Tournaments in 2007 and 2008:
BENDIGO BANK SURFERS PARADISE Chess Tournament, surf the chessboard
Surfers Paradise Open 2008 Champion is International Master David Smerdon.
Bendigo Bank Brilliancy prize decided by Super Grandmaster Alexei Shirov (Top 10 Player in the world):
We would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to Mr Shirov for supporting Surfers Paradise Open 2008.
Congratulation to Giang Nguyen for winning Bendigo Bank Cheque for Brilliancy prize and second best Female prize, see: Brilliancy games, please consider rating level of each player.