The Coomera Winter Classic returns this week, with Round 1 starting 7:00pm on Tuesday 28 July at the Upper Coomera Centre. This popular classical event is part of the Gold Coast Chess Club’s 2026 tournament calendar and brings together players of all levels for competitive, over-the-board chess in a friendly club environment. Event Details 📍 Upper Coomera Centre 🕖 7:00pm start (registration from 6:45pm) ♟️ Classical format tournament 60 mins + 10 sec ( 1 game per night) 📅

🏆 COOMERA KING OF THE MOUNTAIN 2026 – FINAL RESULTS 🏆 The 2026 Coomera King of the Mountain has come to an exciting conclusion after 5 rounds of Classical, 5 rounds of Rapid, and 10 rounds of Blitz! Congratulations to Kerry Stead, our 2026 King of the Mountain Champion, finishing on an outstanding 32 points. Kerry achieved a perfect score in both the Rapid and Blitz events, only dropping a single game in the Classical tournament—a Round 4 loss to Luka Hart. 🏅 1st Place Ker

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