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Chess Association of Western Australia Inc. Welcome to the Chess Association of Western Australia's Website Here you will find all the information you need regarding chess in Western Australia. The site primarily caters for registered CAWA chess players be they Senior or Junior. But if you are an unregistered player, casual player or even an interested visitor feel free to look around. Perhaps after viewing the CAWA site you may wish to join the CAWA. By becoming a member you are then eligible to participate in ratified tournaments and obtain an official rating. Membership forms are available under the Administration section in the site navigation menu on the left. You may also consider volunteering to help CAWA in running (or helping out at) events and competitions. Your gift of time would be much appreciated and meaningful to CAWA and participants. To volunteer please use the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uOGkfc3ltuIgt1KgF1UDxfDEq5WN4lKsSEbjM-r1ims For more information regarding volunteering for CAWA, please contact: Andrew Hardegen - CAWA President     email: andrewhardegen4@gmail.com We hope you enjoy the CAWA site and if you have any comments, corrections or questions please forward them to: 2024 PERTH CHESS LEAGUE UPDATE AFTER ROUND 9 (22/11/24) Round 9 of the 2024 Perth Chess League was played on Wednesday 20th November at Perth Chess Club. The competition is very tight, with Perth B and the Southern Knights tied on 12 MP, and the Southern Swindlers only 1 MP behind. Perth B hold the edge by a single GP over both the Knights and the Swindlers. There is everything to play for in Round 10. The final round will be played at Southern Suburbs Chess Club (Leeming Primary School) on Tuesday 10th December. Ian McAteer - Perth Chess League Coordinator     email: cawa.gp@outlook.com 2024 CAWA SPRING ALLEGRO CANCELLED (11/11/24) The 2024 CAWA Spring Allegro, which was planned to be played on the 17th of November, has been cancelled. This is due to some heavy commitments for some very important upcoming events being held in Perth: The 2024 Australian Schools Teams Championships in December & the 2025 Australian Junior Chess Championships in January. 2024 KINGSLEY OPEN RESULTS (09/11/24) The final classical chess event of the year - the 2024 Kingsley Open was held on the weekend of the 2nd & 3rd of November at North Woodvale Primary School. Congratulations to the winner: Abhinav Verma. Please click here for the Grand Prix Standings after the 2024 Kingsley Open: 2024 Grand Prix Standings 2024 ROOK & ROCK TOURNAMENT (29/10/24) Adrenaline Vault in association with Finesse Chess will be holding a Rook & Rock Tournament on Saturday the 14th of December at Adrenaline Vault Cockburn, 443 Yangebup Rd, Cockburn Central 6164. Full details including how to enter are available from the event poster: Rook & Rock Tournament Poster Cost of the event is $35 for the day. For further information please contact the organiser: Dylan Gough     email: chessnut36@gmail.com 2024 KINGSLEY OPEN (24/10/24) The next Grand Prix and final classical chess event of the year - the 2024 Kingsley Open will be held on the weekend of the 2nd & 3rd of November at North Woodvale Primary School. Full details are available from the information sheet: 2024 Kingsley Open Information Sheet You can enter here: https://www.trybooking.com/CWOHA For further information please contact the organiser: Dennis Holland     email: chessaheader@gmail.com 2024 PERTH CHESS LEAGUE UPDATE AFTER ROUND 8 (19/10/24) Round 8 of the 2024 Perth Chess League was played on Monday 14th October at Swan Valley Chess Club and Perth B are now in pole position, but not yet assured of winning the inaugural event. The next round will be played at Perth Chess Club (North Woodvale Primary School) on Wednesday 20th November. Ian McAteer - Perth Chess League Coordinator     email: cawa.gp@outlook.com FINESSE CHESS BLITZ TOURNAMENT - 25 JAN 2025 (14/10/24) Finesse Chess will be holding an 11 round Blitz Tournament (2 divisions) on the 25th January at John McGrath Hall - 97 Hensman St, South Perth 6151. Full details are available from the entry form: 2025 Finesse Chess Blitz Entry Form To enter book here: https://www.trybooking.com/CWECG For further information please contact the organiser: Dylan Gough     email: