Interschool Chess Tournaments

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School Teams start their journey by participating in a Qualifying Event.
Choose an Incursion Qualifying Event (we come to you) or take your team to a nearby school Zone Qualifying Event .

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HOST A ZONE EVENT

We aim to run at least one Zone Qualifying Event in every Local Government Area around Australia.

If your school would like to host a Zone Qualifying Event please CONTACT US. Generally, events are held in the second half of each school term.

Schools need only provide a space and furniture for 60 or more chess players. See our Host Requirements.

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STATE FINALS

Victoria

Tasmania

Western Australia

National Finals

Bringing together the best school chess teams from around Australia and New Zealand

Held at University College, Melbourne University

Sunday, December 1 - Tuesday, December 3, 2019

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Resources

Download Competition Rules

Download Tips and Tricks

Download Permission Template

Prepare to Compete

Get your students prepared for Interschool Events with one of our coaching programs:

Tips and Tricks

Equipment

Do you need chess sets, chess clocks or books to get your skills up?
Our friends at Chess World have supply all our equipment at affordable prices.

Discount chess equipment for schools

TESTIMONIALS

This chess tournament was an awesome opportunity to make new friends and improve our chess.
- Nicole Tsoi, Auckland International College (NZ)

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Very well organized and well run event.
- Bev Curtis (VIC)

Heaps of fun - great supportive Chess Kids staff. Great environment to learn and meet other great chess kids.
- Mellissa (TAS)

The kids goal last year was to get into the State Finals ... and we were thrilled that two teams made it!!! Although they did not do so well in the finals they had a ball and the experience was invaluable!!!
- Maria Damianos, Melton Secondary

Honour Boards

Victorian Champions - since 1996
Tasmanian Champions - since 2004
Western Australia Champions - since 2006
South Australia Champions - since 2004

Player Pathway

Chess Player Pathway
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What is a rating?
A rating is a number which indicates, based on your past performance, how good you are at chess. The higher the number the better you are. The highest rated player in the world is Magnus Carlsen with a rating of 2835.

The highest rating ever was Garry Kasparov reaching 2849 in July 2000.

The best players in the world have ratings as follows:
World Champion 2800
GrandMaster 2500
International Master 2400
National Master 2300

For juniors in Australia (ranked #32nd best chess-playing country in the world at the last Olympiad) the easy way to gauge if you are on track to becoming a Champion is to take your age and multiply by 100.

Eg. Age 9, good target to have a rating in the 900’s