The South Australian Junior Chess League Inc
State Under 11-Under 9 Championships and October Junior >10
Australian Schools Teams Championship 2014
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This is the official website for the Junior Chess League in South Australia and it is used to inform you about all our junior chess activities. You will find here all the details about the interschool primary and secondary matches, as well as how to take part in tournaments and - very exciting - make use of chess on the Internet. The SAJCL been promoting Junior Chess in SA for over 50 years thanks to the dedication and passion of Evelyn and Gary Koshnitsky and many other tireless volunteers and we are very grateful to all the support given to us by many schools and teachers. And as a non-profit local organisation, we endeavour to make chess affordable and accessible to everyone. Last updated Wednesday 21st September 2016
The Daffodil Day Tournaments organised by Eddie Han at Prince Alred College to support Cancer Research were a great success with over 50 students taking part. The Under 18 event was won by Qi Le Kong-Lim on countback from Peter Gregoric with 5 points out of 6; third was Chathula Kiripitige ahead of George Karassoulos on countback. The Girls' Prize was won by Susanne Wells. Crosstable The Under 12 Tournament was won by Ethan Liu with 6 points out of 6, ahead of Ye-Seul Ok on 5 and Ian Liu on 4 on countback from 6 others. Athena-Malar Retnaraja won the Girls' Prize and the youngest player was Samuel Lawrence, aged 5. Crosstable 2016 Primary B Finals Congratulations to East Marden PS (Ethan Retnaraja, Sree Hilarykovan, Athena-Malar Retnaraja and Caleb Tang) on winning the B Finals. The Runner-up was the composite team Adelaide Hills Red (George Bartley, Matthew Daly, Samian Smallridge and Rolie Wells). Standings 2016 Primary C Finals The C Finals was also very well thought with 21 teams taking part. Scott Creek PS (Mardi Jones, Patrick McGrath, Luke Stevens and Teliah Shepherson) came first by a half-point from Grange PS (Lachie Odgers, Royce Wong, Orlando Sparrow and Anthony Nicou). Standings zx
The 2016 Australian Junior Championships took place at Walford School Adelaide from the 16th-24th January 2016 - they were a huge success!! Please checkout the website here
The Annual General Meeting will be on Thursday 3rd March 2016 at 7pm at the Chess Centre, 10 Ranelagh St Adelaide. Here is a preliminary Calendar for the year More details shortly!!
2015
The 2015 State Junior Championships The State Under 18 - State Under 12 Tournaments took place on the first Thursday and Friday of the school holidays July 9th and July 10th and a special July Junior Tournament was run alongside for those Under 10. The 2015 State Junior U18 Championship was won by Qi Le Kong-Lim, ahead of Peter Gregoric and, tying for third, Loel Lee and Aaron Hammat. The U16 was won by Denny Han with second, Axel Heinrich and third Oscar Herrmann. The U15 title was won by Arseny Galliamov and Kee-An Seet. see crosstable The U14 was won by Preshaan Thavarajah and, equal second were Riley Karayiannis and Ethan Low. The U13 was won by Dongwoo Shin with Isabel Huynh in second place. See crosstable The U12 title was won by Sisi Wang; equal second were Ognie Starkovic, Danial Zelensky and Boris Glushkov. The U11 section of this tournament was won by Remy Casse and Sam Lim, with Gabriel Cregan third. See crosstable The July Junior for players under 11 was won by Anthony Huynh, second was Luca Paull and third was Ethan Liu. The State Under 11, 10 and 9 titles will be held in the term 3 holidays. Crosstables for
The Evelyn Koshnitsky Memorial Weekend Tournament and Under 1600 Challenger Tournament will take place on the middle weekend July 11th and 12th and will be held at the Fullarton Community Centre. These events will be huge - with grandmasters, international masters, club players and novices all taking part in a special tournament to honour the wonderful memory of Evelyn Koshnitsky. Tribute to Evelyn Immediately following the Weekender, there will be 'The Evelyn', a special tournament just for women and girls and it should be lots of fun! We have been watching how all the girls played in the Div 2 Secondary competition and it has been a joy seeing how well they play together. The tournament will go from Monday afternoon (13th July) through to Thursday afternoon and there is more than $1000 worth of prizes up for grabs. All girls are encouraged to play .. they just need to know how to write down the moves!
We are in for a BOOM year .. 2015 is going to be terrific! Chess is booming across the country - the numbers are up everywhere - and we are going to be responsible for some of the most important events of the year. SACA (the Chess Association, not the Cricket!) and the SAJCL will be staging the Evelyn Koshnitsky Memorial Weekend Chess Tournament over July 11th and 12th and will then hold 'The Evelyn' Women's and Girls' Tournament the following week - all in honour of Mrs Evelyn Koshnitsky BEM, AM who passed away last year.Much more about this soon. We will follow this by holding the Australian Junior Championships in mid - January 2016. The last AJC was staged recently in Canberra, attracted over 250 players from all over the country and was very successful. A Big task, but one that will be very exciting and rewarding for all our youngsters. Annual General Meeting - outcomes The Annual General Meeting took place on Thursday 5th March at 7pm at the Chess Centre, 10 Ranelagh St Adelaide and the following Executive were elected: President: Alan Goldsmith Deputy President: Peter Serwan Vice President: Fedja Zulfic Treasurer: Rita McKetchnie Secretary: Lorraine Gormly Secondary Representative: Susanne Wells The rates for the Interschool matches have had to be increased this year - the first time in about 4 years: The School Affiliation fee is now $50 Each secondary Team entry fee is $100 The Primary A teams are $75 and the Primary B and Primary C teams are each $60. VENUES We currently have most of the venues from last year, with the addition of Grange PS in the West and East Marden in the North-East. And we now have Walford College in Unley. Teams can still register for a couple of venues - but the venues are filling up fast!
