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AUSTRALIAN CHESS FEDERATION |
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The ACF
Council [has] concluded the 2012 Olympiad Team selection process by
appointing the non-playing Captains of the teams as follows: Open Team: IA FM Manuel Weeks. Women’s Team: GM Ian Rogers. Thus,
the complete teams list at the date of this message is now: Open Team 1. GM
David Smerdon (ACT) 2. GM
Darryl Johansen (Vic) 3. IM
Moulthun Ly (Qld) 4. IM
Aleksandar Wohl (NSW) 5. IM
Stephen Solomon (Qld) Captain:
IA FM Manuel Weeks (NSW) Women’s Team 1. WIM
Arianne Caoili (Qld) 2. WIM
Emma Guo (ACT) 3.
Sally Yu (Vic) 4. Thu
Giang Nguyen (SA) 5. WIM
Biljana Dekic (NSW) Captain:
GM Ian Rogers (NSW) Details
of the ACF’s Olympiad Appeal to provide financial assistance for team
members, including progress reports, alternative ways of donating and
acknowledgements of contributions are at http://www.acfappeal.aunz.org/ Gary
Wastell ACF
President |
OLYMPIAD APPEAL
The biennial Chess Olympiad is one of the world's biggest
sporting events, and the most important teams event on the world chess
calendar. Ian
Murray Appeal
Co-ordinator Donations to date -
$11,278.29 Australia - national
$6,000.00 $6,000
ACF Australian Capital Territory
$100.00 $100
Bill Egan New South Wales $798.00 $200
Jeremy Hirschhorn $150
Malcolm Stephens $100
Patrick Champion $68
Sydney Academy of Chess lecture proceeds $50
Bjelobrk family, Clive Lane, David Lovejoy $30
Samuel Talisayon $20
Oskar Hellmann, Roger Jeffreys, Paul Sike, Rex Simmonds $15 Les
Duffy, Colin Parsons $10
John Fearon, Stephen Garz, Mark Tatum $5 Ivan
Case, Dominco Sanchez Queensland $2,220.00 $1,000
CAQ $800
Frank Solomon $250
Gardiner Chess $120
Brian Thomas $50 Ian
Murray South Australia $100.00 $100
David Merrifield Tasmania $225.00 $100
Kevin Bonham, Burnie Chess Club
$25
David Christian Victoria $1,250.00 $500
Chess Victoria, Melbourne Chess Club/Aust Junior Chps $100
Roland Brockman, Vineatha Wijesuriya $50
Anon Western Australia $150.00 $100
Tristan Boyd $50
David Ellis Overseas $47.00 $47
Ruth LeFaive, USA Brought forward from 2010 appeal
$338.29 |
State Women’s Championships WFM Megan Setiabudi won the ACT Women and Girls’
Championship this month, edging out Jo Mason on tie-break after both finished
on 6/7 followed by Libby Smith 5. Other awards were: 1st U14 – Aislinn Smith 1st U12 – Erica Kethro 1st U10 – Zoe Sugerman 1st U8 – Lucinda Chapman Rising Star – Marietta Setiabudi Most Improved - Jenny Mason. The
Queensland Women’s Championship is on this coming Sunday 3 June, see Coming Events |
AusJCL Calendar
(National and International) See http://www.australian-junior-youth-chess.blogspot.com/ or the AusJCL page for calendars, selection
details, etc. Note that events are often changed so it is advisable to check
frequently for updates. 2013 Bond University
Australian Junior Chess Championships We are pleased to advise that the 2013 Bond University
Australian Junior Chess Championships will be hosted by Bond University,
Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast from Saturday 19th January to Sunday 27th January
2013. Bond University are the naming rights sponsor, and
Vodafone the Gold sponsor. The event will be organised and run by Gardiner Chess on
a 'not for profit' basis on behalf of the Chess Association of Queensland. The 2013 Bond University Australian Junior Chess
Championships website has now gone live at http://www.gardinerchess.com/AusJunChessChamps2013.htm We are looking forward to this event already and hope to
see many players from interstate enjoy some time on the Gold Coast during the
event. AusJCL Selections for
2012 International Junior Events See http://www.australian-junior-youth-chess.blogspot.com/ for selections news as it is
updated. |
Recent GP weekend
results No
tournaments in the previous fortnight. |
Grand Prix events June 2-4 Foundation Day Open [4], Perth,
WA link June 9-11 NSW Open [5], Sydney, NSW link June 9-11 Victorian Open [4], Melbourne,
Vic link June 22-24 Gold Coast Open [5], Gold Coast,
Qld link July 7-8 Checkmate Open [4], Adelaide,
SA link 2012 GP calendar link 2012 Asian Seniors and Asian
Amateurs These events will be held at the Parramatta RSL Club from 1 to 8
June 2012 immediately prior to the NSW Open at the same venue. The
ASIAN SENIORS Championship is open to Asian senior players. Males must have
reached their 55th birthday on or before 31 December 2012 (born before
01.01.1958). Females must have reached their 50th birthday on or before 31
December 2012 (born before 01.01.1963). The tournament will be played over 9
rounds under the swiss pairing system. The
ASIAN AMATEUR Championship is open to all Asian players who have a FIDE
rating below 2100 or are without a FIDE Rating. Players must not hold any GM,
WGM, IM, WIM, FM or WFM title and must not have been rated 2100 or above
during the past two years. The tournament will be played over 9 rounds under
the swiss pairing system. Both
events will be FIDE-rated and played under the FIDE time control of 90
minutes plus 30 seconds per move starting from move one. Note entries close 14 May 2012 (late entries may be accepted with a late fee). See link for more details. 2012 Oceania Blitz Championship This event will be held at the Parramatta RSL Club from at
7:30pm on Thursday 7 June. See link for more details. 2012 Queensland Women’s
Championship Organised by
Queensland Women’s Chess League Date: Sunday 3 June.
