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

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

Croydon Chess Club opens for 2012 on:
Date:  Thursday 26th January (Australia Day)
Time:  6.00pm for casual play, 7.30pm for AGM

ACF ratings for December 2011 are now published. Check out the Member Ratings page for the details.

A number of our club members are participating in various big chess events over the summer period. We wish them all the best!

Australian Chess Championship in Geelong  [27/12/2011 - 08/01/2012]
Our talented junior member Kyle Gibson played in the Reserves division of the Australian Championship held over 13 days. Kyle put in a tremendous performance, defeating a number of much higher rated players. Congratulations Kyle!

2012 Australian Junior Chess Championship in Clifton Hill, Melbourne  [14/01/2012 - 22/01/2012]
The following junior members from Croydon Chess Club are participating in this prestigious junior chess event: Cameron Yung and Joseph Wong. We wish them all the best!

International Queenstown Chess Classic in Queenstown, New Zealand  [14/01/2012 - 22/01/2012]
Club Vice President IM Guy West and his wife Jean Watson are traveling to New Zealand, accompanied by over 50 other Australian players, to play in the event which is conducted once every 3 years. Good luck Guy and Jean!

The 2011 Guy West Classic was held over the weekend of July 16th to July 17th, where a field of 42 chess players enjoyed mild Melbourne weather over two days of exciting chess.  Congratulations to FM Dusan Stojic who was the outright winner on a perfect score of 5/5!  The tournament was upgraded to a Class 2 Grand Prix event this year, and attracted the biggest attendance to-date.

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!