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Gardiner Chess Coach Focus: FA Shaun Curtis

by Andrew FitzPatrick Gardiner Chess is keen to showcase our coaches and other people involved in the chess scene around Queensland. Our first person to be showcased is Gardiner Chess Events Manager Shaun Curtis. You are very involved in chess these days, but how did you initially get...

Queensland Junior Ratings May

The latest Queensland Junior Rating list has been released! The full list can be seen here. The most improved and top lists for ages and regions can be seen below. For more information on how the rating system works please see this article here. ** Please see the above link for...

Queensland Junior Ratings March

The latest Queensland Junior Rating list has been released! The full list can be seen here. The most improved and top lists for ages and regions can be seen below. For more information on how the rating system works please see this article here. ** Please see the above link for...

Queensland Junior Ratings January

The latest Queensland Junior Rating list has been released! The full list can be seen here. The most improved and top lists for ages and regions can be seen below. For more information on how the rating system works please see this article here. ** Please see the above link for...

Gold Coast Open 2019

by Andrew FitzPatrick The Gold Coast Open has been won by GM Zong-Yuan Zhao for the 4th time on count-back from GM Bobby Cheng. The Australian Olympiad duo finished with 7.0/9.0 to be half a point clear Queensland IM’s Stephen Solomon and Brodie McClymont. The tournament was held at...

ChessKids Games Representative Chosen

In 2019, the ChessKid Games are being brought to us by Chesskid.com for the very first time. It will see students aged under 10 paired with top level players in the US to compete for prizes – all whilst having some fun! As the official partner of ChessKid in...

School Chess Tournaments – Difference between QLD and VIC

By IA Kerry Stead Queensland is known for its big things … the Big Pineapple, the Big Mango, Big Mal Meninga, amongst others … and it seems that chess tournaments also fit into this category! Over the past fortnight, almost 700 students have played in two primary school tournaments...

Research Finds Chess More Beneficial In Lower Grades

By FM Mike Klein of Chess.com   The preliminary findings of a multi-year study across the state of Alabama seem to indicate that chess instruction may improve student performance, especially amongst younger students. The study, conducted by researchers at Tennessee Tech and the University of Alabama and in conjunction with the Alabama Chess in Schools, released...

Australian Open 2019: An Arbiter’s View

by Kerry Stead   The 2019 Australian Open was a bit different from the ‘usual’ Australian Open, with the Box Hill Chess Club taking on the hosting role at a fairly late stage (only a few months before the tournament), reducing the tournament from 11 to 9 rounds and...

Australian Junior Championships

By Shaun Curtis The Australian Junior Chess Championships was first held back in 1949. The event runs annually in a different city each year, after bids are put in to the Australian Chess Federation. This year the Australian Junior Chess Championships is being held at Trinity Grammar School, Summer...