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The Queensland Open – 2023
The Queensland Open is in beautiful Bundaberg this year!
The tournament starts the weekend of July 15 – 16, 2023.
The venue is St Luke’s Anglican School
4 Mezger St, Kalkie QLD 4670, Australia
2022 Wendy Terry Memorial
WTM-2022-standings-final
-Wendy-Terry-Memorial-2022- Cross Table at round 6 sorted by score Pos NAME Rtg T Fed Pts | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | Buc1 BucM DirE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 McClymont,Brodie 2455 IM QLD 6.0 | +B17 +W23 +B3 +W4 +B2 +W5 | 21.5 16.5 0.0 2 Solomon,Stephen J 2304 IM QLD 5.0 | +W21 +B20 +W5 +B11 -W1 +B4 | 20.5 14.5 0.0 3 Young,Micah 1692 QLD 5.0 | +W35 +B13 -W1 +B19 +W11 +B15 | 19.5 13.5 0.0 4 Ooi,Jayden 1874 QLD 4.0 | +W31 +B18 +W12 -B1 +W6 -W2 | 21.5 15.5 0.0 5 Baneshi,Kiamehr 1612 QLD 4.0 | +B22 +W24 -B2 +W10 +B18 -B1 | 21.0 15.0 0.0 6 Leask,Aidan 1420 QLD 4.0 | +B27 -W12 +B8 +W24 -B4 +W25 | 17.5 13.5 0.0 7 Patterson,Miles 1907 ACT 4.0 | +B30 +W9 -B11 -W18 +B21 +W16 | 17.0 13.0 0.0 8 Windsor,Maximilian 1107 QLD 4.0 | +W39 =B14 -W6 +B26 =W13 +B18 | 17.0 13.0 0.0 9 La,Brian 1314 QLD 4.0 | +W41 -B7 +W29 =B14 =W12 +B22 | 16.5 12.5 0.0 10 Dewadasa,Imira 1218 QLD 4.0 | -W19 +B34 +W41 -B5 +W26 +B20 | 15.0 11.0 0.0 11 Weller,Tony 1414 QLD 3.5 | +W29 +B33 +W7 -W2 -B3 =B12 | 20.0 15.0 0.0 12 Liu,Isaac 1003 QLD 3.5 | +W43 +B6 -B4 =W16 =B9 =W11 | 19.0 15.0 0.0 13 Hamawand,Allan 1297 QLD 3.5 | +B36 -W3 +B22 =W15 =B8 =B17 | 19.0 14.0 0.0 14 Lovejoy,David 1692 QLD 3.5 | +B28 =W8 =B16 =W9 -B15 +W30 | 18.0 14.0 0.0 15 Dowden,Tony 1793 CM QLD 3.5 | =BYE +B25 =W19 =B13 +W14 -W3 | 18.0 13.0 0.0 16 Howard-Mowat,Oliver 1435 QLD 3.5 | +W34 =B19 =W14 =B12 +W20 -B7 | 17.0 13.0 0.0 17 Qiang,Elaina 950 QLD 3.5 | -W1 -B29 +W34 +B37 +B33 =W13 | 16.0 10.0 0.0 18 Curtain,Joseph 1319 QLD 3.0 | +B40 -W4 +B28 +B7 -W5 -W8 | 19.0 15.0 0.0 19 Cooper,Joshua 1172 QLD 3.0 | +B10 =W16 =B15 -W3 =B28 =W27 | 19.0 14.0 0.0 20 Greenslade,Dean 1374 QLD 3.0 | +B47 -W2 +B30 +W21 -B16 -W10 | 18.0 13.0 0.0 21 Pai,Avaneesh 947 QLD 3.0 | -B2 +W32 +B27 -B20 -W7 +W36 | 17.5 12.5 0.0 22 Anderson,Neville D 757 SA 3.0 | -W5 +B43 -W13 +B42 +B24 -W9 | 17.0 13.0 0.0 23 Stokes,Mark C 1370 QLD 3.0 | +W37 -B1 -W26 =BYE +B32 =W28 | 17.0 11.0 0.0 24 Xing,Zeqi 1013 QLD 3.0 | +W26 -B5 +W33 -B6 -W22 +B29 | 16.5 12.5 0.0 25 Hamilton,Don 1242 QLD 3.0 | =BYE -W15 +B36 =BYE +W31 -B6 | 16.0 12.0 0.0 26 Williams,Elizabeth 894 QLD 3.0 | -B24 +W47 +B23 -W8 -B10 +W33 | 16.0 12.0 0.0 27 Chen,Joseph 675 QLD 3.0 | -W6 +B31 -W21 =B38 +W34 =B19 | 15.5 11.5 0.0 28 Wu,Elvis 791 QLD 3.0 | -W14 +B39 -W18 +B41 =W19 =B23 | 14.0 10.5 0.0 29 Liu,Mike 652 QLD 2.5 | -B11 +W17 -B9 =W30 +B35 -W24 | 16.5 12.5 0.0 30 Guan,Isabella 945 QLD 2.5 | -W7 +B37 -W20 =B29 +W41 -B14 | 15.0 11.0 0.0 31 Moriarty,David 941 QLD 2.5 | -B4 -W27 +B47 +W36 -B25 =W35 | 14.0 10.0 0.0 32 Young,Gail 702 QLD 2.5 | -B33 -B21 =BYE +W47 -W23 +B39 | 11.5 8.5 0.0 33 Pienaar,Ren 0 AUS 2.0 | +W32 -W11 -B24 +B39 -W17 -B26 | 15.5 12.0 0.0 34 Xu,Sophia 718 QLD 2.0 | -B16 -W10 -B17 +W43 -B27 +W41 | 15.0 11.0 0.0 35 Wang,Chloe 787 QLD 2.0 | -B3 -W36 +B43 =BYE -W29 =B31 | 14.5 9.5 0.0 36 Hanrahan,Tim 0 NSW 2.0 | -W13 +B35 -W25 -B31 +W37 -B21 | 14.0 10.5 0.0 37 Xia,Cheng Yi 575 QLD 2.0 | -B23 -W30 +B40 -W17 -B36 +B43 | 12.5 9.0 0.0 38 Khanna Senthil Kumar,Sashwi(W) 0 AUS 1.5 | =BYE =BYE -- =W27 -- -- | 15.5 12.0 0.0 39 Knight,Terry 0 QLD 1.5 | -B8 -W28 =BYE -W33 +B40 -W32 | 13.5 9.5 0.0 40 Basiaco,Christopher 905 QLD 1.5 | -W18 -B41 -W37 =BYE -W39 +B47 | 9.0 6.0 0.0 41 Barnes,Rossi 0 QLD 1.0 | -B9 +W40 -B10 -W28 -B30 -B34 | 15.5 11.5 0.0 42 Khanna Senthil Kumar,Rakhsh(W) 0 AUS 1.0 | =BYE =BYE -- -W22 -- -- | 15.0 11.5 0.0 43 Pu,Dylan 0 QLD 1.0 | -B12 -W22 -W35 -B34 +B47 -W37 | 12.5 9.0 0.0 44 Peach,Ben (W) 1826 QLD 0.5 | =BYE -- -- -- -- -- | 14.0 10.5 0.0 45 Dudipalli,Hamsini (W) 289 QLD 0.5 | =BYE -- -- -- -- -- | 14.0 10.5 0.0 46 Li,Henry (W) 0 QLD 0.5 | =BYE -- -- -- -- -- | 14.0 10.5 0.0 47 Spence,Ian 602 QLD 0.0 | -W20 -B26 -W31 -B32 -W43 -W40 | 12.5 9.5 0.0
QLD Seniors – 2021
2021 QLD SENIORS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP By Mark C Stokes
On Saturday October 23 and Sunday October 24 twenty-three keen chess players fifty years of age and older contested the 2021 Queensland Seniors Chess Championship at Saint Josephs’ Primary School in Bracken Ridge. Three games were played on each day at 60 minutes each plus 10 seconds a move. In each of the six rounds a number of games lasted more than two and half hours and many games went right down to the wire. There was no place for the faint-hearted in this Seniors Championship!
The upsets started in round 1 when George Warta, rated 1380, defeated former Queensland Chess Champion Bruce Holliday, rated 1760, on time – George, seconds earlier, had almost lost on time himself! The other top seeds, George Lester (1888), Tony Dowden (1831) and another former Queensland Chess Champion, John Myers (1753) all recorded hard fought victories. Tony Dowden complimented his opponent Jim Ritchie on his very good play, Jim only going astray late in the game in time trouble.
In round 2 Oleg Korenevski (1551) staged an incredible fightback to snatch a draw from the jaws of defeat against the top seed George Lester, with his three or four kingside pawns boldly marching up the board, even though he was a couple of pieces down. It was the game of the round!