chessnut36@gmail.com OCTOBER 2024 CAWA NEWSLETTER (10/10/24) The October Edition of the CAWA Newsletter is now available. Please enjoy!!!! For those wishing to contribute anything to the next edition please send your submission to: Mike McGregor - CAWA Newsletter Editor by the 30th of November 2024     email: mike.mcgregor@cawa.org.au DALKEITH PRIMARY SCHOOL & PRESBYTERIAN LADIES COLLEGE WIN THE SCHOOL CHESS LEAGUE GIRLS FINALS (24/09/24) The 2024 School Chess League Girls Finals was held at Nedlands Primary School on the 15th of September. There was a record turnout for this years event. Congratulations to the two winners: Dalkeith Primary School and Presbyterian Ladies College. These two schools have earned the right to play in the 2024 Australian Schools Teams Championships to be held in Perth in early December. 2024 SOUTH WEST OPEN RESULTS (23/09/24) The 2024 South West Open was held on Saturday 14th September & Sunday 15th September at the Margaret River Community Centre. Congratulations to: Tim Hare - Winner of the 2024 South West Open with a score of 5.5/6 Michael Molenaar and Allan Miller - joint WA Country Champions Seamus Maclaughlin - Winner of the 2024 South West Rapid with a perfect score of 6.0/6 Please click here for the Grand Prix Standings after the 2024 South West Open: 2024 Grand Prix Standings 2024 SCHOOL CHESS LEAGUE GIRLS FINALS (10/09/24) The 2024 School Chess League Girls Finals will be held on Sunday the 15th of September at Nedlands Primary School. Full details can be found on the information sheet: 2024 SCL Girls Finals Information Sheet Click on the link to register: https://www.trybooking.com/CVEHO Entries Close by 6pm Friday - 13th Sept 2024 ***UPDATE (10/09)*** We are excited to announce a new development. One of our student participants, Kobe Wu, who is heavily involved in chess and other community events, has graciously offered to sponsor the entry fee for FIFTEEN girls, for the 2024 SCL Girls finals. Thank you very much Kobe Wu for your initiative on this at such a young age. This is very much aligned to our vision of involving more girls within WA to participate in chess tournaments. This sponsorship applies for any second participating girls in each family or to any girls residing outside the Perth Metropolitan Area. This entry free sponsorship would be in the form of a direct refund according to the signup time in Trybooking. As such, even someone who has already signed up, but falls in this category, would be considered. We still require all new entries to sign up for the tournament as usual via Trybooking. At the end of the tournament, we will select the 15 earliest entries that the offer is applicable for, and the entry fee credited back. Once again, thank you Kobe Wu for this initiative. Please send all enquiries to: Carvin Kumar/Alan Wolstencroft - Schools Chess League Coordinators     email: chessassociationwa@gmail.com 2024 SOUTH WEST CHESS FESTIVAL (31/08/24) The 2024 South West Chess Festival (Open & Rapid Tournaments) is coming up soon on Sat 14th Sept & Sun 15th Sept at the Margaret River Community Centre, 33 Tunbridge Street, Margaret River, WA 6285 and if you are considering playing in either event please make your bookings as soon as possible. We need to get an early idea of numbers for preparation purposes. Information Sheet: 2024 South West Chess Festival information sheet Book for the South West Open here through Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/CRBZB Book for the South West Rapid here through Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/CRXQR Please send all enquiries regarding these events to: Ian McAteer - CAWA GP Coordinator     email: cawa.gp@outlook.com OBERTHUR PS & ROSSMOYNE SHS WIN THE SCHOOLS CHESS LEAGUE FINALS (31/08/24) The Schools Chess League Finals was held at North Woodvale Primary School on 25th August. Congratulations to the two winners: Oberthur Primary School and Rossmoyne Senior High School. These two schools have earned the right to play in the Australian Schools Finals to be held in Perth in early December. The finals tournament report, results & photos are available from the School Chess League section. Alan Wolstencroft - School Chess League Coordinator     email: chessassociationwa@gmail.com 2024 WILLETTON OPEN RESULTS (21/08/24) The 2024 Willetton Open was played on the weekend of Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th August at the Canning Bridge Community Space, 63 Kishorn Road, Mount Pleasant WA. Congratulations to the winner: CM Gyula Plaganyi. Please click here for the Grand Prix Standings after the 2024 Willetton Open: 2024 Grand Prix Standings 2024 WILLETTON OPEN & 2024 SOUTH WEST CHESS FESTIVAL REMINDER (11/08/24) A gentle reminder to all players of the the next upcoming events on the CAWA Calendar. The 2024 Willetton Open (17 & 18 Aug) and the 2024 South West Chess Festival in Margaret River (14 & 15 Sept) Details of each is below: 2024 Willetton Open Sat 17 Aug & Sun 18 Aug at the Canning Bridge Community Space, 63 Kishorn Road, Mount Pleasant WA 6153. Entry Form: 2024 Willetton Open Entry Form Book here through Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/CTOZN 2024 South West Chess Festival Sat 14 Sept & Sun 15 Sept at the Margaret River Community Centre, 33 Tunbridge Street, Margaret River, WA 6285. If you are considering the South West Open or Rapid please make your bookings as soon as possible. We need to get an early idea of numbers for preparation purposes. Information Sheet: 2024 South West Chess Festival information sheet Book for the South West Open here through Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/CRBZB Book for the South West Rapid here through Trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/CRXQR Please send all enquiries regarding these events to: Ian McAteer - CAWA GP Coordinator     email: cawa.gp@outlook.com 2024 PERTH CHESS LEAGUE UPDATE AFTER ROUND 6 (11/08/24) Round 6 of the Perth Chess League was played on Thursday the 8th of August at Metro Chess Club. Unfortunately, Perth A couldn't assemble a team and forfeited to the Southern Swindlers. The Perth B team was nonplussed and recorded a hard-fought win over Metro to maintain its lead. Southern Knights prevailed over sister team Southern Fried Cabbages to move into third place. With four rounds still to go, it's still all to play for. The next round will be played at SSCC (Leeming Primary School) on Tuesday 24th September. Ian McAteer - Perth Chess League Coordinator     email: cawa.gp@outlook.com 2024 CAWA NATIONAL ARBITERS' SEMINAR (08/08/24) From 27th July to 3rd August 2024, a National Arbiters' Seminar was organised in Perth, by the Chess Association of WA, under the auspices of the ACF. The Lecturer was IA Andrew Hardegen (AUS). Six (6) Arbiters from WA participated in the Seminar and four (4) of them participated in the examination test, held after the end of the lectures. The following succeeded in the test, and they have fulfilled the ACF's seminar requirement for the award of the NA licence: Keegan O'Mahoney Srikuhan Raveendran Yonal De Vas (does not yet meet minimum age requirement) Kobe Wu (does not yet meet minimum age requirement) Congratulations to these four Arbiters. IA Andrew Hardegen - CAWA President

2024 Perth Chess League Update After Round 9 2024 CAWA Spring Allegro Cancelled 2024 Kingsley Open Results 2024 Rook & Rock Tournament 2024 Kingsley Open 2024 Perth Chess League Update After Round 8 Finesse Chess Blitz Tournament - 25 Jan 2025 October 2024 CAWA Newsletter Dalkeith Primary School & Presbyterian Ladies College win the School Chess League Girls Finals 2024 South West Open Results 2024 School Chess League Girls Finals 2024 South West Chess Festival Oberthur PS & Rossmoyne SHS win the School Chess League Finals 2024 Willetton Open Results 2024 Willetton Open & 2024 South West Chess Festival Reminder 2024 Perth Chess League Update After Round 6 2024 CAWA National Arbiters' Seminar 07 & 08 Dec (Perth WA) Australian Schools Teams Championships 10 Dec Perth Chess League - Round 10 14 Dec Rook & Rock Tournament 15 Dec Christmas Blitz 02 to 11 Jan 2025 (Melbourne Vic) 2025 Australian Open Chess Championships 13 to 21 Jan 2025 (Perth WA) 2025 Australian Junior Chess Championships 25 Jan 2025 2025 Finesse Chess Blitz 29 & 30 Mar 2025 2025 Finesse Chess Tournament - Grand Event Previous tournament results can be found under the Past Tournaments section in the site navigation menu on the left. 2024 Kingsley Open 2024 SCL Girls Finals 2024 South West Open 2024 SCL Finals 2024 Willetton Open 2024 FIDE Guinness Record Attempt 2024 Harris/Edwardes Trophy 2024 State Junior Chess Championships 2024 SCL 4th Zonal 2024 WA Blitz Championship 2024 WA Chess Championships