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AGENDA for REDCLIFFE CHESS CLUB INC COMMITTEE MEETING WED JULY 24 6:30pm F Block Grace Lutheran Rothwell.
1. ATTENDANCE and APOLOGIES
2. ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING OF WED MAY 15 2024
3. REPORTS ON ANY BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
4. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
5. TREASURER’S REPORT
6. CORRESPONDENCE
7. ANY GENERAL BUSINESS
Any Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Member who would like to have a matter added to this Agenda may email it to Max Kershaw, the Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Secretary, by Tuesday July 23, 2024: maxkershaw@bigpond.com
8. DATE AND TIME OF NEXT REDCLIFFE CHESS CLUB INC ( IA4583468 ) COMMITTEE MEETING
Please note Redcliffe Chess Club Inc is closed on Wednesday night July 17 for State of Origin Football – Go QLD!
R3 of our current Wednesday night Redcliffe Chess Club Inc ACF and QJ rated six round Swiss, the 2024 Norm Braybrooke Classic, will be played at 7:45pm on Wednesday night July 24.
You can still join in this tournament with a half point bye for both R1 and R2 ! Just be in the F Block of Grace Lutheran College, Buchanan Street, Rothwell by 7:30pm on Wednesday night July 24. The Adult entry fee will be reduced to just $10 and the Junior entry fee will be reduced to just $3 – a great deal for all players. You can pay this fee on the night.
Redcliffe Chess Club Inc’s next weekend tournament, the 2024 Leo Wilkinson Memorial, will be played on Saturday September 21 and Sunday September 22 here at Rothwell – Do not miss it! The flyer/entry form is attached.
Mark C Stokes Redcliffe Chess Club Inc President 0431 419 136 markcstokes@hotmail.com
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$20 only to enter the 2024 Leo Wilkinson Memorial on Sat Sept 21 and Sun Sept 22 at Rothwell.
Dear 2024 Redcliffe Chess Club Members
You are invited to enter Redcliffe Chess Club Inc’s next Week Ender, the 2024 Leo Wilkinson Memorial on Saturday September 21 and Sunday September 22 for just $20! Non Redcliffe Chess Club Members need to pay $60 if they are a Junior under 18 years of age and Non Redcliffe Chess Club Adult Members need to pay $80 to enter!
You can enter for just $20, a saving of $40 or $60 off the standard entry price!
Thank you to all the players who have already paid their $20 Adult entry fee OR the $6 Junior entry fee for our current Wednesday night Club Tournament, the 2024 Norm Braybrooke Classic.
If you still need to pay this entry fee, please Direct Deposit the Redcliffe Chess Club Inc’s Westpac Account using your name as the reference:
BSB: 734208 ACCOUNT NUMBER: 070051
Cheers Mark C Stokes 0431 419 136 markcstokes@hotmail.com
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Crosstable after R2 of Norm Braybrooke Classic
We have 4 players, Austin Hamilton, Tony Weller, Mark C Stokes and Thomas Weber, on a perfect score of 2/2 after 2 rounds of the 2024 Norm Braybrooke Classic, closely followed by no less than 5 more players on 1.5/2 : Chris Gravestock, Grayson Heselden, Daniel Woodrow, Rex Scarf and Shane McNicholl.
R3 will be played on Wednesday week, July 24, at 7:45pm as the Club is closed next Wednesday night July 17 for State of Origin Game 3 – Go Queensland, Go you good things. If you need a bye for R3, please text me on 0431 419 136 by 7:30pm on Wednesday night July 24.
Thank you to the majority of players who have already paid their $20 Adult Entry Fee OR $6 Junior Entry Fee for this current Wednesday night Tournament! If you still need to pay this entry fee, please Direct Deposit the Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Westpac Account asap using your name as the reference: BSB: 734208 ACCOUNT NUMBER: 070051
I have also attached the entry form/flyer for our next Week End Chess Tournament, the 2024 Leo Wilkinson Memorial, on Saturday September 21 and Sunday September 22, here in the F Block of Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell. Please note as a current Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Member, your entry fee is just $20, a saving of $40 to $60 off the standard entry fee! Put Saturday September 21 and Sunday September 22 in your diary for Chess now!
Make sure you check out our Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Website for current news and Club games from our tournaments: https://redcliffechessclub.com.au Thanks to Rohan Pyne for updating our website so regularly!
