Where to now for Queensland Chess?
The very successful GC Open 2022 organized by Gardiner Chess has let the genie out of the bottle.
All of a sudden, our rising stars are saying,
“How do I get to the next level?”
They’ve seen Australia’s best playing great chess and they want in.
The sad thing is they are not asking,
“How do I get to join the FIDE 2700 Club?”
This club, to which I have not received an invitation (I blame Australia Post), seems to be out of reach for Queensland’s elite players.
Why?
“We don’t have the talent”.
Rubbish – check out our young players.
“We don’t have the motivation”.
Rubbish – we have some real Meat-Eaters out there.
They just need the right environment to see their hard work turned into FIDE rating points.
“We don’t have the resources”.
Rubbish – we’ve got the money. We just gave $1,000 away as an U/1600 prize recently. In this cold weather it would have been more beneficial to set fire to 10 x $100 notes to keep warm.
We’ve got the business community behind us in the parents of our rising talents.
The one thing we lack in the way of resources is a battle plan.
Which is best to follow, Rugby Union, Hockey, Soccer, Tennis, Netball?
Don’t just stand there – pick a successful Australian Sport, copy their format and make adjustments.
Nothing personal – strictly business. – Kerry Corker
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