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The Best place to play Chess on the Coast
Tuesdays 12th August to 16th September 2025
Invitation to the Suncoast Chess Championships Chess Tournament
You are warmly invited to the Suncoast Chess Championships, the region’s most prestigious annual tournament. A gathering of tactical brilliance and competitive fire, where seasoned masters and rising stars engage in cerebral battle for glory eternal. Held but once a year, this esteemed event celebrates the discipline, artistry, and bold ambition of the game. Whether you come to compete or witness greatness unfold, your presence shall elevate the occasion. Mark your calendar, summon your strategy, and prepare for a tournament that defines legacies. The board awaits — and every move counts.
Win the privilege to have your name scribed into the Val Valentine or Bill Powell Shield Awards.
📅 Date: Tuesday evenings 12th August to 16th September 2025
🕑 Time: 7:30 pm
Format: Standard (60 minutes plus 10 seconds per move )
1 Game per night
*** Please Arrive 7.00 pm to register ***
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 6th September 2025 - 2:00 pm
Invitation to Prophecy of the Pawn Blitz 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 sixth day of September in the Year of our Lord Two Thousand and Five-and-Twenty, at the hour of two post meridian, there shall be convened the Prophecy of the Pawn Blitz 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 honor unblemish’d.
Your humble and obedient servant,
The Stewards of Prophecy and Play
- 📅 Date: Saturday, 6th September 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
The Suncoast Chess Club
WHERE:
The Cyberspace Clash Command Center
Chess Club House - BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Admission: $5.00 Members - $10.00 Non-Members per event.
Saturday 13th September 2025 - 2:00 pm
Arcane Royal Rumble Rapid Chess Tournament.
Hearken, noble warriors of the mind and masters of the ancient game!
By royal decree, thou art summoned to the grand Arcane Royal Rumble Chess Tournament, a most illustrious contest wherein only the swiftest and most cunning shall triumph. This shall be a Blitz-rated tournament, where thy wits must be as keen as Excalibur’s edge, and thy strategy swifter than a falcon’s flight.
Let it be known that all gallant knights, sages, and champions of the sacred squares are bid to gather in honourable battle. Test thy mettle upon the checkered field, where kings and queens rise and fall, and where victory is seized in the blink of an eye.
Come forth and claim thy place amongst the legends! May thy minds be sharp, thy moves decisive, and thy honour unyielding.
Collaborative celebration awaits—shall thy name be etched in glory?
- 📅 Date: Saturday, 13th September 2025
- 🕢 Time: 2:00 pm - Must Register by 1:30 pm
- Format: Rapid 15 minutes
- Number of Games: 6
- Australia Chess Federation &
- Queensland Junior rated tournament
Venue: Tournament Room Adorned with Heraldry .
WHERE:
Chess Club House - BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Admission: $5.00 Members - $10.00 Non-Members per event.
Sunday 14th September 2025 - 12:00 pm
Invitation to the Sunshine Coast Women's and Girls' Chess Championships
📅 Sunday 14th September 2025 register by 11:30 am
The tournament starts at 🕑12:00 pm and finishes 5 pm
Where:
Mooloolaba Primary School –Library
15 Meta St, Mooloolaba, 4557
Format:
Open to Women and Girls of all ages and ability, Sunshine Coast residents only.
A 7 Round Swiss tournament, QJ Rated, Time Control: 15 minutes or adjudicated
Pairing System: Swiss Perfect
Tie Break: Direct Encounter, Buchholz Cut 1, Buchholz
Prizes/Rating Groups:
Overall 1st Place - Trophy and named on the “Wendy Coghill Perpetual Shield”
Overall 2nd and 3rd Trophies
1stin each age group Trophy, 2nd and 3rd in each age group Medals
The Best Junior Female (U18) will be awarded the perpetual
“Geoff Smith Memorial Trophy”
Age Groups: U8, U10, U13, U18, Adult ~ Age as of 1st January 2024.
Entry fee: $20.00 per player, each additional family member $15 (mum and siblings) or $50 for Family Entry
Step 1.
Go to the Website Online Registrations and locate the
“Womens & Girls’ Event” and follow the instructions shown to use the Online Bookings process.
Step 2.
Enter the Full Names, D.O.B, Rating (Optional) for each entrant and the amount paid.
Step 3.
Using Direct Deposit: deposit the amount into:
Account Name: Suncoast Chess Club
BSB: 064 239 Account: 1006 7014 (Use your “Last Name” as a reference.)
Saturday 20th September 2025 - 2:00 pm
Fabled Rooks Reckoning Blitz Chess Tournament
Hear ye, noble minds and cunning tacticians!
Let it be known throughout the lands of strategy and reason that a grand reckoning of rooks approacheth. The esteemed lords and ladies of intellect are hereby summoned to partake in the Fabled Rooks Reckoning Blitz Chess Tournament, where swift wit shall clash and checkmates be forged in fire.
- 📅 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.
Sunday September 21st, 2025 - 11:30 am
2025 Spring Family Day Chess Event
Register Online by midnight Saturday September 20th, 2025. Check in on the day at the venue by no later than 11:30am. Tournament starts at 12:00pm sharp. Strictly No late Comers!
