Australian Under 8 Champion Sayum Rapusinghe is co-leader of the Commonwealth U/8 Championship after four rounds. (Rapusinghe is seeded 24th from 26 players.) Lilian Lu is running =3rd in the U/14 Girls division, while Sebastian Bracks is currently th in the U/10 open division. Follow Sayum, Lilian and Sebastian’s progress at http://www.chess-results.com/tnr232121.aspx?lan=1&art=0&wi=821.
Author: Ian Rogers
Call for Applications – World Junior , Youth and Cadets, etc
Any players intending to represent Australia at any of the international junior events in the second half of 2016 (see the AJCL calendar) should submit their application online or directly the the AJCL Selection Coordinator Tristan Stevens, tristan.stevens87@gmail.com, before June 1. Please note that the World Youth Championships have been split into two, with the U/12,…
World Youth Olympiad, Slovakia July 21-30
Australia is planning to send a team to the World Youth Olympiad (U/16) in Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia from July 21-30. For details of the tournament, follow the link on the AJCL calendar. This is a final call for applications for eligible players. If you are a junior who was under 16 on January 1, 2016, rated above…
Commonwealth Junior Championships, U/20 – U/8, Sri Lanka 30-July – 7 August
The details for the 2016 Commonwealth Championships have recently been announced. The event will be held in Sri Lanka from July 30 until August 7. Australia is entitled to free accommodation for one girl and one boy in every division from U/20 to U/8. Any players interested in representing Australia at this event should contact…
ASEAN+ Age Group Championships, Thailand May 29 – June 7
Juniors interested in representing Australia at the ASEAN+ Age Group Championships in Pattaya, Thailand from May 29 – June 7 should contact the AJCL Selection Coordinator, Tristan Stevens, tristan.stevens87@gmail.com , before April 20. Details about the tournament, which will be played at the luxurious Dusit Thani Hotel, can be found at http://aseanagegroupchess.com/17th-asean-age-group-open-chess-championships-2016/
New Chess Club for Juniors in Adelaide
International Master Alex Davidovic is starting a new chess club in the centre of Adelaide, meeting on Thursdays and Saturdays and featuring regular lectures as well as playing facilities. Box Factory Chess Club 59 Regent St South, Adelaide SA 5000 Thursday 6-8pm and Saturday 4-6pm Enquiries: Alex Davidovic 0405 433 708 or Alex@ChessMates.TV
Australian Junior Elite Training Squad 2016 Application Form
2016 Johns-Putra Australian Junior Elite Training Squad (JETS) Application form for the Australia Junior Chess League’s 2016 JETS Training Squad sponsored by Geraldine Johns-Putra. The Australian Junior Chess League is pleased to invite applications from talented Australian juniors (U/18) for the national junior training squad. The JETS Squad is Australia’s premier development squad, aimed at…
November 2015 FIDE Ratings for Australian Juniors
1.IM Anton Smirnov (NSW) 2463 2. IM Justin Tan (Vic) 2446 3. IM Bobby Cheng (Vic) 2419 4.IM Rishi Sardana (India) 2385 5. IM Ari Dale (Vic) 2348 6. FM Yi Liu (Qld) 2306 7. FM Pengyu Chen (NSW) 2289 8. FM Karl Zelesco (Vic) 2272 9. FM Gene Nakauchi (Qld) 2265 10. Laurence Matheson…
New Zealand JETS Camp January 2016 – open to Australian juniors
Australian juniors participating in any event connected to the New Zealand Open in Auckland in January may be eligible to attend the New Zealand Junior Elite Training Squad camp, January 13-15 2016. Interested juniors should apply to the camp organiser Hilton Bennett, hiltonb@wave.co.nz .
Special Tournament for Girl Players – Evelyn Koshnitsky Tribute Tournament
Monday July 13th to Thursday July 16th ‘The Evelyn’ Women & Girls Chess Tournament Adelaide, South Australia Large Prize Fund – $1,000 First Prize 7 Rounds Monday July 13th Round 1 – 14.00 hrs Tuesday July 14th Round 2 – 10.00 Round 3 – 14.00 Wednesday July 15th Round 4 – 10.00 Round 5 –…