Study on Educational Benefits of Chess

Posted on January 14, 2022 by CAQ Media

Research Project involving matching Queensland Junior Chess ratings with NAPLAN scores.

Your assistance is requested to assist researchers Professor Luke van der Laan, GM Dr David Smerdon and doctoral candidate Graeme Gardiner with an important research project in the field of chess and education which we believe will have worldwide implications.

For a successful outcome, we need as many people as possible who had a Queensland Junior Chess rating at any stage during the 14-year period from January 2008 to December 2021 to provide consent for either their school or QCAA (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) to provide their NAPLAN literacy and numeracy scores data, date of birth, gender and school attended, for matching with their chess ratings data before de identifying prior to analysis.

Please click this link to complete your consent. It takes less than two minutes.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y3NPCGK

Those providing consent will go into a random draw for a beautiful wooden Staunton chess set valued at $470.

Please forward this to any of your friends you believe may have had a Queensland Junior Chess rating at any time during the said period.

Churchie Chess Festival 2021

Posted on November 24, 2021 by CAQ Media

The Churchie Chess Festival 2021 features 3 events –

under 20 Blitz – on Friday the 10th December
under 20 Swiss – starts Monday the 13th December
under 20 Rapid – starts Tuesday the 14th December

Featured this year is the rollout of the Churchie ACE system – Advanced Chess Education

DGT e-boards are used to not only broadcast the games virtually live; but are linked into a players’ game storage area where their games are engine analysed. The player then has real-time feedback on the best lines and moves. Coaches can login and provide timely lessons to their students between tournament rounds!

More info on the Churchie DGT ACE System on the Churchie Chess Festival website

QLD Womens and Girls Championships

Posted on October 18, 2021 by CAQ Media

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

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QLD Inter-Schools 2021

Posted on October 11, 2021 by CAQ Media

Queensland Juniors Under 14s 16s and 18s Championship

Posted on July 10, 2021 by CAQ Media

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.

Results and Crosstable

Thanks to major sponsor Midea!

Queensland Juniors Under 12s Championship

Posted on July 10, 2021 by CAQ Media

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!

Final Results and Crosstable

Thanks to major sponsor Midea!

Queensland Juniors Under 10s Championship

Posted on July 8, 2021 by CAQ Media

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

Posted on July 7, 2021 by CAQ Media

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

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QLD Juniors – 2021 – info blog

Posted on July 5, 2021 by CAQ Media

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

Under 12 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!

Queensland Juniors 2021

Posted on April 21, 2021 by CAQ Media

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

U14 to U18 Entry Form

U8 Entry Form

U10 Entry Form

U12 Entry Form

Queensland Junior Chess Championships 2020

Posted on October 14, 2020 by CAQ Media

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

U18-U14 Queensland Junior Chess Championship 2020 FINAL
U12 Queensland Junior Chess Championship 2020 FINAL
U10 Queensland Junior Chess Championship 2020 FINAL
U8 Queensland Junior Chess Championship 2020 FINAL
Queensland Junior Blitz Chess Championships 2020 FINAL
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