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Chess Association of Western Australia 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. We hope you enjoy the CAWA site and if you have any comments, corrections or questions please forward them to the CAWA web master: mike.mcgregor@cawa.org.au ONLINE CHESS TOURNAMENT FOR WA JUNIORS (20/05/20) Online Chess Tournament for Western Australian Juniors to Start Shortly Introduction: With the advent of Covid-19 many chess players have turned to online chess. CAWA will shortly be starting an Online chess tournament for Junior chess players based in Western Australia. Website:The Lichess website will be used to run the tournament. For those of you who have not used Lichess and wish to play in the tournament please visit the website https://lichess.org for background information. Format: One game per week to be played on the Lichess website. 7 rounds. Swiss format Time Limit: 30 minutes plus 20 second increments. Playing Times: A draw will be made each Sunday evening. Games must be played by 4:30pm the following Sunday. Entry Fee: No entry fee will be charged for the first tournament as this is essentially being run on trial basis. Method of Entry: As a first stage the player's parents will be set up within a WhatsApp group. The WhatsApp group will be used as a form of communication/reminder when the tournament is starting. A password will be provided to enter the tournament. Prizes: Trophies will be given to the best performing players. Additional Points: At 5pm every Sunday, players will have the opportunity to take part in a team competition against overseas teams that also use Lichess. Enquiries: Alan Wolstencroft (President CAWA)   mobile: 0439 912 234   or   email: aljen@upnaway.com. Shai Levin Junior (Vice-President CAWA President)   mobile: 0422 495 052   or   email: shailevin@outlook.com COVID-19 AND CHESS IN WA: UPDATE (07/05/20) Although the signs in WA and throughout Australia are encouraging as regards COVID-19 it is still too early for OTB (Over the Board) chess games. Consequently the forthcoming State Championships (scheduled to commence on 17th May ) have been postponed. Hopefully it will be held later this year. Alan Wolstencroft (President) Mobile: 0439 912 234 2020 APRIL CAWA NEWSLETTER (10/04/20) The April 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: Newsletter Editor: Mike McGregor by the 31st of May 2020. VALE KELVIN TAYLOR (27/03/20) It is with much sadness that I advise members of the passing of Kelvin Taylor. Kelvin and his wife, Mavis came from New Zealand in the 1990's I believe. He was an engineer in the food industry and then moved into the mining arena. An avid sailor in the small two person yachts. He and his son sailed regularly in competitions on the Swan River. Although Kelvin was a mid-range chess player (B division at the Metro Club) he thoroughly loved his chess and got involved with administration for the Club. Three years as Treasurer, nine years as Secretary and seven years as President. His voluntary administration in the Club since 1999 was truly appreciated by all members. We will always remember Kelvin as a fantastic person and a true gentleman. He was also a great family man and leaves behind his wife, Mavis and two children. Garry Taylor - President Metropolitan Chess Club COVID-19 AND CHESS IN WA: CESSATION OF CLUB MEETINGS AND TOURNAMENTS (21/03/20) In view of the increase in the number of virus cases in WA, it has been decided by the Presidents of the three senior chess clubs, Metro, Perth and Southern Suburbs that all activity at their clubs will cease immediately until further notice, (for further information view the club websites). The following Junior clubs have also ceased activity: Dalkeith Junior Chess Club, Kingsley Junior Chess Club, Lakner Chess, the Perth Chess Academy and all