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CAQ
Email Newsletter #3
November 30th
2009
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Hello ,
Contained in this third
edition of the CAQ email newsletter.
CAQ Policy on unauthorised
withdrawals
Overseas News- Bobby Cheng and
David Smerdon
Upcoming CAQ Tournament
information:
1) 2009 Queensland Team Championship
2) 2009 Queensland Lightning
Championship
3) 2010 Australia Day Weekender
Recent CAQ Tournament Results:
1) 2009 Queensland Veterans
Championship
2) 2009 Queensland
Women's Championship
Other information:
Unsubcribe information
Garvin Gray
CAQ President
CAQ
POLICY ON UNAUTHORISED WITHDRAWALS
I
think it is fair to say that one of the biggest banes of organisers
and arbiters alike is when players decide to not show for their final
round games without at least informing the arbiter that they will not be
present for the final round so the arbiter can at least take that
player out of the draw.
Not
only is this type of behaviour selfish and in poor form, but it is also
against the unauthorised withdrawal policy of the CAQ, which states:
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Unauthorised
Withdrawals:
d) Withdrawals. Any player who has completed the first
round of any tournament shall not withdraw from that tournament
without approval from the organiser or DOP. A player whose withdrawal has
not been approved by the organiser or DOP will be regarded as an
unapproved withdrawer. In such cases one or more of the following
penalties may be applied:-
- listing as an unapproved withdrawer in CAQ newsletters
and/or web site
- and/or suspension from the CAQ
The secretary may request a verbal or written explanation
in determining the appropriate course of action
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Players
who do not show for a tournament round without prior
explanation can expect a please explain letter in the mail from the CAQ
Council asking why they failed to show for their tournament game and why
one of the above listed actions should not be taken.
Melbourne Chess Player
Bobby Cheng, rated 2165 ACF, has
won the World Youth Under 12 Championship in Turkey.
Article
by Gary Wastell, ACF President:
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Balwyn
High School student Bobby Cheng last night topped a field of 142
budding grandmasters to become Australia’s first under-age world chess
champion.
The
World Youth Championships festival, conducted in Antalya, Turkey, under
the auspices of the world chess federation (FIDE), began on November 11
with 1320 players representing most of FIDE’s 167 member federations.
Cheng
finished the 13-day tournament for players born in or after 1997 a
half-point better than runners-up Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland, Richard
Wang of Canada and David Paravyan of Russia.
Cheng’s
score of 9/11 comprised two draws, a loss to Shardul Gagare of India,
and eight wins including a crucial final-round victory over the
tournament’s top seed, Suri Vaibhav, of India.
In
recent years, Cheng has been coached by Australian Grandmaster Darryl
Johansen, who two weeks ago won the Victorian State championship for
the 12th time.
The
President of Chess Victoria, Katrin Wills, who won two world under-age
titles when representing Bulgaria in 1986 and 1989, described the
outcome as wonderful news for Australian chess.
The
championships encompass competitions for players in age-groups from
under-eight to under-18. A total of 11 young Australians took part in
this year’s festival, with Sydney’s Anton Smirnov finishing in a tie
for second place in the under-eight championship, a result which in any
other year would have matched the best by a young Australian player
since the championships began in 1974.
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David Smerdon at the 2009 FIDE WORLD CUP.
After winning the 2009 Oceania
Zonal held on the Gold Coast in June, GM David
Smerdon took his place as Oceania's representative at the FIDE
World Cup 2009 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, which is still continuing as
you read this report.
The
Fide World Cup is a 128 player knockout comprised of players from each of
the zones from around the world. It is one stage of the qualification
cycle to the World Championship Match.
After
a valiant effort against Leinier Dominguez Perez. rated 2719, David
lost the fourth and final rapid match, which meant under the
knockout format, he was eliminated. David had previously held Dominguez
to two draws in their classical time control games and then to a further
three draws in the rapid games before finally succumbing in the final
rapid game.
Oh
so close to advancing to the second round.
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2009
Queensland Team Championship
The Queensland Team Championship is open to all players
who can organise and enter an eight player adult team (which can include
juniors rated over 1600 ACF) in the Premier Division
or a four player team in the JUNIOR division.
DATES: Sunday December 13
TEAM NOMINATIONS CLOSE: SUNDAY
DECEMBER 6
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOMINATIONS
CLOSE: SATURDAY DECEMBER 12
VENUE: Gardiner Chess Centre. 11 Hardys Road Mudgeeraba
FORMAT: Five round team swiss or round robin
depending on number of teams nominated
PLAY
STARTS: 10am Sunday December 13
For further information or to
register, please contact:
Garvin Gray on 0422 993 062 or graygarvin@gmail.com
Further information available here: http://www.caq.org.au/htm/QTC flyer 2009.pdf
2009
Queensland Lightning Championship
The Queensland Lightning Championship is CAQ title
event and is open to all players who are interested in blitz chess.
DATES: Sunday December 13
VENUE: Gardiner Chess Centre. 11 Hardys Road Mudgeeraba
FORMAT: Five round team swiss or round robin
depending on number of teams nominated
TIME CONTROL: 3 minutes plus 2
seconds (Fischer)
PLAY
STARTS: 5pm Sunday December 13
For further information or to
register, please contact:
Garvin Gray on 0422 993 062 or graygarvin@gmail.com
Further information available here: www.caq.org.au/htm/qldlightchad.htm
2010 Australia
Day Weekender
The 2010 Australia Day Weekender is the first ACF rated GP Class
2 weekender in Qld for 2010.
This event is also FIDE RATED.
DATES: Saturday January 23 till
Tuesday January 26
VENUE: Queensland Contract Bridge
Club, 67 Ipswich Road Woolloongabba
FORMAT: Seven round individual swiss
TIME CONTROL: 90
minutes per player plus 30 seconds per move (Fischer)
PLAY
STARTS: 11am Saturday January 23
For further information or to
register, please contact:
Garvin Gray on 0422 993 062 or graygarvin@gmail.com
Further information available here: www.caq.org.au/htm/2010AustraliaDayWeekender.pdf
RESULTS FROM
RECENT TOURNAMENTS:
2009
QUEENSLAND VETERANS CHAMPIONSHIP
No
Name
Loc Total 1 2 3 4 5
1. WELLER, Tony 1754
3.5 * D W W W
2. DONOGHUE, Derek J 1739 2.5 D * W D D
3. BUCIU, Vasile 1336 2 L L
* W W
4. PETRIE, Jim 1117
1 L D L * D
5. ROGERS, Jim 787
1 L D L D *
2009 QUEENSLAND
WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
1. HORWOOD, Melba 1482 6 4:W 2:W 3:W 4:W 2:W 3:W 2. YUM, Winnie 702 4 3:+ 1:L 4:W 3:W 1:L 4:W 3. YUM, Jenny 634 2 2:- 4:W 1:L 2:L 4:W 1:L 4. HARRIS, Anne 0 1:L 3:L 2:L 1:L 3:L 2:L
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