City of Redcliffe Chess Club Inc.

Crosstable R6 of the 2025 Mike Dyer Memorial played on Wed night October 22

October 27, 2025 by Rohan Pyne

Please find attached the Round 6 (final round) crosstable for the 2025 Mike Dyer Memorial, played last Wednesday night, October 22.

Round Summary:

Congratulations to ChengYi (James) Xia for winning the 2025 Mike Dyer Memorial with a great score of 5/6! James is one of a host of bright young stars emerging from the QLD chess scene, and at just 10 years old, it will be exciting to track his progress over the coming years. Well done James! The final round was always going to be interesting, with 3 players tied for the lead on 4/5 (James, Jai Turner, and Allan Fossey). On Board 1, James defeated Allan with the white pieces, with Allan sacrificing a pawn early in his Scandinavian Defence but not managing to gain adequate compensation. James was eventually able to convert a winning rook-and-pawn endgame to guarantee himself at least a share of first place. Jai Turner needed to defeat David Beaumont with black on Board 2, but only managed a draw, as the two experienced players battled it out in a long, complicated game. This draw was enough for Jai to finish in a tie for second place (4.5/6) with young Brett Oakley, another promising junior. Brett got the better of Ryan Xia with black on Board 3. In game #10,000 against each other, Mark C Stokes had a better position against Tony Weller, but a crucial misstep in the latter stages of the game cost him the full point, with the two veterans ultimately sharing the point. Greg Orme outclassed Martin Post on Board 5, and Nikola Maljkovic played a strong game to defeat Fedra Simic. Zaichic Turner, an improving player, managed to score the full point with the black pieces against Matthew Statham on Board 7, and Sophia Xu played a nice game to beat Dylan Pu. On the final two boards, Ryan Aumeller won with black against Leo Betty, and new member Adam Duncan got his Redcliffe chess career off to a great start by defeating Don Moore. Congratulations all for a wonderful tournament!

Over the coming days, I will be updating the Redcliffe chess club website with a selection of games from this tournament (and perhaps earlier tournaments as well), so be sure to check it out! (https://redcliffechessclub.com.au/games/)

Thank you also to everyone who has paid their $20 adult entry fee or $6 junior entry fee for players under 18 years of age! If you still need to pay your entry fee, please Direct Deposit to the Redcliffe Chess Club Inc’s Westpac Account using your surname as the reference:

BSB: 734208 ACCOUNT NUMBER: 070051

Upcoming Event – 2025 Redcliffe Club Championship

The next event on the RCC calendar is a big one; the 2025 Redcliffe Club Championship! This will be held at the usual time and venue (8PM start in F block at Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell) so please try to be at Rothwell by 7:30PM to ensure the round starts promptly. It will be a 7-round, ACF and QJ rated classical tournament (60min + 20sec) with Round 1 starting at 8PM this coming Wednesday, 29 October and Round 7 at 8PM Wednesday 10 December. This is a “trophy” event, with many different trophies on offer including Club Champion, Best Senior, and Best Junior, plus more! The usual fee of $20 for adults or $6 for juniors will apply. We hope to see you there!

Upcoming Event – 2025 Bundaberg Classic

A week away on the weekend of Saturday November 1 to Sunday November 2, the 2025 Bundaberg Classic will be held in Bundaberg at Middle School, St Luke’s School Mezger Street, Kalkie, Bundaberg. This tournament features several great prizes and, with Round 1 not starting until 10:30AM on Saturday and Round 6 starting at 2:30PM on Sunday, it is possible to make the approx. 3.5hr drive (from Brisbane) up to Bundaberg on Saturday morning and return home Sunday night! The likely moderate strength of the field will mean many players stand a chance to be in the prizes! Please see the attached flyer for full details.

Upcoming Event – 2025 Queensland Seniors Championship

On the weekend of Saturday November 15 and Sunday November 16, the 2025 Queensland Seniors Championship will be held at Rothwell. This is an ACF-rated classical tournament open to all players born before 1976 (i.e. 50+ or turning 50 this year). This promises to be a very competitive event with senior players of all abilities welcome to play! Please see the attached flyer for full details.

Upcoming Event – 2025 Christmas Special

On the weekend of Saturday December 6 and Sunday December 7, the 2025 Christmas Special will be held at Rothwell. Redcliffe members will be able to enter for the discounted fee of $80! This tournament will feature a very generous $1500 first prize and many other great prizes. It will be a 6-round, FIDE and ACF rated classical tournament with a 60min+30sec time control. Please see the attached flyer for full details.

Don’t forget to check the CAQ Inc website for lots of other upcoming events: www.caq.org.au

The Redcliffe Chess Club Inc website link is: www.redcliffechessclub.com.au

See you on Wednesday night October 29 for the first round of the 2025 Redcliffe Club Championship!

Cheers,

Rohan Pyne

0466 600 734 rgpyne@gmail.com