First round 9am. Registration 8:00 to 8:30am. Venue: Sherwood
Neighbourhood Centre, 38 Thallon St, Sherwood. Entry: $50 ($45 if paid by
2 June) Prizes: 1st
$150, 2nd $125, 3rd $100, trophies for place-getters
and senior, junior and cadet. Format: Five rounds, 60
mins plus 10 secs/move. Entries/enquiries: Gail Young (details
see link below); email: qwcl@hotmail.com More information: http://www.caq.org.au/htm/2012/2012%20QWO%20Champs.pdf Queen’s Birthday Weekend The weekend of
Saturday 9 June to Monday 11 June is a long weekend for the Queen’s
Birthday in most States. The following tournaments are held in this period. Victorian Open A Class 4 Grand Prix Tournament Open to all members from CV
affiliated clubs, as well as Interstate, and international visitors and non
members of affiliated clubs prepared to pay the $10 registration fee Tournament: A 7 round swiss
tournament. Playing dates: June 8, June 9,
June 10, and June 11 Rate of Play: 90 min. per player
per game plus 30 sec./move from move 1 Ratings: ACF rated and FIDE
rated Entry Fees: Early Bird entry
fee: $60 if paid by Sunday June 5. Full fee after that period $80. Free entry for Grand Masters and International Masters, male or
female. Forfeit time: 30 minutes Payments: Cash or cheque to
the Box Hill Chess Club Inc. Entries: by mail to the
address on the entry form or in person at the Box Hill Chess Club. Enquiries: Gerry Hartland
tournament organizer Telephone 9878 3163. E-mail: gerrit.hartland@bigpond.com Prizes Total Prize fund
$4500 First Prize $1500 Second Prize $1000 Third Prize $600 8 ratings prizes each $150 Unrated division $100 Schedule: Friday 1 round at
7PM . Saturday 2 rounds 10 AM and 3 PM. Sunday 2 rounds 10 AM and 3 PM. Monday 2 rounds 10 AM and 3 PM. Download Entry form at http://www.chessvictoria.org.au/entry_form3.htm Venue: The Box Hill Chess
Club at 3 Rochester Road Canterbury Refreshments: Light refreshments
available at reasonable price NSW Open DATE
Saturday 9 June to Monday 11 June 2012 VENUE
Parramatta RSL Club, Corner O’Connell & Macquarie Streets, Parramatta
NSW 2150 FORMAT
FIDE rated Swiss 7 Rounds, A Class 5 Oceania and Australian Grand Prix
event
Saturday 9 June, Registration 11-11.30am Rounds 1 and 2 at 12.00pm and
4.30pm
Sunday 10 June, Rounds 3,4 and 5 at 9.30am, 2.00pm and 6.30pm
Monday 11 June, Rounds 6 and 7 at 10.00am and 2.30pm. Presentation at
6.30pm
LARGEST PRIZE POOL IN AUSTRALIA CONTACT
Shane Burgess 0430 223406 NSW Minor (U1600) DATE Saturday
9 June to Monday 11 June 2012 VENUE Parramatta
RSL Club, Corner O’Connell
& Macquarie Streets, Parramatta NSW 2150 FORMAT
Swiss 7 Rounds. Class 5 event in the Australian Grand Prix U1600
Division
Saturday 9 June, Registration 11-11.30am Rounds 1 and 2 at 12.00pm and
4.30pm
Sunday 10 June, Rounds 3,4 and 5 at 9.30am, 2.00pm and 6.30pm
Monday 11 June, Rounds 6 and 7 at 10.00am and 2.30pm. Presentation at
6.30pm CONTACT
Shane Burgess 0430 223406 Tasmanian Chess Open And Lightning
Championships 2012 Hosted by: The Burnie Chess
Club for the TCA DATE June 9-11 VENUE Adult Education
Building, William St Devonport FORMAT 6 round Swiss, 90
minutes plus 15 seconds per move per player Saturday, 9th June Round 1 10.30am.
