2019 Leo Wilkinson Memorial Open Chess Tournament
The LWM open chess tournament was held in the Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th September, 2019. This was the 10th consecutive year that the Redcliffe Chess Club has hosted this prestigious event and the club was extremely pleased to welcome 78 eager participants. The field consisted of 1 GM; 2 […]
READ MORE »2019 Redcliffe Chess Club Blitz Tournament.
The 2019 Club’s blitz tournament was held on Wednesday 11th September, 2019. 16 players contested this 11 round event, played at a rate of 3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move. 88 games were fiercely contested with no quarter given, nor any prisoners taken. There were only 3 draws in the tournament!!! It was a […]
READ MORE »2019 Norm Braybrooke Classic Tournament.
The club recently conducted the 2019 Norm Braybrooke classic tournament in recognition of the club’s only life member who has been a long time influential club stalwart. The event was contested by 21 players over 6 rounds at a time of 60 minutes plus 20 seconds per move and finished on Wednesday 4th September, 2019. […]
READ MORE »2019 Lou Wilkinson Memorial Tournament
The recent 2019 Lou Wilkinson memorial tournament held over 6 rounds at a time control of 60 minutes plus a 20 second per move increment finished on Wednesday 24th July, 2019. 24 players contested this prestigious club event, with the winners being: 1st Tom Maguire on 5 1/2 out of 6. Tom continues his domination […]
READ MORE »The 54th Peninsula Open Chess Tournament.
The 54th consecutive Peninsula open chess tournament was held on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd June, 2019 in the Grace Lutheran College school at Rothwell. The tournament was sponsored by the Redcliffe Chess Club and professionally supported by AuNix Internet who ensured that the top 8 boards were supplied with DGT on line coverage and […]
READ MORE »2019 Viv Greenelsch Memorial Tournament
The 2019 Viv Greenelsch Memorial Tournament was conducted as a 7 round event concluding on Wednesday 29th May, 2019. The time control was 60 minutes plus an incremental of 20 seconds per move. A total of 28 players contested this prestigious club event held on an annual basis to remember the significant contribution of a […]
READ MORE »2019 Wendy Terry Memorial tournament held on 16th and 17th April, 2019.
2019 Wendy Terry Memorial Tournament. This 2019 tournament was held on 6th and 7th April, 2019 at Rothwell, Queensland. There were six rounds with a prize pool totalling $2,000.00. The event was organised by the Queensland Women’s Chess League (Gail Young – coordinator) with the main sponsors being BBC Painting and the Redcliffe Chess Club. […]
READ MORE »2019 TAL Memorial club tournament.
The 2019 TAL memorial club event was held from Wednesday 27th February through to 3rd April and was conducted over 6 rounds. 23 players players contested this event, with the top seed being IM Brodie McClymont. Brodie’s participation was greatly appreciated by all, as he took the time at the conclusion of each game to […]
READ MORE »2019 Club challenge against Bullwinkle.
The Redcliffe Chess Club hosted the mighty Bullwinkle team for their annual inter club match on Wednesday 10th April, 2019. The challenge was contested over seven boards with a mixture of seasoned players, as well as up and coming juniors sprinkled throughout both teams. Redcliffe President Mark Stokes welcomed the visitors and was pleased to […]
READ MORE »2019 March Open played at Rothwell on 16th and 17th March, 2019
This is a brief report on the 2019 March Open played at the Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th March, 2019. This event was organised by Gail Young on behalf of the Queensland Women’s Chess League, with Max Kershaw FA being the arbiter. Sponsors for the tournament were BBC painting, AuNix […]
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