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Chess World Pty. Ltd. (Incorporating Chess Kids) ACN 087 995 364 Volume 1 Issue 6 Editor: David Cordover December 1999 451 North Rd, Ormond Now Open Chess World has now opened a second shop, on the Eastern side of the city. The well known Chess World shop in Carlton will still be open to meet all your Christmas needs. 451 North Rd, Ormond will be the sec- ond outlet in Melbourne able provide high quality chess products and services to chess-players across Australia. While 451 North Rd, Ormond is now open to the public, we will be having an official “Opening Gala (k)Night” on Wednesday 15th December. Come along for wine, cheese, chess and some special savings between 3pm and 8pm. The RJ Shield Tournaments wound up with a flourish in November with IM Robert Jamieson (whom the shield is Sam Chow and Robert Jamieson at the final RJ Shield of the millennium. $1000 PRIZE (There will be another Last of the Millennium next year). See page 5 for details on the Elwood X-Mas Swiss. named after) turning up to play. He Australian Championships and Junior managed to win the tournament but only Championships are approaching GM Ian Rogers will be play- after a near swindle by overall RJ Shield quickly, so if you haven’t started pre- winner, Samuel Chow. paring yet….play in the X-Mas Swiss! Inside This Issue South Australian News Page 2 Classifieds Page 3 Victorian Championships Pp 4 Elwood X-Mas Swiss Page 5 RJ Shield Tournaments Pp 6-9 Junior Ratings Pp 10-11 Planner for MM Page 12 Australian Junior 2000 Page 13 Gifts for Christmas Pp 14-15 Coaching Packages for 2000 Page 20 Page 2 Chess Kids South Australian News -Joe Tanti S.A. Secondary Schools' Team B Grade. 12 teams. 8 round Swiss. David Leslie (St. John's), Andrew McAuley (St. Ignatius'), Nam Nguyen Glenunga International High School Competition. (C.B.C.), Chris Penko (Blackfriars), Mi- 30.5/40 (Andrew Lai, Juanita Lauer- chael Wittwer (Unley). The South Australian Secondary Smith, Tristan Stevens, Richard Franco, Schools’ Team Competition was again Jack Last, Ross Vosvotakas, Daniel S.A. Primary Schools' Team conducted in four grades. Each compe- Nitschke). tition was played fortnightly at the Competition. Chess Centre of South Australia on Fri- Medal winner : Stephen O'Reilly The Primary Schools’ competition was day nights, A and C grades alternately (Temple Christian College). played in 3 grades. In previous years, with B and D grades. Ideally, the South Certificate of Merit winners : Joseph players in each Grade were required to Australian Junior Chess League would Crosby (P.A.C.), Scott Flett (St. Peter's), play at different venues on different like to see eight schools contest A Juanita Lauer-Smith (Glenunga), David nights, but this year the competitions Grade, but only 6 schools (and one com- Liew (St. Peter's), Graham Payne were re-organised so that each team posite team) decided to tackle A Grade (Pembroke), Peter Savas (St. Peter's), would play at the same venue for the this year. Tristan Stevens (Glenunga). whole season. A great help to parents, teachers and administrators! Details of The Prince Alfred College team was C Grade. 19 teams. 8 round Swiss. very strong and will again represent the events in progress were regularly S.A. at the National Schools’ finals in Prince Alfred College Red (Simon Mo- posted by S.A.J.C.L. President Alan Canberra in December. P.A.C. also schou, Chris Spencer, David Harrison, Goldsmith at http://www.icon.nexus. won the Champion School’s Shield, Richard Warneke, Sam Koh, Alex Poli- edu.au. with strong performances in every tis) 35/40; A Grade. 15 teams. 8 round Swiss. St. grade. Medal winners : David Harrison (P.A. Peter's College. A fascinating and even stronger A C.), Richard Warneke (P.A.C.). St. Peter's College Gold (Jonathan Grade competition is promised for next Certificate of Merit winners : James Am- Heng, Tom Balalis, Alex Lam, Patrick year, since most of the participating orsen (St. Peter's), Jarvis Anderson (St. Coleman, Sebastian Nicholas) 35/40; players will still be competing, and the Ignatius'), Mark Coventry (St. Ignatius'), Prince Alfred College Red 30; Linden powerful Glenunga International High Daniel Foley (St. Ignatius'), David Park P.S. Maroon 29; Magill P.S. Gold School team, this year's B Grade winner Gardner (Scotch), Jonathon Grantham 21.5; P.A.C. White 20.5; St. Ignatius' (to be strengthened in 2000!), will move (Immanuel), Jarred Hoare (Urrbrae), Middle School 19; St. Peter's White, St. up into A Grade. Andre Malko (C.B.C.), Cumatan Naren- Andrew's, St. Peter's Blue, 17.5; East A Grade. 