| Date/s | Tournament | Venue | Organiser | Grand Prix Class |
| Jan 2-11 | Australian Championship | Sydney | ACF | |
| Jan 13-25 | Australian Junior Championships | Sydney | ACF | |
| Jan 26-28 | Australia Day Weekender | Zillmere Community Sports Club | QWCL | |
| Feb 11 | Gold Coast Junior Masters (eight Mondays) | Gardiner Chess Centre | Gardiner Chess | |
| Feb 16-17 | Gold Coast Tin Cup (Under 1750) | Somerset College | Outreach Chess | |
| Mar 1-2 | March Madness Open | Zillmere Community Sports Club | QWCL | 4 |
| Mar 8-9 | Darling Downs Open | Toowoomba Chess Club | 1 | |
| Mar 16 | Round 1 Qld Interclub | State Library | CAQ | |
| Mar 22-24 | Queensland Open Championship | Zillmere Community Sports Club | CAQ | 3 |
| Mar 30 | Gold Coast Active Championship | Gardiner Chess Centre | Gardiner Chess | |
| Apr 12-13 | Queensland Women's Championship | Blue Fin Fishing Club, Inala | QWCL | |
| Apr 19-20 | Gold Coast Junior Championship | Gardiner Chess Centre | Gardiner Chess | |
| Apr 20 | Sunshine Coast Allegro | Suncoast Chess Club | ||
| Apr 21 | Gold Coast Junior Masters (8 Mondays) | Gardiner Chess Centre | Gardiner Chess | |
| Apr 27 | Round 2 Qld Interclub | State Library | CAQ | |
| May 3-5 | Peninsula Open | Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell | Redcliffe Chess Club | 2 |
| May 18 | Gold Coast Rapid Championship | Gardiner Chess Centre | Gardiner Chess | |
| May 25 | Round 3 Qld Interclub | State Library | CAQ | |
| May 31 - Jun 1 | Broadbeach Cup | Broadbeach SLSC | Kings Of Chess | 1 |
| Jun 7 | Queen's Birthday Weekend Rapid Tournament | Qld Contract Bridge Club, Woolloongabba | Garvin Gray | |
| Jun 22 | Round 4 Qld Interclub | State Library | CAQ | |
| Jun 28-29 | Gardiner Chess Gold Coast Open | Carrara Community Centre | Outreach Chess | 5 |
| Jul 1-4 | Queensland Junior Championships | Gardiner Chess Centre | Gardiner Chess | |
| Jul 6 | Logan Day of Knights Active | Riverlakes Tavern, Cornubia | Logan City Chess Club | |
| Jul 21 | Gold Coast Junior Masters (eight Mondays) | Gardiner Chess Centre | Gardiner Chess | |
| Jul 23 | Ruth Coxhill Memorial (nine Wednesdays) | Gardiner Chess Centre | Gardiner Chess | |
| Jul 27 | Round 5 Qld Interclub | State Library | CAQ | |
| Aug 2-3 | Mackay Open | Mackay | Mackay Chess Club | 1 |
| Aug 9-10 | North Queensland Open | Townsville | Townsville Chess Club | 1 |
| Aug 16-17 | Bundaberg Weekend Tournament | Bundaberg State High School | Bundaberg Chess Club | 2 |
| Aug 24 | Round 6 Qld Interclub | State Library | CAQ | |
| Aug 29-31 | Surfers Paradise Open | Kings of Chess | 5 | |
| Sep 14 | Round 7 Qld Interclub | State Library | CAQ | |
| Sep 20-21 | Nell van de Graaff Classic | Somerset College | Outreach Chess | 1 |
| Sep 27-28 | Queensland Girls Championships | Blue Fin Fishing Club, Inala | QWCL | |
| Sep 28 | Junior Medal Tournament | Blue Fin Fishing Club, Inala | QWCL | |
| Oct 4-5 | Wendy Terry Memorial | Grace Lutheran College, Rothwell | Redcliffe Chess Club | 2 |
| Oct 13 | Gold Coast Junior Masters (eight Mondays) | Gardiner Chess Centre | Gardiner Chess | |
| Oct 19 | Gold Coast Allegro Championships | Gardiner Chess Centre | Gardiner Chess | |
| Nov 2 | Queensland Rapid Championship | Qld Contract Bridge Club | CAQ | |
| Nov 15-16 | Qld Veterans and Disabled Championships | Blue Fin Fishing Club, Inala | QWCL | |
| Nov 23 | Gold Coast Transfer and Lightning Championships | Gardiner Chess Centre | Gardiner Chess | |
| Nov 29-30 | Darling Downs Gold Cup | Toowoomba Chess Club | 1 | |
| Dec 6 | Queensland Lightning Championship | CAQ | ||
| Dec 6 | Annual General Meeting | CAQ | ||
| Dec 7 | Queensland Teams Championships | CAQ | ||
| Dec 13-14 | Queensland Women's Championship | Blue Fin Fishing Club, Inala | QWCL | |
| 2009 | ||||
| Dec - Jan | Australian Open Championship | ACF | ||
| Jan | Australian Junior Championships | ACF | ||
| Jan 15-24 | $NZ50,000 Queenstown Classic | Millenium Hotel, Queenstown NZ | M.Chandler/NZCF | |
| Jan 18-21 | Queenstown Junior Classic | Millenium Hotel, Queenstown NZ | M.Chandler/NZCF | |
| Jan 25-26 | Queenstown Rapid & Lightning | Millenium Hotel, Queenstown NZ | M.Chandler/NZCF | |
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