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The Best place to play Chess on the Coast
Tuesdays 30th September to 4th November 2025
Invitation to the Buderim Spring Classic Chess Tournament
Dear Chess Enthusiasts,
We are delighted to invite you to join us for and enchanting Buderim Spring Classic Chess Tournament! As the vibrant blooms burst forth and the air fills with the sweet scent of blossoms, our chess pieces come alive on the boards, dancing among the petals.
- 📅 Date: Tuesdays 30th September to 4th November 2025
- 🕑 Time: 7:30 pm
- Format: Standard (60 minutes + 10 Seconds)
- 1 Game per night
*** Please Arrive 7.00 pm to register ***
"Floral Gambits" Embrace the spirit of spring as you strategize your moves. Let the delicate petals inspire your play and may the chessboard bloom with creativity!
Respond swiftly to this enchanted summons to secure thy place among the chosen contenders. A spring filled chessboard awaits, and the fate of kingdoms hangs in the balance.
Let's celebrate spring, chess, and the harmonious dance of flowers and pieces. See you at the Buderim Spring Chess Tournament!
Australia Chess Federation &
Queensland Junior rated tournament
By the Presidents Command, The Suncoast Chess Council
WHERE:
Chess Club House - BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Admission: $3.00 Members - $6.00 Non-Members per event.
Saturday 25th October 2025 - 2:00 pm
Invitation to Shadows of the Chess Realm Chess Tournament
Harken, ye lords and ladies of wit and quick cunning!
Let it be known unto all persons of noble spirit and gaming inclination, that upon the twenty fifth day of October in the Year of our Lord Two Thousand and Five-and-Twenty, at the hour of two post meridian, there shall be convened the Shadows of the Chess Realm Rapid Chess Tournament, a contest of minds sharp as blades and fancies fleet as falcons.
The field of battle shall be graced at Sunshine Coast, whereupon pawns shall march, bishops shall dance diagonal, and knights shall leap to fame or folly. Let thine intellect be thy sword, and thy stratagem thy shield.
Gentry and commoners alike are hereby invited to bear witness or partake in this grand tourney, wherein the crown of victory awaiteth the swiftest hand and keenest foresight.
Pray, make thy presence known and arrive with spirits high and honour unblemish’d.
Your humble and obedient servant,
The Stewards of deep dark shadows of Play
- 📅 Date: Saturday 25th October 2025
- 🕢 Time: 14:00 - Must Register by 13:30 pm
- Format: Rapid 15 minutes
- Number of Games: 6
- Australia Chess Federation &
- Queensland Junior rated tournament
The Suncoast Chess Club
WHERE:
Chess Club House - BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Admission: $5.00 Members - $10.00 Non-Members per event.
Saturday 1st November 2025 - 2:00 pm
A Royal Summons to the Noble Tournament: Quest for the Silver Queen
Hear ye, hear ye!
“Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.” — Proverbs 31:10
To all valiant knights, wise sages, and seekers of glory, Let it be proclaimed throughout the realm: The time hath come for a most sacred contest, A tournament of wits and war, where brave souls shall embark upon the Quest for the Silver Queen.
The Tale Unfoldeth Thus: In the shadowed halls of the Chess Club chambers, Where banners of old sway in silence, A Queen of silver, a Queen of Hearts radiant and elusive, Hath vanished from her throne upon the board. Her absence hath stirred the balance of kingdoms, And only the worthiest shall reclaim her.
Where pawns march as footmen, rooks stand as towers, And knights leap with valor into the fray. Each player a pilgrim, each match a trial, In pursuit of the Silver Queen’s grace.
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life…” — James 1:12
- 📅 Dates: Saturday, November 1st, 2025
- 🕢 Time: 2:00 PM
- Format: Blitz 10 minutes
- Number of games: 7 per in total
- Australia Chess Federation &
- Queensland Junior rated tournament
By the Realm of the Royal Silver Queen, & The Rooks Council
WHERE:
Chess Club House - BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Admission: $5.00 Members - $10.00 Non-Members per event.
