL 1861 4.5 36.5 19.0
Morrison, Chris SCO 2180 4.5 35.0 19.5
Bennett, Hilton NZL 2074 4.5 34.5 20.5
Anderson, Bruce NZL 2229 4.5 34.5 19.0
Safarian, Alek AUS 2058 4.5 34.0 18.5
26-27 Thornton, Gino NZL 1527 4 36.5 20.5
Goffin, Peter NZL 2175 4 33.0 17.5
28-30 Stuart, Peter NZL 2215 3.5 45.5 22.0
Song, Angela AUS 1341 3.5 31.0 16.0
Lim, Benji NZL 1977 3.5 31.0 14.5
31 Xu, David NZL 1547 2.5 33.0 12.5
32-33 Otene, Edith NZL 2050 1.5 34.5 9.5
Zhang, Michael NZL 1534 1.5 31.5 8.5
34 Pan, Alex NZL 1133 0 31.5 0.0
[Event "FIDE Man-Machine WC"]
[Site "New York USA"]
[Date "2003.02.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov,G"]
[Black "DEEP JUNIOR"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[EventDate "2003.01.26"]
[ECO "E48"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 Re8 8. O-O Bd6 9. a3 c6 10. Qc2 Bxh2+!!
As this game was being played, the internet kibitzers were poo-poohing this move, but Kasparov himself has since declared that it's a ripper. The great man also declared that it marks something of a turning point: computers are starting to play promising but essentially speculative sacrifices. Good grief, where will it end!
11. Kxh2 Ng4+ 12. Kg3 Qg5 13. f4 Qh5 14.Bd2 Qh2+ 15. Kf3 Qh4 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Ng3 Nh2+ 18. Kf2 Ng4+ 19. Kf3 Nh2+ 1/2-1/2
You've got to hand it to the computer: not everyone can force a draw against Kasparov in 20 moves with Black!
Also in the news this week: Former FIDE president Florencio Campomanes has been sentenced to jail for misusing funds intended for the 1992 Olympiad - but he's appealing against the conviction. See the story at http://www.chessnetwork.com/ncn/, and look out for Ian Rogers' excellent report on this when the ACF site is back online. It's intriguing that the big internet chess media - TWIC, Chessbase, even the FIDE site - have either not reported this at all or not given it much prominence - I leave you to draw your own conclusions. And I commend Ian Rogers for his chess journalism: he's never afraid to tackle the controversial issues in an informative way, without fear or favour.
The equation's fairly simple, as I see it. To build something in a modern, capitalist world, you need money (don't we all!). But chessplayers don't have much money - and tournament fees, association registration fees and so on are already pretty high, in my view. So you can't count on sucking more money out of the small numbers of existing players.
Instead, we should try to increase the number of players. Easier said than done, of course, but opportunities are emerging.
I'm talking about the real growth area of Australian chess: juniors, and school-based chess in particular.
I don't know the accurate numbers, but as I recall it, there are about 3000 active adult players in Australia at the moment - but many times that playing junior/school chess. As I recall the numbers, there were something like 10,000 school players in NSW alone, and other states have had comparable success. (Please take my numbers with a big pinch of salt: the important point is that junior chess is thriving)
That's a tribute to the fine, painstaking work done by Margaret Cuckson and Richard Gastineau-Hills in NSW, and many others in other states whose work I'm less aware of.
And it presents an opportunity which should be grasped with both hands.
As I see it, the focus for developing chess in Australia should be to find ways to retain these juniors as they reach adult ranks.
Again, easier said than done, and my apologies to the many who've heard this all before and applied their considerable intellects and efforts to the question. But I do think this is a realistic and achievable aim that could bring real benefits to Australian chess players. Here are my suggestions:
1. Boost chess in universities and TAFEs, and in general, in that 18-25 year age group. This could involve more tournaments and greater publicity, and perhaps working more closely with the uni/TAFE cultural/SRC/activities groups.
Perhaps, too, we could introduce a national under-21 or under-25 Championship, held at one of the unis or TAFEs. These would help to bridge the gap between junior and senior ranks. (After all, when you have 18-year-old World Champions (Ponomariov) and 12-year-old GMs (Karjakin), the junior-based events seem a little arbitrary, anyway! Perhaps we should introduce over-18 events to accommodate all of us old fogies who can't keep up with the youngsters!) Another idea would be to have "junior versus senior" tournaments - that would help to reduce the "culture shock" experienced by juniors who are interested, but feeling a little lost upon turning 18. I well remember this feeling myself.
