The South Australian Junior Chess League
10 Ranelagh St., Adelaide
(just off Light Square)
The venue will be open from 8.30am on all days to allow parents to drop off youngsters before work. The sessions should all be finished by 4 pm
The players’ age is their age at the start of the tournament
Players who are aged 11 – 21 should play in either the October 60 or October 25 Tournaments.
The SAJCL is offering juniors the choice of 4(!) tournaments these holidays:
The U21 October 60 Tournament is for older juniors – Under 21 – and is played at a time rate of 60 minutes + 30 secs per move and will be FIDE rated (6 rounds – 2 games each day). To play in this event you must already have a FIDE Id or be an Australian citizen.
The U21 October 25 Tournament has shorter games – only 25 minutes each + 10 secs per move (12 games, 4 games each day). Players can choose to play just single days
The Under 11 / Under 10 Championships will be combined and played over 3 days – 25 minutes each + 10 secs per move (12 games, 4 games each day).
The Under 9/8/7 Championships will be played as 3 separate events – a new one each day and the juniors will play 7 games – 15 minutes each on the clock. The overall winners is decided by the overall scores over the 3 events.
Schedule:
U11 & U10 & Oct 25 Tournaments: 4 games daily : 9:30am, 11am, 1pm and 2:15pm;
The October 60 Tournament: 9:30 & 1pm
Lunches will be at 12:30pm and Pizza can be ordered each day for $10
Prizes: 1st in U11, U10 & U9 & U8 – $100, 2nd: $50; 3rd $25.
The Prizes for the October Tournaments will be decided on entries but as always, will be generous.
Entry Fee – $65 which covers all 3 days if you register through the TryBooking link by Sunday 4th October 10pm.:
Entry Link:https://www.trybooking.com/DPQHT
Otherwise You can enter on the day but must do so at 9am. It is $75 to enter and pay on the day for all 3 days. You can enter for 1 day – pay $25 on the day. If you wish to enter for 2 days, such as Wednesday and Friday, simply register for the first and advise the organisers when you arrive.
For more details or to enter by text, please ring Alan Goldsmith on 0401 672 481 or check www.sajuniorchess.org
The Secondary Girls Teams Playoff will take place on Friday 18th September 2026 at around 7:15pm at the Chess Centre, 10 Ranelagh St Adelaide, almost immediately following the Evelyn Koshnisky Shield to determine the top Primary School this year.
Secondary schools that took part in the SAJCL inter-school matches this season are invited to enter teams of 4 girls to take part in a series of matches against other teams to determine which team would represent SA in the Australian School Teams Competition on the first weekend in December. The SAJCL will give $1000 help towards the costs of the winning team if it decides to accept the challenge.
The exact format of the playoff will be determined by the number of teams that enter, so please check if you have girls who want to play – a school can submit 2 or more teams if they have enough keen players.