Our Champions
A complete record of our students' achievements — from Queensland state titles to Australian championships, Oceania crowns, FIDE titles, and World Youth representation.
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FIDE Title Holders
4
Conditional FIDE Titles
4×
Aust. Schools Clean Sweep (2024)
157
Australian Trophies & Medals
16
Oceanian Trophies & Medals
FIDE Titles
World-Titled Players
3 confirmed FIDE title holders and 4 students on conditional titles — the highest recognition for our chess program.
Elaina Q
World Youth Championship, Albania
Isabella G
Churchie International Open
Zerui X
2025 Australian Open
Clarissa L
Oceania Youth Championship
Matthew J
Oceania Youth Championship
Xintong Z
Oceania Youth Championship
Isabella G
Oceania Youth Championship
Matthew J
Oceania Youth Championship
Full Record
Complete Honours List
Competition results from 2018 to present.
Oceania Youth Chess Championship
ChristChurch, NZ
- 1 Conditional Title (FM)
- U12 Open — Champion
- U8 Open — 3rd Place
- U8 Girls — 3rd Place
- U10 Girls — Runner-up
Australian Junior Chess Championships
Canberra
- U18 Girls — Champion
- U18 Girls — 2nd Place
- U14 Open — 2nd Place
- U10 Girls — Champion
- U8 Girls — 3rd Place
- U8 Girls — =3rd Place
- U18 Blitz Girls — Champion
- U16 Blitz Girls — 2nd Place
- U12 Blitz Open — 2nd Place
- U10 Blitz Girls — Champion
- U8 Blitz Girls — 2nd Place
- U8 Blitz Girls — 3rd Place
- Problem Solving — 4 Medals
Oceania Youth Chess Championship
Brisbane
- 4 Conditional Titles (2× WCM, 1× CM, 1× WFM)
- U8 Open — Champion
- U8 Open — Runner-up
- U8 Girls — Champion
- U10 Open — Champion
- U10 Girls — Champion
- U12 Girls — 3rd Place
- U14 Girls — Runner-up
- U18 Girls — 3rd Place
Australian Schools Teams Championships
Melbourne
- 19 Gold Trophies + 3 Silvers returned to Queensland
- Secondary Open *3— Champion (Anglican Church Grammar School)
- Secondary Girls *4— Champion (Brisbane State High School)
- Primary Open *4— Champion (Anglican Church Grammar School)
- Primary Girls *3— Runner-up (Somerville House)
- Best Board 2, 4 — Primary Girls
- Best Board 1, 2, 3 — Primary Open
- Best Board 1, 2 — Secondary Girls
- Best Board 3 — Secondary Open
Australian Junior Chess Championships
Perth
- U8 Girls — Champion
- U8 Open — Champion
- U8 Open — 3rd Place
- U10 Open — =1st Place
- U10 Girls — 3rd Place
- U12 Open — Champion
- U12 Open — 3rd Place
- U14 Open — =1st Place
- U16 Girls — Runner-up
- U8 Blitz — Champion
- U8 Blitz Girls — Runner-up
- U10 Blitz Girls — Champion
- U10 Blitz Girls — Runner-up
- U10 Blitz — 3rd Place
- U12 Blitz — Champion
- U12 Blitz Girls — Runner-up
- U14 Blitz Girls — Runner-up
- U16 Blitz Girls — Champion
- Problem Solving — 7 Medals
World Youth Chess Championship
Albania
- Elaina Q — WCM Title Claimed (after Round 5)
- 5 students represented Australia at World Cadets
- 1 student represented Australia at World Youth
Churchie International Open
Brisbane
- Isabella G — WCM Title Claimed (after Round 4)
Oceania Zonal 3.6
Melbourne
- 2× WCM Titles (Conditional on Ratings)
Queensland Schools Teams Chess State Finals
Queensland
- Primary Open — Champion
- Primary Girls — Champion
- Secondary Open — Champion
- Secondary Girls — Champion
Queensland Junior Chess Championships
Brisbane (Churchie)
- U8 — Champion
- U8 — 2nd Place
- U8 — Best Girl & Equal 2nd
- U10 — 2nd Place
- U10 — 3rd Place
- U10 — Best Girl
- U12 — Champion
- U12 — 3rd Place
- U18 — Best Girls*3
- U16 — 2nd Place
- U16 — 3rd Place
- U14 — 3rd Place
Australian Open
