City of Sydney Blitz 1.30 pm March 16 Burwood
Turn up at the congenial rooms of the Sydney Academy of Chess, Burwood, March 16, for 11 rounds of 3+2 Blitz. The tournament is ACF and FIDE-rated. As with all NSWCA events you must register at least the day before the tournament – no registrations are accepted on the day. If you register by March 12, you get a decent discount on the entry fee.
Full details here and register on this page.
The UNSW Open Weekender debut event! March 21-23
The upsurge in the popularity of chess is being translated into lots of new offerings for NSW chess fans. Brendan Anderson, very well-known to many at St George, is now very active with the UNSW Chess Club and has initiated a 3-day event. It takes advantage of a week’s break in the UNSW student year, but will also appeal to those of us who can find ourselves free for the first day of the tournament, Friday March 21. The tournament is seven rounds of 60+30 classical chess, both ACF and FIDE-rated.
Full details here and register on this page.
For an overview of all 2025 events at the St George Chess Club see our Calendar
For an overview of upcoming NSW Chess Association events see their home page.
For an overview of NSW Junior Chess League events see their Calendar.
Previous notices about now-completed events
St George Club Championships- starts March 4 – register now!
One of our signature events of the year is coming up – the 2025 St George Club Championships! This is a great chance to compete against players close to your own strength. It’s a round-robin event – each player plays in a division of (usually) ten players who have a similar ACF-rating (or, if you don’t have one yet, the Club Captain will try to estimate your rating). All games are ACF-rated, and if you are in a division with at least four FIDE-rated players, your games will be FIDE-rated as well.
See all the details and register here.
St George Club Allegro Feb 18 & 25
Whether you want to test your latest opening ideas, or you just like medium-paced games, come and have some fun at our only Allegro tournament of the year. With a time control of 10 minutes per player (plus 5 seconds increment added on each move), the tournament uses a standard Swiss format, and runs over nine rounds. The first four rounds are on the first night (Feb 18) with the final five the following week.
City of Sydney Rapid Feb 16, Burwood
The NSWCA is running a one-day Sunday rapid tournament at the Sydney Chess Academy of Chess, Burwood. It’s ACF and FIDE rated, and the time control is 15 minutes per player for the game plus 10s bonus per move. Full details are here and you can register online here. As with all NSWCA events, absolutely no entries will be accepted on the day.
The Second Strike: Club Lightning Feb1 1!!
Our second ACF-rated lightning tournament on three weeks happens on February 11 (9 rounds; 3 mins per player for the game, plus 2s increment per move). Free Entry for all club members.
St George Chess Club Annual General Meeting: 8pm Feb 4
The St George Chess Club will hold its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 4 February 2025. The Meeting will commence at 8.00pm in the Prince Edward Rooms. It is a rather informal and brief affair, and to match the merry mood, it will be followed by a night of social chess.
Lightning about to strike twice at St George! Jan 28 and Feb 11.
As soon as the Summer Open ends we have a run of three faster format tournaments: on Jan 28 and Feb 11, we have two ACF-rated lightning tournaments (9 rounds; 3 mins per player for the game, plus 2s increment per move). The first tournament is a prize-money event, with $10 entry; the second is our Club Lightning Championship (free entry, as for nearly all events at the club). Then on Feb 18 and 25 we have our ACF-rated Club Allegro tournament (9 rounds; 10 mins per player for the game, plus 5s increment per move). Rounds 1-4 run on the first night, the final five to follow the week after.
Fast and Furious Fun for all!
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!
St George Summer Open: Nov 26 to Jan 21
Chess-life slows down over summer – but not at St George! One of our big annual events – the Summer Open – kicks off soon, on Tuesday, November 26, 7.30pm, and continues for six more rounds, with just a short two night break (Dec 24, Dec 31) over Xmas /New Year.
The tournament is a classical, FIDE and ACF-rated event, with 75 minutes per player, and a 30 second increment.
Registration is now open!