Crosstable R1 of the 2026 Lou Wilkinson Memorial played on Wed night Apr 29
Please find attached the Round 1 crosstable for the 2026 Lou Wilkinson Memorial, played on Wednesday night, Apr 29.
Round 1 Summary:
The first round featured one major upset result, and this occurred on board 1! Nikola Maljkovic (ACF 1247) overcame a stunning 748 rating point deficit to defeat David Pando (ACF 1995) with the black pieces. This continues Nikola’s recent run of strong form, with several good results against higher rated opponents proving that he is a dangerous opponent. Second seed Jai Turner seems to be back to his wimning ways after a rare lean patch, outclassing new member Jim Sarney, using strong positional understanding to obtain a clear advantage which he converted. David Beaumont scored a fine win against rising young talent Brett Oakley, often a challenging opponent for David. Board 4 saw club stalwarts Max Kershaw and Allan Fossey trade blows. Allan emerged the victor when the dust settled and will be looking to take down some of the top seeds as the tournament progresses. The remaining boards featured more fighting, competitive chess with the club displaying great depth of talent as 28 players tested their resolve across 14 boards of action. Well done, all!
Next Round – Round 2 – 8:00PM Wednesday 6 May (tonight):
The pairings will be finalised at 8PM sharp so please try to be at Rothwell by 7:45PM to ensure a timely start to the round. Feel free to arrive as early as 7PM for social chess!
The full 2026 calendar of RCC events can be found at our website: https://redcliffechessclub.com.au/calendar/
Thank you in advance 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
CAQ Membership:
It is important that all players are registered as CAQ members. Memberships can be purchased online for 1 year or 3 yearly memberships, and a discount for Family memberships is also available.
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Open in new tab The membership registration link is: https://caq.org.au/membership-levels/ or you can scan the QR code below. The attached flyer will also be available each Wednesday night.
-Don’t forget to check the CAQ Inc website for lots of upcoming events: www.caq.org.au
-The Redcliffe Chess Club Inc website link is: www.redcliffechessclub.com.au
See you Wednesday May 6, for the second round of the 2026 Lou Wilkinson Memorial!
Cheers,
Rohan Pyne
0466 600 734 rgpyne@gmail.com
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