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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 APPLICANTS SOUGHT FOR VACANCIES ON THE CAWA COUNCIL (20/10/20) There are currently two vacancies on the CAWA Council. Shai Levin resigned as Junior Vice-President for personal reasons. Shai contributed much to the WA Junior Chess scene in particular the success of the State Junior Championships held in July this year. Applicants for the position of Junior Vice-President should contact CAWA President: Alan Wolstencroft by Friday 30th October. The position of Property Manager for CAWA has been open for some time. The ideal applicant should be a fairly frequent tournament player so that they can assist in the distribution of CAWA trophies. Other work includes loaning out equipment to new chess clubs, in particular Junior Chess clubs and providing refreshments for CAWA tournaments. This post can be split into two separate roles; a Property Manager who assists solely in Junior Chess matters and another who focuses solely on Senior Chess Club matters. If you are interested please also contact CAWA President: Alan Wolstencroft. OCTOBER 2020 CAWA JUNIOR CHESS CAMP (20/10/20) The WA junior chess camp was held on Wednesday 7th October and Thursday 8th October at Oberthur Primary School. With over 40 junior chess players of different levels participating, they experienced the wisdom of a variety of chess coaches, took part in puzzle competitions and had a broad range of exposure to tactics, strategy and positional play. Judging from the general response the intention is to host another one in the forthcoming summer school holidays. Please click on the link below for a nice report: October 2020 CAWA Junior Chess Camp 2020 WA SCHOOL CHESS LEAGUE SOUTH ZONE (19/10/20) The School Chess League 2020 South Zone Competition will be held on Saturday, 25th of October at Corpus Christi College. Full information for this event can be found on the flyer: WA SCL South Zone Flyer Full details of this year's competition can be found on the WA School Chess League website: https://sites.google.com/view/2020-wa-school-chess-league/home 2020 WA JUNIOR RAPIDPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS (19/10/20) The 2020 WA Junior Rapidplay Championship was held as two tournaments (under 18s and Under 12s) both 9 round swiss on Monday, 5th October and Tuesday, 6th October at Leeming Primary School with 36 players participating. Congratulations to the winner of the under 18s - Jamie Laubbacher - with a perfect score of 9/9. The Girls Rapidplay championship was shared between Anoushka Gupta and Celine Ong. Winners of other age divisions were: U/12 Eu Jin Khaw, U/10 Anthony Nguyen, U/8 Eric Deng. A nice report and full results of this event can be found in the Calendar of Events or in the Recent Results section. 2020 OCTOBER CAWA NEWSLETTER (10/10/20) 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: Newsletter Editor: Mike McGregor by the 30th of November 2020. 2020 WA JUNIOR ALLEGRO CHAMPIONSHIPS (07/10/20) The 2020 WA Junior Allegro Chess Championships was held as a one day 9 round swiss on Thursday, 1st October at Leeming Primary School with 53 players participating. This tournament being an open one gave some of our younger players a chance to play against our stronger older players, although generally the older and more experienced players prevailed. Congratulations to: Yihe (Rebo) Fu - winning with a perfect score of 9/9. A nice report and full results of this event can be found in the Calendar of Events or in the Recent Results section. 2020 WA SCHOOL CHESS LEAGUE WEST ZONE (02/10/20) The School Chess League West Zone Competition was held on the 27th September at Nedlands Primary School. The event attracted 58 players representing 17 different schools. A tournament report courtesy of Jay Lakner is available from the link below: 2020 SCL West Zone Tournament Report Full details of this year's competition can be found on the WA School Chess League website: https://sites.google.com/view/2020-wa-school-chess-league/home 2020 FABER SPRING ALLEGRO CHAMPIONSHIP (27/09/20) The 2020 Faber Spring Allegro Championship will be held on the 1st of November at Faber Vineyard (in our lovely Swan Valley) 233 Haddrill Rd. Baskerville. Full details of this event are available from: Faber Spring Allegro Championship Entry Form For further information please get in touch with the organiser Norbert Muller (mob: 0419950619) Please note: This event has now been included in the 2020 Blitz and Allegro Grand Prix JUNIOR CHESS EVENTS DURING THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS (23/09/20) There is a great programme for junior