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Friday, May 24, 2013

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2013 Croydon Chess Classic

Croydon Chess Club

presents a

A 2013 Myer Tan Australian Chess

Grand Prix Class 2 Event

Croydon Chess Classic
(13th-14th July 2013)

Croydon Chess will be hosting the 2013 Croydon Chess Classic. In overview:

Five round Swiss over one weekend
ACF-rated
75 minutes + 30 seconds/move

Venue (see map opposite) will be:

Croydon RSL
1 Civic Square
Croydon VIC 3136

For further information, you can:

Visit the tournament info page
Submit online registration
Download the tournament brochure
email the organiser:
visit the Australian Chess Grand Prix website

Current Event

The 2013 Croydon Open is underway
7 round Swiss, ACF rated

Playing Dates: Thursday, 7, 14 & 21 March;

18 April; 2, 9 & 16 May

Please refer to the tournaments tab for results and games.

What We Offer

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

Our junior coaching program is run by club member Ian Birchall.

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: $2.00

Senior Program
-- Start time: 7:30pm

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

-- $20.00 / tournament if prize
money is offered

Casual Play
-- infrequent non-members
-- cost $5.00 / visit

When We Meet

The club meets regularly on most Thursday evenings during the school term.

Please refer to the club calendar for dates, times and details of upcoming events.

6:30pm -7.30pm Junior Club and Coaching

Junior Club consists of a coaching session followed by tournament games - please check the calendar.

7.30pm – 10.30pm Senior Club

Our Senior program starts from 7:30pm onwards, allowing both informal/casual games and regularly scheduled competitive tournament games. Junior members may stay on and play in Senior tournaments, but parents should be aware that their games may finish quite late.

Membership Brochure

2013 Committee

Your committee for 2013 as voted in at the January AGM is as follows:

President: IM Guy West

Vice President: Richard Goldsmith

Treasurer: Pearl Yung

Secretary: Ian Birchall

General Committee Members: Ion Kloprogge and Jean Watson

Other roles:

Head Coach: Ian Birchall

Tournament Director: Ian Birchall

The committee would like to thank outgoing President, Richard Goldsmith, for his huge contribution as President since 2008 and also thank Steve Scott for serving as Secretary in 2012. We look forward to seeing Richard at the club in his new role as Vice President and Steve as a player, when time permits!

Croydon Chess Classic - 14-15 July 2012

On the 14^th and 15^th July we hosted our annual weekender, the Croydon Chess Classic, sponsored by Maroondah City Council, Northern Star Chess, L.J. Hooker and Bendigo Bank. We had 51 entrants, a record for our annual weekender and it was a great success so if you missed it this time, strongly consider playing next year! The tournament was jointly won by our vice president, IM Guy West, and strong Noble Park junior, Justin Tan. Our president, Richard Goldsmith, played in his first ever weekender and scored several upset wins and draws over much higher rated opponents. It is fair to say that he was not the soft touch he predicted he would be before the event began. Croydon juniors Carl Dingfelder and Regan Crowley were amongst the prizewinners. A big thanks to FA Peter Tsai, Ian Birchall and Pearl Yung in particular for their great work behind the scenes. Full results and games from the top boards are available on our club website under the tournaments tab.

Here is a full list of the prize winners:

Equal First to Second: IM Guy West and Justin Tan with 4.5/5

Equal 3rd to 4th: FM Bobby Cheng and Ari Dale 4/5

Equal First Adult U2000: Leon Kempen, Svetozar Stojic, Thai Ly, Tony Davis 3.5/5

Equal First Junior U2000: Zachary Loh and Max Chew Lee 3.5/5

Adult U1600: Richard Goldsmith 2.5/5

Equal first Junior U1600: Finley Dale and Anurag Sannidhanam 3/5

Equal first Adult U1200: Nathan Littlewood and Alan Gray 1.5/5

Equal first Junior U1200: Luis Chan, Carl Dingfelder and Regan Crowley 2/5

Biggest Upset Prize: Regan Crowley

2012 Club Committee

Your committee for 2012 as voted in at the January AGM is as follows:

President:	Richard Goldsmith
Vice-President:	Guy West
Treasurer:	Pearl Yung
Secretary:	Steve Scott
General Members:	Jean Watson
	Ian Birchall

Other Positions:
Head Coach: Ian Birchall
Directory of Play: Ian Birchall

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Location

Melways ref: 50 J4

Meeting Address Croydon RSL 1 Civic Square Croydon VIC 3136 (near bottom of Main Street)
Postal Address C/O Croydon RSL PO Box 75 Croydon VIC 3136
Phone:	0402 083 654
Email:
Web:	www.croydonchess.com

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

SPONSOR
Kroeger Building
80 Linwood Road
Seville VIC 3139

Renovations and Extensions
(established 1963)

EQUIPMENT SPONSOR
Arlec

LAUNCH SPONSOR
Maroondah City Council

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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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