Editorial

Welcome to the July 2023 ACF Newsletter. Thank you to the contributors for this issue. Thanks also to those from South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria, who kindly responded to our request for news from the states.

ACF Notices

The ACF Official 2023 Australian Representative International Junior Chess Tournaments Register is available at:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kyT2UVovzOZWftgI99xuboW-S2XrRh_iIt9dJ2QMcHo/edit#gid=0
Any inquiries can be sent to either Australian Junior Chess Coordinator, Hughston Parle, at hughstonparle@gmail.com OR to Assistant Australian Junior Chess Coordinator, Henry Slater-Jones, at henryslaterjones@gmail.com.

World Youth Olympiad 2023, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 12-19 August

The Australian representatives are:
Captain: Zong-Yuan Zhao
Team 1:
1. Mr Yihe (Rebo), Fu
2. Mr Rui Gen, Teh
3. Mr Yifei, Hu
4. Ms Chao Xin, Cheng
Team 2:
1. Mr Iker, Hernandez Mendez
2. Mr Randheer, Thogata
3. Ms Chloe, Fan
4. Ms Om, O’Carroll

World Cadet U8, U10, U12 Championships 2023, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, 14-27 October

Regulations and closing date TBA

World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships 2023 Montesilvano, Italy 12-25 November

https://www.worldyouth2023.com/wp-content/uploads/REGULATIONS-MONTESILVANO-WYCC23-1.pdf
Applications for Australians to participate in the World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships 2023 have just opened and close on August 16.
Australians can register at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-SdO_UX10kY1VyP7QLI2HtMMW7WSamOL0MTrjOkpE_7l4FA/viewform

Asian Youth Chess Championships 2023, TBA, China, 13-23 December

Regulations and closing date TBA

2023 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIPS

To be held at Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, SA, on the first weekend of December – 2nd and 3rd December 2023.

2023 AUSTRALIAN ALLEGRO CHAMPIONSHIP

To be held at Glenelg, SA, on Boxing Day – 26th December 2023

2024 AUSTRALIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

Tuesday 2nd January – Thursday 11th January 2024
An 11-round event – 2 double-round days – Wednesday 3rd and Friday 5th January 2024 with the National Conference on Saturday 6th January 2024.
To be played at Glenunga International High School, 99 L’Estrange St, Glenunga SA 5064.

2024 AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

To be held at Glenunga International High School, 99 L’Estrange St, Glenunga SA 5064from Saturday 13th through to Sunday 21st January 2024.

At the ACF Council’s next meeting, currently scheduled for 23 July, all Council-appointed positions will be vacated and filled after consideration of written expressions of interest which should be sent to executive@auschess.org.au before July 20.
The positions listed include several that have not been filled in recent years. Incumbents are eligible for reappointment.
Advertising Manager
Archives Director
Assistant Juniors Coordinator
Assistant Secretary
Assistant Treasurer
Assistant Webmaster
Equipment Coordinator
FIDE Delegate & Administrative Officer
FIDE Ratings Officer
Government Relations Director
Grand Prix Director
Juniors Coordinator
Medals & Awards Convenor
National Ratings Officer
Newsletter Editor
Public Officer (incorporation)
Publicity Director
Selections Director
Trophies Officer
Webmaster

The application deadline for activities commencing between 1 March 2024 and 31 August 2024 is 31 December 2023. Application forms and related information are available on request to executive@auschess.org.au.

News from the States / Territories

Upcoming Events

ANU/Winter Open/Minor (28-30 July)

Recent Events

NSW Open 10-12 June
By Shaun Press

Day One
The 2023 NSW Open started with 75 players in both sections (Major and Minor), although a couple of last-minute withdrawals (illness etc) made each field a little smaller. The Major had 14 players rated above 200, with the top 8 players rated above 2200. New arrival IM Mihajlo Radovanovic is the top seed, with IM Gary Lane seeded second. Both players started the tournament with 2 wins, as did 10 other players. Despite the rating gap in the early rounds there were still a number of interesting games. Bevan Clouston looked to have a crushing attack against CM Hui Li, but Li survived and by the end had enough technique to mate Clouston with KBN v K. Jack Rodgers was held to a first-round draw by Kye Walls, while FM Cameron McGowan was beaten by Micah Young in round 2.
The Minor event saw more upsets in the early round than the Major, with only 5 of the top 10 seeds scoring a win in the 1st round. The 2nd round saw more upsets so that only 2 players from the top 10 starting Day 2 on 2 points.

