Suncoast Chess Club Inc.

Chess on the Sunshine Coast

Tournaments & Results

Sunshine Coast Women and Girls’
Chess Championships 2018

Sunday 5th August 2018
For More details contact:
Tulia Powell ~ email: [email protected]
Mobile: 0466 659 629

2017 Tuesday Night Weekly Tournaments

Results are available by clicking once on any tournament that is underlined


2017 Grand Prix - 3rd tournament, last updated 28/2/2017

  • En Passant   3 Jan -> 10 Jan Allegro (8 Games)
  • Endless Summer   17 Jan -> 14 Feb Standard (5 Rated games)
  • Short Knights        21 Feb Blitz (9 Games)
  • Bishops Sacrifice 28 Feb ->   7 Mar Rapid (6 Games)
  • King of the Castle 14 Mar -> 21 Mar Allegro (8 Games)
  • Autumn Leaves 28 Mar -> 25 Apr Standard (5 Rated games )
  • Fool's Mate  2 May ->   9 May Rapid (6 Games)
  • Bowling Knight 16 May Blitz (9 Games)
  • Royal Fork 23 May -> 30 May Allegro (8 Games)
  • Winter Woollies   6 Jun  ->   4 Jul Standard (5 Rated games)
  • Rooks Castle  11 Jul  -> 18 Jul Rapid (6 Games)
  • SCC Championship  25 Jul  ->   5 Sep Standard - 90 (7 Rated games)
  • The Lost Pawn  12 Sep -> 19 Sep Allegro (8 Games)
  • Annual General Meeting 26 Sep Blitz (9 Games)
  • Queening Time    3 Oct -> 10 Oct Rapid (6 Games)
  • Buderim Spring   17 Oct -> 14 Nov Standard (5 Rated games)
  • Gardez Queen   21 Oct -> 28 Nov Allegro (8 Games)
  • The Kings Reign     5 Dec -> 12 Dec Rapid (6 Games)
  • Pawns Zugzwang   19 Dec Blitz (9 Games)


Blitz 5 minutes each no extra time, Allegro 15 minutes each no extra time, Rapid 25 minutes each no extra time

Standard 60 minutes each followed by 10 seconds, Standard 90 - 90 minutes each no extra time

2016 Tuesday Night Weekly Tournaments

2016 Grand Prix -  last updated 28/12/2016

Club Champions

2014 - Club Champion - Mark Deuble
2013 - Club Champion - Craig McGregor
2012 - Club Champion - Jeff Dyer

Suncoast Chess Club Grand Prix

2017 Participation GP -

2016 Participation GP - Won by Jeff Dyer on 134 points - winning 6 of the 19 tournaments - 2016 Results PDF file

2015 Participation GP - Won by Jeff Dyer on 133.5 points - winning 4 of the 18 tournaments - 2015 Results PDF file

2014 Participation GP - Won by Daniel O'Connor on 134.5 points - winning 7 of the 19 tournaments - 2014 Results PDF file

2013 Participation GP - Won by Jeff Dyer on 123 points - winning 4 of the 17 tournaments - 2013 Results PDF file

2012 Participation Handicap GP - Won by Aidan Leask on 131.2 winning 1 of 19 tournaments - 2012 Results PDF file

2011 GP- Won by Otto Mehltreter on 119 winning 12 of 23 tournaments.  - 2011 Results PDF file 

2010 GP- Won by Otto Mehltreter on 144 winning 17 of 26 tournaments .  - 2010 Results PDF file

2009 GP- Won by John Potts on 72.5 winning 5 of 18 tournaments.  - 2009 Results PDF file

2015 Tournaments

2015 Australia Day Open  

2015 Grand Prix -  last updated 29/12/2015

2015 Womens & Girls rapid trn                                       

2015 Tuesday Night Weekly Tournaments

Happy New Year  -   6 Jan to 13 Jan - Allegro - (8 games)
Endless Summer  - 20 Jan to 24 Feb - Standard - (6 games)
March Mayhem   -   3 Mar - Blitz - (9 games)
Autumn Breeze   - 10 Mar to 17 Mar - Rapid Gull - (6 games)
SCC Live Members  - 24 Mar to 31 Mar - Rapid Inc - (6 games)
SCC Memorial Challenge -   7 Apr to 12 May - Standard - (6 games)
King of the Castle  - 19 May to 19 May - Blitz - (9 games)
May Madness -  26 May to 9 Jun - Rapid Gull - (8 games)
Brass Monkey - 16 Jun  to 23 Jun - Rapid Inc - (6 games)
SCC Championship - 30 Jun   to 11 Aug - Standard - (7 games)
Winter Woolies            - 18 Aug  to 25 Aug - Rapid Gull - (6 games)
Dark Knight -   1 Sep  to  8 Sep - Allegro - (8 games)
Bishops End - 15 Sep   to 23 Sep- Rapid Inc - (6 games)
AGM Blitz                   - 29 Sep  - Blitz - (9 games)
Top of the Hill -   6 Oct to 13 Oct - Allegro - (8 games)
Buderim Spring        - 20 Oct to 24 Nov - Standard - (6 games)
Director's Challenge    -   1 Dec to 8 Dec - Rapid - (6 games)
Summer Rain                  - 15 Dec to 22 Dec - Rapid Gull - (6 games)
Grand Prix Swindle  -  29 Dec - Blitz - (9 games)