With George Lester taking a half point bye in round 3, and Allan Fossey (1624) holding John Myers to a draw, it was just multiple Queensland Senior Champion Tony Dowden on a perfect 3/3 at the end of the first day’s play, after Tony tamed Bruce Littleboys’ (1653) eccentric but tricky opening play. With Myers, Fossey and Korenevski on 2.5/3 and five other contenders on 2, the Title race was still tense as round 4 began on Sunday morning with 20 of the 23 players – John Myers, George Warta and Donny Hamilton had all requested half point byes for the 9:30am Sunday morning game.
The highlight of round 4 was no doubt the top board clash between Allan Fossey on 2.5 and Tony Dowden on 3. In a memorable encounter, this time Allan emerged victorious and with Oleg Korenevski winning on board two over Bruce Littleboy, we had two new leaders at the end of R4, Allan and Oleg. Tony Dowden would now be forced to work very hard in round 5 to remain in contention, and some well rested players were about to join the party too. Tony Weller’s (1450) upset win over Bruce Holliday should not go unmentioned either. It was also rumoured by many in the playing hall that one Mark C Stokes missed a checkmate in one or two against Gympie’s unrated David Haylett and David went on to win in fine style!
In the key round 5 match ups, Oleg and Allan drew on board 1, Tony Dowden came back from a very shaky position to defeat a rather unlucky George Lester, and long time friends Tony Weller and John Myers split the point on board 3 in a well contested game. It was going to come down to final round to determine the 2021 Queensland Seniors Chess Champion.
At the beginning of round 6, there were three equal leaders, Allan , Tony and Oleg, all on 4 out of 5, with two more players, John and Peter Cronin (1550) on 3.5, still hoping the other results might go their way.
The top board encounter between Oleg and Tony was tense but even throughout, but the other co-leader Allan Fossey was soon in trouble after making an opening error in one of his favourite systems against Tony Weller’s Sicilian. But Allan kept fighting and managed to save what turned out to be crucial half point. With John Myers hopes of all the other results going his way if he won coming true, we finished the tournament with not one, but four Queensland Seniors Chess Champions!
A hearty congratulations to Allan Fossey, John Myers, Tony Dowden and Oleg Korenevski for all finishing equal first on 4.5/6. They will share the first, second and third prize between themselves equally. The best score by players 65 years of age and older, (who had not already won a major prize), was shared by Bruce Holliday and Tony Weller, both on 4/5. Tony Dowden sponsored this prize once again and he will do so until he reaches that age. Thank you very much Tony!
The 2021 Queensland Seniors Chess Championship was a fun event to be part of and we hope to make the 2022 Seniors in October next year even bigger and better, as a great warm up the huge Oceania Seniors at Noosa in November. Peter Cronin kindly took some action shots of the players too – thanks very much Peter. Finally, a big thank you to Gail Young from the Queensland Womens Chess League for organizing this event for so many of us to enjoy so much, win, lose or draw.
Final-standings
QLD Womens and Girls Championships
The Queensland Women’s and Girls Championships was held in the Croci Building of Loreto College, Coorparoo over the weekend of the 16th and 17th October 2021.
A 6 round Swiss ACF and QJ rated event with a time control of 60 minutes and 10 seconds per move incremented from move 1.
QLD Women’s Champion for 2021 is WIM Alexandra Jule
equal 2nd were Regina Edwards and Leteisha Simmonds
QLD Girls Championships was shared by Xintong Zhang and Mia Jigando Balan; and Stephanie Yuan was 3rd.
Best Cadet was Xintong Zhang
Best Junior was Mia Jigando Balan
Best Senior u 1200 was Aditi Sharan
Under 18 was Mia Jigando Balan
Under 16 was Xintong Zhang
Under 14 was Stephanie Yuan
Under 12 was tied between Chloe Wang and Sophia Xu
Under 10 was a three way tie between Ojal Khare, and Alex and Alice Yu
Under 8 a four way tie – Bella Liu, Hamsini Dudipalli, Grace Zheng and Taisiia Starykh
standing-final
Queensland Juniors Under 14s 16s and 18s Championship
Micah Young, Zerui Xing and Alexavier Ly-Liu – photo Claire Liu
The Under 18 completed with a clear 2021 Queensland Junior (U18) Champion Shafiuddin Aanan with 7/8.
Congratulations also to 2021 Queensland Under 16 Champions: Alexavier Ly-Liu and Kiamehr Baneshi.
And congratulations to Under 14 Champions: Micah Young, Harvey Zhu and Benjamin Leong.
Thanks to major sponsor Midea!
