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…
India Wins Youth Olympiad, Australia =25th
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…
Australia’s Top Rated Juniors
The latest ACF ratings were published on December 1. See http://auschess.org.au/acf/ratings/ for the complete list. Top Under 20 2489 16 VIC Cheng, Bobby [IM] 2425 19 VIC Morris, James [IM] 2393 12 NSW Smirnov, Anton [IM] 2331 16 QLD Liu, Yi 2305 19 VIC Schon, Eugene 2270 15 VIC Dale, Ari [IM] 2255 17 VIC Matheson,…
2014 World U-16 Olympiad
Update regarding call for applications (deadline 28 September) Dear all chess juniors and chess parents Please note that the regulations released by the tournament organisers (on the FIDE and tournament websites) for this year’s event currently contain a new rule regarding team eligibility (highlighted in bold). A team consists of 5 players (4 players and 1…
Good luck to the Australian team!
Australia is sending one of its youngest sides ever to the World Youth Championships in Durban, with only Cedric and Clarise Koh ever having represented Australia before. The team is below. I extend my personal good luck wishes to each and every one of you! Under 18 Girls: Clarise Koh (NSW) Under 16 Girls: Zhi…
2014 World U-16 Olympiad
2014 World Under 16 Olympiad – call for applications Dear all chess juniors and chess parents According to the FIDE website calendar, this event will now be held in Hungary from 12-22 December 2014. UPDATE: Please see http://www.fide.com/index.php?option…alview&aid=968 On this page are links to a pdf brochure (containing event regulations and related information), and the official website….
AusJCL gets a new website
AusJCL gets a new Webmaster and new website. The new website has been revamped with a focus on providing a simple and efficient process for volunteers to publish information. The chess community will benefit with up-to-date notices of what’s going on in Australian junior chess. If you are a chess parent then please bookmark australianjuniorchess.org.au and…
July 2014 Bulletin
AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR CHESS LEAGUE BULLETIN In this Bulletin: Ian Rogers reports on the Johns-Putra JETS Camp held in South Australia July 2-6 The Australian Olympiad Teams head to Tromso, Norway 50 Moves Magazine Launches on August 1! Selections for 2014 World Youth Chess Championships, Durban, South Africa, September 18-30 Johns-Putra JETS Camp 2014 The 2014…
2014 WYCC Selections
Official Selections for 2014 World Youth Chess Championships Congratulations to the juniors listed below who have been selected to represent Australia at the 2014 World Youth Chess Championships to be held in Durban, South Africa 18-30 September. U/18 Girls: Clarise Koh (NSW) U/16 Girls: Zhi Lin Guo (Vic) U/12 Girls: Licia Yao (Vic) U/10 Girls:…
2014 WYCC applications re-opened
2014 World Youth Chess Championship (‘WYCC’) – update and new call for applications Dear all chess juniors and chess parents The 2014 WYCC is being held in Durban, South Africa, from 19-30 September. Since my post #172, some initial applicants have withdrawn their applications or declined selection. The current selections are as follows, and their…