WELCOME TO LOGAN CITY CHESS CLUB OUR LOCATION: ROCHEDALE COMMUNITY HALL ON 48 FARMERS STREET, ROCHEDALE, QLD, 4123. View map

The Logan City Chess club meets every Friday evening for a mix of social and tournament games. Beginner to advanced, everyone welcome !

The Club runs from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm. Cost is $5 per night ($4 concession) or $8 per family.

The Club is held at Rochedale Community Hall on 48 Farmers Street, Rochedale, QLD, 4123

 

News :

Logan Junior CM Joshua Liu secured second spot in the Fide Rated UQ Winter Rapid

Congrats to Logan Juniors for their outstanding performance at the Queensland State Junior Chess Tournament 2026.

* Under 12 - Champion - Yashel Batagoda
* Under 10 - Champion - Azan Bansal
* Under 8 - Co-Champion - Yug Patel
* Under 14 - Second - Neo Jigando
* Under 18 - Best Girl - Hamsini Dudipalli

Club Events

= Bruce Williams is the 2026 champion of the historical Logan Handicap Tournament. Azaan Bansal finished runner-up!
** Congrats to All!

Next Event:

August Active Tournament - 15+10 - 3 games per night. August 21-28 2026
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Fun & Friendly Chess Club

Social & Competitive Games

Every Friday
Evenings

All Skill Levels Welcome

Test Your
Chess Skills

First Night
Free

Events & Ratings

2026 Chess Schedule

10-Apr Don McKie Memorial – Autumn Classical
(25+15) R1-2

17-Apr Don McKie Memorial – Autumn Classical
(25+15) R3-4

24-Apr Don McKie Memorial – Autumn Classical
(25+15) R5-6

1-May Club Champs
(60+30) R1

8-May Club Champs
(60+30) R2

15-May Club Champs
(60+30) R3

22-May Club Champs
(60+30) R4

29-May Club Champs
(60+30) R5

5-Jun Club Champs
(60+30) R6

12-Jun Allegro Championship/ Maiden Allegro
(10+5) R1-3

19-Jun Allegro Championship/ Maiden Allegro
(10+5) R4-6

26-Jun Interclub Challenge – TBD
(10+5)

3-Jul Winter Blitz 1
(5+3) R1-6

10-Jul Lightning Championship
(3+2) R1-9

17-Jul Logan Handicap Qual. Swiss
(H.C.+) R1-2

24-Jul Logan Handicap Qual. Swiss
(H.C.+) R3-4

31-Jul Logan Handicap Qual. Swiss
(H.C.+) R5-6

7-Aug Logan Handicap Qual. Swiss
(H.C.+) R7-8

14-Aug Logan Handicap Finals
(H.C.+) Final

21-Aug Active Championship
(15+10) R1-3

28-Aug Active Championship
(15+10) R4-6

4-Sep Club Teams – Pizza Shield or Interclub TBD
(10+5)

