2008 Events

Surfers Paradise Open, Gold Coast (AUS).
Dates: 29.08.08 - 31.08.08
Organiser: Amir Karibasic
Web Site: http://www.kingsofchess.biz
Info: 6 round, FIDE rated open Swiss. Game at 9.30am and 2.30pm each day.
Prizes: 1st - A$2000, 2nd - A$1000, 3rd - A$500, 4th - $200, 5th - A$100.
Entry Fee: A$90. Time control is 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move.
Contact: Tel (0061) 7 55785872 or Fax (0061) 7 55786171

Noble Park Grades Tournament, Melbourne (AUS)
Dates: 06.09.08 - 15.11.08
Organiser: Domagoj Dragicevic
Web Site: http://nobleparkchess.org.au/
Info: 9 round, FIDE-rated round-robin grades tournament. Time
control is 90 minutes + 30 sec/move.

Victorian Championship & Reserves, Melbourne(AUS).
Dates: 27.09.08 - 09.11.08
Organiser: Chess Victoria
Web Site: http://chessvictoria.netfirms.com/
Info: FIDE rated events, hosted at various clubs around Melbourne.
Time control is 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move. Dates have been confirmed by Chess Victoria.

George Trundle NZ Masters, Auckland (NZL).
Dates: 27.09.08 - 05.10.08
Organiser: http://www.aucklandchesscentre.co.nz/
Info: 9 round, FIDE rated, IM norm tournament, and Qualifiers event. Auckland
Chess Centre, 17 Cromwell, St, Mount Eden. All games 1pm, except final round
at 9am. Time control is 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move.

Dandenong Club Championship, Melbourne (AUS).
Dates: 01.10.08 - 03.12.08
Organiser: Dandenong Chess Club
Web Site: http://www.dandychess.org.au/
Info: FIDE rated championship event. Restricted to club members.

Réunion International Open, Sainte Marie, Réunion (FRA)
Dates: 11.10.08 - 18.10.08
Organisers: Thierry Prétet
Web Site: http://www.echiquierdunord.re/
and http://www.liguereunionechecs.com/
Info: 9-round FIDE-rated Swiss on this spectacular island just south-west of Mauritius.
Time control is 90 minutes + 30 sec/move. Regular flights are available from Perth.

Canterbury Open, Sydney (AUS)
Dates: 13.10.08 - 24.11.08
Organisers: Henk Jens
Web Site: http://www.nswca.org.au/clubs/canterbury.htm
Info: 7-round FIDE-rated Swiss over 7 consecutive Monday nights.
40 moves in 90 minutes then 30 minutes to finish.

Merv Morrison Memorial, Auckland (NZL).
Dates: 24.10.08 - 27.10.08
Organiser: http://www.aucklandchesscentre.co.nz/
6 round, FIDE rated, open Swiss, and an U/1700 reserves event. Auckland Chess Centre,
17 Cromwell St, Mount Eden, Auckland. Time control of all moves in 90 minutes + 60 seconds/move.
Open Prizes: 1st $320, 2nd $200, 3rd $100. Download the entry form here.

Elwood Chess Championship, Melbourne (AUS)
Dates: 01.11.08 - 04.11.08
Organiser: John Kara
Web Site: http://www.global1t.com/chess/blast/blast1.html
Info: FIDE Rated 7 round Swiss held over the Melbourne Cup long weekend.
Time control is 90 minutes + 30 sec/move. Prizes: 1st - $2200, 2nd - $1100,
3rd - $600, 4th - $300, 5th - $200.

38th World Chess Olympiad, Dresden (GER)
Dates: 12.11.08 - 25.11.08
Organiser: Olympiad Organising Committee
Web Site: http://www.dresden2008.de/english/index.php
Info: 11-round, world teams chess championship, with chess federations from around the world taking part.
Both the Open and the Women's Olympiad will be contested by teams of four with one reserve player.
Time control: 40 moves in 90 mins, then 30 mins to finish, plus 30 seconds per move from move 1.
Further information is contained in Zero_Bulletin_Dresden_2008.pdf.

JR White Fiji National Championships, Suva (FIJ)
Dates: 04.12.08 - 07.12.08
Organisers: Virgilio De Asa
Web Site: http://www.fijichess.com/
Info: Weekend National Championship event.

2009 Events

Queenstown Chess Classic, Queenstown (NZL)
Dates: 15.01.09 - 24.01.09
Organiser: Paul Spiller
Web Site: http://www.newzealandchess.co.nz/queenstownchess/
Info: Incorporating the official New Zealand Chess Championships, offering a
massive prizefund of NZ$50,000 and including an enormous field of top players
from around the world, this is an event not to be missed. 10 rounds. Time control
is 100 mins + 60 sec/move. Millennium Hotel, Queenstown.

Sydney International Open, Sydney (AUS)
Dates: 14.04.09 - 19.04.09
Organiser: Brian Jones
Web Site: http://www.chessaustralia.com.au/
Info: One of Australia's premier international chess tournaments featuring top
international players from Asia and the World. Open 9 round tournament, FIDE and
ACF rated. Swiss Manager pairings, time control 90 mins + 30 sec/move. All mobile
phones and electronic devices are banned from the tournament hall. Players rated
U2000 may enter the Open (SIO) or Challengers (SIC) event. Click here to
download SIO brochure or download Challengers brochure.

Oceania Zonal Chess Championship, Tweed Heads (AUS)
Dates: 20.06.09 - 26.06.09
Organiser: Graeme Gardiner
Web Site: http://www.gardinerchess.com/
Info: Leading players from the Oceania Zone are eligible to compete in this
qualifying event for the FIDE World Cup. The tournament will be held at the
Outrigger Twin Towns Resort, Tweed Heads. Guaranteed prizefund of A$7000.
Entry fee varies from $100 to $350 depending on rating.