CAWA Membership List (18-Nov-2018)	Calendar of Events	Australian Chess Enterprises	2019 Australian Chess Open Boxhill Chess Club 27 to 31 Dec Click here for Promo Poster	2019 Australian Junior Chess Championships Trinity Grammar Sydney 14 to 22 Jan	2019 FIDE Open Queensland 25 to 28 Jan	Cafe Chess

Welcome to the CAWA 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 2019 JANUARY BLITZ TOURNAMENT UPDATE (17/01/19) The first CAWA tournament for 2019 will be an 11 round blitz at the Rhein-Donau Club Inc. 110 North Lake Road, Myaree on Sunday the 20th of January. Non-CAWA players are also welcome to play in this event. Please Note: The hall venue at the Rhein-Donau Club has been changed to the Edelweiss hall. Updated details can be found on the amended entry form: 2019 January Blitz Tournament Entry Form 2019 CAWA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (13/01/19) The 2019 CAWA AGM will be held at Southern Suburbs Chess Club on Tuesday 29th of January starting at 7:30pm. All CAWA members are encouraged to attend this very important meeting. For more information regarding the AGM please contact CAWA President: Alan Wolstencroft (mob: 0439 912 234) 2019 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - CONGRATULATIONS TEMUR KUYBOKAROV (8/01/18) The 2019 Australian Open Chess Championship was held at Boxhill Chess Club in Ashwood, Victoria from the 27th to 31st of December. Temur Kuybokarov, who now calls WA home, won the Championship (7.5/9) on countback from Kanan Izzat. Other players representing WA included: Yita Choong, Adam Kelly & Jay Lakner (5.0/9). Full results can be found at the official website: 2019 Australian Chess Open 2018 CHESS KIDS INTERSCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS (24/12/18) The 2018 Chess Kids Interschool Championships were held at Mannix College, Monash University, Melbourne on Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th December. A total of 341 students participated across three divisions: Open Secondary (93 players), Middle School (102 players) and Primary (146 players). Western Australia had a total of 37 players participating in the event in teams from: Nedlands Primary School, Carmel Primary School, Perth Modern School & Rossmoyne Senior High School. A nice report kindly provided by Jay Lakner can be found in the Recent Results section. 2018 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIPS (24/12/18) The 2018 Australian Schools Teams Championship were held at Prince Alfred College, Adelaide on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd December. There were 4 divisions: Open Secondary, Girls Secondary, Open Primary and Girls Primary. Western Australia’s only representative was the Mount Lawley Primary School team of Ethan Richards, Minh Nguyen, Iker Hernandez and Jamie Richards who competed in the Open Primary. A nice report kindly provided by Jay Lakner can be found in the Recent Results section. 2018 CHRISTMAS BLITZ TOURNAMENT (17/12/18) The 2018 Christmas Blitz Tournament was held at Leeming Primary School on Sunday the 16th of December. Congratulations to the winners: Patrick Gong & Thomas Donaldson. Full results can be found in the Recent Results section. 2018 WA GRAND PRIX (17/12/18) Congratulations to the following winners from this year's WA Grand Prix: Premier: Andrew Hardegen Major: Brent Geronimo Minor: Gary Donaldson Junior: Brent Geronimo Country: Gary Donaldson Full results, kindly provided by Grand Prix Organiser David Ellis, can be found here: 2018 WA Grand Prix Results 2018 DECEMBER CAWA NEWSLETTER (10/12/18) The December 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 the Newsletter Editor: Mike McGregor by the 31st of January 2019. 2018 KINGSLEY OPEN (07/12/18) The 2018 Kingsley Open was played played at North Woodvale Primary School on the 17th & 18th of November. Congratulations to the winner: Adam Kelly Results can be found in the Recent Results section. 2018 CHRISTMAS OPEN (26/11/18) The 2018 Christmas Open was played played at Leeming Primary School on the 24th & 25th of November. Congratulations to the winner: Syakir Shazmeer Full results can be found in the Recent Results section. 