2014 Tournaments

Feature Events

15 & 16 December - Bill Powell Open - 6 round - rated


2014 Participation Grand Prix -  results are attached but the explanation of Grand Prix is at the bottom of this page

Buderim's Weekly Tournaments


  • Happy New Year -   7 Jan   to 14 Jan - Allegro - (8 games)
  • Endless Summer - 21 Jan   to 18 Feb - Standard - (5 games)
  • March Mayhem   - 25 Feb   to  4 Mar - Rapid Inc - (6 games)
  • Autumn Breeze   -   4 Mar  to 17 Mar - Rapid Gull - (6 games)
  • SCC Live Members - 11 Mar  to   1 Apr - Rapid Inc - (6 games)
  • SCC Memorial Challenge  -   8 Apr  to 13 May - Standard - (6 games)
  • King of the Castle  - 20 May to 27 May - Allegro - (8 games)
  • May Madness -   3 Jun   to 10 Jun - Rapid Gull - (6 games)
  • Brass Monkey - 17 Jun   to 24 Jun - Rapid Inc - (6 games)
  • SCC Championship -   1 Jul    to 12 Aug - Standard - (7 games)
  • Winter Woollies - 19 Aug  to 26 Aug - Rapid Gull - (6 games)
  • Dark Knight -   2 Sep   to   9 Sep - Allegro - (8 games)
  • Bishops End - 16 Sep   to 23 Sep - Rapid Inc - (6 games)
  • AGM Blitz - 30 Sep  - Blitz - (9 games)
  • Top of the Hill -   7 Oct    to 14 Oct - Allegro - (8 games)
  • Buderim Spring -  21 Oct   to 25 Oct - Standard - (6 games)
  • director's Challenge  -    2 Nov  to   9 Dec - Director's Choice - (6 games)
  • Summer Rain                      -  16 Dec   to 23 Dec - Rapid Gull - (6 games)
  • Grand Prix Swindle  -  30 Dec - Blitz - (9 games)

2013 Results

Suncoast Chess Club – CWA Hall Buderim – 2013 Calendar – Tuesday Nights - Social games from 6:30pm – Tournament games from 7:30pm -


2012 Results

1 Happy New Year

2 Summer Rush

3 Summer Knights

4 SCC Memorial Challenge

5 Treasurer's Challenge

6 SCC Life Members

7 King of the Castle

8 May Madness

9 Brass Monkey

10 SCC ChampionshipSChampions Simul

11 Winter Woollies

12 Dark Knight

13 Bishops End

14 Top of the Hill

15 Annual General Meeting

16 Director's Challenge

17 Buderim Spring

18 Summer Allegro

19 Grand Prix Swindle

2011 Results

2010 Results

Suncoast Chess Club Participation Grand Prix information

Participation Grand Prix Bonus Points - 2013 on - 

In 2013 the Grand Prix evolved dropping the handicap.  Players receive a 3 point bonus for playing in a tournament and points scored in tournaments.  

Bonus Points - 2012 only
The 2012 Suncoast Chess Club Participation Handicap Grand Prix has a bonus system introduced to encourage participation and help lower rated players close the gap to the top.  This system adds bonus points every time you participate in a grand prix event.  Additionally these points are scaled to give lower rated players an advantage and close the gap in the grand prix results.  The scale is based on ratings from 1 to 2500.  A player on with a rating of 1 would get 5.1 bonus points per grand prix event participated in, a player with 500 would get 4.1, a player with 1000 would get 3, a player with 1500 would get 2, a player with 2000 would get 1 and a player with 2500 would get 0.

2009 - 2011 - No bonuses just points scored in tournaments. 

Prizes
1st = $17, 2nd = $16, 3rd = $15, 4th = $14, 5th = $13, 6th = $12, 7th = $11, 8th = $10, 9th = $9, 10th = $8, 11th = $7, 12th = $6, 13th = $5, 14th = $4, 15th = $3, 16th = $2, 17th = $1

Other Information
1. Final standings are broken by highest number of tournament wins followed by rating <lowest current rating wins>;
2. Prizes are distributed at the first meeting of the following year <after re-joining>