Upcoming events at St George & elsewhere

Doeberl Cup: Canberra, Easter  2024

The most popular fixture of the Australian chess calendar is coming up – the Doeberl Cup. Last year it had a record attendance of over 400 players. Held every year over Easter in Canberra, it offers five divisions to cater to every skill level. All divisions run under a classical time control, and, for some extra spice, there is also a blitz tournament thrown in on Saturday night. The Doeberl website has all the details.

Georges River Council’s Intergenerational Chess Tournament: Saturday April 20

A fun and free day of chess in the fresh air, at Kogarah Town Square, and it is literally for young and old! Full details here and you can register here. The tournament is a Swiss competition (6 rounds) with a time limit of 15 minutes per player, per game.

City of Sydney Rapid 2024: Sunday April 21

This is a one-day event, a seven round Swiss, and the time control is 15 minutes each per game plus 10 seconds per move. Held at the very comfortable, very reachable Sydney Academy of Chess. Full details here and you can register here.

Chatswood Checkmate Allegro: Sunday May 19

A new event on the NSWCA calendar: a 7 round Swiss with a time control of 10 minutes each per game plus 5 seconds per move. It will be held in the foyer of The Concourse, Chatswood’s prime entertainment venue.  Full details here and you can register here.

Previous notices about now-completed or ongoing events of 2024

2024 City of Sydney Blitz Championships: Burwood, Sunday March 3 

One of the NSWCA’s big annual events, this is a 9 round FIDE-rated Blitz tourney (3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move). For the first time, the NSWCA is using the swanky premises of the Sydney Academy of Chess, a short walk from Burwood Station. There are five divisions: Open; U2000; U1800; U1600 and U1400, with generous prize money in all categories. You can register online here, and full tournament details are here.

2024 St George Club Championships. Starts March 5

Register NOW here.

Join us for our showcase event of the year – the Club Championships. Why is it so special?  Well, first, because this is a round robin tournament, you will only be playing games against players of a similar strength. Second, our extremely diligent Club Captain, Charles Zworestine, scrutinises all of the games, and writes up a captivating report for each round, often giving great tips on what you did, or did not, do so well. Last year, he even managed to help generate digital records of 238 of the 400 odd games of the tournament. No promises for this year, but one way or another, this tournament is going to be a lot of fun, and very instructive.

(coming soon)