βοΈ Brisbane Social Chess Inc. π’
Welcome to Brisbane's premier social chess community. We are a registered not-for-profit community organization in Queensland dedicated to promoting the love of chess through regular meetups and social engagement.
π©π½ββοΈ Project Health/Development Status
π Status for the Brisbane Social Chess web application project
π Status for this organization repository
βΆοΈ We Play Chess On Three Social Networks π
ποΈ Weekly Meetups
Join us at any of our five weekly locations across Brisbane:
| Day | Time | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 12:00-2:30 PM | June's CafΓ© | 17 Lytton Rd, East Brisbane QLD 4169 |
| Thursday | 6:00-8:00 PM | Royal Hotel | 1259 Sandgate Rd, Nundah QLD 4012 |
| Friday | 12:00-2:00 PM | Chocolate Moments | 60 Albert St, Brisbane City QLD 4000 |
| Saturday | 10:30-2:00 PM | West End Park CafΓ© | 305 Montague Rd, West End QLD 4101 |
| Sunday | 11:00-2:00 PM | The Garden Room | 1 Parkland Blvd, Brisbane City QLD 4000 |
π― Our Motto
Fun, Friendly, and Free
π€ Join Our Community
We're always looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our community! Whether you're interested in:
- Contributing to our projects and repositories
- Helping with site development
- Managing our Discord server
- Playing chess with fellow enthusiasts
After your pull request has been merged you will be invited to join the Brisbane Social Chess GitHub Organization.
π Join Our Discord Community
Connect with other chess enthusiasts, join discussions, and participate in exclusive events by joining our Discord server!
Our Discord server is the best place to stay updated on upcoming meetups, online tournaments, and community activities. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to seasoned players!
π FIDE Masters Welcome
We extend a special invitation to Master level chess players with official FIDE profiles. Eligible titles include:
- Super Grandmasters
- Grandmasters (GM)
- International Masters (IM)
- FIDE Masters (FM)
- Candidate Masters (CM)
To Join: Please verify your credentials by joining our club on chess.com
π¨βπ Our Masters
- FM Stevan Jovic
π₯ Team Members
| Role | Subrole | Chess.com | Name | FIDE Profile | About |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President π¨ββοΈ | Co-organizer | Admin | Jimmy Joe | ||
| Treasurer π³ | Organizer | Super Admin | Matt McLean | 3232581 | "A good player is always lucky" - Capablanca |
| Secretary π€ΉββοΈ | Co-organizer | N/A | Steve Anderson | Official pawn wrangler | |
| Auditor π¨ββοΈ | Co-organizer | Super Admin | Robert Garvey | Welcome to Brisbane Social Chess. Come along and play with us, let us know your ideas, and help us organize future events. | |
| Administrator πΎ | Maintainer | Owner | John Bampton π¨βπ¨ | 311111104 | GitHub is more about collaboration and community than code. I am interested in chess variants and mathematics. Check out the playground and home for all octocats, created and maintained by the GitHub Design team. Ruby is... A dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity. It has an elegant syntax that is natural to read and easy to write. |
| General Manager π¨ | Co-organizer | Admin | Adam Lomsargis | Long time chess player with a great respect and passion for the game. I believe chess offers more than just a competitive space in which to battle your opponent. It's also a great way to socialise with intelligent people and have a laugh! :D | |
| General Manager π§ | Co-organizer | N/A | Ben Martin | 3274063 | How does the horsey move again? π€ |
| Meetup Regular π¨βπ« | Co-organizer | Coordinator | Ross Barnard | 3244008 | |
| Meetup Regular πΎ | Discord Moderator Team Leader | Coordinator | Thomas | ||
| Meetup Regular πΎ | Discord Moderator Team Leader | Club member | Jasper | ||
| Meetup Regular π¨ | Assistant Organizer | N/A | Roger Clarke | ||
| Meetup Regular βοΈ | Event Organizer | N/A | Christoph Dierkes | ||
| Meetup Regular βοΈ | Event Organizer | N/A | Joseph Tan | 3250105 | |
| Meetup Regular βοΈ | Event Organizer | N/A | Marty Benjamin | ||
| Meetup Regular βοΈ | Event Organizer | N/A | Peiqi Sun | ||
| Meetup Regular βοΈ | Event Organizer | N/A | Stuart Holt | 3225569 | |
| Lead Developer π½ | GitHub Triage | Club member | Max Base π§βπ» | If you truly want something, whether itβs to achieve a goal, gain an ability, or reach a certain point in life, you can. All it takes is genuine desire, effort, and a clear plan. Want it, work for it, and you will get there. Nominate me as a GitHub Star π | |
| Developer π±οΈ | Discord Moderator | Club member | Anuradha Fernando | ||
| Developer β¨οΈ | Discord Moderator | N/A | Sugiarto Udah | ||
| Virtual Team Member πΉοΈ | Discord Moderator | N/A | Abhushan Gautam | ||
| Virtual Team Member πΉοΈ | Discord Moderator | Club member | Ayush Rana | ||
| Virtual Team Member πΉοΈ | Discord Moderator | Club member | Mahabub Islam Prio | ||
| Virtual Team Member πΉοΈ | Discord Moderator | Club member | Mohammad Lotfi Akbarabadi | ||
| Virtual Team Member πΉοΈ | Discord Moderator | N/A | Nicholas Meredith | ||
| Virtual Team Member πΉοΈ | Discord Moderator | N/A | SM Riad |
π² Games that we play
- Chess: https://lichess.org/
- Lots of standard two player chess sets
- Four-player chess: https://www.chess.com/variants/4-player-chess
- One vinyl Four-player chess set with 68 plastic pieces including 8 total queens which is packaged in a green cylindrical zipper bag
- Harmegedo 6 Player Chess Set - The Board of Lords
- One Harmegedo chess set with 6 armies and 108 total soldiers. Each army starts with 9 pieces (including 2 queens) and 9 pawns for a total of 18 soldiers
- Quaternity: https://play.quaternity.com/
πΉοΈ New games recently delivered
- Chessplus: Everyday Edition
- A fast paced, edgy version of chess with exponentially more moves & all new strategies
β£οΈ Games we might play in future
- Go - at least one small Go set
- Shogi (Japanese chess) - at least two Shogi sets
- Xiangqi (Chinese chess) - at least one Xiangqi set
π Tasks to do after joining the Brisbane Social Chess GitHub Organization
Please Star some of our repositories β π« π π
You can set your membership in the Brisbane Social Chess GitHub Organization to Public on the
People page when logged in.
Please show your support for your new team π’ π§π½βπ» π π π
π¨ Royal Hotel β A Quick Game is a Good Game
π‘ Garden Room β Random Days Gone Bye
π§ββοΈ Never Underestimate the Power of Jedi Master Big Bird
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