The Doeberl Cup

Centrally located, our Woden venue offers a range of great facilities. We're open from 9am to 4am, 7 days a week.

We have affordable restaurants, and a café serving barista made coffee, snacks and tasty treats throughout the day and night.

For families we offer two fantastic children's play areas with free face painting for the kids on Friday and Saturday nights.

There is plenty of secure, free undercover parking.

Our elegant Events Centre is one of Canberra's best conference and event venues, and can seat up to 700 for a lunch or dinner event and 1000 for a cocktail function. We also have many smaller more intimate spaces for your private event, meeting or celebration.

The Corinna Ballroom and Top of The Cross room also host a range of fabulous shows each year. From rock and roll, country greats, world class tribute acts and kids shows, we cater for a wide range of ages and tastes, so make sure you check out the What's On! section of our site to see the latest show schedule.

The ACT Chess Association is the main body responsible for chess in the ACT. The ACTCA organises chess events in ACT as well as club chess.

Fairlane Canberra was established by Eric and Luzia Doeberl and is now owned and run by his daughter Rosemarie. Fairlane provides property development and property management solutions in the Canberra Real Estate market. Fairlane are proud to offer sponsorship towards conditions for local and overseas Grandmasters. This support ensures that the Premier tournament continues to allow the top Australia players to experience strong competition without leaving Australia.

Abode Hotel Woden provides studio hotel accommodation, including new and innovative rooms to make your stay as comfortable as possible. A selection of our rooms include fully equipped kitchenettes to create delicious meals with the help of the Abode Pantry. Abode Woden provides an innovative offering; our Fit studio, which includes an exercise bike in the room for a great fitness outlet in a private setting. We also offer our Accessible studio for the mobility impaired. If you are travelling for business, Abode Woden has meeting rooms available, as well as our new restaurant, No. 10 Restaurant + Bar for when you need a bite to eat.

Mr Baldev Bedi, a local resident of Canberra, is a regular supporter of the Cup. He continues to sponsor the Australian Junior Prizes for Best Australian Male Junior in the Premier (Bedi Cup) and the Best Australian Female Junior in the Minor (Pooja Cup).

The Looking For Gamers team are board game enthusiasts, and our goal is to build community through gameplay and foster our love of games in others. We organise annual events in Sydney and Canberra where gamers of all ages and stripes are invited to play games, participate in tournaments, and make new connections. We also operate a board game shop (LFG Retail) in Canberra where -in addition to retail offerings and our extensive board game library- we run several in-house community offerings including school holiday programs for grades 3 and up, RPG sessions for adults and kids, ladies' nights, and open gaming.

Australian Chess Enterprises is Australia's premier chess supplier. Our main website is at www.chessaustralia.com.au. ACE is the publisher of the Australasian Chess Magazine. We offer a wide range of chess equipment, books, DVDs and software, including Giant Outdoor Sets. We are organisers of many of Australia's top class chess events, including the Myer Tan Australian Grand Prix and the Sydney International Open. Our showroom and offices are in Riverstone in North-West Sydney, where we have been established since 1991.

When you bring your design and print work to Kwik Kopy Phillip you will be assigned your own Account Manager. They will take the time to get to know your business, discuss your requirements and act as a central contact point for managing your jobs.

Your Account Manager will be able to discuss technical issues directly with the Kwik Kopy printer on your behalf and work with Kwik Kopy designers to really lift your communications and brand image. Your Account Manager can also show you how to track the history of your jobs and your account online. For more information on our online services go to kwikkopy.com.au/location/act/phillip.

The ACT Junior Chess League is sponsoring the Best Female Prize in the U1200s Division.

Street Chess is sponsoring the Best Female Prize in the Premier Division.

Mr Jim Flood is sponsoring the Best Female Prize in the Major Division.