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| Current Senior Club Event
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OUR CURRENT SENIOR EVENT
The Frost Winter Warmer
19 July to 16 August
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, 19th July: 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:
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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)
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| New Australian GM - 13 JulCongratulations 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 JulyUnder 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 JunFinal 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 JunFinal results:
=1st Chengyun Xu (Gold) & Eric Zheng (Silver)
=3rd Tiger Zhao ( Bronze) & Jayden Zhang
Full results |
| ACF June Ratings List - 2 JuneNew 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 MayYouth 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 |
| The President's Cup - 18 MayFinal Results:
In the Open Section:
1st Ian Birchall 4.5/5 (Gold)
=2nd Bill Jiang (Silver), Kyle Gibson (Bronze),
Kim E Tan and Joseph Wong 3.5/5
In the U800 Section:
1st Eric Zheng 5/5 (Gold)
2nd Hayden Ma 4/5 (Silver)
=3rd Lucas Cheong (Bronze), Felix Chen,
Allen Han & Derek Qian 3/5
Full results are on the tournament page. |
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Junior Club - Swinburne Croydon Campus
Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm:
Jul 26 Coaching & Junior Club Championship R1/7
Aug 02 Coaching & Junior Club Championship R2/7
Youth Club - Croydon RSL (A-div. Juniors)
Thursdays 6:30-7:30 pm:
Jul 26 Coaching & Junior Club Championship R1/7
Aug 02 Coaching & Junior Club Championship R2/7
Senior Club - Croydon RSL
Thursdays 7:30 pm -
Jul 26 The Frost (60/30) R2/5
Aug 02 The Frost (60/30) R3/5
See the 2018 Calendar
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| Location - Senior & Youth Club
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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
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Junior Club Meeting Place:
Cafeteria (CF,CG)
Swinburne University
Croydon Campus
Norton Rd
Croydon VIC 3136
See Campus Map
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Post:
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Croydon Chess
C/O Croydon RSL
PO Box 75
Croydon VIC 3136
AUSTRALIA
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Phone:
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0490 125 926
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Email:
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Web:
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www.croydonchess.com
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Croydon Chess wishes to thank the following organisations instrumental in helping develop our club:
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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.
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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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