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28th Sunday Children’s Chess Tournament 29 November
Thirteen players contested the last Sunday Children’s Chess Tournament for 2009.
It was also the final round of the 2009 Grand Prix Tournament so there was plenty of excitement as only two points separated the top three scorers to date.
Nathanael Tomlinson of Maryborough was placed first in the Tournament with a blistering win of seven out of seven games. He was followed by Timothy Harris with five and a half games and Anish Preshy third with four and a half games.
In the 2009 Grand Prix, Anish Preshy gained first place with 34.5 points closely followed by his sister Aishwarya with 33.5 points. Matthew Riggs gainde31.5 points and Timothy Harris gained fourth place with 31 points.
There were a few upsets on the day. Timothy Harris defeated Anish Preshy and Brandon Lowe and gained a draw with Aishwarya Preshy (three top Secondary School players) and young Allen Preshy defeated Madalyn Hepenstall (a top Primary School player)
Club Secretary
The next Sunday Tournament will be on 31 January 2010 and this will also be the first round of the 2010 Grand Prix Tournament.
This was a very successful event with twenty eight players attending, some coming to their first tournament and some using clocks for the first time. The players came from
Sixteen players contested the Senior Division and twelve players contested the Junior Division.
Placings in the Senior Division were Brian Marinovic (1st) John Harris (2nd) Keith McLeod (3rd)
Placings in the Junior Division were Nathanael Tomlinson (1st) Tim Harris (2nd) Brandon Lowe (3rd) Dylan Hepenstall (4th) Connor Richards (5th)
As the venue was made available free of cost, all monies received as entrance fees were returned to the competitors as prize money.
Many of the Maryborough Players who attended were interested in forming a Chess Club in Maryborough and
All in all a very successful and enjoyable day!! A similar event will be held in Maryborough in November 2010.
114 enthusiastic children competed in the recent School Children’s Chess Tournament held at the ATW Sports Ground
Check and Checkmate were the order of the day as nine primary schools and three secondary schools fought it out to see who was the best. A school from Maryborough also attended. This is one of the chess events of the year for children and competition was keen with no quarter given and none asked for.
In the primary section, the team from St Patricks was victorious, defeating their old rivals Norville.
In the secondary section, Bundaberg High was victorious, defeating their old rivals Kepnock High. Shalom gained third place. The top players for the day were Rhys Mortensen (Bundaberg High), Matthew Riggs (Independent) and Tyran Redman (Shalom). Bundaberg High also retained the Secondary School Shield.
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Another tournament will be held in October next year.
Sunday Children’s Chess Tournament 25 October 09
Only eight competitors competed in the Sunday Children’s Chess Tournament held on 25 October. The reason for the low attendance was due to some of the children who normally play in the Sunday Tournaments being in
Matthew Riggs was top scorer of the day with a perfect seven out of seven games. He was closely followed by Rhys Mortensen with six out of seven games.
The event was played as a Round Robin Tournament instead of a Swiss tournament owing to the number of entrants.
The next Sunday Children’s Chess Tournament will be held on 29 November when the last round of the yearly Grand Prix will be played. Interest will be keen as there are only three and a half points separating the four top scoring Grand Prix competitors at this stage.
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Bundaberg 26th Sunday Children’s Chess Tournament 30 August 09
Twenty two children competed in the 26th Sunday School Children’s Chess Tournament at the
Top scorer for the day with a perfect score of seven out of seven games was Nathanael Tomlinson from Maryborough. Nathaneal is recognized as one of the top Secondary School players in Maryborough. Four players scored five out of seven games, namely Aishwarya Preshy, Brandon Lowe, Anish Preshy and Tim Harris. Aishwarya and Anish are top Secondary School players. Tim Harris is a top Primary School player and Brandon Lowe is a top
There were many close games and the standard of chess in the area continues to increase month after month said Bundaberg Chess Club Secretary Allan Menham. The children all use chess clocks in the competition.
The chess clubs in the schools give children ample opportunity to learn and practice Chess. Members of the Bundaberg Chess Club Inc teach chess voluntarily at many of the district schools.
