No. 645
12 July 2025
Editorial
by Miles Patterson
Welcome to the July 2025 ACF Newsletter. Thanks for all the contributions for this issue. More are always welcome, especially event reports, and photographs are good, too.
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ACF Notices
COMING INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
Please address registrations of interest and other inquiries concerning the following forthcoming events to selections_director@auschess.org.au and phone 0499 996 559 or 0409 525 963 if not acknowledged within 48 hours. Copies of inquiries relating to events limited to Junior, Youth, Cadet or other under-age categories must also be sent to juniors_coordinator@auschess.org.au
To enable time for local selection procedures and related purposes, ACF application deadlines can be significantly earlier than deadlines indicated in organisers’ published regulations.
FIDE World Youth Championships – Age groups Under-14, Under-16, Under-18
Dures, Albania. October 3 to 16. Time control standard. Eligibility: Birth years (or later): Under-14 2011; Under-16 2009; Under-18 2007. Links: Albania Regulations Application Form . Amended ACF Deadline 16 July 2025 (previously 2 August 2025).
FIDE World Seniors Championships
Gallipoli, Italy, October 20 to November 2. Time control: Standard. Eligibility: Seniors>50 born 1975 (or earlier); Seniors>65 born 1960 (or earlier). Links: Host Organiser’s Regulations Event Information Deadline: 15 August 2025
Asian Schools Chess Championship 2025
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. October 24 to November 2. Time control: Standard. Eligibility: refer Regulations when available. Links: FIDE Calendar . ACF Deadline: TBA
FIDE RATING SUBMISSIONS
Note that events for FIDE ratings that are completed in the last seven days of the month need to be submitted to ACF FIDE Ratings Officer Bill Gletsos for ratings immediately so that any issues with them can be resolved in time for events to be rated in that month. Also note that intended changes of names or dates of FIDE-rated events need to be notified immediately as they may affect the event's rating status. Note also that all FIDE rated events must be submitted for ACF ratings – no exceptions.
FIDE RATED EVENT REGISTRATION
Australian tournaments to be FIDE rated must be advised to the ACF FIDE Ratings Officer at least 40 days prior to the start of the tournament for tournaments where norms are available and at least 7 days prior to the start of the tournament for all other tournaments. Where these conditions are not met, the decision whether to register it or not is solely at the discretion of the ACF FIDE Ratings Officer.
FIDE ID NUMBER REGISTRATION
FIDE has issued a warning that they will not accept tournaments for FIDE rating where those tournaments contain players who do not have FIDE ID numbers. Although new Australian players can be registered by the ACF FIDE Ratings Officer, this does not apply to new players from overseas. Therefore, organisers should not immediately accept the entries of overseas players who lack FIDE ID numbers to FIDE rated tournaments; instead, those players should be required to first obtain a FIDE ID from their own national federation.
Tournaments submitted that include foreign players who do not have ID numbers end up not being FIDE rated. Organisers need to confirm prior to the start of the tournament that all players without a FIDE ID number are either Australian citizens or have a permanent residency visa.
Players without ID numbers should only be submitted as Australian if they are citizens or are a permanent residency visa holder; if a player is registered under the wrong country, they may incur transfer costs later. For further information/clarification contact the ACF FIDE Ratings Officer Bill Gletsos via fide_ratings@auschess.org.au.
AUSTRALIAN REPRESENTATIVE INTERNATIONAL JUNIORS CHESS TOURNAMENTS
Any inquiries can be sent to ACF Juniors Coordinator, Mr Hui Lam Teh tehhuilam@gmail.com, with cc to ACF Selections Director Tom Saltmarsh selections_director@auschess.org.au.
ACF FUNDING SUPPORT PROGRAM
The application deadline for activities commencing between 1 March 2026 and 30 August 2026 is 31 December 2025. Application forms and related information are available on request to executive@auschess.org.au.
News from the States / Territories
Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory Chess Association (ACTCA)
Upcoming Events
2025 ANU Open
25-27 July, Room 2.02, Marie Reay Teaching Centre, University Ave, ANU, ACT.
2025 Vikings Weekender
21-23 November at Erindale. Details to come.
2026 Australian Junior Chess Championships
17-25 January, St Edmund's College, Canberra. More information here
Street Chess
Every Saturday. From 10.45 to 2.30. King O’Malley’s in Civic.
