The decision has been made for the Australian Junior Chess League to be folded effective as of Sunday 7 January 2018. All matters related to junior chess in Australia including national championships, the Australian Schools Teams Championship and international selection applications will be handled by the ACF directly. The Junior Elite Training Squad will operate independently of the AJCL and the ACF.
The website will be left open until the JETS applications are closed. Applications for international events will need to be made directly to the Australian Chess Federation.
The Facebook page also has to come to an end. We will close the Facebook page down on Sunday 14th January. (Of course we cannot stop anyone else from creating a similar page and we would be happy to share the link and notify the community…)
Please feel free to contact ACF president Gary Wastell (22 Bruarong Crescent, Frankston South, Victoria 3199 Australia, 0409 525 963, 03 9787 7974 (H), president@auschess.org.au) or other ACF committee members if you would like more information about the decision and the future of Australian Junior Chess.
Thank you for helping us build the Australian Junior Chess community to what it has become.
Regards,
The Australian Junior Chess League Committee
2018 Johns-Putra Australian Junior Elite Training Squad (JETS)
Application form for the 2018 JETS Training Squad sponsored by Geraldine Johns-Putra.
We are 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 encouraging and challenging the next generation of Australian champions. (Past JETS members have gone on to become Grandmasters and International Masters.)
Applicants are judged by enthusiasm, commitment and recent improvement, as well as rating, with a loading for applicants aged 14 and under.
A maximum of 30 players will be selected, with at least a third of squad members being of each gender.
Two places will be reserved for a male and female player from New Zealand and a minimum of six places for the host State or Territory.
Eligibility for the Squad will generally require participation in at least one of the January national championships, either the Australian Championship or Reserves tournament (held in Sydney), or the Australian Junior Championships (held in Melbourne). (A small number of exceptions may be made; please state extenuating circumstances on application.)
The selected members of the 2018 JETS Squad should commit to attend the national junior training camp, to be held at Glen Waverley Secondary College in Melbourne from July 9-13.
The first three days will involve free intensive coaching in small groups by Grandmasters and International Masters.
The final two days of the camp will include competing in a training tournament, with post-game analysis by JETS coaches, plus a Grandmaster Simultaneous Exhibition.
Applicant Details
Name …………………………………….
Address …………………………………….
Telephone number (Home) ……………………………………
Telephone number (Mob) ……………………………………
Email address ……………………………………
Birth date …………………………….
Latest ACF/FIDE Ratings ..…………………………………
Additional Comments (Optional, 200 words or less)
Note: Members residing in the host city of the JETS camp may be requested to provide billeting for an interstate guest during the camp in July.
Name and email address of parent
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I give permission for my child to apply for the 2018 JETS Squad
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P
lease email your application to chess@t-s-a-i.com or post to Peter Tsai,35 Cookson Way, Burwood, VIC 3125, or apply via https://australianjuniorchess.org at latest by February 20.