Brisbane Social Chess
A place for casual chess, for fun and friendly people.
Who are we?
Brisbane Social Chess is a not-for-profit organization in Queensland that promotes the game of chess through social gatherings and community engagement. We organize regular meetups where people can play chess in a relaxed and friendly environment. We are registered in Queensland and have a dedicated team of organizers.
A More Detailed Look at Brisbane Social Chess
- Focus: We emphasize social interaction and fun, making it a welcoming space for players of all skill levels.
- Community Driven: We encourage community participation in various aspects, including website development, Discord server management, and event organization.
- Meetups: We host multiple meetups each week, with locations and times varying. We have meetups on different days of the week, excluding Tuesdays, and are always working on adding more.
- Social Media: We have a strong presence on social media, including Discord, GitHub and Facebook.
- Website: We have a website that serves as a hub for information about our organization, our activities, and how to get involved.
- Not-for-Profit Status: We are a registered not-for-profit organization in Queensland.
Team Members
| Role | Sub Role | Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Co-organizer | Benjamin Martin | How does the horsey move again? |
| Treasurer | Organizer | Matt McLean | "A good player is always lucky" - Capablanca |
| Secretary | Co-organizer | Steve Anderson | Official pawn wrangler. |
| General Manager | Co-organizer | Ross Barnard | â |
| General Manager | Event organizer | Stuart Holt | â |
| Administrator | Maintainer | John Bampton | 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. |
| Coordinator | Discord Moderator Team Leader | Thomas | â |
| Meetup Regular | Co-organizer | 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 |
| Meetup Regular | Co-organizer | Jimmy Joe | â |
| Meetup Regular | Co-organizer | Robert Garvey | Welcome to Brisbane Social Chess. Come along and play with us, let us know your ideas, and help us organize future events. |
| Meetup Regular | Assistant organizer | Roger Clarke | â |
| Meetup Regular | Event organizer | Christoph Dierkes | â |
| Meetup Regular | Event organizer | Joseph Tan | â |
| Meetup Regular | Event organizer | Marty Benjamin | â |
| Meetup Regular | Event organizer | Peiqi Sun | â |
GitHub Team
Maintainer
Lead Developer
Core Developers
Developers
GitHub Triage
Discord Moderators
Brisbane Moderators
Eddie N/A Jasper N/AGlobal Moderators
Games that we play
- Chess: Play on Lichess
Lots of standard two player chess sets
- Four-player chess: Play on Chess.com
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 - 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: Play online, Official site
One Quaternity 4 Player Chess Set Basic52 144 Squares Wood Folding 64 Quality Pieces
New games recently delivered
- Chessplus: Everyday Edition
- A fast paced, edgy version of chess with exponentially more moves & all new strategies
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
Chess books we recommend
| Title | Author(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 101 Questions On How To Play Chess | Fred Wilson | Dover Game And Puzzle Activity Books |
| Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess | Bobby Fischer, Stuart Margulies, Donn Mosenfelder | Basic Systems Inc, Bantam Books |
| Chess for Kids: How to Play and Win | Richard James | Robinson; 2nd edition (2015) |
| Chess Openings For Dummies | James Eade | For Dummies |
| How Life Imitates Chess: Life's a Game. Play to Win. | Garry Kasparov | Penguin Books (2021) |
| How To Beat Your Dad At Chess: Including the 50 Deadly Checkmates | Murray Chandler | Gambit Publications Ltd |
| Learn Chess: A Gold-medal Winner Explains How to Play and Win at Chess | John Nunn | Gambit Publications Ltd |
| Learn Chess From The Greats | Peter J. Tamburro, Jr. | Dover Publications |
| Learn To Play Chess Like A Boss | Patrick Wolff | Penguin Random House Dorling Kindersley |
| Modern Chess Openings: MC0-15 | Nick de Firmian | Random House Puzzles and Games |
| MY 60 Memorable Games: Chess Tactics, Chess Strategies | Bobby Fischer | Batsford GB |
| My System: Winning Chess Strategies | Aron Nimzowitsch | SnowBall Publishing |
| The Caro-Kann The Easy Way | Thomas Engqvist | Batsford Chess |
| The Chess Player's Bible: Illustrated Strategies For Staying Ahead Of The Game | James Eade & Al Lawrence | Apple Press A Quarto Book |
| The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal | Mikhail Tal | Everyman Chess |
| The Usborne Complete Book of Chess | Elizabeth Dalby | Usborne Publishing Ltd |
Royal Hotel - A Quick Game is a Good Game
Garden Room - Random Days Gone Bye
Royal Hotel - Never Underestimate the Power of Jedi Master Big Bird
Garden Room - Quaternity Zombie Road Block
