Canberra Chess Scene

A little background on the Canberra Chess scene.
For a city of 300,000 people Canberra has a lively and succesful chess scene, especially compared to the rest of Australia. There are 4 chess clubs that meet on a weekly basis. They are located at Belconnen, Tuggeranong, Canberra City, and the Australian National University. Click on the Canberra Chess Calendar link to find the meeting times and location of each of these clubs.
Canberra also has 4 junior chess clubs which are located in Belconnen, Gungahlin, Woden, and Tuggeranong. Again details of these clubs can be found on the Canberra Chess Calendar.
There is a weekly Street Chess tournament which offers $100 in prizes every Saturday. This is usually played outdoors in City Walk, Canberra City. Further details are available via the Street Chess link.
Throughout the year Canberra hosts a number of weekend events. The O2C Doeberl Cup is Australias most popular weekender, with the Australian National University Chess Festival and the Tuggeranong Vikings Weekender also popular with local and interstate players.