Arianne Caoili Memorial Weekender 2024 took place from 23-25th August at the Broadbeach Cultural Centre in Broadbeach Waters, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
The event was organized by the Gold Coast Chess Club to commemorate the life and chess of WIM Arianne Caoili, who began her chess journey at Somerset College and tragically passed away in 2020 in her prime.
There were two Divisions:
โ Open Division, 7-round Swiss tournament
โ Minor Division, for players rated U1800 ACF, 6-round Swiss tournament
The Open Division had 29 participants. Australiaโs Grandmasters Zong-Yuan Zhao and David Smerdon shared the first place with 6/7 points each. Zhao sported a slightly better tiebreak and was awarded with the trophy.
The Minor Division had 49 participants. Carlos Mario Claros Cachaya (Colombia) and Austin Chen shared the first place with 5/6 points each.
Both Divisions are rated with FIDE and ACF. Replay games here.
Official website / Gold Coast Chess Club on Instagram
Open Division final standings:
1-2 GM Zhao Zong-Yuan 2556 AUS and GM Smerdon David C 2530 AUS – 6.0
3 Gutierrez Jaymarc 1820 PHI – 5.0
4-7 CM Ooi Jayden 2206 AUS, Zou Xuyuan (Dimitri) 1616 AUS, Young Micah 1766 AUS and Jackson Ralph E 1820 AUS – 4.5
8-12 Jain Shaurya 1758 AUS, WCM Gratchev Ekaterina 1758 AUS, Yelkhovsky Daniil 1449 AUS, Woodrow Daniel 1521 AUS and Fu Neil 1602 AUS 4.0 etc
Minor Division final standings:
1-2 Claros Cachaya Carlos Mario 1523 COL and Chen Austin 1729 AUS – 5.0
3-8 Li Terrence 1575 AUS, Ghodosi Hossein 1488 AUS, Kitikov Oleg 1448 KGZ, Phillips Max 1721 AUS, Lawson Morgan 1336 AUS, Le Cong Joshua 1064 AUS – 4.5
9-12 Kojic Slavko 1524 AUS, Credland-Ballantyne Oscar 1160 AUS, Mills Ross 1082 AUS and Tong Justin 1184 AUS – 4.0 etc