Day Two
IM Gary Lane led the 2023 NSW Open on 5/5 at the end of the 2nd day of play. He started off with a win over Willis Lo in round 3, before beating Harry Press in round 4, and Samuel Asaka in the final round. He led Sterling Bayaca by half a point, and the 2 players will face each other in round 6. A group of 6 players trailed Lane by a full point, including top seed IM Mihajlo Radovanovic. Radovanovic missed 2 rounds due to work commitments, but returned to beat FM Jack Rodgers in the 5th round.
Trent Parker led the Minor on 5/5, a half point ahead of Terry Gao and Jonluke Corona. Gao and Parker will play in round 6, while Corona will be up against Roland Brockman.

Day Three
The 2023 NSW Open ended in a 3-way tie for first, after some dramatic last round action. IM Mihajlo Radovanovic started the final round a point behind IM Gary Lane, but a win for Radovanovic over Lane left them both on 6/7. In the all-ACT clash FM Michael Kethro beat Harry Press to join the front runners, and relegate Press from the prize list. Ahn Quan Nguyen quickly cleaned up Jeremy Plunkett on Board 4 to finish in outright 4th place, with FM Sterling Bayaca, FM Jack Rodgers, Geoff barker, Zachary Yu, and CM Hui Li finishing in a tie for 5th on 5 points.
In the Minor event (Under 1600), Trent Parker held on for a draw against CJ de Mooi to reach 6 points, along with promising junior Alex Thuaux. Parker had beaten Thuaux earlier in the event, but had drawn his last 2 rounds, allowing Thuaux to catch up with a final round win.

The 150-player event ran quite smoothly this year. The event capacity was reached about a week before the event, prompting calls for a larger venue to found next year. The policy of not allowing spectators in for the first 2 hours seemed to be a good compromise, meaning each round could start without the room being over crowded but people could watch when the action heated up. Even the parents were well behaved this year (!), apart from one unfortunate incident involving a (non-playing) parent and a junior player. The NSWCA investment in new DGT boards was also welcome, with 8 games from each round being broadcast without any issues.

Full results can be found at the tournament website: nswopen.nswca.org.au

Upcoming Events

2023 NSW Rapid – 9 July
Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club, 117 Ryedale Road, West Ryde NSW
2023 NSW Rapid.doc (nswca.org.au)

2023 NSWCA August Weekender – 5-6 August
Norths, 12 Abbott Street, Cammeray, NSW 2062
https://www.nswca.org.au/files/2023%20August%20weekender.pdf

Northern Territory Chess Association

Recent Events

Wendy Terry Memorial – June 24-25 2023, Grace Lutheran College Buchanan St Rothwell.
FM Yi Liu, GM David Smerdon and IM Brodie McClymont tied for 1st on 5.5/6 – Yi Liu wins the title on tie-break.

Upcoming Events

Queensland Open – July 15-16 2023, St Luke’s Anglican School, 4 Mezger St, Kalkie, Bundaberg QLD. boqo23-flyer.pdf (caq.org.au)

Recent Events

King’s Birthday Weekender 2023
1st Max Pritchard 5.5/6;  =2nd Kyle Leaver, Tarush Jindal, Edgar Mdinaradze & Max Marriott 4.5. 43 Entries
Best U1500: Michael Lazarou
=Best U900: Gabriel Lavrentiadis & Kavish Nagpal
Best Unrated: Ahmad Rasool
=Best U18: Ethan Retnaraja, Alistair Maria & Jamie Charters
=Best U13: Cindy Chen & Oliver Cirami

June Blitz
1st Kyle Leaver 11/12; 2nd Bernard Rigo 10; 3rd Einar Oskarsson 8. 16 Entries