Some Events to note for your calendar: City of Adelaide Junior and the State Junior Championships Please note that some of these events take place in the first week of the school holidays - check the dates carefully! The City of Adelaide Junior wiill be played on Thursday 16th April and Friday 17th April at the Chess Centre, 10 Ranelagh St Adelaide. See Entry Form
The SA Under 18 - Under 12 Championships will be played on July 9th and 10th and the Under 11 - Under 9 will be played on October 9th and 10th. Please check the lefthand column for entry forms (available soon!)
Half-Day Week 9 Tournaments Just $10 entry per student - any number and any ability!! Discounts for 10 players or more from the one school. The SAJCL will again hold special half-day tournaments in 2015 - they will be held during the 9th week of each term. They start around 9.15am and finish around 12.30pm. The players will have 10 minutes each per game and should play 6 games in the morning. VENUES TO BE ADVISED. 1st term: WEDNESDAY 25th March 2015 Interschool Matches Team Registrations will starts from 6th March onwards - registration will be through the website or by ringing Alan Goldsmith on 0401 67 2481 The Matches start the SECOND week back in 2nd Term - the week ending Friday 8th May. Rookies Club - Sunday Afternoons - suitable for all students Tournaments are held roughly once a month, near the start of the month where practical, from 2pm - 4pm. We are starting this year with two Sundays in a row and then we settle into the once-a-month routine. Sunday 22nd February 2015 2pm - 4pm Venue: The Chess Centre, 10 Ranelagh St Adelaide 5000 Cost: $10 per afternoon. Format: There will be a general tournament each week with prizes, along with friendly games and short lessons for novices and youngsters not keen on competitions yet.
News from 2014 Interschool Results Congratulations to the following schools on their 2014 Interschool results - the complete scoretables can be found under Draws & Results but in essence: PAC won the Secondary Div 1, Div 2 and Div 3 competitions and the Champion Secondary School. The Primary A Grade was won by Walkerville PS The Primary B Finals was won by Magill PS The Primary C Finals was won by the composite team from the Campbelltown Library but was awarded to Walkerville PS a point behind. The Evelyn Koshnitsky Shield for Champion Primary School was won by St Peter's. Individual Results Congratulations to the following players for their success in the 2014year's State Junior Championships - the crosstables can be found through the llinks on the left. Under 18: 1st Punala Kiripitige Under 16: 1st Qi Le Kong-Lim; 2nd Denny Han; Under 15: 1st Peter Gregoric; 2nd Maksimas Zalkauskas; 3rd Oscar Herrmann; eq 4th - Vitaly Klimenchuk Under 14: 1st Preshaan Thavarajah; Equal second Kee-An Seet and George Karassoulos. Under 13: 1st Arseny Galliamov. The Top Girl prize in the U15 was shared by Hui-Si Yee and Susanne Wells. Under 12: 1st Dongwoo Shin. 2nd Chathula Kiripitige =3rd Sung Hoon Ok and Matvei Kotousov. Under 11: Equal 1st: Sisi Wang & Chathula Kiripitige; 3rd: Boris Glushkov; =4th: David Zhang & Sree Hilan Under 10: 1st: Ethan Liu; 2nd: Luca Paull; 3rd: Zhibo Shang; =4th: Vladimir Gordienko & Aditya Ghai Under 9: 1st: Ye Seul Ok; =2nd: Tommy Burks & Saxon McDonald; 4th: Anton Ivanov Under 8: 1st: Ethan Retnaraja; 2nd: Royce Wong 3rd: Caleb Tang; =4th: Gabriel Cregan & Jonathan Zhang
State Girls' Championships Under 18: Equal 1st: Hui-Si Yee & Susanne Wells Under 11: 1st: Sisi Wang Under 10: 1st: Ye Seul Ok Under 9: 1st: Niamh Bridgeman
Top Under 10 was Vladimir Gordienko. The July Junior Tournament for 10 years and less (not the State Under 11 or U10 or U9 titles which will be held next holidays). Equal 1st:Tommy Burks and Ye Seul Ok on sharing first in the first July Junior Tournament;Ethan Retnaraja finished 3rd. A second tournament was held the following day and the results were: 1st: Ye Seul Ok; equal second: Tommy Burks, Damian Smallridge and Ethan Retnaraja. Congratulations to the following players for their success in the 2014 City of Adelaide Junior Championships. Under 21: Equal 1st: Preshaan Thavarajah & Arseny Galliamov Under 14: 1st George Karassoulos Under 12: Sisi Wang Under 10: Equal 1st: Ye Seul Ok & Boris Glushkov
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