Saturday 8th November 2025 - 2:00 pm
“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” — Ephesians 6:11
By decree of the Grandmaster’s Circle, thou art bidden to attend The Battle of the Enchanted A tourney of minds bewitched by the sacred art of Chess, where enchanted masters shall clash in gallant contest, each move a spell, each gambit a blade, Upon the checkered field of war.
Let it be known: This is no mere game, but a crusade of cunning, A rite of passage for those whose souls are bound to the sixty-four squares. The enchanted shall rise, and the meek shall falter. For it is written:
“The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong... but time and chance happeneth to them all.” — Ecclesiastes 9:11
Come clad in thy finest robes of intellect, Bring forth thy courage, thy wisdom, and thy will. Let the pawns march and the kings tremble. For destiny awaits none.
May thy mind be sharp as Solomon’s sword, And thy heart steadfast as David before Goliath.
So sayeth the scroll. So shall it be. Let the Battle of the Enchanted commence.
- 📅 Dates: Saturday, November 8th, 2025
- 🕢 Time: 2:00 PM
- Format: Rapid 15 minutes
- Number of games: 6 per in total
- Australia Chess Federation &
- Queensland Junior rated tournament
By the Realm of the Enchanted.
WHERE:
Chess Club House - BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Admission: $5.00 Members - $10.00 Non-Members per event.
Tuesday 11th November 2025
A Most Grim and Glorious Summons to the Tournament of Halloween Knights
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world…” — Ephesians 6:12
Hark! Ye brave souls and cunning minds, by order of the High Keepers of the Board, thou art called to gather On the eve of All Hallows, when spirits stir and shadows dance, to partake in a contest most arcane and noble: The Tournament of Halloween Knights
Within the torch-lit chambers of the Chess Club, A sanctum of strategy and sorcery, where knights of ivory and obsidian shall clash in silent fury.
A battlefield of sixty-four squares, Haunted by the echoes of ancient games and ghostly gambits. Knights in armour, cloaked in mystery and mirth,
Shall ride forth to challenge fate, whilst bishops whisper secrets and queens command the night.
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” — 1 Peter 5:8
- 📅 Date: Tuesday, November 11th, 2025
- 🕢 Time: 7:30 PM
- Format: Blitz 5 minutes
- Number of games: 9 in total
- Australia Chess Federation &
- Queensland Junior rated tournament
By the Presidents Command, The Suncoast Chess Council
WHERE:
Chess Club House - BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Admission: $3.00 Members - $6.00 Non-Members per event.
Saturday 15th November 2025 - 2:00 pm
Spellcaster's Showdown Blitz Chess Tournament
Hear ye, noble minds and cunning tacticians!
Come forth, ye masters of the sixty-four squares, ye conjurers of gambits and guardians of pawns! Let thy minds be as sharp as the sword of Gideon, and thy moves swift as the feet of Elijah.
"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." — Ephesians 6:11
For in this sacred blitz, time shall be thy foe, and cunning thy shield. Each match shall be but five minutes long, and mercy shall be but a myth.
The victor shall be crowned Archmage of the Blitz, and shall bear the enchanted scepter of Caïssa, goddess of chess. Riches, renown, and relics await those who triumph.
"He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son." — Revelation 21:7
- 📅 Date: Saturday 20th September 2025
- 🕢 Time: 14:00 - Must Register by 13:30 pm
- Format: Blitz 10 minutes
- Number of Games: 7
- Australia Chess Federation &
- Queensland Junior rated tournament.
WHERE:
The Great Room of the Camelot Castle
Chess Club House - BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Admission: $5.00 Members - $10.00 Non-Members per event.
Tuesday November 18th & 25th 2025 - 7:30 pm
- Invitation to the Gardez Queen Rapid Chess Tournament
Royal Scroll of Invitation 👑 Proclaimed from the High Seat of the Eternal Board
To all Seekers of Strategy, Masters of Mind, and Children of the Sacred Game,
By decree of the Divine Order of the Sixty-Four Squares, let it be known across the lands of sand and stone, river and reed, that the Gardez Queen Chess Tournament shall commence beneath the Eye of Ra, over two weeks in the season when the Mooloolah River whispers secrets to the wind.
