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21.01.2022 Answer to Monday's puzzle thanks to chessfox.com 1 Qe5+ uses a zwichenzug to unpin the black pawn on f3. White must get their king out of check, then black can capture the bishop on g2.

21.01.2022 Solution to Monday's puzzle thanks to chessfox.com 1.Qh4! is a neat double attack that threatens 1) Qxh2# as well as 2) Qc4, trapping the undefended rook on a2.

20.01.2022 Solution to Wednesday's puzzle thanks to chessfox.com 1.Rd8+ Kg7 2.h6# is a checkmate that serves as a reminder that you should never underestimate the tactical potential of a pawn!

20.01.2022 Chess is on tonight! Remember fees to be paid in cash on the night. Bring your own pen. See you there 730pm start!

19.01.2022 Tuesday marked the 50th anniversary of the evening when The Gap Chess Club first met, at 8:00pm on Tuesday 4th August 1970. The club had been in existence since 1969 when it competed in Brisbane's premier interclub competition, the Singer Cup, finishing runners-up. Some of you will recall we had a Lightning Tournament last year to celebrate this 50-year anniversary. The club's initial venue was St. Mark's Church of England Hall in Waterworks Road, about 300 metres from our cu...rrent venue. On the first night (4 Aug 1970), 13 players attended and 8 players became club members. Nights fees were 25 cents and membership fees were $2. The rent was also $2 per night. Although the club first met on a Tuesday night, by 1973 the club was meeting on Friday night, which has continued up to the present. Good luck to all players entering The Stuart Wilson Trophy tournament which commences tonight.

18.01.2022 Solution to Wednesdays' puzzle 1 Bc4! 2.Qc3 Bxf1 3.Qd2 Ba6 wins a whole rook. Note how 1 Bc4! is a beautiful zwichenzug against the white queen. If the queen goes to c2 or c3 (where else?) then black plays 2 Bxf1! with a discovered attack on white’s queen by the rook on c8, followed by retreating the bishop back to safety on the next move. Thanks to chessfox.com

17.01.2022 White is threatening to capture your knight on c5. Before you try save the knight, isn’t there a better idea? Solution revealed on Wednesday

17.01.2022 Solution to Monday's problem thanks to chessfox.com 1.Nxa6 wins the bishop. White attracts the black rook to a6, since 1 Rxa6 allows 2.Bxc4+ followed by Bxa6. Note how 2.Bxc4+ at the same time clears the 2nd rank so that your queen defends the pawn on f2.

15.01.2022 The chess club will meet at Room B6 at The Gap State School this Friday night (17 July 2020), commencing at 7:30pm. The club's COVID-19 plan is summarised below; The chess club is currently limited to 20 people at the venue including onlookers and volunteers running the club.... If you are unwell, please stay home and help stop the spread. Hand Sanitiser will be provided upon entry You are reminded to stay 1.5 metres apart as much as possible. As a requirement, each person coming to the club will need to fill out a register with their arrival time, full name, mobile phone, and home address. These are destroyed after 56 days. Fees will be paid online (further advice will be provided when the logistics of this are sorted out) There will be extra cleaning of surfaces and chess equipment when packing up Bring your own pen! See you there

14.01.2022 White to play. Black’s attack looks menacing. What would you do? Solution on Wednesday

14.01.2022 Black can play 1 Bxf1 and win some material in the process. But is there something even better? Solution on Friday!

13.01.2022 A new tournament will be commencing at this Friday. This tournament is to celebrate and remember Martin Laizans. The club website has a webpage about Martin's chess life (including photos) and I encourage you to visit it: Tournament details for the Martin Laizans Cup are as follows:... Format: 5 round Swiss. Nights of play: October 30; November 6, 13, 20; December 11. Please note: The club will run the Marcus Porter Memorial on Nov 27 & Dec 4 - hence the gap between Rounds 4 & 5 of the Martin Laizans Cup. Arrive at 7:30pm to register. Registrations for Round 1 will close at 7:40pm when the draw will occur; games will commence at 7:45pm. Time control: 60 minutes + 10 seconds. You will need to record your moves. Bring a pen or pencil. The tournament will be ACF rated. ACTION: If you require a half point bye for Round 1 please advise by 6:00pm Friday October 30. Each player can have one half point bye during the tournament. Under the club's COVID Plan, we are limited to 20 people in our venue. It is unlikely we will exceed 20 entries. It is assumed that players who competed in the Allegro Tournament (Oct 16 & 23) will be entering the Martin Laizans Cup (Please advise if you are not). ACTION: If you did not compete in the club's Allegro Tournament (over the past two weeks), please reply to this email to confirm your tournament entry by 6:00pm Thursday October 29.

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12.01.2022 Solution to Monday's problem thanks to chessfox.com

10.01.2022 The chess club will meet at Room B6 at The Gap State School this Friday night commencing at 7:30pm. New players welcome! The club's COVID-19 plan is summarised below; The chess club is currently limited to 20 people at the venue including onlookers and volunteers running the club.... If you are unwell, please stay home and help stop the spread. Hand Sanitiser will be provided upon entry You are reminded to stay 1.5 metres apart as much as possible. As a requirement, each person coming to the club will need to fill out a register with their arrival time, full name, mobile phone, and home address. These are destroyed after 56 days. Fees will be paid online (further advice will be provided when the logistics of this are sorted out) There will be extra cleaning of surfaces and chess equipment when packing up Bring your own pen! See you there

09.01.2022 Bullwinkle vs The Gap Chess Club online interclub tournament Players paired automatically at random by lichess. Players on the same teams cannot be paired. Date: Friday 19th June 2020... Time: 1900hrs Host: lichess.org Time control: 7min+5sec. Tournament length: 2 hours Please message the club via our Facebook page or send an email through the website if you want to join the tournament.

09.01.2022 Black is threatening to play Qh1# How will you deal with this threat? Solution on Friday!

06.01.2022 Is there a tactic black can use in this position? Solution Wednesday

04.01.2022 **Important** The Stuart Wilson Trophy commences this Friday. Please advise by 6:00pm TODAY (Thursday 6 August) if you need a half point bye for Round 1 or you wish to enter the tournament. Under the COVID Safe Plan we are only able to take 2 more entries for this tournament. The draw will be sent out by email on Friday morning. The club now only accepts club fed to be paid on the night in cash please! Happy Thursday