More information here and results/photos here
New South Wales
New South Wales Chess Association Inc (NSWCA)
Recent Events
2025 Gosford Winter Rapid Open
1st FM Reyaansh Chakrabarty 7/7. 65 players.
Upcoming Events
2025 NSW Rapid
Sunday 13th July, Sydney Academy of Chess, Level 2, Suite 2, 1-17 Elsie St, Burwood. More details here
2025 New England Open
13-14 September. Armidale Ex-Services Memorial Club AKA Servies, 137 Dumaresq St, Armidale. More information here
Northern Territory
Northern Territory Chess Association
Chess Association of Queensland
Recent Events
Queensland Junior Chess Championships 2025
Daniil Yelkhovsky is 2025 Queensland Junior Champion. FM Jayden Ooi is U16 Champion, CM Joel Leong is U14 Champion), and WCM Isabella Guan, Elaina Qiang, and Michelle Lin shared the best girl prize.
60th Peninsula Open, Rothwell
=1st IM Brodie McClymont and Redcliffe's David Beaumont, 5.5/6. =3rd Jayden Ooi, Callum Gray, David Pando and Redcliffe's Jai Turner, all on 5/6. 92 players.
Upcoming Events
2025 UQ July Classic
19th & 20th of July, 01-W431 & 01-W458, Forgan Smith Building (West Wing), UQ St Lucia QLD. More information here
2025 Great Barrier Reef Chess Open
6-7 September, Newman Catholic College Smithfield. James Cook University Campus (JCU), Cairns. Details here
2025 Leo Wilkinson Memorial
Rothwell, September 27-28. More details here
2025 Christmas Special
13-14 December, Grace Lutheran College, Buchanan St, Rothwell. Enquiries: Text / phone / email Gail YOUNG on 0411 704 815 / qwclqwcl@gmail.com
South Australia
South Australian Chess Association Inc (SACA)
Helping Rural Chess
Bob Cowley writes:
I think that there's scope for good chess players from our capital cities to enjoy boosting regional chess, via holidays in some country towns.
Recently I visited Mount Gambier, which has about 28,000 people. Its scenic attractions mainly relate to extinct volcanoes and underground caves. It's a very scenic SA farming town, with a well-established chess club.
Following emails with the club's Val Pylypenko, about 15 to 20 players, with a very good range of ages, came to my chess function. The club's venue is the town library.
I played short time handicap games, showed the folk a couple of humorous problems and answered questions. They tell me that it went very well.
Mount Gambier is in southeast SA, very near the Victorian border. Maybe there are good Victorian chess players who would enjoy doing something similar for that club.
Recent Events
Kings Birthday Weekender
1st: FM Bill Jordan, =2nd: Alexander Horlin-Smith & James Bayliss
=4th: Ethan Retnaraja, Edgar Mdinaradze, Alistair Maria & Bradley Clark Thompson
Best U1600: Hariharan Ayyar, Best U1300: Sam Smith, =Best U1100: Mark Lian, Campbell Thompson & David Sambell, Best Senior: Edgar Mdinaradze
Best U18: Ethan Retnaraja, Best U15: Alistair Maria, Best U12: Chen Bi Zang
Upcoming Events
Tue 15 Jul, 7pm, Interclub Teams Allegro
Wed 16 - Fri 18 Jul, State Under 18 - U12 Championships & July Junior
St Peter's Junior School
Thu 17 Jul, 7pm, July Blitz
Sun 20 Jul, 1pm, The Mdinaradze Mega Bleetz
Tuesdays 22 Jul - 16 Sep, 7pm, City of Adelaide Championship
Thu 24 Jul, 7pm, July Allegro
Thu 31 Jul, 7pm, July Chess 960
Tasmania
Tasmanian Chess Association Inc (TCA)
Upcoming Events
Tasmanian Lightning and Rapid
23-24 August 2025. Tasmanian Rapid details here. Tasmanian Lightning details here
Huon Chess Festival
6-9 November 2025, Scout and Guide Hall, 8 Heron Street, Huonville, TAS
Victoria
Upcoming Events
2025 Victorian Junior Chess Championship
17–20 July 2025, Bacchus Marsh Grammar – Woodlea Campus, More information here
2025 Victorian Championship
Format: 9 rounds. Premier Division – Round Robin; Reserves Division - Swiss
Venue: Box Hill Chess Club (21A Electra Avenue, Ashwood)
Dates (Saturday Nights at BHCC): Round 1 26th July, Round 2 9th August, Round 3 16th August, Round 4 23rd August, Round 5 6th September, Round 6 13th September, Round 7 20th September, Round 8 4th October, Round 9 18th October.
