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2009 Croydon Open

2009 CROYDON OPEN

7-round Swiss. Games will be governed by the FIDE laws of chess and will be ACF-rated.

WHEN: 23rd July to 3rd September 2009 7:45 pm, Thursday evenings

VENUE: Croydon RSL, 1 Civic Square, Croydon.  About 400m from Croydon railway station.  Melways ref: 50J4.  UBD ref: 260G5.

PRIZES: Prize fund will be a minimum of 80% of entry fees after costs. $150 first prize guaranteed. There will be 1st, 2nd and third prizes, plus a rating group and junior prize. Maximum one prize per entrant. Prizes to be shared equally in the event of a tie.

ENTRY FEES: $30 Standard entry $20 Junior and Croydon CC members.  GM, IM, WGM and WIM free entry.  Payment due on the first evening of the tournament.  Players are advised to be present by 7:30 pm before round 1.

TIME CONTROLS: 60 minutes + 30 seconds per move from move 1.  Players are required to record all moves.

ENQUIRIES: Please contact Tournament Director Ian Birchall ( ). 

Players of all strengths are welcome. We look forward to seeing lots of familiar as well as new faces!

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 Brochure
2009 Grand Prix Tournaments

Croydon Chess Club

presents a new

Yulgilbar-Think Big Australian Chess Grand Prix
Class 1 Event

The Anand (3-4 October 2009)

This year Croydon Chess will be hosting "The Anand" (3-4 October 2009).  In overview:

  • Five rounds in one weekend
  • ACF rated
  • Yulgilbar-Think Big Australian Chess Grand Prix class 1 event

Subject to entry numbers the expected venue (see map opposite) will be: 

Croydon RSL
1 Civic Square
Croydon VIC 3136

For further information email Douglas Stones ( ) or visit the Chess Australia Grand Prix website.

Latest News
02/05/2009 - IM Guy West wins Melbourne Chess Club Championship

Congratulations to IM Guy West on his recent Melbourne Chess Club Championship win (I believe he was unbeaten, conceding just 2 draws on his was to a score of 8/9). You can read an in-depth interview with Guy at the Chess Chat website.

 
05/04/2009 - The Khalifman

Congratulations to Douglas Stones and Ian Birchall for jointly winning the ACF Grand Prix event we hosted on 4th-5th April at Croydon Chess.  More than 30 competitors participated, including several from as far away as QLD and TAS!

 
05/02/2009 - IM Guy West simul

It was a case of Guy West vs everyone!  Twenty-two players took up the challange of playing a chess great.  Guy is a former Australian Champion, Australian Open Champion, and 6 times Victorian Champion!  We had a good mix of juniors, seniors and visitors of various strengths.  

Final score: Guy West 21.5/22 - very well done!  There were some impressive games by some of the underdogs that kept them playing much later than some of the more experienced players.  Thanks Guy for your generosity in putting on this event!  (see photo)

n.b. all proceeds from this event are being donated to the Australian Chess Olympiad Team.

 
02/11/2008 - Loads of news!

It gives us great pleasure to announce that we have a new club champion: FM Kok Siong Teo (scoring 5.5/7).  Big kudos to joint tournament winner Laurence Matheson who put up a great performance with 4 wins and no losses.  Second place went to Ian Birchall (5/7) with Douglas Stones (4/7) in third.

ACF December ratings are out.  There are some big movers in our club, notably Kyle Gibson.  Check out the Member Ratings page for more info.

 
11/09/2008 - FM Kok Siong Teo wins Croydon Open

Congratulations to FM Kok Siong Teo who has won his second consecutive Croydon Open tournament, scoring 6/7.  In second place was IM Guy West (5.5/7) and in third was N.Y.Wong (5/7).  We're looking forward to seeing whether Kok Siong can three-peat next year!

 
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


Melways ref: 50 J4

Meeting Address

Croydon RSL
1 Civic Square
Croydon VIC 3136
(near bottom of Main Street)

Postal Address
36 The Gateway
Lilydale VIC 3140

Fax:

(03) 8080 0710

Email:

Web:

www.croydonchess.com

Sponsors and Supporters

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

GOLD SPONSOR
Bendigo Bank
Mooroolbark

Bendigo Bank Mooroolbark

GOLD SPONSOR
L J Hooker Mooroolbark

 LJ Hooker Mooroolbark

GOLD SPONSOR
Lilydale West Primary School

 Lilydale West Primary School

EQUIPMENT SPONSOR
Arlec

 Arlec

LAUNCH SPONSOR
Maroondah City Council

 Maroondah City Council

 
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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.

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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