2. Build up Australian internet/correspondence chess. I say this not just because it's something I'm into, but because it suits the "target demographic". Young people are enthusiastic about the internet, and the ACF/State associations would do well to accommodate this.
That said, it's easy to get carried away about the internet. Australasian Chess Online, a project I was heavily involved with, has not been a great success in terms of numbers. After that experience, I don't think it's possible to make oodles of money online, but I still think the internet is a powerful avenue for chess, one that will only get stronger, and it's certainly a great way to bring players into the "fold". In general, we need to have a catholic approach to the various forms of chess, and aim for more co-operation.
With that in mind, I'd recommend that the ACF work more closely with the Correspondence Chess League of Australia, and the organisers of the Australian Email Chess Championships, to integrate internet/correspondence chess better into the fabric of mainstream over-the-board chess in Australia. Both sides should benefit.
3. One of the main differences between juniors and adults is time: adults, and HSC-level juniors, don't have much. So there should be more emphasis on quicker, one-day tournaments. I understand that people buck up about abbreviating the time-limits for official events like the state and national titles, and I'm not suggesting that the Australian champion should be whoever's quickest at making a dodgy bulldust move and then punching the clock. But more one-day, lightning, half-hour or quarter-hour-per-player tournaments wouldn't hurt for the many players, married or otherwise committed, who just don't have much time. I know, I'm one of them.
Some of this work has already been done, of course. Previous ACF president Graeme Gardiner did great work in bringing various organisations into the fold via associate memberships, and new president George Howard has some exciting ideas for promoting the game. A lot of work is being put into developing university chess. And State Associations, no doubt, already organise the sort of tournaments I mention, and know better than I the demand or otherwise, and the feasibility, for these sorts of events. I'm simply making the point that this is where the focus should be.
If we could double or triple the number of active players in Australia, it would much easier for chess organisers to fund the various events, organise more tournaments, and generally, attend to the bread-and-butter needs of the average player. _ PaulB
The event is being held in the school holidays of all states and territories except Tasmania.
Details of this inaugural FIDE rated event are as follows:
This is an official Australian title event.
Teams of 8, of which at least three must be female and three male. One of the aims of this competition is to promote the social side and family side of club chess. Players must play in board order of playing strength and keep in this order throughout the competition. Reserves may be freely substituted.
Prizes: Trophies for the winning team and boards plus the title of Australian Clubs Team Champion. There are no cash prizes for this event. Just the glory!
Entry Fee: $400 per team (no extra charge for reserves).
Time Controls: 32 moves in 90 mins, 24 moves in 30 mins then 20 secs a move to finish (same as Doeberl Cup).
Schedule:
Sat/Sun 27/28 September (Optional) Redcliffe Challenge Grand Prix event
Monday 29 September Rest Day
Tuesday 30 September 2 Rounds 10am and 3pm
Wednesday 1 October 2 Rounds 10am and 3pm
Thusday 2 October 2 Rounds 10am and 3pm
Friday 3 October Rest Day
Sat/Sun 4/5 October (Optional) Tweed Heads Open (Grand Prix event)
4 teams: double round robin, 6 games
5 teams: 5 rounds, each team plays 4 games
6 teams: 5 rounds, 5 games
7 teams: 7 rounds, each team plays 6 games (a Friday morning round would
be required)
8 teams: 7 rounds, 7 games (a Friday morning round would be required)
9+ teams: Swiss Draw, 6 games
FIDE rated.
Venue/Accommodation: Rydges Oasis Resort, Caloundra on Queensland's Sunshine Coast. This is a 4.5 star luxury resort, only a very short walk to the beach. It has recently won Queensland Catering and Restaurant Awards for Excellence, was a finalist in the Queensland Tourism awards and winner of the Skal International Sunshine Coast Best Restaurant award.
Nevertheless, by staying in a three bed self catering apartment sleeping seven, you can stay for five days for a total of just $109 per person. You can stay for longer if you wish at the same rates. This luxury accommodation suits teams and families on a budget. There is a range of accommodation to suit all tastes.
5 Day Rates:
Hotel Spa Room: $409 single or twin share.
Two Bedroom Villa: $549 sleeps 2 to 4.
Three Bedroom Villa: $614 sleeps 3 to 5 (Additional roll-away $15 each).
Full details of this great holiday destination can be found at www.rydges.com/oasis.
