Calendar of Events 2008
For schools, pay special attention to the FNQ Interschool Chess dates. Also note that chess coaching will commence from Week 2 of Term 1 (starting Feb 4) and continue right through to the end of Term 4.
For more information about any of these events, click the links where they exist or just get in touch with us directly.
| Date | Event | Venue |
| Jan 13-25 | Australian Junior Championships | Sydney |
| Jan 29 | Term 1 START | - |
| Feb 21 | FNQ Inter-School Ch. Rd. 1 | TAS White Rock |
| Mar 21-24 | Easter Weekend | - |
| Apr 4 | Term 1 END | - |
| Apr 5-13 | Junior Chess Challenge | Smithfield Centre, Cairns |
| Apr 14 | Term 2 START | - |
| May 6 | FNQ Inter-School Ch. Rd. 2 | TAS White Rock |
| Jun 9 | Cairns Chess Challenge | Cairns |
| Jun 27 | Term 2 END | - |
| Jun 28 - Jul 13 | Junior Chess Challenge | Smithfield Centre, Cairns |
| Jul 14 | Term 3 START | - |
| Aug 2-3 | Mackay Open | Mackay |
| Aug 7 | FNQ Inter-School Ch. FINAL | TAS White Rock |
| Aug 9-10 | North Queensland Open | Townsville |
| Aug 16-17 | Bundaberg Open | Bundaberg |
| Sep 19 | Term 3 END | - |
| Sep 20 - Oct 5 | Junior Chess Challenge | Smithfield Centre, Cairns |
| Oct 6 | Term 4 START | - |
| Oct 11-12 | Queensland Interschool Finals | TBA |
| Oct 13 | Queensland Girls Teams Finals | TBA |
| Dec 12 | Term 4 END | - |
| Dec | Australian Schools Teams Ch. | TBA |