You can find a list of other upcoming Week End Chess Tournaments on the CAQ Website under Coming Events: www.caq.org.au
See you on Wednesday night July 24 for R3 of the ACF and QJ rated 2024 Norm Braybrooke Classic!
Cheers Mark C Stokes 0431 419 136 markcstokes@hotmail.com
PS Please remember that the Redcliffe Chess Club Inc is closed on Wednesday night July 17 for State of Origin Game 3.
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NEW REDCLIFFE CHESS CLUB TOURNAMENT R1 THIS WED NIGHT JULY 3 Half point byes available
Redcliffe Chess Club Inc presents the Wednesday nights Norm Braybrooke Classic:
Redcliffe Chess Club Inc invites all Chess Players to come along to the F Block of Grace Lutheran College, Buchanan Street, Rothwell for this Wednesday night Tournament. Club doors open 7pm. Rated tournament game starts 7:45pm. Free tea, coffee, biscuits and poppers for all!
ACF and QJ rated 6 round Swiss
R1: 7:45pm Wed night July 3 Half point byes available for R1 to R5. Up to 2 half point byes allowed.
Juniors playing in the Queensland Juniors this week may well want to take a R1 half point bye and all the best in the Juniors!
Entry Fees: Adults $20 Juniors under 18 years of age: $6
To enter, Direct Deposit the Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Westpac Account:
BSB: 734208 ACCOUNT NUMBER: 070051 Use your name as the reference Or pay cash on the night by 7:30pm.
See you on Wednesday night!
Cheers Mark C Stokes 0431 419 136 markcstokes@hotmail.com
PS I have also attached the flyer for our next Week Ender, the 2024 Leo Wilkinson Memorial, on Saturday September 21 and Sunday September 22.
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Results of Peninsula Open 2024
Congratulations to International Master (IM) Sravan Renjith for winning the 2024 Peninsula Open with a picket-fence 6/6! Sravan collects the $1000 first prize for his efforts which included a tremendous Round 5 win over GM Roland Schmaltz. Callum Gray finished in clear 2nd ($500) on 5.5/6 with a huge upset win over GM Schmaltz in R6. 3rd place ($250) was shared by Kiamehr Baneshi and Ryan Liaw on 5/6. Please see full results attached below. Games from the top 6 boards in each round of this tournament can be found here: https://livechess.aunz.net/current-queensland-tournaments/2024-peninsula-open/view-games/
Please note that the Redcliffe Chess Club is closed this coming Wednesday night (June 26) due to interest in the second State of Origin Game. Go QLD! The club will re-open Wednesday July 3 for the start of a new tournament.
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Crosstable after Final Round of Lou Wilkinson + Pen Open + Club Closed Wed June 26 for football
Congratulations to both Jai Turner and Rohan Pyne for finishing equal first on 5/6 in the 2024 Lou Wilkinson Memorial that concluded on Wednesday night June 19.
Others to do very well in this event were Elizabeth Williams, Allan Fossey and Austin Hamilton, who all finished equal 3rd on 4.5/6!
You can view some Chess games from this event on our Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Website:
If you have not yet entered our Peninsula Open Chess Tournament this weekend, Saturday June 22 and Sunday June 23, you still have time to do so and 2024 Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Members can enter for just $20 – an absolute bargain entry fee as the normal entry fee is $60 for Juniors OR $80 for Adults. See full entry details on the flyer above.
NB: Please note that next Wednesday night June 26 Redcliffe Chess Club Inc will be closed for Game 2 of the State of Origin football game. We will re-open on Wednesday night July 3 at 7pm for our next 6 round ACF rated and QJ rated tournament, the 2024 Norm Braybrooke Classic.
Lots of other Upcoming Chess Events like the Gold Coast Open, Major and Minor next weekend and the Queensland Junior Chess Championships in the second week of the school holidays can be viewed on the CAQ Inc Website under Upcoming Events: www.caq.org.au
See you on Saturday for the Peninsula Open OR on Wednesday night July 3 for the Norm Braybrooke Classic.
Cheers Mark C Stokes 0431 419 136 markcstokes@hotmail.com
REMINDER: The Redcliffe Chess Club Inc is closed next Wednesday night June 26 for State of Origin Game 2 and will re-open on Wednesday night July 3 at 7pm for R1 of the ACF and QJ rated Norm Braybrooke Classic! Go Queensland!
