Results from Autumn Allegro and Autumn Boot Camp Information

[Emma Guo]

Hi all

In this email

• Results from the 2024 Autumn Allegro - Congratulations Masaki Horikawa 7/7
• Upcoming Events
• Registration closing for the Doeberl Cup 2024 - make sure you don't miss out on Australia's premier event of the year.
• There are limited spots available so make sure you book now to secure a place. Spectators are welcome to attend!
• 2024 ACT Junior Chess Autumn Boot Camp - Monday 15 - Thursday18 April 

2024 Autumn Allegro Results

Last Sunday, ACTJCL hosted the 2024 Autumn Allegro at Campbell High School featuring 40 of juniors from across Canberra. It was an exciting event, featuring some excellent games that went down to the wire. In many games, the results were settled with players finishing with seconds on the clock, including a few where the players were able to secure checkmate as their time went down to zero. After a competitive battle, Masaki Horikawa finished the tournament with a perfect score of 7/7 and Thomas Eleutherios and Sanat Hegde were close behind with 5.5/7. 

I'd like to thank all players and parents who helped the event run smoothly, and a special thank you to the parents who attended our AGM and nominated themselves to join the executive. It is great to see our junior chess community growing! 

Prize Winners:

First Place - Masaki Horikawa 7/7 (Marist College)
Second Place - Thomas Eleutherios 5.5/7 (Lyneham High)
Third Place - Sanat Hegde 5.5 (Majura Primary)
Rating Group A Winner - Daniel Spencer 4.5/7 (Canberra High) (on tiebreak over Louis Chen (Emmaus Christian College) and Tomoki Horikawa (Kaleen Primary)) 
Rating Group B Winner - Minh Son Ho 4.0/7 (Turner Primary)
Best Unrated -  Sam King 3.5/7 (Canberra High)

Full results available on our website. 

2024 ACT Junior Chess Autumn Bootcamp

At the ACT Junior Autumn Holiday Boot Camp, participants are able to partake in three different chess formats and receive top quality coaching from some of ACT's best coaches. You are welcome to join us for one day, or for all four days and receive a $10 discount when you book and pay in advance. See attached flyer or the below link for more details. 

Tournament Formats (flyers attached)

Category	Date	Format	Fee
Coaching and Lightning	Monday 15 April	5mins	$50
Allegro	Tuesday 16 April	15mins	$30
Long Time Control	Wednesday 17 and Thursday18 April	60m+10 secs	$60

Please register via https://www.trybooking.com/CQIAG. Spaces are limited, and you are encouraged to book early to avoid missing out! Late entries will only be accepted if space allows – this will be a very popular tournament.

Kind regards

Emma

[Emma Guo]

Hi all

In this email

• Results from the 2024 Doeberl Cup
• Notice: Norths Chess Club Term 1 ended on Friday 5 April. Norths Term 2 resumes on Friday 3 May
• TryBooking link to be available soon
• Upcoming Events

• 2024 ACT Junior Chess Autumn Boot Camp - Monday 15 - Thursday18 April 

2024 Doeberl Cup

Congratulations to all our juniors who bravely competed in last Easter's Doeberl Cup, which is one of Australia's major events of the year.  It was another massive event with a record number of 413 players across the events. 

The tournament was an excellent opportunity for our juniors to compete amongst some of Australia's best, including a number of players from overseas. If you would like to check out the results, please see here.

A special mention to our juniors and coaches who secured a prize at the event, including:

• Aden Power - Winner of the Mini Event
• Thomas Eleutherios - Best unrated player in the Mini Event
• Louis Chen - 3^rd place in the Under 1200 Event
• Mahi Hegde - Biggest upset in the Under 1200 Event

[Emma Guo]

Hi all

In this email

• Results from 2024 ACT Junior Chess Autumn Bootcamp

• Norths Term 2 resumes on Friday 3 May

• TryBooking link https://www.trybooking.com/CRDUY
• Upcoming Events - lots of events in May!
• 2024 ACT Rapid Teams Championships (open to adults and juniors) - Sunday 5 May 
• 2024 ACT Junior Chess Rapid Championship - Sunday 12 May
• https://www.trybooking.com/CRFCU
• 2024 ACT Championships (open to adults and juniors) - Friday 25 to Sunday 27 May
• Save the date - details to be provided

Results 2024 ACT Junior Chess Autumn Bootcamp

Thank you to everyone who participated at the ACT Junior Chess Autumn Bootcamp during the first week of the school holidays. Over the course of the week, our juniors had the opportunity to have coaching and compete in various competition formats.

I’d like to thank our wonderful helpers and our superb coaches and arbiters, including Shaun Press, Ian Hosking, Shriya Karthik and Shakthi Karthik. As usual, I’d like to thank Campbell High for hosting us and allowing us to use their library, and of course our wonderful juniors who kindly helped pack up at the end of the events. 

The list of prize winners is below and the cross table from the events is available on our website. Congratulations to everyone who participated and hope to see you at our next event.  