chess players over the school holidays. u On Sunday, 27th September the 2020 WA School Chess League West Zone competition run by Jay Lakner will be played at Nedlands Primary School. If you wish to play please be there by 9:15am. You do not have to have a school team but can play as an individual. Full details of this event are available below u On Thursday, 1st October is the WA Junior Allegro tournament at the Leeming Primary School run by Alan Wolstencroft. This one day event starts at 10:15am. Please be there by 9:45am to aid the registration process. Full details of this event are available on the flyer: 2020 WA Junior Allegro Championship u On Monday, 5th October and Tuesday 6th October is the WA Junior Rapid Play tournament at the Leeming Primary School run by David Ellis and Alan Wolstencroft. This two day event starts at 10:15am. Please be there by 9:45am to aid the registration process. Full details of this event are available on the flyer: 2020 WA Junior Rapidplay Championship u On Wednesday, 7th October and Thursday, 8th October the Chess Association is running a chess camp at the Oberthur Primary School, Bullcreek. Classes will be run for beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Junior players. A team of experienced coaches will be hosting this event. If you are interested please register at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScTQXANW330Ky5GtxfX975oa9AtQtFstmBsMW7Qka8hLItC-g/viewform There are still a few places left in the beginners and intermediates section. For more information on any of these events, please get in contact with CAWA President: Alan Wolstencroft (mob: 0439 912 234) Please note: (05/10/20) Due to a strong demand, the bookings for the October Chess camp are now closed. CAWA intend to run another one in the summer holidays. 2020 HARRIS EDWARDES INTERCLUB COMPETITION FINAL RESULTS (21/09/20) The 2020 Harris Interclub Competition was held at Southern Suburbs Chess Club (Leeming Primary School) on Sundays 13th and 20th September. The competition was very successful with 12 teams competing (57 players in total) -- 3 teams from Southern Suburbs Chess Club, 3 teams from Perth Chess Club, 3 teams from UWA Chess Association, 1 team from Metropolitan Chess Club and 2 teams from Chess Emperor. The 12 team entries constitutes the largest Harris Interclub Competition that I have seen in my 22 years as a chess player in WA. I hope that the competition will continue to grow and attract more teams from all clubs. Division A (Open) was won by Southern Suburbs Chess Club. The final standings are as follows: Southern Suburbs A: 11.0/16, Perth A: 8.5/16, UWA A: 4.5/16 Division B (all players rated below 1900 ACF) Division B was won by Southern Suburbs Chess Club. The final standings are as follows: Southern Suburbs B: 9.5/16, Perth B: 7.5/16, Metro B: 7.0/16 Division C (all players rated below 1500 ACF) Division C was won by Southern Suburbs Chess Club. The final standings are as follows: 1st: Southern Suburbs C (won playoff 3.5-0.5 against UWA C1), 2nd: UWA C1, 3rd: Chess Emperor C1 (won playoff 3-1 against Perth C), 4th: Perth C, 5th: UWA C2 (won playoff 3-1 against Chess Emperor C2), 6th: Chess Emperor C2 Final results are available from: 2020 Harris Interclub - Final Results Report courtesy of Andrew Hardegen. CAWA ANNOUNCEMENTS (21/09/20) 2021 Australian Junior Chess Championships It was decided by the CAWA Council after canvassing the thoughts of various members to relinquish our interest in holding the 2021 Australian Junior Chess Championships in Perth. We have indicated to the Australian Chess Federation that we are prepared to hold the Championships in Perth in 2022. News about Temur Kuybokarov, WA Chess Grandmaster and 2020 Australian Chess Champion Temur Kuybokarov was selected for the Australian Olympiad team last month. Temur scored the most points for Australia 6.5 from 9. An excellent result. Unfortunately Australia narrowly failed to qualify for the next stage being pipped at the post by Indonesia. Details of the Olympiad games are available on various websites including chessgames.com and chess results. The Chess Association of WA and the Australian Chess federation are supporting Temur in his application for a Distinguished Talent Visa to stay in Australia. This application has been submitted and the outcome should be known next year. A simultaneous exhibition for WA Juniors is planned in Perth with Temur on Thursday afternoon, 8th October. Further details will appear on the CAWA website shortly. Formation of the CAWA Junior Sub-Committee Last month formal approval for the formation of a Junior Sub-Committee was given by the CAWA Council. Member of this