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Crosstable after Round 5 of Lou Wilkinson Memorial
Hi All
Please find attached the crosstable and standings after R5 of the 2024 Lou Wilkinson Memorial that was played on Wednesday night June 12.
Jai takes a 1 point lead into the final round this Wednesday night June 19 over Rohan Pyne and they will meet in the crucial last round game.
See some games from this event on the Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Website : https://redcliffechessclub.com.au Thank you to Rohan for putting these games up.
Have you entered the 2024 59th Peninsula Open Week Ender yet ? It is on this coming weekend, Saturday June 22 and Sunday June 23 here at Grace Lutheran College, Buchanan St, Rothwell and 2024 Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Members can enter for just $20. Do not miss it! See the attached flyer for full entry details.
Check the CAQ Website for other Upcoming Events like the Gold Coast Open, Major and Minor and the 2024 Qld Junior Chess Championships at: www.caq.org.au
Cheers Mark C Stokes 0431 419 136 markcstokes@hotmail.com
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Results of Chess960 Tournament
With last Wednesday, June 5, being State of Origin Game 1, the club held a Chess960 night spearheaded by Jai Turner. We revert back to our current tournament, Lou Wilkinson Memorial (Classical chess) this Wednesday night, June 12. It will be Round 5. Please see results of the Chess960 tournament below.
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Flyer for Chess 960 night on Wed June 5 at 7:30pm Grace Lutheran F Block Buchanan St Rothwell
All chess players are invited to the Redcliffe Chess Club Inc One Night Only Chess 960 ( Fischer Random ) night this coming Wednesday night June 5 from 7:30pm in the F Block of Grace Lutheran College, Buchanan Street, Rothwell.
The entry fee, payable on the night, is just a gold coin. All entry fees on the night will be added on the Redcliffe Chess Club’s promised $100 donation to the ACF Olympiad Appeal.
The 45th Chess Olympiad is on in Budapest, Hungary from September 10 -22. The ACF will match each donation made to this Appeal dollar for dollar!
You too can donate as an individual to this ACF Olympiad Appeal : https://acfappeal.aunz.org
The 59th Peninsula Open is also coming soon – Saturday June 22 and Sunday June 23. See the attached flyer. You can also view this flyer and other Upcoming Events flyers like the HUGE Gold Coast Open Premier, Major and Minor the weekend after the 2024 Peninsula Open on the CAQ Inc Website under Coming Events: www.caq.org.au
The 2024 Qld Juniors is on from July 2-5 – see the attached flyer.
Have a fun Chess 960 night on Wednesday night June 5!
Cheers Mark C Stokes 0431 419 136
PS Don’t forget to check the Redcliffe Chess Club Website as well : https://redcliffechessclub.com.au You can view current games by Redcliffe Chess Club Members there.
PPS GO QUEENSLAND!
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CrossTable after R4 Lou Wilkinson Memorial
We have a sole leader, Jai Turner on 4/4, after 4 Rounds of the current tournament, Lou Wilkinson Memorial! Please see the updated cross-table below this post.
Please note that next Wednesday, June 5, is the first State of Origin rugby league game, so we will be pausing the current Classical tournament and Jai Turner (thanks Jai!) will be running a Chess960 (otherwise known as FischerRandom) tournament for the night. The cost is a gold coin donation which will go towards the club’s donation towards the Australian Olympiad appeal (see recent posts for more info on this.)
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CrossTable after R3 Lou Wilkinson Mem Jai 3/3, Allan 2.5, Elizabeth 2.5, Shane 2.5, + 7 players on 2/3
It’s time! It’s time to enter the 59th Peninsula Open in the F and J Blocks of Grace Lutheran College, Buchanan Street, Rothwell on Saturday June 22 and Sunday June 23. See the attached flyer for full entry details.