Round 2 2:45pm.
7.15pm LIGHTNING: Swiss or
Round Robin depending on entries. Entry $10. Pay on night. All entry money
paid as prizes. Sunday 10th June: Round 3 9:30am.
Round 4 2:00pm. Round 5 6:30pm Monday, 11th June:
Round 6 9:00am * Games may be delayed due to late finishes. ENTRY FEE: $55 waged, $50
concession, $30 juniors (U18), $25 juniors (U12). $5 discount if
payment is received before Thursday 4th June. Entries on the day
close 10am sharp (subject to room and equipment). If considering entering on the day, please let us know. PRIZES 1st 40%, 2nd 20%,
3rd, U1700 & U1400 10%, U18 $60, U12 $50
NB Prize pool is entry fees less running costs and levies. Prizes are
subject to at least 3 entries per division. Director of Play David Hughes ARBITERS To be appointed. ENQUIRIES David Hughes Phone: (03) 64 235 669, Email (preferred): david.gareth.hughes@gmail.com Only players meeting TCA residency rules can win the Tasmanian
Lightning Champion title. NOTES FIDE Laws 2009
apply – mobile phones making any noise will incur automatic forfeit. Entrants
agree to abide by all decisions of the organisers and arbiters. The
organisers reserve the right to make any changes required. Juniors and
novices welcome. Please detach this form and post it with payment to: David
Hughes, 105 George St., Devonport Cheques and money orders to be made payable to: BURNIE CHESS CLUB
only. ENTRY FORM Name:
______________________ DOB (if under 18): _____ Address:
____________________ Phone: _____________ Email (optional):
_______________________ 2012 Gold Coast Open We are really looking forward to running the Gold Coast Open
this year. There is $6,850 in cash
prizes. For the strong players the open event is an Oceania and
Australian category 5 Grand Prix
event, and it is also listed in the Queensland Participation Grand Prix. Chief Arbiter: IA Charles
Zworestine 2012 Pacific Lutheran
Allegro Chess Series - Caloundra, Qld The Pacific Lutheran Chess Allegro Series proudly organised by
Suncoast Chess Club Inc. A fun day out for children and adults alike! 1st Event - already held 2nd Event - already held Final Event - 4th of August Venue - Pacific Lutheran
College (same as the 2011 Caloundra Open) Woodlands Boulevard, Meridan Plains
4551 Time Control - 15 minutes each
no extra time. SCHEDULE Registration: 9:15am.
Round 1: 10:00am; Round 2: 10:35am; Round 3: 11:10am; Round 4: 11:45am Lunch time: 12:15pm; Round 5: 01:15pm; Round 6: 01:50pm; Round
7: 02:25pm; Presentations: 03:15pm. Open to all entries,
prizes for each event, 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the following categories: Adult,
Junior and Pacific Lutheran Students. Also prizes for series winners. Entry fee for each event:
Adults $10, Under 18 $5 Enquires to Jeff Dyer.
