Eight weeks, seven rounds, one clear champion. Read the key moments and official prize winners.

Event:  GCCC_Coomera Winter Classic Location:  Coomera, QLD Dates:  05 August 2025 - 02 September 2025 Final Standings (after 5 rounds)...

The Rapid was a worthy finale to the Arianne Caoili Memorial weekend, combining elite play at the top with upsets and breakthroughs throughout the field.

. On Friday, 22 August 2025, the Gold Coast Chess Club proudly hosted the Arianne Caoili Memorial Blitz Tournament , the first event of...

The Coomera Mid Winter Rapid Chess Tournament brought together a strong and diverse field of players for an exciting 2 weeks of rapid...

🏆 Coomera Novice Night – 15 July 2025 The Coomera Novice Tournament  returned on Tuesday 15 July, welcoming new and improving players to...

Adam Vagg goes undefeated in a fierce nine-round blitz — but the real surprises came from the underdogs. Catch the full recap, key upsets, and find out who claimed the coveted free entries to the Arianne Caoili Memorial.

After 7 gruelling weeks, the mountain has been conquered! Our players battled through 5 intense rounds of rapid chess, 10 lightning-fast...

Darwin Huang claimed first place at the June Friday Night Blitz with 8/10, ahead of Adam Vagg and Jonah Awad. William Lai stole the spotlight with major upsets over both top seeds. With sharp tactics, surprise results, and standout performances, the night had it all.

The Gold Coast Chess Club's Autumn Cup 2025 has concluded after a thrilling seven-round battle, with Jonah Awad and Orsen Van Der Byl...

The Gold Coast Chess Club hosted the 4th Annual Arianne Caoili Memorial Weekender over the weekend. For the first time the tournament was...

Elijah McNamara takes out the Coomera Summer Grades, winning his first major event at the club. Congratulations Elijah! Elijah was a very...

On Saturday 28th of October, beneath an otherworldly moon, a number of chessboards materialise. On this haunted stage, players duel in...

Author: Josh Cooper (Junior Club Coach/Arbiter) On the 25th of October Emmanuel College hosted the Gold Coast Age Championships, run by...

Josh Cooper wins the the Coomera October Blitz. After 9 rounds of blitz, both Josh Cooper and Shaun Curtis finished the tournament with 8...

We had 23 players enter the Burleigh September Blitz last night and after 10 rounds, Kotaro and Adam emerged victorious on 8.5/10 each...

15 Gold Coast CC members travelled to Rochedale Community Centre last night to play an interclub match with Logan Chess Club. The match...

The 2023 Burleigh Club Championships wrapped up last Friday after 7 rounds of FIDE rated classical chess. CM Kerry Stead 6/7 showed his...

The Queensland chess community of 105 players came together this past weekend, September 2nd and 3rd, to contest the 2023 Arianne Caoili...

On Tuesday Night we had a fun event called the Coomera Combo, where rapid and blitz was played over 8 rounds. The first 3 rounds were...