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: Rounds 4 and 5
Final Round 6 Pairings
With a lot of upset wins in the last two rounds, the New Year finds the most affable Frank Tefanis a clear leader, and still on a perfect score: 5/5! One point behind we have Vu Ky Anh Nguyen, Anand Munkhbat and Ertan Huseyin.
As to the most unexpected results that have led to this leaderboard, 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):
Round 4: Wins: Volkan Soker (15), Boris Paceskoski (14), Ted Power (11); Draws: Leo Xu (25), Vicky Qian (23), Paul Jovanoski (22).
Round 5: Wins: Nick Dimitropoulos (unrated; 20), Ethan Currie (19), Boris Paceskoski (17), Sal Aquilia (unrated; 14), Michael Punzet (unrated; 12), Scott Zhou (10).
For all the results click here.
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!
Upcoming Events at St George & elsewhere
Australia Day Weekender Jan 25-26, Burwood
The NSWCA year starts with a six-round classical tournament, ACF and FIDE-rated. Full details are here. And you can register online here. As with all NSWCA weekenders, you cannot register on the day!