West Torrens Blitz Classic Open 2023
1st Kyle Leaver 12/13;  2nd Goran Srdic 10; 3rd Ethan Retnaraja 10; 4th Kevin Sheldrick 9.5. 48 Entries

West Torrens Blitz Classic Junior 2023
1st Oxford Katakasi 11/13;  2nd Manav Karthikeyan 10; 3rd Tomohiro Ishino 10; 4th Quan Tran 9. 52 Entries

Upcoming Events

Checkmate FIDE Open, 14-16 July and Checkmate FIDE Challengers, 15-16 July, Adelaide, SA
The Checkmate FIDE Open 2023 | South Australian Chess Association (sachess.org.au)
The Checkmate FIDE Challengers 2023 | South Australian Chess Association (sachess.org.au)

City of Adelaide 2023
The Chess Centre of South Australia, 10 Ranelagh Street, Adelaide.
7:00 p.m start on consecutive Tuesdays, from 18th of July until the 12th of September

July Blitz
Thursday 20th of July, 7pm at Chess Centre, Adelaide

July Allegro #2
Thursday 27th of July, 7pm at Chess Centre, Adelaide

August Rapid
Thursday 3rd of August, 7pm at Chess Centre, Adelaide

Recent Events

One for the Ages – 2023 Tasmanian Open, 10th-12th June.
By Chris Shepherd

Thirty-three competitors found their way to Hobart Chess Club’s temporary home – a pair of maths classrooms at Guildford Young College in West Hobart.

Tasmanian Open competitors captured before the start of round three Sunday morning 11th June 2023

Travis Liddell of Launceston Chess Club (LCC) was the field’s youngest player at 10 years old.  While David Ratkowsky, 88, of Hobart Chess Club (HCC) was the oldest. Travis’s family, having recently moved to Tasmania from South Africa, promptly enrolled him in his local chess club.  Travis’s mum, Lauren, was quoted by The Mercury saying, ‘he has found his people [at LCC]’.  I was told that while joining the chess club has solved one issue, the search for a suitable rugby club in the area is ongoing.

David, like Travis, is new to competitive over-the-board chess, having joined HCC this year.  David’s background is in academia as a Microbiologist; among many scientific papers and citations, he also co-authored a popular local book ‘A field Guide to Tasmanian Fungi’ with Genevieve Gates.

The two newbies to tournament chess, representing different ends of the age spectrum and the State’s traditional geographic north, south rivalry, met in round three with the win going to the older player.

Another outstanding performance was recorded by a competitor just one year older than Travis. From Melbourne, Ariana Fais, just 11 years of age and playing in her second rated tournament, recorded a score of 3.5 (a tournament performance rating of 1447).  Ariana’s performance was enough to take a well-deserved share of the best junior prize with Esteban Prieto.

The tension was high going into the last round on Monday morning.  A win on board one would give the victor the outright title.  The (board one) clash between two HCC members, Will Rumley and Zach Lim, ended in a draw after just 19 moves. Possibly because the two players knew each other’s game so well?!  That result left both Will and Zach with a final score of 5/6.

The draw on the top board meant that Will and Zach would have to further share the title if there was a decisive result on board two between Fabian Ivancic (LCC) and James Briant (HCC).  And with Carl Gorka (LCC), if he could overcome Ian Rout on board three.  Indeed, in the end the title was a four-way tie, after Fabian defeated James in the longest game of the tournament (4 hours and 28 minutes) and Carl defeated Ian in tense game on board three. I understand that none of the four winners have taken out the Tasmanian Open title before.

The full prize list: –
1st equal: Will Rumley, Zach Lim, Carl Gorka, Fabian Ivancic
Top under 1650 rating: Kam Lee
Top under 1500 rating: Thomas Powell-Davies
Best Juniors: Esteban Prieto, Ariana Fais

Tasmanian Open 2023 prize winners: clockwise from back left, Kam Lee, Esteban Prieto, Thomas Powell-Davies, Ariana Fais, Will Rumley, Zach Lim, Fabian Ivancic and Carl Gorka

Thanks to Kam Lee for the photographs.

