2018 Australian Schools Teams Championships

Updated December 3rd, 2018

Venue

The Australian Schools Teams Championships for 2018 will be held at

Prince Alfred College

23 Dequetteville Terrace

Kent Town SA 5067

The school is just 5-10 minutes from the centre of Adelaide by car and very close to Norwood, the main street of which is called ‘The Parade’ and has many fine cafes and restaurants.

The playing area is in the Piper Pavilion, located neat the Oval in the North West Corner.

Parking is available within the school grounds. 

Coaching/preparation rooms will be available at the school, one for each state.

A well-stocked canteen will be open at PAC during the weekend.

Playing Schedule

Saturday 1st December

  8.30 a.m.  –  Registration and Opening Ceremony

  9.00 a.m.  –  Round 1

12.30 p.m.  –  Round 2

  3.00 p.m.  –  Round 3

Sunday 2nd December

  9.00 a.m.  –  Round 4

12.30 p.m.  –  Round 5

  3.30 p.m.  –  Presentation and Closing Ceremony

Rules

Laws of Chess

The FIDE Laws of Chess will apply.

Time Limits

The time limit for all four divisions will be 60 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move from move 1. (Note that, with this time limit, each player must record the moves until he/she has less than five minutes remaining on the clock.)

Competition Rules

The Championships are governed by ACF By-law 4 (as amended 6 January 2007) which may be found on the ACF website – click HERE.

How to enter

School chess coordinators of teams which have qualified for the Australian Schools Teams Championships are requested to complete the ASTC Team Entry Form which may be downloaded ASTC 2018 – Team entry form and then email it to alang@knightsandbytes.com.au

The supervisor must be either present or contactable (by mobile phone) while team members are at the host school.

 ASTC 2018 Board Prizes 

Primary Girls

Primary Open

Secondary Girls

Secondary Open

Primary Open 

See team members and results

2018 Australian Schools Teams Championships – Primary Open – Round 5

Cross Table

Place Name                        Feder Score

  1   Waverley Christian Colleg,  VIC   19   
  2   MacGregor State School,     QLD   14.5 
  3   Sydney Grammar St Ives,     NSW   9    
  4   Prince Alfred College,      SA    7    
  5   Radford College,            ACT   6    
  6   Mount Lawley Primary Scho,  WA    4.5  

Primary Girls

See team members and results

2018 Australian Schools Teams Championships – Primary Girls – Round 5

Final Cross Table

Place Name                        Feder Score

  1   Glendal Primary School,     VIC   19   
  2   Kings Christian College,    QLD   12   
 3-4  Neutral Bay Public School,  NSW   10.5 
      Turner Primary School,      ACT   10.5 
  5   East Marden Primary Schoo,  SA    8    
  6   Wilderness School,          SA    0    

Secondary Open

2018 Australian Schools Teams Championships – Secondary Open – Round 5

Cross Table

Place Name                        Feder Score

  1   Melbourne High,             VIC   15   
  2   Knox Grammar School,        NSW   13   
  3   Prince Alfred College,      SA    12.5 
  4   Anglican Church Grammar S,  QLD   12   
  5   Canberra Grammar,           ACT   7.5  

Secondary Girls

see team members and results 

2018 Australian Schools Teams Championships – Secondary Girls – Round 5

Cross Table

Place Name                        Feder Score

  1   Presbyterian Ladies Colle,  VIC   20   
  2   Brisbane Girls Grammar Sc,  QLD   15   
  3   James Ruse Agricultural H,  NSW   13   
 4-5  Walford School,             SA    6    
      Wilderness School,          SA    6    

Contacts

Alan Goldsmith, President SAJCL – 0401 67 2481 – alang@knightsandbytes.com.au

Peter Serwan, Deputy President – pserwan@staff.pac.edu.au