Author: Ian Rogers

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

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…

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…

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 .

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 –…

2015 Johns-Putra Australian Junior Elite  Training Squad The following players were selected – congratulations! The training camp will be held at Somerset College on the Gold Coast from June 27 – July 1. Coaches will likely include GMs Melkumyan, Johansen and Rogers and IMs Illingworth, Ly and Kourkounakis. David Cannon Lachlan Chen Paula Chen Ellie Choemuku-Huang…

Yi Liu, Queensland, and Kristine Quek, NSW, are the new Australian Junior (U/18) Champions. Victoria won seven of the 12 titles on offer at the annual Championships, this year held at Canberra Grammar School. Full details of all prizewinners available at: http://www.ajcc.org.au/

With two days to go before the start of the Australian Junior Championships in the ACT, the previous record entry of 270 players is in danger of being broken. Entries for the tournament are being taken until midnight tonight – see http://www.ajcc.org.au/ for full details and a pre-tournament bulletin. The Australian Junior Championships are run in 12…

The World U/16 Chess Olympiad in Gyor, Hungary was won by India, ahead of Russia and Iran. The Australian team of Ari Dale, Jack Puccini, Zachary Loh, Max Chew Lee and Kristine Quek finished tied for 25th, having lost 1-3 to the eventual winners in the first round. See http://chess-results.com/tnr153962.aspx?lan=1&art=20&fed=AUS&flag=30&wi=821 for complete results. ** Report by…