2024 Coomera State of Origin Rapid

Join us for our state-of-origin rapid night.  Adult and Children welcome.

Choose a team - Maroons or Blues. 

Neutral players will be assigned a team on the Night. Best combined team score from top 6 scoring players wins.

Last year the event was held and it was a fun night. We will endeavor to try to make the teams of even strength.

Players who register early or wear team colours will be given their team preference.

Please register early or you may be assigned to the NSW team.

5 Rounds - Time Control (10 min + 2sec)

Players: Adults + Juniors

Rated: QJ

Prizes: No Prize money. Entry fees will be donated to the ACF Chess Olympiad Appeal.

$10 Entry 

https://acfappeal.aunz.org/

ACF Chess Olympiad Appeal.

The biennial Chess Olympiad is one of the world's largest sporting events, and the premier teams event on the global chess calendar. After a succession of Asian venues in recent years, the Olympiad returns to Europe - Budapest, the Hungarian capitol, is hosting the 45th Olympiad. Australia has performed remarkably well against the rest of the world. We have contested every Olympiad since 1968, our open team tying for 25th place (of 187) and our women tying for 35th (of 161) at the 2022 Olympiad in Chennai. Again this year Australia will be one of the expected 190 nations competing, fielding an open and a women's team (each five players plus captain) of our best available players. ...but there's a catch ...the Australian nemesis, the tyranny of distance - Australia is a long way from just about anywhere. As airlines recover from the Covid-19 downturn, the days of cheap fares are yet to return. By departing on 6th September and delaying the return flight till 24th September, China Eastern is the best available (at mid-March, but fares change almost daily), with a $1561 return fare from Sydney via Shanghai to Budapest - 28 hours outbound and 36 hours homeward bound (via Wuhan, Xi-An and Shanghai). While other national teams receive government support, our teams must meet their own travel costs. That's where you come in. The teams need your support to represent us. Please give what you can to the appeal. All donations will be acknowledged here and in the ACF email bulletin. The Australian Chess Federation will match all donations dollar-for-dollar up to half of the total cost, leaving an estimated $11000 to be raised, including incidental costs such as FIDE registration and entry fees and uniform costs.