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Third Round of the
Seventy four players competed in the third round of these championships.
In the High School Premier Division, a team from
The top four individual players all winning five games each were Wesley Stone (BCC), Ziah Mayne (Kepnock) Thomas Bahnsen (Kepnock) and David Nelson (BCC). Anish Preshy (BCC) and Aishwarya Preshy (BCC) won four out of five games each.
In the High School Open Division, a
In the Primary Premier Division, a team from St Patrick’s School was successful. This was the first time that this school has won the Wide Bay North Finals. The three top scoring players were Zachery Lucht (Norville) Timothy Harris (St Patrick’s) and Dylan Hepenstall (St Patrick’s), each winning five games. Madalyn Hepenstall (St Patrick’s) and Kieran Wallwork (St Patrick’s) won four games each.
In the Primary Open Division, the team from
The team from
Bundaberg Chess Club Secretary Allan Menham said that all children had to use chess clocks which keeps the children on their toes!! The standard of chess was high and there are some definite champions in the making.
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Bundaberg Weekender Chess Tournament 1 and 2 August 09
Players from as far away as Mackay Brisbane and
International Chess Master Stephen Solomon won the Open Division with a perfect score of six out of six wins. Stephen also won the Bundaberg Open in 2007 and 2008. Club President John Harris came second with Keith McLeod coming third
In the under 1200 and unrated section, Martin Carter came first, followed by Phil Mulholland in second place and Anish Preshy in third place.
Visually impaired player Alex Momot from NSW performed very well, winning three out of his six games.
Best performing Junior Players were David Nelson and Aishwarya Preshy
A great weekend of chess!!!
Sunday School Children’s Chess Tournament 26 July 09
Eighteen enthusiastic child chess players attended the Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament at the
Competition was keen as some of the children were getting practice for the Bundaberg Weekender Chess Tournament on 1 and 2 August, and the third round of the Wide Bay North District Children’s Chess Championship on 3 August. The winning Secondary School team and the winning Primary School team on 3 August represent the District at the State Finals in
Top Scorer of the day was Aishwarya Preshy who won a total of 6 and a half games. She was closely followed by her brother, Anish with 5 and a half games. Dylan Hepenstall, a top Primary School Player, won five games. Andrew Olley and Dom McMahon both won four and a half games.
Club Secretary Allan Menham said that the standard of chess amongst the children of Bundaberg just continues to improve month after month. This is no doubt due to the numerous chess clubs in many of the District Schools. Many of these school clubs are coached free of cost by members of the Bundaberg Chess Club Inc
Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament 31 May 09
Nineteen children competed in the Sunday School Children’s Chess Tournament held at the
Top scorer of the day was Aishwarya Preshy who won 5.5 games out of seven. She was closely followed by Dylan Hepenstall, Rhys Mortensen, Tim Harris and Anish Preshy all with five games out of seven.
There were many close games and the standard of chess in Bundaberg amongst the children just goes from strength to strength, Club Secretary Allan Menham said.
The five children named above performed very creditably in the second round of the Wide Bay North Chess Championships held on Wednesday 27 May.
The next Sunday School Children’s Chess Tournament will be held on the last Sunday in July.
Members of the Bundaberg Chess Club Inc coach at many of the School Chess Clubs in Bundaberg on a voluntary basis.
Eighty six children competed in the second round of the Wide Bay North School Chess Championships held at
The championships were held in three divisions,
In the Premier High School Division,
In the Premier Primary Division, St Patricks resoundingly defeated their old rival Norville. The top players for the day were the dynamic duo from St Patricks, Dylan Hempenstall and Madelyn Hempenstall with six out of seven games and five out of seven games respectively. Brialey Hohn from Norville and Timothy Harris from St Patricks also scored five out of seven games.
In the Primary Open Division, St Marys School narrowly defeated Bundaberg Central and Bundaberg North by only half a point. Top players for the day in this division were Lachlan Jensen (North Bundaberg) Ethan Usher (Walkervale) and David Riggs (Central) all with six games out of seven.