The week after the Peninsula Open has the 3 tournaments in one Gold Coast Open, The Premier for players with an ACF of 1700 or higher, the Major for players under 1800 ACF and the Minor, for players under 1200 ACF. See the Gardiner Chess Website for full details:
events@gardinerchess.com.au
For Juniors, the Qld Junior Chess Championships will be held from July 2 to July 5 at King’s Christian College Pimpama, with U8, U12, U14, U16 and U18 Divisions. There are trophies, Titles and Cash Prizes for all Divisions. For enquiries contact :
shauncurtis1994@gmail.com OR
scooke@kingscollege.qld.edu.au OR
jackrodgerschess@gmail.com
Other Upcoming Events like the Bundaberg Open on August 10 and August 11, the Queensland Seniors on November 16 and November 17 and the big QWCL Christmas Special on December 14 and December 15 can be viewed now on the CAQ Inc Website under Coming Events:
www.caq.org.au
Jai Turner has taken the sole lead after 3 rounds of the 2024 Lou Wilkinson Memorial with 3 out of 3 – Jai defeated Nikola Maljkovic in R1, Chris Basiaco in R2 and Austin Hamilton in R3. Allan Fossey, Elizabeth Williams and Shane McNicholl are all just half a point behind Jai on 2.5/3 and another 7 players are on 2/3.
Rohan Pyne is putting up some of our Wednesday night games on the Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Website and you can check them out on our website: https://redcliffechessclub.com.au Elizabeth Williams interesting exchange sac from R3 is well worth a look.
Don’t forget the Wednesday night after next, on Wednesday night June 5, Jai Turner is running a one night only Chess 960 or Fischer Random night with games played at 10 minutes each plus 5 seconds a move and the entry fee for this event is just a gold coin donation. You can practice playing Chess 960 on both Chess.com and Li Chess. This gold coin donation entry fee will be added on to our Club’s $100 promised donation to the ACF Olympiad Appeal. You too can donate individually to this ACF Olympiad Appeal to help get our Open and Womens Teams to the 45th FIDE Olympiad in Budapest in September at this link:
https://acfappeal.aunz.org
Here are our Open and Womens Teams:
Open: 1. GM Temur Kuybokarov WA 2752 ACF / 2600 FIDE
2. GM Bobby Cheng VIC 2651 ACF / 2583 FIDE
3. IM Rishi Sardana ACT 2595 ACF/ 2477 FIDE
4. GM Zong-Juan Zhao NSW 2570 ACF/ 2485 FIDE
5. GM David Smerdon QLD 2521/ACF/2480 FIDE
Womens: 1. WGM Julia Ryjanova VIC 2279 ACF/2255 FIDE
2. WGM Jilin Zhang NSW 2267 ACF/2155 FIDE
3. WFM Giang Thu Nguyen SA 2130 ACF/2068 FIDE
4. Zhiyuan Shen VIC 2045 ACF/1974 FIDE
5. WFM Alaina Vincent NSW 1954 ACF/1964 FIDE
Regards Mark C Stokes Redcliffe Chess Club Inc President 0431 419 136 markcstokes@hotmail.com
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Minutes from last meeting. Meeting held on Wed night May 15 2024
Hi All
Please find attached the minutes of our Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Committee Meeting held on Wednesday night May 15 at 6:30pm in F Block.
Jai has now made a flyer for the Chess 960 night ( or Fischer Random ) on Wednesday night June 5 too. I will forward that out to everyone by email soon – Thank you Jai for running this event!
I have also attached the flyer for the 59th Peninsula Open Chess Week Ender on Saturday June 22 and Sunday June 23 here at Rothwell – Remember 2024 Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Members can enter for just $20! So do not miss it – Enter now!
Cheers Mark C Stokes Redcliffe Chess Club Inc President 0431 419 136
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Crosstable after R2 of the 2024 Lou Wilkinson Memorial played on Wed night May 15
If you missed R1 and R2, you can still join in for R3 with a half point bye for R1 and R2 – just be in the F Block of Grace Lutheran Rothwell by 7:30pm next Wednesday night May 22.
Thank you to the many players who have already paid their $20 Adult Entry Fee or $6 Junior Entry fee for this 6 round Wednesday night Swiss. If you still need to pay your entry fee, just Direct Deposit the Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Westpac Account using your name as the reference: BSB – 734208 ACCOUNT NUMBER – 070051
I have also attached the entry form for our Redcliffe Chess Club Inc Weekender on June 22 and June 23 – Remember 2024 Redcliffe Chess Club Members can enter this tournament for just $20 – an absolute bargain! Do not miss it.
The CAQ Inc Website has lots of Upcoming Events on it – check them out: www.caq.org.au
See you on Wednesday night May 22 at 7:30pm for R2 of the 2024 Lou Wilkinson Memorial.
And don’t forget to check out the Redcliffe Chess Club Website too: https://redcliffechessclub.com.au
Cheers Mark C Stokes 0431 419 136 markcstokes@hotmail.com
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