RCC remains unchallenged as the strongest Chess Club in Queensland.!
We are still waiting for other Clubs to dethrone us as Queensland’s strongest Chess Club. FIDE ratings as of August 2026. Send challenges to our President, Mark C Stokes – don’t forget to send some chocolates as well! And some potato chips. NAME FIDE Title FIDE 1 CORKER, Kerry 2040 2 TRUSCOTT, Tony 2006 3 […]
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Carlsen wins the Chess event in the Esports World Cup Mark Crowther – Saturday 15th August 2026 Carlsen and Denis Lazavik playing the final. Carlsen and Denis Lazavik playing the final. | https://esportsworldcup.com/en Magnus Carlsen convincingly won the lucrative chess final of the Esports World Cup which is being held in Paris, France. The event […]
READ MORE »Olympiad Fundraiser latest entries
Early Entry Closed For late entry, please follow the steps below: 1. Pay your $15 entry fee to the following account. Include full name as reference: Account Name: Jack Anthony Rodgers Account Number: 1097 5701 BSB: 062-320 2. Email jackrodgerschess@gmail.com your Chess.com username. 3. Request entry to the following chess club: https://www.chess.com/club/2026-aust…itz-fundraiser 4. Await email […]
READ MORE »Linglong Cup – final scores
Link to Players, Pairings and Results https://livechess.aunz.net/games/2026-T3-Linglong-Cup/www2026-T3-Linglong-Cup/index.php
READ MORE »Mackay Open Final Cross-table
2026 Mackay Open – 15/08/2026, 16/08/2026 Cross Table at round 6 sorted by score Pos NAME Rtg T Fed Pts | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | SB —————————————————————————————————– 1 Chen,Austin 1817 QLD 5.0 | +B16 +W14 +B4 +W3 =B2 =W9 | 19.25 2 Yelkhovsky,Daniil 1785 QLD 5.0 | +W8 =B12 +W5 +B10 =W1 […]
READ MORE »GM Rishi Sardana – Australia’s 11 the Grandmaster!!!
A report by GM Ian Rogers on Chesschat confirms the above headline. More news as it becomes available.
READ MORE »More Bronze in Singapore!! Correction: Aussie Team in Singapore not all Victorians!
My mistake! See below for the home-States of the players. When were they going to tell us that there is a Queensland Junior playing at the top level in an Asian Teams event? Congratulations to all the players and support staff for these excellent results. More from Kuanysh Batyrbekov: “The AUS team here in Singapore […]
READ MORE »Aussie Blitz Olympiad Fundraiser – Early entry closes today!
Early Entry Closes Today Currently, there are 42 entrants. Sign up for your opportunity to play Australia’s best chess players and win prize money! Remember to follow the steps below to enter: 1. Pay your $10 entry fee to the following account. Include full name as reference: Account Name: Jack Anthony Rodgers Account Number: 1097 […]
READ MORE »Qld. Juniors are falling behind!! – News on the Victorian Interclub scene using Tornelo
Report by Kuanysh Batyrbekov – Govt. Relations Director for ACF. We actually already have an annual Interclub (not quite Interstate but very close to it!) hybrid match over Tornelo. You can see this year’s results (held on ANZAC day) here: https://ratings.fide.com/report.phtml?event=470163&t=1 Basically the kids all play from their club premises but over Tornelo – with […]
READ MORE »Victorian Aussie Juniors at the 25th ASEAN+ Junior Champs. We placed 3rd! – ahead of India!!
Report by Kuanysh Batyrbekov (proud father of Kaisar and Aidan), also Govt. Relations Director for ACF In other news, we’re in Singapore this week for the 25th ASEAN+ Junior Chess Championships and Team AUS has beaten Team India in the U10 competition (on tiebreak but nonetheless!) when’s the last time Ozzies have beaten India in […]
READ MORE »2026 Norm Braybrooke Memorial Rd.4 + a few Rd.5 results
In Rd.5 so far I know that Nikola Maljkovic won against Fedra Simic and Libor Spacek won against Allan Fossey. Further details will be published as they become available. 2026 Norm Braybrooke Memorial Rothwell – 15/07/2026, 19/08/2026 Cross Table at round 4 sorted by score Pos NAME Rtg T Fed Pts | 1 2 3 […]
READ MORE »Global Chess League – Where is the Aussie Team?
Magnus Carlsen Returns, Divya Deshmukh Set for Global Chess League Debut as Season 4 Player Draft Heads to Mumbai on June 29, 2026 Event Details & Location City: Bengaluru, India Dates: September 3–13, 2026 Participants: 36 top grandmasters, including Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, and Javokhir Sindarov, split across six competing franchises. The Global Chess League […]
READ MORE »Lost technology – How to play Interstate matches? – – – An impossible dream?!
Computers can now work out all chess positions perfectly with 7 pieces or less on the board. 8 pieces perfectly is still not possible due to the limitations of computing power and AI – or A One as the Americans call it! Such limitations also apply to Australian chess players with their inability to replicate […]
READ MORE »2026 LEO WILKINSON MEM SAT SEPT 26 SUN SEPT 27 at ROTHWELL QLD
2026 LEO WILKINSON MEM SAT SEPT 26 SUN SEPT 27 at ROTHWELL QLD Redcliffe Chess Club Inc invites all chess players to enter the 2026 LEO WILKINSON MEMORIAL OPEN CHESS WEEKENDER. DATES: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26 and SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27 VENUE: F BLOCK of GRACE LUTHERAN COLLEGE, BUCHANAN STREET, ROTHWELL. Park near the school swimming pool. […]
READ MORE »Term 3 LINGLONG CUP Junior Chess Championship On Sunday 16 August 2026
Registration has hit 230, and we are going to close Division B entries tonight. Spots are now limited for both Division A and Division C. Below is the list of titled players: FM Jayden O CM Jeol L CM Zerui X CM Joshua L WCM Elaina Q WCM Isabella G
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