Prize Winners

Boot Camp Coaches' Awards

• Ethan Lehmann (Ngunnawal Primary)

• Arav Tagade (Forrest Primary)

Boot Camp Blitz (5 minutes each)

First Place - Louis Chen 10/11 (Emmaus Christian School)

Second Place - Daniel Spencer 9/11 (Canberra High School) (on tiebreak over Nivin Vinothkumar (Telopea Park))

Best Under 600 - Mason Wheeler 7/11 (GCS)

Best Unrated - Josiah Creviston 6/11

Boot Camp Allegro (15 minutes each)

First Place - Owen MacMullin 9/9 (Telopea Park)

Second Place - Louis Chen 7/9 (Emmaus Christian School)

Best Under 600 - William Stokes 5/9 (Ainslie Primary)

Best Unrated - Josiah Creviston 5.5/9

Boot Camp Standard (60 + 10 secs per move)

First Place - Olaoluwa Fasakin 6/7 (Brindabella Christian College)

Second Place - Olamide Fasakin 5.5/7 (Brindabella Christian College)

Best Under 500 - Kyle Zhang 4/7 (Evelyn Scott School) (on tiebreak over Max Mao (Turner School))

Best Unrated - William Stokes 4/7 (Ainslie Primary)

Norths Term 2 2024  

Norths Term 2 resumes on Friday 3 May at Radford College (Room R0G01). If you are interested in joining, please register your child(ren) via the following link.

The schedule is as follows and the club runs during the Public School Term:

4:00-4:15pm	Participants arrive and can play social games (if they wish). Please do not drop children off before 4pm without adult supervision.
4:15-5:00pm	Group coaching (children are grouped according to ability level and/or age)
5:00-5:45pm	Children are paired against each other and when their games are finished they participate in the puzzle competition. Children are picked up at 5:45pm.

Fees​

Term fees for North Junior Chess Club is $120 per child.  In addition to joining the club, all participants need to be an ACT Junior Chess League member. The ACTJCL membership fee is $15 for individuals or $20 for family (ie more than one player).  To become a member, please proceed to this link. 

2024 ACT Rapid Teams Championship (open to adults and juniors - not an ACTJCL event)

The 2024 ACT Teams Rapid Championship is being held on Sunday, 5^th May 2024, at Campbell High. This event is open to all ACTCA members as well as all members of the ACTJCL. The format of the tournament is teams of 4, playing 7 rounds of 15 minute chess. The last event was held in 2022 and a good time was had by all.

Tournament Detials

Date: Sunday 5^th May 2024 - Registration from 9:30am, Prize giving at 3:30pm

Venue: Campbell High School, Trealor Cres, Campbell ACT

Rounds: 7

Time control: G15+5s

Prizes: 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed trophies. Medals for the best scorer on each board. Bonus prizes for best dressed team, best work/social team. The Larko Cup will be awarded to the best official club team

Team Rules

1. Teams consist of 4 players (+1 reserve if you wish)

2. The average rating of boards 2,3 and 4 must be below 1850 (FIDE Rapid). Board 1 can have any rating you wish!  If a player does not have a FIDE Rapid rating, then ACF Quickplay will be used. Unrated players will count as 1400 (NB FIDE is increasing players ratings on 1st March 2024)

3. Teams must play in rating order (players within 50 points of each other may swap)

4. Players without a team are welcome as teams will also be formed on the day

5. Each team will appoint a captain who is responsible for results etc

Cost: $10 per player (Pay on the day)

Lunch: A nutritious lunch will be provided by the organisers

Pre-registration: To make organising a little easier, teams can be submitted to Shaun Press shaun...@gmail.com There will be  a lucky door prize for teams that pre-register

Rated: This event will be ACF and FIDE Rated. 

2024 ACT Junior Chess Rapid Championship - Sunday 12 May

The ACTJCL is inviting you to participate in the ‘2024 ACT Junior Rapid Chess Championships’. Rapid chess (also known as Allegro chess) is the same playing conditions as the school championships (that is, games are played with clocks with each player having 15 mins to complete his/her moves) but children compete as individuals.  This tournament caters to all standards of play and is suitable for all eligible players who can confidently move the chess pieces around the board.  

When	Sunday 12 May. Registration starts at 12:45pm and presentation approximately 5pm.
Where	Campbell High School Library
Who	Children born on or after 1 January 2006
Cost	$20 per child ($25 for non-members)
Entries	https://www.trybooking.com/CRFCU Register by Friday 10 May
Time Limit	15 minutes per player for each game

See attached flyer for more details.

Kind regards

Emma

[Emma Guo]

Hi all

In this email

• Reminder: 2024 ACT Junior Chess Rapid Championship - this Sunday 12 May
• https://www.trybooking.com/CRFCU
• Upcoming Event

• 2024 ACT Championships (open to adults and juniors) - Friday 25 to Sunday 27 May

• https://www.trybooking.com/CRNMU 

2024 ACT Junior Chess Rapid Championship - Sunday 12 May

The ACTJCL is inviting you to participate in the ‘2024 ACT Junior Rapid Chess Championships’. Rapid chess (also known as Allegro chess) is the same playing conditions as the school championships (that is, games are played with clocks with each player having 15 mins to complete his/her moves) but children compete as individuals.  This tournament caters to all standards of play and is suitable for all eligible players who can confidently move the chess pieces around the board.  

