Geelong Chess Club

05/09/2023

5-time Speed Chess Champion Hikaru Nakamura won his first match of the 2023 event while managing to play almost all the possible first moves against Yu Yangyi.

23/07/2022

For those that are interested. The date has changed.

20th August 2022

Doug Dean Stadium, Ballarat.

9.00 am start - single round robin

18/02/2022

06/02/2019

Tomorrow we start back up at the club with a rapid tournament! This tournament will be played for six rounds over two weeks, and is a great way to get into the swing of things. Anyone is welcome, so we hope to see you there! :):)

27/07/2018

The 2018 Fletcher Morrow Challenge will be held in Ballarat on Sunday 12th August at 1.00pm. This annual match between the Ballarat and Geelong Chess Club is open to all Geelong players.
Anyone interested in playing should email [email protected].
Hope to see you there!

12/02/2018

https://geelongchess.com/

news and upcoming events

12/08/2017

It was the fall of 1995, and I was on the top floor of the World Trade Center. I watched on a TV monitor as two players concentrated intensely on a

10/07/2017

In a tournament where Wesley So committed one of the most bizarre blunders of recent years, he ended up winning the Leon tournament by beating Viswanathan Anand in the final. So brought his sunglasses...

28/04/2017

To any and all interested - come and check out The Geelong Chess Club - Everyone Welcome - All ages! Come along and enjoy chess in a social environment, meet friends, and learn some new moves.

We have started a facebook group. If you sometimes (or may one day...) visit Geelong, please join our group to be updated on events at www.facebook.com/groups/1820881614843644

For our calendar of events, check out https://geelongchess.com/2017-calendar/

Venue
Girl Guides Hall, 33 Myers St, Geelong.

Playing Time
Play starts at 7:00pm Thursday evenings except for public holidays and a break over Christmas – see Calendar for details.

Contact

Email: [email protected]

FEB 2 T01 Summer Rapid Rds 1-3 9 Rds 4-6 16 T02 Summer Swiss Rd 1 23 2 MAR 2 3 9 4 16 5 23 T03 Baroque Chess Rds 1-3 30 Rds 4-6 APRIL 6 T04 10 Minute Handicap 13 Easter Eve – no chess 20 T05 …

24/04/2017

T05 Autumn Swiss
Commenced 20th April, 2017
Ends 18th May, 2017
Number of Rounds Five
Format Swiss
Rate of Play 60 minutes
Increment 30 seconds
ACF Rated
Tournament Type Yes
Minor
Clocks Start at 7pm on Thursdays.

Standings

Standings at the end of Round 1:

Pos NAME Rtg Pts | 1 | Buc1 BucT
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1 Barber, Geoffrey 1685 1.0 | +B9 | 0.0 0.0
2 Hessing, Rod 1568 1.0 | +B10 | 0.0 0.0
3 Davis, Geoff 1409 1.0 | +W11 | 0.0 0.0
4 Sugrue, Michael 1898 0.5 | =W6 | 0.0 0.5
5 Ristic, Mio 1680 0.5 | =W7 | 0.0 0.5
6 Courtis, Owen M 1335 0.5 | =B4 | 0.0 0.5
7 Liu, Connor 0 0.5 | =B5 | 0.0 0.5
8 Daneshvar, Reza 1739 0.5 | =BYE | 0.0 0.0
9 Benne, Theo 0 0.0 | -W1 | 0.0 1.0
10 Slade, Daniel 0 0.0 | -W2 | 0.0 1.0
11 Smith, Jack 0 0.0 | -B3 | 0.0 1.0
Thursday 20th April, 2017 – Round 1

1 Sugrue, Michael .5-.5 Courtis, Owen M
2 Benne, Theo 0 - 1 Barber, Geoffrey
3 Ristic, Mio .5-.5 Liu, Connor
4 Slade, Daniel 0 - 1 Hessing, Rod
5 Davis, Geoff 1 - 0 Smith, Jack
The club welcomed Connor Liu, playing his first Grand Prix event, and the return of Geoff Davis from Ballarat.

Connor defended well in his game, to secure a draw against Mio Ristic. Likewise, Owen Courtis held Michael Sugrue to a draw despite losing a pawn early in the match.

Thursday 27th April, 2017 – Round 2

1 Barber, Geoffrey ... Davis, Geoff
2 Hessing, Rod ... Sugrue, Michael
3 Liu, Connor ... Daneshvar, Reza
4 Courtis, Owen M ... Ristic, Mio
5 Benne, Theo ... Slade, Daniel
6 Smith, Jack 1F-0F BYE

18/04/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPvMPyB9DmQ&t=11929s . Grenke commentary streaming live and free on youtube this week. This is the most recent round

Live commentary with Grandmaster Peter Leko and International Master Lawrence Trent on Round 3 of the 2017 GRENKE Chess Classic in Karlsruhe, Germany. Follow...