President Mark C Stokes message and report on Rd.3 Warm-up tournament.
David Beaumont, Stephen Sybenga and last Friday night’s Marcus Porter Memorial co-winner Saul de Jongh all share the lead of the 2026 Redcliffe Club Champs Warm Up Tournament on a perfect score of 3/3! We still have 2 rounds to play in the Club Champs Warm Up, on Wednesday night October 21 and then the […]
READ MORE »2026 Arianne Caoili Tournament, on Friday November 6 to Sunday November 8
You can also google Arianne Caoili Memorial Week End 2026 to find the full details!
READ MORE »Qld. Women’s and Girls Championships on next weekend – see entry form
Thanks to RCC President Mark C Stokes for tracking this down!
READ MORE »Does Australian Chess suffer from a geographic “bias” compared to the rest of the world?
Yes, the Australian chess community suffers from a severe, multifaceted geographic bias compared to the rest of the world. While “bias” in chess usually refers to structural imbalances rather than intentional discrimination, Australia’s extreme physical isolation globally and its immense, dispersed domestic landscape internally create massive systemic disadvantages. The geographic challenges impacting Australian chess operate […]
READ MORE »Check out the Leagues – yes, that is a plural, in one European Country – where did they finish?
After reading this I know what you are going to say – see tonight’s Powerball numbers at the end of this post! You are going to say – “Nope. Weekenders are the way to go. That is where all of our future GMs and IMs are coming from.” AI Overview At the 46th FIDE Chess […]
READ MORE »6th Intercontinental Online Chess Teams Championship for Prisoners (56 countries) – ChessBase
6th Intercontinental Online Chess Teams Championship for Prisoners kicks off with record 140 teams by Press release I like it! | 0 CommentsI like it! 10/14/2026 – The 6th Intercontinental Online Chess Championship for Prisoners began on 13 October with a record 140 teams from 56 countries competing across men’s, women’s and youth sections. Organised […]
READ MORE »ChessChat now attacking Greta Thunberg!
I know that Australian Chess has a problem with 1% of adult players being female. Isn’t is much simpler to just ban them altogether – instead of attacking first, our Female Olympians and now Female peace activists. We get the message – ok!
READ MORE »Victorian Chess League? – Tell ’em they’re dreamin’!!
What a crazy idea coming from Victoria? Why would we want our kids aspiring to play for their local team? That would be copying AFL, NRL, Soccer, Hockey etc. Everyone knows that doesn’t work in those sports. The only way for Australia to keep churning out Super Grandmasters is our system, which is the envy […]
READ MORE »TEAMS CHESS CONCEPT IN VICTORIA
Everyone knows that endless weekenders are the best way to go! Our Olympiad Teams cut their teeth on weekenders and are reaping the results. Compare the German Bundesliga with Australian endless weekenders – no contest – what were they thinking? Below is a post from ChessChat: If we had a Chess League that someone just […]
READ MORE »Sanity from FIDE regarding faster classical time controls – AT LAST!!!
Of course we are still stuck with increments. Best way yet to keep entries down compared with population growth. So still no round time schedules. So still no media (who wants to watch board 37 playing on in a bishop and pawn ending for an hour?) But, still, progress! AI Overview The FIDE General Assembly […]
READ MORE »RCC Calendar for the rest of 2026
14 October 2026 Club Championship Warmup Rd. 3/5 Rothwell 60/20 or 30/30 Term 4 Week 2 21 October 2026 Club Championship Warmup Rd. 4/5 Rothwell 60/20 or 30/30 Term 4 Week 3 28 October 2026 Club Championship Warmup Rd. 5/5 Rothwell 60/20 or 30/30 Term 4 Week 4 04 November 2026 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP Rd. 1/7 […]
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