Sub -committee are Andrew Hardegen, Jeng (Jessie) Kong, Joli Mendez, John Pimenov, Kuruhuru (Devi) Sailaja, Faith Tee and Alan Wolstencroft. It was this committee that put in a lot of work into making the 2020 State Junior Championships held in July at Carmel Primary School such a success with the able help of Shai Levin, Norbert Muller (arbiter), Paul Harris (promotion) Tristan Kaempf (badges and progressive scoreboard) and Jennifer Wang (badges and progressive scoreboard) plus Grandmaster Temur Kuybokarov (presentation of prizes). Alan Wolstencroft - CAWA President 2020 WA SCHOOL CHESS LEAGUE WEST ZONE (18/09/20) The 2020 WA School Chess League West Zone competition will be played at Nedlands Primary School on the Sunday 27th September 2020. Full details of this event is available from the flyer below: 2020 WA SCL West Zone Flyer Playing dates & venues for other zones will be advertised when they become available. Full details of this year's competition can be found on the WA School Chess League website: https://sites.google.com/view/2020-wa-school-chess-league/home 2020 HARRIS EDWARDES INTERCLUB COMPETITION UPDATE (15/09/20) The 2020 CAWA Harris Interclub Competition commenced on Sunday 13th September at Leeming Primary School (Southern Suburbs Chess Club). Twelve teams are competing, with approximately 59 players in total. Southern Suburbs Chess Club, Perth Chess Club and UWA Chess Association all continue to support this competition strongly, and Metro have returned to the tournament with a strong team this year. We are also pleased to welcome Chess Emperor teams to the event for the first time. At the half-way point, Southern Suburbs Chess Club leads Division A, and Perth Chess Club leads Division B. The Division C teams are allocated into two groups for the preliminary rounds: Southern Suburbs lead Group 1, with Perth and UWA sharing the lead of Group 2. Current standings are as follows: Division A (Open) Southern Suburbs A: 5.5/8, Perth A: 4.0/8, UWA A: 2.5/8 Division B (all players under 1900 ACF) Perth B: 5.0/8, Metro B: 3.5/8, Southern Suburbs B: 3.5/8 Division C (all players under 1500 ACF) Group 1: Southern Suburbs C: 8.0/8, Chess Emperor C1: 2.0/8, UWA C2: 2.0/8 Group 2: Perth C: 5.5/8, UWA C1: 5.5/8, Chess Emperor C2: 1.0/8 Full results for the first 2 rounds are available from: 2020 Harris Interclub - Results as at 13th September Report courtesy of Andrew Hardegen. 2020 WA CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS UPDATE (10/09/20) The WA Championship has now been concluded. Patrick Gong had earned a half-point lead over Ihsan Ferozkohi going into the last round, and was able to maintain this lead as he and Ihsan drew their final round game at Southern Suburbs Chess Club on 8th September. Congratulations to: FM Patrick Gong - 2020 WA Chess Champion. The playoff tournament for the WA Seniors' Championship is underway, with Tim Hare managing to win the first of his games against Marcus Simonds at Metropolitan Chess Club on Thursday 3rd September. Results for both the Closed & Reserves Championships, including game PGN's are available from the link below: 2020 WA Closed & Reserves Chess Championships. 2020 WA SCHOOL CHESS LEAGUE CENTRAL ZONE (08/09/20) The 2020 School Chess League Central Zone Competition was held on the 30th August at Carmel Primary School. The event attracted 52 players representing 18 different schools. A tournament report courtesy of Jay Lakner is available from the link below: 2020 SCL Central Zone Tournament Report Full details of this year's competition can be found on the WA School Chess League website: https://sites.google.com/view/2020-wa-school-chess-league/home 2020 WA CLOSED & RESERVES CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS (03/09/20) The 2020 WA Closed & Reserves Chess Championships was held at Southern Suburbs Chess Club (Leeming Primary School) from 19 July to 30 August (7 consecutive Sundays). The Round 7 WA Closed Championship game between Patrick Gong and Ihsan Ferozkohi is yet to be played. The result of this game will determine the 2020 State Chess Champion. There will also be a double round-robin playoff between: Craig Kinsman (3.5/7, Closed), Tim Hare (3.5/7, Closed) & Marcus Simonds (4.5/7, Reserves) to determine the 2020 WA Seniors' Chess Champion. Congratulations go to: WFM Kathryn Hardegen - 2020 WA Women's Chess Champion (also 3rd place) Yihe (Rebo) Fu - 2020 WA Reserves Chess Champion Closed Championship - Round 1 (19 Jul) David Ellis Vs Tim Hare (0-1) Patrick Gong Vs Dominador Andador (1-0) Kathryn Hardegen Vs Ihsan Ferozkohi (0-1) Keegan O'Mahoney Vs Craig Kinsman (1/2-1/2) Closed Championship - Round 2 (26 Jul) Kathryn