Bundaberg Chess Club Secretary Allan Menham said that there were many close games. Some of the children were playing in their first tournament and every player used chess clocks, some for the first time. All schools represented at the Tournament have chess clubs where members of the Bundaberg Chess Club Inc teach chess on a voluntary basis.
The final round of the Wide Bay North School Chess Championships will be held in August. The winners in August will be eligible to compete in the School Chess Championships in
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Sunday School Children’s Chess Tournament held on 26 April 2009
HOLT WINS AGAIN
Sixteen Children competed in the Sunday School Children’s Chess Tournament held on 26 April.
Daniel Holt won again with a grand slam score of seven out of seven games. He has now won three Sunday tournaments in a row with seven out of seven games each time which shows he is one of the strongest secondary school chess players in Bundaberg.
He was followed by Nathanael Tomlinson of Maryborough with a score of six out of seven games. Third place was gained by Anish Preshy with five out of seven games.
There was a tie for fourth place with four players, namely Timothy Harris, Aishwarya Preshy, Rhys Mortensen and Patrick Harris all winning four out of seven games.
Club Secretary Allan Menham said that many of the players at this tournament will be competing in the second round of the Wide Bay North Chess Finals to be held on 27th May.
Allan also said that there were many close games at this tournament and the standard of chess amongst the school children of Bundaberg just continues to improve month by month. Many schools have active chess clubs which are coached by Members of the Bundaberg Chess Club Inc on a voluntary basis.
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Check and Check Mate were the order of the day at the Chess Tournaments at the
International Chess Master Stephen Solomon won the Open Chess Tournament, as expected. However, in an exciting last round, an up and coming
Ziah Mayne, a local player, had a grand slam score of seven out of seven games in the Under 1200 Tournament, making him without doubt, the top Secondary School player in Bundaberg. Second place was gained by Anthony Solomon, son of the International Master, with third place in the under 1200 taken out by Allan Menham, the local Chess Club Secretary.
There were many good close games and players gained a lot of experience in competition play.
Sixteen children competed in the 22nd Sunday School Children’s Chess Tournament at the
Competition was keen. The top scorer for the day was Daniel Holt, with a perfect score of seven out of seven games. Daniel also scored seven out of seven games at the February tournament. He is without any doubt one of the top Secondary School Chess Players in Bundaberg!!
Second place went to Anish Preshy with five out of seven games and third place went to Rhys Mortensen, also with five out of seven games.
Club Secretary Allan Menham said that the children are continuing to improve month by month. Some of the players at this tournament will be competing in the under 1200 division of the Queensland Championships over Easter.
Many of the games were of a high standard.
Upsets in School Chess Tournament
Thirty Four Primary School Children and Thirty Three Secondary School Children competed in this championship
The favourites for the tournament were
Top individual players for the day in the Primary were Timothy Harris, Dylan Hempenstall and Hayden Otto, all from St Patricks.
Top individual players for the day in the Secondary were Zia Mayne (Kepnock) Stipe Drinovac (Shalom) and Daniel Holt (Bundaberg High)
The event was conducted by Gardiner Chess.
Bundaberg Chess Club Secretary/Treasurer Allan Menham said the standard of chess in the schools just continues to improve month by month owing to the numerous chess clubs in the district schools.
Round two of the Championships will be held in May.
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Seventeen children competed in the 21st Sunday School Children’s Chess Tourney held at the
First place went to Daniel Holt with a perfect score of seven out of seven games. He was closely followed by Nathanael Tomlinson of Maryborough with a score of five and a half games out of seven. Third place went to Aishwarya Preshy with a score of five out of seven games.
Mr J Dempsey MLA attended the Tournament and officially presented to the Bundaberg Chess Club, the digital clocks, DVD’s and monitor purchased from a grant made available through the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
Interest in chess is increasing in Bundaberg and many schools now have active chess clubs.
Many of the players who competed in the tournament will be playing in the Wide Bay North School Chess Championships to be held at the
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Sunday School Children’s Chess Tournament 30 November 2008
Twenty Five children competed in the Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament held at the
Top scorer for the day was Daniel Holt with 6.5 games out of seven followed by Ziah Mayne in second place also with 6.5 games out of seven. Nathaneal Tomlinson, Matthew Riggs and Aishwarya Preshy all scored five games out of seven.