Western Australia
Chess Association of Western Australia Inc (CAWA)
Upcoming Events
2025 WA Blitz Championship
13 July, Details here
New Zealand
New Zealand Chess News (newzealandchess.nz)
Recent Events
14-15 June Auckland B-Grade Interclubs 2025
1st team: Auckland Chess Centre Board 1: Timothy Huy Minh Ha Board 2: Huw Dann Board 3: Alexander Hanrui Pan Board 4: Brogan Powlesland20-22 June Peter Stuart Memorial 2025
Open 1st equal: FM Alphaeus Ang Open 1st equal: FM Daqi Mao Reserve 1st: Manuelito Lara
21 June Upper Hutt Rapid 2025
Open 1st equal: Thomas Van der Hoorn Open 1st equal: IM Anthony F Ker Juniors 1st: Carrig Murray
28 June Auckland Blitz Interclubs 2025
1st Team: Summit Chess Club Player 1: FM Felix Xie Player 2: CM Justin Zhide Wang Player 3: Yanbo Jin Player 4: WCM Luna Yuexiu Xu29 June Auckland Junior Interclubs 2025
1st team: Summit Chess Club Board 1: CM Justin Zhide Wang Board 2: WCM Luna Yuexiu Xu Board 3: Oscar Cui Board 4: Kelvin Zi Yao Wang6 July I Love Chess Rapid July 2025
1st: Maksim Korolev
4-7 July North Island Championship 2025
1st: FM Alphaeus Ang (NZ North Island Champion)
Upcoming Events
12-13, 19-20 July Auckland Double Weekends July 2025
16-17, 23-24 August Auckland Double Weekends August 2025
6-7, 13-14 September Auckland Double Weekends September 2025
24-27 September South Island Championships 2025
27 September I Love Chess Rapid September 2025
28 September South Island Rapid 2025
10-12 October NZ Women’s Championship 2025
25-27 October Merv Morrison Memorial 2025
7-9 November NZ Senior Championship 2025
16 November I Love Chess Rapid November 2025
22 November NZ Fischer-Random Championship 2025
2-11 January ACC Chess Festival 2026
International News
International Chess Day
Commemorating the foundation of FIDE. In 2024, to commemorate the centenary, the global chess community set a Guinness World Record for the most chess games played in 24 hours: over 7.28 million games played across more than 350 events worldwide.
This year, FIDE and Lichess are running the largest-ever Social Chess Day tournament. This 24-hour online blitz tournament will have a time control of 5+3 and begins at 00:00 CEST (Zurich time) on July 20, running until 00:00 CEST on July 21. Players of all levels are invited to participate – no matter the time zone, and can join at any time, playing as many games as they want!
All participants will be entered into random prize draws, with rewards including:
5 winners will receive a voucher to attend the Opening Ceremony and the first round of the World Chess Olympiad 2026 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan (including two nights of hotel accommodation).
At least 10 winners will receive a gift voucher for FIDE merchandise valued at €100, redeemable at the official online shop: shop.fide.com
At least 20 winners will receive a copy of the exclusive chess photography book “Chess Players.”
At least 40 winners will receive access to a group or individual online masterclass with a top Grandmaster (date and GM to be announced).
20 winners will be invited to take part in a top-GM online simul on Lichess (details to be confirmed)
You can join the event via the following link: lichess.org/tournament/fscday25
Upcoming Events
Asian Juniors & Girls Chess Championship Colombo, Sri Lanka 18-27 Jul 25 Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2025 Hong Kong, China 01-09 Aug-25 Asian Nations Cup 2025 Abu Dhabi, UAE 5-14 Aug 25 ASEAN Individual Championships 2025, Bandung, INA, 5-15 Aug 25 Asian Schools Chess Championship 2025 UlaanBaatar, Mongolia 15-25 Aug-25 Asian Cities Chess Team Championship Salalah, Oman Aug 2025 Asian Seniors 50+ and 65+ Chess Ch 2025 Erbil or Sulaymaniyah, Iraq 08-16 Sep 25 Asian Youth Chess Championship 2025 Bangkok, Thailand 20-30 Nov-25
Check details via the FIDE Chess Calendar
Study of the Month
White to play and win
Solution at the end of the newsletter.
Book Review
By IM Gary Lane
Learn from the Legends 2 by Mihail Marin
Published by Quality Chess, 390 pages.
