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FROM AUG 26, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, ALL OUR CHESS EVENTS ARE AT THE SCOTS CLUB, 29 BURROWS ST, ARNCLIFFE, RIGHT NEXT TO ARNCLIFFE STATION

The Friendly Club!

The St George Leagues Chess Club prides itself on a diverse membership with a range of chess abilities. We foster a social atmosphere for players of all ages and abilities.

The club runs regular internal club competitions and participates in interclub tournaments. More information about the activities can be found from the calendar.

Club Games: 7:30pm Tuesday nights, the Scots Club, 29 Burrows St, Arncliffe, NSW. Right next to Arncliffe Station.

News
Bayasgalan is Back! She wins the NSWCA August Weekender.
WCM Bayasgalan Khishigbaatar plays CM Terrence Tang in the final round of the 2025 NSWCA August Weekender.

After taking time off for her school studies in Mongolia, St George player WCM Bayasgalan Khishigbaatar has just scored her first major win since returning: first place in the NSWCA’s 2025 August Weekender, hosted by the St George Chess Club. Bayasgalan had a scorching run of wins prior to leaving Australia, including equal first in the 2024 NSW State Open and State Champs, and sole first in the 2024 City of Sydney Rapid Championships. At St George, Bayasgalan ended on 5.5/6, with fellow Dragon CM Daniel Melamed the only player able to hold her to a draw. You can see the final standings here and the crosstable here. Other notable results by St George members were: Ted Power (equal second, 5 points) and CM Daniel Melamed, John Stuart Plant and Arthur Huynh, all equal third on 4.5.

The tournament was a great success overall with 118 players registered, over 20% of whom were members of St George. It was held in the comfort of The Grange event room, next to the upstairs Chinese restaurant. An added bonus of the venue was that St George Leagues Club management did not charge any room hiring fees, meaning that all the prize amounts could be doubled. For her outright victory Bayasgalan won $1000!

Laurels go to Lagarez’s Leko Larks! Final Report of 2025 Club Teams Challenge
The Larks: Captain Christian Lagarez (board 2); Huey Teng (board 3); Evgeny Glukhikh (board 5); Ralph Mitchell (board 4); Geoff Barker (board 1).

The Larks have done it, tieing their final round match against the second-placed Tibor’s Timman Titmice. Powered by best-in-tournament play by their boards 3, 4 and 5, the Larks scored an impressive 31 points out of a possible 45 to claim a convincing 4 point win. Plant’s Petrosian Pelicans came third, tieing their final match to finish on 25.5.

The Larks’ board 5, Evgeny Glukhikh won each of his nine games. Ralph Mitchell on board 4 went undefeated throughout the tournament, with 7 wins and two draws, while the Larks’ Huey Teng was the best board 3 player in the tourney with 7 points. Two other teams had the best players at boards 1 and 2: Ted Power from the Titmice scored 7 points on board 1 and Andres Perez, of Eccles’ Euwe Emus, just pipped Ashton Li, winning their final round board 2 match to end with 6.5 points.

For all the details see the Results Page

 

Upcoming Events at St George & elsewhere
St George Club Swiss, FIDE-rated, starts Sep 9 at Scots, Arncliffe

One of the premier events of our calendar is coming up soon: the nine-round Club Swiss. It runs over nine rounds, and is ACF- and FIDE-rated, with a time control of 60 minutes, and a 30 second increment. Registration will be opened on Wednesday September 3, after the conclusion of the Club Rapid.

NSW Seniors Championships: Sept 13-14, Norths Club, Cammeray

You’re 50 or over and tired of getting beaten up by kids in high-chairs? Then come to Cammeray next month for the juniors-free Seniors Champs weekender, and play 6 six rounds of ACF-rated classical chess against your fellow silver foxes. Time control is 60 minutes, 10 seconds increment. Full details here on the NSWCA website.