Hardegen Vs Keegan O'Mahoney (1-0) Craig Kinsman Vs David Ellis (1-0) Ihsan Ferozkohi Vs Dominador Andador (1-0) Tim Hare Vs Patrick Gong (0-1) Closed Championship - Round 3 (02 Aug) Dominador Andador Vs Tim Hare (1/2-1/2) Keegan O'Mahoney Vs Ihsan Ferozkohi (0-1) David Ellis Vs Kathryn Hardegen (0-1) Patrick Gong Vs Craig Kinsman (1-0) Closed Championship - Round 4 (09 Aug) Craig Kinsman Vs Dominador Andador (1-0) Kathryn Hardegen Vs Patrick Gong (0-1) Keegan O'Mahoney Vs David Ellis (0-1) Ihsan Ferozkohi Vs Tim Hare (1/2-1/2) Closed Championship - Round 5 (16 Aug) Ihsan Ferozkohi Vs David Ellis (1-0) Patrick Gong Vs Keegan O'Mahoney (1-0) Dominador Andador vs Kathryn Hardegen (1/2-1/2) Tim Hare Vs Craig Kinsman (1/2-1/2) Closed Championship - Round 6 (23 Aug) David Ellis Vs Patrick Gong (0-1) Kathryn Hardegen Vs Tim Hare (1-0) Keegan O'Mahoney Vs Dominador Andador (0-1) Ihsan Ferozkohi Vs Craig Kinsman (1-0) Closed Championship - Round 7 (30 Aug) Tim Hare Vs Keegan O'Mahoney (1-0) Craig Kinsman Vs Kathryn Hardegen (1/2-1/2) Dominador Andador vs David Ellis (1/2-1/2) Patrick Gong Vs Ihsan Ferozkohi (yet to be played) Results for both the Closed & Reserves Championships, including game PGN's are available from the link below: 2020 WA Closed & Reserves Chess Championships. 2020 SOUTH OF THE RIVER ALLEGRO & BLITZ (30/08/20) The 2020 South of the River Allegro & Blitz was played over 3 successive Thursdays from 13 August to 27 August. Congratulations to the winner: Saminda De Vas. Results can be found in the Calendar of Events or in the Recent Results section. 2020 WA SCHOOL CHESS LEAGUE NORTH ZONE (25/08/20) The 2020 School Chess League North Zone Competition was held on the 16th August at North Woodvale Primary School. The event attracted 45 players representing 16 different schools. A tournament report courtesy of Jay Lakner is available from the link below: 2020 SCL North Zone Tournament Report Full details of this year's competition can be found on the WA School Chess League website: https://sites.google.com/view/2020-wa-school-chess-league/home 2020 SOUTH OF THE RIVER OPEN (08/08/20) The 2020 South of the River Open was played over 6 rounds from 2 July to 6 August at the Cirque Community Space in Mount Pleasant. Congratulations to the winner: Dennis Holland. Results can be found in the Calendar of Events or in the Recent Results section. Also a reminder that the SOR Allegro and Blitz starts next Thursday, 13th August. 2020 WA SCHOOL CHESS LEAGUE (05/08/20) The 2020 WA School Chess League will be commencing this month with the Nth Zone to be played at North Woodvale Primary School on the 16th of August & the Central Zone to be played at Carmel Primary School on the 30th of August. Full details of each are available from the flyers below: 2020 WA SCL North Zone Flyer 2020 WA SCL Central Zone Flyer Playing dates & venues for other zones will be advertised when they become available. Full details of this year's competition can be found on the WA School Chess League website: https://sites.google.com/view/2020-wa-school-chess-league/home

Applicants Sought for Vacancies on the CAWA Council October 2020 CAWA Junior Chess Camp 2020 WA School Chess League South Zone 2020 WA Junior Rapidplay Championships 2020 October CAWA Newsletter 2020 WA Junior Allegro Championships 2020 WA School Chess League West Zone 2020 Faber Spring Allegro Championship Junior Chess Events During the School Holidays 2020 Harris Edwardes Interclub Competition Final Results CAWA Announcements 2020 WA School Chess League West Zone 2020 Harris Edwardes Interclub Competition Update 2020 WA Chess Championships Update 2020 WA School Chess League Central Zone 2020 WA Closed & Reserves Chess Championships 2020 South of the River Allegro & Blitz 2020 WA School Chess League North Zone 2020 South of the River Open 2020 WA School Chess League 24 & 25 Oct Willetton Open 25 Oct WA SCL South Zone 1 Nov Faber Spring Allegro Championship 15 & 22 Nov Kingsley Open 5 & 6 Dec Christmas Open 13 Dec Christmas Blitz 13 Dec CAWA Windup & Trophy Presentations Previous tournament results can be found in Archives Section under the Past Tournaments heading. 2020 WA Junior Rapidplay Championship 2020 State Junior Allegro Championships 2020 SCL West Zone 2020 Harris Interclub Competition 2020 SCL Central Zone 2020 WA Closed & Reserves Chess Championships 2020 South of the River Allegro & Blitz 2020 SCL North Zone 2020 South of the River Open 2020 WA Junior Championships 2020 State Blitz Championship 2020 Winter Allegro 2020 WA Allegro Championship 2020 Perth Open 2020 Summer Allegro 2020 Australian Junior Championships 2020 Australian Chess Championships 2020 January Blitz