Suncoast Chess: http://suncoastchess.webs.com/ e-mail suncoastchess@gmail.com 2012
Billanook Chess Classic The Billanook Chess Classic is a series of 4 allegro
tournaments. Each tournament will have a minimum of $740 in cash prizes and
there are overall series prizes in excess of $1000. In total, over $4000 in
cash prizes will be on offer The series is organised by Northern Star Chess
(Pearl Yung) and follows on from the successful Billanook College Chess
Championship Cup series in previous years. The dramatic increase in
prize-money is thanks to the major sponsor Billanook College. Billanook
College is developing a strong association with the chess community and was
the venue for the 2011 Australian Junior. Tournament Dates: Tournament 1: already held Tournament 2: already held Tournament 3: Sunday 29th July 11.00am – 4.00pm Tournament 4: Saturday 25th August 9.30am – 2.30pm Tournament prizes: Trophies,
medallions and the following cash prizes: 1st $250; 2nd
$150 ; 3rd $100 . Plus rating group prizes: 1st $50; 2nd $30
(at least 3 groups). Series prizes: Based on total scores over the series: trophies
and the following prizes - Adults:
1st $200; 2nd $100; Juniors: 1st $200; 2nd
$100 Girls: 1st $100 2nd $75. Plus age group prizes (U18/U16/U14/U12/U10): 1st $50
per age group. Venue: Billanook College,
197-199 Cardigan Rd, Mooroolbark, VIC 3138 (Mel: 52C1) Time Control: 15 minutes per
player. FIDE Rapid Play rules apply. Tournament format: 7 round Swiss. Entry fee per
tournament: $15 if pre-registered. $20 to register on the day. For full details and
registration: Please visit the Northern Star
Chess website. Please
notify forthcoming tournaments to auschessnews@gmail.com |
Championship and major events Asian Seniors /
Asian Amateurs: 1 June 2012, Parramatta,
Australia link Oceania Blitz
Championship: 7 June 2012, Parramatta,
Australia link Olympiad: 27
August 2012, Istanbul, Turkey link Oceania Zonal: 4 May
2013, Nadi, Fiji link Regional events Luijiazui Team
Tournament: 2 August 2012, Shanghai,
China link North Island [NZ]
Championship: 11 July 2012, Auckland, New
Zealand link Noumea Open: 16
July 2012, Noumea link 9th Dato' Arthur Tan
Chess Festival: 19 August 2012, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia South Island [NZ]
Championship: 10 October 2012, Dunedin, New
Zealand link Oceania
Grand Prix link (Date
listed is date of commencement) Tournament calendars FIDE: link allyearchess.com: link World Championship The
World Championship being contested in Moscow by defending champion GM
Viswanathan Anand (Ind) and challenger GM Boris Gelfand (Isr) is almost over.
The match finished 6-6 with one win each in the regular games and now goes
into faster playoff games tomorrow (Wednesday 30 May) starting at 6pm AEST
(noon Moscow time) – note this is three hours earlier than the other
games. Observers
have generally rated the match as not overly exciting. Although many of the
drawn positions were just about clinically dead rather than premature
handshakes they featured little sustained drama overall, on or off the board,
compared to most other World Championship matches. Reports have appeared regularly in Peter Parr’s Sydney Morning Herald column. For live games and other
news see link. China and USA Championships These
two national championships were recently won by GMs Ding Liren and Hikaru
Nakamura respectively. Check you favourite chess sites for discussion. University Teams Competitions The 16th Rakan Muda
International Inver-Varsity Championship, organised by the Tuanku Bahiyah
Residential College of the University of Malaya, is to be played in Kuala
Lumpur from 4 to 11 July 2012. Teams comprise a minimum of four players. Closing date for registration is 31 May
2012. Links to details are at http://gacc-chess.com/ , with competition
regulations at http://gacc-chess.com/tournament-info/16th-gacc-rules-regulations/foreign The 12th World University Championship is
to be played in Guimaraes, Portugal, from 19 to 26 August 2012. Teams
comprise a minimum of three players. The closing date for
“nominative” entries is 19 July 2012, however registration of
intention to enter was required by 19
May, so entry may no longer be possible – suggest you check with
the organisers asap if interested. A link to further details is at http://www.fisu.net/en/Chess-2012-2750.html Seirawan chess periodical A free quarterly email
periodical devoted to Seirawan chess will commence in July. Seirawan chess
(or S-chess) is a variant which adds a hawk (bishop-knight compound) and an
elephant (rook-knight compound) to the orthodox game (see http://www.seirawanchess.com and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seirawan_chess). If you would like to subscribe, contribute an article on S-chess,
or contribute a game of S-chess you have played, then send an email to llyons.hawkelephant@gmail.com. Linden Lyons |
Following
is a list of useful sites; please notify additions or updates to the usual
address. Newspaper columns Peter Parr (Sydney Morning Herald) On-line media Bulletin boards Blogs chessexpress (Shaun Press) Coffee House
Chess (Carl Gorka) Pawn's
Progress (George Eraclides) The
Closet Grandmaster (Amiel Rosario) Gawain
Jones [well almost Australian] Mailing lists / Newsletters Box
Hill CC
(Vic) - subscribe Noble
Park CC (Vic) - Issue 6 - Issue 6 pdf Gardiner Chess (Qld) Suncoast
CC
(Qld) Tournament software Tornelo (David Cordover) Australian Chess Federation Oceania Chess Confederation State Associations (Also
see state sites for information on clubs without their own web sites.) Game collections Chess compositions |
Junior Chess Leagues/clubs and
junior blogs Searching for Magnus Carlsen (blog, includes AusJCL info) NSW Clubs Ryde-Eastwood
Leagues Club CC (blog) Victorian Clubs Queensland Clubs WA Clubs SA Clubs Tasmanian Clubs Burnie Chess
Club (blog) ACT Clubs Correspondence chess |
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