Queensland Juniors Under 12s Championship
Calen Tang, Zerui Xing, Noah Rose and Elaina Quiang
Another close finish: Under 12s came down to the wire in the last round, with four co-champions emerging: Xing Zerui, Noah Rose, Calen Tang and Elaina Qiang. Congratulations to all!
Thanks to major sponsor Midea!
Queensland Juniors Under 10s Championship
The Queensland Juniors Under 10s Championship was played on the 7th July 2021.
Thanks to sponsors Midea and to the fantastic venue SunPAC – The Sunnybank Performing Arts and Cultural Centre.
Under 10 Champion for 2021 is Calen Tang
Ian Li, Charles Fu and Xin Tong Zhang shared 2nd.
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Queensland Juniors Under 8s Championship
The Queensland Juniors Under 8s Championship was played on the 6th July 2021.
Thanks to sponsors Midea and to the fantastic venue SunPAC – The Sunnybank Performing Arts and Cultural Centre.
photos thanks to Peter Xing
The U8s wrapped up with a 3-way tie for first! The title of 2021 U8 Queensland Champion is shared between Zeqi Xing, Stephanie Yuan and Justin Tong. Interestingly, they didn’t get to play each other due to a large field and all of the joint-champions losing early.
Best girl was Xin Tong Zhang
QLD Juniors – 2021 – info blog
The Queensland Junior Chess Championships 2021
The Junior Championships this year comprise 4 separate tournaments…
- Under 14’s to 18’s – 8 rounds from July 6th to 9th.
- Under 8’s – 8 rounds on July 6th;
- Under 10’s – 8 rounds on July 7th
- Under 12’s – 8 rounds on July 8th and 9th.
Live games ( 15 minute delay )
Under 14 to 18 Pairings and Results
Thanks to major sponsors Midea and the fantastic venue Sunnybank Performing Arts and Cultural Centre (SunPac) .
GM Daniel Fernandez keeping a close eye on his future opponents!
Results – 56th Peninsula Open – 2021
The 56th 2021 Peninsula Open Chess Tournament
This weekend tournament was hosted by the Redcliffe Chess Club (RCC) which was established in 1960 and continues the promotion of chess development in Queensland through such regular events. The RCC now boasts an active membership of 60 plus, with mid week club events hosting between 24 to 30 regular attendees.
Chief Organiser was Mark Stokes (RCC and CAQ President)
Arbiters were FA Max Kershaw and NA David Esmonde.
Major sponsors were BBC Painting (this company has been a long term and valued contributor to the promotion of chess in Queensland); Grace Lutheran College and the RCC.
There were 6 rounds held over Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th May, 2021. Time control was 60 minutes each, plus 20 seconds a move from move 1. The tournament was run using Vega (there needs to be more on-line and face to face training for this program – a challenge for the ACF to show some leadership). There were 71 entrants, with top seed being IM Brodie McClymont. Of the entrants – 14 were unrated and about 60% were juniors.
All relevant tournament data – list of players; round by round pairings and results were posted to chess chat.
The top 6 boards were televised live to the internet at:
https://livechess.aunz.net
Prize money on offer was $2,500.00.
The event was run with a strict covid plan in place. All entry fees, as well as prize distributions were done via bank transfers.
1st – IM Brodie McClymont
=2nd – FM Yi Liu and FM Gene Nakauchi
Rating Group A – 3 way tie Aiden Brady, Jayden Ooi and Benjamin Leong
Rating Group B – Joshua Cooper
Rating Group C – Austin Chen
Rating Group D – Dario Tsai
Rating Group E – Mathew Smith
Best unrated – Christian Barkley
Just some general observations:
Overall, the collective playing strength of the juniors continues to improve. Jayden Ooi and Sravan Renijith are now seasoned tournament players at the top level and are pushing the higher rated players to their limit. There are no easy round 1 and 2 wins for the higher rated players – quick wins through blunders and early draws are a thing of the past. Christian Barkley, from the unrated group, is an extremely strong player whose rating, once calculated, should be high to reflect his astute playing technique.
Renowned chess stalwart David Lovejoy had a medical incident during round 6 when he was playing Mark Stokes. Fortunately a qualified nurse (Brodie’s girlfriend Josie) was on hand to help David as an ambulance was on the way. When asked how he was by the ambulance officers he said that he had 3 pawns for the exchange!!! All wish David a speedy recovery and return back to the chess scene.
The tournament continued the friendly and supportive atmosphere of the Queensland chess scene and augers well for the future as we move to a post covid society.
final-standings
Vale Josef Tarnawski
Prominent Queensland chess player Josef (Joe) Tarnawski passed away peacefully in late May 2021 aged 93 years.