7 team Round Robin. dranathan (P.A.C.), Chris Spencer (P.A. Adelaide P.S., Linden Park White, C.), Jason Then (Immanuel), Peter Highgate P.S. 17; Kidman Park P.S. Prince Alfred College 26.5/30 (Andrew Vozzo (St. Peter's), Ying Xiao (St. Pe- 16.5; Magill Green 16; Rostrevor Col- Saint, Peter Matthews, Eshan Wijeye- ter's), Robert McNair (Pembroke), lege 9. koon, Anthony Nguyen, Alex Saint); St. Robert Xu (Westminster). Peter's College 22.5; St. Ignatius' Col- Medal winners : Jonathan Heng (St. Pe- lege 18; Pulteney Grammar School 11; D Grade. 16 teams. 8 round Swiss. ter's), Patrick Coleman (St. Peter's), Sebastian Nicholas(St. Peter's). St. Michael's College 10.5; The Knights Prince Alfred College Red (Tom Ker- (composite team) 9.5; Westminster not, Feng-An Lin, Mark Hosking, Ga- School 6. reth Roberts, Justin Foord, Douglas Medal winners (playing all games and Cowley, Andrew Stevens) 32.5/40. The Chess Set scoring 100%): Peter Matthews (P.A. Certificate of Merit winners : Tom Apps C.), Raeph Moran (St. Ignatius'), Anand (St. Peter's), Andrew Brinthaban (St. Ig- Shop 6, 80 Walkerville Tce, Thiyagarajah (St. Peter's), Anthony natius'), Phil Brown (St. John's), Paul Walkerville SA 5081. Nguyen (P.A.C.), Alex Saint (P.A.C.). Cavuoto (St. Ignatius'), Douglas Cowley Certificate of Merit winners : David Lim (P.A.C.), George Douventzidis (Unley), Phone/fax: (08) 8342 6464. (St. Peter's College), Andrew Saint (P. Adrian Eiffe (Blackfriars), Justin Foord A.C.). (P.A.C.), Mark Hosking (P.A.C.), Tom [email protected] Kernot (P.A.C.),Feng-An Lin (P.A.C.), Chess Kids Page 3 Certificate of Merit winners : David World Junior Championships D'Ortenzio (St. Ignatius'), Joseph De (Spain, 1999) Rosa (Rostrevor), Andrew Fuss (Kidman Park), Monica Gajic Under 18 (Highgate), Hugh Penhall (P.A.C.), Jasmine Lauer-Smith (SA)5.0 =43/64 Milosh Ristic (Linden Park), Simon Australian Junior 2000 Sasha Soloveychik (Vic) 3.5 =82/90 Schulz (Magill), Philip Selby (P.A.C.), Kyle Shepard (East Adelaide), Ben Under 16 Stewart (P.A.C.), Prakash Thiyagarajah If you are planning on going to Laura Moylan (ACT) 6.0 =22/63 (Linden Park), Wassim Vitols (Linden the Australian Junior Champion- David Smerdon (Qld) 6.0 =34/101 Park). ships this year take the trip to Six B Grade and eight C Grade competi- Morwell with the support of a full Under 14 tions were played as 8 team round rob- team. Catherine Lip (NSW) 6.0 =28/76 ins at various venues, with the winning Zong-Yuan Zhao (NSW) 5.5 =48/109 teams qualifying for the finals: Entry fee, coaching, accommoda- Justin Tan (NSW) 7.0 =22/109 tion, meals and transport all in the B Grade Final. 8 teams. 3 round Swiss. Under 12 one package. Jade Lauer-Smith (SA) 4.5 =48/66 P.A.C. Red (Cameron Roy, Lachlan Wicks, Ben Magain, Oscar Bailey, Tho- Coaching with Nick Speck and Peter Jovanovic (ACT) 5.0 =67/101 mas Haskard, Alex Warneke, Stephen Richard Machet (Vic) 4.5 =82/101 Elley) 11.5/15; St. Peter's Blue 10; Im- David Cordover, as well as social manuel, P.A.C. Gold 7.5; St. Peter's activities each day. Limited Under 10 Gold 7; St. Andrew's Gold, Craigburn 6; spaces available so book soon. Michelle Lee (Vic) 5.5 =31/62 Vale Park White 4.5. Ruperto Lugo (Vic) 5.0 =67/96 Under 18 $549 Medal winners : Anna Balabanski (St. Under 12 $399 John's Lutheran), Tim Boucaut (P.A.C.), Stephen Elley (P.A.C.), Robert Farrier Details: call David Cordover on (St. Peter's), Daniel Hew (St. Peter's), 0411-877-833 Classifieds Daniel Ong (Bethesda), Jordan Peters (St. John's Lutheran), Wiktor Pilch (St. Andrew's), Priya Umapathysivam (St. Only one puzzle Chess coaches needed. Andrew's). With the chess industry expanding XABCDEFGHY Chess World is always on the lookout 38 Certificate of Merit winners. 8-+K+-+-+( for potential chess coaches. Be it a pro- C Grade Final. 8 teams. 3 round Swiss. fessional full-time, part time or just as 7tR-+-+-+-' an occasional coach. St. John's Gold (Jade Lauer-Smith, Al- ice Fitzgerald, Anna Balabanski, Jordan 6-+-zPk+-+& Volunteers are also needed for occa- Peters, Mitchell Browne, Thomas Rus- 5+-+-zp-+-% sional chess talks or playing sessions. sell, Mark Fitzgerald), St. Peter's Gold Phone: 9380-1399 or 9578-6203 (Anthony Khoo, Daniel Hew, Samuel 4-+-zPPvL-+$ McNeil, Samuel Harvey, Henry White) 3+-+P+P+-# Photocopy Service 11/15; P.A.C. White 8.5; St. Andrew's Photocopy service available. Cheap Gold 7.5; St. Peter's Blue 7; St. An- 2-+-+-+-+" rates. Speedy service. drew's Blue 6; St. Peter's Girls' 5; Be- thesda Blue 4. 1+-+-+-+-! Phone: 9380-1399. xabcdefghy Chess Coaching White to play and mate in 3.
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