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Here you will find all the information you need regarding chess in Western Australia.
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A new chess club - the Swan Valley Chess Club which meets in Caversham on Monday nights is holding its first event- an Allegro Tournament (over 2 club nights) starting on Monday the 12th of June.
The 2023 WA Rapid Championship was played at Southern Suburbs Chess Club on Sunday 30th April. A strong field of 44 participants turned out to contest the 6 round, full day event.
Rapid is an increasingly popular time control in overseas tournaments - a combination of a decent amount of time to think but still that constant nagging time pressure.
The time control is 25 minutes with a 10 second increment and the tournament is played over six rounds in a single day.
Please note the following concerning the Junior Rapidplay:-
i) The tournament is being held in the Sadler Centre at Corpus Christi College.
ii) There are two tournaments:-
a) Under 18 with trophies for both Under 18 and Under 15 players, plus a trophy for the best girl.
b) Under 12 with trophies for Under 12, Under 10 and Under 8
The Doeberl Cup, held annually in Canberra over the Easter weekend, was first run in 1963. This year's Doeberl Cup was held at the Southern Cross Club in Woden (15 minutes drive south of central Canberra) from Thursday 6th - Monday 10th April, and was the 60th edition of the event which has long been widely recognised as Australia's premier weekend tournament. The addition of two new divisions saw an increase in this year's number of participants to 406 in total, smashing the record of 330 participants from the previous year.
WA was represented in the Premier division (all players above 1900 ACF) by GM Temur Kuybokarov, FM Yihe (Rebo) Fu, Rui Gen Teh and Keegan O'Mahoney.
Congratulations go to the winner, Armenian GM Hrant Melkumyan (8.0/9), and to WA's top player GM Temur Kuybokarov for securing outright 2nd place (7.5/9).
FM Yihe (Rebo) Fu scored a superb win against England's GM Daniel Howard Fernandez in Round 3, but some tough pairings stalled his momentum in the second half of the tournament. He still managed a very creditable 4.5/9.
Rui Gen Teh started slowly, in contrast, but finished strongly, scoring 3.5/5 from his last five rounds to achieve an excellent 5.0/9.
Keegan O'Mahoney can be satisfied with his score of 3.5/8 against a strong field. Unfortunately circumstances necessitated an early return to Perth and he was unable to play in Round 9.
WA players Wallace Sheridan and Evan Yeung, regular participants in the Doeberl Cup Major (Under 2100), once again travelled to Canberra for this year's event. WA was also represented in the Doeberl Cup Mini by Kaviru Perera.
It was pleasing to see so many WA players making their presence felt at the event. Well done to all players for making the journey!
CAWA President - Andrew Hardegen (Arbiter - 2023 Doeberl Cup)
The next event in the 2023 Grand Prix is the Gufeld Cup, our second Classical event and a long standing fixture in the WA chess calendar. This will take place over the Easter weekend and be run by Alan Wolstencroft.
Congratulations to the winning schools: Christ Church Grammar (Secondary Division) and Oberthur Primary School (Primary Division).
The next event in the School Chess League calendar is the Central Zonal which is planned to be played on the 21st of May. Entry form with full details for this event will be published when it becomes available.
For enquiries about the 2023 School Chess League, please contact:
Faith Tee (School Chess League Coordinator) Email: chessassociationwa@gmail.com or sms 0413113002 (Faith)
The next event in the 2023 Grand Prix is The Saint Blitz which will again be held at the Saint George Hotel on Sunday the 26th of March.
Also coming up is the Gufeld Cup, our second Classical event and a long standing fixture in the WA chess calendar. This will take place over the Easter weekend and be run by Alan Wolstencroft.
The 2023 Perth Open was held on the 11th & 12th of February at North Woodvale Primary School (Perth Chess Club)
With this event having longer time controls and a substantial advertised prize fund, it attracted a large field of 43 players, with all rating divisions being well represented.
Congratulations to the joint winners: GM Temur Kuybokarov & FM Patrick Gong
The 2023 WA Open Chess Championships (7 Rounds - 21 May to 02 July) has now commenced.
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The 2023 WA Junior Rapidplay was to be held on the 22nd & 23rd of April but now will be held on Saturday the 6th of May.
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