A look at the games of chess heroes and discover how they can teach us to improve.
The basic idea is to select the favourite players of the Romanian author and offer annotated games and snippets of wisdom to educate and entertain. The chess stars are elite players from the past: Leonid Stein, Lev Polugaevsky, David Bronstein, Paul Keres and Lajos Portisch. I can see the attractions of the old stars as the modern generation are not so aware of their classic games. It seems that everyone has an opinion of Caruana and Nakamura, but Stein is likely to be an enigma.
As it is number two in the series, a few intrepid folks have insisted to me that they want to buy the first book, even though it was published in 2005. I can at least recommend the third edition that emerged in 2015, that featured an extra chapter on a new talent called Magnus.
Marin is a distinguished chess writer, and he maintains his high reputation with plenty of prose to explain the examples rather than deluge the page with endless computer moves. At the end of each chapter there are eight difficult puzzles. There is no room for a checkmate in two, but complex positions where you have to choose the right plan or tactical sequence. This gives the author another chance to provide eight mini-lessons on how to convert an advantage into a victory.
I particularly liked the black and white photos so we can put a face to the grandmasters, which might seem a small matter but is so often overlooked by publishers.
A thoughtful way to help play distinguished chess at a higher level.
Looking Back
A Chess Set is Forever
By Bob Meadley
Unless the owner decides they are old or broken and not worth keeping. I bought a 19th century set in 1980 for $50 from a UK dealer. I could not afford a good set but wanted the link to the old days. The plain or ribbed barleycorn set that came was exactly what I ordered and could not be played with as most pieces could not stand. Recently I stuck the major pieces together for a scan wanted by Chess Collectors International (CCI) on a favourite set. They are made of bone and I wish they could speak of previous owners and places they have been. Here they are:
Ebay has many sets for sale and recently a dirty and tired looking set came up for $50. No-one had bid so I did and they are now here. The veneer box with chess board was fraying so that was reglued and minor veneer added. The pieces were then washed in warm water and soap then dried and oiled with teak oil. It was a Polish set with copper metal inlay on the bases as on the board. Clearly post war and probably the 60s. Here is a scan:
The Kings and Queens are like large Bishops, but the Bishops have opposite-coloured heads. The White King & Queen are upside down in the centre and mid RHS. Again, it would be great to know who played with them in the past.
The final set is a matryoshka set made in Russia, probably Brest Belarus in the 70s. There is a good old video of the master women carvers and painters making these men. My set has been repainted on the bodies and heads with more fine work yet to be done. They cost $75. Board included. Again, these men have had very hard work in the past judging by the paintwork done. I am not very interested in the normal chessmen.
There is a thriving market on many websites. For another $50, I bought a “Dragon” set missing a piece and have ordered the pawn from ChessHouse USA. The postage was $20 the pawn $10! As for Ebay auctions, I have lost many but that is the game. I believe Irving Finkel the curator at the British Museum swears that the Lewis chessmen speak to him but mine have never spoken to me. I like sets but am too old to collect now, The sets bought were prompted by contact with Ross Jackson of New Zealand and Holger Langer of Germany. His latest book “On the Art of Collecting Chess Sets” is a beauty.
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For details and links of NSW chess clubs, see: NSW Chess Association (nswca.org.au) chess clubs
Albury
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Bathurst Community Chess Club Inc.