🦅 Come forth, O Noble Player! Whether you be a humble pawn or a mighty rook, the time has come to test your wisdom, your foresight, and your courage. The Gardez Queen awaits — she who guards the realm with elegance and wrath, she whose stride commands the board like the lioness commands the hunt.
Virtues of the Gardez Queen
- She is swift as a Persian, striking from afar with grace and precision.
- She is wise as Thoth, foreseeing traps and weaving victory from chaos.
- She is unyielding as the pyramids, standing firm against the tides of battle.
- She is merciful yet merciless, sparing the worthy and vanquishing the arrogant.
Let all who dare approach her throne bring not just skill, but reverence. For to utter “Gardez la Reine!” is to speak a sacred warning — a cry that echoes through dynasties of players past.
- 📅 Dates: Tuesday November 18th & 25th 2025
- 🕢 Time: 7:30 PM
- Format: Rapid 15 minutes
- Number of games: 8
- Australia Chess Federation &
- Queensland Junior rated tournament
WHERE:
Chess Club House - BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Admission: $3.00 Members - $6.00 Non-Members per event.
Saturday November 29th, 2025 - 2:00 pm
Invitation to The Siege of the Chess Kingdom
Hear ye, hear ye!
By decree of the Grandmaster Regent and the High Council of Knights and Bishops, let it be known throughout the realm that a most noble contest shall commence anon: The Siege of the Chess Kingdom. All lords, ladies, squires, and strategists of wit and valour are summoned to partake in this grand tourney of minds and manoeuvres.
Let it be remembered, as King Henry V once did declare before the Battle of Agincourt:
“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother.”
Come forth, ye brave tacticians and cunning warlords! Let not thy name be lost to time. As Queen Elizabeth I once proclaimed:
“I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king.”
So too may all rise, regardless of station, to claim glory upon the checkered field.
- 📅 Date: Saturday November 22nd, 2025
- 🕢 Time: 2:00 pm
- Format: Rapid 15 minutes
- Number of games: 6 per in total
- Australia Chess Federation &
- Queensland Junior rated tournament
By the Realm of the Enchanted Chess Kingdom.
WHERE:
Chess Club House - BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Admission: $5.00 Members - $10.00 Non-Members per event.
Saturday November 29th 2025 - 2:00 pm
Invitation Event: The Crystal Fortress Clash Chess Tournament
- 📅 Date: Saturday November 29th 2025
- 🕢 Time: 14:00 - Must Register by 13:30 pm
- Format: Rapid 10 minutes
- Number of Games: 7
- Australia Chess Federation &
- Queensland Junior rated tournament.
Hear ye, hear ye!
Let it be known throughout the realm, from the misty moors to the sunlit shores, that a most noble contest approacheth!
Invitation to The Crystal Fortress Clash Where minds are sharpened as blades, and kings fall not by sword, but by cunning.
To all Lords and Ladies, Knights of the Board, and Squires of Strategy, thou art hereby summoned to partake in the grand tournament known as The Crystal Fortress Clash, a gathering of the finest tacticians and boldest minds in all the land.
Glory awaits the victor, and tales shall be told of their triumph for generations hence. Feast and merriment shall follow the clash, with ale and bread enough to sate even the hungriest of pawns.
RSVP thy intent to join the fray, lest thy name be lost to history. For in the words of the great Milton: “Awake, arise, or be forever fallen.”
May thy mind be swift, thy hand steady, and thy gambits bold. We await thee at the gates of the Crystal Fortress.
WHERE:
Chess Club House - BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Admission: $5.00 Members - $10.00 Non-Members per event.
Tuesday December 2nd & 9th 2025
📜 Hear Ye, Hear Ye! 📜
An Invitation to the Noble Contest of Wits and Stratagems
THE KING’S REIGN A Chess Tournament in Allegro Time.
In the Realm where Reason doth rule and Courage is crowned. Let it be known to all Lords, Knights, and Scribes of the Board: The Lion-King, Sovereign of the Sixty-Four Squares, calleth forth his champions to a Tournament most grand— “The KING’s Reign”, where minds shall clash and glory be won.
