Please find attached the crosstable after R3 of the 2024 Summer Swiss played on Wednesday night February 14. We now have no less than 6 equal leaders, all on 2.5/3 : Michael D’Arcy, Rohan Pyne, Jai Turner, Max Phillips, Nathanael Young and Olivia Chu. Another 8 players are just half a point behind on 2/3, so we are in for an exciting finish over the next two weeks.

Thank you to the vast majority of players who have played their $20 Adult OR $6 Junior under 18 years entry fee for the 2024 Summer Swiss. If you still need to pay your entry fee for the 2024 Summer Swiss, please Direct Deposit the $20 Adult entry fee OR $6 Junior Entry Fee into the Redcliffe Chess Club Westpac Account ASAP:

BSB: 734208     ACCOUNT NUMBER: 070051     Use your name as the reference.

The 2024 CAQ Membership Fee of $20 AND the 2024 Redcliffe Chess Club Membership Fee is now due if you have not paid these fees yet.

Once again, you can deposit the combined amount for both these fees of $25 now into the account above, using your name as the reference. We will then forward the $20 CAQ 2024 Membership Fee onto them for you!

Please note that you must be a 2024 CAQ Inc Member to play in this coming weekend’s under 1700 ACF Qld Reserves/Tin Cup!

I will be forwarding Gardiner Chess and the CAQ Membership Secretary an up to date list of CAQ Members from Redcliffe Chess Club this week so if you still to pay your $20 CAQ 2024 Membership Fee and $5 2024 Redcliffe Chess Club Membership Fee, please pay it early this week into the account above, using your name as the reference!

Remember the CAQ Inc Website has a number of entry forms for Upcoming Events up now, including this week end’s 2024 U1700 ACF Qld Reserves/Tin Cup at the Gold Coast and the 2024 Wendy Terry Memorial here at Rothwell on March 9 and 10: www.caq.org.au

Don’t forget to think about playing in the 2024 Doeberl Cup over Easter in Canberra, the Melbourne International just after the Doeberl Cup and the 2024 Darling Downs Open in Toowoomba in early May as well! These will all be fantastic events to play in!

See you this Wednesday night February 21 before 7:30pm for R4 of the exciting 2024 Summer Swiss. If you need a bye for R4, please text me before 7:30pm on Wednesday night!

Cheers   Mark C Stokes    0431 419 136

PS Kerry Corker has interesting chess news on our Club Website – check it out this week: https://redcliffechessclub.com.au