| NOTE: ALL TOURNAMENTS ARE NOW AT THE SCOTS CLUB, 29 BURROWS ST, ARNCLIFFE. |
The Friendly Club!
The St George Leagues 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, the Scots Club, 29 Burrows St, Arncliffe, NSW. Right next to Arncliffe Station.
News
St George Club Swiss Round 1 Report
The comfortable function room of Scots Club saw 25 games take place in round one of this year’s Club Swiss. Another 9 players took first round byes. The tournament is a nine-round FIDE- and ACF-rated Swiss, with a time control of 60 minutes, and a 30 second increment per move.
There was a fair sprinkling of unexpected results. 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: Tom England (31), Trilok Shenoy (29), Dimitrios Gourlas (29), Taran Nisha Raj (29), Yik Wai Zhou (29); Draw: Chris J Brown (31).
All the results are here, and also the provisional Round 2 pairings.
St George Club Rapid: JPs Share the Honours
In our first tournament at Scots, John Stuart Plant and Jeremy Plunkett shared first prize in the 9-round 2025 St George Club Rapid, with scores of 7/9. Draw-master Geoff Barker kept Jeremy to a half-point in the final round while JSP had a win against Andres Perez. Three players ended on 6.5: Geoff Barker, Ted Power and Michael Babic.
With fifty players, and a smooth operation, it was a fine inauguration of the new venue, where we will continue our club events until renovations are complete at the main club (said to be done by Christmas).
Apart for the Open prizes, there will also be ratings division awards, yet to be announced. But you can get some idea of your chances by looking at your performance rating for the tournament.
Upcoming Events at St George & elsewhere
NSW Seniors Championships: Sept 13-14, Norths Club, Cammeray
You’re 50 or over and tired of getting beaten up by kids in high-chairs? Then come to Cammeray next month for the juniors-free Seniors Champs weekender, and play six rounds of ACF-rated classical chess against your fellow silver foxes. Time control is 60 minutes, 10 seconds increment. Full details here on the NSWCA website.