One unfortunate side effect of hosting the tournament in classrooms (a temporary arrangement while the campus library is upgraded) came during Monday morning play when the classroom public address system sprung into life to play several classic songs.  The third (and thankfully last) being Don Maclean’s Vincent, leading to play being temporarily suspended as the tournament was still being decided on the top boards.  As Kevin Bonham wrote on ChessChat – ‘A Mr W. Joel and a Mr B. Springsteen (edit: also Mr D. Maclean) have been noted by the DOP for disrupting the games. It is possible that Mr Joel’s line “Son can you play me a memory? I’m not really sure how it goes” was referencing his trouble remembering opening theory and also seeking outside assistance. It is believed he is a Guioco Piano man.’

Full results can be found on ChessChat here: https://www.chesschat.org/showthread.php?19132-2023-Tasmanian-Open-June-10-12-Hobart&p=502438&viewfull=1#post502438

Upcoming Events

Tasmanian Rapid and Blitz, August, Burnie. Details TBA

Recent Events

Victorian Junior Chess News
By IM Leonid Sandler

The 2023 Victorian Junior Championship saw a record number of 330 players spread around various age groups. More than twenty percent were girls! Quite a few new talents shone for the very first time. I am sure that the next Victorian Juniors Championship will see even more players.

The Victorian Junior Championships

The winners were:

Full results can be seen here.
Age group winners receive free entry to the next Australian Junior Championship (Adelaide 13-21 January 2024).

We in Victoria are always boasting about our excellent girls’ participation rates in Open tournaments. In the recent Chess Victoria Zonal tournament for Secondary School students, history has been created. Angela Feng scored 6.5 points from 7 games and came first ahead of 129 other players!
Full results can be seen here.

Top boards at the Victoria Secondary School Students Zonal

Upcoming Events

2023 Victorian Championship July 15-September 9
The 2023 Victorian Championship Flyer.pdf (dropbox.com)

Recent Events

SCL South Zonal, 18 June 2023, Corpus Christi College, Bateman

There was a good turnout of 148 players from 39 schools.
The Primary School winner was Oberthur Primary School and the individual winner was Angus Chen. Senudi De Vas won the Best Girl title.
The Secondary School winner was Willetton Senior High School and the individual winner was Harmoniche Deng.

Upcoming Events

WA State Junior Championships, 10-14 July 2023, details TBA

WA Blitz Championship, 16 July 2023, TBA

2023 South West Open, 29-30 July, Margaret River
Microsoft Word – 2023-07 South West Open (cawa.org.au)

Recent Events

• 11 June Otago Winter Rapid 2023

1st: Olefsandr Nedyhalov

• 11 June Summit Rookies June 2023

1st Open: Briene Membrere
1st Under 1000: James Moh

• 17 June Upper Hutt Rapid 2023

1st Open: FM Ben Hague
1st Junior: Lucas Qu

• 18 June Howick Junior Winter 2023

1st equal: Paul Yuan
1st equal: Olivia Li

• 24-25 June Auckland Chess Weekend June 2023

1st equal: Leo Baker
1st equal: Preeyansh Roul

Upcoming Events

• 13-16 July Peter Stuart Memorial 2023 (inc. North Island Championship)
• 14-16 July Southern Chess Classic 2023
• 16 July Summit Rookies July 2023
• 22-23 July Auckland Chess Weekend July 2023
• 13 August Summit Rookies August 2023
• 24-27 August NZ Senior Championship 2023
• 26-27 August Auckland Chess Weekend August 2023
• 3 September Otago Spring Rapid 2023
• 9 September Counties Rapid 2023
• 10 September Summit Rookies September 2023
• 16 September NZ Fischer-Random Championship 2023
• 23-24 September Auckland Chess Weekend September 2023

International Events

Blue Chevaliers International Open (at the Novotel Phuket Resort, Thailand) 23-29 July. Flyer:
https://chess-results.com/UploadData.aspx?lan=1&tnr=750433&Uid=1

Study of the Month

White to play and win.

Solution at the end of the newsletter.