Obviously we as organisers are hoping that all competitors stay at this venue. There are very good reasons why you should:
1. Where else would you get 4.5 star accommodation at a rate of around $22 per person, per day?
2. To maximise the social interaction with your team and opposing team it is always better to stay at the same venue.
3. What a great place to mix a great holiday with serious chess.
4. Social events/dinners/BBQs will be organised. These will be optional at own cost.
5. 200 hotel rooms, suites and self-contained one, two and three bedroom apartments to suit the needs of every guest. All rooms feature free inhouse movies, Sky Channel, direct dial ISD data port telephones. Easy walking distance to the beach and shopping centre. The Deck Restaurant, specialising in fresh seafood and chargrilled steaks. Legends cocktail bar and lounge.
Swimming pool and outdoor heated spa. Children's playground and babysitting service available. Golf putting green. Tennis court. 10 acres of tropical landscaped gardens and water lily lagoons. Comprehensive conference facilities for up to 250 people. 24 hour reception, tour desk. Takeaway meals available from the Restaurant. Games Room. Underwater World not far.
Transport: The organisers will endeavour to facilitate transport from the Gold Coast to Caloundra for those players choosing to play in the Gold Coast Classic and from Caloundra to Redcliffe for those players choosing to play in the Redcliffe Challenge.
Enquiries and Entries: Kerry Corker kppc@ausinfo.com.au and Graeme Gardiner ggardiner@gardinerchess.com.
Accommodation Bookings: Rydges Oasis Resort rydges_caloundra@rydges.com with a copy to Kerry Corker please.
The organisers and venue have stipulated that the event will definitely proceed if at least four clubs from at least three states have entered by 31 March 2003. Already it seems that entries are almost certain from the Gold Coast Chess Club, Club Bullwinkle (Jacob Edwards), Canberra (Jenni Oliver) and the Koala Club (Brian Jones). If you are keen for this tournament to thrive, please start putting your team together now (and let us know!).
- Graeme Gardiner
Paul
Will the ACF invite Australian sprint champion Patrick Johnson to open the next Australian Championship and Lightning or Rapid Championship? (read the Age Sport Feb 10 Page 5 for the reason why he should)
Perhaps he could play basketballer Andrew Gaze in a celebrity challenge?
Explanation: Jonathon Edwards, British World and Olympic Triple Jump Champion, thinks about chess between jumps to calm himself.
Ron Barassi is well known for playing chess, but his chess partner while at North Melbourne was Brent Crosswell. The two cannot be more different but both love chess.
Andrew Gaze knows how to play, I rang the Melbourne Tigers basketball club ages ago and they confirmed it.
I also rang the radio station (can't remember which now!) when Eddie Maguire (pre Collingwood) , Richard Stubbs (comedian) and Brigette Duclos had a morning show. They all professed to knowing how to play.
Believe Jamie Durie (now host of a landscape gardening show on TV) was a former performer in a male revue group (Mandate?), where his favourite item was a chess piece brought back from Asia.
They are all out there, the ACF just needs to find them!
From The Age:
Johnson makes the extraordinary appear natural
Date: February 10 2003
By Dave Hughes
Perth
"He was born on a speedboat bound for Cairns Base Hospital. His Aboriginal mother died in a car crash when he was 18 months old so his Irish father raised him on an 11-metre fishing boat.
He attended school at whichever North Queensland port happened to be within rowing distance, won beers for his dad playing chess against all-comers in dockside bars, speaks fluent Indonesian and Cantonese and, when offered contracts by the Canberra Raiders and North Queensland Cowboys at the age of 24, decided to borrow a pair of spikes and run in a university race to find out if he was as fast as the rugby league scouts suspected. ....."
- Peter Caissa
Paul
The Australian Junior Championship.
Four players tie for first, yet two players play a match for the title.
Am I missing something?
- Peter Caissa
Apparently, it's all to do with the tie-break system used: "sum of progressive scores". Had me stumped as well :) but then again, I make a habit of not understanding such matters, lest someone should ask me to undertake the onerous job of running a tourney - PaulB
Paul,
I have been circulating the following document on chess coaching for a few weeks now and have been receiving feed back that is 50% positive 50% as yet unconvinced but still listening. Disappointingly, a number of chess coaches are ignoring it - perhaps they hope it will just go away. What many people may find interesting is that the majority of responses that I have received so far have told me the following:
There is a lot of hatred and politics in junior chess that will make a National Chess Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCCAS) very difficult to get off the ground.
I am sure that we all wish it was not so. People should keep in mind that capable people like Nik Stawski, Brett Tindall, Ian Murry, David Cordover, and Graeme Gardiner have all tried to make some version of a NCCAS happen, but found either time or politics got in the way. Nevertheless, I would be interested to hear what individuals in the chess community think of the following proposal.
