hear ye, hear ye! By royal decree of the Grandmasters, you are hereby summoned to lay siege to the board and claim your rightful crown.

The KINGS Reign Chess Tournament calls upon the realm's finest tacticians, knights of the mind, and masters of strategy for an epic clash of intellect.

Pratgile minds shall clash in a test of speed and wits. This tourney shall be waged under the strict laws of the allegro time setting.  Bring forth your sharpest openings and sturdiest defenses, for no quarter shall be given on the checkered field of battle.

Whether you be a seasoned warlord or a rising squire of the 64 squares, your presence is commanded.

• 📅 Date: Tuesday 13th & 20th October 2026
• 🕢 Time: 7:00 pm - Must Register by 6:45 pm
• Format: Allegro 25 Minutes
• Number of Games: 3 per evening, Total 6 games
• Queensland Junior rated tournament.

WHERE:

  Suncoast Chess Club House - Held at the Environmental Centre, Immanuel Lutheran College Buderim. 126-142 Wises Rd, Buderim QLD 4556

Free Admission for Members - $10.00 Door Fee for Non-Members. 

HALLOWEEN KNIGHTS 

Hear ye, brave souls of the chequered realm— the Halloween Knights Chess Tournament approacheth, cloaked in mystery and mild inconvenience.

On the eve after All Hallows’ Night—1st November—gather ye at the board where knights rattle their armour, bishops mutter suspicious incantations, and pawns wander about like confused trick‑or‑treaters seeking purpose.

For on this day, the spirits of fallen chess pieces rise again, demanding rematches they never received. Let thy moves be bold, thy courage steady, and thy snacks preferably pumpkin‑themed.

• 📅 Date: Tuesday 27th October 2026 
• 🕢 Time: 7:00 pm - Must Register by 6:45 pm
• Format: Blitz 5 minutes
• Number of Games: 9 
• Queensland Junior rated tournament.

WHERE:

  Suncoast Chess Club House - Held at the Environmental Centre, Immanuel Lutheran College Buderim. 126-142 Wises Rd, Buderim QLD 4556

Free Admission for Members - $10.00 Door Fee for Non-Members. 

One Knight in Bangkok! 

Let it be known across board and bazaar: the wandering Knight has taken a holiday in Bangkok— and naturally, chaos follows.

Join us on 3rd and 10th November, when the chessboard transforms into a lively oriental marketplace: knights zig‑zagging like tuk‑tuks in peak traffic, bishops gliding with serene temple‑garden grace, and pawns queueing politely as if waiting for street noodles.

Expect laughter, bold blunders, and the occasional moment of unexpected enlightenment— for as Buddha’s wisdom reminds us: “A jug fills drop by drop.”   So too does victory… usually after many questionable moves.

Come test your skill, your humour, and your ability to stay calm when your knight lands somewhere ridiculous. Enter the realm of One Knight in Bangkok and let the adventure begin.

• 📅 Date: Sunday 6th September 2026
• 🕢 Time: 1:30pm - Must Register by 1:15 pm
• Format: 15 minutes Rapid
• Number of Games: 6 
• Queensland Junior rated tournament.

WHERE:

  Suncoast Chess Club House - Held at the Environmental Centre, Immanuel Lutheran College Buderim. 126-142 Wises Rd, Buderim QLD 4556

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, An Invitation to the Esteemed Royal Fork Chess Tournament

Noble lords and ladies, gallant knights, and learned scholars of the realm, you are hereby summoned to partake in a most glorious and chivalrous contest of mind and strategy. - The Royal Fork Chess Tournament! A grand spectacle where intellect and cunning shall determine the true sovereigns of the board.

• 📅 Date: Sunday 15th & 22nd November 2026
• 🕢 Time: 1:30 pm - Must Register by 1:00 pm
• Format: Allegro 25 minutes
• Number of Games: 6 over two Sundays
• Queensland Junior rated tournament.

WHERE:

  Suncoast Chess Club House - Held at the Environmental Centre, Immanuel Lutheran College Buderim. 126-142 Wises Rd, Buderim QLD 4556

Free Admission for Members - $10.00 Door Fee for Non-Members. 

Hear ye, noble players of Suncoast Chess Club, Let it be proclaimed across the 64‑square realm that a new challenge rises—dark, solemn, and regal. The Throne of the Black Bishop stands unclaimed, its onyx seat awaiting the strategist bold enough to seize it.

You are hereby summoned to a tournament where the bishop’s shadow stretches long across the board, where diagonals become battlegrounds, and where every move echoes like a decree from a midnight court. Let your pawns march with purpose, let your knights leap with righteous fury, and let your bishops—black and white—wield their authority with cunning grace.

In this contest:

• Minds shall clash as though in a royal chamber.
• Sacrifices will be weighed like tributes before a sovereign.
• Victory shall crown the one whose strategy proves worthy of the bishop’s throne.

Join us for an evening of chivalry, rivalry, and masterful manoeuvre.

• 📅 Date: Sunday 29th November 2026
• 🕢 Time: 1:30 pm - Must Register by 1:15 pm
• Format: Rapid 15
• Number of Games: 6
• Queensland Junior rated tournament.

WHERE:

  Suncoast Chess Club House - Held at the Environmental Centre, Immanuel Lutheran College Buderim. 126-142 Wises Rd, Buderim QLD 4556

Free Admission for Members - $10.00 Door Fee for Non-Members. 

 Good Lords, Noble Ladies, Knights, and Squires,

In the spirit of the famed explorer William Pettigrew, who in the year 1862 journeyed unto the lands of Maroochy and Mooloolah know today as part of the Sunshine Coast and discovered great riches within the forests, so too are brave souls invited to seek glory upon the chequered battlefield.

As Pettigrew swiftly recognised the worth of the timberlands and sent their bounty by river unto distant mills, let competitors likewise show keen judgement, swift action, and bold enterprise in a contest where every moment is precious.

The Contest

A Grand Blitz Chess Tournament shall be held, wherein warriors of the sixty-four squares must rely upon speed, courage, and cunning.

• 📅 Date: Sunday 25th December 2026
• 🕢 Time: 1:30 PM
• Format: Blitz 10 minutes 
• Number of games: 7 Rounds 
• Queensland Junior rated tournament only
  WHERE:

  Suncoast Chess Club House - Held at the Environmental Centre, Immanuel Lutheran College Buderim. 126-142 Wises Rd, Buderim QLD 4556

Free Admission for Members - $10.00 Door Fee for Non-Members.