Students will learn new strategies, play over famous games of chess, take on challenging puzzles, and play tournament-style games. Coaching is available for all levels from beginner through to tournament player.
Choose which days your child attends during registration.
Put your new skills to the test at the 2026 Brisbane North Spring Holiday Cup
📅 Thursday 1st October
Registration from 9:30am | 10:00am – 4:00pm
Same venue | $45 per player
⚠️ Important: Children are to be picked up no later than 4:00pm from the venue. Parents are responsible for the transport and supervision of their child before and after the program.
🏁 Spaces are limited — register early to avoid missing out!
Students will learn new strategies, play over famous games of chess, take on challenging puzzles, and play tournament-style games. Coaching is available for all levels from beginner through to tournament player.
Choose which days your child attends during registration.
Put your new skills to the test at the 2026 Gold Coast Spring Holiday Cup
📅 Thursday 1st October
Registration from 9:30am | 10:00am – 4:00pm
Same venue | $45 per player
⚠️ Important: Children are to be picked up no later than 4:00pm from the venue. Parents are responsible for the transport and supervision of their child before and after the program.
🏁 Spaces are limited — register early to avoid missing out!
The Cup days provide a great opportunity for students to put into practice what they have been learning at the holiday programs, or for new students to come along and just enjoy a tournament experience!
Students will play a minimum of 7 rounds across the day. Students should bring lunch, snacks, a water bottle and a hat for the day.
⚠️ Important: No entries on the day. This is a fully supervised event.
📅 Registration closes on Tuesday 29th September
No registrations will be accepted after this time.
The Cup days provide a great opportunity for students to put into practice what they have been learning at the holiday programs, or for new students to come along and just enjoy a tournament experience!
Students will play a minimum of 7 rounds across the day. Students should bring lunch, snacks, a water bottle and a hat for the day.
⚠️ Important: No entries on the day. This is a fully supervised event.
📅 Registration closes on Tuesday 29th September
No registrations will be accepted after this time.
This tournament is open to players in Primary and Secondary with divisions for each. There are often multiple primary divisions on the day as well.
There is no qualification necessary for this event.
Players will play 7 rounds through the day, with the winning schools of the Primary and Secondary being given the opportunity to represent Queensland at the Australian Schools Teams Championships in December.
Entries to be sent to [email protected] by no later than Wednesday 14th October to enable organisation of equipment and certificates.
The Queensland Inter-School State Finals is for invited teams to compete for overall and regional prizes, whilst also building networks and friendships across the State.
Once again the venue will be St Joseph’s Gregory Terrace in the Campbell Centre.
Welcome to the 2026 Term 4 – Brisbane South One Day Challenge
Gardiner Chess is excited to present this one day rapid event, perfect for juniors of all ages and abilities with two divisions!
Event Details:
Tournament Details:
Registration closes Friday 30th October. No registrations will be accepted after this time.
Come along and give this event a go and have a heap of fun! Parents are welcome to hang around.
Important: Parents are responsible for the supervision of their child.
Welcome to the 2026 Term 4 – Gold Coast One Day Challenge
Gardiner Chess is excited to present this one day rapid event, perfect for juniors of all ages and abilities with two divisions!
Event Details:
Tournament Details:
Registration closes Friday 13th November. No registrations will be accepted after this time.
Come along and give this event a go and have a heap of fun! Parents are welcome to hang around.
Important: Parents are responsible for the supervision of their child.
Gardiner Chess and Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar School are pleased to present the inaugural
Lindisfarne Interschool Chess Invitational.
Schools from across the Tweed, the wider NSW–Queensland border community and surrounding regions
are invited to join us for a day of competitive interschool chess, bringing together students from Prep to
Year 12.
Hosted in Lindisfarne’s Senior Centre at their Terranora Campus, the tournament will include separate
Primary and Secondary divisions.
Tournament Format
Players will compete individually throughout the day across separate Primary and Secondary divisions, with
their results also contributing towards their school’s overall team score.
Awards
● Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed individuals and teams in each division.
● Merit ribbons will also be awarded to individual players who score 4.5/7 or higher.
Registrations
Schools can register players via the event registration link or by submitting an Excel spreadsheet to
[email protected].
Invoices will be issued to schools following the event.
Please ensure all relevant event policies and procedures are read before entering the event.
We look forward to welcoming schools from across the region to Lindisfarne for the inaugural Lindisfarne
Interschool Chess Invitational.
Welcome to the 2026 Term 4 – Brisbane North One Day Challenge
Gardiner Chess is excited to present this one day rapid event, perfect for juniors of all ages and abilities with two divisions!
Event Details:
Tournament Details:
Registration closes Friday 27th November. No registrations will be accepted after this time.
Come along and give this event a go and have a heap of fun! Parents are welcome to hang around.
Important: Parents are responsible for the supervision of their child.
Event Name:
Registration for individuals is via our iClassPro app, and is only available on selected tournaments.
For all questions please contact our Events team on [email protected]
Please Note: This form is for School Teachers and Coordinators ONLY. Individual registration links are available for schools where there is no chess coordinator or official school entries. Please email [email protected] for further information.
Step One: Download the spreadsheet below and complete all details. For all questions please contact our events team on [email protected]
Step Two: Complete the form below and upload the spreadsheet.