Hi All

Our new 6 round ACF and QJ rated Swiss Tournament, the 2023 Lou Wilkinson Memorial, starts just after 7:30pm this Wednesday night May 17. The Adult entry fee of $20 or the Junior Under 18 years of age entry fee of just $6 can be deposited into the City of Redcliffe Chess Club Inc’s Westpac Account using your name as the reference:  BSB: 734208    ACCOUNT NUMBER: 070051

Our famous Week Ender, the Peninsula Open, is also fast approaching – it is on Saturday June 10 and Sunday June 11. As a Redcliffe Chess Club Member, you can enter it for just $20! Do not pay $80 or $60 to enter, just pay $20! See the attached flyer for full details of this top event, that is in its 58^th year!

Congratulations to Jai Turner for winning our last Wednesday night event, our 6 round Allegro, with over 30 players, played with 15 minutes each on the clock plus 3 seconds a move. Jai won the event outright with 5/6, with talented Juniors Lachlan Wang and Max Phillips close behind on 4.5 points, followed by Tyson Walker and Michael D’Arcy on 4 points. We are going to miss Tyson on Wednesday nights from now on as he has moved to Ipswich. Good luck there Tyson and come back whenever you can! And a big thank-you to Kerry Corker for running this event so well too!

See you all on Wednesday night before 7:30pm! If you need a half point bye for R1, text me on 0431 419 136 by 7:15pm on Wednesday.

Cheers  Mark C Stokes    0431 419 136     markcstokes@hotmail.com

PS Some great games were played on the weekend at the Darling Downs Open won jointly by GM Moulthun Ly and GM David Smerdon with 6.5/7. Former Redcliffe Champion IM Brodie McClymont won a very interesting R5 game against IM Alex Wohl and then lost a very close game against GM David Smerdon’s French Defence in R6. Both are worth playing over at : https://livechess.aunz.net

PPS Also check our City Of Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Website updated regularly by Kerry Corker at : https://redcliffechessclub.com.au/