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Gardiner Chess Rapid Game Review Week 3

In this video, FM Dusan Stojic goes through our highlight game from week 2 of the Gardiner Chess Rapid series which runs on Thursdays through until the end of the term. Enjoy! You can join in these online events for junior by seeing our online tournament page. We...

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May

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...

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May

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...

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Mar

Queensland Junior Ratings March

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Jan

Queensland Junior Ratings January

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Jul

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...

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May

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...

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Apr

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...

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Feb

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...

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Jan

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...

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Moby Adams

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Sravan Renjith

Rank: 2304

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Ekaterina Gratchev

Rank: 1390

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Jayden Ooi

Rank: 1809

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Jul

Gold Coast Open – Premier

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The Gold Coast Open Premier Division is the pinnacle event for chess in Queensland. Running from Thursday 1st July (night round) to Sunday 4th July, this 7 round event promises to be an exciting and super strong tournament.

Currently confirmed already are 6 Grandmasters so the competition is expected to be fierce!

Full information about the event can be found at our website however here are the basic details:

Rating Floor: Players must be rated above 1700 ACF or 1800 FIDE.

When: Thursday 1st July to Sunday 4th July

Where: Hinterland Hotel, Station Street, Nerang ****Changed as at 01/06/2021****

Cost: $110 early bird (extended up to June 6) and $130 normal entry.

Schedule: 2021_Schedule.pdf

**Adults: Please note that when registering, you will need to add yourself as a student due to the way our system works**

For all questions, please contact Chief Organiser Shaun Curtis on scurtis@gardinerchess.com.au

Jul

Gold Coast Open – Major

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The Gold Coast Open is the largest event for chess in Queensland and is always hugely popular with players!

The Major Division will run from Friday 2nd July (night round) through to Sunday 4th July.

Full information about the event can be found at our website however here are the basic details:

Rating Cap: Players must be rated below 1800 ACF.

When: Friday 2nd July to Sunday 4th July.

Where: Hinterland Hotel, Station Street, Nerang ****Changed as at 01/06/2021****

Cost: $90 early bird (extended up to June 6) and $100 normal entry.

Schedule: 2021_Schedule.pdf

**Adults: Please note that when registering, you will need to add yourself as a student due to the way our system works**

For all questions, please contact Chief Organiser Shaun Curtis on scurtis@gardinerchess.com.au

Jul

Gold Coast Open – Minor

Hinterland Hotel Function Rooms

The Gold Coast Open is the largest event for chess in Queensland and is always hugely popular.

The Minor Division will run from Saturday 3rd July through to Sunday 4th July.

Full information about the event can be found at our website however here are the basic details:

Rating Cap: Players must be rated below 1200 ACF.

When: Saturday 3rd July to Sunday 4th July.

Where: Hinterland Hotel, Station Street, Nerang ****Changed as at 01/06/2021****

Cost: $75 early bird (extended up to June 6) and $85 normal entry.

Schedule: 2021_Schedule.pdf

**Adults: Please note that when registering, you will need to add yourself as a student due to the way our system works**

For all questions, please contact Chief Organiser Shaun Curtis on scurtis@gardinerchess.com.au

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School Chess Tournaments – Difference between QLD and VIC

Research Finds Chess More Beneficial In Lower Grades

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