The Charm City Motel Open is a new tournament on the Queensland Chess calendar – the venue is the Thabeban State School auditorium in the very friendly city of Bundaberg!
4 International Masters took part in the Bundaberg Open 2019 held in the same venue, and they are seen here enjoying the hospitality of the Spotted Dog Hotel!
It is [...]
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Charm City Motel Open 2019 – Bu...
The Charm City Motel Open is a new tournament on the Queensland Chess calendar – the venue is the Thabeban State School auditorium in the very friendly city of Bundaberg!
4 International Masters took part in the Bundaberg Open 2019 held in the same venue, and they are seen here enjoying the hospitality of the Spotted Dog Hotel!
It is [...]
QLD Championship 2019 u1600 Photo Gal...
A big highlight of the Queensland Championships 2019 was the canteen organised by IM Aleks Wohl – with Sharon and Sophie Watkins; Sullivan Parle and Audrey Chan.
Sullivan doubled as the official QLD Champs photographer…and the photo gallery is his work – so enjoy!
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Nell van de Graaff Classic 2019
The Nell Van de Graaff Classic is held yearly to celebrate Nell Van de Graaff and her passion for chess. The event is a ACF and CAQ Categroy 3 Grand Prix event.
The 2019 event is at the Hinterland Hotel/Motel 53 Station St, Nerang QLD 4211. Registration is at 8:30am for a 9:00am start, Saturday September 21, 2019
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Solo walks the Troitsky Line!
Another endgame masterclass by IM Stephen Solomon!
Alexei Troitsky established that if a black pawn is blockaded (by one of the white knights) on a square no further forward than the line a4–b6–c5–d4–e4–f5–g6–h4, then White can win the resulting endgame (and similarly in reverse for Black the line a5-b3-c4-d5-e5-f4-g3-h5), no matter where th [...]
Masterclass Gold Coast Open
Many of Queensland’s talented juniors were granted the opportunity to learn from both GM Ian Rogers and CM Kerry Stead. The one day Masterclass coincides with The 2019 Gold Coast Open, the selected participants have coaching sessions with both GM Rogers and CM Stead throughout the day before having the opportunity to challenge GM Rogers [...]