2018 CARMEL OPEN JUNIOR CHESS TOURNAMENT (05/11/18) On Sunday 25th November Carmel Primary School held an Open Junior Chess Tournament. Full results can be found in the Recent Results section. 2018 MOUNT LAWLEY PRIMARY SCHOOL OPEN TOURNAMENT (04/11/18) On Sunday 14 October, Mount Lawley Primary School Chess Club hosted a seven-round Open Junior Chess Tournament at the school. Mount Lawley PS are the current Western Australian Primary Schools chess champions and this tournament was to raise funds to send the school team to the National Schools Chess Finals to be held in Adelaide on 1 and 2 December. Full results can be found in the Recent Results section. MACCABI JUNIOR CHESS CLUB (08/10/18) A brand new chess club - the Maccabi Junior Chess Club will open on the 18th of October. Full details are available from Junior Chess Club Directory or from the flyer below: Maccabi Junior Chess Club Flyer 2018 ALBANY JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS (08/10/18) The 2018 Albany Junior Chess Championships were held on Sunday 30th September at Frost Park Hall, Mount Barker. Full results can be found in the Recent Results section. 2018 PRIMARY & SECONDARY STUDENTS CHAMPIONSIPS (05/10/18) The 2018 Primary & Secondary Students Championships was played played at Leeming Primary School on the 1st of October. Congratulations to: Brent Geronimo - 2018 Secondary Students Champion & Oscar Gao - 2018 Primary Students Champion. Full results can be found in the Recent Results section. 2018 WA STATE LIGHTNING CHAMPIONSHIP (30/09/18) The 2018 WA State Lightning Championship was played at North Woodvale Primary School on the 23rd of September. Congratulations to the winner: Temur Kuybokarov who was undefeated (11.0/11) Results and a full report can be found in the Recent Results section. CONGRATULATIONS KATHRYN HARDEGEN (18/09/18) FIDE has announced the confirmed participants for the FIDE Women’s World Championship to be held at Khanty-Mansiysk from 2-23 November 2018. Perth's WFM Kathryn Hardegen will travel to Russia to represent Oceania after New Zealand’s WIM Layla Timergazi withdrew. Congratulations Kathryn, CAWA and all chess players in WA wish you the best of luck. TEMUR KUYBOKAROV SIMUL (18/09/18) On Sunday, 16th September 2018, a simultaneous exhibition was held at the Leeming Primary School between Temur Kuybokarov and 17 local chess players. Temur playing with white pieces won all 17 games in under three hours. A perfect score!! Please click on the link below for a nice report of this event provided by Alan Wolstencroft. 2018 Temur Kuybokarov Simul 2018 GUFELD CUP (10/09/18) The 2018 Gufeld Cup was played on the 8th & 9th of September at Leeming Primary School. Congratulations to the winner: Tim Hare Full results can be found in the Recent Results section.

2019 January Blitz Tournament Update 2019 CAWA Annual General Meeting 2019 Australian Open - Congratulations Temur Kuybokarov 2018 Chess Kids Interschool Championships 2018 Australian Schools Teams Championship 2018 Christmas Blitz Tournament 2018 WA Grand Prix 2018 December CAWA Newsletter 2018 Kingsley Open 2018 Christmas Open 2018 Carmel Open Junior Chess Tournament 2018 Mount Lawley Primary School Open Tournament Maccabi Junior Chess Club 2018 Albany Junior Chess Championships 2018 Primary & Secondary Students Championships 2018 WA State Lightning Championship Congratulations Kathryn Hardegen Temur Kuybokarov Simul 2018 Gufeld Cup 14 to 22 Jan 2019 Australian Junior Chess Championships 20 Jan 2019 January Blitz Tournament 25 to 28 Jan 2019 FIDE Open Queensland 29 Jan 2019 CAWA AGM 5 Feb 2019 Southern Suburbs Open commences 9 & 10 Feb Perth Open Click to register! Previous tournament results can be found in Archives Section under the Past Tournaments heading. 2019 Australian Chess Open 2018 Christmas Blitz Tournament 2018 Chess Kids Interschool Championships 2018 Australia Schools Teams Championship 2018 WA Grand Prix 2018 Kingsley Open 2018 Christmas Open 2018 Carmel Primary School Open Tournament 2018 Mount Lawley Primary School Open Tournament 2018 Albany Junior Chess Championships 2018 Primary & Secondary Students Championships 2018 State Lightning Championship 2018 Temur Kuybokarov Simul 2018 Gufeld Cup