- 📅 Date: Sunday, September 21st, 2025
- 🕢 Time: 11:30 am
- Format: This is an open event for adult and junior players of all ages and abilities. This is a family-friendly tournament with 7 Rounds with an allocated time of 15 minutes on a digital chess clock or 25 minutes when adjudicated. This tournament is QJ Rated.
- Prizes/Rating Groups: Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each division, Best Junior Girl and the President’s Encouragement Award. The number of prize groups will depend on the number of entries received.
- Sanctioned by: Australia Chess Federation & Queensland Junior Ratings — your triumph shall echo in rating heavens!
- How to register: Click the button below and it will take you to the Online Registration Page. Entry Fee:
- $25 primary player.
- $35 x 2 Players,
- $45 x 3 Players, or
- $55 The whole family (includes parents or siblings) Visit https://suncoastchess.com.au/online-registrations
WHERE:
Main Theatre - BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Tuesday September 23th 2025 - 7:00 pm
- Invitation to the Suncoast Chess Annual General Meeting
followed by our AGM Blitz Chess Tournament
AGENDA
- Apologies
- Minutes of 2024 AGM
- Business Arising from above
- President’s Report
- Treasurer’s Report
- Motion to continue Self auditing
- Election of committee positions
- New business
Nominations are open for our management committee positions for
the upcoming 12 months:
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Tournament Director
AFTERWARDS
The AGM 9 Blitz Games Tournament everyone can be a winner. $1.00 awarded for every game you win.
- 📅 Dates: Tuesday September 23rd, 2025
- 🕢 Time: 7:00 PM
- Format: Rapid 5 minutes
- Number of games: 9
- 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 September 27th 2025 - 2:00 pm
Invitation Event: The Chess of the Ancients Chess Tournament
- 📅 Date: Saturday September 27th 2025
- 🕢 Time: 14:00 - Must Register by 13:30 pm
- Format: Rapid 15 minutes
- Number of Games: 7
- Australia Chess Federation &
- Queensland Junior rated tournament.
In the heart of forgotten ruins, beneath the whispers of timeless stone, the ancients played not for gold, but for glory.
Long before kingdoms rose and empires crumbled, there was a game—a battle of minds passed down through generations. It was said that the wisest kings, the fiercest generals, and the most cunning mystics gathered under moonlit skies to clash over boards carved in obsidian and ivory. They called it Chess of the Ancients—a test of wit, foresight, and unshakable nerve.
Now, the echoes of their moves return.
You are summoned to an elite gathering where modern masters step into the shadows of legends. The board is set, the pieces awakened, and history awaits its next champion.
WHERE:
The Chess Club house of Camelot.
Chess Club House - BWMCA Hall 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
Admission: $5.00 Members - $10.00 Non-Members per event.
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 October 4th 2025
An Enchanted Summons to “The Grand Sorcerer’s” Blitz Chess Tournament.
To All Witches, Wizards, and Wandless Wonders of Wits and Speed—
By decree of the Arcane Council of Games and Gambits,
you are hereby invited to partake in the most exhilarating contest of magical minds this side of the Forbidden Forest:
🧙♂️ The Grand Sorcerer’s Blitz Chess Tournament
In the echoing halls of the Enchanted Atrium—where rookstones shift of their own accord and knight-pieces gallop under moonlight—the Grand Sorcerer himself has declared a summons. Only those swift of mind and sharp of eye shall endure, for each duel is a tempest of strategy and spellcraft.
This is not chess for the faint of heart, nor for the sluggish—
five minutes on the clock, and fate in your fingers.
- 📅 Dates: Saturday, October 4th, 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 Rooks Command, 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 October 11th 2025
Invitation to the "The Knight's Triumph" Chess Tournament
To All Masters of Magic and Strategy,
The banners have been raised, the heralds have sung, and the enchanted clocks are set—
You are hereby summoned to the Knight’s Triumph, a contest of cunning swiftness and battlefield brilliance.
This most esteemed tournament shall be held in the Great Hall of the Ivory Bastion—our Chess Club House transformed for the occasion into a grand fortress of banners, floating candelabras, and enchanted stone knights that stand sentinel along the walls. The air will hum with anticipation, and the boards themselves—carved from dragon bone and ebony—will be eager for the clash.
- 📅 Dates: Saturday, 11th October, 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 18th October 2025 - 2:00 pm
Invitation to the
Dwarven Dule of the Wits Chess Blitz Tournament
Hearken, warriors of the mind and masters of the board!
From the forges of steel and the echoes of stone comes a challenge most fierce:
the Dwarven Duel of Wits, where hammers meet strategy and only the swiftest of minds shall claim triumph.
Upon the Hall of Ironstone Keep—our Chess Club House reforged in the likeness of a dwarven stronghold—great braziers shall burn, casting firelight upon banners of black and gold. The long-tables shall groan beneath feasts and flagons, while the chessboards, carved of granite and obsidian, await the thunder of battle.
This is no gentle pastime, but a storm of speed and cunning. Five minutes on the clock, and the wisdom of ages in your grasp.
- 📅 Dates: Saturday 18th October 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.
Come Join us
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.
2024 Saturdays from 11:00 - 14:00 for scheduled tournaments
2025 Saturdays from 14:00 - 17:00 for scheduled tournaments
Where: Chess Club House
BWMCA Hall – 1 Main Street Buderim QLD 4556.
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