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Arianne Caoili Memorial Weekender 2024 - Tournament Report
The Gold Coast Chess Club hosted the 4th Annual Arianne Caoili Memorial Weekender over the weekend. For the first time the tournament was...
deaynne
Aug 23, 20242 min read
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Elijah McNamara wins the Coomera Summer Grades
Elijah McNamara takes out the Coomera Summer Grades, winning his first major event at the club. Congratulations Elijah! Elijah was a very...
deaynne
Dec 2, 20231 min read
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A spooky gathering of ghouls and ghosts at the 2023 Coomera Halloween Rapid
On Saturday 28th of October, beneath an otherworldly moon, a number of chessboards materialise. On this haunted stage, players duel in...
deaynne
Oct 31, 20232 min read
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Gold Coast Individual Age Championship 2023
Author: Josh Cooper (Junior Club Coach/Arbiter) On the 25th of October Emmanuel College hosted the Gold Coast Age Championships, run by...
deaynne
Oct 26, 20232 min read
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Josh Cooper destroys Shaun Curtis the Coomera October Blitz in Armageddon play off
Josh Cooper wins the the Coomera October Blitz. After 9 rounds of blitz, both Josh Cooper and Shaun Curtis finished the tournament with 8...
deaynne
Oct 19, 20231 min read
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Kotaro and Adam Victorious in the Burleigh September Blitz
We had 23 players enter the Burleigh September Blitz last night and after 10 rounds, Kotaro and Adam emerged victorious on 8.5/10 each...
Gold Coast Chess Club
Sep 23, 20231 min read
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Logan CC Interclub Match Victory for the Gold Coast CC
15 Gold Coast CC members travelled to Rochedale Community Centre last night to play an interclub match with Logan Chess Club. The match...
Gold Coast Chess Club
Sep 16, 20231 min read
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Kerry Crowned King of Burleigh Club for the Second Year Running
The 2023 Burleigh Club Championships wrapped up last Friday after 7 rounds of FIDE rated classical chess. CM Kerry Stead 6/7 showed his...
Gold Coast Chess Club
Sep 15, 20233 min read
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GMs Take Top Spot in the 3rd Annual Comon Professionals Arianne Caoili Memorial Weekender
The Queensland chess community of 105 players came together this past weekend, September 2nd and 3rd, to contest the 2023 Arianne Caoili...
Gold Coast Chess Club
Sep 9, 20238 min read
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Junior Battle on the Top Boards at the Coomera Combo
On Tuesday Night we had a fun event called the Coomera Combo, where rapid and blitz was played over 8 rounds. The first 3 rounds were...
deaynne
Jul 19, 20231 min read
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STATE of ORIGIN - Match Report - NSW beats QLD 22.5 - 18.5
On Tuesday 11 July the Gold Coast Chess Club hosted a very special rapid teams event - The Coomera State of Origin. The event was a rapid...
deaynne
Jul 17, 20231 min read
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Oleg and Bautista take out the Coomera Winter Rapid
A small but strong field of players assembled to play in the Coomera Winter Rapid. Oleg and Bautista drew their Round 4 game which...
deaynne
Jul 4, 20231 min read
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Luka Hart is crowned King of the Mountain
Gold Coast Junior, Luka Hart was crowned King of the Mountain after completing the Blitz, Rapid, and Classical Rounds. Luka played...
deaynne
Jun 27, 20232 min read
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Two at the Top Take the Prizes - Adam Vagg and Steven Quick Win the Burleigh Autumn Cup
After loosing round 1 to Ben Skinner, Steven Quick managed to win all remaining games to finish in equal first with Adam Vagg on 6/7 and...
Gold Coast Chess Club
Jun 17, 20231 min read
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Tight at the Top After Round 5 of the Burleigh Autumn Cup
With today's draw on board 1 between Marek and Daniel the Burleigh Autumn Cup is now tighter at the top. Chess magician Marek has the...
Gold Coast Chess Club
Jun 3, 20233 min read
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4 for 4 - Marek's Leading Round 4 of the Burleigh Autumn Cup
Midway through the Burleigh Autumn Cup - FIDE Rated Classical event and Marek Breeden is our sole leader on 4/4. He's followed closely...
Gold Coast Chess Club
May 27, 20231 min read
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Shaun Curtis leads the King of the Mountain Tournament
Shaun Curtis currently leads the Coomera King of the Mountain tournament. The Coomera King of the Mountain is a unique combination...
deaynne
May 19, 20231 min read
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Burleigh Autumn Cup - Round 1
Our second major Burleigh event is underway, the 7 round classical event is FIDE, ACF and QJ rated. 32 entrants and a we welcomed a few...
Gold Coast Chess Club
May 10, 20231 min read
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Byron Wins the Blitz Knockout
Our 2023 Blitz champion is Byron Morris who won his final round match against Shaun Curtis last night at the Gold Coast Chess Club. ...
Gold Coast Chess Club
Apr 22, 20232 min read
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Kiamehr Takes Out the Broadbeach April Rapid
Saturday, April 1st, 75 entrants began the Broadbeach April Rapid, FIDE Rated 7 round Swiss event at the beautiful new Broadbeach...
Gold Coast Chess Club
Apr 4, 20237 min read
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