Cabra-Vale Diggers Chess Club – Canley Vale
Campbelltown Collegians
Canterbury Bulldogs - Lakemba
Central Coast Leagues (aka Gosford)
Circular Quay Chess Club
Coffs Harbour Chess Club
Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club - Lidcombe
Dubbo
Ettalong
Harbord Diggers - Freshwater
Knightclub – Marrickville
Laurieton
Moree Chess Club
Newcastle District Chess Association
Norths (Chatswood) – Cammeray
NSW Junior Chess League (for players Under 18)
Optus Yes Chess Club – Macquarie Park
Orange NSW - Colour City Chess Club
Parramatta Chess Club
Penrith RSL Chess Club
Richmond Club Chess Club
Rooty Hill RSL
Ryde Eastwood – Rest Ryde
South Sydney Juniors Chess Club – Kingsford
St George -Kogarah
Sydney Academy of Chess – Burwood
Sydney Chess Club – Burwood
Tamworth Chess Club
University of NSW – Kensington
University of Sydney
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Wagga Chess Club
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New Zealand
New Zealand Chess Federation Inc (NZCF)
Mount Maunganui RSA Chess Club
Northern Territory
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Palmerston Library Chess Club
Queensland
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Noosa Shire Tewantin Contact Peter Cam: noosachess@gmail.com
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Springfield Ipswich Chess Club Springfield Lakes. Contact Tyson Walker, president@springfieldchessclub.com.au
Toowoomba Contact: Sam Buckley sam@toowoombachessclub.com.au
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South Australia
South Australian Chess Association Inc (SACA)
Adelaide University North Terrace
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Tasmania
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Victoria
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Western Australia
Chess Association of Western Australia Inc (CAWA)
Albany Chess Club e-mail: akritaspearce556@gmail.com
Rockingham City Chess Connection e-mail: gregburgess1949@yahoo.com.au
South Perth Senior Citizens Social Chess Club Tel: 9367 9880
Southern Suburbs Chess Club (Facebook page)
UWA Chess Association (Facebook page)
Crobs Coffee and Chess (Facebook page)
ACF Personnel
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ACF COUNCIL
State Association Delegates
NSWCA Delegate: Richard Gastineau-Hills nswcouncillor@auschess.org.au
CV Delegate: Dr Peter Clark Clarkpeter1@bigpond.com
CAQ Delegate: Michael D’Arcy michaeldarc@gmail.com.au
SACA Delegate: Misheck Muza sacouncillor@auschess.org.au
TCA Delegate: Tom Saltmarsh tascouncillor@auschess.org.au
ACTCA Delegate: Cam Cunningham actcouncillor@auschess.org.au
CAWA Delegate: Tim Hare wacounsellor@auschess.org.au
NTCA Delegate: Chris Depasquale agechess@ozemail.com.au
Executive Committee
President: Gary Wastell president@auschess.org.au
Deputy President: Bill Gletsos deputy president@auschess.org.au
Vice-President: Kevin Bonham vice president1@auschess.org.au
Vice-President: Andrew Hardegen vice president2@auschess.org.au
Secretary: Rob Watson secretary@auschess.org.au
Treasurer: Bob Keast treasurer@auschess.org.au
COUNCIL-APPOINTED PERSONNEL
Arbiter Training Director: Peter Tsai chess@t-s-a-i.com
Archives Director: Mahesh Kulkarni sellaus14@gmail.com
Assistant Secretary: Mahesh Kulkarni sellaus14@gmail.com
Assistant Treasurer: Bill Gletsos asst treasurer@auschess.org.au
Auditor: Ross Hamilton auditor@auschess.org.au
Equipment Coordinator: Bob Keast equipment officer@auschess.org.au
FIDE Delegate & Admin Officer: Dr. Kevin Bonham fide delegate@auschess.org.au
FIDE Ratings Officer: Bill Gletsos fide ratings@auschess.org.au
Government Relations Director: Kuanysh Batyrbekov Kuanysh.Batyrbekov@anz.com
International Ambassador: Anastasia Sorokina sorokinachess@gmail.com
Juniors Coordinator: Hui Lam Teh juniors_coordinator@auschess.org.au
Medals & Awards Convenor: Gary Wastell awards@auschess.org.au
National Ratings Officer: Bill Gletsos acfratings@auschess.org.au
National Ratings Officer: Graham Saint g_saint@tpg.com.au
Newsletter Editor: Keong Ang auschessnews@chessnews.asia
Newsletter Editor: Miles Patterson newsletter editor@auschess.org.au
Publicity Director: Paul Power publicity@auschess.org.au
Public Officer (incorporation): Cam Cunningham public_officer@auschess.org.au
Selections Director: Tom Saltmarsh selections director@auschess.org.au
Trophies Officer: Terrence Tang terencetjc@gmail.com
Webmaster: David Esmonde webmaster@auschess.org.au
Annual Appointments
All Council appointments terminate each year at the first Council meeting after 30 June, when incumbents and new applicants are eligible for reappointment. Offers to serve in any of the above positions need to be written (email acceptable) and emailed to executive@auschess.org.au.
Applicants should phone 0409 525 963 or (03) 9787 7974 if an application has not been acknowledged within 48 hours of transmission.
Solution to Study of the Month
White to play and win
Solution:
1 Ra8 Rh6 2 Ra1 Rh8 3 Rg1 Ra8 4 Rg3 fxg3 5 fxg3#
(Alois Wotawa, 1935)
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