The Gold Coast Chess Club’s 2026 Autumn Classical has wrapped up for another year, and once again it was a great event, with 29 entrants contesting seven rounds of classical chess from the 24th April to 5th June. At the top of the field, CM Kelvin Finke was a deserved winner, finishing clear first on 6.5/7. After receiving a half-point bye in round two, Kelvin won every game he played and took out the Open Division first prize of $375. Second place went to Oscar Credland-Ball

🏆 COOMERA KING OF THE MOUNTAIN 2026 🏆 The updated leader board is in after Round 1 of the Classical Tournament, and the race for the crown is starting to heat up! ♟️👑 Classical Standings: https://livechess.aunz.net/GCCC/www2026CoomeraKingoftheMountainClassic/standings.php Congratulations to Kerry Stead, who currently leads the standings on 23 points, with Luka Hart and Oleg Kitikov close behind. 🔥 Round 2 of the Classical Tournament starts tonight! There's still plenty of

The 2026 Coomera King of the Mountain continued on Tuesday night at the Upper Coomera Centre, with players returning for the fast and furious Blitz rounds. Following an exciting opening week of Rapid chess, the Blitz event delivered another 10 rounds of high-intensity action — and with it, a major shake-up in the overall standings. Kerry Holds Strong, But the Field Closes In After two formats, Kerry Stead remains at the top of the leaderboard, backing up his perfect Rapid per

The 2026 Coomera King of the Mountain got underway on Tuesday night at the Upper Coomera Centre, launching with the Rapid chess rounds. A strong field of players competed across five fast-paced Rapid games, with Kerry Stead making an early statement by finishing on a perfect 10 points to take the initial lead in the overall standings. With the opening round complete, the race for the 2026 title is officially on. A Unique Combined-Format Championship The King of the Mountain i