11-Sep Spring Tournament
(25+10) R1-2

18-Sep Spring Tournament
(25+10) R3-4

25-Sep Spring Tournament
(25+10) R5-6

2-Oct Spring Tournament
(25+10) R7-8

9-Oct Spring Active
(15+10) R1-3

16-Oct Spring Active
(15+10) R4-6

23-Oct Spring Active
(15+10) R7-9

30-Oct Spring Rapid
(25+10) R1-2

6-Nov Spring Rapid
(25+10) R3-4

13-Nov Spring Allegro
(10+5) R1-3

20-Nov Spring Allegro
(10+5) R4-6

27-Nov AGM (Social Games + Pizza)
Trophy Presentation

4-Dec Fischer Random
(10+2) R1-5

11-Dec Break

LCC Internal Rating

StandardBlitz
RankFull NameRatingRankFull NameRating
1Lachlan Wang19131Lachlan Wang2018
2Mike Liu19002Mike Liu1878
3Bruce Williams17923Azaan Bansal1730
4Joshua Liu16694Ernest Bashirov1679
5Yashel Batagoda15535Bruce Williams1620
6Neo Jigando15466Tyson Walker1587
7Azaan Bansal15307Joshua Liu1587
8Jigando Balan15148Madjid Jabur1524
9Faisal Rahman15049Ian Li1475
10Ian Li150110Faisal Rahman1469
11Vulcan Leung148911Thomas Hu1467
12Alvin Shen143712Neo Jigando1462
13Howard Kim141113Austin Chen1426
14Andrew Lin139714Craig Stewart1425
15Aodi Wang138615Alvin Shen1396
16Jasper Ng136616Vulcan Leung1371
17Vaughn Lee136417Jithin George1351
18Madjid Jabur133318Jigando Balan1342
19Aadiv Dhingra132319Vaughn Lee1321
20Dhruv Bansal131820Sebastian Williams1316
21Thomas Hu129821Aadiv Dhingra1308
22Hayden Mar129422Phil Ee1303
23Phil Bennet127823Jasper Ng1291
24Sherwin Flonasca126124Yashel Batagoda1288
25Zhibin Yan125725Andrew Lin1286
26Isaac Chen125526Sherwin Flonasca1275
27Mark Cervenjak125027Ruiwen Song1269
28Tony Tie125028Phil Bennet1259
29Dorin Blaga124929Hayden Mar1230
30Yo-shiun Tsai124830Aodi Wang1220
31Regina Edwards124731Isaac Chen1207
32Felipe Ionnidis122932Paul Griffiths1193
33Joey Liu119633Joey Liu1174
34Ruiwen Song119334Regina Edwards1144
35William Song119135Davide Giannini1128
36Alexy Lusin119136Jye Li1128
37Phil Jackson118637Yo-shiun Tsai1123
38Sebastian Williams118638Dhruv Bansal1122
39Jye Li118339Clinton Ng1113
40Caleb Daley117140Alden Shen1111
41Bodie Ismay114141Annabel Lee1101
42Yug Patel113942Oliver Cook1094
43Lutgardo Numez113143Sidhant Dhar1094
44Aidan Sloan112044Nikhil Dhar1087
45Paul Griffiths111745Zhibin Yan1071
46Dhairya Bansal111746Abduhllah Imran1059
47Alden Shen110947Lucas Kao1046
48Tom Leadbetter110048Dorin Blaga1039
49Kevin Chen109549Ryan Chapatwala1034
50Annabel Lee108250Dhairya Bansal1026
51Aariz Bansal103851William Song1022
52Lauchlan Wang103052Alex Mendes1009
53Tarei Smith99753Sarvesh Sinare981
54Mathew Li97254Stefano Currarino980
55Richard Mar96555Phil Jackson973
56James Ramsay96456Allen Shen971
57Victoria Mendes96357Richard Mar968
58Clinton Ng95658Mark Cervenjak956
59Sidhant Dhar95459Sayed Adeeb Numa954
60Sarvesh Sinare94560Marshall Cai940
61Bala Mohan94161Narendran Loganathan937
62Jithin George94062Kevin Chen931
63Bhuvan Kathirvel91663Aariz Bansal907
64Gilbert Cyuzuzo91264Roy Wu874
65Kavinraju Cheraman88265Nick Emery861
66Ryan Chapatwala88166Louie Zhang860
67Zaivyor Ohanlon87567Lauchlan Wang840
68Suryansh Pariti86868Bala Mohan836
69Vedansh ?86669Joe Yan818
70Micah Mendes85470Drira Shah798
71Harry Teng84171Suryansh Pariti748
72Anaya Rahman83372Micah Pakula725
73Allen Shen77173Francesco Ferraioli705
74Luca Turrisi77074Billal Issa693
75Alex Mendes74775Anh Le678
76Alexandra Blaga74476Rakshan Narendran665
77Akilan Kathirvel73477Muhammad Issa655
78Lucas Kao73478Matteo Ferraioli605
79Joe Yan69179Micah Mendes601
80Anh Le62080Zaivyor Ohanlon600
81Johnson Wang60181Anaya Rahman563
82Shreya Bala50382Vedansh Pariti542
83Gulab Arora45483Eddie Zhang523
   84Shreya Bala455

 

** (all the players active as of 2026 in respective categories ) July 2026.

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Why choose our club

Fun & Friendly Chess Club

Social & Competitive Games

All Skill Levels Welcome

First Night Free

Test Your Chess Skills

Every Friday Evenings

“Friendly chess loving people. Strongly recommend.”

J Balan

Our club achievements

40+

Years in the community

60+

Active players

1000+

Games per year

1st

Queensland Teams Championship 2025 (Juniors)

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