The Grand Prix Competition which started in February also concluded at this tournament. The Grand Prix winner was Ziah Mayne, with Daniel Holt (second) Anish Preshy (third) and Nathaneal Tomlinson (fourth)
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The next Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament will be held on 22 February next year. The 2009 Grand Prix Competition will also commence on that day.
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Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament 26 October 08
Twenty children competed in the Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament held at the
Top scorer for the day was Ziah Mayne with 6.5 games out of 7 games. Ziah is probably at present the best Secondary School Chess Player in Bundaberg. He was closely followed by Daniel Holt with six games out of seven. Joint third place went to Nathanael Tomlinson (Maryborough) and Anish Preshy (Bundaberg) with five out of seven games.
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Many of the players will be competing in the Weekday Childrens Chess Tournament to be held at the ATQ on Tuesday 28 October. Over 100 children are expected to attend the Tournament on Tuesday.
The Sunday School Childrens Tournaments provide valuable training for the children.
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Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament 31 August 08
Sixteen children attended the Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament at the
Top scorer for the day was Anish Preshy with a perfect seven out of seven games. Second place went to Daniel Holt with five out of seven games and there was a tie for third place between Rhys Mortensen and Aishwarya Preshy both with 4.5 games out of seven games.
Club Secretary Allan Menham said the standard of play amongst the school children just continues to improve month after month. This is no doubt due to the numerous school chess clubs in the district.
The next Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament will be held on 26 October.
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The Regional School Chess finals of Wide Bay North were held at the
Seventy eight children attended and the competition was spread over the Primary Schools Open, Primary Schools Premier and the High Schools Open.
The Primary Schools Premier was won by Norville 1, with St Patricks 1 second, and Norville 2 third. Darren Clarry, Tom Sly and Rhys Mortensen all won six out of six games with Aishwarya Preshy winning 5.5 games.
At the School Chess Finals in
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Sunday School Children’s Chess Tournament
27 July 2008
Nineteen children competed in the Seventeenth Sunday School Children’s Chess Tournament held at the
Top scorer for the day was Ziah Mayne with a score of six points out of seven games. He was closely followed by Daniel Holt with 5.5 points out of seven games.
Timothy Harris, Jaron Phillips and Nathanael Tomlinson all tied for third place with five points out of seven games
Club Secretary Allan Menham said the Sunday tournaments are really helping children to improve their chess. One young Bundaberg primary school player Timothy Harris managed to obtain a win against Nathanael Tomlinson, who is one of the top secondary school players in Maryborough.
Many of the children who played in this Sunday Tournament will be competing in the Wide Bay North School Chess Finals on Friday 15 August.
The next Sunday School Children’s Chess Tournament is to be held on 31 August.
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Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament 25 May 08
Twenty five children competed in the Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament on 25 May 08. One of the competitors travelled up from Maryborough to compete.
Top scorer of the day was Ziah Mayne of Bundaberg, winning seven out of seven games. He was closely followed by Daniel Holt (Bundaberg), Nathanael Tomlinson (Maryborough) and Catherine Riggs (Bundaberg) ,all with five games out of seven.
Secretary of the Bundaberg Chess Club Allan Menham said that the standard of play just continues to improve month by month. Some very young new primary school players are starting to win games against experienced Secondary School players, which is good to see.
Many Bundaberg Schools have very active chess clubs which meet weekly. Members of the Bundaberg Chess Club assist the schools with coaching on a voluntary basis.
Four young girls competed which was the first time this number of girls have competed in a Sunday Tournament.
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Eighty one children competed in the second round of the Wide Bay North Chess Championships on 30 April. There were three divisions Primary Premier, Primary Open ,and Secondary Open.
In the Primary Premier,
In the Primary Open, St Lukes Mates won first place, Bundaberg Central 1 gained second place and Moore Park Bishops gained third place. Top individual scorers for the day were Matthew Riggs 9 out of 9 games, Catherine Riggs 8 out of 9 games with Benjamin Henningsen and Elliott Hoffman both with 6.5 out of 9 games.
