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2010 Grand Prix Tournaments

Croydon Chess Club

presents a

Yulgilbar-Think Big Australian Chess Grand Prix
Class 1 Event

Guy West Classic
(2nd-3rd October 2010)

 

This year Croydon Chess will be hosting the Guy West 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

 

You can now:

or for further information, you can:

  • view the tournament brochure
  • email the organiser: 
  • visit the Chess Australia Grand Prix website

 

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 Jamie Cross, ably assisted by Reg Chong, Pearl Yung and other club members, 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
Latest News
17/07/2010 - IM Guy West wins in NZ

Congratulations to Croydon Vice-President IM Guy West who has just won the George Trundle NZ Masters Tournament with a score of 8.5/9 and a performance rating of just under 2800. Well done Guy!

 
28/01/2010 - Club Committee

Your committee for 2010 as voted in at the recent AGM is as follows:

President: Richard Goldsmith
Vice-President: Guy West
Treasurer: Stephen Frost
Secretary: Jean Watson
General Members: Pearl Yung
  Ion Kloprogge


Our head coach is Jamie Cross, ably assisted by Reg Chong, Pearl Yung, N.Y.Wong and others.

We would also like to thank a number of other individuals for their outstanding efforts during 2009 and earlier years:

N Y Wong: Head Coach (2006-2009)
Douglas Stones: Vice-President (2008-2009)
Ian Birchall: Director Of Play (2009)
Peter Morris: Assistant Coach (2009)
 
10/12/2009 - New club champions!

It gives us great pleasure to announce that we have new club champions: IM Guy West and Ian Birchall(both scoring 6.5/7), two points clear of David Lacey (4.5/7) in third place.

ACF December ratings are out.  One notable result was junior Cameron Yung, up from 325 to 965!  Check out the Member Ratings page for more info.

 
04/10/2009 - IM Guy West wins The Anand tournament

The news section of the Croydon Chess website has become almost the sole domain of IM Guy West, as he wrapped up a win in The Anand weekender tournament with a score of 4.5/5.  Equal second on 4/5 was FM James Morris, Lawrence Bretag (from TAS), Justin Tan and our own Ian Birchall.  In the U1600 category, joint winners were Roland Brockman and Stephen Davies.  U1200 winners were Joseph Wong, Kyle Gibson and Enoch Fan.  Results and Photos are now posted.

 
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 of Croydon Chess Club (circled)
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 develop our club:

GOLD SPONSOR
Bendigo Bank
Mooroolbark

Bendigo Bank Mooroolbark

GOLD SPONSOR
L J Hooker
Mooroolbark

 LJ Hooker Mooroolbark

JUNIOR SPONSOR
Lilydale West
Primary School

 Lilydale West Primary School

COACHING SPONSOR
Northern Star Chess

Northern Star Chess - home of the Northern Star Chess Study Cards

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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