clubs run by Merson Joseph King, until further notice. The CAWA Council fully supports these decisions and has decided that all CAWA Inter-school tournaments will be cancelled until further notice. The CAWA Council has also cancelled the following forthcoming tournaments:- Cracovia Club Blitz (5th April) Gufeld Cup (12th April and 13th April) WA Junior championships (20th April to 23rd April) It is to be hoped that these tournaments may be run later in the year. At the end of April and on periodic basis thereafter the situation will be reviewed. In the meantime CAWA will be providing a list of websites to meet up and play chess online. (see below) Alan Wolstencroft (President) Mobile: 0439 912 234 PLAY CHESS ONLINE (21/03/20) The following websites are available if you would like to meet up and play chess online: chess.com lichess chess24.com chessfriends.com playchess.com 2020 CRACOVIA CLUB APRIL BLITZ TOURNAMENT CANCELLED (19/03/20) The Cracovia Club has informed CAWA that due to the pandemic the club is closed to the end of April. Consequently the Blitz tournament scheduled for the 5th of April is cancelled. CAWA hope to run this tournament later in the year. COVID-19 AND CHESS MEETINGS IN WA (16/03/20) Below are some common sense procedures that CAWA suggest are adopted for forthcoming Chess Club meetings and tournaments:- 1. All players and parents who attend club meetings or tournaments to wash their hands with soap and water prior to entering the playing hall. 2. People with possible symptoms of COVID-19 should not attend a club meeting or tournament. 3. The President of the chess club or chief Arbiter/DOP has the right to refuse enter to anyone who has possible symptoms of COVID-19 and not got themselves tested. 4. Where possible the playing tables should be spread out as much as possible. 5. It is optional for players to shake hands prior to and at the finish of their game. 6. Ideally players should be one metre apart if possible whilst playing. 7. After the tournament meeting is finished all pieces, boards and clocks should be wiped with sanitizing wipes. Currently WA is considered a low risk area and these procedures will be updated as we receive directives from State and Federal Health departments. CAWA President Alan Wolstencroft (Mobile: 0439 912 234) 2020 WA ALLEGRO CHAMPIONSHIP (11/03/20) The 2020 WA Allegro Championship was held at Leeming Primary School on the 8th of March. Congratulations to the almost undefeated winner (8.5/9): GM Temur Kuybokarov. Results can be found in the Calendar of Events or in Recent Results section. 2020 PERTH OPEN (17/02/20) The 2020 Perth Open was held at North Woodvale Primary School on the 15th & 16th of February. Congratulations to the undefeated winner (6.0/6): FM Patrick Gong. Results can be found in the Calendar of Events or in Recent Results section. 2020 AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS (02/02/20) The 2020 Australian Junior Chess Championships were held on the Gold Coast QLD from 18 to 26 January. Congratulations to the new Australian Junior Champion: Cameron McGowan from NSW. Prize Winners U/18 Open: 1st - Cameron McGowan (NSW), 2nd - Michael Ostapenko (QLD), 3rd - Sravan Renjith (QLD) U/16 Open: 1st - Ryder Testolin (VIC), 2nd - James Spencer (NSW), 3rd - Daniel Melamed (NSW) U/14 Open: 1st - Alexavier Ly-Liu (QLD), 2nd - Yihe (Rebo) Fu (WA), 3rd - Seth Peramunetellike (NSW) U/12 Open: 1st - Jayden Ooi (QLD), 2nd - Archit Kannan (VIC), 3rd - Arthur Gao (VIC) U/10 Open: 1st - Jayden Ooi (QLD), 2nd - Zerui Xing (QLD), 3rd - Joel Leong (QLD) U/8 Open: 1st - Lachlan Wang (QLD), 2nd - Harvey Zhu (QLD), 3rd - Calen Tang (QLD) U/18 Girls: 1st - Lillian Lu (VIC), 2nd - Emily Lin (VIC), 3rd - Eva Ge (NSW) U/16 Girls: 1st - Athena Hathiramani (ACT), 2nd - Myiesha Maunders (VIC), 3rd - Jennifer Morrison (VIC) U/14 Girls: 1st - Elizaveta Gratchev (QLD), 2nd - Ekaterina Gratchev (QLD), 3rd - Dhwani Patel (NSW) U/12 Girls: 1st - Athena-Malar Retnaraja (SA), 2nd - Damaris Augustine (VIC), 3rd - Ethena Qiang (QLD) U/10 Girls: 1st - Darline Augustine (VIC), 2nd - Chanya Rupasinghe (NSW), 3rd - Emily Zhang (WA) U/8 Girls: 1st - Vidushi Dissanayake (VIC), 2nd - Xintong Zhang (QLD), 3rd - Manyata Sindhi (VIC) Players that represented WA at the Australian Junior Championships performed well. Yihe (Rebo) Fu (7.0/9) was second in the Under 14 (also 1st Under 16 Blitz) and Emily Zhang (5.0/8) was 3rd in the Under 10 Girls. Other scores: Under 16 - Jamie Labbacher 4.0/9; Under 14 - Kundan Dharmapuri 6.0/9 & Alex Pimenov 2.5/9; Under 12 - Iker Hernandez Mendez 5.5/9 & Aarnav Gupta 4.5/9. Under 12-18 Girls - Celine Ong 5.0/9 (tied 3rd in the Under 14 Girls, also 1st Under 14 Girls Blitz, and 3rd Under 14 Girls Problem Solving) & Anouska Gupta 3.0/9 (3rd Under 12 Girls Blitz, 3rd Under 12 Girls Problem Solving). CAWA JANUARY BLITZ TOURNAMENT (25/01/20) The first Blitz tournament of the year - the 2020 January Blitz - was held at the Perth State Library on Sunday 19th January. Congratulations to the winner: FM Patrick Gong. Results can be found in the Calendar of Events or in Recent Results section. 2020 CAWA ALLEGRO & BLITZ GRAND PRIX INFORMATION (23/01/20) This year the CAWA is proud to introduce the inaugural Allegro & Blitz Grand Prix Competition where Allegro & Blitz Grand Prix Events are played at venues around the Perth metropolitan area. GP points are awarded for results in each tournament similarly to the WA Grand Prix. Details regarding the Allegro & Blitz Grand Prix is obtainable from the link below: 2020 CAWA Allegro & Blitz Grand Prix Information Sheet For more information please contact: Ian McAteer (GP Coordinator)         Mob: 0403 776 220         eMail: ianmcateer@live.com CONGRATULATIONS TO GM TEMUR KUYBOKAROV (14/01/20) Congratulations to GM Temur Kuybokarov, 2020 Australian Chess Champion! Leading scores: 1st: GM Temur Kuybokarov (9.0/11) 2nd: IM Junta Ikeda (8.5/11) 3rd: IM Igor Bjelobrk (7.5/11) Full standings are at: http://chess-results.com/tnr503381.aspx?lan=1&art=4 Temur was the only WA participant in either the Championship or any of its associated tournaments. CHESS CENTRE OPENS AT THE STATE LIBRARY (05/01/20) Starting from this month if you are in town and want to play chess in a quiet environment then consider going to the State Library where there is a designated area on the Second floor with chess sets and clocks provided by CAWA. An agreement was reached between CAWA and the State Library to provide a chess playing area initially on a trial basis. So, your patronage will help to make this a popular venue. The State Library opening hours are: Mon to Thurs: 9am to 8pm, Fri 9am to 5:30pm, Sat & Sun 10am to 5:30pm. Please note: The Library is closed on Public Holidays.

Online Chess Tournament for WA Juniors COVID-19 and Chess in WA: Update 2020 April CAWA Newsletter Vale Kelvin Taylor COVID-19 and Chess in WA: Cessation of Club Meetings and Tournaments Play Chess Online 2020 Cracovia Club April Blitz Tournament Cancelled COVID-19 and Chess Meetings in WA 2020 WA Allegro Championship 2020 Perth Open 2020 Australian Junior Chess Championships CAWA January Blitz Tournament 2020 CAWA Allegro & Blitz Grand Prix Information Congratulations to GM Temur Kuybokarov Chess Centre Opens at the State Library Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic CAWA events for the next few months have been cancelled. Previous tournament results can be found in Archives Section under the Past Tournaments heading. 2020 WA Allegro Championship 2020 Perth Open 2020 Summer Allegro 2020 Australian Junior Championships 2020 Australian Chess Championships 2020 January Blitz 2019 Grand Prix 2019 Christmas Blitz 2019 Christmas Open