Melbourne
- Zerui X — CM Title Claimed (after round 2 against one FM with FIDE:2317)
Australian Schools Teams Championships
Perth
- Clean sweep — ALL 4 TITLES (first time since 1998)
- 15 Gold Trophies returned to Queensland
- Primary Open *4— Champion (Anglican Church Grammar School)
- Primary Girls *1— Champion (Somerville House)
- Secondary Girls *2— Champion (Brisbane State High School)
- Secondary Open *1— Champion (Anglican Church Grammar School)
- Best Board 1, 2, 3, 4 — Primary Open
- Best Board 4 — Primary Girls
- Best Board 1, 2 — Primary Girls
Australian Junior Chess Championships
Adelaide
- U8 Open — Champion
- U8 Girls — Champion
- U10 Open — =1st
- U12 Open — Runner-up
- U8 Open Blitz — 3rd Place
- U10 Open Blitz — 3rd Place
- U8 Girls Blitz — Champion
- U8 Girls Blitz — =1st
- U10 Girls Blitz — 3rd Place
- U14 Girls Blitz — Champion
- U8 Girls Problem Solving — Champion
- U8 Girls Problem Solving — 2nd Place
- U8 Open Problem Solving — 2nd Place
- U10 Open Problem Solving — 2nd Place
- U14 Girls Problem Solving — 2nd Place
Queensland Junior Chess Championships
Gold Coast
- U8 — Champion
- U8 — 3rd Place
- U8 — Equal 3rd
- U8 — Best Girls*2
- U10 — Champion
- U10 — 3rd Place
- U12 — Champion
- U12 Girls — 2nd Place
- U12 Girls — 3rd Place
- U14 — Champion
- U18 Girls — 2nd Place
- U18 Girls — 3rd Place
Australian Junior Chess Championships
Melbourne
- U8 Open — Champion
- U8 Open Blitz — =1st
- U8 Girl Blitz — Champion
- U8 Girl Problem Solving — Champion
- U10 Open — =1st
- U10 Open Blitz — Champion
- U10 Girl Blitz — Champion
- U10 Girl Open — =2nd
- U10 Girl Problem Solving — 2nd
- U12 Open Blitz — 2nd
- U12 Open Problem Solving — 3rd
- U12 Girl Problem Solving — 3rd
- U14 Open Blitz — 3rd
Oceania Youth Chess Championship
Canberra
- U16 Girls — 2nd Place
- U14 Girls — 3rd Place
- U10 Girls — 2nd Place
- U8 Girls — =1st Place
- CM Title (Conditional on Rating) — Oceania Zonal 3.6 Open
FIDE World Cadets Chess Championships
Egypt
- Elaina Q — Represented Australia (U12 Girls)
- James X — Represented Australia (U10 Open)
- Stephanie Y — selected but not going
Australian Schools Teams Championships
Adelaide
- Primary Girls — Champion (Board 2 & 4)
- Primary Girls — Best Board 2 & 4
- Secondary Girls — Runner-up
- Secondary Girls — Best Board 2 & 4
Australian Schools Teams Championships
Cairns,QLD
- Primary Open — Champion (Board 1–4)
- Primary Girls — Champion (Board 1–5)
- Primary Girls — Runner-up (Board 1, 4 & 5)
- Primary Girls — 4th Place (Board 1–5)
- Best Board — Primary Open (Board 1, 3, 4)
- Best Board — Primary Girls (Board 4)
FIDE World Cadets Chess Championships
Georgia
- 2× Australian Representatives at World Cadets
Australian Schools Teams Championships
Online-Churchie
- Primary Girls — Champion (Board 1–6)
- Best Board — Primary Girls (Board 2, 3)
Australian Schools Teams Championships
Online-Churchie
- Primary Open — Champion (Board 1)
- Primary Girls — Runner-up (Board 1–5)
- Best Board — Primary Open (Board 1)
Australian Junior Chess Championships
Gold Coast
- U8 Open — 2nd Place
- U10 Open — =1st Place
- U8 Girls — 2nd Place
- U8 Blitz — 2nd Place
- U10 Blitz — Champion
- U8 Girls Blitz — 2nd Place
- U10 Girls Blitz — 2nd Place
- U8 Problem solving — 3rd Place
- U12 Problem solving — 3rd Place
- U12 Girls Problem solving — Champion
- U12 Girls Problem solving — 2nd Place
Australian Schools Teams Championships
Canberra
- Best Board — Primary Girls (Board 3, 4)
Australian Schools Teams Championships
Adelaide
- Primary Open — Runner-up (Board 3)