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Postponed Tournament

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS TOURNAMENT

2020 CROYDON JUNIOR OPEN - postponed

This tournament has now been postponed to the September school holidays.

Club Tournaments - now suspended

Because of the suspenson of club activities, the current standings will be the final ones for these tournaments:

Summer Allegro (Youth/Junior) R5/7

2020 Croydon Open (Senior) R6/7

Next Senior Club Tournament

The President's Cup

Please note that the club has suspended activities in response to the COVID-19 epidemic.

When activities resume this tournament may be run in a shortened form.

The tournament has 2 sections. An OPEN section with a 60m/30s time control and ACF rated, and an Under 800 section with a 30m/30s time control.

Details for both sections:

Format: Seven round Swiss over 7 Thursday evenings.
Round 1: 7:40 pm sign in, round starts at 8:00 pm. All other rounds: 7:45 pm.
Forfeit time: 30 min
Byes: One half-point bye allowed in the first five rounds only
Arbiters: Kyle Gibson (FA) & Ian Birchall
Venue: Croydon RSL, Civic Square, Croydon

OPEN section:

Time Control: 60min + 30s/move
ACF Classic Rated
Entry Fee: $20 members, otherwise $35

U800 section:

If you are a non-member who is considering entering this section, please contact the organiser prior to the day for further details.

Restriction: Unrated or Under 800 rated players only
Time Control: 30min + 30s/move, games finish by 9:30pm
Internal Club Rated
Entry Fee: $10 members, $25 otherwise.

For further information, you can:

Email the Secretary: secretary@croydonchess.com

Sponsors and Supporters

Croydon Chess wishes to thank the following organisations instrumental in the development of our club:

GOLD SPONSOR Bendigo Bank Mooroolbark
GOLD SPONSOR L J Hooker Mooroolbark
COACHING SPONSOR Northern Star Chess
EQUIPMENT SPONSOR Maroondah City Council
EQUIPMENT SPONSOR Chess Victoria	VENUE SUPPORT Swinburne University

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Latest News

Club Activities Suspended - 17 March 2020

Please note that club activities have been suspended until further notice.

Any questions or concerns, please contact the secretary (secretary@croydonchess.com).

While you can't play at the club, you may wish to try chess online. There are many sites, here are a few:

1. ChessKid.com - website for children to learn and play chess online.

2. Chess Tempo - for adults - tactics training and play online.

3. Lichess - for adults - playing online with friends and others.

4. St Louis Chess Club - Youtube Videos - Training videos.

Non-chess ideas for kids:

1. Cartooning for Beginners (short Youtube clips)

2. Melbourne Zoo (live cams - snow leopard cubs, penguins, etc)

Non-chess ideas for everyone:

1. Virtual Tours of the World's Museums (Google Art & Culture)

2. Learn about Ancient Rome (Free course, virtual tour inc.)

3. Victoria Together Online website (Online activities for young and old)

2020 Candidates Tournament - 26 Mar

The Candidates Tournament (17 Mar to 4 Apr) to decide the challenger for the 2020 World Championship against Magnus Carlsen has commenced in Russia. Eight of the strongest players in the world are taking part.

Leaders after 7 rounds (halfway): Nepomniachtchi & Vachier-Lagrave on 4.5, with Caruana,Giri, Wang Hao and Grischuk on 3.5.

The Candidates tournament has now been stopped due to COVID 19 related issues, the remaining rounds have been postponed and the candidates are heading home.

FIDE Candidates Website

Chess 24

Chess.com

St Louis Chess Club - Youtube

Chessbase

2020 Croydon Open - Prize-winners - 17 Mar

This tournament was suspended after 6 rounds.

Open:

1st IM Guy West 5.5/6

2nd John Nemeth 5

3rd Kyle Gibson 4.5

U1600: Karl Imberger, Tanya Kolak,

Franz Oswald, Chris Potter

U1100 Peter Clark, Pearl Yung

Junior: Gavyn Sanusi-Goh

U800:

1st Timothy Brown (Gold)

2nd Abtin Bekloo (Silver)

3rd Derek Qian (Bronze)

Summer Allegro - Final results - 17 Mar

These tournaments were suspended after 5 rounds.

Youth: 1st Stefan Lee, 2nd Matthew Zhu

Junior A : 1st Lachan Zhang, 2nd Kingsley Wang

Junior B: 1st Dihain Rathnayake,
=2nd Leo Li, Ethan Chu

New ACF Ratings - 1 Mar

The latest ACF ratings are out. The games in the open section of all our senior club classic tournaments are rated by the Australian Chess Federation (ACF).

Some will remember Chloe Fan, the club's 2015 Junior Champion. She was Victoria's top improver over the quarter with an increase of 279 points.

Members' ratings can be seen on our Ratings page here.

NSC Chess for Bushfire Appeal Tournament - 22 Dec

This NSC tournament raised $2346.40 for people and families affected by bushfires. The details can be checked here.

Next two club nights

Please note that club activities have been suspended for an indefinite period in response to the COVID-19 epidemic

Junior Club - Swinburne Croydon Campus

Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm:

Club activities suspended

Youth Club - Croydon RSL

Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm:

Club activities suspended

Senior Club - Croydon RSL

Thursdays 7:30 pm -

Club activities suspended

See the 2020 Calendar - activities suspended

What We Offer

Croydon Chess offers an enjoyable, family-friendly environment suitable for chess players of all ages and skill levels.

We meet on Thursday nights during school terms.
- Juniors: 6:30pm to 7:30pm (Swinburne),
  - aged 5 to 12+
- Youth: 6:30pm to 7:30pm (RSL),
  - teens & strong juniors
- Seniors: 7:30pm onwards (RSL),
  - adults & competitive juniors
We have a tiered coaching program for our junior & youth players and coaching nights for our senior players.
We run regular tournaments from fun Blitz events to strong ACF rated Open events.

For more information about our club and how to become a member please see our "Membership" page

Addresses

Senior & Youth Club Meeting Place:

Croydon RSL
Civic Square
Croydon VIC 3136

(Behind the EV Youth

Centre, Mt Dandenong Rd)

Google Map Link

Junior Club Meeting Place:

CG Building

Swinburne University
Croydon Campus

Norton Rd

Croydon VIC

Google Map Link

Campus Map

Location - Senior & Youth Club

Location - Junior Club

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Your Local Chess Club

Croydon Chess services the following areas:

Bayswater, Blackburn, Boronia, Box Hill, Chirnside Park, Croydon, Doncaster, Donvale, Ferntree Gully, Forest Hill, Glen Waverley, Healesville, Heathmont, Heatherdale, Kilsyth, Knox, Lilydale, Mitcham, Monbulk, Montrose, Mooroolbark, Mount Dandenong, Mount Evelyn, Mount Waverley, Narre Warren, Nunawading, Park Orchards, Ringwood, Rowville, Scoresby, Seville, Silvan, Templestowe, Vermont, Wandin, Wantirna, Warburton, Warrandyte, Wheelers Hill, Wonga Park, Woori Yallock, Yarra Glen, Yarra Valley (covering council areas of Knox, Manningham, Maroondah, Whitehorse and Yarra Ranges).

We have also listed other Melbourne and Victorian clubs on our external links page.

Statement of Purpose

Croydon Chess exists to:

encourage the enjoyment of chess amongst residents of Croydon and surrounding suburbs
educate our community about the benefits of a lifetime of playing chess
train participants of all ages to become more technically proficient in their play
facilitate the running of structured (competitive) chess tournaments as well as informal (casual) play
provide a welcoming club environment that fosters development of productive, long-term relationships between our members

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