In the Secondary Open, Bundaberg High School 1 gained first place,
The Bundaberg Chess Club Secretary/Treasurer Allan Menham, said that there were many very close games and all players are looking forward to the Third Round of the Wide Bay North Chess Championships to be held in August, where the qualifiers for the State Titles in October will be decided. The standard of chess in Bundaberg continues to improve and the future of school chess is assured.
Members of the Bundaberg Chess Club Inc teach chess weekly in a voluntary capacity at many schools in Bundaberg
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Sunday School Children’s Chess Tournament 27 April 08
Twenty five children attended the Sunday School Children’s Chess Tournament held at the
Top scorers of the day were Ziah Mayne (Bundaberg) and Nathanael Tomlinson (Maryborough) both with a score of six out of seven games. They were closely followed by Matthew Riggs (Bundaberg) with 5.5 out of seven games, and Daniel Holt (Bundaberg) and Anish Preshy (Bundaberg) with five out of seven games each.
The Club Secretary Allan Menham said the standard of chess in Bundaberg continues to improve month by month. The attendance at the monthly Sunday School Children’s Tournaments continues to increase.
Many of the players at this tournament will be competing in the second round of the Wide Bay North School Chess Tournament to be held at the
The top four Bundaberg place getters are all junior Members of the Bundaberg Chess Club
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Press Release Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament 30 March 2008
Twenty three children competed in the Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament held at the
Top scorer for the day was up and coming player Ziah Mayne who gained 6.5 out of 7 games. He was closely followed by Anish Preshy with 5.5 out of 7 games. Three players namely Tristan Pagliano, Aishwarya Preshy and Matthew Riggs scored five out of seven games.
A club spokesperson said the standard of play is constantly improving at the Sunday Tournaments. The top scorers on the day are all Junior Members of the Bundaberg Chess Club Inc and compete regularly in the Wide Bay North Regional Chess Competitions, where they are among the top players.
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Twenty six children attended the thirteenth Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament on 24 February. This was an excellent start to 2008 and for the first round of the 2008 Grand Prix Tournament. The Grand Prix will run from February to November 2008
Two children travelled from Maryborough to compete and this shows the interest which is being shown in the Sunday Tournaments.
Top player for the day was Ziah Mayne who scored a perfect seven out of seven games. Five players scored five out of seven games, namely, Daniel Holt, Anish Preshy, Nathanael Tomlinson from Maryborough, Timothy Harris, and Mitchell Emery from Maryborough. Rhys Mortensen scored 4.5 games out of seven.
The Bundaberg Chess Club Inc was very pleased with the attendance and will continue to run the Sunday Tournaments on the last Sunday of each month, with the next Tournament on 30 March.
Many of the players will be competing in the first Round of the
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Twenty one children competed in the Twelvfth Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament on 25 November 2007, at the
Winner for the day was Ziah Mayne with 8 out of 8 games, closely followed by Daniel Holt with 7 out of 8 games. Ziah is an up and coming player and starting to make his impact in secondary school chess, and in games at the Bundaberg Chess Club on Wednesday nights.
Five players scored 5 out of 8 games, namely, Linden Thick, Andrew Millett, Anish Preshy, Rhys Mortensen, and Nathanael Tomlinson.
Winner of the 2007 Grand Prix chess competition from February 07 to November 07 was Daniel Holt with 69 points out of 72 games. Second was Linden Thick with 45 games and third was Ziah Mayne with 41 games.
A club spokesperson said the standard of childrens chess in Bundaberg is increasing in leaps and bounds with many children often defeating adults in games at the Chess Club.
A further Grand Prix Sunday School Childrens Chess Competition will be held in 2008.
It was a great day for chess in Bundaberg when 101 children competed in a School Childrens Chess Tournament at the ATW on 30 October.
Four High School Teams and Six Primary School Teams competed. To calculate the winning teams, the four top scorers from each school were classed as the team from that school. This was a different format to the School Childrens Chess Tournament held at the Civic Centre in June.