Looking Back

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For details and links of NSW chess clubs, see: NSW Chess Association (nswca.org.au) chess clubs

Albury
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Bathurst Community Chess Club Inc.
Cabra-Vale Diggers Chess Club – Canley Vale
Campbelltown Collegians
Canterbury Bulldogs – Lakemba
Central Coast Leagues (aka Gosford)
Circular Quay Chess Club
Coffs Harbour Chess Club
Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club – Lidcombe
Dubbo
Ettalong
Harbord Diggers – Freshwater
Knightclub – Marrickville
Laurieton
Moree Chess Club
Newcastle District Chess Association
Norths (Chatswood) – Cammeray
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Optus Yes Chess Club – Macquarie Park
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Ryde Eastwood – Rest Ryde
South Sydney Juniors Chess Club – Kingsford
St George -Kogarah
Sydney Academy of Chess – Burwood
Sydney Chess Club – Burwood
Tamworth Chess Club
University of NSW – Kensington
University of Sydney
UTS Chess Club – Ultimo
Wagga Chess Club
Wollongong Chess Club – Balgownie

New Zealand

New Zealand Chess Federation Inc (NZCF)

Auckland Chess Association
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Northern Territory
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Queensland

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Brisbane Woolloongabba
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South Australia

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Adelaide
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Tasmania

Tasmanian Chess Association Inc (TCA)

Burnie Havenview
Devonport East Devonport
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Victoria

Chess Victoria Inc (CV)

Ballarat
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Croydon
Frankston
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Western Australia

Chess Association of Western Australia Inc (CAWA)

Albany Chess Club e-mail: akritaspearce556@gmail.com
Bassendean Chess Club
Bunbury Chess Club
Eagleby Chess Club
Metropolitan Chess Club
Perth Chess Club
Rockingham City Chess Connection e-mail: gregburgess1949@yahoo.com.au
South Perth Senior Citizens Social Chess Club Tel: 9367 9880
Southern Suburbs Chess Club (Facebook page)
UWA Chess Association (Facebook page)
Loftus Centre Social Chess
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ACF Personnel

ACF COUNCIL

State Asssociation Delegates

NSWCA Delegate: Richard Gastineau-Hills  nswcouncillor@auschess.org.au
CV Delegate: Leonid Sandler  viccouncillor@auschess.org.au
CAQ Delegate: Doug Williams  qldcouncillor@auschess.org.au
SACA Delegate: Misheck Muza  sacouncillor@auschess.org.au
TCA Delegate: Tom Saltmarsh  tascouncillor@auschess.org.au
ACTCA Delegate: Cam Cunningham  actcouncillor@auschess.org.au
CAWA Delegate: Andrew Hardegen  andrewhardegen@iinet.net.au

Executive Committee

President: Gary Wastell  president@auschess.org.au
Deputy President: Bill Gletsos  deputy_president@auschess.org.au
Vice-President: Kevin Bonham  vice_president1@auschess.org.au
Vice-President: Hughston Parle vice_president2@auschess.org.au
Secretary: Rob Watson  secretary@auschess.org.au
Treasurer: Bob Keast  treasurer@auschess.org.au

COUNCIL-APPOINTED PERSONNEL

Assistant Secretary: Vacant
Assistant Treasurer: Mishek Muza asst_treasurer@auschess.org.au
Auditor: Ross Hamilton  auditor@auschess.org.au
Equipment Coordinator: Bob Keast  equipment_officer@auschess.org.au
FIDE Delegate & Admin Officer: Dr. Kevin Bonham  fide_delegate@auschess.org.au
FIDE Ratings Officer: Bill Gletsos  fide_ratings@auschess.org.au
Junior Chess Coordinator: Hughston Parle  junior_chess_coordinator@auschess.org.au
Medals & Awards Convenor: Gary Wastell  awards@auschess.org.au
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Publicity Director: Paul Power  publicity@auschess.org.au
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Solution to Study of the Month

White to play and win.

1 Qe5+ Kg8 2 Qd5+ Kh8 3 Qd4+ Kg8 4 Qc4+ Kh8 5 Qc3+ Kg8 6 Qb3+ Kh8 7 Qb2+ Kg8 8 Qa2+ Kh8 9 Qa1+ Kg8 10 Qa8+ wins (D Silverman, 1971)

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