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 Last updated 19 November 2008 2008 JUNIOR TEAMS TOURNAMENT (19/11/08) The 2008 Junior Teams Tournament was played at Legacy House on the 16th of November 2008. Full results of this event can be found in the Calendar of Events or the Recent Results section on the right. CHESS KIDS SECONDARY INTERSCHOOL STATE FINAL (13/11/08) The Chess Kids Secondary Interschool State final was held at Perth Modern on 24th October 2008 . Results being Seton College and Penrhos College tying for first place, Perth modern third and Halls Head Community fourth. Seton won on countback. Christopher Boni received a medallion as first placed boy and Amy Brown as first placed girl. School and Individual placings at: http://chesskids.com.au/interschool/tournament/346/os Both Seton and Penrhos will contest the national final in Melbourne at Monash University on December 1 and 2. UPCOMING JUNIOR EVENTS IN NOVEMBER (05/11/08) Entry forms for the Junior Teams Tournament (Nov 16) and the final Junior GP Event - the Christmans Junior GP Tournament (Nov 29) are now available. You'll find them in Calendar of Events or in the Upcoming Events section below. 2008 JUNIOR TRAINING TOURNAMENT (28/10/08) From Haydn Barber: As part of our preparation for this year’s Australian Junior in Adelaide, we are going to run a training tournament in my shed, with conditions as close as possible to the actual event (ie slow time controls). Tristan Boyd and Haydn Barber will assist with post-mortems. The tournament will be spread over November/December. Because it will be a round robin, everyone will be able to arrange to play their games in accordance with their work/exam load. This tournament is open to anyone who is going to the Nationals, not just the members of the WA Team. If you are interested, please contact Haydn Barber on 9398 4242 or hadix@vianet.net.au Please click on the link below to obtain an entry form. 2008 Junior Training Tournament Entry Form 2008 WILLETTON JUNIOR GP TOURNAMENT (26/10/08) The 2008 Willetton Junior GP Tournament was played at the Willetton Sports Club on the 25th of October 2008. Full results of this event can be found in the Calendar of Events or the Recent Results section on the right. Updated (29/10/08) Updated Individual GP Points and Schools GP Points are now available from the Junior Grand Prix section. Also the Junior Ratings after this event have been updated as well. 2008 GRAND PRIX UPDATE (20/10/08) After the Willetton Open and with one tournament, the Xmas Open, remaining, leading scores in this year’s CAWA Grand Prix are: PREMIER: David Ellis 44.5, Tom Donaldson 44, Stephanus Kuniawan 41, Marc Vliestra 39.5, Michael Horstmann 35.5 Ned Tomic 28 MAJOR (Under 1850): Ned Tomic 62, Chris Cuellar 39.75, Gary Donaldson 35.5, Guy Booth 35, Ryan Sam 23, Dennis Holland 20 MINOR (Under 1550): Chris Cuellar 54.75, Gary Donaldson 44.5, Darby Thurtell 33.25, Chris Boni 19.75, Alex de Heer 11. 2008 WILLETTON OPEN (14/10/08) The 2008 Willetton Open was held at Legacy House on the 11th & 12th of October. Congratulations to Stephanus Kurniawan for winning the event with a score of 5.5/6. You will find full results in the Calendar of Events or in the Recent Results section below. TRANSPLANT GAMES - CHESS COMPETITION (11/10/08) The Chess section of the Transplant Games, this year, was held in Forrest Place on the 6th of October. You will find full results in the Calendar of Events or in the Recent Results section below. CAWA OCTOBER NEWSLETTER (10/10/08) The October edition of the CAWA newsletter is now available. Click here to obtain your copy. Please Enjoy!!!! If you wish to contribute anything, chess related, to the next edition, please send it to the Newsletter Editor Mike McGregor by the 30th of November. NEW JUNIOR TRAINING SQUAD (04/10/08) The Chess Association is pleased to be able to announce that a new Junior Training Squad will shortly be established in the Wembley/Subiaco area. Anyone interested should contact Jun Yu, mobile 0430 567 868, or email: jimyujun@yahoo.com.sg For all parents, who want to get coaching for their kids, please have a look at the Junior Training Squads document, which can also be found in the Coaching section under Chess Improvement above or alternately get in touch with CAWA President Haydn Barber for more information. 