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
Club Championships Round 3 Report
The Round 3 results, including those of previously unplayed games of Rds 1-3 completed during the first-catch-up night, can be viewed on the Results page. Charles’ Rd 3 Newsletter is also, as usual, a fascinating read! And you can play through 98 of the games from Rds 1-3 via our Chessbase tournament database.
Somewhat surprisingly each division currently has a clear leader, all of whom are undefeated: Evgeny Glukhikh (Div 7; 3/3); Netra Raj Bhatt (Div 3; 3/3); Nihal Scammell (Div 6; 3/3); Boris Paceskoski (Div 5; 3/3); Nick Kordahi (Div 2; 3/3); Arthur Huynh (Div 1; 3/3); Tibor Lendvai (Div 4; 2.5/3).
Early days yet of course!
Club Champs Round 2
Update: Charles’ Round 2 Newsletter can be downloaded here.
Round 2 outcomes, all pairings and playable versions of all the games are now on the Results page.
It was smooth sailing for the second week of the club champs, with a great turnout, and a rather earlier finish than the first night. Thanks to everyone who made copying the scoresheets a lot smoother this time! Charles has already put out his Round 1 Club Champs Newsletter and is busy on the second one. While we await his expert analysis of the Round 2 contests, I can mention two of the many games that caught my attention while converting the scoresheets to PGN format. John Karabatsos made his knight really dance in his game versus Ghassan Beydoun. And Graham Saint’s maintained a wily defence against Andres Perez’s formidable endgame position.
Upcoming Events at St George & elsewhere
The Big One: O2C Doeberl Cup: Canberra, April 17-21 (Easter)
Australia’s premier chess tournament takes place every Easter in Canberra: the O2C Doeberl. Running since 1963, it attracts the best players from Australia and a fair sampling of internationals as well. Last year the field in the Premier division included 4 GMs and 8 IMs. But don’t worry if you are not at that level (yet) – there are divisions for everyone, five in total (including one for Under 1200s), and a few Blitz tournaments thrown in as well. It’s filling up fast, so do register ASAP if interested.
And if you are interested in Australia chess history, there is no better book than The Doeberl Cup: Fifty Years of Australian Chess History by Bill Egan. It was developed with the assistance of St George’s own GM Ian Rogers and WFM Cathy Rogers, Ian himself holding the record for most first places in the Doeberl (12). You can read a lot of the first seven chapters for free thanks to this Kindle sample.
Sydney International, Rooty Hill, April 23-27
To take advantage of the Doeberl Cup momentum, our good friend Winston Chao at Rooty Hill has organised a major tournament that starts straight after Easter, continuing his great job of promoting Sydney chess. With three classical divisions, each is a 9 Round Swiss event, with 90 minutes + 30 seconds as the time control. If you want to experience a different side of Sydney, in the plush surroundings of Novotel West HQ, see the tournament details and registration links here.