Brisbane metropolitan interclub chess

The Singer Cup was the principal inter-club competition for chess in Brisbane from before the Second World War until its final competition in 1991.
Its peak period was in the period up to the mid 1980s when there were many clubs and the interest from players was strong.

From 1987 the format was changed to teams of two players only (previously it was four), and then all of the games were played at neutral venues over a short period of time in the early 1990s.
In 1993, Brisbane’s club competition was revived as the Phoenix Trophy competition with teams of four players in A, B and C divisions playing round-robin home and away over the course of the year.
This format reflected the earlier Singer Cup format and lasted until 1996.
In 1997 teams of two players was introduced, until its final season in 2000.
The CAQ introduced its own one day interclub tournament in 2002, and this has met with mixed success and participation rates. The Gap participated in this event in 2002 and 2005.

The Gap has mainly restricted its interclub activities to friendly matches with Northside, Samford Valley and Bullwinkle chess clubs in recent years.

Notes on the links below

The links below include articles and information that cover Queensland Chess more broadly than just the Singer Cup or The Gap Chess Club.

These articles have been provided on this site to make Queensland Chess History more accessible to a greater audience.

Brisbane Chess History (includes Singer Cup)

1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
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1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
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1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
1910	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919
1900	1901	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909
1890	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895	1896	1897	1898	1899
1880	1881	1882	1883	1884	1885	1886	1887	1888	1889
1870	1871	1872	1873	1874	1875	1876	1877	1878	1879
1860	1861	1862	1863	1864	1865	1866	1867	1868	1869

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