Noosa to host chess championship

By Margaret Maccoll

The best chess players in the Pacific will descend on Noosa later this year to compete in the Oceania Chess senior championship.

Noosa Chess Club were thrilled to be told last Saturday that their bid to host the international tournament had been successful.

Club president Peter Cam said the competition would bring to Noosa the best chess players from across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific for the International Chess Federation (FIDE) event.

“It comprises some very strong players,“ he said.

With a long held love of the game Peter decided on his return to Noosa after years living overseas to establish the Noosa Chess Club in 2015.

“I incorporated the club and it’s slowly progressed from…