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Meet the Team!

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Steven Cooke - Cookies Chess owner, National Arbiter, 25+ years playing/ coaching experience, hosting tournaments for 10+ years, former u12 Australian Rapid Champion

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Daniel Lapitan - Former u12 Australian Champion, 5 years coaching and arbiting tournaments

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Alexander Stahnke - FIDE Arbiter, Former u12 Australian Champion, 8 years coaching

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Shaun Curtis - FIDE Arbiter, 20+ years playing/ coaching experience, top QLD Junior chess coach

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Jack Rodgers - FIDE Master, Australian Chess Captain Olympiad 2024, Youtube Chess Streamer, tournament organiser, www.chess.com journalist