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Welcome to the first CAQ email newsletter for 2010.
Contained in this sixth edition of the CAQ email
newsletter.
Unauthorised withdrawal policy:
CAQ Policy on unauthorised withdrawals
2010 Australian Championship/Major/Minor Results and
Reports
2010 Australian Junior Championship
Upcoming CAQ Endorsed Tournament information:
1) 2010 Australia Day Weekender
2) 2010 Gold Coast Tin Cup
3) 2010 Queensland Open in Toowoomba
Upcoming non rated events-
These tournaments are organised by either chess clubs or individual
organisers. As they are non rated events, CAQ offers no endorsement for
these events. This information is only supplied for the purpose of
tournament information.
Other information:
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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.
From the most recent ACF newsletter:
Australian Championship
The event was held at Norths, Cammeray, NSW from 2
to 13 January 2010. For details see link
GM Zong-Yuan Zhao (NSW) won with 10/11 (nine
wins and two draws) from IM George Xie (NSW) 10, GM Gawain Jones (Eng)
7.5 and GM Daryl Johansen (Vic).
Other section winners were
Major: David Garner (Eng) and Jason
Hu (NSW) 9/11. Kevin Sheldrick (SA), Johny Bolens (NSW), Paul
Broekhuyse (NSW) and Alex Stahnke (Qld) 8.
Minor: Mark Stokes (Qld) 9. Tim Li (NSW) and Axel Stahnke (Qld) 8.
Norths Classic: Joshua Dalton (Vic) 5.5/7. Peter Yang (NSW), Clive
Lane (NSW) and Elliott Renzies (Vic) 5.
Australian Lightning
Championship
This tournament was held on the rest day, 6 January.
GM Gawain Jones (Eng) won the
tournament with 9.5/11 from Junta Ikeda (ACT) and Moulthun Ly (Qld) 9.
GM Jones was ineligible for the title which was won
by Junta Ikeda in a play-off
match.
ACF Medals
Medal winners were announced at the closing
ceremony, They were
Steiner Medal (Player of the Year): GM David
Smerdon (ACT)
Arlauskas Medal (Junior Player of the Year):
FM Bobby Cheng (Vic).
Koshnitsky Medal (Administration): Allan Wright
(NSW).
Australian Junior Championships
This event is in progress in Hobart,
Tasmania. For details see link
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