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2016 Club Championship

2016 Croydon Club Championship

(6th Oct-17th Nov 2016)

Venue:_Croydon Chess Club
Format:_7 round Swiss - ACF rated
Dates:_Each Thurs - 6th Oct to 17th Nov
___Round 1: Enter by 7:40pm
___All other rounds start at 7:45pm
Entry Fees:_

Members:__ Adults $20, Juniors $15
__Non-members:.Adults $35, Juniors $25

Time Control:_60min plus 30s increment
Forfeit Time:_30 minutes
Byes:_ Up to 2 half-point byes in R1-5,
___ if sufficient notice is provided.

Arbiter:__ Ian Birchall
Prizes: __

        1st:   $100 plus trophy
____2nd: $75
____ 3rd:    $50
_Junior prize:   $50
_2 Rating group prizes: $30 each

To enter and for any enquiries, please contact:

What We Offer

Croydon Chess offers a fun and family-friendly environment suitable for chess players of all ages and skill levels.

We have a tiered coaching program for our junior players and coaching nights for our senior players.

We have regular tournaments for our Junior and Adult players, ranging from fun events such as Blitz (all moves in 5 minutes), through to more serious events such as the Croydon Open.

We also run the popular Croydon Chess Classic, an open weekend tournament in July, which draws many of the best players in Victoria.

Croydon Chess is affiliated with Chess Victoria under the auspices of the Australian Chess Federation.

Club Membership
-- $60.00 / year for seniors
-- $40.00 / year for juniors
---- $20.00 / year for 2nd junior
---- additional juniors free

Coaching Program for Juniors
-- Start time: 6:30pm
-- Cost: Gold coin donation

Senior Program
-- Start time: 7:30pm

ACF-rated Tournaments
-- usually $10.00* / tournament

-- $20.00* / tournament if prize
money is offered

*members rates

Casual Play
-- Social Chess Group for members
-- otherwise $5.00 / visit

Membership Brochure

2016 Membership Brochure

Latest News

Recent Tournaments

Check out the latest results:

Junior Club Championship

Senior Allegro

Senior Blitz

42nd World Chess Olympiad in Baku - Results

Open: 1^st USA, 2^nd Ukraine, 3^rd Russia.

Australia finished well above seeding in 30^th place (30/180). Key performance was that of Australia's 4^th board, 15 year old Anton Smirnov, who remained undefeated with 8.5/10 and gained a double norm toward a grandmaster title.

Women: 1^st China, 2^nd Poland, 3^rd Ukraine. Australia finished in 64^th place (64/140).

Junior Club Champions

Congratulations to Gavyn on becoming the 2016 Croydon Junior Club Champion by winning A-division with a perfect score. In B-division, there was a tie for first place between Tiger and Ben. Meanwhile, Julie Wu demonstrated excellent progress in the beginners' group to win their tournament. Well done all.

A - division

1st Gavyn Sanusi-Goh

2nd Chris Fox

3rd Nicholas Lum

B - division

=1st Tiger Zhao &

Ben Kyval

3rd Hayden Ma

C - division

1st Julie Wu

=2nd Derek Qian &

Chantal Arthur &

Emily Wu

See here for full results

September ACF Ratings

Senior club players' new ACF ratings can be found under the News tab here.

Congratulations to the following members on their significant improvement:

   Gavyn Sanusi-Goh (up 352)
   Chris Najim (up 137)
   Jonathan Ng (up 82)

Mike Degendorfer (up 77)

Upcoming events

Junior Club

Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm:

We're taking a break over the school holidays and

resume Thurs 6th Oct.

6 Oct: Coaching & casual games

Senior Club

Thursdays 7:45 pm -

We're taking a break over the school holidays and

resume Thurs 6th Oct.

6 Oct: Club Championship R1

Please see our calendar for future events.

Location

Addresses

Meeting Address:

Croydon RSL
1 Civic Square
Croydon VIC 3136

(Behind the Youth Centre

on Mt Dandenong Rd)

Postal Address:

Croydon Chess

C/O Croydon RSL
PO Box 75
Croydon VIC 3136

Phone:

0407 348 172

Email:

Web:

www.croydonchess.com

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Sponsors and Supporters

Croydon Chess wishes to thank the following organisations instrumental in helping develop our club:

GOLD SPONSOR
Bendigo Bank
Mooroolbark

GOLD SPONSOR
L J Hooker
Mooroolbark

COACHING SPONSOR
Northern Star Chess

LAUNCH SPONSOR
Maroondah City Council

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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