Gardiner Chess

Gardiner Chess Gardiner Chess is the market leader for 'everything chess' in Queensland, providing coaching, equipm Gardiner Chess has an office in Mudgeeraba, Queensland.

Gardiner Chess provides chess coaching services to schools throughout Queensland and NSW Northern Rivers. Gardiner Chess runs the Official Queensland Interschool Chess Championships and Queensland Individual Age Championships on behalf of the Chess Association of Queensland. Gardiner Chess also sells chess equipment, from tournament sets and boards, giant sets and pieces, through to books and software.

The world cup is here.....but here is a chess spin on the group stage!
11/06/2026

The world cup is here.....but here is a chess spin on the group stage!

A very busy time is coming up with lots of events on the horizon!June 20 and 21: Gold Coast Junior Championships @ Willi...
05/06/2026

A very busy time is coming up with lots of events on the horizon!

June 20 and 21: Gold Coast Junior Championships @ William Duncan State School. Under 8, 10 and 18 divisions.

June 21: Brisbane North One Day Challenge @ Brisbane Boys College. Open and Novice divisions.

June 30 to July 3: Queensland Junior Championships @ Churchie. Under 8,10, 12 and 18 divisions.

July 8 to 12: Gold Coast Open @ Broadbeach Cultural Centre. Premier, Major and Minor divisions.

The Interschool Northern Run has just wrapped up today after 8 tournaments across two weeks from Gympie to Cairns. Well done to Michael and Michael for their efforts running those events. The FNQ Juniors is on tomorrow before the guys return to SEQ.

Which event will we see you or your children at? We are excited for what's to come, though it will be so so busy!

Day 1 of 2 in Cairns today. The zone has gotten so big it had to be split into primary and secondary! Over 350 primary t...
04/06/2026

Day 1 of 2 in Cairns today. The zone has gotten so big it had to be split into primary and secondary! Over 350 primary today and over 200 secondary expected tomorrow.

We wonder which zone will be next to be split as these regional areas are seeing chess become more and more popular!

2 tournaments, 400km apart. We love having an awesome group of staff to be able to make this happen!Gold Coast North Pri...
27/05/2026

2 tournaments, 400km apart. We love having an awesome group of staff to be able to make this happen!

Gold Coast North Primary and Wide Bay North (Bundaberg) on today.

Interschool competition is in full swing! Today is GC Coastal, our third event for the week. 304 here today, 266 yesterd...
20/05/2026

Interschool competition is in full swing! Today is GC Coastal, our third event for the week. 304 here today, 266 yesterday and 290 on Monday.

Interschool road trip up North kicks off next week as we keep busy across the coming weeks!

Down at the Mudgeeraba Street Party & Parade today until 2pm. It's a great little event full of entertainment and local ...
17/05/2026

Down at the Mudgeeraba Street Party & Parade today until 2pm. It's a great little event full of entertainment and local stores!

Raffle running to win a chess pack along with information on upcoming events and local classes.

The May QJ ratings have been released! 3 players went up by over 200pts! Ryan Lo (243), Yo-Shiun Tsai (215) and Tony Tra...
29/04/2026

The May QJ ratings have been released!

3 players went up by over 200pts! Ryan Lo (243), Yo-Shiun Tsai (215) and Tony Tran (202). HUGE!! A total of 25 players went up 100 or more.

Meanwhile 8 players played more than 100 games in the last rating period (some games would have been prior, but only submitted now).

The ratings page can be seen at https://gardinerchess.com.au/ratings/

As we kick off term 2, we are delighted to be able to announce that Michael D'Arcy has joined our team as one of our Bri...
20/04/2026

As we kick off term 2, we are delighted to be able to announce that Michael D'Arcy has joined our team as one of our Brisbane Area Managers.

Michael is an International Arbiter, former Chess Association of Queensland President and Secretary (amongst other roles), and was formerly a chess coach for us a number of years ago.

Michael has been Chief Arbiter at events including the Australian Junior Chess Championships, Queensland Championship, Gold Coast Open, QLD Inter-School State Finals and many more and is held in high regard across the chess community.

On top of his arbiting skillset, Michael brings a passion of wanting to help students and coaches improve, along with many other skills.

Welcome aboard Michael!

Gardiner Chess has won the tender to host the 2026 Queensland Junior Championships. We were delighted to put on an aweso...
14/04/2026

Gardiner Chess has won the tender to host the 2026 Queensland Junior Championships. We were delighted to put on an awesome event last year and can't wait for this year's tournament in what is out busiest time of year for events!

2026 QLD Junior Championships.
30th June to 3rd July
Anglican Church Grammar School (Churchie)

Full details can be found via the link in the comments. Registrations are now open!

The term and all it's craziness is nearly finished, but we will be running holiday programs throughout the next two week...
31/03/2026

The term and all it's craziness is nearly finished, but we will be running holiday programs throughout the next two weeks!

Week 1: Gold Coast and Brisbane South Holiday Programs (Tues-Thurs) + Cup days on Fri!
Week 2: Brisbane North Holiday Program (Mon to Wed) + Cup day on Thus!

Experienced coaches teaching lessons, tournament play each day and a whole lot of fun! A great way to make new friends whilst learning more about chess.

We cater to all levels so sign up today!

Address

8/55 Railway Street
Mudgeeraba, QLD
4213

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+61 7 5522 7221

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