In the Secondary Schools section (30 Players),
Kepnock High (Ziah Mayne, Thomas Bahnsen, Jordan Devonshire, Aidan Maher)
Bundaberg High (Tristan Pagliano, Andrew Millett, Daniel Holt, Shane Mitchell)
Aldridge High (Nathanael Tomlinson, Lyall McDonald, Duncan Barber-Sperling, Keron Redmond.
In the Primary Schools section (71 players)
The winning teams ended up as follows:-
St
A club spokesperson said the standard of chess is increasing in Bundaberg month by month. This is due to excellent co operation by the many schools who have very active chess clubs which meet weekly. The Bundaberg Chess Club Incorporated has members who voluntarily assist the schools on a weekly basis.
The Club would like to publicly thank the ATW for making the venue available free of charge at very short notice, owing to the advertised venue not being available.
The Bundaberg Chess Club Incorporated meets weekly at the ATW. The club caters for both Senior and Junior Members. Further information can be obtained by contacting 0417073094
Fourteen children attended the Sunday School Childrens Chess Tournament held at the
Winner for the day was Daniel Holt with a perfect score of eight out of eight games. Linden Thick and Matthew Riggs tied for equal second place with six out of eight games each. Nathanael Tomlinson and Jaron Phillips both gained five out of eight games.
Daniel has now won seven out of the eight Grand Prix tournament rounds and is well in the lead and will take out first place at the final November 07 Sunday Tournament. This is a great effort and shows he is the top Secondary School Chess Player in Bundaberg
While Daniel will take out first place in the 2007 Grand Prix tournament, who will take out the places from two to seven will be decided in November, the last for 2007. The progressive scores are very close.
From the North, South, East and West, School children came from all over
16 secondary and 20 primary team winners of various
The
In the Primary Schools Section,
A Bundaberg Chess Club spokesperson, who accompanied the children, said the children performed very creditably and will be a force to be reckoned with next year.
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Seventeen children attended the September School Childrens Sunday Chess Tournament at the
Top scorer of the day was
Nathanael Tomlinson from Maryborough gained third place with 6 out of 8 games.
Fourth place was gained by Mitchell Emery with 5 out of 8 games and fifth place was gained by Andrew Millett with 4.5 out of 8 games.
A club spokesperson said the standard of chess in Bundaberg is improving in leaps and bounds month after month. Some of the players at this Tournament competed in the Wide Bay School Childrens Chess Finals in Maryborough on Thursday 23 August, and the Bundaberg Chess Club Weekend Chess Tournament held on 25/26 August.
Norville and Wallaville primary schools have both qualified for the State Primary School Chess finals in
This event was held over the weekend of 25/26 August 2007. Thirty six competitors took part. This was exceptional seeing that it was the first Tournament to be held in Bundaberg since 1993. Results were as follow:-
First Place went to International Master Stephen Solomon with 6/6
Second Place went to David Lovejoy with 5/6
Third and Fourth Places went to Michael Cashman and Keith McLeod with 4.5/6
Fifth to Twelveth Places went to Tony Weller, John Harris, Brian Marinovic, Mark Stokes, Paul Summers, Melba Horwood, David Cigelj and John Atherton all with 4/6
Thirteenth and Fourteenth places went to Jeffrey Calaug and Ziah Mayne.
Other competitors in the Tournament were Robbie Peck, Anish Preshy, Daniel Holt, Phillip Mulholland, Alex Momot, Raymond Horwood, Arthur Bond, Chris Riggs, Chip Barnes, Allan Menham, Martin Carter, Guy McNicol, Jean-Paul Guilbaud, Ray Longhurst, Matthew Riggs, Jaron Phillips, Aishawara Preshy, Owen Fox, Richard Culey, Jack Stuart, Warrick Stuart, Cameron Morrisson.
A grand time was had by all who attended!!
A real attraction was seeing Alex Momot, a visually impaired player, playing using a brail chess board. It was the first time that many of those attending had ever seen a visually impaired player play!!
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Bundaberg District children performed magnificently with a team from Norville and a team from Wallaville tieing and qualifying to play in the Queensland Primary School Childrens Chess Championships to be held in
Norville 1 and Wallaville 1 primary school teams both obtained 24 points each and Bundaberg State High School 1 Secondary school team obtained 21.5 points.
