Plans for the 2020 ACF national finals to be presented by the Chess Association of Queensland in Brisbane in December have been changed due to the lingering uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ACF Council has approved an arrangement whereby teams selected to represent each participating State (or Territory) will assemble in a local State venue and compete via on-line connections under the supervision of ACF-appointed arbiters at each venue.…

The Tasmanian Rapid and Lightning Championships will also held on the weekend of December 12 and 13.
Venue: Soldiers Memorial Hall, across the road from the General Store, Ranelagh, TAS

Tassie Rapids webpage

Tassie Lightning webpage…

6 round Swiss. 60 minutes plus 10 seconds per move per player from move 1.

ENTRIES:

All competitors MUST enter online using the digital registration form.…

8 year old Elizabeth Williams will defend her Queensland Women’s and Girls Champion title!
2019 QLD Womens and Girls report

The venue is to be confirmed mid- September 2020…

Australian Team Report

by Australian Team Captain, Leonid Sandler

The Australian team is as follows:

Open:

GM Anton Smirnov (board 1)
GM Max Illingworth (board 2)
GM Moulthun Ly (reserve)
IM James Morris( reserve)