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Junior Club Championship (Youth/Junior) Finished..

Christmas Cracker (Youth/Junior) begins 17 Oct

The Spring Cup (Senior) Finished.

Club Championship (Senior) begins 10 Oct.

Next Senior Club Event

OUR NEXT SENIOR CLUB EVENT

2019 Club Championship

10 Oct to 21 Nov

Format: 7 round Swiss over 7 Thursday evenings.

Time control: There are two divisions

Open: 60min+30s/move

U800: 30min+30s/move

Rated:

Open section is ACF rated.

U800 section is club rated.

Round 1, 10th October

7:30 to 7:45 pm sign in. R1 starts at 8 pm.

All other rounds: Start 7:45 pm

Entry fee: Please enter & pay on the first night -

Members - Open $20 , U800 $5

Non-members - Open $40, U800 $20

Forfeit time: 30 min

Byes: Two 1/2 point byes in the first 5 rounds only, but notice must be given by start of the previous round. Postponed games may be organised subject to approval of the arbiter.

Prizes: _ 1st:     $100 plus trophy
____       2nd:    $75
____ 3rd:     $50
_Junior prize: $50
_Rating group prizes: U1600, U1100 $30 each

U800 section: 1st, 2nd Chess books

(at most one cash prize per player)

Arbiters: Kyle Gibson FA & Ian Birchall

Venue: Croydon RSL, 1 Civic Square, Croydon

Contact:

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

Spring Cup - 21 Sep

Congratulations:

1st Ian Birchall 4/5

2nd Kyle Gibson 3.5/5 (on tiebreak)

3rd Matthew Potter 3.5/5

(on tiebreak ahead of Gavyn & Tanya)

Full Results

Junior Club Championship - 21 Sep

Congratulations to our new Junior Club Champion, Stefan Lee.

Youth Club:

1st Stefan Lee 5.5/7

=2nd Felix Chan & Jayden Zhang 5

Junior A:

=1st Analia Luscombe, Jason Cui, Emily Wu 5/7

Junior B:

1st Samuel Gu 5.5/7

2nd Anmol Paudel 5

=3rd Michael Pan, Harry Gong, Ray Dong 4

Full results

September ACF Ratings

Members' new ACF ratings can be seen here. The following members have increased their ratings by over 50 points since May: Jayden, Pearl, Guy and Chengyun!

2019 Vic Championships - 26 Aug

Open:

Congratulations to Chris Wallis on becoming Victorian Champion for the first time.

1st FM Chris Wallis

2nd IM Guy West (4 time previous winner)

3rd IM Igor Goldenberg (4 time previous winner)

=4th John Nemeth et al. Results.

Women:

Congratulations to WGM Julia Ryjanova on becoming the 2019 Victorian Women's Champion.

Tanya Kolak finished =4th. Results.

The Frost - Results - 15th August, 2019

Congratulations to the following place-getters:

Open: 1st Garry Lycett 4.5/5

2nd Ian Birchall 4

3rd Kyle Gibson 3.5

U800: 1st Hayden Ma 4.5/5

2nd Matthew Zhu 4

3rd Chunting Li 2.5 (on tiebreak from Tim)

Full results here.

St Bridget's Cup - Event 4 - Sunday 18th Aug - Results

In Nth Balwyn - 7 round allegro (15min) organised by one of our sponsors - Northern Star Chess. Great event for individuals and families. See Results here .

Vic Junior Championships - 3 July

Congratulations to Gavyn Sanusi-Goh on finishing equal top on points (5.5) and 2nd place on tie-break in the Open U12 section. Chengyun (4.5) and Tiger (4.0) were not far off the pace.

Capablanca Blitz - 27 June

Youth: 1^st Jayden Zhang, =2^nd Felix Chen, Lucas Cheong

Junior A: 1^st Kingsley Wang, 2^nd Joshua McAliece, 3^rd Stefan Lee

Junior B: 1^st Lachlan Zhang, 2^nd Jaylen He, 3^rd Michael Pan

Full Results

End of Announcements

Next two club nights

Junior Club - Swinburne Croydon Campus

Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm:

The club is now closed for school holidays.

We resume Oct 10. See you then!

Youth Club - Croydon RSL

Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm:

The club is now closed for school holidays.

We resume Oct 10. See you then!

Senior Club - Croydon RSL

Thursdays 7:30 pm -

The club is now closed for school holidays.

We resume Oct 10. See you then!

See the 2019 Calendar

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, Youth: 6:30pm to 7:30pm and Seniors: 7:30pm onwards.
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

See 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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