At the AGM on 1 August, 2007, the following Office Bearers were elected
President John Harris
Vice President David Morgan
Secretary Allan Menham
Treasurer Allan Menham
Committee Members Richard Culey and John Kronenburg
At the AGM of the Chess Association of Queensland Inc in Dec 07, the Club Secretary Allan Menham was appointed Treasurer and Regional Liaison Officer on the Council of the Chess Association of Queensland Inc. He did not nominate for the two positions at the AGM of the CAQ on 6 December 08
Full details are in Tournament Results on www.caq.org.au
159 players competed in the three divisions at Maryborough on 9 March, namely High Schools Premier (6 teams) (24 competitors) (5 Rounds) , High Schools Open (24 teams) (87 competitors) ( 6 rounds) Primary Schools Open (14 teams) ( 48competitors) (6 rounds)
High Schools Premier :- Kepnock State High School 1 (First Place) 17.5 points, Bundaberg State High School 1 (Second Place ) 12.5 points, Aldridge State High School 1 (Third Place )11.5 points, James Nash SHS Knights (Fourth Place) 9.5 points, Urangan SHS A (Fifth Place) 5 points, Isis District SHS (Sixth Place) 7 points . The top scoring players were Thomas Bahnsen 5 points, Ziah Mayne 5 points, Keron Redman 4.5 points, Daniel Holt 4.5 points, Andrew Millet 4 points, Darren Bishop 3.5 points, Ryan Wood 3.5 points, Shaun Kelly 3 points, Callum Dray 3 points, Duncan Barber-Sperling 3 points, Tristen Pagliano 3 points, Hamish McPherson 2 points, Deon Collins 2 points, Lyall McDonald 2 points, Thomas Feldman 2 points, Dean Longshaw 2 points, Jason Rocksandic 2 points, Tyrell Scott 1 point, Luke Nicol 1 point, James Salisbury 1 point, Reece Rostedt 1 point, Raymond Horwood 1 point, Brady Goss 1 point, Nathan Johnstone 0 points..
High Schools Open :- Fraser Coast Anglican (First Place) 16.5 points, Bundaberg North SHS 1 ( Second Place)16 points, James Nash SHS Rooks (Third Place) 15 points, Bundaberg SHS 3 (Fourth Place) 14.5 points, St Mary's College 1 (Fifth Place) 14 points, Aldridge SHS 4 (Sixth Place) 14 Points, Fraser Coast Anglican Navy (Seventh Place) 13.5 Points, Urangan SHS B (Eighth Place) 12.5 Points, St Mary's College 3 (Nineth Place) 12 Points, South Burnett Catholic 1 (Tenth Place) 12 Points. The five individual top scoring players were Blake Phillips 6 points and Daniel Huskisson, Ted Pickering, Nic Sailor and Matthew Murphy all with 5 points each.
Primary Schools Open :- Wallaville SS1( First Place) 20 points, Norville SS A (Second Place) 16 points, Norville SS B (Third Place) 13.5 points, Wallaville SS B (Fourth Place) 13.5 points, St Patricks Bundaberg (Fifth Place) 12.5 points, Gympie South SS (Sixth Place) 10.5 points, Wallaville SS 3 (Seventh Place) 10.5 points, Thabeban SS (Eighth Place) 10 points, South Burnett Catholic 3 (Nineth Place) 9 points, Oakwood SS (Tenth Place) 8.5 points, Wallaville SS 4 (Eleventh Place) 8 points, St Mary's Bundaberg (Twelveth Place) 4 points, South Burnett Catholic 4 (Thirteenth Place) 3.5 points, Pialba SS (Fourteenth Place) 2.5 points. The top scoring players were Ashwarya Preshy 6 points, Norton Turner 6 points, Matthew Riggs 5 points, Jack Stuart 4.5 points, Owen Fox 4.5 points, Anthony Schultz 4.5 points, Warwick Stuart 4 points, Benjamin Henningsen 4 points, Blaze Hunter 4 points, Darren Clarry 4 points, Rhys Mortensen 4 points. It is pleasing to note that out of the top 24 of the 48 Primary School players, 21 were from the Bundaberg area!! Chess is obviously alive and well in the Bundaberg area.
