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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 FIDE Trainer N.Y.Wong (World Chess Federation accredited) for just the cost of a gold coin donation per session.

We also regularly run tournaments for our 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 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

Junior Coaching Program
-- Start time: 6:30pm sharp
-- Cost: gold coin donation

Senior Program
-- Start time: 7:30pm

Rated Tournaments
-- usually $10.00 / tournament

Casual Play
-- infrequent non-members
-- cost $5.00 / visit
When We Meet

The club meets regularly on most Thursday evenings.

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

Our Junior program comprising supervised training and competitive games commences at 6:30pm sharp.

Our Senior program starts from 7:30pm onwards, allowing both informal/casual games and regularly scheduled competitive tournament games.

If you're interested in becoming a member you can download our membership brochure (see below).
Membership Application

Latest News
26/07/2008 - TRI Cup: Croydon vs. Noble Park

Congratulations to our team who won 2-6!  We were holding our breath during those final games.  Thanks to Noble Park for hosting the TRI Cup.  We have a rematch on the 29th of November.

 
17/07/2008 - Juniors vs. Seniors

This was our second juniors vs seniors match - for balance we give triple points for juniors.  This time the juniors were successful with a final score of 21 to 12.  Congratulations!  Particularly to those juniors who took full advantage of their opponents oversights.

 
05/07/2008 - Change to TRI CUP date

Members who are scheduled to play in the TRI CUP match against Ranges on Friday 15th August should note that the match has been re-scheduled to Friday, 22nd August ... I have updated the club calendars here on the website and we will make some information available at the club rooms too in printed form.

 
20/06/2008 - Its A Girl !!!

Congratulations to Doug and Jenny who are proud parents of little Gemma.  More details (and hopefully a pic!) to follow in due course.

 
February 2008 - Local Newspapers

Some of our juniors were featured in a number of articles in local papers last week, including:

  • Courtney Frost, Jared Frost and Jamie Yung

    Courtney Frost, Jared Frost and Jamie Yung
  • James McKenzie and Cameron Yung

    James McKenzie and Cameron Yung
 
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Location

Location

Meeting Address
Level 2
64 Brice Avenue
Mooroolbark VIC 3138
(upstairs above L J Hooker Real Estate,
 entry via George Street)
Postal Address
36 The Gateway
Lilydale VIC 3140
Fax: (03) 9735 1930
Email:
Web: www.croydonchess.com

Sponsors and Supporters

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

GOLD SPONSOR
L J Hooker Mooroolbark

 LJ Hooker Mooroolbark

GOLD SPONSOR
Bendigo Bank
Mooroolbark

Bendigo Bank Mooroolbark

GOLD SPONSOR
Alliance Software
web developers who specialise
in online marketing

 Alliance Software - web developers who specialise in online marketing

EQUIPMENT SPONSOR
Arlec

 Arlec

LAUNCH SPONSOR
Maroondah City Council

 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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