Chess champs converge on campus

Friday, 12 July 2002

Around 50 of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s (and some of Asia's) best chess players are expected to attend the second annual ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Open National Chess Tournament, to be held this weekend (July 13-14) at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.

The tournament is part of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Chess Federation's Grand Prix circuit of events held throughout the nation.

Confirmed for the tournament is ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s highest rated chess player and top seed, Grandmaster Ian Rogers, who has drawn with chess Super-Grandmaster Garry Kasparov of Russia.

Other players of note are:

  • International Master Mark Chapman
  • Trevor Tao, who represented ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ at the 1994 World Championships
  • Women's International Master Ngan Koshnitksy
  • Asian Under 16 Girls Champion Giang Nguyen
  • past and present State Champions Kevin Sheldrick, Song Yang, Srbo Zaric and Bob Cowley </ul>

    The first prize is $800 and the total prize pool is $2800.

    "The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Open prides itself on providing the chance for players of all abilities to play, with over $1400 in divisional prizes not going to the overall top players," says the Chief Tournament Organiser, Andrew Saint.

    The first round of the tournament gets underway at 9.45am.

    WHERE: 4th Floor, Union Building
    ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide
    North Terrace Campus
    WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, July 13-14

    The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Open's sponsors include local chess firms Knights And Bytes and The Chess Set, along with the Adelaide ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Clubs Association, Bank SA and SANTOS.

     

    Contact details

    Andrew Saint
    Website:
    Chief Tournament Organiser
    President, Adelaide ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Chess Club
    Mobile: 0423 192 278