A great day for all participants and everyone is looking forward to Round 2 in Maryborough in August!! The questions to be answered in August ?? 1. Can Kepnock SHS 1 win the Premier again or will Bundaberg SHS 1 come into form and defeat them?? 2. Can Bundaberg North SHS 1 defeat Fraser Coast Anglican in the High Schools Open as there was only half a point difference in Round 1?? 3. Can Norville SS A defeat their old rivals Wallaville SS 1 in the Open Primary?? Everyone is waiting to see!!!!
There will be numerous free draws for competitors in the Sunday Tourneys. The following businesses have made free vouchers available for competitors:-
McDonalds, Subway, and Red Rooster
Please support these businesses!!!
Seventy seven children competed.
In the primary school section, fifty six children in fourteen teams. In the secondary school section, twenty one children in five teams.
Results Primary School Section
Norville1 22 points Wallaville1 19.5 points St Patricks1 19 points. Matthew Riggs, Jaron Phillips, Aishwarya Preshy and Rhys Mortensen all scored six points out of seven games, Timothy Harris scored 5.5 points out of seven games, and Darren Clarry, Owen Fox, Tom Sly and Warrick Stewart all scored five out of seven games.
Results Secondary School Section
BundyHigh1 21 points, Kepnock1 20 points and BundyHigh2 15.5 points. Daniel Hold scored seven out of seven games, Ziah Mayne and Tristan Pagliano both scored six out of seven games and Thomas Bahnsen and Ryan Wood both scored five out of seven games.
There were many close games and the standard of chess in the district is certainly improving!! The Sunday School Childrens Tournaments held once a month are certainly a contributing factor as many of the players above compete in the Sunday Tournaments!!
Another School Tournament will be held on 30 October at the Bundaberg State High School. Further details available by ringing 0417073094.
Walkervale School now has a chess club.
At the first meeting, sixty six children showed interest!!! This is fantastic!!!
It was necessary to split the children into two groups. Grades 1-3 play on a Tuesday and Grades 4-7 play on a Wednesday.
PRESS RELEASE FROM BUNDABERG CHESS CLUB INCORPORATED
Sixteen children attended the Tournament on 19 August.
Before commencement of the Tournament. Mr Jack Dempsey MLA, State Member for Bundaberg, officially presented to the Club the chess equipment made available through the Gambling Community Benefit Fund by a grant of $2410. This equipment has allowed the Club to increase teaching of chess in schools and conduct other tournaments.
Top scorer of the day was Daniel Holt with a score of 7 ½ games out of 8 games. This is the eighth time running he has been the top scorer at the Sunday Tournaments. He is without doubt the top secondary school chess player in Bundaberg.
A club spokesperson said the standard of chess in Bundaberg is improving month after month. Many of the players at this Tournament will be competing in the Wide Bay School Childrens Chess Finals in Maryborough on Thursday 23 August, and the Bundaberg Club Chess Tournament to be held on 25/26 August..
Authorised by Allan Menham, Secretary, Bundaberg Chess Club Incorporated, 41517469 0417073094
Press Release from Bundaberg Chess Club Incorporated
Twenty two children competed in the Eighth Sunday School Childrens Chess Tourney held on Sunday 29 July.
Top scorer of the day was Daniel Holt who again won eight out of eight games. This is the seventh time running that he has won eight out of the eight games. He is without doubt the strongest school childrens chess player in Bundaberg.
Ziah Mayne won seven out of eight games to obtain second place. Andrew Millett and Nathanael Tomlinson both won 5.5 games out of eight games.
Interest in the monthly Sunday tournaments is certainly increasing as one of the competitors travelled from Maryborough to compete, and gained equal third place.
The standard of play amongst the competitors continues to improve and many of them will be competing in the Wide Bay School Championships in Maryborough in August.
Clocks were used and it is a positive development for school chess in Bundaberg, as the children have to concentrate more.
Authorised by Allan Menham, Secretary, Bundaberg Chess Club Incorporated, 41517469 or 0417073094
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