Joe was a Queensland Lightning Chess Champion and a respected property developer, who, over 40 years, contributed to the shaping of communities in both Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
Family and friends are invited to attend a Prayer Service for Joe to be held at St Peter Chanel Catholic Church, 41 Chaprowe Road, The Gap on Tuesday June 8 at 12 noon. In a lovely gesture, the family is asking that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made in support of Womens and Girls Chess to the Chess Association of Queensland using the reference Vale Joe BSB:084391 ACCOUNT NUMBER:205017068
Everyone from the chess community who knew Joe is invited to attend the Prayer Service if they wish to.
QLD Seniors Champs – 2021
Queensland Seniors Championship
Starts: November 13, 2021
Ends: November 14, 2021
Location: St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Bracken Ridge, 30 Eldorado St, Bracken Ridge QLD 4017, Australia
Description:
The Queensland Seniors Championship is turning into a fantastic event with plenty of strong players taking part each year.
Join the group this year for what will be another fantastic event.
2021 Seniors Champ
Queensland Juniors 2021
4 tournaments make up the The Queensland Juniors 2021.
U8s U10s and U12s will be separate events. The U14s to U18s will be a combined event.
Starts: July 6, 2021
Ends: July 9, 2021
Location: SunPAC, 470 McCullough St, Sunnybank QLD 4109, Australia
CAQ Council News No 1 – 2021
All the news from the latest CAQ Council Meeting including new Arbiter tournament requirements and up and coming events.
NEWS FROM THE CAQ Number 1
Wendy Terry Memorial Report
The Wendy Terry Memorial was held last weekend in the picturesque grounds of Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell.
IM Brodie McClymont and FM Gene Nakauchi shared 1st place; and tied for 3rd were IM Stephen Solomon, Sravan Renjith, FM Dusan Stojic and Nicholas Paetsch.
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Queensland Junior Chess Championships 2020
The Chess Association of Queensland Presents: 2020 Queensland Junior Chess Championships FIDE, ACF, and QJ rated events. When: Dec 7th-11th Where: Anglican Church Grammar School (Morris Hall) East Brisbane Registration: 9.00-9.30am Monday Dec 7 Organiser: Hughston Parle Chief Arbiter: Michael D’Arcy
While this tournament is typically hosted in the June-July school holidays, it had to be moved to December due to the Queensland Government’s Covid-19 guidelines.
Covid-19 regulations mandate a fixed number of participants in the venue as of the 14th October 2020. Unlike previous years, this tournament faces a potential limit on numbers. However, it is hoped that this cap will be lifted prior to the start of the event. Nevertheless, each respective flyer states the maximum number of players that will be accepted. This is subject to change depending on the most recent government regulations two weeks prior to the tournament’s commencement. Participants will be accepted from 12pm the 21st October until the respective cap is met. For any queries/concerns, please contact queenslandjuniorchamps@caq.org.au
Queensland Seniors Championships
Starts: November 7, 2020
Ends: November 8, 2020
Location: St Joseph’s Primary School Bracken Ridge, 30 Eldorado St, Bracken Ridge QLD 4017, Australia
Description:
Confirmed! The annual Seniors Championship of Queensland always attracts a strong and friendly field and should be another great event.
2020 Seniors Champ
Wendy Terry Memorial
Starts: October 24, 2020
Ends: October 25, 2020
Location: Grace Lutheran College Rothwell Campus, Anzac Ave & Mewes Road, Rothwell QLD 4022, Australia
Another great tournament, the Wendy Terry Memorial has shifted weekends. A limit of 90 players can take part in this event so check out the flyer to see all the registration information and to book your spot!
Queensland Womens and Girls Championship Report
The Queensland Women’s and Girls Championship ran over the weekend of October 10th and 11th at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Bracken Ridge. The tournament was organised by Gail Young of the QWCL, and the arbiters were FA Max Kershaw and NA David Esmonde.
CAQ President Mark C Stokes presented each of the section winners with a trophy.
Michelle Lin is the new Queensland Women’s Champion – winning the tournament with a full 1.5 points over the rest of the field.
The Queensland Girls Champion title was shared 5 ways – with Anastasia Cooper, Elaina Qiang, Bridgette Watkins, Elizabeth Williams and Yuehan Xu all scoring 4.0 / 6
QLD Women's and Girls - 2020 Age Titles
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Under 16 | Michelle Lin |
| Under 14 | Yuehan Xu |
| Under 12 | Anastasia Cooper |
| Under 10 | Elaina Qiang |
| Under 8 | Elizabeth Williams |