2008 MIDLAND CHRISTIAN BLITZ JUNIOR GP TOURNAMENT (02/10/08) The 2008 Midland Christian Bltz Junior GP Tournament was played at the Midland Christian School on the 1st of October 2008. Full results of this event can be found in the Calendar of Events or the Recent Results section on the right. You will also find the updated GP points in the Junior Grand Prix section and updated Junior Ratings after this event. YOUTH CAMP IN DRESDEN (30/09/08) Australia has been invited to send 3 juniors to Dresden to take part in a youth camp running parallel to the Olympiad. Key information Arrival date:15th November, Departure date: 22nd November. All food and accommodation to be paid and activity cost. Age group 16 to 20. No requirement to be a strong chess player. This would be a fantastic trip. If anyone is interested in this trip, please contact CAWA President Haydn Barber URGENTLY. MACCABI NOVICE TOURNAMENT (26/09/08) Maccabi Chess Club hosted its first novice tournament on Sunday 21 September 08. You will find full results in the Calendar of Events or in the Recent Results section below. PEAC CHESS TUTOR WANTED (24/09/08) PEAC stands for Primary Extension and Academic Challenge and is provided for bright students within the Department of Teaching and Training for Primary students aged between 10 to 12 years old. Carol Callaghan a PEAC Teacher with the Swan Education District in the Morley area would like to run a Chess course next year for a group of 20 students and would like to know if there is anyone who would consider tutoring such a class. The class would meet once a week for a two hour session on either a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on what the available tutor would prefer and payment for their tuition would be based on a sessional rate over 8 or 9 weeks. The children come from all different schools and are always eager to learn and are well behaved. If you are interested in tutoring a PEAC class please get in touch with the webmaster Mike McGregor or CAWA Presisent Haydn Barber and your expression of interest will be forwarded on to Carol. 2008 SECONDARY INTER-SCHOOL COMPETITION (23/09/08) The results from the Secondary Inter-School Competition played at Legacy House on the 21st of September are now available. You will find them in the Calendar of Events or in the Recent Results section below. 2008 WA LIGHTNING CHAMPIONSHIP (15/09/08) The 2008 WA Lightning Championship was held at Legacy House on the 14th of September. Congratulations to State Champion, Tristan Boyd, for defending his State Lightning Championship title from last year, with a winning score of 10/11. You will find full results of the Lightning Championship in the Calendar of Events or the Recent Results section on the right. After the Lightning Championship, the trophies for the recently completed State Championship were presented and a complete list of all winners is now available in the State Championship section. 2008 HUNTINGDALE MASTERS (12/09/08) The 2008 Huntingdale Masters has just recently been completed. Congratulations to Michael Horstmann (6.5/7) for winning, with Stephanus Kurniawan (5.5/6) second and Tim Hare & Dennis Holland (4.5/6) sharing third place. You will find the final cross table if you click on the link below: 2008 Huntingdale Masters 2009 WA JUNIOR TEAM (03/09/08) The 2009 Australian Junior Championships are to be held from the 2nd-13th January 2009 at Saint Ignatius' College, Athelstone in South Australia. The CAWA is proud to announce that the following players have been selected on the team to represent WA: Chris Boni, Yita Choong, Ryan Sam, Chirag Saroha, Caleb Thomas, Verity Williams, Veronica Williams & William Williams. To other Juniors that are not included in the team, you can still enter the Australian Junior, if you want to.

Junior Teams Tournament Chess Kids State Final Upcoming Junior Events 2008 Junior Training Tournament Willetton Junior GP Tournament 2008 Grand Prix Update 2008 Willetton Open Transplant Games - Chess Competition CAWA October Newsletter New Junior Training Squad Midland Christian Blitz Junior GP Youth Camp in Dresden Maccabi Novice Tournament PEAC Chess Tutor Wanted Secondary Inter-School Competition WA Lightning Championship 2008 Huntingdale Masters 2009 WA Junior Team 29 November Christmas Junior GP 6 & 7 December Christmas Open 14 December Teams Lightning 14 December Christmas Windup 2 to 11 January 2009 Australian Open 2 to 13 January 2009 Australian Juniors 2008 State Championship PGN Previous tournament results for 2008 can be found in the Calendar of Events. Junior Teams Tournament Willetton Junior GP 2008 Willetton Open Transplant Games - Chess Competition Midland Christian Blitz Junior GP Fischer Random Memorial Tournament Maccabi Novice Tournament 2008 Secondary Inter-School Competition 2008 WA Lightning Championship 2008 Huntingdale Masters DHTML / JavaScript Tree by TwinHelix Designs