The Friendly Club!
The St George 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, Prince Edward Rooms, St George Leagues Club, 124 Princes Highway, Kogarah NSW
News
St George Summer Open: Round 3
The final Round 4 pairings are here, and links to the standings, crosstable and Round 3 outcomes are on the Results page.
With only one won upset win and three unexpected draws, Round 3 replicated exactly the scarcity of surprises in the quiet first round. Leo Xu is reaping the rewards of his solid commitment to improvement, which includes coaching by St George’s own GM member, Ian Rogers. Leo, with a current ACF rating of 1558 (FIDE 1777), is one of five players on a perfect score (joining: Changhao Yu, Frank Tefanis, Vu Ky Anh Nguyen and Arthur Huynh).
The following players had victories against players at least 10 positions above them on the initial ranking list or a draw against a player 20 positions or more above (the number in parentheses shows the difference): Win: Leo Xu (22); Draws: Nick Dimitropoulos (32); Geoff Hyde (30); Darren Curtis (28).
Round 4 is the last night before the Xmas break!
St George Summer Open: Round 2
The final Round 3 pairings are here, and links to the standings, crosstable and Round 2 outcomes are on the Results page.
After a quiet start last week, Round 2 was dramatic, with upsets occurring from board one and down through the pairings – 10 of the 30 games saw a player claiming either a victory against an opponent at least 10 positions above them on the initial ranking list or a draw against a player 20 positions or more above (the number in parentheses shows the difference): Wins: Darryl Ross (31); Paul Jovanoski (20); William Liu (18); Leo Xu (17); Nick Dimitropoulos (16); Scott Zhou (17); Anand Munkhbat (12); Draws: Sal Aquila (29); Emmanuel Vardakis (24); Nihal Scammell (20).
St George Summer Open: Round 1
St George’s Summer Open kicked off its 2024-25 edition in style on Tuesday, with 59 players already registered. It was great to see many regulars from other Sydney clubs getting a chance to enjoy some over-the-board excitement during the holiday season. And there were quite a few new faces as well. Welcome all!
The tournament is a classical, FIDE and ACF-rated event, with 75 minutes per player, and a 30 second increment. Being the first round, there were, somewhat predictably, few upsets. The following players had victories against players at least 10 positions above them on the initial ranking list or a draw against a player 20 positions or more above (the number in parentheses shows the difference): Win: Geoff Hyde (29); Draws: Stephen Elliott (unrated; 31); Dimitri Stathos (30); Nihal Scammell (29).
All the results, and the final round 2 pairings are on the Results page.