“The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.” — Proverbs 28:1
So come forth, ye valiant and wise, and let thy boldness be as the lion’s—undaunted, regal, and resolute. For in this reign, it is not brute strength but cunning and foresight that shall earn thee the crown.
To Enter Thy Name into the Ledger of Contestants: Send word to the Herald of the Club, that thy intent be known and thy place secured.
Let not thy courage slumber, nor thy wit grow dull. The King awaiteth.
- 📅 Dates: Tuesday, December 2nd & 9th, 2025
- 🕢 Time: 7:30 PM
- Format: Allegro 25 minutes
- Number of games: 6 per in total
- Australia Chess Federation &
- Queensland Junior rated tournament
By Order of the Crown, Let the Games Begin.
WHERE:
Chess Club House - BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Admission: $3.00 Members - $6.00 Non-Members per event.
Saturday December 6th 2025
SIEGE OF THE KINGS
Harken, Ye Noble Minds of the Realm!
An Invitation to the Grand Contest of Kings, Queens and Captains
A Rapid Chess Tournament of Tactical Might
In the days of old, when cities were compassed and kings stood besieged, Let it be proclaimed throughout the land: The time hath come for a reckoning upon the board— Where Kings and shall be tested, not by sword nor spear, but by wit and will. and Queens shall fight and protect their beloved Kings.
Day of Battle: Saturday, the Sixth of December, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty-Five Hour of Commencement: The Second Hour past Noon (2:00 PM) Format of Engagement: Rapid Chess—A swift and fierce campaign upon the squares
The Field of Play: To be revealed unto those who pledge their fealty and readiness for war.
“And it came to pass, when the kings that were on this side Jordan heard... they gathered themselves together to fight.” — Joshua 9:1–2
“Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants...” — 2 Kings 6:8
So shall ye gather, O ye strategists and stalwart defenders, as did the kings of old—under siege, yet unyielding. Let thy moves be as the counsel of Elisha, thy foresight as the wisdom of Solomon, and thy courage as Hezekiah who held fast against the Assyrian host.
- 📅 Dates: Saturday, 6th December, 2025
- 🕢 Time: 2:00 PM
- Format: Rapid 15 minutes
- Number of games: 6 per in total
- Australia Chess Federation &
- Queensland Junior rated tournament
WHERE:
The Great Hall of the Ivory Bastion (formerly your humble Chess Club House—now under a full Fortification Charm)- BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Admission: $5.00 Members - $10.00 Non-Members per event.
Saturday 13th December 2025 - 2:00 pm
Invitation to the
Knights of the Mystic Board Chess Blitz Tournament
Hark! Ye seekers of glory and masters of cunning, thou art summoned to the grand tournament of Knights of the Mystic Board, where minds clash upon sacred squares and destiny is revealed move by move.
Held within the torchlit halls of Castle Sanctum, where “a fire infolding itself” (Ezekiel 1:4) dances upon ancient stone, challengers shall test their mettle in battles of intellect and foresight. Between rounds, behold the thunderous spectacle of the Grand Joust, where armored champions ride beneath banners of old.
Let thy spirit be girded with wisdom, for “the whole armor of God” (Ephesians 6:11) shall be thy shield against defeat. Riches, renown, and a seat at the Round Table await the victor, whose name shall echo through the annals of legend.
Declare thy intent by raven, scroll, or courier ere the fortnight’s end. All noble houses, wandering sages, and rogue tacticians are welcome. Come forth, brave soul, and let the Mystic Board reveal thy fate.
The moon waxes, the stars align, and the realm awaits its champion.
- 📅 Dates: Saturday 13th December 2025
- 🕢 Time: 14:00 - Must Register by 13:30 pm
- Format: Blitz 10 minutes each on the clock
- Number of Games: 7
- Australia Chess Federation &
- Queensland Junior rated tournament
WHERE:
Chess Club House - BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Admission: $5.00 Members - $10.00 Non-Members per event.
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We meet every Tuesday evenings starting 6:30 pm for Social Chess. 7:30 pm for tournaments, Saturdays from 13:30 for tournaments. You can view and download a copy or use the button below.
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BWMCA Hall – 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
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