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Next Senior Club Event

OUR NEXT SENIOR EVENT

The Spring Cup

23rd August to 20th September

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: Five round Swiss over 5 Thursday evenings.
Round 1, 23rd August: 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 three rounds only
Arbiters: Ian Birchall & Kyle Gibson
Venue: Croydon RSL, 1 Civic Square, Croydon

OPEN section:

Time Control: 60min + 30s/move
ACF Classic Rated
Entry Fee: $10 members, otherwise $25

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: $5 members & parents of members, $20 otherwise.

For further information, you can:

email the Secretary:

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.

Croydon Chess is affiliated with Chess Victoria which, in turn, is an affiliate of the Australian Chess Federation.

Club Membership (2018 fees)
-- $70.00 / year for seniors
-- $50.00 / year for children
---- $30.00 / year for 2nd child
---- additional children free

Coaching Program for Juniors
-- 6:30pm to 7:30pm

Youth (A division juniors) at Croydon RSL

Juniors at Swinburne Croydon

Please see here for more details

Senior Program
-- Start time: 7:30pm

ACF-rated Tournaments

-- 60min/30s time control
-- $10.00* / tournament (5 rounds)

-- $20.00* / tournament (7 rounds) with prizes

*members rates

Transition (U800) Tournaments

-- 30min/30s time control

-- $10 for 7 rounds (club rated)

-- $5 for 5 rounds (club rated)

Casual Play
-- $5.00 / visit (first time free)

World Top 10

Latest News

Junior Club Championship - 18 Aug

Current leaders, after 4 rounds:

Youth Club: Gavyn & Tiger 4/4

Intermediate A : Boris 4/4, Lucas 3.5/4

Intermediate B: Jason 4/4 followed by four on 3/4.

Results.

The Frost - Final Results - 17 Aug

Congratulations to the following:

Open:

1st Ian Birchall (Gold) 5/5

=2nd Garry Lycett (Silver) &

Ion Kloprogge (Bronze) 4/5

U800:

1st Hayden Ma (Gold) 5/5

= 2nd Colin He (Silver) &

Derek Qian (Bronze) 3/5

Results and Open Games

New Australian GM - 13 Jul

Congratulations to 21 year old Austrailan, Justin Tan, who has just gained the final requirements for his Grand Master title. Also a talented gymnast, Justin was born in Wales but grew up in Melbourne. For the last few years, he has been studying in England and playing in European tournaments.

2018 Vic Junior Results - 1st July

Under 8 Open

Congratulations to Jayden and Tiger on coming equal first with one other player. In tiebreak order:

=1st Jayden Zhang

=1st Tiger Zhao

=1st Shuhan Lin

Also good to see William, Liam, Derek, Allan and Jason competing in the U8/U10 competitions for the first time.

Meanwhile, Gavyn, Chengyun and Felix are doing well in the older divisions.

Final Results - King's Gambit - 29 Jun

Open:

1st Ian Birchall 8.5/10

2nd Kyle Gibson 7.5

3rd Chris Potter 6.5

U800:

1st Hayden Ma (Gold) 8/10

=2nd Felix Chen (Silver) & Lucas Cheong (Bronze) 7

Full results

Junior Capablanca Blitz - 16 Jun

Final Results:

Intermediate A:

1st Allen Han

=2nd Jason Cui, Analia Luscombe,

Callen Hermann, Dylan Berg

Intermediate B:

1st Boris Eroshenko

2nd Liam Wang

3rd Harry Gong

Full Results

Youth Capablanca Blitz - 14 Jun

Final results:

=1st Chengyun Xu (Gold) & Eric Zheng (Silver)

=3rd Tiger Zhao ( Bronze) & Jayden Zhang

Full results

ACF June Ratings List - 2 June

New ACF Classic Ratings are out. Some strong performances resulted in big rises by a number of our junior members but also a number of adult members:

Juniors

Gavyn Sanusi-Goh + 198

Chengyun Xu + 158

Tiger Zhao + 97

Adults

Simon Andersson + 161

Richard Goldsmith + 148

Joseph Wong + 66

Mathew Cooke + 67

The new ratings are on our Members Ratings page.

Autumn Allegro Results - 26 May

Youth club:

1st Eric Zheng 4.5/5 (Gold)

2nd Chengyun Xu 4 (Silver)

=3rd Jayden Zhang (Bronze on tiebreak), Tiger Zhao,

Felix Chan, Hayden Ma 3.5

Full results

Junior club - Intermediate A:

1st Lucas Mi 4.5/5 (Gold)

2nd Allen Han 4 (Silver)

3rd Jimmy Dong 3 (Bronze)

Junior club - Intermediate B:

1st Boris Eroshenko 4/5 (Gold)

=2nd Jaylen He (Silver), Hayden Goldsmith (Silver)

Full results

End of Announcements

Upcoming events

Junior Club - Swinburne Croydon Campus

Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm:

Aug 23 Coaching & Junior Club Champ'ship R5/7

Aug 30 Coaching & Junior Club Championship R6/7

Youth Club - Croydon RSL (A-div. Juniors)

Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm:

Aug 23 Coaching & Junior Club Champ'ship R5/7

Aug 30 Coaching & Junior Club Championship R6/7

Senior Club - Croydon RSL

Thursdays 7:30 pm -

Aug 23 The Spring Cup (60/30) R1/5

Aug 30 The Spring Cup R2/5

See the 2018 Calendar

Location - Senior & Youth Club

Location - Junior Club

Addresses

Senior & Youth Club Meeting Place:

Croydon RSL
1 Civic Square
Croydon VIC 3136

(Behind the EV Youth Centre

on Mt Dandenong Rd)

Google Map Link

Junior Club Meeting Place:

Cafeteria (CF,CG)
Swinburne University
Croydon Campus

Norton Rd

Croydon VIC 3136

See Campus Map

Post:

Croydon Chess

C/O Croydon RSL
PO Box 75
Croydon VIC 3136

AUSTRALIA

Phone:

0490 125 926

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
EQUIPMENT SPONSOR Maroondah City Council
EQUIPMENT SPONSOR Chess Victoria	VENUE SUPPORT Swinburne University

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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