When	Sunday 12 May. Registration starts at 12:45pm and presentation approximately 5pm.
Where	Campbell High School Library
Who	Children born on or after 1 January 2006
Cost	$20 per child ($25 for non-members)
Entries	https://www.trybooking.com/CRFCU Register by Friday 10 May
Time Limit	15 minutes per player for each game

See attached flyer for more details.

2024 ACT Chess Championships - 24-27 May 2024 (Friday evening through Monday Reconciliation Day)

The ACT Chess Association will be hosting the 2024 ACT Chess Championships over the May Reconciliation Day Long Weekend. The event is one of Canberra's major events of the year and it is open to adults and juniors. If you need to miss a round or two, contact the event organisers via TryBooking and request a Bye. 

Venue:	Campbell High School, Treloar Cres, Campbell
Schedule:	Friday 24 May: 7:00pm Saturday 25 May: 10:00am and 2:30pm Sunday 26 May: 10:00am and 2:30pm Monday 27 May 10:00am and 2:30pm
Time Control:	90 minutes per game with 30 second per move increment from move one (Fischer)
Who:	Open to all members of the ACT Chess Association and visiting interstate players
Register:	Event https://www.trybooking.com/CRNMU ACTCA Membership https://www.trybooking.com/COAUO
Prizes:	First prize $500 Prize Pool: $1500+
Organiser:	Shaun Press

Kind regards

Emma

[Emma Guo]

Hi all

In this email:

• Results: 2024 ACT Junior Chess Rapid Championships 
• full standings attached to this email

• Upcoming Event
• 2024 ACT Championships (open to adults and juniors) - Friday 25 to Sunday 27 May
• https://www.trybooking.com/CRNMU

• Australian Junior Chess Calendar (features interstate events and a great excuse for a trip away)
• https://australianjuniorchess.org/calendar/#australian-junior-tournaments

2024 ACT Junior Chess Rapid Championship - Sunday 12 May

Last Sunday, the ACTJCL hosted the annual ACT Junior Chess Rapid Championships at Campbell High School. The tournament featured 30 participants from across the Canberra region. The tournament was very competitive, with many games finishing with both players having seconds left on the clock. At the end of the tournament, Olaoluwa Fasakin finished the tournament with outright first with an impressive 6/7 and was closely followed by Nicholas Lee on 5.5/7. We had a remarkable number of players finishing the event with 5/7 who ended up securing a title, though unfortunately on tiebreak Isaac Eldridge just missed out on a prize. A special mention also goes to Nicholas Markham, who played in his first ACTJCL event and finished the tournament with 4/7 and a performance rating of 1188!

Thank you to all the participants and congratulations to all our prize winners. In addition to everyone's fighting spirit, I was extremely pleased to observe the level of fair play displayed by our players, particularly after a tough match. A special thank you to everyone who helped ensure the event run smoothly and all the juniors and parents who helped us setup and pack up for the day. I look forward to seeing you at our next event, which will be the Winter Holiday Boot Camp. Further details to be provided soon, but make sure you hold the dates in your calendar (Monday 8 - Thursday 11 July).

Prize Winners - full standings attached to this email.

ACT Junior Rapid Champion Open: Olaoluwa Fasakin 6/7 (Brindabella Christian College)

ACT Junior Girls Rapid Champion: Pinipa Liyanage 3.5/7 (Canberra Girls Grammar)

ACT Under 16 Rapid Champion Open: Nicholas Lee 5.5/7 (Amaroo School)

ACT Under 16 Girls Rapid Champion: Sahasra Selva Muthukumar 3/7 (Garran Primary)

ACT Under 14 Rapid Champion Open: Olamide Fasakin 5/7 (Brindabella Christian College)

ACT Under 14 Girls Rapid Champion: Mahi Hegde 3/7 (Majura Primary)

ACT Under 12 Rapid Champion Open: Jerry Cheng 5/7 (Franklin School)

ACT Under 12 Girls Rapid Champion: Echo Feng 2.5/7 (Turner School)

ACT Under 10 Rapid Champion Open: Sanat Hegde 5/7 (Majura Primary) - on tiebreak over Isaac Eldridge (Trinity Christian School)

ACT Under 10 Girls Rapid Champion: Elizabeth Makshakova 0/7 (Namadgi)

ACT Under 8 Rapid Champion Open: James Madoc 3.5/7 (Red Hill Primary School)

ACT Under 8 Girls Rapid Champion: Nil

2024 ACT Chess Championships - 24-27 May 2024 (Friday evening through Monday Reconciliation Day)

The ACT Chess Association will be hosting the 2024 ACT Chess Championships over the May Reconciliation Day Long Weekend. The event is one of Canberra's major events of the year and it is open to adults and juniors. If you need to miss a round or two, contact the event organisers via TryBooking and request a Bye. 

While the event is open to juniors, we would encourage the more experienced players to participate. Feel free to send me an email if you would like to discuss whether the event would suit your child(ren).