- Matthew Sweeney
You can read details of Matthew's proposal at http://www.chessnetwork.com/ncn/NCCAS.htm
WA's South West Open has joined the Grand Prix as a category 1 event (not 3 as we said last week):
A 6 Round Swiss incorporating the Western Australian Country Championship
Playing Dates: Saturday 8th March and Sunday 9th March 2003
Venue: Bunbury Catholic College Hall, Bunbury
Time Limit: 60 minutes each clock
A separate tournament for juniors will be played provided a sufficient number of juniors enter.
Taree RSL Open Category 1 NSW Feb 15-16 Contact Endel Lane (02) 6559 9060 endel@fasternet.com.au Tasmanian Open Championship - Burnie Category 1 TAS Mar 8-10 Contact Neville Ledger (03) 6431 1280 nlchess@tassie.net.au Ballarat Begonia Weekend Tournament Category 3 VIC Mar 8-10 Contact B. van Riel bvanriel@ncable.net.au Dubbo RSL Open Category 1 NSW Mar 15-16 Contact Alexander Aich (02) 6884 4561 sjaich@tpg.com.au Doeberl Cup Category 3 ACT Apr 18-21 Contact Roger McCart 'phone (06) 6251 6190 Roger.McCart@anu.edu.au Chess World ANZAC Day weekender Category 2 VIC April 25-27 ChessWorld Tournament Centre Contact David Cordover (03) 957 6177 or 0411-877-833 email cordover@chessworld.com.au 37th. Peninsula Open Category 1 QLD May 3-5 Contact Mark Stokes (07) 3205 6042 markcstokes@hotmail.com Laurieton May Open Category 1 NSW May 3-4 Contact Endel Lane (02) 6559 9060 endel@fasternet.com.au NSWCA May Weekender Category 2 NSW May 17-18 Contact P.Cassettari pcass@zeta.org.au Tasmanian Chess Championship Category 1 TAS Jun 7-9 Contact K.Bonham (03) 6224 8487 k_bonham@tassie.net.au NSW Open Championship Category 3 NSW Jun 7-9 Contact: P.Cassettari pcass@zeta.org.au Taree RSL June Open Category 1 NSW Jun 14-15 Contact Endel Lane (02) 6559 9060 endel@fasternet.com.au Gold Coast Open (Gold Coast CC) Category 3 QLD Jun 21-22 Contact Graeme Gardiner ggardiner@gardinerchess.com (07) 5530 5794 Caloundra Open Category 3? QLD Jun 28/29 Contact Derrick Jeffries chesswis@australis.aunz.com University Open Category 3 SA JUL 12-13 chess@adelaide.edu.au ph (08) 8303 3029 or andrew.saint@adelaide.edu.au ph (08) 8332 3752 NSWCA August Weekender Category 2 NSW Aug 2-3 Contact P.Cassettari pcass@zeta.org.au Father's Day Tournament Category 2/3? VIC Sep 6-7 Contact: David Cordover (03) 9576177 or 0411-877-833 cordover@chessworld.com.au Gold Coast Classic (Gold Coast CC) Category 3 QLD Sep 20-21 Contact Graeme Gardiner ggardiner@gardinerchess.com (07) 5530 5794 12th. Redcliffe Challenge Category 2 QLD Sep 27-28 Contact Mark Stokes (07) 3205 6042 markcstokes@hotmail.com Tweed Open Category 3 QLD Oct 4-5 Contact Audie Pennefather pennefather@iprimus.com.au Koala Open Category 3 NSW Oct 5-6 Contact Brian Jones chessaus@chessaustralia.com.au Laurieton Open Category 1 NSW Nov 1-2 Contact Endel Lane (02) 6559 9060 endel@fasternet.com.au November weekender Category 1 TAS Nov 1-2 or 1-3 Contact K.Bonham (03) 6224 8487 k_bonham@tassie.net.au Gosford Open Category 2 NSW Nov 8-9 Contact Lachlan Lee I.yee@unsw.edu.au Taree RSL Spring Open Category 1 NSW Nov 15-16 Contact Endel Lane (02) 6559 9060 endel@fasternet.com.au NSWCA November Weekender Category 2 Nov 22-23 contact P.Cassettari pcass@zeta.org.au X-Mas Swiss Tournament Category 2-3? December 20-21 Contact David Cordover (03) 9576177 or 0411-877-833 cordover@chessworld.com.au Total 29 NSW 14 QLD 6 VIC 4 ACT 1 TAS 3 SA 1
Best wishes till next time - Paul Broekhuyse